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• Delegation strengthens dioceses’ partnership

• Genealogists continue 17-year project to preserve parish records

• Coach teaches sportsmanship, values, football skills

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Meet, and pray for, our Seminarians

Joseph Backowski
St. Paul Seminary
Parents: Mary & Robert
Parish: Holy Family, Belle Prairie
Pastor: Fr Nick Landsberger
Year: Pre-Theology 1
Birthday: May 23


Daniel Crain
St. John Vianney Seminary
Parents: Sheila & Joseph
Parish: St. Mary, Milaca
Pastor: Fr James Remmerswaal
Year: College 1
Birthday: July 11


Matthew Crane
St. Meinrad School of Theology
Parents: Debra & Curtis
Parish: St. Andrew, Elk River
Pastor: Father Joe Korf
Year: Theology 1
Birthday: January 13


Omar Guanchez
St. Paul Seminary
Parents: Petra and Ramon
Parish: Pelican Rapids and Waite Park
Pastors: Fr Rich Walz and
Fr Ralph Zimmerman
Year: Theology 2
Birthday: March 28


John Knopik
St. John Vianney Seminary
Parents: Marlene & Robert
Parish: Our Lady, Little Falls
Pastor: Fr Mark Innocenti
Year: College 4
Birthday: December 23


Ben Kociemba
Mundelein Seminary
Parents: Denise & Ernest
Parish: St. Mary, Melrose
Pastor: Fr Vince Lieser
Year: Theology 2
Birthday: July 28

Joseph Koczur
St. John Vianney Seminary
Parents: Mary & James
Parish: St. Mary, Upsala
Pastor: Fr Dale Ettel
Year: College 1
Birthday: July 17

Delegation strengthens dioceses’ partnership

by Sue Schulzetenberg
Visitor Staff Writer

ST. CLOUD DIOCESE — A hayride through woods, trying one’s hand at a tractor, carving pumpkins and bowling with youths and strengthening a 46-year-old diocese-to-diocese partnership by getting to know your hosts better. That’s the Cliff Notes version of activities enjoyed by a six-member delegation from Maracay, Venezuela during their Oct. 18-28 stay in the St. Cloud Diocese.

“We feel the love of the people here,” said Deacon Oscar Aguilar of Maracay.
During their stay, delegates are meeting a cross-section of people in the diocese and learning how the diocese works.

So far, they’ve seen many differences between the diocese of St. Cloud and their diocese in Maracay.

Delegates and their hosts enjoy a hayride at the farm of Les Radil (sitting, right) Oct. 21 near Glenwood. On the wagon, from left, are Jerry and Tobi Stein (standing) Father Roger Ruiz, Belkis Delgado, Deacon Oscar Aguilar, Barb Kramber, Irene Zins, Father Oswaldo Roche, Marlene Estrada, Katie Klimik, Nicole Oelkers, Alicia Klimik (top), Chilly Rojas and Micki Morrissey. (Photo by Jim Morrissey)	Deacon Oscar Aguilar plays a game with Maggie Molitor while visiting the Joe and Shirley Molitor farm Oct. 19 The delegation from Maracay spent the afternoon at the Molitor’s home where they ate lunch, toured the farm and encountered calves. (SCV photo by Sue Schulzetenberg)

“It’s completely different,” said Chilly Rojas.
Belkis Delgado said she was impressed with the organization in diocesan offices the delegates visited, in that everyone knows their responsibilities, facilitating the work of the diocese.

Genealogists continue 17-year project to preserve parish records

by Sue Schulzetenberg
Visitor Staff Writer

ST. CLOUD — Around a table deep in the basement of the Chancery —flanked by full bookshelves and piled with papers and a few apples (perks of the job) — sits a committee of women diligently transcribing information.

The diocesan records committee of the St. Cloud Area Genealogists work on the parish records project. Pictured are (front row, from left) Ruth Larson and Gretchen Liesen; second row, from left, Pat Hill and Gloriann Ziebol; back row, from left, Kay Linn and Armella Schimnich. The women record parish baptisms, marriages and deaths onto 3-by-5-inch index cards which are then entered into a computer database. Their finished project will provide parishes with accessibility to hard-copy records of the information and make non-confidential information available at the Stearns History Museum. (SCV photo by Sue Schulzetenberg)

The women, all members of a group called the St. Cloud Area Genealogists, meet weekly to record information for a project that began 17 years ago. They are in the midst of a mission to provide a database of printable records of all the sacramental records —baptisms, marriages and deaths — for all parishes in the St. Cloud Diocese, including the 137 present parishes and the 16 that have closed. So far, committee members have completed their task for about 50 parishes.

Coach teaches sportsmanship, values, football skills

by Sue Schulzetenberg
Visitor Staff Writer
ST. CLOUD — Fallen leaves, dropping temperatures and fans with mittens and hats are staples of the football season, as are shouts of team spirit and the delicate balance between realistic roughness and respectful fairness.

That balance is one that St. Augustine/St. Mary Elementary School Bulldogs football team has struck. As a result, the Bulldog players have struck it rich not only with wins but with a winningly respectful attitude toward the game.

That’s mainly because they’re on a team, parents of the players say, where the coach, Coach Ken Krahnke of Princeton, treats his young fourth- and sixth-graders like football players, teaching teamwork and respect and expecting their best effort.

This treatment must have been beneficial for the team, which ended the season Oct. 17 with 6-2 record, a record which the coach believes is the best record in the Parochial Athletic Association (PAA). The team lost its last game of the season by two points.

“As far as we know, we took the championship,” Coach Ken Krahnke said.
Because there aren’t any championship games, Krahnke considers the team that has the best record as the champion. Having the best record wasn’t an easy accomplishment for such a young team, with some players who were just learning to play the game.

	St. Augustine/St. Mary Elementary School Bulldogs sing with the help of both a toy bulldog and their Bulldog mascot (left) before their Oct. 17 game. The Bulldogs ended their season with a 6-2 record. (SCV photo by Sue Schulzetenberg)

Half of the team are fourth-graders, the other half, sixth-graders. Krahnke’s coaching philosophy is “to teach it realistically and add a little fun to it.”
“It’s a hard game,” Krahnke said.
Krahnke, who is now retiring after 15 years of coaching the Bulldogs, has had a majority of winning seasons. His record is three losing seasons, 12 winning seasons with four years with the best record in the PAA.

Meet, and pray for, our Seminarians

Deacon Glenn Krystosek
Sacred Heart School of Theology
Parents: Evelyn & Gene
Parish: Our Lady, Opole
Pastors: Fr Mark Stang and Fr Jerry Mischke
Year: Theology 4
Birthday: June 10


Deacon Aaron Kuhn
Pontifical N. American College
Parents: Mary & Gregory
Parish: Christ the King, Cambridge
Pastor: Fr James Hahn
Year: Theology 4
Birthday: March 10


Matthew Kuhn
Pontifical N. American College
Parents: Mary & Gregory
Parish: Christ the King, Cambridge
Pastor: Fr James Hahn
Year: Theology 1
Birthday: January 7


Scott Pogatchnik
Pontifical N. American College
Parents: Judith & Daniel
Parish: St. Benedict, Avon
Pastor: Fr Blaine Wasnie
Year: Theology 1
Birthday: March 24


Carl Reibestein
Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary
Parents: Barbara & Frank
Parish: St. Edward, Princeton
Pastor: Fr Jerome Nordick
Year: College 4
Birthday: August 22


Matthew Schaefer
St. John Vianney Seminary
Parents: Mary and Mark
Parish: St. Paul, Sauk Centre
Pastor: Fr Todd Schneider
Year: College 3
Birthday: April 2


Jeffrey Schmitt
Pastoral Year
Parents: Mary & Harvey
Parish: Holy Spirit, St. Cloud
Pastor: Fr Virgil Helmin
Year: Theology
Birthday: April 22


Deacon Peter Vanderweyst
St. Paul Seminary
Parents: Linda and Myron
Parish: St. Stephen, St. Stephen
Pastor: Fr Bob Harren
Year: Theology 4
Birthday: November 18


Mathew Walz
Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary
Parents: Jean & Raphael
Parish: Mary the Immaculate Conception, Rockville
Pastor: Fr Tony Oelrich
Year: College 2
Birthday: January 23


Michael Wolfbauer
St. Paul Seminary
Parents: Patricia & Frank
Parish: St. Andrew, Elk River
Pastor: Fr Joe Korf
Year: Theology 1
Birthday: July 10