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DIOCESE OF VENICE Vol. 81, No. 14
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BOB REDDY
of the Florida Catholic staff
VENICE Bishop Frank J. De- wane has stressed the importance of prison outreach since his 2006 appointment as Episcopal leader of the Diocese of Venice, making a point to celebrate Mass at many prisons and jails each year while also conferring the sacraments on numerous inmates. Therefore, it was distressing for Bishop Dewane to learn that the prison outreach effort came to a halt when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Florida Department of Corrections to close chapels, stop all programming and prohibited visitors. This extended to county jails and impacted some 150 vol- unteers, including 25 priests and 10 deacons, providing a variety of services, such as Bible study, re- ligious education and assistance with receiving the sacraments such as Baptism, First Holy Communion and Confirmation. This new reality motivated Dio- cese of Venice Prison Outreach vol- unteer and program coordinators Bob Hiniker and Joe Mallof to find a practical solution in a complicated and challenging situation. With the assistance and support of Bishop Dewane, Hiniker and Mallof de- veloped a multi-pronged solution targeting the inmates in the state prisons. This effort was made with the encouragement and support of Fa- ther Severyn Kovalyshin, Region 3 Chaplain, and the State Chaplain Johnny Frambo. The first part of the solution in- cluded, thanks in part to private as- sistance, donating televisions to the state prisons, Mallof explained.
Bishop reaches out to prisoners
Those interested in learning more about the Diocesan Pris- on Outreach, can contact Bob Hiniker at hinbob5@hotmail. com or Joe Mallof at mallofjt@ comcast.net.
In return for donating the TVs, we were able to leverage this to get a guarantee from prison leader- ship that the TVs would be used on Sunday to show the Catholic Mass from the Diocese of Venice, and for any other religious programming at that time," Mallof said. "The TVs would be another source of enter- tainment for inmates confined to their dorms at other times to keep them occupied. This was a good solution for the chaplains to get re- ligious content to the inmates de- spite the chapel closures and other restrictions. And this was a huge concession by prison management, to mandate religious programming in the dorms on Sunday morning." The large TV donation also al- lowed the chaplains to leverage this with their prison management su- periors, to get religious content put on JPAY, a program which provides each state inmate with a tablet with controlled access for content such as emails, video visitation and other services. This would be for all inmates state-wide, not just in the three prisons with the TVs," Mallof ex- plained. "I believe this is the first- time religious content other than the St. James Bible is on JPAY." The state chaplains chose to work with the Diocese of Venice be- cause of the TV donation, and the great respect and trust they have in the Diocesan Prison Outreach program. This will provide the in- mates additional religious content at a time when the chapel and its programs, including all ministry, were suspended. That content will include the Mass celebrated by Bishop Dewane for the prisoners for the month of June, which are recorded in ad- vance at Santa Maria Chapel at Epiphany Cathedral in Venice. This is needed because a month of re- corded Masses is uploaded at one time, Hiniker said. This allows those who did not have an opportunity to watch on TV on a particular Sunday, or those who want to watch again, the chance to watch at their leisure," Hiniker said. Additional religious educational material is also being prepared to be loaded onto the tablets. This material will be available in Eng- lish and Spanish and will be peri- odically updated. This part of the outreach is made possible through Anne Chzran, Diocesan Director of Religious Education, and Father Claudio Stewart, Diocesan Director of Hispanic Outreach. The cataclysmic and sudden stoppage of spiritual efforts at the prisons generated new opportuni- ties as the Prison Outreach in the Diocese of Venice was correctly po- sitioned to capitalize, Mallof said. It is truly a win-win for the in- mates, the chaplains, and our Dio- cese," he said. "The relationship we have continues to build with the chaplains, by strengthening their position within the FDOC, and will bear additional future fruits in ways yet to be seen."
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Check back with the Florida Catho- lic to learn more about the religious education aspect of the ongoing Pris- on Outreach effort.
This screen grab of a televised Mass by Bishop Frank J. Dewane for the Prison Outreach from the Santa Maria Chapel in Venice on May 13, 2020.
NEWS briefs
Naples Deacon remembered
Deacon Donald Healy, the oldest Permanent Deacon to be ordained for the Diocese of Venice, who served at St. Ann Parish in Naples, died April 2, 2020. He was 83. Deacon Healy was born in Rome, N.Y. and was a highly recruited college athlete in three sports. He ultimate chose football and played as a two-way player (of- fensive tackle and defensive guard) for the University of Maryland be- fore he was drafted in the third round (37th overall) by the Chicago Bears in 1958. He was then selected in the 1960 expansion draft by the Dallas Cow- boys where still holds the team re- cord for recovered fumbles in one season (five), the longest standing record in team history. He played his professional final season with the Buffalo Bills before retiring in 1962 due to injuries. He lived for many years in In- dianapolis, where he and his, wife Genevieve (Shea) Healy, raised four children. He worked in agricultural chemical sales and then later in the automotive parts industry. The couple moved to Naples in 1995 and Deacon Healy eventually earned an advanced degree in the- ology, a requirement for his lifelong dream of becoming a Permanent Deacon. When he was 70, he was ordained a Deacon by Bishop John J. Nevins Oct. 25, 2006, at Epiphany Cathedral in Venice and was as- signed to St. Ann Parish. He is sur- vived by his wife of 60 years, four children, and 11 grandchildren. A Memorial Mass will be held later at St. Ann Parish.
Online preached retreats
During the current health crisis, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Retreat Center in Venice is offering online three-day, five-day, and eight-day retreats based on the spiritual exer- cises of St. Ignatius. In these online retreats, Father Mark Yavarone, OMV, or Father Lino Estradilla, OMV, trained spiritual directors, will meet with participants for an hour daily via a link provided. The goal is to help participants to pray and recognize how God is speak- ing to them. A Bible and journal are needed. Participants will be emailed any additional materials needed as the retreat unfolds. The cost is as follows: three-day online retreat, $132.23; five-day online re- treat, $203.98; and eight-day online retreat, $306.48. All information will be confidential, and password pro- tected. Email Denise Riley at riley@ olph-retreat.org to receive a code for online registration. Allow seven days from uploading a completed application until the beginning of a retreat.
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