Pastor’s Pen – May 30, 2010

Sometimes it is bad planning –because you said yes to too many things. Sometimes the project that seemed so far away and that you had plenty of time for when you signed up for it comes due just as a boatload of emergencies suddenly strike. And sometimes, you simply...

What difference does the Trinity make in our lives?

What difference does the Trinity make in our lives? I have to tell you a secret.  I spent a week here on earth, walking with the Trinity.  And like the triune God we know and love, it was in the form of a single person.  His name was Benjamin.  He was 33.  I found out...

Pastor’s Pen – May 23, 2010

In good hands, continued… If you happen to drive or walk through our cemetery these days, you’ll notice a change in the road surface. Norm Jacobs has generously donated MANY tons of white rock to re-cover the road surface. Thanks to Norm’s generosity and the hard work...

Pastor’s Pen – May 16, 2010

Busy days… These have been whirlwind kind of days at our little St. Ann parish. After months of preparation by our co-chairs of the Sponsor’s Dinner Dance, Kay Dieckmann and Cheri Smith and their fine tuned crew of volunteers, we had a delightful evening celebrating...

St. Ann Confirmation Class of 2010

Congratulations to the 2010 St. Ann Confirmation Class! This past Monday twenty-two of our seventh and eighth grade students received the Sacrament of Confirmation.  Msgr. Vernon Gardin, the Vicar General of the Archdiocese, celebrated the sacrament with them. This...