Beacons of light and closing/consolidating of parishes

cincifbfan said:
So he arbitrarily decides who gets confirmed??

Weird.

Best if luck to them all.
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He is interviewing them on their reasons for being confirmed and their knowledge of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. They all had to write a letter to him a couple weeks ago as well, but as far as I know, nobody has heard yet if they passed that test or not.

Who knows?
 
MickeyMantle said:
Side note: Wish my son and his friends luck tonight as they are quizzed by Fr. Matt and he decides if they are to be confirmed next week!
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That is odd. I remember when I was in grade school, we had to write letters to the pastor, which was Fr. Mark since I went to Visi, asking to be confirmed and why we should, but it was more of a formality, and it was a good activity. I am curious what happens if you fail this quiz. Do you just retake it? But you said confirmation is next week, so that would not be enough time to meet with the pastor again to retake the quiz. Let us know what kind of questions are going to be on this quiz because I am curious. Also, since they combined the confirmation program, are they just doing one confirmation mass for all four schools? If so, which church? Antoninus or Lourdes would be the obvious choice since they are the biggest, but I am sure they want a traditional confirmation, so that would make me think St. Martin even though it seats 300 less. Or do they still do confirmations at the Cathedral?
 
TommyHoltmeier said:
That is odd. I remember when I was in grade school, we had to write letters to the pastor, which was Fr. Mark since I went to Visi, asking to be confirmed and why we should, but it was more of a formality, and it was a good activity. I am curious what happens if you fail this quiz. Do you just retake it? But you said confirmation is next week, so that would not be enough time to meet with the pastor again to retake the quiz. Let us know what kind of questions are going to be on this quiz because I am curious. Also, since they combined the confirmation program, are they just doing one confirmation mass for all four schools? If so, which church? Antoninus or Lourdes would be the obvious choice since they are the biggest, but I am sure they want a traditional confirmation, so that would make me think St. Martin even though it seats 300 less. Or do they still do confirmations at the Cathedral?
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Fr. Matt wants them to be well-versed in the gifts of the Holy Spirit before being confirmed, so he will be asking them about that tonight, along with their reasons for seeking confirmation. It cannot be "to become an adult in the Church."

Conformation is March 11 at the cathedral downtown. Yes, all our parishes in one ceremony. Seventh and eighth grade.
 
cincifbfan said:
He did, but it was quick, and still while the meditation song was going on.

And the really impressive part like I said was how he was interacting with the parishioners after Mass. He was a a normal guy shootin the breeze. The entire experience was a complete breath of fresh air IMO.

And the whole feel of the Church and the neighborhood gave me a Price Hill feel, especially with more than a few families walking home after Mass.
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Brings back memories. I grew up 2 blocks from St William. A lot of families walked to church in their Sunday finest. If I remember correctly St William at a time had a 6,7,8,930,11, and 1230 Mass. The 11 was the "High Mass" with the huge combined boys and adult choir walking up the aisle to pack in the loft behind Dave Allen. The 11 was so crowded they had another Mass at the same time in the gym. Later on they added a 530PM Mass. Of course this was before Saturday Masses. And the 3 or 4 priests all lived at the rectory.
 
ripper said:
Brings back memories. I grew up 2 blocks from St William. A lot of families walked to church in their Sunday finest. If I remember correctly St William at a time had a 6,7,8,930,11, and 1230 Mass. The 11 was the "High Mass" with the huge combined boys and adult choir walking up the aisle to pack in the loft behind Dave Allen. The 11 was so crowded they had another Mass at the same time in the gym. Later on they added a 530PM Mass. Of course this was before Saturday Masses. And the 3 or 4 priests all lived at the rectory.
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Monsignor Sherry was the pastor for a while, followed by Monsignor Kennedy (back then parish priests could become a "Monsignor" which I guess can happen now only under very limited circumstances). Two of the priests at St. Bill were Father Ulrich, who if I remember correctly was a bit of a fire and brimstoner of a priest, and Father Volmackie (sp?), a bigger guy. I remember being told that Monsignor Sherry had a reputation for being an aggressive driver, and people said it came from him driving a jeep around Europe during WW II as a chaplain. Maybe it was true, maybe it wasn't, but it made for a colorful reputation for him.
St. William had it better than the congregation of a church or two I've read about on this thread have had it recently: in the four years I sang 11:00 Mass we always were able to sing accompanied by the two keyboard organ, Mr. Allen just played it, he never took it apart.
 
ripper said:
Brings back memories. I grew up 2 blocks from St William. A lot of families walked to church in their Sunday finest. If I remember correctly St William at a time had a 6,7,8,930,11, and 1230 Mass. The 11 was the "High Mass" with the huge combined boys and adult choir walking up the aisle to pack in the loft behind Dave Allen. The 11 was so crowded they had another Mass at the same time in the gym. Later on they added a 530PM Mass. Of course this was before Saturday Masses. And the 3 or 4 priests all lived at the rectory.
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Although I was never a parishioner at St. William, this brings back a lot of good memories about growing up Catholic in the 60's and 70's.
 
I'm in my early 60s. I can recall my confirmation like it was yesterday. We were all told the Archbishop might call on us to answer a question. I was scared s--tless.....lol.

During the ceremony he didn't ask any of us a single question but his sermon went on forever. We were supposed to have a family party but by the time I got home everyone had left already. 😂
 
Pantherontheporch said:
Monsignor Sherry was the pastor for a while, followed by Monsignor Kennedy (back then parish priests could become a "Monsignor" which I guess can happen now only under very limited circumstances). Two of the priests at St. Bill were Father Ulrich, who if I remember correctly was a bit of a fire and brimstoner of a priest, and Father Volmackie (sp?), a bigger guy. I remember being told that Monsignor Sherry had a reputation for being an aggressive driver, and people said it came from him driving a jeep around Europe during WW II as a chaplain. Maybe it was true, maybe it wasn't, but it made for a colorful reputation for him.
St. William had it better than the congregation of a church or two I've read about on this thread have had it recently: in the four years I sang 11:00 Mass we always were able to sing accompanied by the two keyboard organ, Mr. Allen just played it, he never took it apart.
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Well St. William's organ is much smaller than St. Lawrence's, so it is much easier to manage. In the 90s, they moved the console down to where it is now and I think (correct if I am wrong on this because I was not around then) moved the pipes with it from the choir loft down to where they are now on either side of the sanctuary in the walls. Of course, knowing Mr. Allen, all of that work was done professionally by Schaedle and not in house (of course there was also a lot more money in the church to go around too).
 
TommyHoltmeier said:
Well St. William's organ is much smaller than St. Lawrence's, so it is much easier to manage. In the 90s, they moved the console down to where it is now and I think (correct if I am wrong on this because I was not around then) moved the pipes with it from the choir loft down to where they are now on either side of the sanctuary in the walls. Of course, knowing Mr. Allen, all of that work was done professionally by Schaedle and not in house (of course there was also a lot more money in the church to go around too).
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I haven't been in St. William church since 1987, so I didn't know that they had moved the organ console. There were pipes not only in the choir loft area but also in the area directly across the choir loft area across the sacutuary on the West 8th side. The chimes also were on that side.
 
Pantherontheporch said:
Here is a short interview with new Cincinnati Archbishop Robert Casey from yesterday's Enquirer:
www.cincinnati.com

Cincinnati's new archbishop on politics, the Girl Scouts and getting Catholics to church

In an interview with The Enquirer, new Cincinnati Archbishop Robert Casey discussed the challenges ahead, from Mass attendance to Beacons of Light
www.cincinnati.com www.cincinnati.com
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Fr. Matt won’t like this quote:

“We’re called to open our doors and go through the doors, out into the streets, out into our communities, and be present.”
 
Rush Limbaugh said:
Fr. Matt won’t like this quote:

“We’re called to open our doors and go through the doors, out into the streets, out into our communities, and be present.”
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Interesting thought for sure. Matt does generally nothing but Mass and a few other activities.

He could learn from his vicars. Fr. Louis and Fr. Ben stopped by the say hello to the kids and adults still around at the St. Al's fish fry last Friday. We had been closed since 7 and were cleaning up, eating leftovers and spending time together and they were headed home after I assume was a long day that ended with the Stations of the Cross. It didn't stop them from stopping in to say hello and thank us. They left with a ton of food and our appreciation. The kids were especially excited.

Another point: St. Al's has had four seasonal student-athletes Masses the past couple years. Fr. Jim came by for donuts, a photo and to hang out after. Fr. Ben came by for donuts, a photo and to hang out after. Fr. Louis came by for to hang out after, although no donuts. The one Mass Matt had, we didn't even get a wave as he exited the premises.

One more: Fr. Ben came to and participated in one of our wrestling practices this winter.
 
I saw this in an email newsletter sent by the Archdiocese this morning. It's nice to see the new archbishop will be on hand for the start of the tradition of praying the steps to Holy Cross-Immaculata church on Good Friday. Maybe this is something archbishops have done annually for decades, but it's good to see the new guy out in public with the faithful.

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