{"id":88634,"date":"2017-06-29T18:22:16","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T01:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?p=88634"},"modified":"2019-03-07T17:02:33","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T01:02:33","slug":"changes-2017-farewell-to-father-wichert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/changes-2017-farewell-to-father-wichert\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes 2017: Farewell to Father Wichert"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/span>his morning, the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul<\/a>, Father Nicholas Wichert celebrated his last Mass at Holy Rosary<\/a> as its thirteenth pastor. The Mass was celebrated for the fathers of our parish on the Saint Joseph altar. <\/p>\n

I served at the Mass<\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span>, and I was able to make good on a promise I made to one of our young servers weeks ago that he could serve as well.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

Father Wichert in the sacristy with the Altar Servers of his last Mass as Pastor of
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church in Tacoma
(Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul – 29 June 2017)<\/p><\/div>\n

This morning’s Mass was pretty packed for a daily Mass. It being a Solemnity, we sang the Gloria<\/em>. And to add a further bit of solemnity, we sang it in Latin. I was kind of surprised at how strong the singing was from the congregation. <\/p>\n

Francine served as Lector, and two Sisters of the Lovers of the Holy Cross<\/a><\/span>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span> served as Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. Father gave a great homily on the two Saints and the discernment of vocation, including a recounting of the Quo Vadis<\/a><\/em> story. <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

A blessing in the sacristy<\/p><\/div>Afterwards, Father was inundated by people wanting to say goodbye and ask for his blessing. Normally, we don’t let people into the priest’s sacristy, but there was no stopping the deluge.<\/p>\n

The line of people coming to see him, to talk with him, stretched deep into the church. The farewells seemed to go on for longer than the Mass had. <\/p>\n

There were folks from both Holy Rosary and Visitation parishes there, and even some folks from other Tacoma parishes, and nobody wanted him to go. <\/p>\n

Almost two weeks ago on Corpus Christi<\/a> after the procession, we had Father’s going-away party. It was a proper parish barbeque out behind the old Convent building that now serves as the parish offices.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

Father Wichert’s Farewell Barbecue, Corpus Christi 2017<\/p><\/div>\n

The place was crowded with well-wishers. There were tears, sure, but also plenty of laughter and fun. Father received many gifts, a pale reflection of the many gifts he’s given our parish in his short time here. <\/p>\n

Holy Rosary will miss him.<\/p>\n

It’s never easy to lose a pastor, but when you do, I firmly believe you should send him off properly. This, I hope, we did.<\/p>\n

May the Lord continue to bless Father Wichert in his priesthood. Ad multos annos!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This morning, the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Father Nicholas Wichert celebrated his last Mass at Holy Rosary as its thirteenth pastor. The Mass was celebrated for the fathers of our parish on the Saint Joseph altar. I served at the Mass, and I was able to make good on a promise I made to one of our young […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":88640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[73,24,8,90,3,56,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2017-transitions-holy-rosary-visitation","category-community","category-francine-my-love","category-holy-rosary-parish-tacoma","category-moments-in-time","category-rev-nicholas-wichert","category-sacred-liturgy"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2017-06-29-09.59.58.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1aGBK-n3A","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":105874,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/photos-of-the-feast\/","url_meta":{"origin":88634,"position":0},"title":"Photos of the Feast","author":"Thom","date":"07 October 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"This is the first year since 1891 that no Mass will be celebrated for this feast at what was once the parish of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in Tacoma. I'm feeling melancholy today, so I thought I'd post some photos from past celebrations of what was our patronal\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Bishop Eusebio Elizondo MSpS"","block_context":{"text":"Bishop Eusebio Elizondo MSpS","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/bishop-eusebio-elizondo-msps\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/window.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/window.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/window.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/window.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":85847,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/notes-on-the-transitions-number-10-in-a-series\/","url_meta":{"origin":88634,"position":1},"title":"Notes on the Transitions, Number 10 in a Series","author":"Thom","date":"12 September 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Some fairly hefty information for the Tacoma parish changes at Holy Rosary, Visitation, and Saint Joseph, so let's dive right in, shall we? Saint Joseph The incoming pastor, Rev. Michael Stinson, FSSP, preached at this evening's Mass at Saint Joseph. He will likewise preach at the 10:00 Sunday Mass tomorrow.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "2015 transitions - Holy Rosary \/ St. Joseph"","block_context":{"text":"2015 transitions - Holy Rosary \/ St. Joseph","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/holy-rosary-st-joseph-transition\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Rev-Michael-Stinson-FSSP.png?fit=415%2C534&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":87187,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/eucharistic-procession-through-the-streets-of-tacoma\/","url_meta":{"origin":88634,"position":2},"title":"Eucharistic Procession through the Streets of Tacoma","author":"Thom","date":"23 May 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"This coming Sunday my parish will participate in an outdoor Procession of the Blessed Sacrament following the Noon Mass. The Masses that weekend will be celebrated Ad Orientem. This will be the fourth year we've taken Jesus through the streets of Tacoma and amongst His people. If you are anywhere\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "2015 transitions - Holy Rosary \/ St. Joseph"","block_context":{"text":"2015 transitions - Holy Rosary \/ St. Joseph","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/holy-rosary-st-joseph-transition\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A Medieval Eurcharistic Procession","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/corpus-christi-procession.jpg?fit=1154%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/corpus-christi-procession.jpg?fit=1154%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/corpus-christi-procession.jpg?fit=1154%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/corpus-christi-procession.jpg?fit=1154%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/corpus-christi-procession.jpg?fit=1154%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":88594,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/corpus-christi-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":88634,"position":3},"title":"Corpus Christi","author":"Thom","date":"15 June 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"This coming Sunday my parish will participate in an outdoor Procession of the Blessed Sacrament following the Noon Mass. This will be the fifth year we've taken Jesus through the streets of Tacoma and amongst His people. In addition, all weekend Masses will be celebrated at the High Altar, Ad\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "2017 transitions - Holy Rosary \/ Visitation"","block_context":{"text":"2017 transitions - Holy Rosary \/ Visitation","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/2017-transitions-holy-rosary-visitation\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cc01-by-Emily-Gossard.png?fit=825%2C551&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cc01-by-Emily-Gossard.png?fit=825%2C551&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cc01-by-Emily-Gossard.png?fit=825%2C551&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cc01-by-Emily-Gossard.png?fit=825%2C551&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":85899,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/notes-on-the-transitions-number-12-in-a-series\/","url_meta":{"origin":88634,"position":4},"title":"Notes on the Transitions, Number 12 in a Series","author":"Thom","date":"04 October 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"As we head into October, the new pastors are in their places and the parishes are settling down into their new schedules. This is probably the last formal post I will make about the three transitioning Tacoma parishes. Saint Joseph On Thursday the first of October, Rev. Michael Stinson, FSSP\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "2015 transitions - Holy Rosary \/ St. Joseph"","block_context":{"text":"2015 transitions - Holy Rosary \/ St. Joseph","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/holy-rosary-st-joseph-transition\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Server-Class-Photo-2015-10-13-e1444018258736.jpg?fit=1200%2C1179&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Server-Class-Photo-2015-10-13-e1444018258736.jpg?fit=1200%2C1179&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Server-Class-Photo-2015-10-13-e1444018258736.jpg?fit=1200%2C1179&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Server-Class-Photo-2015-10-13-e1444018258736.jpg?fit=1200%2C1179&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Server-Class-Photo-2015-10-13-e1444018258736.jpg?fit=1200%2C1179&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":89232,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/the-10-most-popular-posts-of-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":88634,"position":5},"title":"The 10 Most Popular Posts of 2017","author":"Thom","date":"30 December 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Who doesn't like top ten lists? These are the top ten post hits on the blog for this past year. Last year I published a similar list, and it's interesting to see how they intersect. Not all of the posts receiving the hits were necessarily written this year. Apparently, their\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Annual"","block_context":{"text":"Annual","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/annual\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2017-06-29-09.59.58.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2017-06-29-09.59.58.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2017-06-29-09.59.58.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2017-06-29-09.59.58.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2017-06-29-09.59.58.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88634"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90735,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88634\/revisions\/90735"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}