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 Bishop dedicates expanded San Isidro Mission
ELBERTA — Every seat was filled, including extra chairs brought in, and people stood around the walls and in the back hallway when the Most Reverent Bishop John C. Wester arrived in Elberta Sept. 28 to dedicate the newly expanded San Isidro Mission Center.
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Stem Cells and Hope for Patients
Most Americans know someone afflicted with an incurable medical condition. The possibility of stem cell “cures” has given hope to many who face such suffering and loss. Unfortunately, there is a tremendous amount of misinformation about stem-cell therapies. To make sound decisions about this rapidly advancing field of research, it is important to understand what stem cells are and what promise they actually offer patients and their families.
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Keynote speaker urges comfort with Saint Paul
SALT LAKE CITY — Saint Paul, the great evangelizer was intelligent, zealous, self-less, courageous, and hot tempered. Sometimes Saint Peter and St. Paul disagreed. Today there are intelligent and devout Catholics who disagree with St. Paul, said Father Patrick Mullen, PH.D, the keynote speaker for the 2008 Pastoral Congress to be held Oct. 18 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Skaggs Catholic Center. The theme of the congress is: “Saint Paul the Pastor.
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NCCW opening Mass draws 650 to cathedral
SALT LAKE CITY — The Most Reverend John C. Wester, bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, welcomed more than 650 members of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW) to Salt Lake City and the Cathedral of the Madeleine at the opening Mass of the organization’s annual general assembly. The women filled the Cathedral of the Madeleine, and the Mass featured the voices of the choristers of the Madeleine Choir School. Nearly 60 priests from across the United States attended the Mass.
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 NCCW meet in faith in Salt Lake City for General Assembly 2008
SALT LAKE CITY — The National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW) General Assembly 2008 opened on the United Nations International Day of Peace Sept. 25. Seven past NCCW presidents processed in carrying flags representing countries from the seven continents of the world.
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Saint Daniel’s Day Concert to be held at the Cathedral of the Madeleine
SALT LAKE CITY — The Choir of the Cathedral of the Madeleine starts its 19th concert season with its St. Daniel’s Day Concert on Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Madeleine. This concert will include pieces froom Maurice Duruflé.
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Community comes together for Bishop’s dinner
SALT LAKE CITY — “I rejoice with you tonight and have done for decades past, that the great souls who have guided the Catholic community in Salt Lake City have chosen to establish the Cathedral of the Madeleine as a mother of beauty, wisdom, and truth for all of your neighbors in Utah regardless of religious affiliation,” said Ardean W. Watts in his welcome at the Bishop’s Dinner, held Sept. 24. This dinner was part of an ongoing effort to enhance and maintain the beauty of the Cathedral of the Madeleine and ensure its financial well being for generations to come.
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Vatican requests motorists exercise virtue, pray Rosary on the road
SALT LAKE CITY — The Church worries about which road you take in life… and in your car. The Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People has created a new decalogue for drivers since “driving a vehicle is basically a way of relating with and getting closer to other people, and of integrating within a community of people;” but it could also be an “occasion of sin.”
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Bishop blesses site for science lab and fine arts wing
SANDY — Blessed Sacrament Elementary and Middle School is realizing a dream with the ground breaking for the addition of a science lab and fine arts wing. The Most Rev. Bishop John C. Wester of the Diocese of Salt Lake City blessed the site where the science lab and fine arts wing will be built at a ground breaking ceremony Sept. 21.
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 Bishop Wester celebrates Red Mass for Utah’s lawyers, judges, and law enforcement officers
SALT LAKE CITY — The Most Reverend John C. Wester of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, celebrated the first Red Mass for Utah’s lawyers, judges, and law enforcement officers Sept. 17 in the Cathedral of the Madeleine. The Mass, specially requested by Criminal Defense Lawyer Ron Yengich, drew some 30 lawyers and judges.
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Catholic Foundation of Utah thanks donors
SALT LAKE CITY — “Thank you for your past generosity and support,” said Scott A. Czaja, president of the Catholic Foundation of Utah (CFU) at an appreciation reception for donors at the Most Rev. John C. Wester’s residence Sept. 16. “We have had a healthy, successful year at Catholic Foundation of Utah.” The CFU through endowments and additional funds, supports nearly every office and ministry within the diocese.
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Bringing Marriage Enrichment into the Parish
SALT LAKE CITY —Ralph and Ruth Johnson, of Albuquerque, N.M., have been married for 50 years. They have four children and two grandchildren. For the past 35 years they have been active in marriage ministry development and leadership.
And now Ralph and Ruth Johnson are bringing their ministry of Marriage Enrichment to the Diocese of Salt Lake City’s 2008 Religious Education Congress Oct. 18 at the Skaggs Catholic Center.
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 Irene Sweeney honored by Big Brothers/Big Sisters
SALT LAKE CITY — It was sometime in the early 1960s that Irene Sweeney was approached by the late Msgr. William H. McDougall. He had a favor to ask of her. There was a little girl attending (then) Cathedral School who had no mother. She lived with her father and her two brothers. “Msgr. McDougall wanted to know if I would be a big sister to the girl. He was very active in the formation of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters."
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Alumni Association brings all classes together
OGDEN — Saint Joseph Catholic High School (SJCHS) is small, but those who attend the school remain friends for a life time.Each year the Alumni Association holds a weekend celebration. This year it was held July 18-19. The weekend always begins with a barbecue for all alumni from all classes, as well as to honor the class celebrating its 50th reunion. The class honored was the class of 1958.
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Bishop Wester celebrates 10th anniversary
SALT LAKE CITY — On the 10th anniversary of his episcopal ordination, the Most Reverend Bishop John C. Wester of the Diocese of Salt Lake City spoke of how the Catholic Church celebrates service. “I was ordained a bishop Sept. 18, 1998, in the Cathedral of St. Mary in San Francisco, Calif., but it was not my day. It was the church’s day to celebrate ministry.”
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 Crandall Canyon miner memorial dedication
HUNTINGTON — The mood was solemn Sept. 14 as a large crowd gathered in the newly designated Miners’ Memorial Park for the dedication of the Crandall Canyon Miners’ Memorial, “Heroes Among Us.” When the Crandall Canyon Mine collapsed Aug. 6, 2007, it took six men, and 10 days later, amid frantic rescue efforts, a second cave-in took three more miners’ lives.
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St. Andrew School, Riverton, dedicated Sept. 13
RIVERTON — Sept. 13 was the perfect day for a school dedication. The cross of St. Andrew Elementary School thrust up into the clear, blue sky. More than 400 people – many of them students at the school – gathered for the dedication that began with the raising of the American flag and the singing of the “National Anthem.”
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Walking in the Footsteps of Saint Paul
DRAPER — Members of St. John the Baptist Parish in Draper are spending 40 days walking in the footsteps of St. Paul. “As a community of missionaries we walk in the footsteps of the great apostle Paul,” Karen Hurley, pastoral associate at the parish told parishioners Aug. 23 and 24. That missionary spirit will change the way the parish looks at their ministries and celebrate the Year of St. Paul.
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Youth become unified at World Youth Day
 SALT LAKE CITY — “Dear young people, let me now ask you a question... How are you using the gifts you have been given, the power which the Holy Spirit is even now prepared to release within you? What legacy will you leave to young people yet to come? What difference will you make?” asked Pope Benedict as he addressed the youth at World Youth Day (WYD) July 17 in Barangaroo, Australia.
“WYD was amazing,” said Michelle Kofford. “It was a great experience seeing the Pope Benedict XVI and learning about the Australian culture.”
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Preserving the Cathedral of the Madeleine
SALT LAKE CITY —“We want people to be aware of the cathedral and of our gifts,” said Fr. Mayo. “In its first 80 years this building and the ones that surround it slowly fell apart. We’re trying to be smarter now." “We’re preserving things bit by bit,” he said. “We refurbished the front doors and the bells. The work is constant, and so is the effort. That’s why we began having the Bishop’s Dinner. With the proceeds going toward an endowment, we are assuring the Cathedral of the Madeleine’s future.”
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 Divine Mercy Conference offers prayer, education
PARK CITY — “The main dysfunction in families today statistically are the men. Today, 80 percent of men spend 80 minutes a week with their children,” said Father Bill Halbing, in his talk, “Overcoming Depression” at the 2008 Immaculate Mary Eucharistic Divine Mercy Family Conference. The conference was held at the Yarrow Resort and Conference Center in Park City Aug. 29-31 where about 200 people attended.
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The Cathedral’s Eccles Memorial Organ
SALT LAKE CITY — Msgr. M. Francis Mannion, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Parish, was rector of the Cathedral of the Madeleine during its extensive interior renovation from 1991 to 1993. It was during this time that the Cathedral of the Madeleine’s second organ, the Eccles Memorial Organ was built and installed.
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 Families enjoy PARA softball league, tournament
SALT LAKE CITY — The Parish Athletic Recreational Association (PARA) co-ed softball league has been in existence for about 20 years.
“This is a family league,” said Ernie Reyes, who is in charge of the softball league and a member of Saint Ann Parish. “We currently have 10 teams made up of family members from different parishes throughout the diocese. We have four teams from Saint Ann Parish, a team from Saint Thomas More Parish, and a team from Saint John the Baptist Parish. We also have other denominations playing in the league. We have a team from Christ United Methodist Church, two teams from Southern Methodist, and a team from Shadow Mountain Church, who won the sportsmanship award.”
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Our Cathedral’s second organist
In a church that prides itself on historical continuity, one of the most remarkable continuities is the occupant of the organ bench at the Cathedral of the Madeleine. The first one was the remarkable Nora Gleason, a daughter of Irish immigrants who Bishop Scanlan plucked from the mining towns of southern Utah and saw to her education in Salt Lake City and Chicago. She became the organist in the old St. Mary’s Cathedral which preceded the Cathedral of the Madeleine, played and directed the choirs at the dedication of the present Cathedral, and continued to occupy the organ bench until Bishop Scanlan died in 1915, and Bishop Glass had been ordained. She died in 1918. I have written about her previously, and you may find those stories on the Archives web site under “Past Archives.”
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 St. John the Baptist Youth Group visit Sioux Indians
DRAPER — Twenty students and leaders arrived arrived in Kadoka, South Dakota Sunday evening, Aug. 3, wondering what lay ahead of them. Little did they know that what was to come would be a life changing experience. Monday was their first day on the reservation or as the locals say, “the Res.” The first thing that we learned very quickly is the Pine Ridge Sioux Reservation is a place full of startling numbers. Sadness, poverty, and hopelessness were our first impression. However, while the first day was heartrending, our return visit on the second day was a much more hopeful experience.
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Nora Gleason: Cathedral’s First Organist, Part 2
Her formal education completed, Nora Gleason returned to Salt Lake City in 1893 when she is listed in the city directory as living with her mother, an arrangement that continued at least to 1900. After that Nora’s career was duly launched, as was her life as an independent adult. Although her church employment merited her full time salary of $50 a month, Nora augmented it by what was apparently a very successful private teaching career. Most years her entry in the city directory was an advertisement in bold type, and a studio photograph of her in about 1914 shows an elegantly dressed woman of obvious prosperity and social status.
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Student dances her way into a Disney movie
DRAPER — Haylee Roderick would like to have a career in acting or dancing professionally on stage or on the big screen. She has already had the opportunity to do just that. Roderick is a senior at Juan Diego Catholic High School. Out of 800 girls who auditioned for the movie “High School Musical 3,” Roderick was one of nine who was selected as a principal dancer for the movie.
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 Blessed Sacrament School recognized for meditation garden
While in public schools there is an ongoing debate as to when and where God may be evoked, Blessed Sacrament is staying true to the instructor’s statement that you may converse with God everywhere: at home, and at school, especially in the Interfaith Meditation Garden.
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‘Kohl’s staff helps Saint Olaf prepare playground
BOUNTIFUL—Each year before school begins, parents, faculty, students, and volunteers gather to clean up the school playground. This assures the playground will be a safe and secure area for the children to play as well as make it an attractive feature of the school property and Saint Olaf Church. This year, though, the “Kohl’s Cares for Kids®” Program donated $1,000 to Saint Olaf School and Kohl’s A-team members helped clean up the playground Aug. 16 before school started Aug. 18.
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 Saint Andrew Elementary School in Riverton opens with anticipation and gratitude
RIVERTON — The students who came back to school at St. Andrew Elementary School in Riverton have the honor of being the school’s very first students. The school, located at 11835 South 3600 West in Riverton, is alive with vivid colors. Holy Cross Sister Karla McKinnie is the principal of the new school, and she oversaw the building of the school with Father Francisco Pires, pastor of St. Andrew Parish.
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Girl’s State offers leadership skills and friendships
SALT LAKE CITY —Each year during the month of June, thousands of high school students gather on college campuses throughout the United States for a week-long citizenship training sponsored by the American Legion. For more than 60 years, the nation’s largest veteran’s organization has given high school juniors the opportunity to learn first-hand how their state and local governments work through its auxiliary’s Girls’ State and Boys’ State programs. Participants create a fictional state where they run for office, elect public officials, create and enforce laws, and actively participate in all phases of running a working government modeled on their own local, county, and state governments.
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