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PAGE 2 THE CATHOLIC WEEK JANUARY 5, 2018 The Catholic Week JANUARY 5, 2018 Volume 84, Number 01 Official Publication of the Archdiocese of Mobile Published since 1934 The Catholic Week (USPS 094-660) is published bi-weekly by the Archdiocese of Mobile 356 Government Street Mobile, AL 36602 Periodical Postage Paid at Mobile, Alabama —POSTMASTER— Send address changes to: The Catholic Week, PO Box 349, Mobile, AL 36601 Mobile P.S. Form 3541-N —PUBLISHER— Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi —EDITOR— Robert W. Herbst 251-434-1544 rherbst@mobarch.org —PRODUCTION— Pamela C. Wheeler 251-434-1545 tcw@mobarch.org —ADVERTISING— Mary Ann Stevens 251-434-1543 cwadvertising@bellsouth.net —OFFICE HOURS— 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday —PHONE NUMBERS— 251-432-3529 FAX: 251-434-1547 —OFFICE ADDRESS— 356 Government Street Mobile, Alabama —MAILING ADDRESS— PO Box 349 • Mobile AL 36601 —WEBSITE— www.mobarch.org/catholicweek —ONLINE EDITION— www.mobarch.org —SUBSCRIPTIONS— Laura C. Ball 251-434-1535 lball@mobarch.org $22 out-of-parish, and $24 out-of- state. Address all subscription cor- respondence to The Catholic Week , PO Box 349, Mobile AL 36601. When changing address, renewing or inquiring about a subscription, customer should include a recent address label with old address and new address and allow four weeks for address change to take effect. DEADLINES for JANUARY 19, 2018 News copy and photos: JANUARY 9, NOON Advertising Camera-ready Ads: JANUARY 9, NOON Children and Adolescent Protection Program training throughout the archdiocese is offered monthly for personnel and volunteers in the Mobile District and the Baldwin/Escambia and Montgomery Deaneries. Teacher/catechist certification curriculum will be taught at August and September sessions. Baldwin/Escambia Deanery St. Lawrence Parish—7 p.m. ( 2 nd Tuesday of most months) January 9, February 20* ( 3 rd Tuesday due to Mardi Gras ), March 13 Mobile Deanery St. Dominic Parish—7 p.m. ( 4 th Wednesday of most months) January 24, February 28, March 28, April 25, May 23 Montgomery Deanery Montgomery Catholic High—6:30 p.m. ( 4 th Wednesday of most months) January 24, February 28, March 28, April 25, May 23 PLEASE NOTE THE START TIME HAS CHANGED Dothan Deanery Training sessions are conducted on an “as needed” basis. Contact your pastor in the Dothan area for more information. Each of these parishes will serve as the ongoing training location for its district/deanery. For information or to report suspected abuse contact the Office of Child Protection at 251-434-1559 or email childprotection@mobarch.org The Archdiocesan Child Protection Policy can be found in the “Supplemental Material” section of the Children and Adolescents Protection Program page of the mobarch.org website Education/Training Schedules CHILD PROTECTION OFFICE “People around here deserve a place to come and stand up for life,” said March For Life – Mo- bile, AL President Emily Mon- tague. “I feel very privileged that I was tapped on the shoulder to do that.” About 300 people attended last year’s rally in downtown Mobile, and that was despite having less than a week’s notice to spread the word. Montague said she was mo- tivated to March for Life after the inaugural Women’s March didn’t support a pro-life mes- sage as well as hearing pro-life speaker Abby Johnson. “”I was just really getting up- set and I had just heard Abby Johnson talk and I was on fire and saying ‘why are we not marching?’ Well, why aren’t we? But I said, ‘OK God, I can’t do this if you don’t give me a sign. That same day, (fellow pro-life voice) Beth Perkins put on her Facebook page ‘let’s go pray at Planned Parenthood because of this march and we need to stand for the rights of the unborn. “I put on her Facebook page, ‘well, why aren’t we marching?” She called me right after that and that was the beginning of everything.” The entire local March for Life was put together in less than a week. This year’s march has been organized over months. “We had a lot of people say I wish I had more notice and I say ‘yeah, I wish I had more notice too,’ ” Montague joked. “It was definitely the Holy Spirit open- ing doors.” This year’s speakers include Archangel Radio “Live Hour” host Todd Sylvester, who will discuss the importance of men in the pro-life movement, and Archdiocese of Mobile Chancel- lor Deacon Ronnie Hathorne. While there will certainly be Catholic representation at the march, it is not solely a Catholic event. For example, the national organization Secular Pro-Life has been invited to play an au- dio message. “I think we all have to stand united and not have sections of Pro-Life Christians, Pro-life Atheists and Pro-Life Demo- crats and Pro-life Republicans. We’ve all got to stand united. This is a big cause and we can do this.” She added: “I went to the na- tional Pro-Life Women’s Con- ference in June and that really opened my eyes. “There were re- ligious sisters literally next to the table of the Pro-Life Democrats, next to the table of the Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians. It showed how the issue of life can connect us all. Those of us who are Catholic and are Chris- tian can use that as a gateway to witness in other areas.” March From page 1 Correction Fr. L. Russell Biven was incorrectly identified as being pastor of Our Savior Parish “from its inception in 1987” until 2006 on Page 1 in the Dec. 22 edition of “The Catholic Week.”While Fr. Biven was pastor from 1987-2006, he was not the first pas- tor of the parish. F OR YOUR INFORMATION : WHAT: March for Life - Mobile, AL WHEN: Friday, Jan. 19 WHERE: Rally begins at 1 p.m. at Cathedral Square, fol- lowed by march at approximately 1:45 p.m. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit www.facebook.com/ marchforlifemobile/ or www.marchforlifemobile.org. Photo by Rob Herbst/The Catholic Week A March for Life supporter holds a sign while walking down Dauphin Street during last year’s March for Life - Mobile, AL., rally on Jan. 27, 2017. This year’s march in downtown Mobile is Jan. 19. 2018 Directories The Catholic Week P.O. Box 349 Mobile, AL 36601 Available for purchase ($16 each) at 356 Government Street. Call 251-434-1543 for information on having a directory shipped to you. A Wealth of Information: phone numbers for archdiocesan ministries, parishes, religious, clergy and much more. 2018DIRECTORY