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Archdiocese celebrates Catholic schoolsArchbishop John C. Favalora will be the main celebrant at a Mass kicking off this year’s celebration of Catholic Schools Week, Sunday, Jan. 27, 10 a.m., at St. Mary Cathedral, 7525 Pope John Paul II Ave. (N.W. Second Avenue), Miami. Students from various archdiocesan schools will be in attendance and the public is welcome to attend. “Catholic schools in the archdiocese provide a great environment for children to learn and grow. We also are celebrating the accomplishments of students and schools and the impact on the community,” said Kristen Hughes, archdiocesan superintendent of elementary schools. This year’s Catholic Schools Week theme, “Catholic Schools Light the Way”, focuses on the leadership that Catholic schools provide, producing graduates who light the way to a brighter future for all humanity. The theme also highlights the spiritual foundation of Catholic schools, reminding students and staff that they are called to “light the way” to the kingdom for others even as they themselves walk “the way” of discipleship and grow in faith. Funds sought for Italian chapelThe National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., will soon include a new ethnic chapel, the oratory of Our Lady of Pompeii, in honor of Italian-American Catholics. The national shrine is renowned for its powerful architecture and jewel-like chapels. Each chapel is sponsored by a particular ethnic group which has immigrated to this country and honors the Blessed Mother according to its own culture and customs. The Italian Chapel will feature the shrine’s first depiction of the luminous mysteries of the rosary. The $2 million project is expected to be constructed by early this year. Donations may be sent to: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Italian Chapel, 400 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington, DC 20017. For more information call Father Chris Marino, director of the Italian-American apostolate in the Archdiocese of Miami, and pastor of Visitation Church, at 305-652-3624, or go to www.nationalshrine.com. Carroll teacher, students honoredAfter auditioning for 20 colleges, universities and conservatories at the Florida Theater Conference in Lakeland, Archbishop Carroll High School senior Gerardo Pelati has won acceptances and scholarships to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City and the Florida School for the Arts, as well as five callbacks to other schools. His classmate, senior Alan Abre, has signed a letter of intent to join the East Kentucky University baseball team. Teacher Carole Anderson, chairwoman of the school’s department of fine arts, was honored by Papa John’s Pizza and Univision Channel 23 as “una maestra especial” (a special teacher), who exemplified “exceptional qualities” throughout the 2006-2007 school year. Carroll High School is at 10300 S.W. 167 Ave., Miami. For information, call 305-388-6700. Dr. King service honors Leona CooperThe annual ecumenical celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday will take place Sunday, Jan. 20, 2:30 p.m., at St. Mary Cathedral, 7525 Pope John Paul II Ave. (Nortwest Second Avenue), Miami. Archbishop John C. Favalora will preside and Father Patrick O’Neill, director of the archdiocesan office of ecumenism and interfaith relations, will be the main speaker. The ecumenical service honors the life and legacy of King and the various faiths that make up the south Florida community. Representatives of all denominations are invited to participate. During the ceremony, the annual St. Martin de Porres Award will be presented to Leona Cooper, a parishioner at St. Hugh in Coconut Grove who, in 1986, founded the St. Martin de Porres Association, an organization for black Catholics. For more information, contact Maria Jerkins, director of the office of black Catholics, at 305-762-1120 or mjerkins@theadom.org. Musicians invited to celebrationLiturgical musicians from around the archdiocese are invited to St. Mary Cathedral Saturday, Jan. 26, for a morning of reflection, prayer and music, from 9 a.m. until noon. The presenter will be Benedictine Father Anthony Ruff, who teaches at St. John University in Collegeville, Minn., and is known worldwide as an expert on integrating Gregorian chant and modern compositions into the liturgy. The morning will consist of a presentation by Father Ruff, followed by a question-and-answer session, and an organ demonstration by Steve Kolarac, the cathedral organist. The cathedral is at 7525 Pope John Paul II Ave. (Northwest Second Avenue), Miami. For information call 305-759-4531, ext. 107. Roe v. Wade commemoratedThe Respect Life Office invites the community to a prayerful commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, an event that will include Mass, prayers that our country “will have the courage to turn back to God,” and remembrance of the unborn, “those who might have been.” The event will take place Tuesday, Jan. 22, 7:30 p.m., in the chapel of St. John Vianney College Seminary, 2900 S.W. 87 Ave., Miami. For information call 305-653-2966 or e-mail ilovelife@bellsouth.net. Monsignors’ investiture setThe ceremony of solemn vespers with investiture of those recently appointed monsignors will take place Sunday, March 2, 4 p.m., at St. Mary Cathedral, 7525 Pope John Paul II Ave. (Northwest Second Avenue), Miami. A light reception will follow the ceremony. All parishioners are invited to attend. Sister honored for peace workSister Marie Carol Hurley, a member of the Adrian Dominicans and longtime professor of drama at Barry University in Miami Shores, has been honored with the Children’s Trust 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award “for her lifetime dedication to improving the lives of children worldwide through her pioneer work in the field of conflict resolution.” Sister Hurley is one of the principal founders of the Miami-based Peace Education Foundation, one of the world’s leading providers of peace and conflict-resolution training for children and adults. The project has reached 20,000 schools during the past 25 years. “Her greatest accomplishment is her ability to make peace, reach peace and teach peace in a way that even a young child can understand,” said a statement from the Children’s Trust. Sister Hurley also has worked to help Haitians detained at the Krome Avenue Detention Center in Miami. She has been associated with Barry University for the past 45 years, including 20 years as chairwoman of the school’s department of speech and drama. Couples invited to celebrationCouples marking their 25th, 50th and higher wedding anniversaries are invited to celebrate their married love publicly with the archdiocese Saturday, Feb. 16, 11 a.m., at St. Mary Cathedral, 7525 Pope John Paul II Ave. (Northwest Second Avenue), Miami. Those wishing to participate in the Mass with Archbishop John C. Favalora should call their parishes before Feb. 8 to register. Discounts offered on first-aid toolsThe American Red Cross of Broward County, Greater Miami and the Keys offers discounts on automated external defibrillators along with training in CPR and how to use a defibrillator to parishes and other diocesan institutions. As noted by the Red Cross, victims of sudden cardiac arrest usually need an electric shock called defibrillation to restore the heart to a regular rhythm. The chance of survival decreases by 10 percent for every minute defibrillation is delayed. Automated external defibrillators could save as many as 50,000 of the 220,000 lives lost each year to sudden cardiac arrest. The Red Cross offers discounts of $100 off the purchase of each device. All wall-mount cases, accessories and training materials are available through the Red Cross. The organization also will provide a 10 percent discount to train eight people in CPR and how to use the defibrillators. This offer is good through Feb. 29. Parishioners are welcome to purchase an automated external defibrillator and donate it to their church or in memory of a loved one. For information, call Tony Cortese at the Red Cross and mention this article. He may be reached at 954-797-3828, toll-free at 1-866-797-7990 or via e-mail at cortesea@usa.redcross.org.
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