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Holy Anniversaries! Father James E. Blaine, pastor of Saint Peter Parish and Chaplain of the Utah State Prison, will celebrate the 35th anniversary of his ordination on April 30; Father Charles T. Cummins, administrator of Saint Florence Mission/Newman Center, will celebrate the 44th anniversary of his ordination on April 27; Father Hernando Diaz, pastor of Saint Bridget Parish and Saint John Bosco and Holy Family missions, will celebrate the 41st anniversary of his ordination on April 17; Father Lourduraj G. Gally, pastor of Saint Patrick Parish, will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his ordination on April 22; Father Donald E. Hope, pastor of Notre Dame de Lourdes Parish and administrator of San Rafael Mission and Good Shepherd and Saint Anthony of Padua, parishes will celebrate the 36th anniversary of his ordination on April 24; Father Eleazar Silva, parochial vicar of the Cathedral of the Madeleine, will celebrate the 11th anniversary of his ordination on April 7; Father Andrzej Skrzypiec, pastor of Saint Ambrose Parish, will celebrate the 30th anniversary of his ordination on April 8 and Monsignor Michael J. Winterer, retired, will celebrate the 42nd anniversary of his ordination on April 30.

See the Light! Bishop John C. Wester was interviewed on Canada’s Salt + Light TV regarding his role as chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Communications Committee. See the interview at http://saltandlighttv.org/witness/bishop-john-wester.php.

Local Winner! The Intermountain Catholic newspaper took third place in the Best Front Page category in the Utah Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest.

Hot Shot! Chase Eriksson, a freshman at Judge Memorial CHS, won the 2012 Salt Lake Knights of Columbus Free Throw Competition.

125th Celebration! Catholic University of America will celebrate its 125th anniversary with a week of events that will start with a Founders Day Mass on April 10 in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

Requiescant in Pace: In keeping with Catholic tradition, we remember the anniversaries of death for deceased clergy who served the Diocese of Salt Lake City, especially those whose anniversaries are this month. They are Father Charles E. Freegard, April 9, 1996; Father William H. Flegge, April 4, 2009; Monsignor Joseph I. Gosseln, April 27, 1956; Father Thomas J. Kaiser, April 5, 2008; Father Francis R. Lamithe, April 25, 1995; Father Patrick Mannion, April 25, 1995; Father Francis X. Richard, April 18, 1969; and Father William K. Ryan, April 1, 1915; and Deacon Leonard J. Henzke, April 9, 1982...