by Fr. Bill | Jan 23, 2011 | Pastor's Pen
Helping hands… You may have occasionally seen an unknown face around the St. Ann campus recently. It belongs to a man named Kevin McLaughlin. Kevin is a member of St. Gerard Magellan Parish and he is good at ‘fixing things.’ I ran into my old soccer coach, Fr. Tom...
by Fr. Bill | Jan 9, 2011 | Pastor's Pen
Of Crystal Balls… One does not need to be clairvoyant to know that some things will be changing in 2011. A quick visit to the USCCB (United States Catholic Conference of Bishops) tells me that beginning the first Sunday of Advent, Nov. 27, 2011, the new translations...
by Fr. Bill | Dec 26, 2010 | Pastor's Pen
An email story worth the sharing… “Nicholas, was in kindergarten that year. It was an exciting season for a six year old. For weeks, he’d been memorizing songs for his school’s “Winter Pageant”. All Parents unable to attend that evening were...
by Fr. Bill | Dec 12, 2010 | Pastor's Pen
There are a lot of good people out there… I am always amazed at the goodness of people. I grew up reading and re-reading a Christmas picture book that had these great stories about people helping their neighbor or a stranger, only to find out at the plot twist at the...
by Fr. Bill | Nov 21, 2010 | Pastor's Pen
Our pastor, Fr. Bill, has graciously invited me to share this column with him every other week during the time I am with you at St. Ann’s. I thought I would use this opportunity to tell you a little more about myself, as well as to outline briefly what Fr. Bill and I...
by Fr. Bill | Nov 14, 2010 | Pastor's Pen
Of many things… As promised, thanks to Patrick Garrett, the year end fiscal report is up on the parish website. If you want to view it, go to: www.stannchurch-stl.org/2009-10-parish-year-end-report/ Thanks once again for your faithful and amazing stewardship. Your...
