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THE CATHOLIC FREE PRESS OCTOBER 15, 2021
October 15, 2021 My dear friends in Christ, In his message for World Mission Day 2021, Pope Francis recognized that the current pandemic has only strengthened our need to be present to the world when he wrote: The pandemic has brought to the fore and amplified the pain, the solitude, the poverty, and the injustices experienced by so many people. In these days of pandemic-. there is urgent need for the mission of compassion, which can make that necessary (social) distancing an opportunity for encounter, care and promotion. Our Holy Father reminds us clearly that each baptized Christian must make Christ present in the world in which they live. Pope Francis continued, The theme of this year's World Mission (Sun)day, We cannot but speak about what we have seen and heard" (Acts 4:20), is a summons to each of us to own" and to bring to others what we bear in our hearts. Your donations on the weekend of October 24th are critical. The Pontifical Mission Societies serve the Church's universality as a global network of support for the Pope in his missionary commitment by prayer, the soul of mission, and charitable offerings from Christians throughout the world. These donations as- sist the Pope in the evangelization efforts of particular Churches (the Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith), in the formation of local clergy (the Pontifical Society of Saint Peter the Apostle), and in raising mis- sionary awareness in children (Pontifical Society of Mis- sionary Childhood). In a world where so much divides us, World Mission Sunday rejoices in our unity as missionaries by our Baptism. It also provides an opportunity to support the life-giving presence of the Church among the poor and marginalized in more than 1,111 mission dioceses. Thank you for prayerfully reflecting on your own bap- tismal call, and support World Mission Sunday in your parish. With every prayerful best wish, I remain Sincerely yours in Christ, Most Reverend Robert J. McManus Bishop of Worcester
World Mission Day Three Sisters of the Presentation mark jubilees
VIDEO: Young men from St. Paul's star in vocation video
FROM PAGE ONE Three Sisters of the Pre- sentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary celebrated their jubilees last month at Presentation Convent, Leominster, where they reside. Celebrating 70 years of religious life was Sister Brian Elizabeth Barnicle and celebrating 60 years of religious life were Sister Eleanor O'Malley and Sister, Katherine McKenna.
70TH
SISTER BRIAN ELIZABETH BARNICLE
Sister Brian Elizabeth, formerly known as Sister Mary Brian, graduated from St. Bernard High School, Fitchburg, in 1948. She entered the Sisters of the Presentation on Sept. 24, 1951. She professed her first vows on Aug. 20, 1954, and her final vows on Aug. 20, 1957. She received her bachelor's degree in his- tory from Regina Coeli College, Fitchburg, and her master's degree in elemen- tary education from Fitch- burg State College. She spent several years teaching in schools admin- istered by the Presentation Sisters in Fitchburg and Leominster, as well as in Warwick, Rhode Island. In 1968 she was appointed principal of St. Leo School, Leominster. She held that position for 30 years. She has served as councilor on several congregational leadership teams. In 1999 she was appointed administrator of Presenta- tion Convent where she is house treasurer.
60TH
SISTER ELEANOR O'MALLEY
Sister Eleanor, formerly known as Sister Mary Honora, graduated from St. Michael Academy, Hudson, in 1958. She entered the Sisters of the Presenta- tion on Sept. 15, 1961. She professed her first vows on July 2, 1964, and final vows on Aug. 15, 1969. Sister received her bach- elor's degree in education from Regina Coeli College, Fitchburg; certification in library science from Fitch- burg State College and did graduate studies in reli- gious education at Fairfield University, Connecticut. Sister Eleanor began her teaching career in paro- chial elementary and high schools in the Diocese of Worcester. She served as director of religious education in Leominster, Ayer and Fitchburg, and Potomac, Maryland, and Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. From 1972-1980 Sister Eleanor served as a consul- tant in the diocesan Office of Religious Education in Worcester. She also minis- tered as diocesan director of faith formation in the Seacoast Deanery, in New Hampshire, and for the Diocese of Norwich, Con- necticut. From 1980-1988 Sister Eleanor was a pastoral minister at the Paulist Cen- ter, Boston. In 1991 she was appointed development director and coordinator of the retirement facility, Leominster.
60TH
SISTER KATHERINE MCKENNA
Sister Katherine is from Central Falls, Rhode Island. She entered the Sisters of the Presentation on Sept. 15, 1961, and professed fi- nal wows on Aug. 15, 1969. She received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Regina Coeli College, Fitch- burg, a master's degree in psychology and counseling from Assumption College and a master's degree in applied theology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Califor- nia. Sister Katherine taught at Holy Family Elementary School, St. Bernard Central Catholic High School, Fitch- burg, and St. John Elemen- tary School, Clinton. From 1974 through 1985 she was chaplain at the Newman Center at Fitchburg State College and later at Quin- sigamond Community College. Sister served the Norwich Diocese as a member of the Norwich diocesan evangeli- zation and catechumenate team. In 2013 Sister Kath- erine joined Notre Dame Health Care, Worcester, as director of mission. Sister Katherine also re- ceived several awards, in- cluding the God and Youth Award (Diocese of Worces- ter), Patrici-Anne Award (Diocese of Norwich) and the Disciples in Mission Award (Paulist National Evangelization Office). Appearing in a video was a different sort of challenge for Mr. Porcaro, who accomplished a lot in high school. At St. Paul, he served as class co- president and received the inaugural St. Paul Knights Award for demonstrating lifelong learning, servant leadership and Christian virtue, and representing the best attributes of the student body. He also played offen- sive guard, tight end and outside linebacker for the football team. He's only 5-foot-7, 160 pounds, but he focused on his footwork and technique to overcome his lack of size. He had been class presi- dent for three years at Holy Name Central Catholic Junior/Senior High School before the school merged with St. Peter-Marian Cen- tral Catholic Junior/Senior High School. Luke Neri, who was co- president of the senior class after serving as class president at St. Peter-Mar- ian, also appeared in the video, but did not become a priest. He's a freshman at Providence College. Malaki Brown and John Lopes, both of whom grad- uated from St. Paul last spring, also become priests in the video. That's why they look so young in the video," Father Infante said, "because they're all high school se- niors." Soon after Father Infante became director of the vocation office in the sum- mer of 2019, a few priests and seminarians in the Worcester Diocese sent him a vocation video produced by the Diocese of Milwau- kee, Wisconsin. They urged him to have one made. Last December, Father Infante contacted Spirit Juice Studios, the Chicago production firm that cre- ated the video in Milwau- kee, and he told them what Bishop McManus had told him when he became voca- tion director. The purpose of the video," he said, "was to show that we have a very ethnically diverse diocese and vocations come from all these different commu- nities." The cost of flying the video equipment from Chicago proved to be pro- hibitive until Father Infante learned that the Diocese of Providence also planned to make a vocation video with Spirit Juice. So the Worcester and Providence dioceses split the cost of transporting the equip- ment. To reduce costs even more the video was made in only one day, a weekday last June. Cody Hilliard, the cre- ative lead who guided the production in Worcester, admitted shooting ev- erything in one day was a challenge, but he was proud that he and his three crew members were able to do it. I don't have a particular insight into how well these (vocation videos) work," he said. "What I do know is that they make people smile. I think at the end of the day, that's what I'm shooting for." I'm very pleased with how it came out for one day of filming," Father Infante said. Mr. Hilliard and his crew also worked on the proj- ect for two weeks before the shoot and two weeks afterward. They've shot a handful of vocation videos this year. This was different be- cause it was trying to tar- get a broader demograph- ic," Mr. Hilliard said, "and this project never felt pi- geonholed, it felt like they were trying to reach out to new people and new faces, and really try to spread the faith in a unique way." Father Infante asked Father Hugo Cano, direc- tor of the Hispanic/Latino Ministry, and Father Enoch K. Kyeremateng, chaplain of the African Ministry, to appear in the video and to recruit people in their communities to become involved as well. Father Kyeremateng is one of five African priests in the diocese and one of two from Ghana. He said he was touched when Fa- ther Infante asked him to become a part of the video. For me, being part of this video from the Afri- can perspective," he said, shows the young Africans that the vocation to the priesthood is universal. It doesn't matter where you come from." Father Infante had in- put in the script and even made a cameo appearance in the video, appearing as a lay person at confession. It's like, you know how in all the Marvel movies how (Marvel Comics writer) Stan Lee has a cameo, it's kind of like that," he said with a laugh. The video was filmed at St. Joan of Arc Church because it's a multi-ethnic parish that offers Eng- lish, Spanish and African Masses. To make everyone think, 'Hey, I could be a priest. I could be an Italian priest. I could be a Brazil- ian priest,'" Mr. Porcaro said, "it's just cool to send that message out there to anyone and everyone." Father Cano appeared in the video as a pastor that Mr. Porcaro visits in his office. One of 18 priests in the diocese from Colombia, he expects the video will be especially helpful in at- tracting priests from the African, Brazilian, Spanish and Vietnamese communi- ties in the Worcester area. It creates opportunities," he said, "for many to see that we are different com-
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munities here and that vocations need to be brought from those communities." The title of the video is Revelation 7:9," a Bible verse that explains that God loves people of every tribe, every tongue and ev- ery nation. The video concludes with people stating, "Come follow me," in several lan- guages, including Vietnam- ese, Polish and Portuguese. Father Infante plans to show the video at presenta- tions he gives to young men considering the priesthood. Mr. Porcaro was happy to have helped Father Infante. He does a great job," he said. "He's always talking to people and he always has a smile on his face. He's always doing some- thing." The video has been post- ed since Sept. 13 on the vocation office's website, www.worcestervocations. com. It can also be viewed on YouTube at https://you- tu.be/HS0xXKNANk8.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE OFFICE FOR VOCATIONS
Malaki Brown, above, and John Lopes, left, both of whom graduated from St. Paul last spring, play the role of priests in the video created for the Office for Vocations.
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