Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan gives an enthusiastic wave to those gathered outside the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist at the conclusion of his Mass of installation. (Sam Lucero photo)

Dolan installed 10th archbishop of Milwaukee

By Scott McConnaha
MILWAUKEE CATHOLIC HERALD

MILWAUKEE -- With family, friends, high-ranking church officials and various community representatives looking on and lending their prayerful participation, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan was installed Wednesday as the 10th shepherd of the Milwaukee Archdiocese.

Stretching the limits of St. John the Evangelist Cathedral's seating capacity, more than 1,000 attendees at the Aug. 28 invitation-only event applauded several times, prayed and sang with apparent reverence and smiled with Dolan who beamed with joy throughout the three and a half hour celebration.
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By Mary Baerwolf
FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD

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Wendy Damm, R.N., vice president of Columbus Community Hospital, spoke to both junior and senior high school youth of St. Joseph Parish in East Bristol recently about her experiences as a Red Cross volunteer at New York's Ground Zero, the site of the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center.

Damm, a member of St. Joseph Parish, has a long history of service as a Red Cross volunteer. She has traveled to various sites in the U.S. where assistance was desperately needed for both victims and their families. Damm has also gone to Haiti seven times to bring medical aid to the extremely poor population of the island and plans to return again this year.

Damm flew into the Newark, N.J., airport in December of 2001 and was taken to the 911 Service Center on Manhattan Island. She provided aid to victims and their families for three weeks.

Many victims received assistance at Red Cross Service Centers. The Service Center where Damm worked was a Jesuit monastery. While in New York she helped to clear people for essential services and counseled those suffering from mental health problems.   Full Story ...