Pastor’s Pen – January 10, 2016

SOME THOUGHTS FROM FR. RON: Recently Fr Bill asked if I would be interested in writing this column from time to time. I was reluctant, but I told him I would do it whenever he was away for a week or had way too much to do. The issue then became what to write about....

Pastor’s Pen – January 3, 2016

A prayer for the feast of the Holy Family… “Jesus, Mary and Joseph, in you we contemplate the splendor of true love, to you we turn with trust. Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, authentic schools of the...

Pastor’s Pen – December 27, 2015

I came across this prayer for the New Year last December, just after we had printed the bulletin that would cover New Years week. Yet, I thought it worth the praying so I saved it to a file for use THIS year. What a world this might be if we all were able to pray from...

Pastor’s Pen – December 20, 2015

Christmas 2015 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Rejoice! The weeks of Advent waiting are over, and Christ is born! We rejoice in our Savior’s birth—remembering the great gift of faith He has given us through the mystery of His incarnation and the saving power of...

Pastor’s Pen – December 13, 2015

You did it!!! Though the pledges keep trickling in, at this stage we are at just under 117% of our goal in the Beyond Sunday Campaign. EVERY gift, from great to small and every-thing in-between, will make a difference, not just here at St. Ann, but across our...