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Priests' assembly
The Priests' Assembly is an annual event since 1980. It is a time when all priests of the Diocese gather for prayer, instruction, and dialogue on a current topic and simply a time to enjoy each other's company. The Priests' Assembly grew out of an Emmaus movement designed to bolster the spiritual lives of our priests. It is as one might well realize based on the Scripture story of the "Road to Emmaus" (Lk 24:13-35).
An Emmaus walk
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Center board will strengthen outreach, service, personal witness of our dioceseThe Church of the twenty-first century will be, as it has always been a Church of many cultures, languages and traditions, yet simultaneously one, as God is one - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - unity in Diversity (USCCB, Welcoming the Stranger Among Us: Unity in Diversity). The new concept of our Catholic Multicultural Center is born out of the needs of the day. Many decades ago St. Martin House was designed to care for the African-Americans and Centro Guadalupano for Latinos. Emerging quickly are Asian populations. For example, recent census statistics show that statewide Asians number two percent of the total population and Hispanics four percent (of a total state population of nearly five million), while African-Americans comprise six percent and whites 89 percent. In Dane County, Asians, Hispanics, and African-Americans are about equal at three to four percent each. We are building on the good record and provisions made by pioneers of years ago. We now need new pioneers to develop the multicultural concept prevalent today. The Catholic Multicultural Center, through its roots in Catholic faith and teaching, will be a unique contribution to our diocesan and civic community. The work of the board reflects the Catholic identity and mission that we each are called to live. The mission of the Catholic Multicultural Center reflects the words of Vatican II: the Church "is at once a sign and safeguard of the transcendent dimension of the human person." The board will provide leadership and vision for the Center and guide its policies as a truly Catholic outreach effort. The board reports to the Bishop of Madison and will relate primarily to the Catholic Multicultural Center administrator, Mr. Mark Brinkmoeller. The Catholic Multicultural Center (CMC) Board provides vision, leadership, and support for work and mission of the CMC to reach out to a broad range of ethnic and racial groups in the greater Madison community in providing pastoral care, advocacy, social service, and leadership development. As Bishop of Madison, I hold our efforts in the establishment of the Catholic Multicultural Center to be one of our highest priorities. I ask God to bless the many donors, who are making it possible, and the many workers and volunteers. We will continually refine our vision in response to the many needs of the new millennium. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we are all given to drink of one Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:13). |
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Official Appointments:
Most Reverend William H. Bullock, Bishop of Madison, wishes to announce the following appointments:
To the Catholic Multicultural Center Board for a one-year term effective October 28, 2002:
Mr. Stuart Herro
Sr. Kathleen Loughrin, OP
Rev. David A. Wanish
To the Catholic Multicultural Center Board for a two-year term effective October 28, 2002:
Ms. Chris Hornung
Rev. Michael E. Moon
Ms. Dory Christensen
Ms. Angela Russell
Msgr. Paul J. Swain
Vicar General
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