Dear Parishioners, +JMJ Thank you to everybody who made Father Scott Perry’s Masses of thanksgiving at our parish so beautiful: musicians, cantors, lectors, Eucharistic distributors, servers, ushers, etc. Then thanks to everybody who made the reception a wonderful celebration. Knights of Columbus from Paulding and Payne
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Dear Parishioners, +JMJ We are so glad to welcome back among us Father Scott Perry, who was assigned to us for his diaconate summer last year. What a privilege that our parish was asked to host
Read more →Dear Parishioners, +JMJ What a blessing it was to see Father Scott Perry get ordained this past Saturday, along with two other classmates! I’m grateful that some of our parishioners were able to make the trip
Read more →Dear Parishioners, +JMJ First, some seminarian news. Please don’t forget the ordination of Deacon Scott Perry to the priesthood on May 26. And, note the time difference: It’s 10 AM for the ordination Mass, rather than 11 AM, as it has been for many years. I’d
Read more →Dear Parishioners, +JMJ Next weekend Bishop Thomas begins his Annual Catholic Appeal, entitled “Giving With Faith, Hope and Love”. I would like to encourage everybody to participate, even if only in a small way. Even if you send in only five dollars, that is so greatly
Read more →Dear Parishioners, +JMJ Canon Law (Church law) requires that once a year there be a financial disclosure to the whole parish. The fiscal year for the Diocese runs July 1-June 30; and the end-of-year reports are due by the end of July. The financial information in
Read more →Dear Parishioners, +JMJ Eight weeks have flown by way too fast! Our summer seminarian, Deacon Scott Perry, has reached his last weekend with us. I am very grateful for the great hospitality I have seen on the part of our parishioners, making Deacon Scott feel right
Read more →Dear Parishioners, +JMJ First of all, thank you to the many who stopped by my 20th anniversary of priesthood party last Sunday, as well as those of you who sent cards with thanksgivings and prayers and even gifts! What a packed twenty years it has been!
Read more →Dear Parishioners, +JMJ First of all, many thanks to everybody who helped plan and accomplish the welcome reception last Sunday for our summer seminarian, Deacon Scott Perry! What an appropriate way to welcome our summer Deacon;
Read more →Dear Parishioners, +JMJ First of all, this weekend I asked Matthew Reinhart to give a witness before each Mass for FOCUS. FOCUS is short for Fellowship Of Catholic University Students. It is a Catholic university outreach program that began under Archbishop Chaput in Denver in 1998.
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