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SALT LAKE CITY — George M. "Mike" Johnson, 82, died July 18.
>>>MOAB — St. Pius X Parish, Moab, hosted 27 riders and their support crew for the annual Habitat Bicycle Challenge July 13-14. The riders began their 4,000 mile adventure in May in New Haven, Conn., and will finish in San Francisco, Calif., the end of July.
>>>HYDE PARK — When Utah State University Professor of Sculpture Eileen Doktorski, a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Logan, kissed her husband good-bye one day four years ago, she had no idea he was leaving her and her then-two-year-old daughter.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — Deacon Douglas Sliger, 78, died July 19 in Seattle from complications of a head injury suffered while fishing with his son in Alaska. Most recently serving at Christ Prince of Peace Chapel at Hill Air Force Base, Deacon Sliger leaves behind a long list of appointments and accomplishments in the Diocese of Salt Lake City.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — "The importance of the Cathedral of the Madeleine to the Diocese of Salt Lake City transcends the diocese’s individual bishops, said Msgr. J. Terrence Fitzgerald, diocesan administrator. "By calling this annual event the Bishop’s Dinner, we are using the office of the bishop to show the importance and the value of the Cathedral in the life of the Catholic Church in Utah. The Cathedral of the Madeleine is the mother church of the diocese, and we all bear a responsibility for the care and maintenance of this wonderful cathedral, one of the finest cathedrals in the west."
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — In three days of festivities, the Cathedral of the Madeleine Parish celebrated the feast of its patroness, St. Mary Magdalene, who is also the patroness of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, July 21-23. The events began July 21 with a delightful historical perspective of the saint by Gregory Glenn, director of liturgy and music for the Cathedral and founder of the Madeleine Choir School, and Deacon Scott Dodge of the Cathedral. An organ concert by Jessica French, Madeleine Choir School alumna and a student of organ performance at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., was a special treat July 22.
>>>I recently read "The Dignity of Older People and Their Mission in the Church and in the World," produced by the Pontifical Council for the Laity. The Council identifies "charisms proper to old age." Confronting cultures that discount the value of elders, our Church teaches that; "Human societies would be better if they learnt to benefit from the charisms of old age." Years ago I worked in a nursing home in Las Vegas, Nevada. With the arrogance of youth, I breezed in with many preconceived notions about the elderly. My experience was a great lesson in humility.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — CHRISTUS Saint Joseph Villa is now one of only three skilled nursing facilities in Utah that have achieved accreditation from the national Joint Commission on Accreditation of Heathcare Organizations (JCAHO).
>>>OGDEN — In these days of tight budgets, families need to be resourceful and generous when it comes to meeting everyone’s needs.
>>>HOLLADAY — Dr. Madison "Scott" Fisher, 72, does not believe in retirement. He is beginning a new career as a speaker aboard a cruise ship giving lectures on longevity. He will travel to Hawaii in November.
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