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 Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Members of the U.S. Armed Forces and other guests listen during the installation Mass for Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Jan. 25. Archbishop Broglio, a Cleveland native, is the new head of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)
 Roanoke MusicFest
The choirs of the Catholic churches in the Roanoke Valley came together to share an evening of musical praise to God at their 12th annual MusicFest at St. Andrew’s Church on February 1.
Participating were both the Spanish and Gospel choirs of St. Gerard Church and the choirs of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Salem, Church of the Transfiguration, Fincastle, Our Lady of Nazareth and St. Andrew, Roanoke.
 John Elcesser leaves diocese for new schools position in Indiana
John Elcesser, who has served as superintendent of the diocesan Office of Catholic Schools for two years, has left his position and is now executive director of the Indiana Non-Public Education Association which has its headquarters in Indianapolis.
The organization includes the five Catholic dioceses of Indiana, as well as Baptist, Lutheran, Christian and independent schools. The association has 466 schools serving 99,000 students.
At a farewell reception Jan. 24 at the Diocese of Richmond Pastoral Center Mr. Elcesser said that what he would miss most when he left Richmond were the people he had met here.
“To me coming from West Virginia to southern Virginia was a smooth transition,” he said.
“In the diocese people are passionate about their faith,” he added. “It has been a real blessing to work with the schools leadership, namely the principals and pastors.”
“My role was to come and till the soil,” Mr. Elcesser continued.
“Other people now will do the planting and harvesting for building a viable future for Catholic schools.”
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