Permanent Deacon Community - That They May All Be One · by Deacon Tom Quayle. As in years past the...

On one of the most beautiful weather weekends for mid-

November, approximately 90 members of our Deacon Com-

munity gathered at Christ the King Retreat Center in Buffalo,

MN for sharing, reflecting, reconnecting, remembering and

prayer. Responding to feedback from the 2010 weekend a

number of changes were made receiving very positive com-

ments from the attendees.

Friday evening began with the traditional, and optional, dinner

followed by the welcome and orientation to the weekend by

Deacon Jim Bauhs. The community then assembled in the

chapel for Holy Hour with sung Evening Prayer, Memorial for

the Deceased led by Penny Scherkenbach and Benediction.

Deacon Joe Michalak presided and preached on St Martin of

Tours and the essential charism of the deacon; Deacons Tom

Michaud and Russ Kocemba assisted. Deacon Ron Smisek,

once again, provided the musical direction for the weekend.

Friday night concluded with the first social gathering in the

beautiful Garden Court with a gorgeous view of Buffalo Lake.

Saturday began with morning Mass offered for all our de-

ceased brothers and sisters from the community. Breakfast

preceded Morning Prayer led by Deacon John Belian and quiet

time for Lectio Divina. The morning session was a viewing of

Archbishop Robert Carlson’s presentation to the 2011 Na-

(Continued on page 2)

Deacon Council Update Deacon Rich Heineman

Greetings from your Deacon Council. As I am sure you are

aware from recent mailings, your Deacon Council has been at

work with a very full schedule. As requested, we have com-

pleted a final draft of the Constitution for the Deacon Council

of the Archdiocese and we are awaiting approval. The ‘Servant’

newsletter is obviously back on line and (I am sure that you will

agree) very comprehensive. The Council is now exploring ideas

regarding the structure of the diaconate deanery system. There

have been several ideas put forth and we are weighing the vi-

ability of each in order to revive the system for the mutual

benefit of the community.

Special points of

interest:

Community Week-

end Report

2012 Calendar

Name tags available

to order

Vestment Supplier

Memorial list

Inside this issue:

Weekend report 1

Vestment Supplier 3

Wives' Column 3

Name tags 4

Directors Update 4

Calendar 5

Memorial List 6

Editor’s Corner 10

Contacts 10

2011 Community Weekend Deacon Jim Bauhs

The Servant Newsletter for the

Permanent Deacon Community

Advent 2011

Bishop Lee Piché addresses the

Deacon Community

November 11-13, 2011

The Council meets every month and you are all welcome to attend (deacons and/or wives).

Please feel free to contact any member of the Council if you have any comments, sugges-

tions or concerns.

tional Association of Diaconate Directors (NADD) con-

vention this past April. Archbishop Carlson’s topic:

“Make Me a Channel of Your Peace: The Deacon as an

Instrument of Charity”. The response was so positive

that Deacon Michalak is researching how to make the

DVD available to those interested…stay tuned. Prior to

lunch we had time for quiet reflection and the Priests of

the Retreat Center offered the sacrament of Reconcilia-

tion. The afternoon was left open for classes to gather,

prayer in the Chapel with simple exposition of the

Blessed Sacrament or simply to rest and recharge indi-

vidually.

The Most Reverend Bishop Lee Piché joined us as the

celebrant for the vigil Mass of the Feast of Christ the

King. Deacons of the Mass were Steve Maier and Jim

Bauhs, Acolytes were Deacons Larry Lawinger and Mike

Nevin, the Lector was Deacon Jim DeShane. Following

dinner Bishop Piché shared his thoughts on Joy and the

role of the Deacon. The community gathered in the

chapel for sung Evening prayer led by Deacon Smisek.

The day concluded with another opportunity for the com-

munity to

gather for

sharing of

snacks, bev-

erages and

stories.

There was even a late night card game!

Sunday morning

dawned to another

gorgeous day of

weather and fellow-

ship. The chapel was

once again the site of

Morning Prayer, led

by Deacon Tom

Quayle.

As in years past the

staff of Christ the

King fed us very well and we were not disappointed with

Sunday breakfast either.

(Continued from page 1) The morning session was split into three parts which all

built upon each other.

Diaconate in the Archdiocese: The Archbishops

Four Requests and Where We Are in the Process.

1. Review and rewrite as necessary the Gov-

erning Documents of the Deacon Council

2. Effectively implement the aspirancy in the

Institute for Diaconate Formation

3. Clarify the roles of the Office of Clergy Ser-

vices and the Director of Diaconate

4. Review the Deacon assignment process

Small Group Listening Session with directed ques-

tions;

What are the greatest challenges facing the

diaconate in our Archdiocese?

What are the greatest opportunities before

the diaconate in our Archdiocese?

What are the greatest challenges facing me

as deacon?

What are the greatest opportunities before

me as a deacon?

As I listen, what dimensions of “being dea-

con” or “wife of deacon” are opening up to

me?”

Large Group Listening Session: reports from small

groups and where we go from here.

Discussion was phenomenal and covered a wide range

of subjects, reflective of the community assembled.

Deacon Michalak will send a follow up report on the

discussion to the entire community. The formal session

was closed with a blessing, and the community prayed

the following;

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

you have given the world its true light,

Jesus, your Son – the Son of God.

You abandoned yourself completely

to God’s call

and thus became a wellspring

of the goodness which flows forth from Him.

Show us Jesus. Lead us to Him.

Teach us to know and love Him,

so that we too can become

capable of true love

and be fountains of living water

in the midst of a thirsting world.

From Deus Caritas Est, Pope Benedict XVI,

December 25, 2005

2011 Community Weekend

As Deacons we are blessed

with the love and support of

our families, friends and par-

ishes. The high cost of vest-

ments has prevented many

Deacons from having Dalmatics

available to them, whether sup-

plied by the Parish or through

personal ownership.

It is possible to have matching

Chasuble and Dalmatic in the

four basic liturgical colors for

approximately $1000 (Chasuble

$110, Dalmatic $110)

+ shipping.

I have been doing business with

this firm for more than a year

and find their products very

good. A number of our

brother Deacons have also

purchased and are pleased as

well.

The manufacturer is:

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[email protected]

Phone: (+91) 98 4031 4041

Address:

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the raw materials directly from

other manufacturers. Started in

2002 by selling Rosaries we

started our own manufacturing

unit for Church apparels in 2006.

I have personally purchased

the American Dalmatic in

Green, White, Red and Purple.

Disclaimer: My only relation-

ship with Catholic Liturgicals

and Frank Alphonse is that I

am a satisfied customer. I do

not have any stake, financial or

other with them.

Thank you for our marriage

and our life together. I ask

your help in my supporting

him in his services to others

as a Deacon.

I know you love me Lord as

your unique creation. You

have gifted me in many

ways. Help me to know my

L ord,

I said “Yes” when

my husband was ordained a

Deacon. The “yes” meant

my support, my love, my

sharing him as he serves our

brothers and sisters.

Thank you for our marriage

gifts and to use them wher-

ever you desire - within

my family circle and in this

world when I am called to

love and serve others as

Jesus did.

Amen

The Society of St. Lawrence

Wives' Column - Prayer for a Deacon’s Wife Margene Bauhs

Vestment Supplier Deacon Jim Bauhs

Matching

Chasuble and

Dalmatic for

approximately

$250 per color.

Easy to find

just Google

“Catholic

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If you wish to

see the real

product

including

Dalmatics, Cope

and Humeral

Veil contact

Deacon Jim

Bauhs

Vestment pictures by

Catholic Liturgicals

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We have arranged with two different suppliers for you

to be able to order name tags with the Archdiocese

logo.

On the left is a metal name plate which is available for

$14.70 each.

The style on the right is made of plastic and is

$8 - $10 each, depending on the quantity ordered.

Both styles come with magnetic backs.

Please contact Patty McQuillan for ordering

instructions at [email protected].

The first order will be placed no later than Jan 3rd

2012, possibly earlier depending on the number that

are ordered. We will then place orders as we get

sufficient numbers.

for lectio divina. Morning

class begins with spiritual for-

mation. Though we have fo-

cused mainly on contemplating

Christ’s own diakonia as radi-

cal Servant of the Father’s will,

we also explored the nature of

love through Benedict XVI’s

encyclical Deus Caritas Est,

and we have plumbed the

meaning of Advent and Christ-

mas through the lens of the

Church’s liturgy. Mornings

have also been given to the

Human Growth course with the

eminently engaging Paul Ruff.

Afternoons have then been

dedicated to exploring diacon-

ate vocation more specifically,

both through Deacon Steve

Najarian’s profound teaching

on the theology of Holy Orders

as well as through “views from

the field” by veteran Deacons

Bisciglia, Pufahl, Rubi,

Zinda, Martin, and Lawinger.

Deacon Gregg Sroder has

been coordinating our Catholic

Charities Internship, a 7-week

on-site participation from

Thanksgiving till mid-January,

a season of great need. The

Saturday portion of the semes-

ter concludes on Dec 17 with a

Day of Reflection: Fr. Steven

Hoffman speaks on “Mary:

The Mother, The Bride, The

Disciple,” and the afternoon

will have sharing times for

both husbands and wives.

Special thanks to the Wives’

Formation Team spearheaded

by Maureen Zinda, Margene

Bauhs, Suzanne Garcia,

Diane Martin, Lynn Maier,

and JoAnn Lawinger.

January begins with

individual virtue-counseling

for each of the men, and the 2nd

semester includes parish visits,

theological reflection on the

Catholic Charities internship,

men’s retreat, and the “Called

& Gifted” seminar for every-

one. After scrutinies, we will

Updates on Forma-

tion and a Little Bit

More

2011-2012 Aspirancy

at the Institute for

Diaconate Forma-

tion The 2011-2012 Aspi-

rancy is nearing the end of its

first semester. Nine aspirants

and wives attend Saturday

Mass at the seminary with

seminarians, followed by time

begin our summer course on

“The Reality of Christian Cul-

ture” that concludes with a

week at Blue Cloud Abbey in

South Dakota. Of course, five

of the aspirants are still finish-

ing up the Archbishop Harry J

Flynn Catechetical Institute,

too.

Does the aspirancy

work? More than one aspirant

reports that each Saturday is

like a mini-retreat and has al-

ready been worth all the effort.

Please remember the aspirant,

wives, and families in your

Christmas prayers.

Know anyone inter-

ested in diaconate or

who you think

should be? Bring

them to the

“Diaconate Inquiry

Course” or help us

sponsor an event in

your area. Anyone even re-

motely interested in finding out

more about the vocation of the

diaconate, diaconate formation,

and the application process

should attend one of our

“Diaconate Inquiry Courses.”

Each course is three evenings

and one Saturday morning de-

signed for prayer, presentation,

and discussion about the theol-

ogy and practice of diaconate,

about the formation process,

and how to apply. It is a mini-

discernment process in itself.

Husbands and wives should

both attend. Last year nearly

sixty men attended; many are

now in the Catechetical Insti-

tute, and nine are our current

aspirants.

Our next Diaconate

Inquiry Course will be held on

(Continued on page 9)

Formation Director’s Update Deacon Joe Michalak

Name tags available to order

Note: Deacon Council Meetings for 2012 are not yet determined

Feb. 16 -Thur. Diaconate Inquiry Session #1, 2 & 3, 6:30-9:00 pm

Feb. 23 -Thur. St. Paul Seminary, Brady Education Center, Room 105

Mar. 1 - Thur. Note: Inquirers should attend ALL FOUR sessions, with wives

Mar. 10 - Sat. Diaconate Inquiry Session #4, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 noon

Mar. 15 - Thur. Clergy Study Day

Mar. 23-25 Men’s Aspirancy Formation Retreat, Franciscan Retreats,

Prior Lake (Open to ordained deacons until full)

Mar. 27 - Tue. Chrism Mass, 7:00 pm at Cathedral

Archbishop Nienstedt strongly invites Deacons to participate

Apr. 25-27 NADD Annual Conference:

Verbum Domini: The Deacon as Servant of the Word

Rockville Center, Long Island, NY

May 5 - Sat. Ordination to Diaconate -10:00 a.m. Basilica of St. Mary

Holy Hour for ordinands on Friday evening at St Paul Seminary

May 18 - Fri. Diaconate Community Dinner

5:30 pm, with Mass or Sung Vespers

St. Mary’s Chapel at St. Paul Seminary, dinner at Binz

Mid-May to ? Aspirant Assessments with Admissions and Scrutinies

May 26 - Sat. Ordination to Priesthood - 10:00 a.m. Cathedral

Holy Hour for ordinands on Friday evening at St Paul Seminary

June 24-29 National Directors’ Institute, Columbus, Ohio

Summer Aspirancy Course: The Faith as Culture: A Look at the Historic Reality of Christian

Culture, through the writings of Christopher Dawson, Benedict XVI, George

Weigel, and Primary Texts from the Tradition, and by Immersion at the Monastery

Tues. 6:30-9:00 pm at Brady, May 22, May 29, June 12, June 19 (tentative),

Jul. 29 - Aug. 3 Immersion week at Blue Cloud Abbey (Open to ordained deacons until full)

Aug. 29 - Wed. Institute for Diaconate Formation Orientation to Candidacy 2012-2013

Sep. 8 - Sat. Institute for Diaconate Formation Candidacy 2012-2013 classes begin

Late September/early October Admission to Candidacy, with seminarians

Oct. 23-24 Region VIII Directors’ Meetings, Blue Cloud, SD

Oct. 27 - Sun Archbishop’s Open House - tentative

Oct. 4, 11, 18 Diaconate Inquiry Session #1,2 & 3, Thursdays - 6:30-9:00 pm

Oct. 27 Saturday - 8:00 a.m-noon - St. Paul Seminary, Brady Education Center

Note: Inquirers should attend ALL FOUR sessions, with wives (tentative)

Nov. 9-11 Community Weekend, Buffalo

2012 Diaconate Community Calendar

Save

These

Dates

Memorial List

O loving

God . . .

I pray you to

welcome my

deceased family,

friends, loved ones

into heaven with you.

Forgive them their

sins and reward

them their goodness.

Grant that I may be

with them again in

your peaceful

presence.

Amen.

Name Class Deceased

Mrs. Ann Adrian 1978 11/22/2008

Deacon Matthew Adrian 1978 8/9/1997

Mrs. Margaret Asenbrenner 1978 9/16/2010

Deacon Richard Barrett 1990 12/25/2001

Deacon James Baskfield 1979 2/8/2010

Deacon William Beckfield 1994 2/27/2001

Deacon Peter Belgea 1981 9/18/1987

Deacon Jerome Bilder 1979 6/26/2002

Mrs. Marie Bilder 1979 7/8/1980

Mrs. Ellie Bisek 1980 12/11/2003

Deacon Jerry Blissenbach 1993 11/27/2009

Mrs. Eileen Boller 1980 9/27/1988

Rev. Robert Boller 1980 11/11/2009

Deacon Richard Broich 1998 7/20/2009

Deacon Frederick Brown 1986 12/21/2007

Mrs. Marie Brown 1986 10/31/1996

Deacon Paul Carlson 1976 4/20/2011

Mrs. Sally Carlson 1980 6/28/2008

Deacon Patrick Casey 1992 1/16/1998

Mrs. Anne Catapano 2001 1/7/2005

Mrs. Doris Clubb 1976 10/31/1976

Mrs. Lucille Coleman 1994 1/29/2011

Deacon Thomas Coleman 1994 1/02/2011

Deacon Robert Conlin 1983 10/13/2001

Deacon Alfredo De Los Reyes 1980 10/12/2005

Mrs. Nellie De Los Reyes 1980 5/07/2007

Deacon Joseph Dease 1976 9/17/1985

Mrs. Mary Dease 1976 9/15/1986

Deacon Ted Diedrich 1980 6/12/1987

Deacon James Dondelinger 1978 4/21/2009

Mrs. Gertrude Donnelly 1981 3/23/1990

E ternal rest

grant unto them

O Lord,

And let perpetual

Light shine upon

them.

May their souls

And the souls of

all the faithful

departed

Through the

mercy of God

Rest in peace.

Amen.

Name Class Deceased

Deacon Patrick Donnelly 1981 4/16/2001

Mrs. Evelyn Dubay 1978 8/2/2003

Deacon Frank Dubay 1978 4/15/2003

Mrs. Helen Ehrmantraut 1994 5/29/2005

Deacon Greg Elsenpeter 1999 2/13/2003

Mrs. Dorothy Engel 1979 2/9/1993

Deacon Ray Engel 1979 6/12/1987

Mrs. Elizabeth Erickson 1976 6/28/1992

Mrs. Mary Erpenbach 1984 4/07/2005

Deacon Russell Evans 1991 1/24/2006

Deacon William Falvey 1989 12/19/2008

Deacon Michael Gerdts 1989 6/24/2008

Deacon Ronald Getz 1979 1/18/2010

Deacon Nick Hanten 1983 9/14/1998

Deacon Ben Heim 1976 8/22/1993

Mrs. Vivian Heim 1976 5/20/1989

Mrs. Helena Hickman 1993 8/5/2010

Deacon Nels Hickman 1993 6/05/2005

Mrs. Dolores Hughesdon 1981 7/10/2007

Deacon Al Jelinek 1982 9/26/1994

Mrs. Nickie Jents 1987 10/06/2007

Deacon Al Kattar 1982 2/26/1996

Mrs. Linda Konkel 1996 4/21/2000

Deacon James Kuhns 1979 3/15/2000

Mrs. Valerie Kuhns 1979 2/21/2007

Deacon Marciano Laqui 1995 1/18/2010

Deacon Charles Lewis 1989 9/17/1997

Deacon Garnette Lukach 1978 12/3/2007

Mrs. Dorothy MacKenzie 1980 4/4/2003

Deacon John MacKenzie 1980 6/2/2003

Deacon Kevin Madden 1993 10/19/2001

Deacon John Mation 1981 6/11/1996

Memorial List

Memorial List

B lessed

are the dead who

die in the Lord

from now on.

"Yes," said the

Spirit, "let them

find rest from

their labors, for

their works

accompany

them."

Rev 14:13

Name Class Deceased

Deacon Bobby May 1988 7/07/2007

Deacon Don McPhee 1985 11/24/1997

Mrs. Beverly Medicott 1986 1/31/1995

Deacon Lawrence Murphy 1989 4/19/2007

Deacon Daniel Nalezny 1998 12/01/2007

Mrs. Minh Nguyen 1984 6/29/2007

Deacon Nhoc Nguyen 1984 1/07/1997

Mrs. Sue Nugent 1992 9/21/2011

Deacon Clyde O’Keefe 1981 7/30/2005

Mrs. Shirley O’Keefe 1981 3/30/2005

Mrs. Kay Saladin 2009 9/17/2008

Deacon Terrence Schneider 1997 2/11/2010

Mrs. Eva Schroeder 1993 1/14/1999

Deacon Lawrence Sierzant 1978 1/7/1996

Mrs. Lucy Sierzant 1978 7/22/2003

Deacon Frank Singer 1978 8/12/1996

Mrs. Betty Smith 1987 12/21/2010

Deacon Dewey Smith 1978 7/6/2008

Deacon John Spears 1976 3/04/1990

Deacon Richard Stevenson 1984 11/03/1997

Deacon Stephen Stickney 1979 5/06/2007

Mrs. Alice Stiles 1996 11/08/2003

Mrs. Esther Sullivan 1984 10/16/1986

Deacon Gordon Sullivan 1984 7/19/1995

Deacon Joseph Thill 1985 6/24/1998

Deacon John Veiman 1991 1/26/2008

Mrs. Elda Warne 1979 10/19/2006

Deacon Luther Winn 1980 2/19/2008

Mrs. Peg Winn 1980 12/26/2001

Deacon Jerry Witschen 1986 10/14/1996

Deacon Loren Yaeger 1978 2/05/2008

Mrs. Myra Yekaldo 1982 6/15/2005

Memorial List

Every effort has been

made to ensure that the

list above is complete and

accurate. If there is an

error of any kind please

accept our apologies and

do let Patty McQuillan

know of the correction.

Please keep our brothers

and sisters in Christ in

your prayers as we hope

that they are praying for

us.

Deacon Prayer

May the Father who gave us life, keep our hearts joyful

as we continue in service to others. May the Son who died for us

breathe new life in us as we reach out in our varied ministries. May the Holy Spirit who gives us strength

support us as we support one another. And may we always be true ministers of

God, Rooted in our faith,

Growing in our love of one another

And reaching out with hope to all who call upon us.

Amen.

Thursdays, Feb 16, Feb 23,

March 1 (6:30-9:00 pm) and

Saturday March 10, 8:00

a.m. to noon. To register, con-

tact Patty McQuillan at 651-

962-6891 or

[email protected]

. To arrange for an event at

your parish, please contact me

at [email protected]

Diaconate Survey

and Post-Ordination

Formation Surveys Thank you to all who

responded to the lengthy

“Diaconate Survey” based on

the Congregation for Clergy

questions. The responses were

many and varied and obviously

often heartfelt. The data, com-

bined with the results of our

small group and large group

feedback times on the Commu-

nity Weekend, together suggest

that the diaconate community

is long overdue in gathering for

prayer, conversation, and fel-

lowship. If you missed the

Community Weekend, you

missed a significant time to-

gether, but we also need to

provide more time for the

“family” simply to be with one

another. The number one

“challenge to diaconate” listed

on the survey was “Lack of

understanding between differ-

ent generations of deacons

formed under different expec-

tations.” This is a reality we

have to face. The May 18

Community Prayer and Din-

ner is the next scheduled time

for all of us to be together.

Although the

Archbishop has already seen

the initial survey results and we

have responded to the Congre-

gation for Clergy, surveys con-

tinue to trickle in. I will there-

fore write up a more complete

summary and response for you

in the new year.

Please continue to

send in your “Post-Ordination

Formation Surveys,” as these

will help Fr. Williams and I put

together some concrete possi-

bilities beginning in February.

Liturgical tune-up and singing

the new Missal, preaching the

marriage amendment and the

Catholic understanding of mar-

riage, virtue formation, the

New Evangelization, Verbum

Domini, Scripture study, and

bioethics all garner much sup-

port as priorities for further

formation. Thank you!

The Diaconate Office Though we no longer

have a formal “diaconate of-

fice,” much of diaconate busi-

ness is now being run through

the Institute for Diaconate For-

mation at the St. Paul Seminary

where we now hold Council

meetings and just about all

other diaconate-related activi-

ties. Mrs. Patty McQuillan is

our most capable part-time

administrator (shared with

other offices at the seminary).

Other than direct questions

about parish and non-parish

assignments, feel free to direct

your questions and comments

to us—and to stop by any time.

Out contact info is listed at the

end of the newsletter.

Mutual prayers!

(Continued from page 4)

Deacon Community

Viewing Archbishop

Carlson’s NADD

Convention presentation

Formation Director’s Update

mailto:[email protected]


This is YOUR newsletter. As “they” say ‘Good stuff IN & Good Stuff OUT’, OK

some editorial license with the quotation. If there is a topic that you would like to

see please contact me. If you want to see it then it is very likely that others do

too! We are looking for items to be included, anything that is by, for, of Deacons,

Deacon wives or families, particularly in our Archdiocese is desired.

Please submit articles, ideas, pictures, suggestions, likes and dislikes.

Thank you for your service and your support.

Your brother in Christ.

Diaconate Pastoral Support (available 24 x 7) - Penny Scherkenbach

[email protected]

651-398-4534

Director Of Clergy Services – Deacon John Vomastek

[email protected]

651-291-4428

Director of Institute for Diaconate Formation (IDF) – Deacon Joe Michalak

[email protected]

651-962-6876

Assistant to Director of IDF - Patty McQuillan

[email protected]

651-962-6891

President of Deacon Council – Deacon Rich Heineman

[email protected]

612-588-0715

Editor Deacon Newsletter – Deacon Jim Bauhs

[email protected]

952-388-9679

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Editor’s Corner Deacon Jim Bauhs

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