Cathedral Events - Past, Present and Future
Easter Vigil 2011
The big celebration of Easter was held in the Cathedral with two great Masses led by Father Julian, in the absence of our Bishop. The Vigil Mass was held on April 23, starting at 8:30 PM with the reception into the Catholic church community of 5 new members: Katelyn Hensely, Ashley Woodman, Shelby Williams, Betty Berry and Pat Williamson. They are photographed in the photos below in that order during their Confirmation, besides a group photo and a general view from the choir loft. All photos are by Chuck Staten.
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Easter Morning 2011
A packed church assisted to the Sunday morning Easter Mass on April 24, 2011 led by Father Julian in the absence of the bishop. These photos were taken during the Mass by Colleen Clark, while others of the decorations were taken by Fr Julian.
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Chrism Mass 2011
The annual Chrism Mass was held in the Cathedral on Thursday April, this year with Archbishop William Skylstad, our Apostolic Administrator leading the Mass. Below are various photos of the Mass taken by Chuck Staten, attended by most of the priests of the Diocese and a generous number of parishioners from various parishes.
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Easter Vigil 2010
The Easter Vigil was led by Bishop Vasa on April 3rd, duirng which a few members of our parish were either baptized, confirmed and received their First Holy Communion. The photos below show the recipients being confirmed, Benita Britt (baptized also), Tiffany Camp, Shannon Skidmore and Davinee Hiner.
Photos by Chuck Staten (Click on each photo to enlarge)
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Chrism Mass 2010
These are some photos taken during the annual Chrism Mass held in the Cathedral on March 25, celebrated by Bishop Vasa and Bishop Connolly. Photos by Chuck Staten. (Click on each to enlarge)
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Ordination of Fr Dan Maxwell - May 22, 2009
The ordination of Fr Daniel Maxwell took place in our Cathedral on Friday, May 22, starting at 5:30 PM. The ceremony was led by Bishop, and concelebrating were 18 priests of the Diocese and priests friends of Fr Dan. Father Dan is now assigned at St Francis Parish in Bend. Here are some photos of this solemn occasion, a memorable day for Dan and his family, for our Diocese and for our Cathedral.
Photos are by Chuck Staten.
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Please pray for Vocations to the Priesthood
and Religious Life.
First Holy Communion 2009
The celebration of the First Holy Communion was celebrated in the Cathedral on Sunday April 26. Here is a group photo on the steps of the Cathedral with Deacon Jim Watt, Fr Julian, and teacher Jodi Flanagan. Their other teacher Cindy Denne was unable to attend. The children from left to right are: (bottom row) Karlita Lopez, Vina Pintok, Alyc Hayes, Jayme Ramos, Marisa Fuzi, Shelley Hewett. Top row: Michael Bourne, John Upmeyer, Reno Hammond, Darian Villalobos and Sam Brocato. Congratulations!
(Photo by Lisa Fuzi) 
Palm Sunday at the Cathedral
The Palm Sunday procession with our resident donkey Zack took place before the 9:30 AM Mass, when the palms were blessed and a procession followed around the church property, as these photos show.
Photos by Chuck Staten and Anna Dean.
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2009 Chrism Mass
The annual Chrism Mass was held at the Cathedral on Thursday April 2. Both Bishops and the majority of the priests from our Diocese traveled to Baker City for the blessing of the oils to be used during the year in the parishes and missions throughout the Diocese. These are photos of the Mass, celebrated by Bishop Vasa and concelebrated by Bishop Connolly and all the priests. Photos by Chuck Staten.
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Centennial Mass
On April 9, 2008, we celebrated the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Cathedral with a special Mass celebrated by Father Julian and concelebrated by the two former pastors, Fr Jim Logan (1990-1998) and Fr Rob Irwin (1998-2005.) Fr Julian wore for the occasion an old chasuble that belonged to Bishop Leo Fahey, crafted in Germany. Two of the photos show a detail of the intricate embroidery in gold and color of the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We thank the generous crowd who attended, as well as our Religious Ed children and parishioners from North Powder and Halfway who traveled for the occasion.
The following photos were taken by Colleen Clark. For this historic occasion, Fr Julian rang the bell 100 times every hour on the hour from 9 AM till 7 PM.
(Please click on each image to enlarge.)
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Re-Dedication of the Cathedral and Bishop Connolly's 60th anniversary celebration
A unique and historic Mass was celebrated on Thursday October 25, 2007 at 5PM to commemorate Bishop Thomas Connolly's 60th anniversary to the priesthood, as well as celebrate the blessing and re-dedication of the renovated Sanctuary in the Cathedral. With Bishop Connolly were Archbishop Elden Curtiss of Omaha, Nebraska (a native of Baker City,) Archbishop Hunthausen, Bishop emeritus of Seattle, Archbishop Hurley of Anchorage, Alaska, and Bishop Skylstad of Spokane, Washington. Moreover there were 27 priests con-celebrating and 4 deacons, besides many faithful from Baker City and other parishes from our Diocese, as well as personal friends of the Bishop. Here are some photos of the celebration provided to us by
Chuck Staten, Colleen Clark and Jamey Hardy.
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Foundation stone - 100 years old
Our Cathedral Foundation stone was blessed once again during a short ceremony on June 4, before the 9:30 AM Mass, the feast of Pentecost.
