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COMPLETING “MANTLE OF ELIJAH” TRAINING IN 2011: Frs. Bob Hayes and Kevin Joyce, and Msgr. Hien Nguyen ENROLLED FOR THE 2012 “MANTLE OF ELIJAH” COURSE: Frs. Michael Hendrickson, Bob Moran and Larry Percell, and Msgrs. Gene O’Donnell and John Sandersfeld Life time No. 1 Page 12 Fr. Mike Carson Fr. Robert Léger Very Rev. Andy Ligot Fr. Kevin Joyce Three periods in the lives of priests surfaced as needing critical attention when delegates of Region XI convened in 2008 as a Task Force to address the future of ongoing formation of clergy. At the request of the Region’s bishops, the Task Force was hosted by the Vatican II Institute in Menlo Park to evaluate the critical issues most in need of program development and regional collaboration. Of all needs for the continuing formation of clergy, the issue ranked with the highest of concern focuses on major transitions possible in the life of a priest, namely: 1) the first years after ordination; 2) the beginning of ministry as a pastor; and 3) integration into the local presbyterate by priests from other countries. Among the solutions discussed by the Task Force, the development of a Mentoring Program for Priests was seen as the most effective, direct, and sensitive approach to assist priests during these transitional periods in ministry. By assigning seasoned, balanced and respected priests of a local diocese to serve as Mentors to priests in transition, the “Mentor/Mentee” relationship has proven to be one of the strongest ways a bishop and his priests can foster a healthy integration into the life and roles priests embrace. Task Force delegates, among whom was Father Mark Catalana as representative of the Diocese of San José, recommended to the bishops of Region XI the adoption of M ENTORS A MONG U S TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE MENTORING OF PRIESTS THE “Mantle of Elijah”

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COMPLETING “MANTLE OF ELIJAH” TRAINING IN 2011:Frs. Bob Hayes and Kevin Joyce, and Msgr. Hien Nguyen

ENROLLED FOR THE 2012 “MANTLE OF ELIJAH” COURSE:Frs. Michael Hendrickson, Bob Moran and Larry Percell,

and Msgrs. Gene O’Donnell and John Sandersfeld

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Fr. Mike Carson

Fr. Robert Léger

Very Rev. Andy Ligot

Fr. Kevin Joyce Three periods in the lives of priests surfaced as needing critical attention when delegates of Region XI convened in 2008 as a Task Force to address the future of ongoing formation of clergy. At the request of the Region’s bishops, the Task Force was hosted by the Vatican II Institute in Menlo Park to evaluate the critical issues most in need of program development and regional collaboration. Of all needs for the continuing formation of clergy, the issue ranked with the highest of concern focuses on major transitions possible in the life of a priest, namely: 1) the first years after ordination; 2) the beginning of ministry as a pastor; and 3) integration into the local presbyterate by priests from other countries. Among the solutions discussed by the Task Force, the development of a Mentoring Program for Priests was seen as the most effective, direct, and sensitive approach to assist priests during these transitional periods in ministry. By assigning seasoned, balanced and respected priests of a local diocese to serve as Mentors to priests in transition, the “Mentor/Mentee” relationship has proven to be one of the strongest ways a bishop and his priests can foster a healthy integration into the life and roles priests embrace. Task Force delegates, among whom was Father MarkCatalana as representative of the Diocese of San José, recommended to the bishops of Region XI the adoption of

MENTORSAMONG US

TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THEMENTORING OF PRIESTS

THE

“Mantle of Elijah”

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CONTACT: Fr. Richard Hilliard to explore the possibility!408-983-0236

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Fr. Steve Brown

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Msgr. Francisco Rios

the “Mantle of Elijah” training program designed for priests who are selected by a diocese to serve as a Mentor for other priests. Developed in the eastern United States, the program has since been adopted by the Vatican II Institute in Menlo Park and presented in two one-week modules each year. Through diocesan adoption of mentoring programs for priests, a confidential relationship with a Mentor provides priests who are in transition the opportunity to discuss openly with an experienced priest any issues or circumstances which can become obstacles to progress or maturation in ministry during the transition periods. The bishops of Region XI have unanimously given support to the “Mantle of Elijah” course offered at the Vatican II Institute, committing both funding and the enrollment of their own priests as Mentor candidates. The Diocese of San José will have ten priests who have completed the two-part training course, and three priests who will complete their training in 2011. Three additional priests are registered for the 2012 series. The modules explore the theory of mentoring with theological and pastoral grounding, and role-playing as mentors to newly-ordained priests, first-time pastors, and newly-arrived international priests. The “Mantle” name derives from the Old Testament story of Elijah’s giving of his cloak to Elisha as a sign that Elisha would be under Elijah’s care in preparation for his role as the chosen prophet-designate and successor to Elijah. A “Policy for the Mentoring of Priests Program” in the diocese was presented to the Council of Priests by the Office of the Vicar for Clergy at the Council’s December 2010 meeting. The proposal was introduced by Fr. Richard Hilliard on behalf of the Ongoing Formation of Clergy Committee. The Council directed that the proposed Policy be distributed to the entire presbyterate for review and comment. It was discussed by the Council again at their meeting on February 10, 2011, and subsequently approved. (The text of the “Policy for the Mentoring of Priests Program” can be found on the following pages.)

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POLICY FOR THE MENTORING OF PRIESTS PROGRAMDiocese of San José in California

I. PREAMBLE

The U.S. Bishops' “Basic Plan for the Ongoing Formation of Priests” calls for the development of mentoring programs for priests at certain transitional points in ministry. To implement this portion of the “Basic Plan,” this Policy for the Mentoring of Priests Program in the Diocese of San José is developed to support priests in transitional periods of ministry, specifically when they are:

A. Newly Ordained

The role of the Mentor for a newly ordained priest is to foster the integration of vital aspects of priestly identity, including, but not limited to, the human, spiritual, intellectual and pastoral “pillars” of priesthood. Along with his advice, the Mentor helps the Mentee to develop his interior resources and to generate trust in himself and from the people he serves. The Mentor challenges and guides the Mentee toward growth and maturity as an ordained minister and servant of the People of God.

B. Newly-Arrived International Priests and/or Candidates for Incardination

The role of the Mentor for a newly arrived international priest and/or for a candidate for incardination is to facilitate the incoming priest’s full transition into American culture, into the Diocese of San José, and into the presbyterate of which he seeks to be a part. With his own experience, knowledge, pastoral skills and priestly spirituality, the Mentor coaches the Mentee in his embrace of: the liturgical practices of the United States and of the diocese; the cultural differences represented in the nation, in our region, and, particularly in our local church; and the pastoral relationships that may be expected of him in his ministry as a priest by the diocese, by his pastor(s), and by the People of God.

C. Appointees to First Pastorates

The role of the Mentor for a priest beginning his ministry as a pastor is to facilitate his transition into the role and responsibilities of a pastor, with focus on 1) his effective decision-making practices as pastor; 2) his consultation of and collaboration with staff and parishioners in his decision-making; 3) his ability to meet the expectations of the diocese in implementation of and cooperation with regulations, practices, and policies; and 4) his becoming an effective spiritual leader for his parishioners during his term as pastor.

II. NORMS FOR THE MENTORING OF PRIESTS PROGRAM

A. Qualifications for Mentors

Priests who have completed the “Mantle of Elijah” two-part training in mentoring will be approved as Mentors. A Mentor will not be selected for training until after the tenth anniversary of his ordination. A Mentor will not be assigned for new pastors until the Mentor has served as a pastor.

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B. Appointments of Mentors

Ideally, each Mentor will have only one Mentee at a time. No Mentor will have more than three Mentees concurrently.

C. Assignments for Mentees

The Office of the Vicar for Clergy will consult with each Mentee to determine his preferences for assignment of a particular Mentor from a list of trained, approved and available Mentors. The Office of the Vicar for Clergy will recommend to the Bishop the appointment of a Mentor for each Mentee. Determination of any assignment of a Mentor is to be approved by the Bishop and communicated by the Bishop in a letter of assignment to the Mentee. Notification of approval of his appointment as a Mentor will be communicated by the Office of the Vicar for Clergy and confirmed by delivery of a copy of the bishop’s letter to the Mentee.

A Mentor will be assigned to 1) a newly ordained priest when he receives his first appointment as a priest; 2) an international priest upon his arrival in the diocese; 3) a candidate for incardination when he receives his first pastoral assignment in the diocese; and 4) a priest in his first pastorate when he receives his appointment as a pastor.

D. Representation

Mentors are the agents of the presbyterate, not of the bishop, the diocese, the pastor, nor the Mentee. The Mentor, therefore, must not intervene or insert himself into the Mentee’s relationships with others, even at the request of the Mentee. The Mentor is not an appropriate advocate, sponsor, mediator or arbitrator.

E. Confidentiality

Confidentiality is to be protected and honored always between the Mentor and the Mentee. However, the Mentor must break confidentiality and report to the appropriate authority his suspicion in the statutory cases of 1) danger to human life (homicide or suicide), 2) abuse of a child, or the 3) abuse of a vulnerable adult(s), and immediately notify the Bishop, the Director of the Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults, and the Vicar for Clergy of his report in these instances. The Mentor must also break confidentiality and report to the Bishop and the Vicar for Clergy his suspicion of 4) imminent or grave harm, pastoral or otherwise.

If confidentiality needs to be broken because of any of these stipulated circumstances, the Mentee will be informed by the Mentor and will be provided the reasons for his decision or of the requirement to report his suspicion to the appropriate authority.

F. The Mentor-Mentee Relationship

With concern for confidentiality, Mentors cannot have any type of supervisory role over the Mentee (such as being his pastor, his dean, or staff of the Office of the Vicar for Clergy) or serve in any advisory role for the Mentee (such as being his spiritual director, confessor, or member of his support group or fraternity).

Because of the awkwardness that might arise, Mentors will not be assigned to a Mentee when 1) the Mentor has a close friendship with the pastor with whom the Mentee is assigned; 2) the Mentor and the Mentee have a close friendship between themselves; or 3) the Mentee has previously served in a supervisory role for the Mentor.

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With due respect for the confidential nature of and environment for the mentoring relationship, the Bishop, through those responsible for the implementation of this Policy, may inquire of the Mentor to learn if the Mentee is availing himself of the mentoring relationship by his initiating and/or maintaining the regularity of meetings recommended in this Policy. In a similar manner, the Mentor, if he believes it would benefit the Mentee, may inform the Office of the Vicar for Clergy of the Mentee’s lack of initiative in scheduling meetings or of his inconsistent attendance at meetings, so that the Vicar for Clergy or his delegate may ascertain from the Mentee the reasons for these factors. The sole intention in this circumstance is for the Office of the Vicar for Clergy to assist the Mentee in resolving issues causing these factors, even, for example, by assigning the Mentee a different Mentor.

G. Frequency and Duration of the Relationship

The appointment of a Mentor for a Mentee will ordinarily be for three years. It will be the responsibility of the Mentee to initiate the meetings with his Mentor following his reception of the bishop’s letter of assignment.

Meetings of the Mentee with his Mentor should take place at least every 1) four to six weeks during the first year, 2) six to eight weeks during the second year, and 3) quarterly during the final year, but can be scheduled more frequently according to recommendations of the Mentor. H. Termination of the Relationship

The Mentor or the Mentee (or both) may end the relationship by informing the Vicar for Clergy (or his designate). No reason is required or to be supplied to end this relationship. The Mentee, however, will be assigned a new Mentor by the Bishop and will continue the program until the original three-year term is completed.

The Mentor-Mentee relationship officially terminates after three years. It may continue unofficially by mutual consent of both the Mentor and the Mentee and without notification to the Bishop or the Office of the Vicar for Clergy.

If a Mentee wishes to continue in a relationship with a Mentor beyond the three-year term, but his assigned Mentor becomes unavailable, his request to the Office of the Vicar for Clergy for the appointment of a new Mentor is to be honored without reasons supplied and for a duration to be determined solely by the Mentee, with acceptance of such term by the new Mentor. In this instance, all other norms specified in this Policy will be applied.

III. RECOMMENDATION OF THE COUNCIL OF PRIESTS

The Council of Priests voted to recommend this “Policy for the Mentoring of Priests Program” to the diocesan bishop for implementation as part of the Clergy Personnel Policy. This recommendation was made at the February 10, 2011 meeting of the Council.

IV. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICY

The Bishop directed that this Policy be implemented by the Office of the Vicar for Clergy and supervised by the Committee for Ongoing Formation of the Clergy. The Bishop assigned responsibility for timely compliance with the norms of the Policy to the Associate for Ongoing Formation of Clergy. He also directed that this Policy be reviewed for its effectiveness or for its revision by the Council of Priests three years following the date of implementation.!

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1. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Requested by Archbishop Alemany to leave their first foundation on the Pacific coast in Portland, Oregon, to provide education for children and young women for the rapidly growing population of distant San José. The Sisters acquired the first accreditation granted in California to award baccalaureate degrees to women at their Notre Dame Academy on Santa Clara Street at the turn of The Alameda on what is today named Notre Dame Street. Their high school later transferred to its current Second Street site on property donated by the O’Connor Family, while the Academy became Notre Dame College for women, moved in 1929 to Belmont as the College of Notre Dame, now called Notre Dame de Namur University, coeducational since 1969.

SCORE 5 points for a correct answer.

2. The Society of JesusIt is the site where they still maintain Bellarmine College Preparatory across from the College Park Caltrain Station, which was operated originally by a right-of-way granted by the Jesuits to the Southern Pacific Railroad on condition that their passenger trains would stop on demand from the administration of Bellarmine to accommodate the needs of “commuter” students from the peninsula. The College of the Pacific relocated to Stockton to become today’s University of the Pacific.

SCORE 5 points for a correct answer.

3. Upper California was originally part of the Diocese of Sonora in Mexico, then of the new Diocese of Alta and Baja California. After statehood was granted to California, the northern region became part of the Diocese of Monterey. Because dioceses in California were not aligned according to county lines, most of Santa Clara County was made part of the new Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1850, but Morgan Hill and Gilroy remained under the jurisdiction of Monterey, which

was real igned at the same t ime and renamed the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles. When county boundaries became the criteria for boundaries of dioceses, Morgan Hill and Gilroy became part of the Archdiocese of San Francisco until the county was emancipated as the Diocese of San José in California in 1981.

SCORE 2 points for each of the 6 correct answers. (Total possible points: 12)

4. Msgr. Joseph Milani (as Chancellor), Fr. Matthew Sullivan, Msgr. John Sandersfeld, Bishop Ricardo Garcia, Fr. Steven Tutas, SM, Msgr. Francis Cilia, Msgr. Wilfredo Manrique, and Msgr. Francis Cilia (Interim Vicar).

SCORE 1 point for each of the 8 correct answers. SCORE 10 points if you named all 8.

5. Sr. Patricia Marie Mulpeters, PBVM (Vicar for Religious, then Chancellor); Srs. Ana Maria Pineda, RSM and Gloria Loya, PBVM (Co-Directors of Hispanic Ministry); Mrs. Jane Lucid (Director of Family Life); Mrs. Arlene Goetze (Director of Communications); Sr. Marcella Fabing, CSJ (Director of Catechetical Ministry); Mrs. Helen Hansen (Executive Director of Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County); and Ms. Roberta Ward (Editor of the Valley Catholic)

SCORE 5 for any 3 correct answers.

6. “Orchards” is the correct response.SCORE 5 points.

7. Our Lady of Grace for girls and Sacred Heart for boys - the two Nativity Schools, conducted by the Jesuits, and Canyon Heights Academy , conducted by the Legionnaires. SCORE 5 points for each answer, possible 15.

8. Fr. Joseph Tinh, now retired in Germany.

SCORE 5 points.

trivia contestDIOCESE OF SAN JOSÉ IN CALIFORNIA

ANSWERS to Questions 1 - 8

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trivia contestDIOCESE OF SAN JOSÉ IN CALIFORNIA

TALLY YOUR SCORE.IF YOU SCORED OVER 100 POINTS,

YOU’RE A POTENTIAL WINNER…BUT THAT’S NOT POSSIBLE, YET SO…

IF YOUR SCORE SO FAR IS

ABOVE 80,GO ON TO

THE BONUS QUESTIONS!

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THE BONUS QUESTIONS ARE NEXT ➠

9. The church was in disrepair and did not meet the norms for post-Vatican II liturgical celebration.

SCORE 5 points, or 10 points for both.

10. James Bacigalupi, who looked to the dome of the church as the model for the design, an inversion of the dome. He also crafted the presbyteral bench, the ambo and the baptismal font from wood imported from Italy. Bro. Joseph Aspell, SM, designed these furnishings.

SCORE 5 points.

11. Saint Joseph, patron of the diocese, at the bishops’ plaza, and Saint John Vianney, Curé d’Ars, patron of parish priests, in the cast aluminum statue below and to the left of the bishops’ plaza and atop the clergy section. Bro. Joseph Aspell, SM, designed both statues

SCORE 3 points for each.

12. Joseph Bauer and Terry Cotting-Mogan. If you indicated that Joe Bauer now ministers as the Community Outreach Coordinator for St. Justin Church, you are correct. If you identified Terry Mogan’s current position, you know she is employed as a Consultant for Pflaum Press. Terry was featured in the February 2011 edition of the Valley Catholic and was a speaker at the 2010 Faith Formation Conference.

SCORE 2 points for any of the 4 correct answers. (Total of 8 possible)

13. Msgr. J. Norman Allen, Pastor of St. Christopher Church.

You’d need both answers toSCORE 5 points.

14. All of them Monsignors now: Jerónimo Gutierrez, Wilfredo Manrique, Hien Minh Nguyen, Eugene O’Donnell, Stephen Perata, and Francisco Ríos.

SCORE 1 for each.

15. Quite FALSE.

SCORE 0 for either possible answer.

(C’mon, you want points for a sheer guess?That’s called “luck”! We’re looking for honest-to-goodness, no-fair-guessing knowledge in this Contest!)

ANSWERS to Questions 9-15

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THE BONUS QUESTIONS

trivia contestDIOCESE OF SAN JOSÉ IN CALIFORNIA

(THE ANSWERS TO THE FIRST SET OF QUESTIONS ARE THE CONTEXTSFOR THE BONUS QUESTIONS)

1. BONUS QUESTION: To what institution did the State of California first grant accreditation allowing baccalaureate degrees to be awarded to men?

2. BONUS QUESTION: Name the three active priests of the Diocese of San José who are graduates of Bellarmine.

3. BONUS QUESTION: Name the first parish established after the founding of the Franciscan Missions in California. In what city was it located? and Why was this city the first to have

a parish established in the new State of California?

4. BONUS QUESTION: Who will be the next Vicar for Clergy for the Diocese of San José?

5. BONUS QUESTION: Name the women who were the immediate successors to Mrs. Jane Lucid and Sister Marcella Fabing.

6. BONUS QUESTION: How did Pope John Paul II know to ask the question?

7. BONUS QUESTION: Name the parishes within which these two PrivateCatholic Schools are located.

8. BONUS QUESTION: Name the street on which the first worship center for Vietnamese Catholics was established by Bishop DuMaine.

9. BONUS QUESTION: Name the first Rector of Saint Joseph Cathedral.

10. BONUS QUESTION: Marianist Brother Joseph Aspell designed the sole new statue placed in one of the six niches at the Altar of Repose in St. Joseph Cathedral to replace

the original statue missing for decades. Name the saint depicted in this sculpture.

11. BONUS QUESTION: What image appears on the mosaic floor of the bishops’ plaza in Gate of Heaven Cemetery?

12. BONUS QUESTION: Name the diocesan position held by this lay man and this lay woman, and their incumbent successor.

13. BONUS QUESTION: Name the priest who preceded Monsignor Allen and the two priests to succeed Monsignor Allen as Pastor.

14. BONUS QUESTION: Name the first of our priests to have been named a Prelate of Honor after our diocese was created.

15. BONUS QUESTION: How many correct and acceptable answers are there in this contest?

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