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Happening ... in the Local Church
By Kevin Cullen
The
Catholic Moment
LAFAYETTE
— Admission to the July 15 installation of Bishop-designate Timothy L.
Doherty will be by ticket only, but the public will be able to watch it on
live TV in a gymnasium at nearby Central Catholic Junior-Senior High School,
or via live streaming on the Internet.
Immediately after the ceremony, all are invited to a reception for the new bishop. It also will be held at Central Catholic, 2410 S. Ninth St. Light refreshments will be served.
The installation will begin at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 15, at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, 1207 Columbia St. All attendees should be seated by 1:30 p.m.
The installation and Mass will be televised live on WHMB Channel 40, Indianapolis, and shown on large screens in the junior high gym at Central Catholic.
Commentary will be provided by Father Daniel Mahan of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
Communion will be available to Catholic viewers at the school.
Live webcasts of the installation will be available on the diocesan Web site, www.dol-in.org, and on the Web site for Lafayette-West Lafayette TV station WLFI, www.wlfi.com.
A video of the installation also will be posted on the diocesan Web site for later viewing. Commemorative DVDs will be available for purchase.
A pre-installation booklet will be delivered to all subscribers of The Catholic Moment on July 8-9. Extra copies will be available for purchase by mail. A special edition, with stories and photos from the installation, will be delivered July 22-23.
At approximately 5 p.m. on July 15, Bishop Doherty will travel from the cathedral to the reception. That gathering is expected to last until 7 p.m.
The cathedral, built in the 1860s as a parish church, seats 700 and is too small to accommodate all who might want to attend the installation.
Following tradition, invitations have been sent to approximately 440 active and retired U.S. bishops and cardinals. Seats also are being reserved for diocesan clergy and clergy from Bishop-designate Doherty’s home diocese, the Diocese of Rockford, Ill.
Other invitees include the Doherty family and friends, plus representatives of religious orders and Catholic educational and health care institutions.
No vespers service will be held on the evening of July 14.
Parking near the cathedral is limited. Those with tickets to the installation are invited to park free at Central Catholic and ride free shuttle buses to the cathedral.
The first bus will leave the high school at approximately 12:30 p.m. July 15. Shuttles will run back to the high school after the ceremony.