“I think it’s a great opportunity.” I was bemoaning the state of a country divided almost down the middle. The election that so many people thought was for the soul of the country or for its future instead revealed that we are divided almost 50-50.
I do a lot of outreach to the young on behalf of my religious congregation, so I try to be aware of trends in vocations work and the common traits of emerging generations.
Every year, a couple from Holy Rosary Parish in Medford donates a bow deer hunt to honor and give back to a veteran for the Holy Rosary Celebration for Education fundraiser.
Bishop James P. Powers has acknowledged that Called North – the online presence for the Diocese of Superior Vocations Office – has been a proactive initiative and an encouraging accessible presence of support and resources for men open to a call to the diocesan priesthood.
U.S. Latin American Sisters Initiative participating Sr. Maria Martina Cabrera Salazar, Sr. Gabriela Martinez Tinajero and Sr. Gabriela Luna Diaz visit Bishop James P. Powers at the Chancery on Oct. 26.
Every year at St. Mary’s School in Tomahawk, local VFW representatives visit an all-school morning prayer assembly, during which the Kindergarten class leads the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
On Oct. 3, the Minong Pocket of Prayer, an ecumenical prayer group, honored the memory of Terry Turek by planting a maple tree at St. Mary’s Church.
Abide with God, says keynote speaker
The newly formed Office of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship – introduced in early spring 2021 under the direction of Chris Hurtubise – has also brought a new employee to the diocesan staff.
The Diocese of Superior’s 2021 Fall Conference led off with a message from Bishop James P. Powers on the mission of evangelization and the role of Catholics in bringing Jesus to their communities and to the young.
