Pathways to Ministry

Diocesan Celebration
of Catechetical Ministry 2015
Monday, June 1, 2015
Holiday Inn, Liverpool
Diocese of Syracuse
Celebration of Catechetical
Ministry
Evening Schedule
5:30 - Registration – cash bar available
6:15 - Opening Prayer
6:30 - Dinner Buffet
Program of Certification, Recognition and Award
Presentations:
Most Rev. Robert Cunningham
Catechetical Certification: Level I & Level II
Seeds of Faith Award
Associates of Faith Formation
Advanced LIMEX Certification
Directors of Faith Formation
Anniversaries of Ministerial Service
Retirements
Bishop Harrison Award ~ Bonnie Barker
Opening Prayer
Call to Prayer
God of peace,
in baptism you call us to be Christ for one another.
Having responded to that call,
we come before you in thanksgiving
for all the good works you have accomplished through us.
Continue to nourish us through word and sacrament
and may our efforts lead your people closer
to the reign of promised peace.
We make our prayer through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen
Scripture: A reading from St. Paul to the Philippians (4:4-9)
Brothers and sisters, Rejoice in the Lord always!Again I say, rejoice!Let your gentleness be known to everyone.The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.
The Word of the Lord. All: Praise be to God.
Litany
Reader:May our actions reflect our words as we share the Good News of Christ…
All: With joy, hear our prayer.
Reader:May our families be strengthened through Your love and the love of one another…
All: With faith, hear our prayer.
Reader:May the gifts of the Holy Spirit continue to guide and inspire the baptized to serve as missionary disciples...
All: With hope, hear our prayer.
Reader: May we remember to be grateful for all Your Creation and help us be reverent to all life…
All: With love, hear our prayer.
Reader: May we be of those who despair and struggle physically, mentally or spiritually…
All: With mercy, hear our prayer.
Reader: May we as witnesses of your Word, help open the hearts of all your children to seek justice and compassion….
All: With peace, hear our prayer.
Blessing of Gratitude
Reader: O God of the covenant,
You give us every good gift.
Help us to see in the food spread before us
another outpouring of your grace.
Be with us as we share this meal
and keep us ever mindful of the hungry
Bless us and this food we are about to receive.
We ask this through Christ Our Lord.
All: Amen
Program of Certification & Recognition
Level I Catechetical Certification
Eastern Region
Georgina AmodioSt. Peter, Rome
Albert BrockwaySt. Peter, Rome
Virginia CraiglowSt. Peter, Rome
Dorothea IseloSt. Peter, Rome
Joan LambSt. Peter, Rome
Mary RathmellSt. Peter, Rome
Kim OcutoSt. Peter, Rome
Tonya SmithSt. Peter, Rome
Lisa Darling Historic St. John, Utica
Amy Falvo Historic St. John, Utica
Mary Harrod Historic St. John, Utica
Scott Tanner Historic St. John, Utica
Christine Gray St. Mary of Mt. Carmel/Blessed
Sacrament, Utica
Richard Hensel St. Anthony/St. Agnes, Utica
Nina RanieriOur Lady of Lourdes, Utica
Mark Ranieri Our Lady of Lourdes, Utica
James RoddyOur Lady of Lourdes, Utica
Nadia ZayasSacred Heart/St. Mary of Czestochowa, New York Mills
Western Region
Vincent D’Angelo Holy Family, Syracuse
Jennifer Fischer St. Mary, Cortland
Thomas Jones Immaculate Conception, Fayetteville
Elizabeth Neis St. Patrick, Chittenango
Stephanie Stewart Western Region Office
Joan Stoker St. James, Cazenovia
Southern Region
Mary Lou EkstromSt. Francis of Assisi, Binghamton
Denise CaninoSt. Vincent de Paul-Blessed Sacrament, Vestal
Gregory HrostowskiSt. Vincent de Paul-Blessed
Sacrament, Vestal
Brendan MahonSt. Vincent de Paul-Blessed
Sacrament, Vestal
Dennis WhiteSt. Vincent de Paul-Blessed
Sacrament, Vestal
John YacynychSt. Vincent de Paul-Blessed
Sacrament, Vestal
Level II Catechetical Certification
Northern Region
Diane ZellerSt. Paul, Oswego
Maureen WillsSt. Mary of the Assumption, Oswego
Eastern Region
Anne Carlone-ElacquaSt. Mary of Mt. Carmel/Blessed Sacrament, Utica
Western Region
Catherine Mackey St. John the Baptist/Holy Trinity, Syracuse
Sr. Katie Eiffe Seeds of Faith Award
Northern Region
Patty Mancino Holy Trinity, Fulton
Eastern Region
Marian Niles St. Mary/St. Peter, Rome
Western Region
Crystal RuddPope John XXIII, Liverpool
Southern Region
Mary Lou EkstromSt. Francis of Assisi, Binghamton
Eastern Region
Mary LaForest Parishes of Holy Family, Vernon & St. Helena, Sherrill
Sr. Martha Larkin, C.S.J. St. John the Evangelist, New Hartford
Western Region
Theresa May Western Region Office
Julie Sheridan Most Holy Rosary, Syracuse
Theresa Vaga St. Margaret, Mattydale
In Appreciation for all the years of faith-filled service and dedication to the catechetical ministry, we recognize these catechetical ministers:
First Year of Ministry
Donna Farrell St. Mary, Minoa
Jennifer Fischer St. Mary, Cortland
Gary KrajacicSt. Francis of Assisi, Bridgeport
Margaret Ostaszewski St. Stephen, Phoenix
Denise Pedericini Holy Family, Syracuse
Ken PuchalskiSt. Joseph, Lee Center
Five Years
Donna PruskoSt. Mark, Utica
Kristine Skinner St. Augustine, Baldwinsville
Ten Years
Robert CargillOur Lady of Good Counsel, Endicott
Angela CoyleSt. Mary, Kirkwood
Kristen O'Hara St. Joseph, Camillus
Cheryl SmithAnnunciation, Clark Mills; Eastern Region Office
Associate of Faith Formation
Eastern Region
Ginger Poppleton Christ Our Hope, Boonville
Associate of Faith Formation Recertification
Eastern Region
Cheryl SmithAnnunciation, Clark Mills; Eastern Region Office
Jean Bauer St. Peter, Rome
Western Region
Kristine Skinner St. Augustine, Baldwinsville
Advanced LIMEX Certification
Andrea SchafferSouthern Region Office
Director of Faith Formation Certification
Eastern Region
Annette GapeHistoric St. John, Utica
Director of Faith Formation Recertification
Northern Region
Deanne Hall St. Mary of the Assumption, Oswego Northern Region Office
Fifteen Years
Deanne HallNorthern Region Office
Madonna HurchlaSs. John and Andrew, Binghamton
Sharon Hunger St. Mary, Baldwinsville
Andrea SchafferSouthern Region Office
Andrea SlavenEastern Region Office
Nancy WestOur Lady of Lourdes, Windsor
Twenty Years
Marge Babcock Western Region Office
Bonnie Barker Church of St. Michael/St. Peter,
Syracuse
Twenty Five Years
Renee O'Connor St. Francis Xavier, Marcellus
Thirty Years
Paula JahelkaSt. Cyril and Methodius,
Binghamton
Thirty- Five Years
Kathy Fitzgibbons Holy Cross, DeWitt
Kathy Meus All Saints, Syracuse
Forty Years
Patricia Decker St. Rose of Lima, North Syracuse
Fifty Years
Angela ObernesserSt. Anthony/St. Agnes, Utica
Retiring Faith Formation Leaders
Jeannie Bryant St. Vincent de Paul, Syracuse &
Christ the King, Liverpool
Jo Anne Hibbard St. Joseph, Sanitaria Springs
Patricia WhaleySt. Peter/Sacred Heart, Oswego
Joan WolekSt. Joseph, Oriskany Falls
Cathy WolfSt. Joseph, LaFayette
Patricia Wood St. Mary, Kirkwood
The Sixteenth Annual
Bishop Frank J. Harrison Award
Bonnie Barker, DFF
St. Michael/St. Peter, Syracuse
The Bishop Frank J. Harrison Award is an annual award presented by the Diocesan Office of Faith Formation to a person who has given “outstanding service in catechetical ministry.”
One who has significant length of service in catechetical ministry
One who has served the catechetical ministry by mentoring and encouraging others
One who has lived the vision of Vatican II in his/her ministry
One who has witnessed to the importance of ongoing, lifelong faith formation for self and others
One who “stands in the midst of the people of God to serve”
Sending Forth Blessing
Reader:Taken from the first Pathways to Ministry program, this blessing reminds us of all who led the way along this path, and will carry us forward into the future as we are all called to share God’s gracious love.Let us pray…
Compassionate and Loving God, we have gathered here to celebrate the presence of the gifts of your Spirit in our lives.We pray that through the power of this same compelling Spirit, we might know the unity that is ours: sisters and brothers of a common family, sharing a single home on this, our earth. With this shared hope and faith, we ask your blessing for one another and for the work of the gospel of Jesus Christ, our friend and companion on this pathway to you. All:
Closing Hymn: Are Called
Come!Live in the Light!
Shine with the joy and the love of the Lord!
We are called to be light for the kingdom,
To live in the freedom of the city of God!
Refrain:
We are called to act with justice,
We are called to love tenderly,
We are called to serve one another;
To walk humbly with God!
Come! Open your heart!
Show your mercy to all those in fear!
We are called to be hope for the hopeless,
So all hatred and blindness will be no more!
Refrain
Sing! Sing a new Song!
Sing of that great day when all will be one!
God will reign, and we’ll walk with each other
As sisters and brothers united in love!
Refrain