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*ATTENTION* Faith Formation (Religious Ed) Families

July 28, 2022
Joseph gave a 2-week notice that he would be leaving his position with the parishes. His last day was July 22. Currently, we do not have a replacement for Joseph but have started advertising for a new Director of RE.

Deepened Truth – Embers from the Fire

July 22, 2022
Deepened Truth – 7/22/2022 I caught the doe by surprise a couple of weeks ago.  I had awoken earlier than normal.  My wife refers to even to my normal rising time as ‘abnormal’.  Night was melting quickly into daylight although

Journey to OZ – Sister Jan

July 21, 2022
Journey to OZ Our Franciscan retreat master, Fr. Johnpaul Cafiero OFM took us on a Journey to Oz this past week. His family holds one of greatest collections of the “Wizard of Oz” movie memorabilia, some 25,000 pieces. Father used

Welcome Fr. Philip!

July 21, 2022
Greetings! I am Fr. Philip Dinh-Van-Thiep. I am 73 years old this year. From July 1st Bishop Ricken has granted me a “priest senior status” –a fancy way to say “retirement.” At the same time, Bishop has assigned me to

Evening Prayer – Embers from the Fire

July 14, 2022
Evening Prayer – 7/15/2022 There is just a slight chop on the water as I slip into my kayak and push off of shore; it’s really just a little more than a ripple.  Just an hour ago there were one-foot

Rockwelled – Embers from the Fire

July 8, 2022
Rockwelled – 7/8/2022 I know that he isn’t represented in the Louvre, but he does have artwork in the Smithsonian. He is certainly not highbrow, but I proudly claim Norman Rockwell is one of my favorite artists. The biggest reason