Bishop David Konderla and the Board of Directors of Bishop Kelley High School have appointed Fr. Gary Kastl as the next President of Bishop Kelley High School. Fr. Kastl will begin his new role as the President on December 22, 2017 and will complete his assignment as the pastor of St. Anne Catholic Church on June 29, 2018. With a well-known heart for evangelization and a nationally recognized expertise in organizational leadership, the Board looks forward to working with Fr. Kastl and is excited for the future of Bishop Kelley High School. On behalf of the Diocese as a whole, Bishop Konderla thanks Fr. Kastl for his tremendous leadership at St. Anne Catholic Church.
Catholics throughout the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma joined approximately 20,000 other rallies worldwide to pray the rosary at noon today to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the “Miracle of the Sun,” or “The Day the Sun Danced,” that took place on October 13, 1917 near Fatima, Portugal. The miracle was viewed by 70,000 or more people that day and is reported to have been seen from as far as 25 miles away.
The “Rooted in Faith, Forward in Hope” capital campaign has just finished its third year and has raised almost $9.5 million of the $15 million pledged. The monies raised in the campaign are being used to strengthen five ministries in the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma: the priest retirement fund, seminarian education, rural parishes, the St. Francis of Assisi Tuition Assistance Trust Fund and local parishes by returning a percentage of every dollar given at the parish level.
Beginning with the January, 2018 issue, the EOC will begin accepting advertising for the first time. Bishop David Konderla has extended an invitation to Catholic institutions and Catholic businesses to participate in this unique opportunity. Please see the attached PDF for more information.
When dying at home is not an option, social model hospice homes provide relief to this growing population of individuals. Many times, loved ones are not able to care for dying people on their own, many individuals have no one to fill that role and there are times that family members need a break from providing around-the-clock care for those at the end of their life. Social model hospice homes provide an answer to this growing need. They fill a critical gap which is unmet by state and government funding or private insurance by providing loving care for the dying in the last month of life. While the guest’s hospice program provides necessary medical management, these community-supported homes are an extension of the guest’s home, providing 24-hour physical, spiritual and emotional support to the dying individual and their immediate circle.