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he Diocese of Superiors 2021 Fall Conference led offwith a message from Bishop James P. Powers on the mission of evangelization and the role of Catholics in bringing Jesus to their communities and to the young. Now in its second year as a virtual event, the in-person gathering of Catholic school em- ployees, catechetical leaders and parish staffwas canceled due to varying COVID-19 infection rates across the 16-county dio- cese, including the highest rates in the state in Barron County back when the conference was being organized. In lieu of the scheduled diocesan-wide meeting on Oct. 29 at St. Joseph in Rice Lake, attendees were asked to gather in their parishes for a retreat with Mass, Youtube talks by Bishop Powers and keynote speaker Ryan O'Hara and time for small-group discussion in the morning, followed by an afternoon in-service. After an introduction by Peggy Schoenfuss, superinten- dent of schools and director of theiceofCatholicForma- tion, Bishop Powers opened his presentation by welcoming listeners, blessing them in their ministries, thanking them for their dedication and sharing his gratefulness for the tech- nology that facilitated a virtu- al gathering. His talk can be viewed at www.youtube.com/ watch?v=vYoOhZG2xLA.
Evangelization
Wading through the wake of the pandemic, Bishop Powers said he hopes everyone can see the need for all Catholics to be evangelists. He referenced popes past and present, includ- ing St. John Paul II and Pope Francis, who have called on Catholics to commit to a new evangelization, a new era in the life of the church. Admitting the prospect of sharing one's faith is scary for some people, the bishop said it should be that most natural thing we do as Christians, as Catholics, our desire to share the love of the Lord with oth- ers. Bishop Powers observed that sadly, many Catholics were not raised to publicly share their relationship with Jesus. They may have been raised with the facts and taught to pray all the Catholic prayers, but How many of us were ever taught to just simply sit in silent prayer with our Lord, how many of us have been taught to reflect on those prayers that we rattle off, what they truly do mean for us in our lives, how important that just being quiet in prayer is, that listening for what our Lord wants to tell us or show us of who he is and his love for each one of us. If we can't verbalize that impact in our own lives, he pondered, how can we reach a generation that is no longer willing to accept the status quo of practicing their faith, just
Commit to 'cyclical' journey of evangelization, bishop urges
Bishop James P. Powers
WORLD NEWS
BRIEFS
DETROIT (CNS) - Aman- da Ross and Hanan Ismail lay prostrate before Christ in the Eucharist at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit and vowed themselves to the Lord as consecrated virgins. During a liturgy rich in symbol- ism and imagery, Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron presided over their consecration. There are now seven consecrated virgins in the Detroit Archdiocese, who are part of a worldwide movement of women choosing to live a rad- ical, ancient vocation as brides of Christ in the world. Their small, but growing, presence in the archdiocese mirrors some- thing of a trend seen nationwide, said Judith Stegman, president of the U.S. Association of Conse- crated Virgins, based in Lansing, Michigan. The vocation dates to the early days of the church, and is considered the first form of consecrated life, Stegman said. Women in the early church would go to the apostles and ask to be consecrated as a bride of Christ, Stegman told Detroit Catholic, the archdiocesan news outlet. This has always been an act of the church through the bishop (consecrating) women; the setting aside and setting apart of the person as a bride of Christ. Although there is no formal registry for the number of consecrated virgins, Stegman said the association's records show there are 267 living con- secrated virgins in the United States.
Growing trend in consecrated virgin vocations
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N
ational Vocation Aware- ness Week, Nov. 7-13, is an annual weeklong cel- ebration of the Catholic Church in the United States dedicated to promoting vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, and con- secrated life through prayer and education, and to renew prayers and support for those consider- ing one of these particular voca- tions. NVAW began in 1976. In 2014, NVAW was moved to the irst full week of November.
National Vocation Awareness Week issue
Nov. 11, 2021
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