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August 2002
September 11th Commemorations Throughout the Diocese
of Phoenix
(Aug 30 Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix) – Following
is a list of Sept. 11th commemorations taking place throughout the Diocese
of Phoenix. For your convenience, this list is divided into two sections:
“Events Beginning Before or After Sept. 11, 2002” and “Events
Taking Place on Sept. 11, 2002”. The events taking place on Sept.
11 are sorted by Vicariate (geographical area).
EVENTS BEGINNING BEFORE OR AFTER SEPT. 11, 2002
- Bishop Thomas J. O’Brien will celebrate a diocesan memorial
Mass, Sept. 10, 7 p.m. Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral, 6351 N. 27th Ave.
(602) 242-1300.
- St. John Vianney Parish, 539 La Pasada Blvd., Goodyear: The parish
is participating in the “9 days to 9/11” suggested by the
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Beginning Sept. 3, Mass (followed
by praying a Novena for Justice and Peace) will be held daily at 6:30
a.m. and 6:30 p.m. (no 6:30 a.m. or 6:30 p.m. Masses will be held on
Sept. 7 or 8; instead the regular weekend Mass schedule will be followed).
The “9 days to 9/11” will culminate in a Mass of Remembrance
Sept. 11, 6:30 p.m. (623) 932-3313. For more information on “9
Days to 9/11,” visit the Web at http://usccb.org/publishing/9-11/index.htm.
- St. Joan of Arc Church, 3801 E. Greenway Rd.: “Fanfare for the
Fallen Heroes of 9-11” concert in the church, Sept. 6, 7:30 p.m.
Presented by the Four Seasons Orchestra and the St. Joan of Arc Choirs.
Tickets: $10 for adults, $5 for students/seniors; available at St. Joan
of Arc Parish office, or Four Seasons Orchestra Office, 4972 E. Paradise
Lane, Scottsdale, (602) 493-3118, www.fourseasonsorchestra.org.
- Notre Dame Preparatory, 9701 E. Bell Rd., Scottsdale: The Mothers
Guild will present the school with American Beauty rosebushes and a
plaque commemorating the tragedy. The rosebushes will be planted on
the new campus. The ceremony will occur at the Mothers Guild Meeting,
Sept. 10, 11 a.m. (480) 515-0060.
- St. Timothy Parish, 1730 W. Guadalupe Rd., Mesa: Sept. 12, the 7 p.m.
Thursday Mass will honor all emergency, military and medical personnel,
who are asked to attend in uniform. People of all faiths are welcome.
(480) 775-5200.
- Franciscan Renewal Center, 5802 E. Lincoln Dr., Scottsdale: “The
Lord’s Prayer Retreat,” Sept. 13-15. An ecumenical retreat
on the theme “Looking, Loving and Listening,” with Bro.
Mark Schroeder, OFM, and CarrieAnn Therese. Following the anniversary
of Sept. 11, this retreat will look at what is going on in people’s
lives and in the world, renew loving relationships, and learning new
tools for prayer and reflection. Fee per person: includes accommodations,
meals and program: $145, single; $105, double. Commuter fee per person
includes meals and program: $75. (480) 948-7460.
- St. Maria Goretti Parish, 6261 N. Granite Reef Rd., Scottsdale: Sept.
13, 7:30 p.m., James Goettsche, principal organist from St. Peter’s
Basilica in Vatican City, will perform in concert at the church. Tickets
for the concert are $15 per person or $25 per family, including children
under 12. (480) 948-8380.
- St. Timothy Parish Social Club sponsors “Free to Celebrate God
and Country”, a sundown Mass followed by optional dinner and dancing
at Rawhide Wild West Town, 23023 N. Scottsdale Rd., Sept. 14. Mass begins
at approximately 5 p.m. The public is welcome at no charge for the Mass
and the music/dancing after the dinner. Tickets for dinner are $35 per
person (chicken or steak) or $17 per person (hamburger or hot dog).
Dinner tickets must be purchased in advance from the St. Timothy Social
Club. (480) 545-4754.
EVENTS TAKING PLACE ON SEPT. 11, 2002
These events are sorted by vicariate (geographical area).
Central Phoenix Vicariate
- Bishop O’Brien will participate in an interfaith ceremony at
Steele Indian School Park, 411 E. Indian School Rd. in Phoenix, Sept.
11, 2002 at 6:30 p.m. This half-hour prayer service will be televised
live on KTVK Channel 3.
- Brophy College Preparatory, 4701 N. Central Ave. will have Morning
Peace Prayer at the start of the school day; Peace/Memorial ribbons
distributed to entire campus; Hourly Prayer Vigil — at the start
of each class, in which students will be guided in a prayer related
to commemorating different groups of people who suffered loss on Sept.
11; Lunchtime Candlelight Service — “Called to Be Peacemakers”;
“Well Wishes” — Cityscape of New York City with fountain
where students will be asked to pause and symbolically place a coin
in a wishing well, offering a private prayer in response to the tragedies;
available all week. (602) 264-5291, ext. 6310.
- Most Holy Trinity Parish, 8620 N. 7th St.: Memorial service, with
a theme of “Peace through Understanding” to honor the victims
and heroes of the tragedy. In collaboration with J.C. Lincoln Hospital
and other faith communities, the service is designed to allow the community
to give voice to healing, hope, love and peace. 7 p.m., J.C. Lincoln
Hospital, south parking lot, 2nd Street and Dunlap Avenue (between 2nd
and 3rd Streets, facing Dunlap). (602) 944-3375.
- St. Francis Xavier School, 4715 N. Central Avenue, Prayer Service
in the church for children of the school and their parents, time to
be announced. (602) 266-5364.
- Ss. Simon and Jude School, 6351 N. 27th Ave.: Mass for students, parents
and community, 8:30 a.m. (602) 242-1299.
- St. Thomas the Apostle School, 4510 N. 24th St.: Students will release
balloons with student-written prayers for peace tucked inside the balloons,
hoping for responses. All-school prayer service led by pastor, Fr. Jim
Wall, mid-afternoon. (602) 954-9088.
Coconino Vicariate
- San Francisco de Asís Parish, Flagstaff: Mass, 12:15 p.m.,
Nativity B.V.M. Chapel, 16 W. Cherry, followed by adoration until 4
p.m. and closing with Benediction; Taizé Prayer Service, 7 p.m.,
St. Pius X Center, 2257 E. Cedar. (928) 779-1341.
Glendale/Northwest Metropolitan Vicariate
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, 7521 N. 57th Ave., Glendale: Mass
involving all students; all in the school will stop at noon to say the
“Pledge of Allegiance”; students will write what freedom
means to them on slips of paper and then make a chain which will represent
all the students’ vision. (623) 931-7288.
- Our Lady of the Valley Parish, 3220 W. Greenway Rd., Phoenix: Solemn
Divine Office (morning prayer) in memory of those who have died, 5:45
a.m.; Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Rosary
and benediction, 6:30 p.m.; Memorial Mass, 7 p.m. During the Mass, a
collection will be taken up for the St. Vincent de Paul Society in memory
of the victims. (602) 993-1213.
- St. Helen Parish, 5510 W. Cholla St., Glendale: Mass, 7 p.m. (623)
979-4202.
- St. James Parish, 19640 N. 35th Ave., Glendale: Prayer service, noon;
Mass at 7 p.m., followed by Sweet Adelines singing patriotic songs.
(623) 581-0707.
- Saint Louis the King School, 4331 W. Maryland Ave., Glendale: Mass
attended by all the school children, 8:30 a.m., followed by a special
flag ceremony. The Knights of Columbus will take down the American flag,
which will be flying at full-staff, then destroy it in a formal burning
ceremony. A new flag will be raised and then lowered to half-staff.
The children will recite the Pledge of Allegiance and then sing a patriotic
song. (623) 939-4260.
Mesa/Gilbert Vicariate
- All Saints Parish, 1534 N. Recker Rd., Mesa: Masses at 6:30, 8 and
9 a.m.; prayer service at 7 p.m., focusing on healing for the families
of those who have died and all touched by this tragedy, and peace between
nations. (480) 985-7655.
Christ the King Parish, 1551 E. Dana Ave., Mesa: Masses, 8 a.m. and
7 p.m. Interfaith prayer service and blessing of police, fire and emergency
medical personnel, and members of the military, 10 a.m.; students from
the parish school helped plan the service and will attend. Exposition
of the Blessed Sacrament in the church, noon to 6:45 p.m. (480) 964-1719.
- Queen of Peace School, 109 N. Macdonald St., Mesa: Mass for kindergarten
through eighth grade; students will wear USA T-shirts and red, white
and blue; second-graders will make a field trip to the local fire station
to thank the firefighters as heroes. (480) 969-0226.
- St. Bridget Parish, 2213 N. Lindsay Rd., Mesa: Continuous vigils and
opportunities for prayer throughout the day, highlighted by Morning
Prayer at 7 a.m.; Mass for peace, 8:30 a.m.; and Evening Prayer Candlelight
Memorial, 7 p.m., followed by a discussion led by Tim Schmaltz on “Called
to be Peacemakers in a World Filled with Terrorism and Violence.”
(480) 924-9111.
Mohave Vicariate
- Our Lady of the Lake Parish, 1975 Daytona Dr., Lake Havasu City: Prayer
services at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., including benediction, praying the Seven
Sorrows of Mary, “Taps” and patriotic hymns, followed by
a reception. (928) 855-2685.
Northeast Metropolitan Vicariate
- St. Paul Parish, 330 W. Coral Gables Dr.: Mass for Peace and Justice,
7 p.m. in the church. The celebration of the Eucharist will conclude
with a candlelight gathering in the courtyard. (602) 942-2608.
- St. Joan of Arc Parish, 3801 E. Greenway Rd., Phoenix: Daily mass
at 8:30 a.m. in the chapel; Perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
starting at 9 a.m. in the chapel; Mass of Remembrance at 6 p.m. in the
church. (602) 867-9171
Scottsdale/Fountain Hills Vicariate
- Ascension Parish, 12615 Fountain Hills Blvd., Fountain Hills: Mass,
8 a.m.; day of prayer with peace prayers, appropriate music and environment,
in the church from after the 8 a.m. Mass until 5 p.m. (480) 837-1066
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Miller and Main Streets, Scottsdale:
Day of Hope and Prayer, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the church, Mass at
noon and concluding with a prayer service at 7 p.m., plus several prayer
opportunities throughout the day. Since children are a source of hope
and have also been profoundly affected by the events of last year, the
OLPH school children will play a particular role in the Day of Hope
and Prayer. (480) 947-4331.
- St. Bernadette Parish, 16245 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale: Evening Prayer
service, 7 p.m. (480) 905-0221, ext. 208.
- St. Bernard of Clairvaux Parish, 10755 N. 124th St. (one block north
of Shea Boulevard), Scottsdale: Dedication of memorial garden at 7 p.m.,
followed by the Chaplet of Divine Mercy in the church at 7:15 p.m. and
Mass at 7:30 p.m. The parish Knights of Columbus council will officiate
the event. Police and fire department honor guards will participate
in the raising of the United States, Arizona and Vatican flags. (480)
661-9843.
St. Maria Goretti Parish, 6261 N. Granite Reef Rd., Scottsdale: memorial
Mass, 7 p.m. (480) 948-8380.
- St. Patrick Parish, 10815 N. 84th St., Scottsdale: Mass at 6 p.m.;
the church will be open all day for prayer, meditation and reflection.
(480) 998-3843.
South Maricopa Vicariate
- St. Peter Indian Mission School, Bapchule: Mass of Remembrance at
noon, followed by lunch. All members of the community are welcome. (520)
315-3835.
Sun City/Wickenburg Vicariate
- Prince of Peace Church (Our Lady of Lourdes Parish), 14818 W. Deer
Valley Dr., Sun City West: Mass, 9 a.m., in memory of those who perished,
in support of family members and friends, in honor of those who protect
and defend freedom and in prayer for peace in the nation and the world.
(623) 214-5180.
- St. Clare of Assisi Parish, Surprise: Fr. Hans Ruygt, pastor, will
participate at sunrise along with ministers from various denominations
in an interfaith service of remembrance and tree-planting ceremony conducted
by the City of Surprise. The ceremony will begin at 5:30 a.m. with the
presentation of colors and the national anthem. A minute of silence
and the lighting of candles at 5:46 a.m. will commemorate the moment
(Arizona time) one year ago when the first jetliner hit Tower One of
the World Trade Center.
- James Dillon, a 19-year veteran of FDNY who worked at Ground Zero,
is the scheduled speaker. Dillon lost seven of his co-workers when the
towers collapsed. He visited Surprise for a weekend in March as part
of “Cities Unite America and Thank New York Firefighters.”
The ceremony and tree planting will be held near the new Northwest Regional
Library, 16089 N. Bullard Ave. (access to the site is from Bell Road
only). (623) 583-0002.
- St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, 9728 W. Palmeras Drive, Sun City: “Red,
White and Blue Mass,” a memorial to the “American Hero,”
10 a.m. in the Church. “Red, white and blue” symbolize the
military; “red,” firefighters; “white,” emergency
medical teams; “blue,” search-and-rescue and law enforcement.
After Mass a bronze plaque will be blessed and dedicated by the pastor,
Fr. Frank Bartel. Those killed in all terrorist attacks will also be
honored.
- Military, firefighters, police, medical emergency and search-and-rescue
personnel are especially invited to attend. The parish will hold a reception
with light refreshments after the ceremonies. (623) 972-2129.
Tempe/Chandler Vicariate
- Christians in Commerce (CIC) East Valley Chapter, sponsored by Men’s
Ministry of St. Timothy Parish, Mesa: regular Wednesday morning meeting
at St. Timothy, 1730 W. Guadalupe Rd., features prayers with men of
the three major faith traditions — Jewish, Christian and Islam.
Meeting will follow the CIC group’s regular format and will be
low-key. (602) 236-2120.
- City of Tempe Interfaith Remembrance Service: 7 p.m., Tempe Beach
Park (participants are invited to gather at the Brickyards (Mill Avenue
and 7th Street, ample free parking available) and then process to the
Park at 6:30 p.m. After the prayer, song, dance and speeches, participants
will return down Mill to the wall that divides First Congregational
Church and the Islamic Cultural Center and watch the leaders of these
two faith communities literally break down the wall between them. Many
faith and civic groups will be represented. Event is coordinated by
Sue Ringler, liturgy coordinator at Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish.
(480) 344-5225.
- Corpus Christi Parish, 3550 E. Knox Rd., Phoenix: Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament after the 8:15 a.m. Mass until 7 p.m., closing with
Mass. (480) 893-8770.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, 2121 S. Rural Rd., Tempe: Open to all
for private reflection, 10 a.m.-5p.m. (480) 344-5225.
- St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, 3450 W. Ray Rd., Chandler: Masses at
8:30 a.m., 12:10 p.m. and 7 p.m.; teen prayer service at 5:30 p.m. (480)
899-1990.
St. John Bosco School, 16025 S. 48th St., Phoenix: rosary service, led
by the seventh- and eighth-graders, 8:30 a.m. (480) 961-1610.
- St. Mary-Basha Catholic School, 200 W. Galveston St., Chandler: Morning
prayers with special intentions for all affected by the tragedy, Mary's
Garden, 8 a.m. At noon, students, faculty and staff will pause in our
daily activities and pray in silence. Day will end with a Mass at 1:45
p.m. (the same as the school day began one year ago) to pray for all
the victims and their families, and to pray for peace in our world.
Students and faculty will wear a combination of the red, white and blue
for school attire that day. (480) 963-4951.
- St. Timothy Catholic Academy, 2045 S. Pennington Dr., Mesa: All-school
prayer service, 9:30 a.m., on the school playground.
- St. Timothy Parish, 1730 W. Guadalupe Rd., Mesa: A Day of Prayer for
people of all faiths beginning with 8:30 a.m. Mass, followed by a prayer
service every hour on the hour from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. (480) 775-5200.
- Seton Catholic High School, Chandler: Student Council is planning
commemorative events for the student body; plans were not complete at
press time. (480) 963-1900.
Yavapai Vicariate
- Sacred Heart School, 131 N. Summit Ave., Prescott: Along with New
York and the rest of the United States, the school will maintain two
minutes of silence in the morning prayer gathering. Students will recommit
to being Peacemakers as they gather around the Peace Pole in the spirit
of St. Francis. Also, a prayer service will be celebrated with the parish.
(928) 445-2621.
- The Town of Camp Verde will have a memorial service at noon in front
of the town hall, 437 S. Main St., with many of the local churches involved.
Deacon David Kaminsky of St. Frances Cabrini Parish will present a memorial
prayer during the ceremony. Churches in town are being asked to ring
their bells at the times during the day when the planes struck the various
sites in New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. (928) 567-3543.
- St. Germaine Parish, 7997 E. Dana Dr., Prescott Valley: Mass at 7
p.m., with high school youths from St. Germaine participating in Prayers
of the Faithful, etc. Fr. Benjamin Maatuokuu of Ghana will celebrate
the Mass. (928) 772-6350.
St. Frances Cabrini parish will have a memorial prayer service at 7:00
P.M. in the evening
Other
- Catholic Cemeteries: Memorial Prayer Service, 9 a.m., at St. Francis
Cemetery Chapel for all employees of Catholic Cemeteries.
Compiled by Christopher Gunty, Associate Publisher of The Catholic Sun
St. Patrick's Grand Opening
(Aug 16 Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix) - Scottsdale’s largest Catholic
community, St. Patrick parish, is moving into a new church located on
their current property at 10815 North 84th Street just west of Shea Blvd.
and the 101 freeway. Their first Mass in the new building will be the
Mass of Thanksgiving on Wednesday, September 4, 2002 at 7:00 p.m.
St. Patrick’s parish opened in 1985 under the direction of founding
pastor, Fr. Brian Fenlon. With 11,000 square feet and seating for 600
people, it has become too small for St. Patrick’s 3,500 registered
families.
The new facility is 34,000 square feet, has 900 parking spaces, and seats
over 1,200 people. No seat is more than 60 feet from the altar.
Earth, wind, fire, and water – the elements with which people have
historically encountered God – are the theme of the artwork throughout
the building. The Blessed Sacrament Chapel is located at the very center
of the property.
Fr. Eric Tellez, pastor of St. Patrick since 1995, says the church is
“built for the new century” as the parish community continues
to work on hospitality, liturgy, social justice, and stewardship.
St. Patrick’s will host open houses on Wednesday and Thursday,
August 28th and 29th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Beginning Saturday, September 7, 2002, the new Mass times will be Saturday
at 5:00 p.m., Sunday at 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and Youth Liturgy at 5:00
p.m.
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