St. Louis Review Online

July 11, 2008

in brief

Welcome back

Greg Rohde has returned to service in the Archdiocese of St. Louis as director of parish social ministry for Catholic Charities of St. Louis. Rohde had been director of lay ministry for the Diocese of Belleville, Ill., since 2003. Before that he was director of the archdiocesan Offices of Young Adult Ministry and Youth Ministry. Rohde has been a member of St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in South St. Louis since 1987. In 2007 he earned the National Tribute Award from the National Association for Lay Ministry, given annually to one person throughout the country for demonstrating a longterm commitment to the development of lay ministry.

Good Scout

Michael Kohne of Boy Scout Troop 419 in Arnold has earned the rank of Eagle Scout by building a retaining wall around an outdoor classroom at Holy Child School in Arnold and making improvements on the garden. Michael, who was assisted by fellow Scouts and school mates, is the son of Kevin and Mary Kohne of St. David Parish in Arnold. A 2008 graduate of St. Pius X High School in Festus, Michael received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and began Cadet Basic Training there on June 30.

Great Preacher

Aquinas Institute of Theology is accepting nominations for its Great Preacher Award, which recognizes inspiring preaching that has made the Catholic community stronger. Send a brief letter describing the qualities of your nominee to Aquinas Institute of Theology, Communications Office, 23 S. Spring Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108, or e-mail barbarak@ai.edu.

Successful operation

Operation Rice Bowl, the national Catholic Relief Services collection taken up during Lent, raised $74,468 in the St. Louis Archdiocese. Of that, 75 percent will be sent to Catholic Relief Services, and 25 percent, or $18,000, will remain in the archdiocese to help people in need locally. The 2008 collection raised more than $18,000 over last year’s Rice Bowl collection in the St. Louis Archdiocese.

New faces

The archdiocesan Catholic Education Office has two new members. Robert Oliveri is the new associate superintendent for secondary education. Oliveri, a former assistant superintendent for the Ladue School District, replaces Father Mitchell Doyen, recently appointed president of St. Mary’s High School, the archdiocesan high school for boys in South St. Louis. Ken Lederle, former teacher of vocal and instrumental music at Bishop DuBourg High School in South St. Louis, is the new archdiocesan director of fine arts. He replaces Sister Pat Giljum, who retired from the position after 33 years to serve on the provincial leadership team of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.

Ignatian spirituality

The National Ignatian Spirituality Conference will be held Thursday-Sunday, July 24-27, at St. Louis University in Midtown St. Louis. The theme of the event is "Ignatian Passion: The Challenge of the Cross in the 21st Century." More than 500 people are expected to attend. The conference will include 30 workshops, including keynote presentations on "Christ’s Passion in the Spiritual Exercises." Cost is $240; call St. Louis University at (314) 977-7065 or go to www.slu.edu/conferences/isc/.

Dignity of Women

More than 100 people turned out for the June 28 Day of Recollection on the Dignity of Women presented by Women for Faith and Family at the Cardinal Rigali Center in Shrewsbury. Bishop Robert Hermann conducted the event, which included talks, Mass and other liturgies. The main events of the day of recollection were recorded and are available on a set of three CDs. Cost of the set is $20, plus $3.50 shipping. Call (636) 244-0089 or write St. Joseph Radio, 3895 Cambridge Crossing Drive, St. Charles, MO 63304. For information on Women for Faith and Family, go to www.wf-f.org.

Well done

St. Patrick’s Irish Open, held May 31-June 2, raised more than $750,000 for St. Patrick Center, the Catholic Charities agency that fights homelessness. Our Little Hoedown, the recent benefit for Our Little Haven, raised $95,000 to help abused, neglected, drug exposed and special needs children.

Novena to St. Ann

The annual novena to St. Ann will be held from Friday, July 18, through Saturday, July 26, at Visitation/St. Ann Shrine, 4515 Evans Ave. in North St. Louis. Daily Masses will be at 6:30 and 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. On Sunday, July 20, Mass will be celebrated only at 9:30 a.m. Call (314) 775-8811 for information.

Trivia night

The annual trivia night to benefit Cardinal Glennon College Seminary will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2. This year the event will be at a new location — the Cardinal Rigali Center, 20 Archbishop May Drive in Shrewsbury. Cost is $120 for a table of eight. Call (314) 792-6324 or e-mail trivianight@kenrick.edu.

Congratulations

Ashley Politte of Good Shepherd School in Hillsboro won the regional Knights of Columbus essay contest. Her essay, "Qualities I Look for in a Friend," has been sent on to the state competition.

Rachel Weich, a student at Barat Academy in Dardenne Prairie, was selected to attend the summer development camp for the U.S. National Hockey Team in Rochester, N.Y. Rachel was part of the Barat ice hockey team that went 22-0-1 in the 2007-2008 school year, Barat’s first year.

Car raffle

A 2006 Pontiac Solstice convertible will be raffled off to benefit Queen of Peace Center, a Catholic Charities agency that provide behavioral health care to addicted women and their children. Tickets are $50 each and only 500 tickets will be sold. The drawing will be held during the Queen of Peace Center golf tournament on Monday, July 21, at Norwood Hills Country Club. Winner need not be present at drawing. For tickets or information, call (314) 531-0511, ext. 108 or ext. 180.

Journeying home

Catholic evangelist Richard Lane, founder of Qorban Ministries in St. Louis and a member of St. Alphonsus Liguori "Rock Church" Parish, will be a guest on EWTN’s "The Journey Home" with Marcus Grodi, airing Monday July 28, at 7 p.m. "The Journey Home" profiles converts to the Catholic faith. Lane coordinated the Catholic Men’s Conference in St. Louis in March.

Coffee, discussion ready

Father Jeff Maassen, pastor of St. Angela Merici Parish in Florissant, will discuss prayer at the monthly Young Adults Coffee House in Msgr. Schneider Church Hall at St. Monica Parish, I-270 at Olive Boulevard, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, July 18. A freewill offering is welcome. The event is sponsored by St. Monica’s Young Adult Ministry. For more information, contact stmonicasyoungadults@yahoo.com or call (314) 352-0450.

G.K. at dinner

Television personality and author Dale Ahlquist will be the featured speaker at the Sunday, Aug. 10, meeting of the Credo of the Catholic Laity. The dinner meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 7750 Carondelet Blvd., Clayton. Ahlquist will discuss the 100th anniversary of the publication of the book "Orthodoxy," by G.K. Chesterton, a Catholic author whom Ahlquist discusses often on the EWTN global Catholic TV network. Dinner cost is $25 per person; for reservations, due Wednesday, Aug. 6, call Howard Brandt at (314) 894-6003 or e-mail he brandt@att.net.

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