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This weekend we celebrate Deacon Ray’s 90th Birthday! We will have cake and celebrate him at the 11:00 a.m. Mass this weekend. He has served our parish as a deacon for 34 years and has been integral member of the community – along with his late wife, Mary (d. 10/09) – for many years before that. We wish him continued blessings, health, and peace in his life. Read more.

Sometimes the effects of the summer weather seem worse than that of the winter. It might sound harsh, but it has certainly been true around here the past few weeks. The storms we had on Tuesday, August 6th wreaked havoc on us here. While, unlike many in our area, we didn’t lose power, the lightning did blow out our firewall and destroyed our surge protection. This was the second time this summer we had a problem with the firewall hardware, we had replaced it in June. We ended up closing the parish offices due to no internet or phone service – our phone service is with Vonage and is internet based – on Thursday and we were not open again and up and running until Tuesday. Read more.

As many of you are aware Deacon Ray Pelkowski has not been on the schedule since February, having experienced some minor yet debilitating health issues. He is anxious to get back to work, but is taking his time recovering, and certainly we are happy to let him wait until he is ready to resume whatever kinds of ministry he feels he can manage. He is grateful for your prayers. Read more.

I am very happy to announce that the parish has exceeded our goal for the Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA) again this year. In a year when giving to the diocesan appeal has taken a hit, we have managed to raise $95,000 when our goal is $90,000. THANK YOU! Of course, you can still make a pledge, remembering that once we exceed goal we are entitled to a rebate from the appeal. In the past we have used these rebates to makes various improvements and restorations to the church and the school. This is a wonderful testimony to your generosity and commitment to the broader church in the world. Read more.