Thomas Becket. St. AUGUST 2, 2015 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. PARISH PHONE NUMBER (847) PARISH

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1 St. AUGUST 2, 2015 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Thomas Becket A Catholic Parish Community MASS TIMES Saturday: 4:30pm Sunday: 9:00am & 12:30pm 7:30am & 10:45am Polish Holy Days: 9:00am English 6:30pm Bilingual & 8:00pm Polish Weekdays: 9:00am Mass: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday Friday 7:00pm Mass in Polish PARISH PHONE NUMBER (847) PARISH stthomasbecket@stbmp.org PARISH STAFF Pastor: Rev. Chris Kulig ckulig@stbmp.org Pastor Emeritus: Rev. John Roller Deacon Couple: Tony and Doreen Jannotta: (847) jannotta@comcast.net Administrative Assistant: Krystyna Maciorowski kmaciorowski@stbmp.org Parish Secretary / Bulletin Editor: Liz Mika: emika@stbmp.org Business Director: Patrick Reynolds: preynolds@stbmp.org Religious Education & Formation: Renata Sosin: (847) rsosin@stbmp.org Director of Worship: Kraig Zeronik: (847) kzeronik@stbmp.org 1321 Burning Bush Lane Mt. Prospect, IL

2 Fr. Chris Kulig began serving as an Associate Pastor here at St Thomas Becket on July 1, This is his second assignment since his ordination on May 19, Fr. Chris was born and raised in the small rural village of Zegiestow in the south of Poland. His parents, two brothers and three sisters all live in Poland. Fr. Chris started his journey to the priesthood in Poland at the Seminary of Tarnow where he spent four years. He came to USA on August 2, He spent one year at the Bishop Abramowicz Preparatory Seminary, while he learned English at the University of Illinois at Chicago. During that time he was a seminarian who helped at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Chicago. In 2004 he moved to continue his theological studies at Mundelein Seminary. Right after his ordination he was assigned as an Associate Pastor at St. James Parish in Arlington Heights. Please pray for Fr. Chris at the beginning of this journey with us here so we might love and bring God closer to each other. Ks. Krzysztof Kulig rozpoczął swoją pracę jako wikariusz w naszej parafii 1-go lipca 2012 roku. Urodził się w Polsce w małej górskiej miejscowości Żegiestów, niedaleko Krynicy Górskiej. Po czterech latach bycia seminarzystą w Tarnowie podjął decyzję aby przylecieć do Stanów Zjednoczonych. Po przylocie, 2-go sierpnia 2003roku, studiował język angielski na Uniwersytecie w Chicago (UIC), będąc jednocześnie seminarzystą w Seminarium Biskupa Abramowicza. Po rocznej i intensywnej nauce języka angielskiego rozpoczą studia teologicznye w Seminarium w Mundelein. Został wyświęcony w Chicago, dnia 19-go maja 2007 z rąk Kardynała Franciszka George i został skierowany jako wikariusz do parafii Świętego Jakuba (Saint James) w Arlington Heights. Po pięciu latach pracy w St. James otrzymał parafię Świętego Tomasza Becketa jako następną placówkę posługi. Prosimy pamietać o Ks. Krzysztofie w swoich modlitwach. 2 l Welcome to St. Thomas Becket Catholic Community

3 St. Thomas Becket Parish Family cordially invites all parishioners to the Installation Mass of Fr. Chris Kulig as pastor of St. Thomas Becket parish Sunday, August 2, 2015 at 12:30 pm Bishop George Rassas will preside. Reception will follow the Mass. Parafia Św. Tomasza Becketa serdecznie zaprasza wszystkich parafian na Instalacje Ks. Krzysztofa Kulig jako proboszcza parafii Św. Tomasza Becketa niedziela, 2 sierpień Msza Św. o godz. 12:30pm po Mszy Św. poczęstunek. We welcome Most Reverend Bishop George J. Rassas to our parish for the installation of Rev. Chris Kulig as our next pastor. We are very grateful for his presence and leadership. We welcome: Rev. Msgr. John Canary - retired Vicar General of Archdiocese of Chicago Rev. Edward Panek - Dean of Deneary 1F and former pastor of St. Thomas Becket Rev. Bill Zavaski - St. James Rev. Joji Thanagundla - St. James Rev. Chris Ciaston - St. Anne Rev. Robert Pajor - St. Benedict Rev. Przemyslaw Wojcik - Director of the Office for Catechesis and Youth Ministry Rev. Curt Lambert - St. Alphonsus The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth The Sisters of the Living Word We also welcome all invited guests, parishioners, and friends of Fr. Chris. We are very glad and grateful that you are here with us to witness this joyous occasion. Fr. Chris very special guest is his father, Adam Kulig, who flew in from Poland especially for this momentous occasion. HAPPY BIRTHDAY FR. CHRIS! (Monday, August 3) May your birthday be filled with the love of Heaven and Earth, and may God s goodness warm all your days. Wishing you a beautiful birthday! Wszystkiego najlepszego z okazji urodzin dla Ks. Krzysztofa. Życzymy dużo zdrowia, szczęścia i Bożego Błogosławieństwa. August 2, 2015 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time l 3

4 No Vacation From God Summer vacations are very special for majority of the kids. They do not have school or homework. They can go to sleep late and wake up even later! They can enjoy the warm weather and meet with friends. With all the fun activities and distractions, some of our kids stop nurturing their relationship with our all-loving God. Some of us do not find time for prayer or going to church. As parents, we are the first teachers of faith and we have a privilege of evangelizing our kids. There is no vacation from this responsibility. We can be very creative about teaching faith in summer and create faith-filled home. If you do not pray as family, you should try it this summer. You might have heard the saying that the families that pray together- stay together and family prayer do not have to be long. With smaller kids, the prayer should be short and simple. We can help our kids see the beauty of God s creation when we go outside and try to be thankful for all the gifts. By doing this we connect our experience of beauty with faith and we can teach kids to look at everything through the faith glasses as God s gift to us. We should try to eat dinner as family whenever possible. Scientists agree that kids who regularly eat with their family are happier and have better peer relations; they get better grades in school and have a lower rate of substance abuse and risk of suicide. Our Archdiocese website offers even more ideas for parents at FamilyMinistries. Finally, please do not forget to register your children for religious classes for the year. New classes are being formed right now. Please register as soon as possible. Registration packets are available at the rectory office and RE office. If you have any questions, please call Renata Sosin at or rsosin@stbmp.org. Nie ma wakacji od Boga Letnie wakacje są bardzo szczególne dla większości dzieci. Nie mają szkoły lub pracy domowej. Mogą późno iść spać i wstawać jeszcze później. Mogą cieszyć się ciepłą pogodą i spotykać przyjaciół. Z powodu wielu zajec i zabawy, niektóre z dzieci przestają pielęgnować ich związek z naszym kochającym Bogiem. Niektórym z nas trudno znaleźć czas na modlitwę i chodzenie do kościoła. Jako rodzice jesteśmy pierwszymi nauczycielami wiary i mamy przywilej ewangelizowania naszych dzieci. Nie ma urlopu od tej odpowiedzialności. Możemy być bardzo kreatywni jesli chodzi o nauczanie wiary w wakacje i stworzyć dom mocny wiarą. Jeśli nie modlicie się jako rodzina, to trzeba koniecznie spróbować tego lata. Może słyszeliście powiedzenie, że "Rodziny, które modlą się razem- trwają razem", a rodzinna modlitwa nie musi być długa. Jesli mamy małe dzieci, modlitwa powinna być krotka i prosta. Możemy pomóc naszym dzieciom zobaczyć piękno Bożego stworzenia, kiedy idziemy na zewnątrz i postarać się być wdzięcznymi za wszystkie Jego dary. Doświadczenie piękna otoczenia można połączyć z wiarą i nauczyć dzieci patrzeć na wszystko przez okulary wiary jak na dar Boga dla nas. Powinniśmy starać się jeść obiad jako rodzina w miarę możliwości. Naukowcy zgadzają się, że dzieci, które jedzą regularne rodzinne posiłki są szczęśliwsze i mają lepsze relacje z rówieśnikami, dostają lepsze oceny w szkole i mają niższy poziom nadużywania substancji i niższe ryzyko samobójstwa. Nasza archidiecezja oferuje więcej pomysłów dla rodziców w języku polskim na stronie internetowej FamiliesMinisties. Na końcu, proszę nie zapomnieć zarejestrować swoje dzieci na religie na rok Nowe klasy tworzone są teraz. Proszę zarejestrować się jak najszybciej. Formy rejestracyjne są dostępne na plebanii i w biurze RE. Jeśli macie Państwo jakiekolwiek pytania, proszę dzwonić do Renaty Sosin na lub rsosin@stbmp.org. 4 l Welcome to St. Thomas Becket Catholic Community

5 Dear St. Thomas Becket Parishioners, Thank you all so much for opening your Parish Hall for 2 weeks as the Youth Ministries from St. Emily and St. Thomas took over to run the Rummage Sale. This could not have been done without your support. Thank you to those who donated items, shopped during the sale and especially those who donated their time (teenagers and adults) to make this event a success! And a success it was. With the support of both parishes we raised just over $4,000 which will be shared between the two groups. I could not be happier with how things turned out. Thank you Fr. Chris for being so kind and giving us the support we needed to pull this event off. Blessings to each and every one of you. Drodzy Parafianie Parafi Św. Tomasza Becket, Dziękuję bardzo za udostępnienie sali parafialnej na okres 2-ch tygodni grupom młodzieżowym przy parafiach Św. Emilii i Św. Tomasza Becket, które wspólnie zorganizowały Rummage Sale. Akcja ta nie byłaby możliwa bez Waszej ofiarnej pomocy. Dziękuję wszystkim osobom za wsparcie przez ofiarowanie przedmiotów przeznaczonych na sprzedaż, jak również tym, którzy poświęcili swój czas (młodzież i dorośli) oraz tym, którzy wsparli tę akcję dokonując zakupów. Wasz wysiłek uczynił wyprzedaż sukcesem! I rzeczywiście sukces to wielki. Przy wsparciu obu parafii zdołaliśmy zebrać sumę w wysokości ponad $4,000, która zostanie podzielona pomiędzy obie grupy. Jestem ogromnie zadowolona z osiągniętych efektów. Serdecznie dziękuję ks. Krzysztofowi za życzliwość i wyrażenie zgody na zorganizowanie tej wyprzedaży. Niech Pan Was wszystkich szczodrze błogosławi. Annette Mika -Youth Minister at St. Emily Parish Adult Confirmation Preparation Late Summer/Fall 2015 St. Cecilia Parish All sessions meet from 2:15 to 4:00 PM on Saturdays in the Bernardin Room of the Church. First session starts on August 15th. Confirmation will be on Friday, October 23, 2015 at 7 pm. United States Catholic Catechism for Adults (USCCA) and New American Bible are both provided as part of Registration Fee. To Register or for more information, contact Mary Catherine Meek: mcmeek@stceciliamtprospect.org or Renata Sosin at: rsosin@stbmp.org. Przygotowanie Dorosłych do Sakramentu Bierzmowania Późne lato / jesień 2015 Parafia Św. Cecilii Wszystkie sesje w jezyku angielskim będą od 2:15 do 4 pm w soboty w sali Bernardin w parafi św Cecilii. Pierwsza sesja rozpoczyna się ju 15 sierpnia. Sakrament Bierzmowania będzie w piątek 23 października 2015 o godz. 7pm. US Katechizm Katolicki dla Dorosłych (USCCA) oraz Pismo Św: New American Bible są zapewnione w ramach opłaty rejestracyjnej. Aby się zarejestrować lub uzyskać więcej informacji, skontaktuj się z Mary Catherine Meek: mcmeek@stceciliamtprospect.org lub do Renaty Sosin lub rsosin@stbmp.org. August 2, 2015 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time l 5

6 Winning Numbers Thursday Sunday Tuesday Date July 23 July 26 July 28 Winning Number Prize Amount $50 $100 $50 Prize money will be mailed to the individual listed on the winning Becket 500 ticket next week. Winning numbers are also posted at COMING UP THIS WEEK Sunday, August 2, :45am Baptismal prep (P) 12:30pm Installation Mass for Fr. Chris Reception will follow MANNA return order forms Monday, August 3, 2015 Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Wednesday, August 5, pm MCBM 7pm 12 STEP (P) Thursday, August 6, 2015 Friday, August 7, 2015 Saturday, August 8, 2015 MANNA pick up your order Sunday, August 9, 2015 Hospitality MANNA pick up your order MINISTRY SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST 8/9 MASS TIME 4:30pm 7:30am 9:00am PRESIDER CANTOR LECTOR EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Rev. Chris Kulig Rev. Chris Kulig Rev. Chris Ciaston 10:45am Rev. Chris Kulig 12:30pm Rev. Peter Wojcik Mary K. Pete S. Arnold G. Allan K. Maggie B. Gloria K. Adam W. Marzena Z. Adrian Z. Marzena Z. Bernadetta B. Marta P. Lorry N. Edyta W. Marlene P. Pat R. Carol F. Marie F. Adam W. Artur N. Justyna P. Beata K. Jan K. Gerard W. Klaudia K. Jacek S. Sarah W. Terry T. Linda M. Gail L. SACRISTAN Alex F. Adrian Z. JoRene A. Jan K. Linda W. SUNDAY OFFERING / KOLEKTA Each Sunday Budget $ 7,500 July 19 $ 6,607 Attendance at Liturgies: July 26 $ 5, RE collection July 19 $ 1,181 July E-Give $ 1,618 YTD Budget $ 32,177 YTD Actual Collection $ 27,817 #of Envelopes Sent 548 #of Envelopes Used Please consider signing up for GIVE CENTRAL a secure on line giving system. Visit our website at: stthomasbecketmp.org or givecentral.org or call Krystyna Maciorowski at: To make our Mass time more prayerful and sacred for all, please try to observe these simple rules. Abyśmy wszyscy mogli pobożnie i z należytym szacunkiem uczestniczyć we Msze Św., przypominamy i prosimy serdecznie o przestrzeganie poniżej wkazanych reguł. 6 l Welcome to St. Thomas Becket Catholic Parish Community

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8 MASS TIMES Saturday: 4:30pm Sunday: READINGS OF THE WEEK 9:00am & 12:30pm 7:30am & 10:45am Polish Holy Days: 9:00am English 6:30pm Bilingual & 8:00pm Polish Weekdays: 9:00am Mass: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday Friday 7:00pm Mass in Polish Sunday: Ex 16:2-4, 12-15/Eph 4:17, 20-24/ Jn 6:24-35 Monday: Nm 11:4b-15/Mt 14:13-21 Tuesday: Wednesday: Nm 12:1-13/Mt 14:22-36 or 15:1-2, Nm 13:1-2, :1, 26-29a, 34-35/Mt 15:21-28 Thursday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/2 Pt 1:16-19/ Mk 9:2-10 Friday: Dt 4:32-40/Mt 16:24-28 Saturday: Dt 6:4-13/Mt 17:14-20 Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4-8/Eph 4:30--5:2/ Jn 6:41-51 STEWARDSHIP: Sharing your time, talent and treasure with your faith community Each day the people are to go out and gather their daily portion; thus will I test them, to see whether they follow my instructions or not. (EXODUS 16:4) When the Israelites gathered more than their daily portion of manna, the surplus became wormy and rotten. In the same way today, God calls us to be content with a fair portion and to be willing to share the rest. Office for the Protection of Children and Youth: ttharayil@archchicago.org Thomas Tharayil: Imigrant Imigrantom Marian Wolski: mwolski@archchicago.org Give Central On line donation system accessible through our website: PARISH PHONE NUMBER (847) PARISH FAX NUMBER (847) PARISH stthomasbecket@stb.org PARISH WEBSITE PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/ Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm Thursday 9:00am - 2:00pm Saturday 9:00am - 4:30pm Sunday Closed INFORMACJE PARAFIALNE Parafia Świętego Tomasza Becketa zaprasza całą wspólnotę polskojęzyczną do wspólnej modlitwy i nabożeństw. Msze Św. w jęz. polskim niedziela: 7:30am i 10:45am piątek: 7:00pm w jęz. angielskim sobota: 4:30pm Niedziela: 9:00am i 12:30pm Parish Mission Statement We, the parish family of St. Thomas Becket, are a community of believers united in Christ, who dedicate ourselves to proclaim the Good News and foster a sense of belonging. As we gather together in prayer and worship, we draw our nourishment from His word and the Bread of His Table. With shared responsibility we go forth to serve and affirm our sisters and brothers. Guided by the Holy Spirit, we strive to build the Kingdom of God within and beyond our parish. My, Parafia Świętego Tomasza Becketa, jesteśmy wspólnotą wiernych zjednoczonych w Chrystusie, którzy troszczymy się o Boże dziedzictwo i z oddaniem głosimy Dobrą Nowinę. We wspólnym gromadzeniu się i modlitwie, karmimy się Jego Słowem i Chlebem z Jego Stołu. Z poczuciem wspólnego obowiązku podążamy w służbie naszym braciom i siostrom. Pod przewodnictwem Ducha Świętego dążymy do budowania Królestwa Bożego wewnątrz i poza naszą parafią. Sunday, August 2, :30am Ludmiła i Michał Długi Maria Teresa Lisek-Jabłońska SPECIAL: Darek, Marzena, Gabriela i Marcelina Wasilewski o dary Ducha Św. SPECIAL: Danuta 70 urodziny 9:00am Józef Golonka 10:45am Kasia First Janusz Tynkiewicz i zmarli z rodziny zmarli z rodziny Radziemski Antonina Rodzinka SPECIAL: Christina i Andrew 4 rocznica ślubu i urodziny Andrzeja SPECIAL: Danuta 70 urodziny 12:30pm Luca Fasolo Jack Colletti Monday, August 3, :00am SPECIAL: Souls in Purgatory Tuesday, August 4, :00am SPECIAL: Harold blessings and protection SPECIAL: Michelle health and recovery Wednesday, August 5, :00am SPECIAL: Nichole blessings and protection through the intersession of Mary Mother of God from Kobelsk. Thursday, August 6, 2015 NO MASS OR SERVICE Friday, August 7, :00am Joseph Nejman 7:00pm For STB Parishioners Saturday, August 8, :30pm Greg Kleczynski Sunday, August 9, :30am Czesław Szczęsny 9:00am For STB Parishioners 10:45am For STB Parishioners 12:30pm For STB Parishioners August 2, 2015 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time l 7

9 Chicago Pallium Celebration Sunday, August 23, :15 p.m. On Sunday, August 23, Archbishop Blase J. Cupich will celebrate a special 2:15 p.m. Mass, at Holy Name Cathedral, State and Superior Streets in Chicago. At this Mass, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, will invest Archbishop Cupich with the pallium that was blessed by Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday, June 29. All are invited to attend this celebration and no tickets are required. St. James Parish Hosts Seeking God in Fresh New Ways Women s Retreat St. James Parish in Arlington Heights is hosting the Seeking God in Fresh New Ways Women s Retreat on Saturday, October 17. Artist Tamara Peterson and Life Purpose Coach Liz Lassa will teach women two fresh and fun new ways to connect with God. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., July 16, 2015 St. James Parish in Arlington Heights is hosting the Seeking God in Fresh New Ways Women s Retreat on October 17. The purpose of the retreat is to help participants revitalize their walk with God. Artist Tamara Peterson and Life Purpose Coach Liz Lassa will teach women two fresh and fun new ways to connect with God. In the morning session, Liz will share her shorthand approach to seeking God through Spiritual Circle Journaling. This format will help participants get deep quickly, using bullet points and circles. It's simplicity helps even nonjournalers deepen their prayer life. The result is a closer walk with God, a more focused quiet time, and a life more clearly guided by the Spirit. After a break for lunch, participants will take what they learned from the morning session a step further as Peterson teaches Spiritual Art Journaling. Participants will capture on a canvas the word, verse, or phrase from their morning session with papers, clipped images, textures and paints. In the end, you will leave with your very own, one-of-akind canvas to remind you of His message for this season in your life, Peterson said. The only experience required is Kindergarten! When: Saturday, Oct. 17, Light Refreshments: 8:30 Retreat: 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Where: St. James Parish, 820 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights (Enter through the school s West doors.) Cost: $65 (Includes lunch) RSVP Deadline: Oct. 12, 2015 Sign Up Online: For more information: Contact Tina Haisman at (239) or tina@haisman.net or visit August 2, 2015 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time l 9

10 TO REGISTER IN OUR PARISH We welcome you to the St. Thomas Becket Faith Community. If you would like to officially join our parish please stop by any time during open hours at the parish office to register. BAPTISMS In order to prepare for their child s Baptism, parents are asked to attend Baptismal Preparation. Sessions in Polish are held on the first Sunday of each month in Polish at 8:45 am in the Rectory. Sessions in English are by appointment. Please call the rectory at least 1 month in advance to make arrangements. Baptism is celebrated on the 1st Sunday of the month in English. Baptisms in Polish take place on the 2nd Sunday and the 4th Saturday of each month please check the availability of dates with the parish office first. WEDDINGS Couples preparing for marriage should make an appointment to meet with the pastor to set their wedding date before they commit themselves to a date for a banquet hall. This appointment must be made at least six months before their wedding date. Couples are required to participate in Marriage Preparation Sessions (PreCana), which are available either through the Archdiocese or our own Marriage Prep program. Weddings are celebrated on Fridays and Saturdays. SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Friday 6:15pm 6:45pm, Saturday 3:30-4:15pm or by appointment at the rectory anytime. CARE OF THE SICK There are times that St. Thomas Becket s Parish is unaware that one of its members may be ill at home or in the hospital. If this applies to anyone in your family or circle of friends and you would like them prayed for, visited or to receive communion, please contact the Rectory. DEADLINE FOR BULLETIN PUBLICATION Articles for the bulletin must be submitted to the rectory no later than 9:00am on the Monday prior to issue in which you want it to appear. REJESTRACJA DO PARAFII Witamy w parafii Św. Tomasza Becketa. Aby oficjalnie zadeklarować się do naszej parafii prosimy o odwiedzenie biura parafialnego podczas godzin otwarcia w celu rejestracji. SAKRAMENT CHRZTU ŚW. Sakrament Chrztu Św. w jęz. polskim jest udzielany w drugą niedzielę i w czwartą sobotę miesiąca prosimy o wcześniejsze potwierdzenie daty z biurem parafialnym! Rodzice zobowiązani są do uczestniczenia w przygotowaniu do Sakramentu Chrztu Św: w jęz. polskim w pierwszą niedzielę miesiąca o godz. 8:45am. W okresie Wielkiego Postu Sakramentu Chrztu Świętego nie udziela się. SAKRAMENT MAŁŻEŃSTWA Pary proszone są o kontakt z biurem parafialnym w celu ustalenia daty ślubu i spotkania się z księdzem przynajmniej sześć miesięcy przed ślubem. PreCana - przygotowanie do Sakramentu Małżeństwa - obowiązkowe. Kurs w języku polskim w naszej parafii odbędzie się w dniu 23 styczeń, 2 kwiecień i 21 maj w 2016 r. Sakrament Małżeństwa udzielany jest w piątki i w soboty. SAKRAMENT POKUTY Piątek 6:15pm-6:45pm i Sobota 3:30pm- 4:15pm. SAKRAMENT CHORYCH Duszpasterstwo (polskojęzyczne) dla osób starszych i chorych. Nawiedzanie domu chorego z Komunią Św. i modlitwa. KONTAKT Z BIUREM PARAFIALNYM W JĘZYKU POLSKIM Poniedziałki, wtorki, środy i piątki: 9:00am do 5:00pm, czwartek: 9:00am do 2:00pm, sobota: 9am do 4:30pm - (847) EN THEOS IN GOD What is the purpose of an apostolic visitation of the seminaries? An apostolic visitation visits seminaries to see how well the program of each school prepares men to serve as priests. Though infrequent, this is not an unusual event. A committee is assigned to evaluate each school by looking at the curriculum, spiritual formation program, faculty, student body, graduates, and members of the local clergy and church. The visitors try to determine whether the seminary program is upholding church teaching, using qualified instructors, and ultimately advancing the cause of the Gospel. Like any other educational institution, a seminary must meet objective goals, as well as show the spiritual formation that sets it apart from a graduate school of theology. When I was in the seminary, we had a visitation. It was a great experience. We met with several different bishops, priests, and lay people and discussed our program; we benefited greatly from the feedback, because it pointed out both our school's strengths and weaknesses. It was like an institutional retreat! Much has been made in the media about visitations, fueled by rumor and a lack of knowledge about the process. Fears of persecution of gay students and suspect priests make good headlines. In fact, the visit deals with many issues, including how the seminary deals with celibacy and sexual orientation. But it is not the primary focus. An apostolic visitation is the church's version of "quality control" in seminary formation Liturgical Publications Inc Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union THANK YOU 10 l Welcome to St. Thomas Becket Catholic Parish Community

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