Our Annual Luncheon and Winter Quarterly Meeting will be held on Saturday, February 17, 2007.  The day's speaker will be Jared Wicks, S.J., who will tell us of "Professor Ratzinger at Vatican II: A Chapter in the Life of Pope Benedict XVI.”

Fr. Jared Wicks, S.J., grew up in Holy Name Parish and attended St. Charles Preparatory School.  He has been a Jesuit since 1949. He did graduate study in theology in Germany to prepare himself for teaching at the Jesuit School of Theology in Chicago.  He was called to Rome in 1979 to teach at the Gregorian University, where he directed several dissertations on the genesis of documents of Vatican II.  Fr. Wicks moved in 2004 to John Carroll University in Cleveland, where he continues scholarly work and publication on ecumenical topics and on Vatican II.  His current research focuses on the theologian "experts" at the Council, among whom Professor Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, was an active contributor, for example, in circulating alternative texts, in advising bishops, in drafting their written and oral interventions, and in helping prepare portions of the documents eventually issued by the Council.

We will gather at Westminster Thurber Community, 645 Neil Avenue in Columbus at 11:30 (with crackers, crudités, 'punch lite') and be seated for luncheon at 12 noon in the Victorian Room.  Directions: Take Collins Avenue west from Neil Avenue and continue bearing left to the Westminster Thurber gate. Enter at the 'steeple' in in the single-story section.  The luncheon menu will be: green salad, rolls, butter; chicken cordon bleu, root vegetable medley, green beans;  pie a la mode; coffee, tea, lemonade.  Cost of the luncheon is $20 per person and reservations are required.  Please send the form below with your check by February 12.A short business meeting will follow, with the election of officers for the 2007-2008 term.  For further information contact Pat Mooney at 614-225-0130 or pmooney@columbus.rr.com.

History of Our Lady of Victory Through the Years:
A new parish history of 225 pages with the above title was written by Katie Foley and published in 2006.  It is quite a lively history, enjoyable to read, including many reminiscences of parishioners and former pastors, as well as facts from numerous informative accounts from the diocesan newspaper and parish records.  It is a complete history, "warts and all," but happily there are not many warts to be reported!  Broader perspectives, such as the development of the diocesan high schools and the efforts of Bishop Ready to upgrade the social work of the diocese, are not neglected.  Notable features include a short chapter on St. Raphael's Home for the Aged and appendices listing the Sisters of Charity who taught at the school as well as a complete list of graduates of the parish high school.  This book demonstrates, in a heartwarming way, the good done by the Church and Her people through 85 years, despite human frailties. 

Contributors of some individual chapters include Mary Waterfield, Beth Simmonds, Jane Leach, Emilie Miller, Margaret Mooney, Elaine Casey DiSalvo.  Some 44 photographs are included.

Available from the parish office, 1559 Roxbury Road (Columbus, 43212), for a suggested donation of $10 plus $2 for shipping.

Membership:
It gives us great sorrow to report that Hank Russell, a long-time member, died at the age of 85 on October 2.  We will have a Mass offered for him.  May he and all of our deceased members rest in peace.

Society dues remain $15 per calendar year for one person (or two persons at the same address), $35 per institutional subscription.  As of December 20, seventy-four are on the roster for 2007. Those enrolled since the last newsletter are:

Msgr. Carl Clagett, Frazeysburg
Msgr. Lawrence Corcoran, Columbus
Christine Donaldson & Charles Moore, Columbus
Tom & Margaret Eckenrode, Columbus
Rev. P. P. Enke, Granville
Ben Factor, Grove City
Martin Finnegan, New Philadelphia
Mary Flanagan, Portsmouth
Ruth Fox, Reynoldsburg
Most Rev. James A. Griffin, Powell
J. Colby Grimes, Columbus
Kevin Hammer, Toledo
Ann Hansen, Columbus
Patricia Hardesty, Columbus
William Lenkey, Columbus
J. David Luckhaupt, Columbus
James R. Luckhaupt, Columbus
Joyce M. Lynch, Reynoldsburg
Bill & Julie McGhee, Columbus
Karen Marshall, Lancaster
David & Amanda Mitchell
Leo J. Mitchell, New Straitsville
Mary E. Murphy, Columbus
Rev. Michael Nimocks, Marion
Msgr. Robert L. Noon, Columbus
Joan Palkuti, Columbus
Donna Pangalangan, Westerville
Msgr. George Schlegel, New Philadelphia
Mary Lou Smeltzer, Nashport
Betty Thurn, Columbus
Rev. Kenneth Wise, Euclid

Gifts to the Society:
We always appreciate donations to our collections and library, especially those of local interest.  Recent gifts include:
Three photographs of St. Peter School (New York Ave.) from about 1896, 1905, and the 1930s (prints from digital scans).
            - gift of Father Kevin Lutz

Factor, Benjamin E. and Patrick V. Smeltzer, The History of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1856-2006 One Hundred Fifty Years, Mattingly Settlement; booklet and CD
            - gift of the congregation

Schneider, Norris F., Muskingum County Men and Women in World War II; Zanesville: The Times Recorder and The Zanesville Signal, 1947;
and Postcard of Mercy Hospital in Mt. Vernon
            - gifts of Donald Schlegel

Lisska, Anthony J., Philosophy Matters, Second Revised Edition; Granville: The Wonderland Press, 2001
            - gift of the author

Hartley, James J., A History of Fifty Years; Columbus: 1918;
and McEniry, Rev. E. C., Hero Priest of the Ohio Penitentiary Fire: Rev. Albert O'Brien, O.P.; Somerset: Rosary Press, 1934;
and Sandalphon 1926 (yearbook of St. Joseph Academy, Columbus); and Composite photograph of St. Joseph Academy Class of 1925;
and O'Reilly, Bernard, The Life of Pope Leo XIII; 1902;
and Sister Helen Louise, S.N.D. de N., Sister Julia (Susan McGroarty); New York: Benziger Brothers, 1928
            - gifts of Dolores O'Reilly

Luncheon Reservation -- Winter Meeting, February 17, 2007

Reservations must be received by February 12. 
Mail to: Catholic Record Society, 197 E. Gay St., Columbus OH 43215

Enclosed find $____ for ____ reservations ($20 each).

Names:________________________________________________________________________________

Contact information (e-mail or phone number):

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The Catholic Record Society

Are you interested in the history of the Diocese of Columbus? The Catholic Record Society of the Diocese of Columbus is looking for new members. The Catholic Record Society is an organization dedicated to research, preservation, presentation, and publication of materials pertaining to events, persons, organizations and places historically associated with the Diocese of Columbus.

One of the Society’s objectives is to make known the works of the Church by bringing into better light the heroism of the missionaries, nuns and the lay people who laid the foundation of today’s Diocese of Columbus. The Society supports the Diocesan Archives, which preserves the official records of the Diocese. Meetings of the Society are held quarterly and always include a presentation on Diocesan history. The public is always invited to attend.

If you would like to join the Record Society, regular membership in the Society is only $15 per calendar year. Society members receive a subscription to the monthly historical Bulletin of the Society, the “Barquilla de la Santa Maria”. You may join by sending $15 along with your name, address, phone and email address to Catholic Record Society, 197 East Gay Street, Columbus, Ohio, 43215. You can also find more information at our website, catholicrecordsociety.org.

Membership Form

Please enroll the following in the Catholic Record Society - Diocese of Columbus for calendar year 2006.  My (our) annual dues of $15 are enclosed ($25 for institutional subscriptions):

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