People of God, November 2017

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November 2017 Vol. 35, No. 10

Serving the multicultural people of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe www.archdiosf.org

An ecumenical service of song and prayer, followed by a community dialogue attended by over 400 people was held on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at St. John’s United Methodist Church, Albuquerque, to commemorate the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. (see page 14).

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“What unites is much greater than what divides us.” –Pope John XXIII

Pictured above (l to r) include presiders: Rev. Susan J. Quass, Executive Director, New Mexico Conference of Churches; Rev. John Williams, Rio Grande Mission Center, Community of Christ; Ruling Elder Conrad M. Rocha, Synod of the Southwest, Presbyterian Church USA; Rev. Randal W. Partin, New Mexico Conference, United Methodist Church; Right Rev. Michael L. Vono, Diocese of the RioGrande, Episcopal Church; Rev. Allan Bjornberg, Rocky Mountain Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Most Rev. John C. Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe; Rev. Dawn Rosignol, Tres Rios Southwest Region, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); Rev. Sharon Littrell, Southwest Conference, United Church of Christ; Ruling Elder Bryan Beck, Presbytery of Santa Fe, Presbyterian Church USA; Ms. Angela Flores, Reader, Holy Family Roman Catholic Church; Rev. Canon Jean Campbell, Diocese of the Rio Grande; and Ms. Ruth Hoffman, President, Conference of Churches.

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Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for November/Noviembre

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Christians in Asia. That Christians in Asia, bearing witness to the Gospel in word and deed, may promote dialogue, peace, and mutual understanding, especially with those of other religions.

Testimoniar el Evangelio en Asia. Por los cristianos de Asia, para que, dando testimonio del Evangelio con sus palabras y obras, favorezcan el diálogo, la paz y la comprensión mutua, especialmente con aquellos que pertenecen a otras religiones.

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The following parishes have sent in excess Mass stipends to the Archdiocesan Finance Office for seminarian education. These receipts are for October2017.

Excess Mass stipends are from multiple Mass intentions celebrated at parishes.

The archdiocesan policy is for excess Mass stipends to be used for seminarian education.

Our Goal $ 3,000,000

Next week, our second collection will be for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. Over 46 million people in the United States live in poverty. This collection supports programs to empower people to identify and address the obstacles they face as they work to lift themselves out of poverty.

By supporting this collection you give people a hand up, not a hand out. The collection funds both national and local grants (25% of the collections stays locally) available to non-profit organizations working on community or economic development projects. Totaling $174,000 in grants, currently CCHD is funding a community led program to protect scarce water rights, jobs for youth doing historic preservation of traditional adobe structures, a non-profit restaurant that provides job training skills for women in recovery, programs that advocate for immigrants and refugees, advocacy for early childhood intervention and a coop for local caregivers. CCHD has also collaborated with The Catholic Foundation on local economic development grants. For more information see www.usccb. org/cchd or contact Social Justice Office at 505.831.8167.

From the Office of the Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe

By Very Rev. Oscar Coelho, J.C.L., Judicial Vicar

Case Name: CANDELARIA-SANCHEZ; Prot. Num.: 2017-0156M Notice of Annulment Proceeding. Gilbert Richard Sanchez is hereby notified that Consolacion Chavez, nee Candelaria has filed a petition for a declaration of ecclesiastical nullity of the marriage contracted by both of you. Please contact the Office of the Tribunal before December 15, 2017 at: Office of the Tribunal 4000 St Joseph Pl NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 (505) 831-8177 Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Gilbert Richard Sanchez is to inform theOffice of the Tribunal as soon as possible.

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y dear brothers and sisters in Christ, One of my favorite sayings is, “Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres” (Tell me whom you run with [hang out with] and I’ll tell you who you are). It speaks to the fact that relationships are important. So important, in fact, that they help to determine who we are. As Catholics, this should come as no surprise. We are created in the very image of God, a God whose very essence is relational: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.

By definition, God is a relationship of persons. Since we are created in his image, it stands to reason that we are relational by nature as well. Indeed, God wants us to be in a relationship with him and that is why he created us -- so that we might be one with him forever in eternity.

And of course, as relational or

social beings, we are also called to be in relationship with each other. This is how God made us. Our very existence begins with the relationship between our parents and with God who knit us in our mothers’ wombs ( Cf. Psalm 139). When a baby cries in the crib, it is not always because of hunger or a dirty diaper. Quite often, it is because the child wakes up alone and feels abandoned. That cry comes from deep within, a primordial scream if you will, that begs for companionship. In all my years of visiting assisted living facilities for the elderly I seldom encounter anyone who is afraid of dying but I do remember many who were afraid of dying alone.

Since relationships are at the heart of who we are, it is little wonder that they have such an important impact on our lives.

As John Donne famously said, “no man is an island.” All of us are shaped and formed and fashioned by our relationships, relationships with God and with each other. And yet, how sad that we often take these relationship for granted. More and more, people are turning inward and isolating themselves. You hear things like “I am a selfmade man or woman” or “I’m the captain of my own ship”, or “God helps those who help themselves.” Well, there may be a kernel of truth and even some

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laudable aspects to these assertions but they are dangerous in that they tend to cut off the very people who make us who we are.

In a recent article by Ruth Whippman, I read that Americans are not connecting with others as they used to. She said that “nearly half of all meals eaten in this country are now eaten alone. Teenagers and young millennials are spending less time just “hanging out” with their friends than any generation in recent history, replacing real-world interaction with smartphones. All in all — and that includes daily bouts of nagging, arguing and whining — the average American spends barely more than half an hour a day on social communication. Compare that to time per day spent watching television (three hours) or even “grooming” (one hour for women, and just over 44 minutes for men).Whitman even goes so far as to say that research is showing that a lack of social connection carries “with it a risk of premature death comparable to that of smoking, and is roughly twice as dangerous to our health as obesity.” She goes on to say that social relationships are “a ‘necessary condition for happiness,’ meaning that humans can’t actually be happy without them. This is a finding that cuts across race, age, gen-

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der, income and social class so overwhelmingly that it dwarfs any other factor.”

It appears that God knew what he was doing! He instilled within us a need for others, including himself, and to thwart this basic instinct is something done at our own peril. As St. Augustine reminds us, “Our hearts are restless” until they rest in the Lord and they are pretty uneasy without human companionship as well! No wonder Jesus prayed so fervently in John’s Gospel, “…that all may be one as You, Father, are in me, and I in You…” Jesus came to unite us, to gather us in, to fashion us as one people, one church, one body of Christ.

It is in this unity that we find meaning, health, happiness and ultimate fulfillment.

In many ways, the articles that have appeared in this space in the past months regarding immigration are really a reflection on the importance of relationships. We are called as a church to “welcome the stranger in our midst.” That welcome nourishes us and the immigrant. It puts a human face on the whole topic of immigration and it allows us to build up the body of Christ by opening our arms to those in need, to those who are suffering, to those who are escaping violence and even death. The

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“Share the Journey Campaign” which we began last September 27 and will extend for the next two years is an invitation

by Pope Francis to encounter others, to journey with immigrants, to reach out to those in need and to be their companions along the way. This all speaks of relationships. Our “Feed the Hungry” day several weeks ago was another opportunity to celebrate the importance of relationships here in our archdiocese: relationships with those who go to bed hungry at night, with those who do not have nutritious food and with those who are begging for help at street corners. Our constant and consistent call to respect life in the womb again underscores the importance of relationships. We see these children not simply as fetuses but as living human beings who, as I have stated, are already in a relationship with God and with his or her mother. When relationships break down, when we treat others as different, or suspicious, or even worse, when we demonize them, then we see an increase in violence, whether in speech or in action.

This month we have an opportunity to celebrate relationships in a special way.

On November 1 we honored all those with whom we are related through Baptism in

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the Communion of Saints.

On November 2, we called to mind our relationships with our beloved dead who have gone to the Lord. On November 19, we will celebrate Pope Francis’ first “World Day of the Poor” in which he invites us to deepen our relationship with those who “seek protection and assistance” drawing close to them and thus encountering the God whom we seek. And on Thanksgiving Day we will gather with loved ones to celebrate those relationships that have made us who we are as we give thanks to God, the giver of every good gift, for all he bestows upon us, His children.

In particular, I pray that we will thank God this Thanksgiving for all those relationships that come to us from a loving and provident God. I sometimes recall the famous quote adopted by Fr. Flannagan of Boys’ Town, “He ain’t heavy, Father, he’s my brother.”

Relationships really do make a difference in our lives. They sustain us, they form us and they lighten the load along the way. Tell me who you run with and I’ll tell you who you are.

Sincerely yours in the Lord,

Most Rev. John C, Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe

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is queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo, Uno de mis dichos favoritos dice: “Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres” Este dicho habla del hecho de que las relaciones son importantes.

Tan importantes, de hecho, que ayudan a determinar quiénes somos. Como católicos, esto no debería ser una sorpresa.

Somos creados a la imagen misma de Dios, un Dios cuya esencia misma es relacional: Dios el Padre, Dios el Hijo y Dios el Espíritu Santo. Por definición, Dios es una relación de personas.

Ya que fuimos creados a su imagen, es lógico que también somos seres relacionales por naturaleza. De hecho, Dios quiere que tengamos una relación con él y es por eso que nos creó, para que podamos ser uno con él para siempre en la eternidad. Y, por supuesto, como seres relacionales o sociales, también estamos llamados a relacionarnos entre nosotros. Así es como Dios nos hizo. Nuestra propia existencia comienza con

la relación entre nuestros padres y con Dios que nos teje en el vientre de nuestras madres (Cf. Salmo 139). Cuando un bebé llora en la cuna, no siempre es debido al hambre o a un pañal sucio. Muy a menudo, es porque el niño se despierta solo y se siente abandonado. Ese grito viene de lo profundo, un grito primitivo por así decirlo, que pide acompañamiento. En todos mis años de visitar asilos para ancianos, casi nunca encontré a alguien que tuviera miedo a morir, pero sí recuerdo a muchos que tenían miedo de morir solos.

Dado que las relaciones son el corazón de lo que somos, no es de extrañar que tengan un impacto tan importante en nuestras vidas. Como dijo famosamente John Donne, “ningún hombre es una isla”.

Todos somos formados, constituidos por nuestras relaciones, nuestras relaciones con Dios y con los demás. Y sin embargo, qué triste que a menudo no damos atención a estas relaciones. Cada vez más, las personas se vuelven hacia sí mismos y se aíslan. Se oyen cosas como “Yo me hice a mí mismo(a)” o “soy el capitán de mi propio barco” o “Dios ayuda a quienes se ayudan a sí mismos”. Bueno, puede haber algo de verdad e incluso algunos aspectos loables en estas afirmaciones, pero son peligrosas porque tienden a hacer a un lado a las personas que nos hacen quienes somos.

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En un artículo reciente de Ruth Whippman, leí que los estadounidenses no se están relacionando con los demás como solían hacerlo antes.

Ella dice que “casi la mitad de las comidas que se consumen en este país ahora se comen a solas”. Los adolescentes y jóvenes de la generación del milenio están pasando menos tiempo “pasando el rato” con sus amigos que cualquier generación en la historia reciente, reemplazando la interacción del mundo real con los teléfonos inteligentes. En general, y eso incluye episodios diarios de regaños, discusiones y lloriqueos, el estadounidense promedio gasta apenas más de media hora al día en comunicación social. Comparemos esto con el tiempo por día que se pasa viendo la televisión (tres horas) o incluso “arreglándose” (una hora para las mujeres y algo más de 44 minutos para los hombres).

Wittman llega incluso a decir que las investigaciones muestran una falta de la conexión que conlleva a “un riesgo de muerte prematura comparable al fumar, y es aproximadamente dos veces más peligrosa para nuestra salud que la obesidad”. Continúa diciendo que las relaciones sociales son “una condición necesaria para la felicidad”, lo que significa que los humanos en realidad no pueden ser felices sin ellas. Este es un hallazgo que atraviesa raza, edad, género, ingresos y clases sociales de forma tan abrumadora

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que eclipsa cualquier otro factor”. ¡Tal parece que Dios sabía lo que estaba haciendo! Inculcó dentro de nosotros la necesidad de otros, incluido de él mismo, y frustrar este instinto básico es algo que hacemos bajo nuestro propio riesgo. Como San Agustín nos recuerda: «¡Nuestros corazones están inquietos”, hasta que descansan en el Señor y también se sienten incómodos sin la compañía humana! No es de extrañar que Jesús oró tan fervientemente en el Evangelio de Juan, “... para que todos sean uno como tú, Padre, en mí, y yo en ti...”

Jesús vino a unirnos, reunirnos, formarnos como un solo pueblo, una iglesia, un cuerpo de Cristo. Es en esta unidad que encontramos el significado, la salud, la felicidad y la realización final.

En muchos sentidos, los artículos que han aparecido en este espacio en los últimos meses con respecto a la inmigración, son realmente un reflejo de la importancia de las relaciones. Somos llamados como una iglesia a “recibir al extranjero entre de nosotros”.

Esa bienvenida nos nutre a nosotros y al inmigrante. Pone un rostro humano en todo el tema de la inmigración y nos permite construir el cuerpo de Cristo al abrir nuestros brazos a los necesitados, a los que están sufriendo, a los que están

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escapando de la violencia e incluso de la muerte. La Campaña “Compartiendo el viaje” que comenzamos el 27 de septiembre y que se extenderá durante los próximos dos años es una invitación del Papa Francisco para encontrarse con otros, viajar con inmigrantes, acercarse a los necesitados y ser sus compañeros a lo largo del camino. Todo esto habla de relaciones. Nuestro día para “Alimentar al hambriento” hace varias semanas fue otra oportunidad para celebrar la importancia de las relaciones aquí en nuestra arquidiócesis: las relaciones con aquellos que se acuestan con hambre por la noche, con aquellos que carecen de alimentos nutritivos y con los que piden ayuda en las esquinas.

Nuestro llamado constante y consistente a respetar la vida en el útero nuevamente subraya la importancia de las relaciones. Vemos a estos niños no simplemente como fetos, sino como seres humanos que, como ya he dicho, ya están en una relación con Dios y con su madre. Cuando las relaciones se rompen, cuando tratamos a los demás como diferentes, o sospechosos, o incluso peor, cuando los demonizamos, vemos un aumento en la violencia, ya sea en palabra o en la acción.

Este mes tenemos la oportunidad de celebrar las relaciones en una manera especial. El 1 de noviembre

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honramos a todos aquellos con quienes nos relacionamos a través del Bautismo en la Comunión de los Santos. El 2 de noviembre recordamos nuestras relaciones con nuestros amados difuntos que se han ido al Señor. El 19 de noviembre celebraremos la primera “Jornada mundial de los pobres” del Papa Francisco en la que nos invita a profundizar nuestra relación con aquellos que “buscan protección y asistencia” acercándonos a ellos y encontrando al Dios que buscamos. Y en el Día de Acción de Gracias nos reuniremos con seres queridos para celebrar esas relaciones que nos han hecho lo que somos mientras damos gracias a Dios, el dador de todo lo bueno y, por todo lo que nos otorga a nosotros, sus hijos. En particular, rezo para que agradezcamos a Dios este Día de Acción de Gracias por todas las relaciones que llegan a nosotros de un Dios amoroso y providente.

Las relaciones realmente hacen una diferencia en nuestras vidas. Nos sostienen, nos forman y aligeran la carga en el camino.

Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres.

Sinceramente suyo en el Señor,

Reverendísimo John C. Wester

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PROMISE to Protect Pledge to HEAL My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On September 12, 2017, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe released a list of 74 priests, deacons and religious who have been accused of sexual abuse of children. The vast majority of these abuses occurred over 25 years ago. Since then, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe has implemented a number of strict measures, including removing perpetrators from ministry, terminating employment of perpetrators, instituting a zero tolerance policy, and implementing Safe Environment and Victim’s Assistance programs throughout the Archdiocese. As a result, since 1993, the Archdiocese has received only two reports of clergy sexual misconduct with a minor where the incident was reported to have occurred later than 1993.

I made the decision to release this list with the sincere hope that doing so would serve as an important step in the healing process for survivors of childhood sexual abuse and their families and demonstrate greater transparency by the Archdiocese in addressing the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church and in society in general.

On October 18, 2017, Judge Alan Malott, a district court judge in Albuquerque, ordered the public release of approximately 1,000 pages of documents related to three of the most prolific child abusers to have ever served in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe: Arthur Perrault, Sabine Griego and Jason Sigler. Although their crimes were committed decades ago, it is my hope that the release of these documents to the public will further aid in the healing process for past victims and their families.

It is difficult to put into words my sadness and shame over the betrayal of trust by members of the clergy who were supposed to love and protect our children and young people, and for the pain and suffering endured by victims of this abuse. I offer my sincere apology on behalf of the Archdiocese to survivors and their families and my continued commitment to support and assist you on your road to healing and recovery. Jesus said “Let the children come to me and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these” (Lk 18:16). It is at the heart of the Church’s mission, therefore, to protect, nurture and care for our children. Indeed, the Church and any society,

can be judged on how well it cares for the vulnerable in its midst. When the Church fails in this sacred responsibility, we betray the trust Christ has given us and the trust of those we have a responsibility to look out for and safeguard.

I firmly believe that actions speak louder than words.

What is often lost or relegated to a footnote in the media’s coverage of the clergy sexual abuse crisis in New Mexico are the many steps this Archdiocese has taken over the past 25 years to prevent sexual abuse of children. First of all, since 1993, the Archdiocese has adopted a “zero tolerance” policy with respect to clergy credibly accused of sexual misconduct with minors. Of the 74 names on the Archdiocese’s list of accused clergy, those who are still living have been permanently restricted from public ministry or removed from the priesthood.

Moreover, the Archdiocese continues to expand and develop its Victim Assistance and Safe Environment Programs. The Archdiocese requires that all clergy, employees and volunteers undergo criminal background checks and attend workshops on recognizing and reporting signs that a child may be the victim of physical or sexual abuse or harassment. Seminary candidates for the Archdiocese also undergo extensive psychological testing and screening as a prerequisite to admission, followed by continuing evaluation and support. All clergy must participate in ongoing sexual abuse awareness and prevention training every five years. The Archdiocese’s Programs include, but are not limited to, providing counseling to victims of clergy sexual abuse at the expense of the Archdiocese, conducting annual children and youth protection classes at every grade level in the Catholic school system as well as in parish-based religious education programs for those who are not enrolled in Catholic schools. These programs also reinforce appropriate boundaries that must be adhered to when adults interact with children and young people.

In addition, the Archdiocese has established an Independent Review Board (IRB), headed by a retired district court judge and composed of lay professionals in the fields of medicine, psychology, social work, civil law and/ or canon law, a member of the clergy and members of the

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church-at-large. The IRB serves as a confidential consultative body to the Archbishop and its primary function is to advise the Archbishop in his assessment of allegations of sexual abuse of minors and his determination of suitability for ministry of those accused. Additionally, each year the Archdiocese participates in an independent audit conducted by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to measure compliance with the guidelines of the national Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.

The success of these efforts over the past twenty-five years is evidenced by the fact that, as noted above, since 1993, the Archdiocese has received only two reports of clergy sexual misconduct with a minor involving an incident occurring later than 1993. In both cases, the priests were promptly removed from ministry and the incidents were reported to law enforcement and resulted in criminal convictions. It is the policy and practice of the Archdiocese to report these matters to the police. Virtually all of the other claims of clergy sexual abuse of children received by the Archdiocese since 1993 involved historical incidents that occurred in the 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s and 1980’s.

The Archdiocese is also continuously working to identify additional ways that we can aid in the healing process. Following the example of my predecessor, Archbishop Emeritus Michael J. Sheehan, I continue to personally meet with and apologize to victims of clergy sexual misconduct. Beginning in November 2017 and continuing into January 2018, the Archdiocese will conduct panel discussions on clergy sexual abuse at various parishes throughout the Archdiocese. Our goal in hosting these discussions is to promote further transparency and healing, to open the lines of communication with the Catholic faithful and our communities, and to hopefully obtain additional ideas on how to better promote healing and prevent childhood sexual abuse in the future.

If you or anyone you know has been the victim of childhood sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, please immediately contact local law enforcement and our Victim’s Assistance and Safe Environment Coordinator, Annette Klimka at 505.831.8144 or aklimka@archdiosf.org.

Most Rev. John C. Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe

Panel Discussions on Clergy Abuse Beginning in November 2017 and continuing into January 2018, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe will conduct panel discussions on clergy sexual abuse. The panel discussions will be held at parishes throughout the Archdiocese.

The panel discussions are being provided for those who have been victims of abuse, relatives of victims or parishioners who have concerns. Our goal in hosting these discussions is to listen, answer questions, address concerns, and provide information to promote further transparency and healing.

Please note, these gatherings will not be open to the media. Contact: Annette M. Klimka, Victim Assistance and Safe Environment Coordinator | 505.831.8144 | aklimka@archdiosf.org

November 7, 2017, Tuesday – St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Santa Fe, in the parish hall – 511 Alicia St. , Santa Fe from 6:30- 8:30 p.m.

December 4, 2017, Monday – San Felipe de Neri Catholic Church, Albuquerque, in the school gym located at 2000 Lomas Blvd. NW – free parking is available in the lot on the west side of the gym. The discussion will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

December 14 2017, Thursday – Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Taos, in the parish hall located at 205 Don Fernando, Taos from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

January 16, 2018, Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Clovis, in the parish hall located at 921 N. Merriwether St., Clovis from 6:30- 8:30 p.m.

January 31, 2018, Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Las Vegas, in the parish hall located at 811 – 6th St., Las Vegas from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m

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PROMESA de Proteger Compromiso Para SANAR Mis queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo: El día 12 de septiembre de 2017, la Arquidiócesis de Santa Fe publicó un listado de nombres de 74 sacerdotes, diáconos y religiosos acusados de abuso sexual en contra de niños. La gran mayoría de estos abusos ocurrieron hace más de 25 años. Desde entonces, la Arquidiócesis de Santa Fe ha implementado rigurosas medidas, incluyendo la remoción del ministerio de los culpables, despidiéndolos de sus empleos, estableciendo normas de “cero tolerancia” e implementando programas de Ambiente Seguro y de Asistencia a Víctimas por toda la arquidiócesis. Como resultado, desde 1993, la arquidiócesis ha recibido solo dos reportes de mal conducta sexual con un menor de edad por parte de miembros del clero, donde el incidente fue reportado como ocurrido después de 1993.

La decisión de publicar el listado, la hice con la sincera esperanza que haciéndolo serviría como un paso importante en el proceso de sanación para sobrevivientes de abuso sexual de menores de edad y también para sus familias y al mismo tiempo demostrar transparencia por parte de la arquidiócesis al dirigirse directamente a esta crisis en la iglesia Católica y en la sociedad en general.

El día 18 de octubre de este año, el juez Alan Malott, magistrado de la corte de distrito en Albuquerque, mandó divulgar aproximadamente mil páginas de documentos relacionados a tres de los más prolíficos abusadores de niños en la Arquidiócesis de Santa Fe: Arthur Perrault, Sabine Griego y Jason Sigler. Aunque estos crimines fueron cometidos hace ya décadas, es mi esperanza que la publicación de estos documentos al público servirá para adelantar el proceso de sanación para víctimas pasadas y sus familias.

Es difícil poner en palabras mi tristeza y vergüenza sobre esta traición de confianza por parte de miembros del clero quienes suponían amar y proteger a niños y adolescentes, y por la pena y sufrimiento por los que pasaron las víctimas de este abuso. Ofrezco mi sincera disculpa de parte

de la arquidiócesis a los sobrevivientes y sus familias y mi continuo compromiso de apoyo y ayuda en sus procesos de sanación y recuperación. Jesucristo dijo “Dejen que los niños se acerquen a mí y no se lo impidan, porque el Reino de Dios pertenece a los que son como ellos,” (San Lucas 18:16). Por lo tanto, el corazón de la misión de la Iglesia es proteger, alimentar y cuidar de nuestros niños. En realidad, la Iglesia y cualquier sociedad, puede ser juzgada en que tan bien cuida de los más vulnerables entre sí misma.

Cuando la Iglesia falla en esta sagrada responsabilidad, traicionamos la confianza que Jesucristo nos ha dado y la confianza de aquellos de quienes tenemos la responsabilidad de cuidar y salvaguardar.

Creo con firmeza que las acciones hablan más que las palabras. Lo que a menudo se pierde o se deja como nota insignificante en los medios de comunicación o reportajes sobre la crisis del abuso sexual por medio del clero en Nuevo México, son los muchos pasos que esta arquidiócesis ha tomado durante los últimos 25 años para prevenir el abuso sexual de niños. Primeramente, desde 1993, la arquidiócesis a adoptado “cero tolerancia” como regla oficial con respecto a miembros del clero acusados de mala conducta sexual con menores. De los 74 nombres en la lista del arquidiócesis publicada, aquellos que todavía viven han sido permanentemente restringidos del ministerio público o destituidos del sacerdocio.

Además, la arquidiócesis continúa extendiendo y desarrollando sus programas de Asistencia a Víctimas y de Ambiente Seguro. La arquidiócesis requiere que todos miembros del clero, empleados y voluntarios se sometan a un extenso chequeo criminal y que asistan a talleres para poder reconocer y reportar señales de que un niño pudiera ser víctima de abuso físico o sexual o de acoso. Candidatos al seminario para la arquidiócesis se someten también a examinación y pruebas sicológica como requisito para su admisión, seguido por una continua evaluación y apoyo.

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prevención del abuso sexual. Estos programas incluyen, pero no son limitados a, proveer asesoramiento a víctimas de abuso sexual por el clero sin costo alguno, llevar a cabo clases anuales de protección de niños y adolescentes en cada nivel de grado en las escuelas católicas, así como en programas parroquiales de religión para aquellos que no asisten a escuelas Católicas. Estos programas también refuerzan límites apropiados que se tienen que observar cuando adultos tienen contacto con niños y jóvenes.

La arquidiócesis también ha establecido una Comisión Independiente de Examinación (IRB por sus siglas en inglés), encabezada por un juez de distrito jubilado y compuesta de profesionales en esferas de medicina, psicología, servicio social, ley civil y/o ley Canónica, un miembro del clero y miembros de la iglesia en general. El IRB sirve como cuerpo de consulta confidencial al Arzobispo y su tarea principal es aconsejar al Arzobispo en su evaluación de acusaciones de abuso sexual de menores y sus conclusiones sobre aptitudes para el ministerio de aquellos acusados. Además, cada año la arquidiócesis participa en una auditoría independiente llevada a cabo por la Conferencia Estadounidense de Obispos Católicos que mide la obediencia al criterio del Estatuto Nacional Para la Protección de Niños y Jóvenes.

El éxito de estos esfuerzos en los últimos 25 años está comprobado por el hecho de que, como ya se ha indicado, desde 1993 la arquidiócesis ha recibido solo dos reportes de mala conducta sexual por el clero con un menor de edad, incidente ocurrido después de 1993. En los dos casos, los sacerdotes fueron inmediatamente removidos del ministerio y los casos comunicados a las autoridades policiacas.

Los dos casos resultaron en convicciones criminales. Es norma y práctica de la arquidiócesis reportar estos asuntos a la policía. Prácticamente todas las otras reclamaciones de abuso sexual por el clero sobre niños, recibidos por la arquidiócesis desde 1993 involucraban incidentes históricos que ocurrieron en los años 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s y los 1980’s.

La arquidiócesis también está continuamente trabajando para identificar más maneras en que podamos asistir en el proceso de curación y alivio. Siguiendo el ejemplo de mi predecesor, Arzobispo Emérito Michael J. Sheehan, continúo reuniéndome personalmente con, y ofreciendo disculpas a las víctimas de mala conducta sexual por el clero. Empezando en Noviembre de 2017 y continuando hasta Enero, 2018, la arquidiócesis llevará a cabo mesas redondas sobre

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el abuso sexual por el clero en varias parroquias en toda la arquidiócesis. Nuestra meta en organizar estos diálogos es de promover más transparencia y sanación, abrir líneas de comunicación con los fieles católicos y nuestras comunidades. Mi sueño dorado es obtener ideas adicionales de como mejor promover la sanación y prevenir el abuso sexual en contra de niños y jóvenes en el futuro.

Si usted o alguien que usted conoce ha sido la víctima de abuso sexual juvenil, en la Arquidiócesis de Santa Fe, favor de contactar inmediatamente a la policía local y a nuestra coordinadora del programa de Asistencia para Víctimas y de Ambiente Seguro, Annette Klimka en el teléfono 505.831.8144 o por correo electrónico a aklimka@archdiosf. org.

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Dedication of Santa Ana Pueblo Church

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By Fabian Yanez, Director, Office of Worship, Archdiocese of Santa Fe Sunday, October 15, 2017 was a clear but brisk day at the new Saint Anthony Mission Church at Santa Ana Pueblo. Approximately 400 parishioners and visitors witnessed a milestone event in the spiritual life of the people of the Archdiocese. There was the blending of traditions, both native and ecclesiastical. Archbishop John Charles Wester had come that morning to dedicate their new church and altar.

In the tradition of the pueblo, men on horseback greeted the Archbishop at the entrance to the pueblo at Highway 313 and they led a grand procession. The women of the pueblo laid their shawls on the walkway to the church doors to honor the presence of Christ in the entrance of the Archbishop. The solemn liturgy began at the front step with the greeting of the people and the transfer of the documents and keys from the architect, contractor and project manager to Archbishop Wester to Father Larry Bernard, OFM, pastor to Patrick Gallegos and George Montoya, fiscale and assistant fiscale. They turned the key to unlock the doors for the entrance procession. The music

was led by a choir of fifteen women under the direction of Fabian Yanez, director of the archdiocesan Office of Worship.

The rites for this liturgy are rich with sacramental symbolism. As an individual would be fully initiated at the Easter Vigil with the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Eucharist, so is the church building initiated into the faith. The blessing and sprinkling of the building and the people with water signifies the baptism of this place. For the first time the festive hymn, the Gloria was sung.

In the Collect the Archbishop raised the prayer of the priesthood of the faithful to the Father.

The presence of Christ was heard in the proclamation of the Liturgy of the Word. After the homily by Archbishop Wester, the Prayer of Dedication and the Anointings commenced. As the Litany of the Saints was chanted, the statues from the old church were processed in and placed in the niches in the sanctuary. Then the altar stone, containing the saint’s relic was placed beneath the altar. The Archbishop spoke the Prayer of Dedication and then anointed the altar and the walls of the church with Sacred Chrism. A native bowl was placed on the altar where incense was burned and the people and building were incensed

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representing the fragrance of Christ.

After the wiping down, fresh linens were placed on the new altar, flowers were placed and Deacon Steve Rangel lit the candles on the altar and on the walls of the church in preparation for the Liturgy of the Eucharist. The Light of Christ was so evident in the Eucharistic Prayer and the reception of Holy Communion.

After communion, many words of gratitude were expressed by the Archbishop and the leadership of the Santa Ana Tribal Council including Governor Lawrence Montoya and Lieutenant Governor Arnold Lujan. Special thanks were given to Robert Ortiz, Nathan Tsosie, Flintco, LLC, Martin Gallegos, sacristan and Deacon Keith Davis, master of ceremonies.

The Mass was followed by the Blessing of the new shrine of Saint Anthony in the courtyard and a wonderful reception.

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Catholic and Lutherans on the Way toward Unity

By Beth Lukes, Chair, Ecumenical and Interreligious Commission

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For early Christians, there was but one Way. Over time, rifts occurred, and different branches of the Way formed.

Recently, theologians from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity produced a document declaring that despite our divergences, our communions are very much on the way toward unity.

The document is, The Declaration on the Way: Church, Ministry, and Eucharist (DW). In it, you will find 32 statements of consensus as well as a list of next steps for dialogue and cooperation. It is a most encouraging ecumenical document, available online at

www.usccb.org/beliefs-andteachings/.../Declaration_on_ the_Way-for-Website.pdf.

Readers should keep in mind that this document is not the result of a dialogue, nor a declaration of full consensus.

Rather, it summarizes the results of 50 years of international and regional dialogue in the belief that now is the time to claim the unity achieved through these agreements (In Via, 11).

You may ask, “Why now?” To this, writers of the document reply, “because…there is a ‘holy impatience’… for clearer and deeper expressions of our unity in Christ; and because of the deeply polarized, fragmented state of our political and religious contexts.” It also calls us to give witness to the unity already given us in Christ Jesus,

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who makes all things new.

Locally, Christian communions are giving such witness.

This past winter, ~160 Lutherans and Catholics gathered to study the causes of the Reformation and to pray for reconciliation, which culminated in an Ecumenical Prayer Service on February 22, with over 300 worshipers, including Bishop Gonia of the ELCA and Archbishop Wester.

On October 29, 2017, Christian communions throughout the state came together for an ecumenical vesper service and dialogue with Archbishop Wester and leaders from eight other mainline Christian denominations presiding. Over 400 people came to pray in thanksgiving and repentance and to commit to continue on the path toward

unity together.

Five imperatives were offered as a framework for moving forward.

Reverend Susan Quass, the Executive Director of the New Mexico Conference of Churches gave a powerful sermon on “The Radical Power of Many-ness.” Sung prayer, led by an interdenominational choir, gave beautiful voice to the need for unity and for the grace to fulfill achieve it. Choral highlights included the world premiere of We Are the Body by Jeff Jolly and an original sung response to intercessory prayer by Fabian Yanez. The latter gave poignant voice to the unity given us by faith. The service offered compelling reason for us to continue on the way toward full, visible unity.

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uring the ecumenical vesper service, the following five imperatives were offered as a framework for moving forward followed by the lighting of a candle.

Before the ceremony, the presider announced” “Our ecumenical journey continues. In this worship, we commit ourselves to grow in communion.”

I. Our first commitment: We as Christians should always begin from the perspective of unity and not from the point of view of division in order to strengthen what is held in common even though the differences are more easily seen and experienced.

II. Our second commitment: We as Christians must let ourselves continuously be transformed by the encounter with the other and by the mutual witness of faith.

III. Our third commitment: We as Christians should again commit ourselves to seek visible unity, to elaborate together what this means in concrete steps, and to strive repeatedly toward this goal.

IV. Our fourth commitment: We as Christians should jointly rediscover the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ for our time.

V. Our fifth commitment: We as Christians should witness together to the mercy of God in proclamation and service to the world.

Upcoming Ecumenical Events for 2017 Fri, Nov. 17 at 7:30 pm

Taizé in the Desert (Taylor Kingston 505.831.8142) Ecumenical prayer service – All are welcome

Norbertine Abbey of Santa Maria de la Vid 5825 Coors Blvd., SW Alb., NM

Sat, Dec. 2 at 7:00 pm Sun, Dec. 3 at 2:30

Together in Faith Advent Play for families Presented by SPX and Hope Christian High Schools

St. Pius Fine Arts Building 5301 St. Joseph’s Place, NW Alb., NM

Fri, Dec. 15 at 7:30 pm Taizé in the Desert (Taylor Kingston 505.831.8142)

Tue, Dec. 26 at 8:00 pm

Norbertine Abbey of Santa Maria de la Vid Ecumenical prayer service – All are welcome 5825 Coors Blvd., SW Alb., NM

PBS Sultan & the Saint PBS Television Station For more information contact Rose Garcia 505.831.8144 or rogarcia@archdiosf.org

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New Mexico Pilgrimage for Unity 2017

The Pilgrims of the Inaugural New Mexico Pilgrimage for Unity

By Rev. Dr. Kay E. Huggins, Retired Pastor, Second Presbyterian Church, Albuquerque

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very step is a prayer. Every prayer a blessing. Every blessing leads to intercession. Every petition takes us further along the road. The 2017 Pilgrimage for Unity united 31 pilgrims from New Mexico and Texas in three days of walking/praying from Ghost Ranch, a Presbyterian Church Educational Center to Santuario de Chimayo, a Roman Catholic holy site of healing and prayer. Pilgrims were Catholic and Protestant; ages ranged from 22 to 71; there were five clergy from three Protestant denominations and lay members engaged in ministries within their parishes and communions.

We prayed as a group to begin and end each day; as individuals carrying requests from our communities; as grateful recipients of hospitality. We sang our blessing song over all we encountered; we sang as the walk grew

long (and our feet hurt); we sang spontaneously and joyfully. And we listened. We listened to wise words from religious leaders at our various stops; to guidance from our leaders and spiritual directors; to the soul stories shared by our companion pilgrims; and, in silence, to the intimate calling of God deep within.

We crossed boundaries. We walked further than we expected. We shared our very different backgrounds and settings. We gave whatever we had – especially encouragement – to all in need. We compared personal devotional practices and learned the distinctions of our congregations. We stretched our hearts toward those who were mourning. Our smiles covered those with good news to share. Our differences shaped our unity, even as they affirmed our uniqueness. Our dedication to walk as pilgrims sharpened each individual’s journey. Together, we were a pilgrimage of unity displaying by every step, every prayer, every blessing, every intercession, every petition the vibrancy of God’s love as we walked. For photos and more information visit http://nmpilgrimage.org

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Presenting the 16th Annual

St. Francis of Assisi Award Recipients October 4, 2017 of their time, talents and treasure. Their loving and charitable hearts have moved them into action to serve others which is, no doubt, pleasing to God. I am very grateful to each of the Award Recipients for their diligent volunteerism and join their parishes in showing our esteem tonight. I pray that Saint Francis of Assisi, the Patron Saint of the Archdiocese, and La Conquistadora – Our Lady of Peace will intercede to God so he may shower our award recipients and their families with his richest blessings.

Sincerely yours in the Lord, Celine/ASF

My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Welcome to the 16th Annual Archbishop’s Saint Francis of Assisi Awards Mass. The Archbishop’s Saint Francis of Assisi Award has been presented to 1,778 people from throughout the Archdiocese over these past sixteen years. This is my third year celebrating this Mass.

Every pastor and parish life coordinator was given the opportunity to nominate either one person or a sacramentally married couple for this Award. I appreciate the Pastors who have taken the time to pray, meditate and decide to bring forth these much deserving volunteers so that we can all show our deep appreciation.

Saint Francis of Assisi once said, “We lose everything that we leave behind us in this world; we can bring with us only the right to a reward for our charity and the alms we have given.

For these we shall receive a reward, a just retribution from God.” The award recipients have given

Most Reverend John C. Wester Archbishop of Santa Fe

Receiving the Award but not present this evening: Adelaida Sanchez from St. Anthony of Padua, Fort Sumner Charles Ted and Lana Kelsey from Our Lady of the Assumption, Jemez Springs

Dolores Martinez from The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe, Presented by Reverend Adam Lee Ortega y Ortiz, Rector

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16th Annual St. Francis of Assisi Award Recipients

Richard Baros from Sacred Heart, EspaĂąola Presented by Reverend Dominic Pierson, Pastor

George and Bernadette Zamora from San Miguel, Socorro Presented by Reverend Dominic Pierson, Pastor of Sacred Heart, Espanola

J. Frank Delgado from St. Charles Borromeo, Albuquerque Presented by Reverend Jerome Mueller, Pastor

Martha Archuleta from Immaculate Conception, Las Vegas Presented by Reverend Leon Vigil, Parochial Vicar

Lewie and Patricia Baker from St. Francis Xavier, Clayton Presented by Reverend Joel O. Bugas, Pastor

Mary Bruce from Risen Savior Catholic Community, Albuquerque Presented by Reverend Timothy A. Martinez, Pastor

Maria Burns from San Ysidro, Corrales Presented by Reverened James M. McGowan, Pastor

Norman Burns from St. Thomas Aquinas, Rio Rancho Presented by Monsignor Douglas A. Raun, Pastor

Ronnie and Delma Carrillo from Our Lady of Sorrows, La Joya Presented by Reverend Jose Hernandez, Pastor of Immaculate Conception, Tome

Apolinar Casillas from St. Francis Xavier, Albuquerque Presented by Reverend Edgar Sanchez, Pastor

Deanna Ceballos from the Santuario de San Martin de Porres, Albuquerque Presented by Very Reverend Oscar Coelho, Pastor

Connie Chavez from Our Lady of the Assumption, Albuquerque, Presented by Reverend Edward Domme, Pastor

Eva Clark from Sacred Heart, Albuquerque, Presented by Reverend Rick Zerwas, Pastor

Thomas Duran from San Francisco de Asis, Ranchos de Taos, Presented by Reverend Dino Candelaria, Pastor

Walter and Rochelle Duran from San Felipe de Neri, Albuquerque, Presented by Reverend Andrew Pavlak, Pastor

Morgan Bass from St. Jude Thaddeus, Albuquerque Presented by Reverend Tien-Tri Nguyen, Pastor

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16th Annual St. Francis of Assisi Award Recipients

Bill Ewert from Immaculate Conception, Albuquerque, Presented by Reverend Warren J. Broussard, S.J., Pastor

Gary and Kathy Davis from Immaculate Conception, Cimarron, Presented by Reverend Benoit Trieu Van Vu, Pastor

Mike and Cecilia Glassman from St. Joseph, Springer Presented by Reverend Benoit Trieu Van Vu, Pastor

Dennis and Mercedes Gallegos from St. Thomas the Apostle, Abiquiu Presented by Reverend Valentine Phu Ngoc Au, Pastor

Julie T. Gallegos from San Juan Nepomuceno, El Rito, Presented by Reverend Joseph Van Tao Nguyen, Pastor

Benny Garcia from Our Lady of Sorrows, Las Vegas Presented by Reverend Rob Yaksich, Pastor

Charlie and Yolanda Gasca from St. Anthony of Padua, Dixon Presented by Reverend Simeon F. Wimmershoff, Pastor

Clyde and Darlene Gurule from San Antonio de Padua, Peñasco, Presented by Reverend Simeon F. Wimmershoff, Pastor

Juanita Hinsley from Immaculate Heart of Mary, Los Alamos, Presented by Very Reverend Glennon Jones, Pastor

Willie and Theresa Horne from St. John the Baptist, Santa Fe Presented by Reverend James Sanchez, Pastor

Maria Jaramillo from Queen of Heaven, Albuquerque Presented by Reverend William E. Young Jr., Pastor

Michael and Edwina “Bonnie” Johnson from San Diego Mission, Jemez Pueblo, Presented by Reverend Larry Bernard, O.F.M., Pastor

Jim Lozito from Saint John XXIII Catholic Community, Albuquerque Presented by Reverend Arkad Biczak, Pastor

Fermin and Ramona Lujan from St. Edwin, Albuquerque Presented by Reverend Peter Muller, O.Praem, Pastor

Jim Mace from Sangre de Cristo, Albuquerque Presented by Reverend Thomas Kayammakal, Pastor

James and Martha Fuller from Sacred Heart, Clovis Presented by Reverend Simon Carian, Pastor

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16th Annual St. Francis of Assisi Award Recipients

Juan Cristobal and Delores Madril from St. Mary, Vaughn Presented by Reverend Christopher Bernabe, Pastor

Bert and Mary Kaye Maloney from St. Helen, Portales Presented by Reverend Charles Ugochukwu, Pastor

John and Kathyrn Maloney from Church of the Incarnation, Rio Rancho, Presented by Reverend Leo Ortiz, Pastor

Mick Thomas McGovern from Our Lady of Sorrows, Bernalillo, Presented by Very Reverend Clarence Maes, Pastor

Favian and Geralyn Marquez from La Santisima Trinidad, Arroyo Seco, Presented by Reverend Malachy C. Obiejesi, Pastor

Claren and Stephanie Martinez from Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Taos Presented by Reverend Daniel Gutierrez, Pastor

Sergio and Elizabeth Muñoz from San Jose, Albuquerque Presented by Reverend Gabriel Paredes

Margaret Nava from St. John Vianney Church, Rio Rancho Presented by Reverend Scott Mansfield, Pastor

Rigoberto Olivas from San Clemente, Los Lunas Presented by Reverend Scott Mansfield, Pastor, St. John Vianney, Rio Rancho

Saul and Maria Olivas from Our Lady of Guadalupe, Clovis Presented by Reverend Fernando Saenz, Pastor

Jose “Jo Jo” Padilla from St. Anne’s, Santa Fe Presented by Reverend Larry Brito, Pastor

George Rivera from San Isidro, Santa Fe Presented by Very Reverend John Cannon, Pastor

Daniel and Liz Rodriguez from Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Albuquerque Presented by Reverend Nathan Libaire, Pastor

Nancy Romero from Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe del Valle de Pojoaque, Pojoaque, Presented by Monsignor Jerome Martinez y Alire, Pastor

Lydia Romero from Santa Maria de La Paz Catholic Community, Santa Fe Presented by Reverend Daniel M. Balizan, Pastor

Evelyn Romo from St. Gertrude the Great, Mora Presented by Reverend Dennis Dolter, S.O.L.T., Pastor

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16th Annual St. Francis of Assisi Award Recipients

Margaret Rouse from Our Lady of the Annunciation, Albuquerque Presented by Reverend Monsignor Bennett J. Voorhies, Pastor

Suzan Roybal from Holy Cross, Santa Cruz Presented by Reverend Javier Gutierrez, S.F., Pastor

Jayne Saavedra from Shrine of the Little Flower, Albuquerque, Presented by Reverend Vincent Paul Chavez, Pastor

Francisco and Yolanda Ruelas from Holy Ghost, Albuquerque Presented by Reverend Thomas Joseph Paickattu, O.M.I., Administrator

David Salazar from San Juan Bautista, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo Presented by Reverend John Trambley II, Pastor

Colfita Sanchez from Our Lady of Guadalupe, Peralta, Presented by Reverend Emmanuel U. Izuka, Administrator

Rachel Sandoval from Nuestra SeĂąora de Guadalupe, PeĂąa Blanca Presented by Reverend Michael Garcia, Pastor

Jim and Elaine Schumacher from Prince of Peace Catholic Community, Albuquerque Presented by Reverend Michael J. Shea, Pastor

Leo and Peggy Sedillo from Church of the Ascension, Albuquerque Presented by Reverend Edmund Savilla, Pastor

Peter and Christina Sena from Our Lady of Guadalupe, Villanueva Presented by Reverend Moses Nwanko, Pastor

Martin and Sandra Sisneros from Our Lady of Belen, Belen Presented by Reverend Albert Ssekabembe, Parochial Vicar

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Mary Alice Varela from St. Anthony of Padua, Pecos Presented by Reverend Vincent Dominguez, Pastor

Louis Vergeer from Immaculate Conception, Tome Presented by Reverend Jose A. Hernandez, Pastor

C.J. and Audrey Wiegel from St. Anne, Tucumcari Presented by Very Reverend Hyginus Chuks Anuta, Pastor

Margaret Zuni from St. Augustine, Isleta Pueblo Presented by Reverend George Pavamkott, O.Praem, Pastor

Robert and Pam Quintana from Cristo Rey Parish, Santa Fe Presented by Reverend Adam Lee Ortega y Ortiz, Pastor

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Archdiocesan V Encuentro, a day of prayer, accompaniment, consultation and celebration!

By RocĂ­o GonzĂĄlez, Co-Coordinator of the V Encuentro, and Director of Hispanic Ministry After months of preparation, orientation, training and parish missionary activity, the Archdiocesan V Encuentro was held on Saturday, October 14 at St. Pius X Catholic High School in Albuquerque, with more than 300 delegates in attendance, representing at least 25 parishes and ministries of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. The Archdiocesan V Encuentro was a time of prayer, accompaniment, consultation and celebration that began with a procession of delegates with their parish banners affirming their presence in this unique event.

Archbishop John C. Wester began the reflection of the day by talking about missionary discipleship and the importance of going out and taking the message of Christ to those who need it most.

Delegates were then invited to reflect and discuss the Archdiocesan working document, a compilation of comments offered by the participants in the Parish V Encuentro sessions, representing the voices of the local church and the Hispanic community. The document reflected the obstacles, needs and situations that require pastoral attention, as well as the aspirations and dreams of the Hispanic Community, together with the gifts and talents that we can offer to the Catholic Church and for the common good of society.

During the afternoon, delegates reviewed the six priority areas that emerged as a result of the consultation made at the parish level: Vocations, Priests, Training of leaders, Communication and Promotion;

Youth and Immigration and Archdiocesan Services. Following the review, delegates were given the opportunity to present their recommendations to Archbishop Wester and all present.

This feedback will be an integral part of planning to meet the local and national needs of Hispanics and the Church in general and will be included in the Archdiocesan document, which in turn will be part of the Regional Working Document that will be reviewed next February 2018, during the V Regional meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. Like the Archdiocesan Encuentro, the Regional V Encuentro will have delegates representing the arch/dioceses that make up Region XIII- the ten dioceses found in five states: New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Utah and Wyoming. We ask for your prayers for those who have expressed their interest to be part of the 80 delegates that will go to this meeting in Phoenix. May our Lord God choose and call each one of them. Thanks also to all the participants of the V Encuentro, both in their parishes and in the Archdiocesan event.

There were many other memorable moments that took place during the V Archdiocesan Encuentro. Especially touching were the personal testimonies of three young adults, who expressed how their participation in the V Encuentro parish sessions had strengthened their faith and, for one of them, meant returning to the practice of his Catholic faith after many years away.

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Pope Francis Called for Annual World Day for Poor, November 19

Pope Francis has named November 19 the first World Day of the Poor—the same day as the national collection to support the work of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the U.S. bishops’ domestic anti-poverty program.

Remember Fair Trade During the Holidays!

“We all have to go shopping.

Fair (Ethical) Trade is just shopping with respect.” Several parishes will host Fair Trade sales during the holidays. Plan one for your parish. Do your shopping with a conscience!

• St. John XXIII: CRS/SERRV sale will be from Nov 11 after all Masses. Contact Maria Duran for more information.

• Immaculate Conception Albuquerque: Fair Trade sale will be in the vestibule of ICC Sunday, December 3, including fair trade coffee, chocolate and gifts. Any questions, contact Joy at the church office at 505.247.4271 or jdinaro@iccabq.org • Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Albuquerque: Fair Trade sales Sunday, November 19 after all Masses in Rosario Hall. Coffee, CRS SERVV items and more!

• Or you can shop on line by visiting the CRS/ SERVV Ethical Trade website and purchase items on line at http://ethicaltrade.crs.org/

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Here are five ways you can observe the World Day of the Poor: 1. Pray for the poor There are so many people who need our prayers. If you’re overwhelmed and not sure where to start, try praying with your newsfeed. As you see headlines about what’s happening around the world, pause and pray for the people affected by those stories.

2. Practice the Corporal Works of Mercy The Corporal Works of Mercy are drawn from Jesus’ life and teachings. They call us to: feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, shelter the homeless, visit the sick and imprisoned, bury the dead and give alms to the poor. Pope Francis added a new work of mercy: to care for God’s creation. The Corporal Works of Mercy offer a clear model and starting point for how to care for our neighbors in need.

3. Make caring for the poor part of your routine Do you buy coffee, chocolate or Christmas gifts? One way to support low-income workers around the world is by buying things you use on a regular basis from organizations that pay a fair wage. If you drink coffee or tea, look for a fair trade label, which means that the farmers who harvest the coffee or tea are paid fairly and work in safe conditions. As you begin your Christmas shopping, consider buying gifts from around the world that are produced and traded ethically.

4. Learn about the causes of poverty and work to change them.

There are many reasons why people around the world are trapped in poverty: lack of jobs, war and climate change that affects what farmers can grow are only a few examples. We can raise our voices together to ask our government to support policies that help address these causes of poverty.

5. Support the Church’s Outreach to the Poor One way to care for the poor in the US is by supporting the U.S. Bishop’s anti-poverty effort, Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). On the weekend before Thanksgiving, the same day as the World Day for the Poor, Diocese around the country hold the annual CCHD collection, and we need you contribute! The collection is the only annual opportunity to raise essential funds to support the work of over 200 anti-poverty organizations around the country. See http://www.usccb.org/about/catholic-campaign-forhuman-development/index.cfm for more information.

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On September 27, 2017, Pope Francis launched a two-year worldwide campaign in support of migrants and refugees.

In the U.S., the campaign is being implemented

by USCCB, CRS and Catholic Charities USA. Catholics around the world can join the launch to generate widespread media attention to the Church’s support and commitment to Share the Journey of migrants and refugees. On social media, use #ShareJourney and #ComparteElCamino.

Youth can participate in the 2017-18 CCHD Creating on the Margins contest themed “Share the Journey of Young Migrants and Refugees”.

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Archbishop John C. Wester and some of his staff gather for a “flash mob” photo to launch #ShareJourney.

The Catholic Perspective on Drones Drones are proliferating and changing the nature of warfare as they are used in targeted killings. Who are the targets?

How are they selected? What about due process? Would we stand for drones being used against us? The history, use, and morality of drone warfare are discussed by leading Catholic voices in videos by the Interfaith Network on Drone Warfare. Accompanying study guides are also available, as well as supplementary materials on the Catholic perspective on drone warfare. For more information, contact 505.831.8167

Save The Date: African American Catholic Community MLK Mass January 14, 2017 Please join the Archdiocese of Santa Fe African American Catholic Community for Mass on January 14, 12 noon at St. Joseph on the Rio Grande Catholic Church, 5901 St. Joseph’s Dr. NW, Albuquerque. For more information please call 505.836.3627 or 505.831.8167

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St. Pius X High School Trains Catholic Engineers

By Melissa Sais, Communications, St. Pius X High School, Albuquerque When engineering teacher and former mechanical engineer Larry Sanchez began to formulate the engineering program at St. Pius X High School, he knew the engineering design process would be the central component. He also knew he wanted to give that standard process used by all engineers a unique Catholic twist.

“Every engineer follows this process,” Sanchez says. “We are born as inductive thinkers.

The engineering design process makes us into deductive thinkers. I knew I was going to teach the kids this process, but I thought, ‘We’re Catholic. We need to make a St. Pius X High School Engineering Design Process.’”

The process guides engineers to take a series of five steps when solving a problem. Stated simply they are ask, imagine, plan, create, and improve. In Sanchez’s St. Pius X High School Engineering Design Process, since Latin is taught at St. Pius X, he gave the steps Latin names: scisco, concipio, consilium, contruo and amplio. He also added a Catholic teaching to each step, starting with the Annunciation when the Blessed Virgin Mary asked the question, “But how can this come about, since I have no knowledge of man?” The imagine step is tied to the Transfiguration, in which the past, present and future are all represented in real time. Plan is signified by giving the keys of the kingdom to Peter, which led to sacred tradition and sacred scripture, a plan for salvation. Create is equated to God’s creation of life. And improve is tied to

frequent confession and the Holy Eucharist, which allow us to restore our relationship with God in part by reflecting how we could have done better.

In just its second year in existence, the SPX engineering program has used grants and donations to assemble a $100,000 engineering lab modeled on a sister lab at Stanford University.

Students flocking to the class use hands-on design-and-build assignments to learn welding and smelting and to operate mini lathes, a laser cutter, a vertical milling machine and a 3D printer. They are even achieving basic certification in SolidWorks, the computer-aided engineering design software used by universities and professional engineers. The Engineering 1 students are assigned projects to each of these six technologies throughout the year.

The program has grown since its inception last year to include 36 students (including 12 freshmen) in three Engineering 1 courses, and 16 students in two Engineering 2 courses. Engineering 3 and 4 will be added over the next two years.

This year’s students will compete in multiple engineering challenges in New Mexico and Colorado. The final project for Engineering 1 will be to use all the tools in the lab to build an interlocking mechanical device designed by a different Engineering 1 team. Engineering 2 students will design and build drones from scratch and have an air war with them over the football field. Plans for Engineering 3 and 4 include designing and constructing solar panels and concrete canoes.

Holy Ghost’s Blue Ribbon Event In October, Holy Ghost Catholic School hosted the annual parish and school reunion at the Albuquerque Bio Park’s Shark Reef Cafe. They were deeply honored to have many of their alumni in attendance as well as teachers, staff, families and parish administrator, Fr. Thomas. Thank you all who support the event and for continuous ​support for Catholic education. ​

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St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Understands the Importance of the Rosary

By KellyJo Haddad, St. Thomas Aquinas Parent Club Member at Large At Our Lady of the Rosary’s request 100 years ago at the Cova da Iria in Fatima, the children of St. Thomas Aquinas School prayed the rosary for peace, and prayed it well. With the exposed Blessed Sacrament on the altar, each class came in to the chapel and listened to the words that Our Blessed Mother told to the three shepherd children about the importance and power of the rosary. All together, they then prayed the World Mission Rosary. Each decade of the Sorrowful Mysteries was dedicated for peace in their own families and all families of Africa, the Americas, Europe, Oceania and Asia. The dedications included prayers for the increase in the virtue of hope, in the love for God and one another, in the virtue of purity, in holiness and love for the Immaculate Heart of Mary. After the rosary, the children were able to sit for a short while in adoration of the Real Presence before returning to class.

Deacon David Little lead Benediction singing the Tantum Ergo and blessed everyone with the Eucharist before the reposition of the Blessed Sacrament and the acclamation of the Divine Praises.

Our children were truly blessed to concelebrate the 100th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima and Worldwide Children’s Eucharistic Prayer day with children all over the world in this reverent and beautiful way.

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Lobo Motorsports Formula Society of Automotive Engineers Visits Our Lady of Fatima

By Paula Domino DeHaas, Our Lady of Fatima School, Albuquerque Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School alumna, Mary Carpenter, brought the Lobo Motorsports Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE) racecar to school to show students how much fun you can have studying engineering. Mary graduated from St. Pius X High School, is currently a senior at UNM in the electrical engineering department and a member of this elite design team which competes with other universities nationally and internationally since 1997.

Starting in second semester junior year, students from the various engineering disciplines spend three semesters designing and building a smaller version of a Formula-1 racecar. According to their website, the program provides a “for credit alternative to a senior design project.”

They start with a computer designed prototype which then goes into production by a team run like a small business.

They have a program manager, a systems engineer, and team leaders which oversee every component of the production including the chassis, drive train, steering, engine, and all the rest. The racecar reaches speeds between 60 and 70 mph and is driven by students who have to pass agility tests which include being able to exit the car within 30 seconds.

Fatima students from grades prek-8 followed up Ms. Carpenter’s presentation with a design competition of their own in the gym. Working in teams of two and three, for the next couple hours they used recycled materials to make their own versions of a Formula racecar.

Announcing the 2017 Archdiocese of Santa Fe Catholic Youth of the Year

By Bernadette Jaramillo, Director of Youth and Young Adults Miss Ibarra has been actively involved in youth ministry for over three years and music ministry for over two years.

She is a loving, caring, faith-filled peer leader.

Sofia makes the time to support her youth ministry team.

She is always ready to serve those in need and to help with parish events.

She has attended the Archdiocesan Catholic Christian Leadership Institute & Search for Christian Maturity Retreat, deanery retreats and parish retreats. She has also been involved in liturgical services and service projects.

Sofia is a hard working young person who is dedicated to her Catholic community.

Mr. Ortiz has been actively involved in faith formation and youth ministry throughout his elementary and high school years.

He has served in several parish, deanery and diocesan retreats, Archdiocesan Christian Leadership Institute, Evangelization Conference and the Middle and High School Youth Conferences. In addition, several parish liturgical services and service projects.

Joshua always makes the time to support the youth ministry team. Even with his busy school schedule, he is willing to help with parish activities, to serve those in need, and support our youth ministry events.

Pictured here with Archbishop John C. Wester and Mrs. Bernadette Jaramillo are Joshua Ortiz and Sofia Ibarra, peer leaders of Our Lady of Guadalupe youth ministry

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Marriage Enrichment Program: Good and Noble People Ralph and Ruth Johnson

By The Marriage Enrichment Board Many of us have been blessed with good, faithful, and God-fearing parents who modeled lifelong marriages that reveled in the good times and endured the bad times until death did they part. Many of us have friends who are also long and faithfully married, however we all have two friends whose example of a good and faithful, Catholic marriage rivals our parents.

Some of our parents are still alive and some are long deceased, however we and many other married couples are blessed to have two friends who are 60+ years married, and have become for us all good and faithful mentors. These two have been true champions of good and lifelong Catholic Marriage. Over 42 years ago they began a marriage ministry with six other couples that developed into a weekend of enrichment that provided a venue for married couples to listen to the testimonies of other married couples who discussed the many heart-felt and extraordinary experiences that they share in their marriages.

It is a ministry that has touched the lives of countless couples in New Mexico, California, Colorado, Texas, Idaho, Utah, and Ciudad Juarez,

Mexico. It is a ministry that has long endured because these two good people invested much time, money, hard work, and prayer for its great success.

Their extraordinary effort has been blessed by the many marriages saved and enriched. They care for all married couples as if they were their own children..

Countless number of couples have been blessed by the Marriage Enrichment Program which started in 1974 by six Catholic couples and has persevered these many years because of these two good people. Twenty-six thousand couples have participated since ministry inception in over 122 parishes and congregations.

We are eternally grateful to them. These two people are Ralph and Ruth Johnson, who are truly good and noble people.

Proverbs 4:11 (Paraphrased) “They have educated us in the ways of wisdom, They have guided us along the path of honesty.”

This past summer, Ralph and Ruth Johnson stepped down from being active board members of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Marriage Enrichment Board. They have promised to be available for support and encouragement for the Marriage Enrichment Program Ministry.

St. Norbert College Master of Theological Studies Program in New Mexico

Over twenty years ago, St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin and the Ecumenical Institute for Ministry, founded through the New Mexico Conference of Churches, collaborated to provide graduate theological education to our state. Since that time, over forty men and women have earned a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies. Five students are currently preparing to write their theses and complete the program and several others are involved in course work. These graduates and students serve the Archdiocese and other faith communities in a number of ministries: as priests, permanent deacons and chaplains, as pastoral associates, parochial school teachers and religious educators, as Archdiocesan department directors, and as informed and articulate lay leaders in their parishes. A graduate of the New Mexico MTS program was recently elected the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania.

Most of our students complete the six required core courses, five electives, integrative colloquium and a thesis, written on a topic of their choice, and receive their graduate degree. Some focus only on the required courses and are awarded a certificate of theological competency. Others participate as nondegree students or as auditors of a specific course.

Currently seventeen highly qualified men and women serve as NM MTS faculty members, and a couple times a year a visiting professor from St.Norbert College’s Wisconsin campus teaches all or part of a course. Classes are lively, interactive, and encouraging of the kind of reflection that leads to deeper understanding, commitment and ministerial competence. They are held at Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey, which provides a tranquil desert setting on Albuquerque’s West Mesa and also gives easy access to The Norbertine Library with its collection of over 14,000 books.

Courses planned for early 2018 include The Gospel of Mark, taught by Dr. Megan McKenna in January, Scripture and Biblical Interpretation, taught by Dr. Judith Todd and Dr. Jason Rodarte in February and March, and Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue, taught as an online course by Dr. Howard Ebert in April and May. For more information about the St. Norbert College Master of Theological Studies Program in New Mexico, please call the MTS Office at 505-873-4399 X229, contact us locally at christina.spahn@snc.edu or visit the MTS website at www.snc.edu.

Christina Spahn, O. Praem. Obl., is the Associate Director of the St. Norbert College MTS Program in New Mexico.

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Strengthen Your Marriage, Build a Stronger Family with Encounter Weekend December 2 - 3

By Erica Asmus-Otero, Marriage Encounter Married couples know the importance of devoting time to one another, but finding time to do that is the challenge. Especially among couples with young children, scheduling a “date night” can feel indulgent with so many other obligations and commitments to meet.

Yet, the foundation of any family is the marital covenant that was established between husband and wife. So, isn’t it essential to make sure that foundation is strong and healthy, in order to meet the needs of the rest of the family? Just as individuals, we need to take care of ourselves in order to be healthy enough to care for others; likewise, we also need to nourish our marriages to ultimately benefit our families.

The Marriage Encounter ministry has helped couples strengthen that marital foundation for over 50 years in New Mexico and throughout the country. Couples come for a variety of reasons but all leave with the same renewed sense of love and commitment they had when they were first married.

Marriage Encounter is the most important weekend getaway you’ll ever have together. Strengthen your marriage at the next Marriage Encounter weekend December 2 - 3 in Albuquerque. The weekend is $200 per couple ($100 nonrefundable deposit plus $100 for the two day weekend). The weekend includes lodging, meals and communication tools you’ll use the rest of your lives.

Contact Vivian for more information or to RSVP at 505.315.1970 or vivnava@ yahoo.com or Facebook/ ABQSFMarriageEncounter/

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Aragon, Melendez Mr. Jerry Melendez and Miss Frances Aragon were joined in holy matrimony on September 2, 1967 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Springer, NM. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on September 2, 2017 at Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe del Valle de Pojoaque with Msgr. Jerome Martinez y Alire presiding. A reception and dance hosted by their children followed the Mass at the Hilton Buffalo Thunder Resort.

Jerry and Frances are active members of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe del Valle de Pojoaque parish. They both serve as Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist. Jerry was a member of the first group of parishioners to serve as Extraordinary Ministers in the Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe del Valle de Pojoaque parish and Frances joined in 1999. They both taught confirmation classes, and were members of the organizing committee for the parish Awaking Faith program.

Jerry was elected and served on the parish council when it was active and Frances taught First Communion classes and summer Bible school. After retiring from the Pojoaque Valley Schools, Frances taught 2nd and 3rd grades at Holy Cross in Santa Cruz, NM. Jerry and Frances have been blessed with three daughters: Lorraine (husband Victor), Karla (husband Gary), and Darlene (husband Paul). They have also been blessed with eight grandchildren: Krystal, Karina, Jack, Gary, Austin, Madeleine, Ethan, and Siena.

Benavidez Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert and Jean Benavidez were married on November 25, 1967 at St. Anne Church in Albuquerque. They will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a Mass, dinner and a family trip at a later date. The Benavidez’s are blessed to own and still work at their business Quality Screen Print Corporation for 41 years along with their children: son Ruben and daughter ReNay. The Benavidez have three children: daughter ReGina Gutierrez and husband Albert, their three sons Ryan, Brad and Luke. Son Ruben and wife Katie their daughters Madison and Isabella. Daughter ReNay Meyer and Duane their son Dylan and daughter Megan. They are members of Holy Rosary Parish for 49 years where Gilbert is an usher and Jean a 46- year member of the Altar and Rosary Society.

Dominguez, Roybal Mr. Gilbert V. Roybal and Miss Rita Dominguez met at a dance. They dated for one year after Gilbert returned from four years of service in the United States Marine Corps. They were married on November 11, 1967 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Bernalillo, N.M. They have four children, Celeste and husband John, Gabriel and wife Raquel, Christopher and wife Kara, Regina and husband Glen. They have eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Gilbert retired from the Albuquerque Fire Department and Rita retired from Albuquerque Public Schools, while at the same time raising a family. They presently belong to Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Albuquerque. Gilbert currently volunteers at the VA Hospital and is an usher at the church. Rita is a member of the Bereavement Committee and Senior group and Hermana de Nuestro Padre Jesus. Their children may be grown, but they still encourage and teach them to keep God in the center of their families. The family that prays together, stays together.

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Medina, Rael Mr. Antonio Benito (Ben) Rael and Evangeline Medina Rael are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary. They exchanged vows at St. Anthony Church in Questa, NM on November 6, 1947.

They were blessed with six children: Antonio Ben Jr. (Rose), Lillian, James (deceased), Daniel (Pat), Ann and Joseph, 10 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.

The Raels are active members of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Taos, NM. Ben is a member of the Holy Name Society and was active with the Peregrinos, having made the 100 mile pilgrimage to Chimayo numerous times. Evangeline was a member of the church choir for 23 years. They served as mayordomos three times and were instrumental in rebuilding the new Our Lady of Guadalupe Church after the old one burned down in 1967.

Ben is a WWII Navy Veteran and a car mechanic who built a successful service and repair business with the Exxon Service Station in Taos from 1962 to 1977.

Evangeline raised the family and helped run the family business.

The Rael family is proud to recognize this remarkable 70 year commitment to marriage and they serve as prime examples of love, faith, and devotion to each other.

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Canonization Process Update Servant of God, Sister Blandina Segale S.C.

By Mr. Allen Sanchez, Petitioner for the Cause, President & CEO, CHI St. Joseph’s Children Someone asked me, “What does a Cause for Beatification and Canonization look like?” In the easiest terms, it is like convening a Grand Jury to review evidence but, rather than finding guilt, they search for evidence of Heroic Virtue.

The first phase of Canonization is complete in the Cause of the Servant of God, Sister Blandina Segale. In this phase, evidence was gathered by a team called an Inquiry Board.

The Cause is now in the second phase, called the Roman Phase. There is a very good chance that the Servant of God will soon be venerated.

Declaration of Veneration is the official recognition by the Holy Father that the person being recognized lived a Heroic life. Today, Sister Blandina has the title of Servant of God and the title must be used when referring to her.

God gives all of us an inner drive to find love, truth, peace and joy. The Servant of God was gifted with the ability to help people find in themselves this love of God. She had a way

of helping wayward children find their way back to their mother and, in a special way, back to our Blessed Mother.

The life of the church is on earth and in heaven and this communion is demonstrated in the church’s encouragement to pray to those who have received the title Servant of God. Sister Blandina, the Servant of God, kept the people of the Southwest close to her heart and we should feel we can pray to her for intersession to Jesus.

As the possibility of Veneration approaches, the process is undertaking the inquiries of miracles. These inquiries are conducted in secrecy while those praying to her share moving stories.

In promoting her Cause, CHI St. Joseph’s Children, which serves as the Petitioner of the Cause, offers lectures on the life of the Servant of God Sister Blandina Segale, S.C, and on the Canonization process. Any Parish or organization can request a presentation by calling CHI St. Joseph’s Children at 505-9248005. The Servant of God’s book, “At the End of the Santa Fe Trail”, can be purchased at the San Felipe bookstore in Old Town, Albuquerque.

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Less Helping, More Serving Dr. Tim Muldoon Over the past three months, our hearts have been broken and challenged to stretch wide to serve the many people affected by disasters.

In late August Hurricane Harvey hit Texas and Louisiana, killing at least 82 people and causing $75 billion in damages.

In early September Hurricane Irma caused catastrophic damage in the Caribbean — including the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Cuba — before heading toward Florida and inflicting more damage there. At least 44 people in the Caribbean and 61 people in the United States were killed.

When Bishop Herbert Bevard of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands managed to make a call to Catholic Extension, he described the island as “bombed out” as a consequence of the storm.

Next, Hurricane Maria lashed Dominica and Puerto Rico, killing at least 15 people and 48 people, respectively.

When they can get cellular service, diocesan contacts in Puerto Rico report that electricity will be out for months, and that people everywhere on the island are clamoring for necessities—food and water, medicine and sanitation supplies—all the while working to reduce the spread of water-borne diseases and other threats to public health. The Church is the first place many go in the face of emergency, and Catholic Extension’s emergency $350,000 grant has helped the six dioceses there to provide necessities.

Meanwhile, our neighbors in Mexico experienced earthquakes in September and October that have killed hundreds; and in California, wild fires have claimed the lives of at least 42 people and have destroyed some 8,400 structures—the worst fires in California history.

While the news has been grim, I have been struck by the number of stories of simple heroism that have emerged from these disasters.

I think of the many people who donated their fishing boats to help with rescue efforts in Texas, or the numbers of teens in Mexico who left school in order to ride their bikes to deliver food, water, and medicine to neighbors affected by the earthquakes. These and many other stories of generosity have shone slivers of light in otherwise dark times. The human heart is vast, and its depth often shows most clearly in situations of great need.

Yet here we are now, weeks removed from these disasters. We who live in areas untouched by them are challenged to consider how to remain in solidarity with the many whose lives have been affected. What does it mean to love in the face of such hardship? I suggest that it begins by moving from an attitude of helping to an attitude of service.

The desire to help is a natural response to seeing another’s pain. It is surely rooted in a good heart open to others: It springs into action, desiring to put boots on the ground and gifts in the hands of those who need them. We saw many examples of the desire to help in the wake of the disasters. Yet the desire to help, while good, is too often entwined with self-interest. We want to be heroes; we want to step in and save the day; we want to have spotlights shone on our efforts and stories written about the lengths we’ve traveled to lend a hand.

The call to service is different. Long after those who help have gone home (and, to be fair, have gone on to help others when the need is great), those who serve are doing what they can to understand the long road to recovery. Those with a heart for service recognize their limitations, and do everything they can to listen carefully to those they serve. Helpers want to fix things, but sometimes their fixes cause problems, such as in the cases of those who showed up in flood-ravaged areas only to learn

that they had nowhere to sleep safely, putting a strain on already-stretched resources.

Servers want to discern carefully, move deliberately, and let those affected take the lead.

The call to service is a call to imitate Christ, who “came to serve, not to be served” (Mark 10:45)—that is, to enter into communion with the suffering of the world. Our call as Catholics is to extend God’s mercy towards those in need, to walk with them on the long road and understand that our happiness and theirs are inextricably entwined. This is what Catholic Extension has been doing for many decades in dioceses like the US Virgin Islands, the six dioceses of Puerto Rico, and Beaumont, Texas.

Solidarity, wrote St. John Paul II, is “is not a feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of so many people, both near and far.” It is rather a willingness to let my life change to serve those in need—because, he continues, “we are all really responsible for all” (Sollicitudo Rei Socialis 38). Our Church is a community of service in imitation of Jesus. Let our prayer, this week and always, be that the Lord will shape our hearts for service every time we come together in the celebration of the Eucharist.

Dr. Tim Muldoon is Catholic Extension’s Director of Mission Education.

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Holy Child Parish in Tijeras Consecrates to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

On October 13, 1917, during the last apparition of Our Lady of Fatima, the remarkable Miracle of the Sun was witnessed by over 70,000 people.

One hundred years later, during the early evening Mass of October 13, 2017, Fr. Mark Granito knelt before a statue of Our Lady of Fatima and consecrated himself and his Holy Child Parish to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

At that moment, many parishioners witnessed a spectacular heavenly sunset through the windows above the altar: the clouds turned a brilliant fire-y red. As the parishioners joined Fr. Granito to pray together the second part of the consecration, that heavenly scene segued into the loveliest color of rose and then to pink, strong yet very gentle. A breathtaking few moments that seemed as if Mary were saying “I accept your consecration to my Immaculate Heart.”

This most beautiful Mass resonated with the tenderness of Mary our Mother who brings us into the loving arms of her Son. Since January, Holy Child has been preparing for this very moment. Many parishioners over the months have made personal consecrations to Mary using Fr. Michael Gaitley’s 33 Days to Morning Glory.

The Mass and Consecration were followed by a catered dinner in honor of Mary Immaculate.

Here is the text of Fr. Granito’s powerful consecration prayer which included the prayer of the parishioners: Kneeling before the statue of Our Lady of Fatima, Fr. Granito began: O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth, and our tender

Mother, in accordance with your ardent wish made known at Fatima, I consecrate to your Immaculate Heart myself and this parish entrusted to my care.

I consecrate and commit to you all the members of this parish, beginning with the weakest: the unborn, the sick, the disabled, and the elderly.

I commit to you our families, our children, our young people, the single and the widowed.

I pray especially for dysfunctional, hurt and broken families; for those seeking meaning in life but failing to find it; for the unemployed, the lonely and the desperate.

I pray for those who are away from the parish and are distant from the Church.

Holy Mother, by your powerful intercession, obtain for us all the graces we need. Call down the Holy Spirit, your spouse, to heal and sustain us, to lead and conform us to the image of Christ your Son. The congregation then joined in: We, the parishioners of Holy Child Catholic Parish, renew and ratify today in your hands, O Immaculate Mother, the vows of our baptism. We renounce forever Satan, all his works and all his empty promises.

We give ourselves entirely to Jesus Christ, to be more faithful to Him than we have ever been before.

In the presence of all the heavenly hosts, we choose you this day for our Mother. We deliver and consecrate to you our bodies and souls, our goods both interior and exterior, and even the value of all our good actions, past, present and future that you will dispose of them as you know best, for the greater glory of God, in time and in eternity.

Amen.

Kelly J. Aldrich

By Shirley Mallot, Holy Child Ministry Coordinator

Adapted from St. Louis De Montfort’s Consecration

Rest in Peace Deacon Lorenzo Castillo Deacon Lorenzo Castillo passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2017. Deacon Castillo was ordained a deacon on June 7, 1981. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Deacon Lorenzo Castillo and for his family and friends.

Fr. Edmundo Rodriguez, SJ Fr. Edmundo Rodriguez, SJ, died Oct. 28, in Opelousas, La. He was 82 years old, a Jesuit for 64 years and a priest for 51 years.

He was born in El Paso, TX on February 18, 1953, to Edmundo Rodriguez and Ignacia Escajeda Rodriguez, who predeceased him. He is survived by his sisters, Sr. Elisa Rodriguez, Susana Marquez, Aurora Powell, Rebecca Ballon and Gloria Rodriguez and his brothers,

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Rest in Peace Guillermo Rodriguez and Jaime Rodriguez.

After graduating from Bowie High School in El Paso, he entered the Society of Jesus in 1953, at St. Charles College in Grand Coteau. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 7, 1966 at Holy Name of Jesus Church in New Orleans and pronounced final vows in El Paso on New Year’s Day 1978.

After his ordination in 1966, he served at Our Lady’s Youth Center in El Paso in its ministry with the poor. He helped start a program to support local high school graduates enrolled in college. Finding that street children from Juarez were sleeping in the dumpster behind the Center and on the roof of the parish rectory, he began working with other religious leaders to find ways to get food and shelter for them.

Daily, he walked the streets, visited people in the tenements and said Masses there.

After a year at St. Rita Parish in Dallas, he was named pastor and Jesuit superior at Immaculate Conception Parish in Albuquerque, N.M. (20002008).

In all he did, he was much beloved for his warmth, kindness, keen intelligence and sense of humor. He always had a joke, often corny, and frequently enlivened meetings with his guitar and humorous songs.

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Rev. Msgr. Sipio Amadeo Salas Rev. Msgr.

Sipio Amadeo Salas went home to His Lord on Monday, October 16, 2017.

Fr. Skip, as he was affectionately known, was born in Anton Chico, NM to Frederico Salas and Fidela Sanchez on All Saints Day, November 1, 1925.

He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe on June 3, 1950. He was a “priest’s priest”, who loved, supported, mentored, taught and trained many of the priests of the archdiocese. The Super Bowl parties he hosted annually for the priests were infamous.

Msgr. Salas lovingly and faithfully served in the parishes of St. Therese of the Little Flower in Albuquerque, St. Joseph in Raton, Sacred Heart in Nambe, St Francis

Xavier in Albuquerque, Immaculate Conception in Las Vegas, Our Lady of Fatima in Albuquerque, and retired from Our Lady of Guadalupe in Peralta. He also was a professor at Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Santa Fe and served on numerous boards and councils in service of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and the local communities he served in.

He is survived by his sister, Dulcinea Soria of Bolivia; brothers, Jose Salas and wife Dolly of Villanueva, NM, Herbie Maez and wife Rosalie of Colorado; 15 nieces and nephews and many great nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents and his brothers, Fred Salas, Rolando Salas and Floyd Chavez.

The family wishes to thank Joann Trujillo, Jennifer Cantrell and Herb and Barb Pluemmer for their many years of love and friendship, along with the many other souls who loved him. We are blessed and eternally grateful for the loving care provided

by Naomi and Amber Jojola and the staff at The Garland House.

Christmas Eve Luminaria Remembrance Program With the holiday season quickly approaching, we take time to reflect and remember our dear loved ones who have passed away. The Catholic Cemetery Association is once again honoring the dearly departed with our Christmas Eve Luminaria Remembrance Program.

We invite you to come into any of our cemeteries and pick up a luminaria bag. Take it home and personalize it with a name, photo, message or drawing in memory of your loved one. Return the bag to the respective cemetery by December 15th. We will provide the sand and the candle, and on Christmas Eve we will place the personalized luminarias along the cemetery roads and walkways.

For more information, please contact one of our cemetery offices or visit our website.

Wishing you and your family a Blessed Advent and Christmas Season

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TV MASS SCHEDULE The Catholic Center St. Joseph/St. Francis Chapel Over the air television Sunday at 6:30 a.m. on KRQE TV-13-2, KBIM TV-10-2, KREZ TV-6-2 and KASYMy50TV Cable or satellite providers on KRQE TV-13, KBIM TV-10, KREZ TV-6, FOX 2 American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreted TV Mass donations may be sent online to www.archdiosf.org or mailed to: Vicar General’s Office/TV Mass 4000 St. Joseph’s Pl. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 Check out Sunday and daily readings at www.usccb.org

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NOVEMBER 9-16 USCCB General Meeting, Baltimore, MD 17 Fri 12:00pm Archbishop’s Hour, Catholic Radio

11:30am Retired priests’ luncheon, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 18 Sat 10:00 am Stational and MC Training for Deacons DECEMBER 1 Fri 10:00am Invocation, Basic Cadet Graduation Class,

NM Corrections Department, Santa Fe

1:00pm Islamic Services, Islamic Center 2 Sat 6:00pm Villa Therese Fund Raiser, La Fonda Hotel, Santa Fe 3 Sun 10:00am Mass, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi 4 Mon 10:00am New Mexico Conference of Churches Retreat,

Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey

6:30pm Panel Discussion on Clergy Abuse,

San Felipe de Neri Catholic School Gym 7 Thurs 12 noon Blue Mass, St. Jude Thaddeus Parish, Albuquerque

Thurs 6:00pm Serra Club Advent Dinner 8 Fri 8:45am Mass for students and visitors, St. Pius X High School Gym

6:00pm Priesthood ordination of Edgardo Diaz, OFM, Holy Family 9 Sat 10:00am EOHSJ Annual Retreat 10 Sun 10:30am Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass and Procession,

St. Francis Xavier, Albuquerque

2:30pm Native American Advent Celebration, Sandia Room 12 Tues 7:00pm 200th Anniversary Mass, Nuestra

Señora de Guadalupe Mission Church, Velarde 13 Weds 12 noon Catholic Radio 14 Thurs 6:30pm Panel Discussion on Clergy Abuse, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Taos

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Sunday, October 15, 2017 was a glorious day of thanksgiving as the faithful and leadership of Santa Ana Pueblo joined Archbishop John C. Wester, Reverend Larry Bernard, O.F.M. and Church officials for the dedication of their new St. Anthony Mission Church. New Mexico’s celebrated blending of traditions, both native and ecclesiastical shone through at their finest. Following their Santa Ana Pueblo tradition, men on horseback greeted the Archbishop at the entrance to the Pueblo at Highway 313 and led a grand procession to the new mission church. The women of the Pueblo laid their shawls on the walkway to the church doors to honor the presence of Christ in the entrance of the Archbishop.