by St. Ann Staff | Sep 27, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
Beyond Sunday… In case you are wondering, the Beyond Sunday campaign is still in gear. As in all capital campaigns, there are several stages to the process. We are in the ‘quiet stage’ – where my team and I are making “house calls” with individual families. A few...
by St. Ann Staff | Sep 20, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
Just a quick reminder of the two sets of Parish Planning Meetings – to look at our St. Ann community and determine contingency plans for staffing with a declining number of priests. When: Tuesdays, Sept. 22 and 29, 7pm or Sundays, Sept. 27 and Oct 4 – 12:15pm Where:...
by St. Ann Staff | Sep 13, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
(I know I promised to continue the segment on “Caregivers”, but a few time sensitive events have pre-empted the rest of the article for this week. I intend to publish the rest of the article in next week’s pastor’s pen. Thank you for your patience.) As you know, each...
by St. Ann Staff | Sep 6, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
As the Kempf family deals with the physical limitations that my mom’s aging and health issues have imposed, I am mindful of so many folks who have stepped into the role of caregiver. I share an article that ‘fell into my lap’ from a monthly email from West County...
by St. Ann Staff | Aug 30, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
By way of intro… I asked the two seminarians who will be doing their second year field work here to ‘introduce themselves’ with a short paragraph, as they begin their service among us this weekend. “I was born and raised in the little farm town of West Point,...
by St. Ann Staff | Aug 23, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
Divine Mercy Daily… For those who are on their computer more often than not, check out a quick and powerful resource called Di-vine Mercy Daily. Brought to you by the same people who put out the Catechism in a Year and The Gospels in a Year, instead of sending out a...
