Fr. Poggemeyer's Weekly Letter
May 19, 2024
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 5/16/24
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Dear Graduating Seniors,
Congratulations upon your graduation! What a milestone, towards which you and your family have been working for many years! Please be sure to consecrate your next stage of life, even every step every day, to the Lord Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary – ... Read More »
May 12, 2024
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 5/16/24
+JMJ
Dear Parishioners,
We have a fine opportunity coming up for men of the parish to strengthen their identity as men of God, men of the Church and men for others. A newly registered parishioner – Nick Reimer – is going to start up a Catholic men's group at ... Read More »
May 5, 2024
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 5/16/24
+JMJ
Dear Parishioners,
Congratulations to our youth who are receiving their First Holy Communion at Sunday's 11:00 AM Mass this weekend! If Jesus died on the Cross to give us the Eucharist (and He did!), then you can imagine how Jesus foresaw from the Cross each one of our ... Read More »
April 28, 2024
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 4/16/24
+JMJ
Dear Parishioners,
Last week, I mailed in my personal donation to the Bishop's Annual Catholic Appeal, entitled “Yesterday, Today & Forever.” My gift will count towards our parish ACA goal. It was a sacrificial gift that definitely stretched me a bit. Also, within the past couple of weeks ... Read More »
April 21, 2024
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 4/16/24
+JMJ
Dear Parishioners,
Congratulations to our youth who received the Sacrament of Confirmation at Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral this weekend. The gifts that the Holy Spirit poured out upon these youth, along with the character they received on their soul, truly will be an ... Read More »
April 7, 2024
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 4/16/24
+JMJ
Dear Parishioners,
Several years ago, I read a collection of essays on priesthood written by Pope Benedict XVI, collected in a book entitled Teaching and Learning the Love of God: Being a Priest Today. The essays span the entire clerical period of Pope Benedict, i.e., from his life ... Read More »
March 31, 2024
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 3/21/24
March 24, 2024
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 3/14/24
+JMJ
Dear Parishioners,
Bishop Thomas once again gifted all of his priests a book for Christmas. This year, it was entitled Redeemer in the Womb by John Seward. I just finished reading it. The book gleans the best from Scriptures, the Fathers, the Saints and Church documents on the ... Read More »
March 17, 2024
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 3/14/24
+JMJ
Dear Parishioners,
Two weeks ago, I had a meeting with Rob Reinhart, our maintenance manager, and with Deb Miller, who has graciously led the effort to keep our parish gardens beautiful for decades now. I consider this meeting a bit of a culmination of other conversations as well ... Read More »
March 10, 2024
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 3/14/24
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Dear Parishioners,
You saw in last week's bulletin a small blurb about a seminar to help people become more comfortable welcoming others to the Faith. The course is called “Basic Evangelization Training.” I realize people can be uncomfortable with the idea of “evangelization,” so maybe you think about ... Read More »