BY KATE BLAIN EDITOR Local Catholic author MARY DETURRIS POUST has a new book, “The Essential Guide to Catholic Prayer and the Mass.” It includes lessons on Scripture, saints, prayer methods, the new translation of the Roman Missal that will be used at liturgies beginning this Advent, and more. It’s available at www.ama- zon.com.... BARBARA GUZMAN, an attor- ney and parishioner of St. Luke’s Church in Schenectady, recently gave a talk at the parish on faith and legal issues for families — including misconceptions about healthcare proxies and family law. “I just wanted to give back to my parish,” she told The Evangelist. “The better informed you are, the more control you have”.... In related news, the bishops of New York State have released a booklet on end-of-life decision making. “Now and at the Hour of Our Death” explains Church teaching, particularly on the dis- tinction between “ordinary” and “extraordinary” means of pre- serving life, and urges Catholics to designate a healthcare proxy. To download the booklet, go to www.nyscatholic.org; to order copies, call 434-6195 or email kgallagher@nyscatholic.org.... This summer, the Daughters of Charity religious order, whose members serve in the Albany Diocese, will join three of its U.S. provinces into one called the Province of St. Louise. Based in St. Louis, it will be headed by SISTER LOUISE GALLAHUE, DC, who is the current provincial for the Albany Province. SISTER JANE GRAVES, DC, of the Albany Province will be the new province’s treasurer.... NICOLE KUJAN, a senior at Catholic Central High School in Troy, just won a second-place award for humanitarian efforts from the Zonta Club of Albany. She has taken mission trips to Mexico and Guatemala; volun- teers at her parish, St. Ambrose in Latham; and has volunteered at the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville, at a camp for children with disabilities and at a rescue ranch for horses. “We have only one life to live, and I want to live it the best way I know,” she said.... PATTI SCHWARTZ of the Hispanic Apostolate for the Albany Diocese was named by TV Channel 13 as an exemplary teacher recently. A Spanish teacher in the Galway Central School District, she represents St. Clement’s parish in Saratoga Springs on the apostolate’s board.... DR. HOLLY EVANS MADI- SON, a nursing professor at Maria College in Albany, was selected to give a presentation on rural women and heart dis- ease at a nursing research con- gress in Mexico.... The Academy of the Holy Names in Albany has named SUSAN O’BRIEN BRAD- SHAW its alumnae relations manager. She is an AHN alumna herself and the parent of a ninth- grader there.... Catholic Charities Disabilities Services has appointed ANNE OGDEN its new executive director. A Scotia resident, she has worked for Catholic Char- ities since 1998, including as associate executive director for Disabilities Services.... The College of Saint Rose in Albany held a “Take Back the Night” rally and march against sexual violence recently, and more than 500 students, faculty, staff and community members participated in the “Relay for Life” for the American Cancer Society .... Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons School in Schenectady recently welcomed guest speaker KATH- LEEN GALLAGHER of the New York State Catholic Conference, which advocates for the state’s bishops on public policy con- cerns. She addressed the junior morality class on stem cell research.... CASSANDRA BUTCH and HANNAH MYERS of St. Jude the Apostle School in Wynant- skill donated their profits from selling Girl Scout cookies to the Mohawk and Hudson Humane Society. They also donated tow- els, blankets and sheets — and Cassandra adopted Harley the cat from the shelter.... The New York State Right to Life Committee held a “Lobby for Life Day” in early May at the state capitol, supporting legisla- tion to ban sex-selection abor- tion. Catholic spokesperson AMANDA PAWLOWSKI ad- dressed participants.... 11 May 5, 2011 THE EVANGELIST F elthousen’s Florist & Greenhouse felthousensflorist.com Delivery throughout the Capital District MAY 8th Beautiful Selection of Spring Flowers Arrangements Fresh Cut Roses Hanging Baskets Mixed Annual Baskets Large Selection of Greenhouse Flowering Plants 1537 Van Antwerp Rd., Schenectady 374-4414 MOTHER’S DAY/WOMEN BY ANGELA CAVE STAFF WRITER She’s deflected zombies, toler- ated sunburns and worn a furry duck suit — all to make people love her city as much as she does. Maeve McEneny, 27, uses her acting, writing and teaching skills to guide tours for Albany Aqua Ducks and Trolleys. And “there isn’t anything she won’t do” to make the tours fun and interesting, said Maureen Lundberg, an owner and opera- tor of the company. “She’s magic.” For instance, Ms. McEneny has created theatrical pirate tours and “ghost hunter” tours, both infused with educational facts and historical reenact- ments about Albany. A 2006 graduate of Siena College in Loudonville with a bachelor’s degree in English education, Ms. McEneny fills her days with substitute teaching, test scoring and tour guiding. In her free time, she cleans the Aqua Ducks boat, directs and acts in plays, writes grants for children’s theater groups and mentors young actors. On her tours, Ms. McEneny can’t help but mention her Irish Catholic roots, perhaps because historic churches dot the routes. “I can’t tell the story about Albany without talking about churches. I know we’re condens- ing the parishes, but the buildings are important,” she told The Evangelist, pointing to the exam- ple of St. Joseph’s Church, which closed in 1994 but has hosted con- certs and art exhibits, thanks to the Historic Albany Foundation. The tour guide is already brainstorming future uses for the recently-closed St. Teresa of Avila Church building, where she was baptized and her par- ents married. “We’ve got to get creative,” she declared. “Nothing makes me sadder than an empty historic building.” Ms. McEneny believes her role as a guide is to bring history to life and to “show people what an amazing city Albany is; what potential it has.” Tourists often tell her they’ve lived in Albany their whole lives without learning about its finer points. “It’s basically literature,” Ms. McEneny said of tours she’s crafted, like the one focused on German neighborhoods. Anoth- er tour’s historical theme is “fires in Albany.” Customers range from history buffs to children looking for a fun time, so Ms. McEneny likes to create characters and catch- phrases. “Here I am on this ridiculous boat, and you have to be silly,” she remarked. So, in addition to passing out “quacking” noisemakers, Ms. McEneny sometimes falls back on stories passed on by her father, Jack McEneny, a well- known Albany historian and politician. Five generations of her father’s family and six gener- ations of her mother’s lived along her routes. A favorite tale involves her grandmother’s lost yellow cat, which a brewer near Lincoln Park found rolling around in beer hops: “He did nothing but drink water for one week and sleep,” Assemblyman McEneny told The Evangelist with a laugh. Those little stories liven up his daughter’s tours, the assem- blyman noted, boasting that “what makes her tours interest- ing is the trivia. She puts in the flesh and blood, not just the names and dates and brick and mortar.” Ms. McEneny often turns to her father to research a new topic: “She has very good writ- ing ability, and you just sort of wind her up and she knows where to go,” he said. “She was always bent that way. We always had dinner together and there was always storytelling.” Tour customers often tell Ms. McEneny they attended Chris- tian Brothers Academy in Albany with her father or knew her grandmother. “‘Smallbany’ stuff comes out,” she quipped. “That’s what I think is the most fun.” Sometimes, what happens off the bus also entertains her. Passersby have called police when they saw actors dressed as zombies approaching the bus during her ghost tours — and when actors reenact the 1931 killing of gangster and bootleg- ger Legs Diamond on Dove Street, people sometimes run to the “dying” man’s aid. Assemblyman McEneny said his daughter’s finesse for acting stems back to childhood, when her older brother, John, directed his three siblings and neighbor- hood children in original pro- ductions. Her Catholicism was another role passed down by her family. Ms. McEneny calls herself a Franciscan — partly because her family owned a menagerie of pets, and partly because of the Franciscan clergy who educated her at Siena College. “They believe 100 percent in what they’re doing,” she said. The social justice lessons in college inspired her to attend death penalty protests and donate the proceeds of a play she directed to a Catholic Charities group volunteering in Juarez, Mexico. Still, she admitted, her advoca- cy efforts have slipped in recent years: “I wish I were better. I feel like it’s the only thing missing in my life right now.” Ms. McEneny wants to settle into a full-time career that involves education. “I’m super busy and I’m all over the place,” she said. “But I’m really happy. 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BY KATE BLAINE D I T O R
Local Catholic author MARYDETURRIS POUST has a newbook, “The Essential Guide toCatholic Prayer and the Mass.” Itincludes lessons on Scripture,saints, prayer methods, the newtranslation of the Roman Missalthat will be used at liturgiesbeginning this Advent, andmore. It’s available at www.ama-zon.com....
BARBARA GUZMAN, an attor-ney and parishioner of St. Luke’sChurch in Schenectady, recentlygave a talk at the parish on faithand legal issues for families —including misconceptions abouthealthcare proxies and family law.“I just wanted to give back to myparish,” she told The Evangelist.“The better informed you are,the more control you have”....
In related news, the bishops ofNew York State have released abooklet on end-of-life decisionmaking. “Now and at the Hour ofOur Death” explains Churchteaching, particularly on the dis-tinction between “ordinary” and“extraordinary” means of pre-serving life, and urges Catholicsto designate a healthcare proxy.To download the booklet, go towww.nyscatholic.org; to ordercopies, call 434-6195 or emailkgallagher@nyscatholic.org....
This summer, the Daughtersof Charity religious order,whose members serve in theAlbany Diocese, will join threeof its U.S. provinces into onecalled the Province of St. Louise.Based in St. Louis, it will beheaded by SISTER LOUISEGALLAHUE, DC, who is thecurrent provincial for theAlbany Province. SISTER JANEGRAVES, DC, of the AlbanyProvince will be the newprovince’s treasurer....
NICOLE KUJAN, a senior atCatholic Central High School inTroy, just won a second-placeaward for humanitarian effortsfrom the Zonta Club of Albany.She has taken mission trips toMexico and Guatemala; volun-teers at her parish, St. Ambrosein Latham; and has volunteeredat the Shrine of Our Lady ofMartyrs in Auriesville, at a campfor children with disabilities andat a rescue ranch for horses. “Wehave only one life to live, and Iwant to live it the best way Iknow,” she said....
PATTI SCHWARTZ of theHispanic Apostolate for theAlbany Diocese was named byTV Channel 13 as an exemplaryteacher recently. A Spanishteacher in the Galway CentralSchool District, she representsSt. Clement’s parish in Saratoga
Springs on the apostolate’sboard....
DR. HOLLY EVANS MADI-SON, a nursing professor atMaria College in Albany, wasselected to give a presentationon rural women and heart dis-ease at a nursing research con-gress in Mexico....
The Academy of the HolyNames in Albany has namedSUSAN O’BRIEN BRAD-SHAW its alumnae relationsmanager. She is an AHN alumnaherself and the parent of a ninth-grader there....
Catholic Charities DisabilitiesServices has appointed ANNEOGDEN its new executivedirector. A Scotia resident, shehas worked for Catholic Char-ities since 1998, including asassociate executive director forDisabilities Services....
The College of Saint Rose inAlbany held a “Take Back theNight” rally and march againstsexual violence recently, andmore than 500 students, faculty,staff and community membersparticipated in the “Relay forLife” for the American CancerSociety....
Notre Dame-Bishop GibbonsSchool in Schenectady recentlywelcomed guest speaker KATH-LEEN GALLAGHER of the NewYork State Catholic Conference,which advocates for the state’sbishops on public policy con-cerns. She addressed the juniormorality class on stem cellresearch....
CASSANDRA BUTCH andHANNAH MYERS of St. Judethe Apostle School in Wynant-skill donated their profits fromselling Girl Scout cookies to theMohawk and Hudson HumaneSociety. They also donated tow-els, blankets and sheets — andCassandra adopted Harley thecat from the shelter....
The New York State Right toLife Committee held a “Lobbyfor Life Day” in early May at thestate capitol, supporting legisla-tion to ban sex-selection abor-tion. Catholic spokespersonAMANDA PAWLOWSKI ad-dressed participants....
11May 5, 2011 TH E E VA NG E L I S T
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the Capital District
MAY 8th
Beautiful Selection
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Fresh Cut Roses
Hanging Baskets
Mixed Annual Baskets
Large Selection of Greenhouse Flowering Plants
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MOTHER’S DAY/WOMEN
BY ANGELA CAVES T A F F W R I T E R
She’s deflected zombies, toler-ated sunburns and worn a furryduck suit — all to make peoplelove her city as much as shedoes.
Maeve McEneny, 27, uses heracting, writing and teachingskills to guide tours for AlbanyAqua Ducks and Trolleys. And“there isn’t anything she won’tdo” to make the tours fun andinteresting, said MaureenLundberg, an owner and opera-tor of the company. “She’smagic.”
For instance, Ms. McEnenyhas created theatrical piratetours and “ghost hunter” tours,both infused with educationalfacts and historical reenact-ments about Albany.
A 2006 graduate of SienaCollege in Loudonville with abachelor’s degree in Englisheducation, Ms. McEneny fills herdays with substitute teaching,test scoring and tour guiding.
In her free time, she cleans theAqua Ducks boat, directs andacts in plays, writes grants forchildren’s theater groups andmentors young actors.
On her tours, Ms. McEnenycan’t help but mention her IrishCatholic roots, perhaps becausehistoric churches dot the routes.
“I can’t tell the story aboutAlbany without talking aboutchurches. I know we’re condens-ing the parishes, but the buildingsare important,” she told TheEvangelist, pointing to the exam-ple of St. Joseph’s Church, whichclosed in 1994 but has hosted con-certs and art exhibits, thanks tothe Historic Albany Foundation.
The tour guide is alreadybrainstorming future uses forthe recently-closed St. Teresa ofAvila Church building, whereshe was baptized and her par-ents married.
“We’ve got to get creative,” shedeclared. “Nothing makes mesadder than an empty historicbuilding.”
Ms. McEneny believes herrole as a guide is to bring historyto life and to “show people whatan amazing city Albany is; what
potential it has.” Tourists often tell her they’ve
lived in Albany their whole liveswithout learning about its finerpoints.
“It’s basically literature,” Ms.McEneny said of tours she’scrafted, like the one focused onGerman neighborhoods. Anoth-er tour’s historical theme is “firesin Albany.”
Customers range from historybuffs to children looking for afun time, so Ms. McEneny likesto create characters and catch-phrases. “Here I am on thisridiculous boat, and you have tobe silly,” she remarked.
So, in addition to passing out“quacking” noisemakers, Ms.McEneny sometimes falls backon stories passed on by herfather, Jack McEneny, a well-known Albany historian andpolitician. Five generations ofher father’s family and six gener-ations of her mother’s livedalong her routes.
A favorite tale involves hergrandmother’s lost yellow cat,which a brewer near LincolnPark found rolling around inbeer hops: “He did nothing butdrink water for one week andsleep,” Assemblyman McEnenytold The Evangelist with a laugh.
Those little stories liven uphis daughter’s tours, the assem-blyman noted, boasting that“what makes her tours interest-ing is the trivia. She puts in theflesh and blood, not just thenames and dates and brick andmortar.”
Ms. McEneny often turns toher father to research a newtopic: “She has very good writ-ing ability, and you just sort ofwind her up and she knowswhere to go,” he said. “She wasalways bent that way. We alwayshad dinner together and therewas always storytelling.”
Tour customers often tell Ms.McEneny they attended Chris-tian Brothers Academy inAlbany with her father or knewher grandmother.
“‘Smallbany’ stuff comes out,”she quipped. “That’s what I thinkis the most fun.”
Sometimes, what happens off
the bus also entertains her.Passersby have called policewhen they saw actors dressed aszombies approaching the busduring her ghost tours — andwhen actors reenact the 1931killing of gangster and bootleg-ger Legs Diamond on DoveStreet, people sometimes run tothe “dying” man’s aid.
Assemblyman McEneny saidhis daughter’s finesse for actingstems back to childhood, whenher older brother, John, directedhis three siblings and neighbor-hood children in original pro-ductions.
Her Catholicism was anotherrole passed down by her family.Ms. McEneny calls herself aFranciscan — partly because herfamily owned a menagerie ofpets, and partly because of theFranciscan clergy who educatedher at Siena College.
“They believe 100 percent inwhat they’re doing,” she said.
The social justice lessons incollege inspired her to attenddeath penalty protests anddonate the proceeds of a playshe directed to a CatholicCharities group volunteering inJuarez, Mexico.
Still, she admitted, her advoca-cy efforts have slipped in recentyears: “I wish I were better. I feellike it’s the only thing missing inmy life right now.”
Ms. McEneny wants to settleinto a full-time career thatinvolves education. “I’m superbusy and I’m all over the place,”she said. “But I’m really happy.I’ve got to find the thing thatpays the bills and makes mehappy. I want to be that instru-ment that helps you discoversomething.”
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