WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016
APPEAL TRIBUNE
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Valley vocalists compete for championship
ANNETTE UTZ
FOR THE APPEAL TRIBUNE
High school choirs from throughout
the state will raise their voices during
OSAA State Choir Championships, to be
held May 5 – 7 at George Fox University
in Newberg.
The Silverton Foxes will perform at
5:40 p.m. Friday, May 6, in the Class 5A
division. Other area schools participat-
ing include Salem’s Sprague, McNary,
West Salem, and South Salem High
Schools. These choirs will compete in
Class 6A on Saturday at 4 p.m., 5 p.m.,
5:40 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. respectively.
Schools automatically qualify for
state if they: a) win their OSAA League
Contest; b) earn an “I” rating (scoring at
least 81 out of 100) from two qualified ad-
judicators from the Oregon American
Choral Directors Association during the
contest; c) receive an average score of 85
from the three judges present.
Should a choir not meet these criteria,
a tape recording can be submitted for
consideration provided two “I” ratings
have been received during a qualified
contest. These are sent out of state for of-
ficial selection to fill out the participa-
tion roster.
South Salem automatically qualified,
winning the 6A-5 Greater Valley Confer-
ence. Other area teams were chosen
from the tape pool.
During the championships, each
group has 20 minutes on stage to per-
form a selection from the required state
music list, followed by a separate sight-
reading exercise. The work is judged on
quality of sound, technique, musicality,
choice of music and appearance.
Doors open one hour before the first
performance daily; division finals will
be held each evening. Tickets are avail-
able at the door for $8 adults, $6 ages 3 –
high school senior; cash, Mastercard or
Visa only. For further spectator informa-
tion and performance schedules, visit
http://www.osaa.org/activities/cho/man
agement.
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll
receives the Abbatial
blessing at Mt. Angel
The blessing of Abbot Jeremy Dris-
coll, O.S.B., the 12th abbot of Mount An-
gel Abbey, took place at the abbey
church April 28.
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, O.S.B., of
Mount Angel Abbey, received the bless-
ing in a solemn liturgy celebrated in the
Abbey church on Thursday, April 28. The
Most Reverend Alexander K. Sample,
Archbishop of Portland, was principal
celebrant at the mass. William Cardinal
Levada was in attendance.
The monks of Mount Angel Abbey
elected Fr. Jeremy Driscoll, O.S.B., as
their 12th abbot on March 12. He suc-
ceeds retired Abbot Gregory Duerr,
O.S.B. The Benedictine monastic com-
munity of Mount Angel has been located
in Saint Benedict since 1882.
The abbatial blessing of an abbot is a
sacrament, having been established in
the Western church since the eighth cen-
tury. During the liturgy, Archbishop
Sample bestowed the church’s blessing
upon Abbot Jeremy to confirm him in his
ministry. Archbishop Sample also pre-
sented Abbot Jeremy with the tradition-
al symbols of the office of abbot: the Rule
of St. Benedict, the ring, the miter, and
the crosier.
The Mass was celebrated by several
abbots, bishops, and close to 100 priests.
The monastic community of Mount An-
gel Abbey, many of the Abbey’s oblate
members, and several hundred friends
of the community filled the Abbey
church for the service and the reception
that followed.
Mount Angel Abbey, a Benedictine
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David Kelly, a resident of The Salvation Army's Lighthouse Shelter, a transitional shelter for
men and women experiencing homelessness, visits Silver Falls State Park.
Shelter
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SPECIAL TO THE STATESMAN JOURNAL
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, O.S.B., (left) received
the Abbatial Blessing at a Pontifical Mass.
monastic community founded in 1882, is
dedicated to a life of prayer, work, pasto-
ral ministry, hospitality and education.
Located on a hilltop above the town of
Mount Angel, the monks welcome visi-
tors to come and join them in prayer and
enjoy the peace and beauty of their mo-
nastic home.
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to learn more about each other, said
Lacey Carlson, trip leader and re-
source development coordinator. The
one rule for the day: no talking about
case management.
For each trip, 10 to 15 guests and
staff are able to go. However, this is
only a fraction of the 60 people living at
the shelter. Some trips end up having
waitlists, Carlson said.
As the group made its way along the
trail, David Kelly encouraged and
joked with the hikerswhile looking out
for an elderly woman making the trip.
Kelly became homeless because of his
health. With his heart problem, the 5-
mile hike was a trek but he persevered
and finished strong.
Near the top of the canyon, Kelly ex-
citedly said, “I see the light!”
Kelly, who worked as a trucker for
35 years, was once a frequent visitor to
Silver Falls with his sons, but that was
decades ago. He even worked at the
park for four years. He would follow
the men felling trees and grind down
the stumps. He thought of those days
when he saw fallen trees along the trail,
he said.
“It’s God’s country,” he said. “I love
being outside, better than being in-
side.”
After finishing the hike, Bennett re-
clined by the fire in the South Falls
Lodge sipping coffee. That moment of
relaxation was his favorite part of the
trip, he said.
Bennett said the day felt like a night
out. It makes going back to the shelter
not so bad.
“(The trip) means we’re able to
come and take a break from some of the
strains of looking for a job or having a
job,” he said. “(Silver Falls has) always
been kind of a nice place to get away
from everything.”
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