by Steve Patti | Oct 14, 2018 | Pastor's Column
Last weekend was busy here as on Saturday we had two celebrations of confirmation, and last Sunday afternoon we had our annual blessing of the animals. Thanks to everyone who helped organize our confirmation services, and congratulations to all who received the...
by Steve Patti | Oct 7, 2018 | Pastor's Column
Last Saturday, we hosted a day-long Franciscan Spirit and Life conference with the theme of “Dare to be Franciscan.” Our key-note speaker was Fr. Dan Horan, a member of our Franciscan province who teaches at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago and who has...
by Steve Patti | Sep 30, 2018 | Pastor's Column
This week upcoming is an important one for Franciscans everywhere, as we celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi on Thursday, October 4. Some events marking this week include, on Wednesday evening October 3, a celebration of what we call the Transitus of St....
by Steve Patti | Oct 9, 2016 | Pastor's Column
Last weekend was a busy one here as we celebrated our patron saint Francis, whose feast day is October 4. On Saturday morning we had our annual blessing of the animals, and we had a good turnout of dogs, some frightened cats, a turtle, and one young girl presented a...
by Steve Patti | Sep 25, 2016 | Pastor's Column
In the past two weeks, I have written about our mission statement by breaking it down into sections and this week I continue with the third section of the statement, which reads “by growing in holiness through our experience of Christ in word, sacrament, and one...
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