Trojan Rule - Subiaco Academy

A Festival of Lessons & Carols
The
Trojan
Rule
Vol. 6, No. 9 - Dec. 16, 2013
A biweekly publication
of Subiaco Academy
Subiaco, Arkansas
www.subi.org
Students, faculty, and monks participated on Gaudete Sunday in the
annual Festival of Lessons and Carols in the Abbey Church. The Festival of
Nine Lessons and Carols is a worship service celebrating the birth of Jesus.
The story of the fall of humanity, the promise of the Messiah, and the birth
of Jesus is told in nine short Bible readings from Genesis, the prophetic
books and the Gospels, interspersed with the singing of Christmas carols,
hymns and choir music. The readings were done by senior Nathan Mabry,
Shirley Kiefer, Greg Timmerman, Cheryl Goetz, Matt Stengel, Roy Goetz,
Fr. Brendan, and Abbot Jerome. The carols were performed by the senior
high and middle school choral groups and by the entire congregation.
Jazz Ensemble performed for full house in LR
The Subiaco Jazz Ensemble performed
for a full house December 3 for the Little Rock
Knights of Columbus Annual Sausage Supper at McDonald Hall. The event is one of the
Little Rock K of C’s main fundraisers for the
year. Attendees included Bishop Anthony Taylor and several priests and religious sisters from
around the diocese. The ensemble performed
a set of Blues, R&B, Latin and Big Band Swing
tunes for the very appreciative audience. One
couple was inspired to get on the dance floor
for the band’s rendition of Glen Miller’s “In the Mood.” The ensemble also welcomed an unexpected guest musician, Larry Witherspoon. Larry donned the required Subiaco Jazz orange
blazer and blew a very solid blues harp on Robert Johnson’s “Crossroads.” Roy Goetz commented, “It is always a great pleasure to perform for a lively audience, and this crowd came out
to have a good time. We really enjoyed ourselves.”
Cyclone Classic
Subiaco played in the Cyclone Classic after an almost three-week
layoff. On Thursday, Subiaco played an extremely athletic Arkadelphia
team, ranked 4th in 4A. The Trojans were off to a slow start and had a
hard time adjusting to the Badger quickness. Fortunately for the Trojans,
Cash Krueger found the shooting touch, scoring 11 points in the first
period. The second period saw Krueger get help from Chris Reed, as he
poured in 13 in the frame. The two scored 28 of the Trojans 31 first-half
points. The second half saw a better defense with the duo of Krueger and
Reed continuing to score. Subiaco pretty much dominated the second half
and pulled out a 64-54 hard fought win. Krueger ended the game with 33
points followed by Reed’s 25.
On Friday, the Trojans played host Russellville. Quick guards and
great shooters are the trademark for the Cyclones. The game was fast paced
early with the Trojans holding 18-17 first period lead. The second period
saw the Trojans falter and go into the half trailing the eventual tournament
champion 31-25. The second period and the first four minutes of the third
proved to undo the Trojans. Subiaco fought back cutting the Cyclone lead
to three with three minutes to go, but faltered down the stretch with some
costly turnovers, falling 59-49. A rejuvenated Kelly Hollis lead the Trojans
with 17 points followed by Chris Reed with 16.
A flat and disappointed Trojan bunch took the floor Saturday to
take on an outstanding Clarksville team. Subiaco played uninspired and the
quickness of Clarksville proved too much to handle as Thompson for the
Panthers scorched the Trojans for 30 points. Cash Krueger led the Trojans
with 21 points and 17 rebounds, as Subiaco fell 59-48.
Students view
monastic art &
craft
Fr. High Assenmacher, OSB, Subiaco Abbey archivist and historian,
provided information on various
arts and crafts made by Subiaco’s
former and present monks. The
students toured the museum and
other areas as part of Deacon Roy
Goetz’s Benedictine Spirituality
class.
Winter activities at Subiaco
Snowball battles replaced classes on the
December 6 feast of St. Nicholas
Students braved freezing weather for sledding
near Coury House
Br. John Paul visited with students
on a foggy December morning
Students “volunteered” to help Steven Brooks
and Br. Adrian shelling pecans on December 7.
The traditional “Light up the Hill” activity took
place on December 4. Parents and students decorated the Main Building entrance, the Performing
Arts Center, and Alumni Hall.
May the joy and blessings of Christmas be with you.
Campaign Blessings
Today the monks and staff of Subiaco Abbey and Academy are experiencing some of the strongest positive energy
one can imagine. We are extremely pleased to announce that our capital campaign, Continuing the Tradition…A
Campaign for Subiaco, has surpassed the $6 million mark, a short term goal we had hoped to reach before the end
of 2013!
This milestone towards our goal of $8,052,000 comes with tremendous gratitude to our supporters. The prayers
and gifts received have created joy and excitement during this Advent season. The anticipation and hope of the
season are good reminders to us that nothing is impossible with God.
As we continue the work of this campaign, we know that success is powered by motivation and positive energy.
That energy comes through our friends and benefactors and is transferred to monks, students, and staff here at
Subiaco. To all those who continue to pray for us and those who have contributed to the campaign in support of
our ministries, we wish to thank you not only for the gifts that are visible to us, but for those we cannot see but
feel.
Merry Christmas and God’s blessings to each of you in the New Year!
For information on how you can help support the capital campaign, please contact Glenn Constantino, Procurator,
at 479-934-1026 or 479-934-2653 or email at gconstantino@subi.org. Visit our website at www.subitradition.org to
view a video by Abbot Jerome.
Full scholarship
QB teams notch victories
Jacob Maestri accounted for 120 points in the twomatch win over Clarksville on December 4. The first match
resulted in a 345-110 Subiaco victory, the second in a 270165 Subiaco win. Other point- winners were Sam Chisholm
(90), Walker Cobb (70), and Eli Hekel (40).
Eli Hekel, a senior from North
Little Rock received a full scholarship to
attend the University of Chicago where
he will major in computer science. The
University of Chicago is one of the partner colleges of the QuestBridge National
College Match which helps outstanding
high school seniors gain admission and
full four-year scholarships to some of the
nation’s most selective colleges. This year,
Questbridge selected 4,773 finalists from a
record 12,818 applicants. Of these finalists, 70% were in the top 5% of their class,
96% had a GPA of 3.5 or higher. This
scholarship is also based on s student’s
household income.
The Subiaco Junior High quiz bowl team beat Havana 200-60 in early December. Subiaco Academy’s Junior
High Quiz Bowl team won both matches against Lavaca, 425
to 60, with Axel answering 22 questions correctly, David and
Philip answering 5 each (in the first match), and 185 to 155,
with Philip answering 3, David answering 5, Carlen answering 2 and Tiangang answering 1 (in the second match). The
record for the fall is 20 wins, 4 losses.
From the Rule of Saint Benedict
“The first step of humility is unhesitating obedience, which comes naturally to those who cherish
Christ above all. This very obedience, however, will be acceptable to God and agreeable to men only
if compliance with what is commanded is not cringing or sluggish or half-hearted, but free from any
grumbling or any reaction of unwillingness.” (Chapter 5:1-2,14 Obedience)
Compliance is not obedience. Following a fight with a sibling, a child may make a
forced, insincere, parent-directed apology, but it is of little real worth. If the child is
really sorry—wonderful—but if not, the words are better not spoken. Teachers can
make students stand, kneel, sit and respond to the prayers at mass, but unless our
students truly want to worship, we have compliance only, not obedience. Adults are
certainly not exempt. If we come to mass driven by a sense of obligation, are we
compliant or obedient? Obedience implies a desire to be led, to be guided by someone whose wisdom and intentions we trust will bring us closer to God.
Deacon Roy Goetz
Academy Chaplain