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 St. Mary’s School donates to St. Joseph’s
Danielle and Gabrielle Zuccarro, members of the student council of St. Mary’s School, Richmond, hold an enlarged copy of a check for $355 to go to St. Joseph’s School in Petersburg. Knights of Columbus Council 14129, of St. Mary’s parish, sponsored a benefit Middle School dance on May 2 at the St. Mary’s Catholic School gym. The approximately 80 middle schoolers from the parish paid a cover charge of $5 and the student council voted to have the proceeds donated to St. Joseph’s Catholic School.
 Va. Beach construction
The new parish hall addition of Star of the Sea Church in Virginia Beach is currently under construction and will be dedicated October 1 by Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo with the assistance of Father Steve DeLeon, pastor. The $3.4 million two-story addition will include a nursery, seven meeting rooms (two of which are used by Star of the Sea Regional School as daytime classrooms) a full commercial kitchen, an audio-visual system, two new rest rooms, storage space and seating in the Parish Hall for 350 persons. Fundraising activities are ongoing and will soon shift their focus to debt reduction.
To make room for the new addition, the Parish Annex Building (built in 1962) and the Winter Chapel (built in 1925) were razed.
 Mexican celebration
Hispanic members of Sacred Heart parish in South Richmond gather by a handmade cross symbolizing the Feast of the Holy Cross which is traditionally observed in Mexico on May 3. (Sept. 14 is the recognized Feast of the Holy Cross in North America). The celebration had no connection with Cinquo De Mayo, which is now observed in Mexico but originated in the United States.
Priest’s father, William Schmied, 90 dies
William Charles Schmied, of Richmond, father of Msgr. Michael Schmied, died on Monday, May 26 after a brief illness. Mr. Schmied was 90.
He is survived by his children, Patricia Ann and husband, Clyde Moore; William Jr. and wife, Sue of Denver, CO; Msgr. Schmied, Georgeann, Christopher, Elizabeth Ann, Stuart and wife, Kathy, of Clayton, NC and Bridget Ann as well as 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Burial was Friday, May 30, at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
 Catholic physicians meet
An invitational meeting to organize a Virginia Guild of the Catholic Medical Association was held May 21 at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond. From left, Dr. Ron Hamel, senior director of ethics of the Catholic Health Association based in St. Louis, who was guest speaker; Dr. John Seeds, chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical College of Virginia; Dr. David Belde, ethicist with the Bon Secours Richmond Health System, and Bon Secours Sister Victoria Segura, physician in hospice and palliative care with the Bon Secours Richmond Health System. Dr. Seeds, a member of St. Benedict parish, Richmond, and Father James Kauffmann, pastor of St. Benedict’s, asked Bon Secours to help sponsor the gathering to establish a Virginia guild which seeks to help Catholic physicians and other medical personnel promote Catholic moral values in their fields. Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo has approved establishment of the guild and appointed Father Kauffmann as its chaplain.
 Bishop DiLorenzo confirms
Bishop DiLorenzo confirms Dallas Johnson from St. Pius X, Norfolk. His sponsor is Kala DiCiero.
Clergy appointments
Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo has announced the following clergy appointments, effective July 1, 2008, unless otherwise indicated:
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Rev. Peter Akpoghiran to be priest at St. Patrick parish, Richmond, effective immediately.
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Rev. Wayne Ball to be administrator of St. Patrick parish, Richmond, and continuing as pastor of St. John, Highland Springs.
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Rev. W. Daniel Beeman, from parochial vicar of St. Pius X, Norfolk, and Holy Trinity, Norfolk, to be administrator of Holy Trinity parish, Norfolk.
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Rev. Robert Cole to be priest at College of William and Mary Catholic Campus Ministry, and continuing as parochial vicar of St. Bede parish, Williamsburg.
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Rev. James Curran, from pastor of St. Joan of Arc, Yorktown, to Campus Minister at James Madison University, Harrisonburg.
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Rev. J. Scott Duarte, returning from director of Office of Continuing Studies at Pontifical North American College in Rome, to be administrator of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish, New Kent County.
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Rev. Mr. Keith Fournier, permanent deacon at St. Benedict parish, Richmond, to permanent deacon at St. Stephen Martyr parish, Chesapeake.
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Rev. Michael Joly, from parochial vicar of St. Joan of Arc parish, Yorktown, to be administrator of St. Joan of Arc parish, Yorktown, and Campus Minister at College of William and Mary, Williamsburg.
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Rev. John Chrysostom Kazibwe, from the Diocese of Masaka, Uganda, to be parochial vicar of St. Catherine of Siena, Clarksville; St. Paschal Baylon, South Boston, and Good Shepherd, South Hill.
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Rev. Silvio Kaberia, to be administrator of St. Paschal Baylon, South Boston, and continuing as administrator of St. Catherine of Siena, Clarksville, and Good Shepherd, South Hill.
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Rev. Timothy Kuhneman, from parochial vicar of Church of the Holy Spirit, Virginia Beach, and St. Luke, Virginia Beach, to administrator of Church of the Holy Spirit, Virginia Beach.
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Rev. Matthias Lusembo, from the Diocese of Masaka, Uganda, to be parochial vicar at St. Bridget, Richmond.
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Rev. Anthony Marques, from parochial vicar of Blessed Sacrament, Harrisonburg, to administrator of St. Timothy, Tappahannock.
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Rev. Richard Mooney, from priest at St. Patrick parish, Richmond, to administrator of St. Thomas More, Lynchburg.
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Rev. Neal Nichols of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, to be chaplain at St. Benedict Chapel, Chesapeake, succeeding Rev. Kevin Willis of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter.
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Rev. Msgr. Robert Perkins, to be pastor of St. Vincent de Paul parish, Newport News, and continuing as pastor of Immaculate Conception, Hampton.
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Rev. Arlon Vergara, to be administrator of Church of the Transfiguration, Fincastle, and St. John the Evangelist, New Castle.
 St. Mary’s in Richlands and St. Theresa’s in Tazewell recognized the ministry of Sisters
St. Mary’s in Richlands and St. Theresa’s in Tazewell recognized the ministry of Sisters Martha Meyer and Josepha Haskins as they left Tazewell County at the end of May, ending their 20-year ministries in southwestern Virginia. The Sisters of Mercy do not plan to replace them. On Mother’s Day, May 11, they were honored with a gift of red roses by St. Theresa’s, which celebrated their careers with a supper after Mass May 18. St. Mary’s did the same with a supper after Mass May 24.
In the photograph Father Gaudencio G. Pugat, pastor of both parishes, stands with Sister Josepha, left, and Sister Martha after the special presentation was made.
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