Sent by the Blood: Missionaries Receive New Assignments

“Unlike statues, missionaries are not motionless. They serve where God wills to call them.” St. Gaspar, Letter, 1063
Six Missionaries of the Precious Blood from the Kansas City Province will be moving to new ministries this summer. These assignments reflect a significant change in the leadership of our mission in Vietnam, our formation ministry in Chicago, two of our parishes, and increasing our commitment in the Diocese of Davenport. We are grateful to these missionaries for accepting the call to be sent by the Blood of Christ in the spirit of St. Gaspar to be a reconciling and renewing presence in the Church and our world.
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Bathke Joe

Rev. Joseph Bathke, C.PP.S.


Father Joseph Bathke, C.PP.S. will be the new pastor at Sacred Heart Church in Warrensburg, Missouri, effective July 1, 2016. For the past three years, Father Joe has been chaplain at Cor Mariae Care Center in Rockford, Illinois.
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Charron Daryl Br

Br. Daryl Charron, C.PP.S.


Brother Daryl Charron, C.PP.S. will be moving to Vietnam after our Provincial Assembly in June. Brother Daryl will be the director of the mission. He will be assisted by Precious Blood Father Nhan Bui who was appointed treasurer and director of formation of the Vietnam Mission in January; and Deacon Tam Minh Hoang who has served as vocation director for the mission since returning to Vietnam in 2014. (Tam will be ordained a deacon on May 25, 2016 at St. Charles Center in Carthagena, Ohio.) Brother Daryl has served the province the past five years as director of justice and peace. He has previously served as hospitality coordinator at Precious Blood Center, and as a hospice chaplain. A new director for justice and peace will be named in the near future.
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Miller Joe

Rev. Joseph Miller, C.PP.S.


Father Joseph Miller, C.PP.S. will join the pastoral ministry team at St. Francis Xavier Parish in St. Joseph, Missouri as associate pastor. For the past five years, Father Joe has been pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Warrensburg.
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Lac Pham

Rev. Lac Pham, C.PP.S.


Father Lac Pham, C.PP.S. is the new director of initial formation for the Kansas City and Cincinnati Provinces. As a joint appointment of the Kansas City and Cincinnati Provincial Councils, Father Lac will move to our formation house in Chicago. His appointment is for four years and is effective on July 1, 2016. Father Lac will also serve as the director of formation for the Kansas City Province.
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Truong Diew

Rev. Dien Truong, C.PP.S.


Father Dien Truong, C.PP.S. will be returning to the United States after serving as director of the Vietnam Mission for the past year to become director of development for the Vietnam Mission. Initially, Father Dien will be based at Precious Blood Center in Liberty, Missouri. His main focus will be to raise awareness and resources for our mission in Vietnam.
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Yates Mark

Rev. Mark Yates, C.PP.S.


Father Mark Yates, C.PP.S. is moving from St. Francis Xavier Parish in St. Joseph, Missouri where he has served as parochial vicar the past four years to become administrator of St. Patrick Church, Georgetown, St. Peter Church, Lovilia, and St. Patrick Church, Melrose, Iowa. Father Mark will join Precious Blood Fathers Mike Volkmer in Albia, Bill Hubmann in Centerville, and Jim Betzen in Ottumwa to serve the southwest corner of the Diocese of Davenport. His appointment is effective July 1, 2016.
Remembering what our founder, St. Gaspar, said about missionaries not being statues but in motion, we are grateful to these members of the province who said yes to God’s call in their lives. May we hold them and the people they serve in our prayer as they take leave of their present ministries and move on to their new assignments.
With peace in the blood of Christ,
Joseph Nassal, C.PP.S.
Richard Bayuk, C.PP.S.
Thomas Welk, C.PP.S.
Ronald Will, C.PP.S.
Mark Miller, C.PP.S
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Easter Reflections: April 10, 2016 Third Sunday of Easter

Simon, son of John, do you love me? (John 21:16)
We throw that word “love” around so easily. but most of us have no idea what it really means or the implications that are involved in it. Remembering that the New Testament was written in Greek, we have to be clear with language. The Greek word here for love was agape. Agape love is self-sacrificing love. It is love that wills the good of the other as other and then does something about it. So Jesus gear is asking Peter, “Will you sacrifice yourself for me? Will you will my good before your own?” Love is a choice, it is a decision, it is an act of the will. This the kind of love that Jesus is asking Peter. And this is the love that Jesus demands of us as well. We remember the new commandment at the Last Supper. “Love one another as I have loved you.”
So today we ask ourselves, “do I have this kind of love, this agape, this self-sacrificing love for Christ in my life?” For this is the true love that the world needs today.
Fr. Michael Mateyk, CPPS (Atlantic)
This reflection comes from the Easter Reflections, prepared by the Precious Blood Family of communities:
Adorers of the Blood of Christ (US Region)
Missionaries of the Precious Blood (Atlantic, Cincinnati & Kansas City Provinces)
Sisters of the Most Precious Blood (O’Fallon, MO)
Sisters of the Precious Blood (Dayton, OH)
Sisters of Saint Mary of Oregon
Easter Reflections is available for printing here.