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| January 2005
Thomas More Society and Diocese
of Phoenix (Phoenix January 20) - The Saint Thomas More
Society of Phoenix, an association of catholic lawyers, announced that
Bishop Thomas Wenski of Orlando, FL will be the guest homilist at this
years Red Mass for Arizona's legislators, government executive officers,
judges and lawyers. The Red Mass, which is held annually at or near the
opening of each regular legislative session, will take place Tuesday,
January 25, at 5:30 p.m. at Saint Mary's Basilica, 231 North 3rd Street
in Phoenix. Bishop Thomas Olmsted will be the main celebrant. Ss. Simon and Jude Catholic School
7th Grade Team Phoenix, January 7). – On December 29th, the Honeywell Fiesta Bowl sponsored the Annual Aerospace Challenge Finals (presented by The Arizona Republic), and five of the original 57 school teams competed in the final competition. Ss. Simon & Jude School won top honors for the second time in four years. Teams were challenged to design a space station for 100 people to live on for two years in the year 2025. Teams had to consider all aspects of space life, including waste disposal, food supplies, power source and emergency evacuation strategies. Total cost for the project could not exceed $50, and the winning space station was produced for $33.70. Judging was done by Honeywell engineers and scientists. Each student team had to give an oral presentation and answer questions posed by the judges. NASA astronauts attended the competition, and students were able to talk with them throughout the day. Named Amiciticum (Latin for Alliance), the winning space station was conceptualized and produced by seventh-graders Tricia Schwartz, Victoria Placencia, Sonora Crittenden, Sal Guardiola, Matt Pharris, and Brendan Hynes. These students have been working with their Junior High Science Teacher Maureen Hill on the project since early September. The winners won tickets to the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Game and a tour of the Johnson Space Center in Houston later this winter. This is the sixth year of the Aerospace Challenge, and it is the fifth year that Ss. Simon & Jude School has participated. The school has had at least one team go on to finals each year, and Ss. Simon & Jude’s 2001 team also won that year’s competition.
14th Annual Martin Luther King Catholic Mass Celebration(January 6)-The public is invited and all are welcome to the free Celebration of Life and Contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This event is sponsored by The Offices of Black Catholic Ministry and Peace and Justice of the Diocese of Phoenix. This year’s theme is Rooted in Love – Grounded in Peace – United in Justice. Corpus Christi Parish, 3550 East Knox Road in Phoenix, will be hosting the celebration on Friday, January 14, 2005. There will be a Prelude beginning at 6:30 p.m., followed by Mass from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. An open reception will be held in the church hall immediately following. The Prelude will include songs of Praise by Joyce Bailey & Freedom Singers Gospel Choir. There will also be colorful African liturgical dancers. The Principal Celebrant will be the Most Reverend Thomas J. Olmsted, and the guest homilist will be noted black cleric, the Reverend James E. Goode, OFM, PhD. He is President of the National Black Catholic Apostolate for Life and is also Minister of St. Clare Friary and Pastoral Director of Solid Ground Franciscan Ministry in New York City. Above all his degrees, positions, and honors Jim Goode is determined to walk in the footsteps of Jesus and Francis, by feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, education the young and old, caring for the sick and those living with HIV-AIDS, restoring hope to the victims of violence and abuse, mending together those who are broken, and standing up boldly for the sacredness of all human life and dignity every day. Also, on Sunday January 16, 2005 there will be a Unity Mass at St. Pius X Parish, 809 South 7th Avenue in Phoenix. The Presider will be Reverend John Ssegawwa, Associate Pastor at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Avondale. The Freedom Singers, directed by Joyce Bailey, will bring spirit through music during the Mass. Come listen, pray, sing and celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Ecumenical Taizé Prayer Vigil This evening, January 4, 2005, at 7:00 pm the Diocese of Phoenix, Office of Peace and Justice, in conjunction with St. Mary’s Basilica, will host a Ecumenical Taizé Prayer Vigil. The Taizé praying style originated with the monks in Taizé, and is a simple, repetitious, musically-oriented, chanting style of prayer. The Prayer Vigil will be held for all the victims of the tsunami which recently caused so much devastation in Southeast Asia. For more information, please call St. Mary’s Basilica at 354-2100. There will be a collection basket available in the vestibule for those who would like to give monetary gifts for relief efforts. Interfaith Prayer Service for the Southeast Asia Catastrophe (Jan 3)- There will be a special Interfaith Prayer Service tonight, January 3,
2005 at 7:00 p.m. There will be a press conference at 6:30 p.m. with relatives of victims in attendance. The Mayor of Phoenix will be there and we have invited the Governor to attend this special service. There will be followers of ten different faith groups participating in the service. An offering will be taken to aid the victims.
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