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Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:12 AM News, notes & announcements from the Catholic Historical Society of Washington for the Month of November ********************************************** NOVEMBER IS BLACK CATHOLIC HISTORY MONTH The Roman Catholic Church includes 200 million people of African descent throughout the world. In 1990, the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus (NBCCC) of the United States voted to establish November as BLACK CATHOLIC HISTORY MONTH. November was chosen given the number of important dates to Catholics of African descent that fell within the month. * Nov. 1: All Saints Day, an opportunity to review the lives of the Saints of African descent in the first 300 years of the church. * Nov. 2: All Souls Day, a time to remember all those Africans lost to cruel treatment in the Middle Passage crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. * Nov 3: Feast of St. Martin de Porres, the only saint of African descent in this hemisphere. * Nov.13: The birth of St. Augustine in 354 A.D., the first Doctor of the Church from North Africa. Below are names of some of our local Catholic ancestors of African descent who have gone home to God and who laid the foundation for us… * Mathias de Sousa-- http://teachingamericanhistorymd.net/000001/000000/000003/html/t3.html * Fr. Patrick Francis Healy, SJ-- http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jul31.html * Fr. Charles Uncles, SSJ-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Uncles * Dr. Thomas Wyatt Turner-- http://www.nathanielturner.com/thomaswyattturner.htm * Daniel Rudd-- http://www.nbccongress.org/aboutus/daniel-rudd-acacia-tree-mission.asp#DanielRudd * Llewellyn Scott-- http://www.catholicworker.com/scott.htm * Archbishop Eugene A. Marino, SSJ-- http://www.archatl.com/ministries/obcm/memoriam/marino.htm ********************************************************* THIS MONTH IN CATHOLIC HISTORY November 1979--the U.S. Catholic bishops approved "Brothers and Sisters to Us" a pastoral statement on racism. http://www.nbccongress.org/black-catholic-news/2004/25th-anniversary.asp November 1984--U.S. Black Catholic Bishops call for dynamic evangelizing in the Black community through their Pastoral Letter: "What We Have Seen and Heard" http://www.nbccongress.org/features/wwhsh-25th-anniversary.asp November 2001--the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center was dedicated in Washington DC http://www.jp2cc.org/story/history.asp November 5, 1775--General George Washington condemns his troops' planned celebration of the British anti-Catholic holiday, Guy Fawkes Night. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=52039 November 6, 1789--Pope Pius VI established the first Catholic diocese in the United States in Baltimore http://www.catholichistory.net/Places/ArchdioceseBaltimore.htm November 7, 1909 --The Knights of Peter Claver was founded in Mobile Alabama as an organization to allow African-American men membership in a Catholic fraternal society. http://www.nbccongress.org/spotlight/history-knights-of-peter-claver.asp November 7, 1988--Most Reverend Leonard J. Olivier, SVD, was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington by Pope John Paul II. http://www.nbccongress.org/aboutus/congress-directory/african-american-catholic-bishop-leonard-olivier.asp November 8, 1927--Founding of the National Catholic Register http://www.catholichistory.net/Events/NationalCatholicRegisterFounded.htm November 13, 1870--the cornerstone was laid for Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at 8th and N streets in Northwest DC http://www.immaculateconceptionchurchdc.org/ November 20, 1959--the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception was dedicated. http://www.nationalshrine.com/site/c.osJRKVPBJnH/b.4983807/k.C03F/Celebrating_Our_Jubilee_Year.htm November 21, 1842--the Sisters of the Holy Family were founded in New Orleans, Louisiana by Henriette Delille, a free woman of color. http://www.nbccongress.org/spotlight/sisters-holy-family.asp November 21, 2004--Reverend Clarence Joseph Rufus Rivers, the first African American priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, died at his home in Cincinnati. He was a preeminent pioneer in bringing the gifts of the African American expression to life in the Roman Catholic liturgy. http://www.nbccongress.org/black-catholicnews/2004/fr_clarence_rivers_succumbs.asp November 27, 1977--on a cold winter morning shortly before 3:00 AM, a fire destroyed the eighty-four year old Ascension Church in Bowie, MD. Work on the new church was completed at the end of November 1986. http://www.ascensionbowie.4lpi.com/ November 27, 2005--Msgr. Frederick McManus, who helped draft revisions to the Roman Catholic liturgy at the Second Vatican Council in the 1960's, died in Boston. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/04/national/04McManus.html?ei=5088&en=8c21892b8814e698&ex=1291352400&adxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1198447735-K67M/Jewess7Cu62Kafka http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/01/AR2005120101641_pf.html ************************************************* ANNOUNCEMENTS National Black Catholic History Month Celebration Mass Featuring St. Augustine Gospel Choir Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 4:30 PM St. Catherine Laborer Church 11801 Coleridge Road Wheaton, MD 20902 Light refreshments. Further information: 301-946-3636 Plenty Good Room: A Celebration of African American Catholic History Month Presented by The African American Catholic Commission Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee Thursday, Nov. 12- Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 St. Eugene Chapel 701 Gamble Street Tallahassee, FL For more info go to: http://www.nbccongress.org/events/2009/plenty-good-room.asp THE ANATOMY OF A STRANGER: SLAVERY AND THE BIBLE IN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE by Prof. Lloyd Pratt Monday, November 23, at 4:30 PM American Antiquarian Society Elmarion Room, Goddard-Daniels House 190 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA For more info go to: http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=AAS#1555196 Visit to Boone's Chapel Sunday, November 29th at 2:00 p.m. Carpool leaving from Most Holy Rosary Church Rosaryville Road and Route 301 Rosaryville, Maryland 20772 Meet at St. Joseph's Center and carpool to the site. For more information, contact: Juanita Pointer at mynitaperjon@earthlink.net "The Catholic Church in New Jersey: New Historical Insights" Saturday, April 17, 2010 Newark Abbey/St. Benedict's Prep 520 Martin L. King Blvd Newark, NJ To submit a paper or for more details go to: http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl?trx=vx&list=H-Catholic&month=0911&week=a&msg=8tbiNSSCQgR7LxTvd8X0Xg&user=&pw= Reception Commemorating The First Vatican Council Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 4:00 pm 102 Aquinas Hall (auditorium) The Catholic University of America Washington, DC Please join The American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives, The Catholic University of America for a lecture and reception to commemorate the 140th anniversary of the First Vatican Council, and to present the new digital collection of the First Vatican Council Photograph Album. Gerald P. Fogarty, S.J., from the University of Virginia will be presenting a lecture on the significance of the First Vatican Council to Catholic History. Refreshments will be available at the reception following the lecture. For more info contact: archives@mail.lib.cua.edu ************************************************************ NEW FILM New film 'The 13th Day' offers artistic retelling of Fatima apparitions http://www.cathstan.org/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=164&ArticleID=3210 ******************************************************** NEW WEBSITE "Pettigrew for President" Series in Treasure Chest Comic Book Now Online. Responding to an appeal by the Commission on American Citizenship at Catholic University, George A. Pflaum of Dayton, Ohio began publishing a bi-monthly comic book, the Treasure Chest of Fun & Fact <http://www.aladin.wrlc.org/gsdl/collect/treasure/treasure.shtml> , for distribution in Catholic parochial schools. Intended as an antidote to the perceived immorality of popular comic books, Treasure Chest contained educational features, narrated the lives of saints, and presented adventure stories featuring realistic characters with what were considered wholesome values, like patriotism, equality,faith, and anti-communism. By the early 1960s, the Treasure Chest was at the height of its popularity. In 1964, Joe Sinnott, the illustrator of Marvel Comics' "The Fantastic Four", teamed up with writer Berry Reece to produce a story depicting a U.S. presidential election. It was set in the future: the presidential election was supposedly that of 1976, the year of the nation's bicentennial. "Pettigrew for President" <http://libraries.cua.edu/achrcua/PFP/PFP_Intro.html> lasted for ten issues, following the campaign trail of the fictional Tim Pettigrew from the announcement of his candidacy through the national convention of his party. The candidate's face was carefully hidden in every panel, until the final page of the final issue of the story, when Pettigrew is finally revealed: the first black candidate for president of the United States! This site presents the full Pettigrew series <http://libraries.cua.edu/achrcua/PFP/PFP_Intro.html> in its entirety for the first time. It also features biographical material on the series' author and illustrator, a question and answer interview with Berry Reece, and background information contextualizing the series. Pettigrew for President site can be viewed at: http://libraries.cua.edu/achrcua/PFP/PFP_Intro.html *************************************************************** The Catholic Historical Society of Washington was founded in 1976 to preserve and promote awareness of Catholic history in the Archdiocese of Washington. The Archdiocese includes the city of Washington, DC and five surrounding Maryland counties: Montgomery , Prince George 's, Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary's counties. The Society sponsors periodic lectures and programs, a bi-annual magazine (Potomac Catholic Heritage) and occasional tours of historic Catholic sites. To become a member please send your check for $25 payable to the Catholic Historical Society of Washington to: Richard L. Schmidt, Treasurer CHSW 1314 N Greenbrier St Arlington VA 22205-3624 Thank you for your continuing interest in our local Catholic heritage. ******************************* Please check off whether renewal or new member below and clip and mail with check: __Please renew my membership in the Catholic Historical Society of Washington for 2008 __I would like to become a member of the Catholic Historical Society of Washington Name________________________________________________________ Address______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Email____________________________________________________ Parish or Affiliation________________________________________ __I would also like to give a gift membership to: __My Pastor __My Parish School Library __Other Name________________________________________________________ Address______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Email____________________________________________________ Parish or Affiliation________________________________________ Mail to: CHSW c/o Richard L. Schmidt, Treasurer 1314 N Greenbrier St Arlington VA 22205-3624 ******************************************************************* William Richardson, S.F.O., President Dr. Mary Moran, Vice President Rev. Paul Liston, Secretary Mr. Richard Schmidt, Treasurer Rev. Msgr. Michael di Teccia Farina, Board Dr. Harold Langley, Board Mr. Morris MacGregor, Board Mr. Christopher Pohlhaus, Board The Catholic Historical Society of Washington Mailing Address: c/o St. Patrick's, 619 10th St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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