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Thursday, April 27, 2000 N©tl€®S The Southern Cross, Page 11
New members
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Diocese of Austin, Texas, 1,211;
Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, 1,195;
Diocese of Saint Petersburg, Fla.,
1,100; Diocese of Providence, R.I.,
1,089; Archdiocese of Washington,
1,074; Archdiocese of Miami, 1,069;
and Diocese of Cleveland, 1,000.
In addition, more than 500 new
Catholics were received into the
church in the Archdioceses of
Dubuque, Iowa; San Francisco;
Baltimore; Louisville, Ky.; Mil
waukee; Santa Fe, N.M.; Oklahoma
City; New Orleans; and Omaha, Neb.
Also, in the Dioceses of Portland,
Maine; San Bernardino, Calif.; Har
risburg, Pa.; Orlando, Fla.; Wichita,
Kan.; Joliet, Ill.; Manchester, N.H.;
Charleston, S.C.; Nashville, Tenn.;
Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Mo.;
Arlington, Va.; Trenton, N.J.; Boise,
Idaho; Tulsa, Okla.; Little Rock, Ark.;
Brooklyn, N.Y.; Springfield, Ill.; Fort
Wayne-South Bend, Ind.; Rochester,
N.Y.; Saint Augustine, Fla.; Toledo,
Ohio; Grand Rapids, Mich.; and
Raleigh, N.C.
Most of these new Catholics
entered the church through the Rite of
Christian Initiation of Adults, a
revival of the ancient catechumenate,
or period of religious preparation, that
was introduced in the United States in
the early 1970s.
They expressed a variety of rea
sons for becoming Catholic.
Laura Viets, a candidate at Saint
Norbert in Florissant, Mo., told the
Saint Louis Review archdiocesan news
paper that Pope John Paul U’s 1999
visit to Saint Louis influenced her.
She was “surprised to find Jesus
and the Gospel really at the center of
his message,” and also was intrigued
by the pope “urging everyone to
become the light of the world ... espe
cially the young people.”
Before her scheduled baptism at
the Easter Vigil at Saint Clare Church
in Berea, Ky., Annette Overlock
talked about becoming a Catholic in
an interview with Cross Roads, news
paper of the Diocese of Lexington.
Raised a Congregationalist in
Maine, Overlock said she believes
God guided her journey to Kentucky,
where volunteering with the Christian
Appalachian Project led to the
Catholic faith.
She said she looked forward to
worshipping and studying with
friends at Our Lady of Good Hope in
Camden, Maine, when she returned
there in May.
Jody Anderson, who participated in
the RCIA at Our Lady, Queen of
Apostles in Council Bluffs, Iowa, said
she always had been “pretty vocal
about not buying into organized reli-
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But, she told The Catholic Mirror,
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In Pocahontas, Ark., 19-year-old
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attending a parish religious education
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His Methodist family is supporting
his decision, he told the Arkansas
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paper. “As long as I go to church,
they’re happy,” he added.
After attending Catholic services
for nearly 20 years with his wife,
Peter Heintzeleman became a
Catholic himself at Easter services at
Our Lady of Good Counsel in West
Boylston, Mass.
Son of a Congregational minister
and grandson of a Baptist minister,
Heintzeleman told The Catholic Free
Press, newspaper of the Worcester
Diocese, that an invitation to help the
parish raise funds led to an invitation
to become a member.
His father “would be proud,” he
said, and he took his father’s name,
David, as his confirmation name.
A former deacon in the United
Church of Christ, Joanne Anderson
said lack of spiritual fulfillment led her
to participate in the RCIA at Saint
Rose of Lima Parish in North Wales,
Pa. Anderson told The Catholic
Standard and Times, the Philadelphia
archdiocesan newspaper: “When I
went it just opened up a whole world
for me” and “felt quite fitting.” She
said she felt almost like “a latent
Catholic,” because she had a lot of the
same beliefs but never practiced them.
In Dallas, Bishop Charles V.
Grahmann presided at two pre-Easter
liturgies in the Cathedral-Sanctuario
de Guadalupe during which a record
1,700 people were received into the
church. The diocese’s jubilee year
goal was 2,000. “We fell slightly
short of our goal,” Franci Nussbaum,
associate director of the liturgy office,
told the Texas Catholic diocesan
newspaper, “but still it was a very
impressive number.”
Contributing to this story were
Jennifer Hartmann in Saint Louis;
Margaret Gabriel in Lexington, Ky.;
Tom Chapman in Des Moines, Iowa;
Michael Cox in Worcester, Mass.;
Tom O’Shea in Philadelphia; and
Bronson Havard in Dallas.
God’s name
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if such a society exists in our
church. We surely do need it.
Tick! Lloyd is a member of Saint
Francis Xavier Parish, Brunswick.
Diocese of Savannah Vocation Retreats
Vocatio Dei 2000, Session I, June 2-4. This weekend retreat is open to any
single adult man who is searching for God’s will for his life and is open to
the priesthood. (The minimum age is a rising junior in high school.) The
retreat begins on Friday evening and concludes on Sunday afternoon. It will
be held at Saint John’s Center in Savannah. (Vocatio Dei, Session I is co
sponsored this year by the Diocese of Saint Augustine.)
Vocatio Dei 2000, Session II, June 7-10. This four-day combination sports
camp/retreat is for rising 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th grade boys. It is an opportu
nity to learn about different vocations, to grow in holiness and to have a
great time! The camp will be held at Saint John’s Center in Savannah.
Call to Holiness 2000, July 23-26. This four-day sports camp/retreat is the
same opportunity as Vocatio Dei Session II, except it is for girls. The camp
is for 7th-10th grade girls and will be held at Saint John’s Center in
Savannah. Older girls are also needed as counselors.
For more information about these retreats, contact Father Brett Brannen at
912-743-1454 or e-mail him at Frbrett@savannahpriest.com or
Aaron Killips at Bravesfan@Hotmail.com.
Vocatio Registration Form
Vocatio Dei, Session I Vocatio Dei, Session II Call to Holiness
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Age Grade Parish
Address
City, State, Zip
Tel. ( ) E-mail
Mail to: Vocation Office, 131 Ward Street, Macon, GA 31204.