2018-09-28-eEdition

Volume 84, Number 20 Tඁൾ C ൺඍඁඈඅංർ W ൾൾ඄ Official Publication of the Archdiocese of Mobile facebook.com/TheCatholicWeek twitter.com/TheCatholicWeek www.mobarch.org/catholicweek I NSIDE T HIS W EEK Page 11 SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 By ROB HERBST The Catholic Week MOBILE — Deacon Hector Donas- torg has stepped out of his comfort zone for “the work of the Lord.” Deacon Donastorg’s professional career has revolved around engineering, but he’s accepted a new challenge as the Archdio- cese of Mobile’s new Director of Hispanic Ministry. “I’m extremely, extremely excited … and also a little bit nervous,” Deacon Donastorg said. “I’m stepping out of that zone, but I’m at peace and very comfortable.” Ministry is not new to Deacon Donas- torg. He was ordained a permanent deacon earlier this year and has been involved with Hispanic Ministry and the St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Auburn and St. Mary in Opelika. Deacon Donastorg is a native of the Do- minican Republic and arrived in the United States 26 years ago, before settling in Ala- bama in 2001. See MINISTRY, Page 16 H OME , SWEET HOME By ROB HERBST The Catholic Week TILLMANS CORNER — The entire St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School family is back to- gether again. Those at St. Vincent de Paul adapted since a December flash fire damaged part of the school’s main building/parish hall. Students in grades three through eight at- tended class in temporary spaces at Our Savior Catholic Church and then Grace United Methodist Church. Younger students returned to St. Vincent de Paul’s campus in January. But all were back home at St. Vincent de Paul on Sept. 24 as everyone assembled in the parish hall before students and teachers in grades three through eight made their shiny new classrooms their home. Archdiocese participating in ‘Box of Joy’ program ByThe CatholicWeek MOBILE — The Archdiocese of Mobile will once again participate in Cross Catholic Outreach’s “Box of Joy” and there’s still time for parishes and schools to desig- nate a coordinator and sign up. “Box of Joy” aims to give Christmas gifts to children in Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua and the Dominican Repub- lic. Participating groups within the archdiocese are asked HISPANIC MINISTRY DeaconDonastorg named new director DEACON HECTOR DONASTORG ARCHDIOCESE OF MOBILE See JOY, Page 9 Photo by Rob Herbst/The Catholic Week Confetti falls to the floor at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School on Sept. 24 as it marked the first day all students were back on its main campus since a December flash fire. All grades on campus for first time since December flash fire ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CATHOLIC SCHOOL Statement on sex abuse scandals Page 2 See SCHOOL Page 10 AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE Sister RitaMarie, SsEW leads series at St. Peter about Fatima, holiness