WHAT’S NEWS IN CANON-MAC
CECIL INTERMEDIATE
STUDENT SUPPORTS
RONALD MCDONALD
HOUSE CHARITIES
Cecil Intermediate student Olivia VanWie
initiated a district-wide pop tab collection to
support Ronald McDonald House Charities
during the 2015-16 school year. Ronald
McDonald House Charities accepts pop
tabs because they can be converted into
cash to help sick children and their families.
They help to provide family housing near a
hospitalized child or address the expense of
staying together in another city while a child
is being treated for illness.
With the help of a lot of friends and family
and great support from the Canon McMillan
schools, Olivia was able to accumulate
upwards of 100 pounds of pop tabs that will
be transported to the local chapter of Ronald
McDonald House Charities.
Olivia would like to thank all of the friends
who helped, the students at the schools
who pitched in, Mr. Barzan, the guidance
counselor at Cecil Intermediate School,
and the Cecil Township Police K9 Officer,
Miner, for safekeeping the tabs after they were
collected.
The photo above shows some of the many who
helped make this project a success. They were
transferring smaller containers into one of the
large plastic bins. From left to right: Morgan
Smith, Kristina Nyquist, Olivia VanWie, Luke
VanWie, Tyler Nyquist and Gage Mazzocco.
Officer Jeff Holt in the background and K9
Officer Miner in the foreground.
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BISHOP ZUBIK CALLS FOR
NEW CLASS TO BEGIN
DIOCESAN DEACON
FORMATION PROGRAM
The Diocese of Pittsburgh is initiating
the nomination and application process
for admitting a new class of interested and
qualified Catholic men into the Deacon
Formation Program, according to Bishop
David A. Zubik.
In addition, as previously announced in
2014, the bishop said he intends to continue
calling additional classes into the formation
program every other year in order to prepare
men to eventually serve in ordained ministry
as permanent deacons.
Deacons along with bishops and priests
constitute the three levels of ordained
ministry in the Roman Catholic Church.
The Diocese of Pittsburgh currently has
about 100 permanent deacons plus 15 men
in the Deacon
Formation
Program.
Although
deacons often
assist priests at
Mass, preach on
occasion, and
sometimes preside at baptisms, weddings,
funeral services, and other liturgical functions,
the primary focus of their ministry is rooted
in works of service and charity.
Deacons may be called upon to minister
to those who are sick, elderly, imprisoned,
hungry, poor, lonely, and forgotten. They
might work with immigrants, youths and
young adults, those in special need, or those
on the fringes of society. Many deacons
work to share the faith by catechizing and
evangelizing. Some deacons also have
administrative duties in the church.
A prospective deacon should be a man
of solid faith, deep spirituality, and good
reputation and character. He should be fully
initiated into the sacramental life of the
Catholic Church and living in conformity
with all of its teachings. He also should be
physically, psychologically, and emotionally
healthy; generously willing to serve the
diocesan church; and capable of assuming
a leadership role and working well with a
diversity of people.
Applicants must be between the ages of 30
and 59. They should have at least a bachelor’s
degree and be able to financially support
themselves and their family. A married
applicant must be in a stable, well-established
marriage and have the full support of his wife
to enter the formation program, which lasts
at least five years.
To begin the process, a prospective
applicant’s pastor must submit a nomination
on his behalf. The deadline for nominations
is Sept. 15, 2016. Applications without a
nomination will not be considered.
For more information, contact the Diocese
of Pittsburgh Deacon Formation Program: