Mater Dei Catholic Parish

A parish of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas, served by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter

Parish News

Fr. Peter Bauknecht returns as new Pastor for Mater Dei; Fr. Longua assigned to Tacoma parish

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Fr. Thomas Longua (left) and Fr. Peter Bauknecht (right) on Pentecost Sunday 2013

On July 22nd, Mater Dei pastor Fr. Thomas Longua announced that Fr. Peter Bauknecht, currently serving at All Saints Parish in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been assigned to be the new Pastor of Mater Dei Latin Mass Parish. Father also announced his new assignment as Pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Tacoma, Washington. Father Longua stated that he anticipates departing to Tacoma sometime between August 8th and 15th, and that Fr. Bauknecht should be arriving in that same time period.

Fr. Peter Bauknecht was born and raised in northern Wisconsin. He spent seven years in the Navy as an aviation electronics technician with tours in Japan, Spain and Diego Garcia. He entered the fraternity’s seminary in Denton and was ordained on May 22, 2010. He previously served in the Archdiocese of Edmonton and the Diocese of Calgary, both in Alberta, Canada, and had a brief assignment at Mater Dei from December 2012 to July 2013 before receiving the appointment as Pastor at All Saints, where he has served for the past five years.

On July 22nd, the Missive news blog for the FSSP North American District shared a partial list of the priest assignments for 2018. More assignments will be forthcoming. All assignments begin on August 15th unless otherwise noted.

Pastors

Fr. Peter Bauknecht, FSSP, Pastor
Mater Dei Parish, Dallas, TX

Fr. John Berg, FSSP, Pastor
St. Mary Parish, Providence, RI

Fr. Massimo Botta, FSSP, Chaplain
Vital Grandin Chaplaincy, Edmonton, AB
(effective July 1st)

Fr. Joshua Curtis, FSSP, Pastor
St. Stephen the First Martyr Parish, Sacramento, CA

Fr. Joseph DeGuzman, Pastor
St. Francis de Sales Parish, Mableton, GA
(effective August 1st)

Fr. Carl Gismondi, FSSP, Pastor
St. Mary Parish, Conshohocken, PA

Fr. Thomas Longua, FSSP, Pastor
St. Joseph Parish, Tacoma, WA

Fr. John Lyons, FSSP, Pastor
St. Anne Parish, San Diego, CA

Assistant Priests

Fr. Martin Adams, FSSP, Assistant Chaplain
St. John Vianney Chapel, Maple Hill, KS
(effective August 1st)

Fr. Stephen Braun, FSSP, Assistant Pastor
St. John the Baptist Parish, Cabot, AR
(effective August 1st)

Fr. Michael Cunningham, FSSP, Assistant Pastor
St. Alphonsus Parish, Baltimore, MD
(effective August 1st)

Fr. Christopher Fitzpatrick, Assistant Pastor
Immaculate Conception Parish, Omaha, NE
(effective August 1st)

Fr. Graham Latimer, FSSP, Assistant Pastor
St. Stephen the First Martyr Parish, Sacramento, CA

Fr. Aaron Liebert, FSSP, Assistant Pastor
St. Stanislaus Parish, Nashua, NH
(effective August 1st)

Fr. Daniel Mould, FSSP, Assistant Pastor
St. Stanislaus Parish, South Bend, IN
(effective August 1st)

Fr. Andrew Rapoport, FSSP, Assistant Pastor
St. Joan of Arc Parish, Coeur d’Alene, ID
(effective August 1st)

Fr. James Smith, FSSP, Assistant Pastor
St. Francis de Sales Parish, Mableton, GA

Men & Boys Choir – 2018-2019 Registration OPEN!

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Message by: M. Chase Fowler, director of the Men & Boys

Greetings fellow parishioners & future choristers!

Established in AD 2017, the Mater Dei Choir of Men & Boys is one of the many choral ensembles of the Music Ministry at Mater Dei Latin Mass Parish which strives to embolden men & boys in their Catholic faith through singing in common with one another! We strive to honor the Catholic Church’s timeless tradition of maintaining Her choral ensemble par excellence by singing from the Church’s prized treasury of sacred liturgical music, namely Gregorian chant, and Renaissance-style polyphony. We desire to grow in cross-generational fellowship with one another and reclaim authentic masculinity by singing the praises of God through the Church’s sacred liturgy!

What are we looking for?:

  • A Catholic male with a love of music who has at least made his first Holy Communion or who is in the process of completion. (Note: Men & Boys in the process of conversion into the Catholic Church are also welcomed!)
  • Trebles (boys, aged 7-13): an unchanged, natural singing voice; attentive and with at least a 2nd-grade reading level. No prior music or vocal training required.
  • Men (18 – older): countertenor (male alto or falsettist), tenor, or bass; good pitch; ability to read music with fair sight-reading capability. Formal music education desired but not required.

For more information, including 1) singing dates, 2)  rehearsal days and times, and 3) vocal assessments, please contact M. Chase Fowler at schola@materdeiparish.com with the subjected line entitled: Men & Boys Choir.

NOTE: We are especially looking for new, adult male, singing voices of all types listed above to assist in this ensemble in order to alleviate the already-committed male volunteers who sing for Mater Dei! If you have this talent, we ask in good Christian charity for you to strongly consider this ministry!

For more information on the men & boys ensemble:

The Glorious Return of the Boy Choir – James Thomas More Griffin, Modern Medievalism, April 2018 (features Mater Dei)

Tra le Sollecitudini – Instruction on Sacred Music – Pope St. Pius X, Motu Proprio promulgated on November 22, 1903
* Noted reading: Section V: The singers

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