Fr. Poggemeyer's Weekly Letter
August 29, 2021
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 8/27/21
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Dear Parishioners,
Have you ever heard of our Prayer Shawl Ministry? I am way behind in getting this letter out to you, because it is based on information the Prayer Shawl Ministry leaders gave me after their last meeting in May. (They have another meeting coming up here ... Read More »
August 22, 2021
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 8/19/21
August 22, 2021
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Dear Parishioners,
Have you wondered why we sing so much in Mass? One very important guidebook for everything a priest does, and everything people do, in the Mass is the General Instruction of the Roman Missal. The Roman Missal is that large maroon book I ... Read More »
August 15, 2021
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 8/12/21
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Dear Parishioners,
Here is another excerpt from Bishop Olmsted’s teaching on music in the Mass. (See his whole presentation at http://www.adoremus.org/0512SingingtheMass.html). This time he offers a short history of music, so that we can get a glimpse of where our music in the Mass started. It is profound ... Read More »
August 8, 2021
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 8/05/21
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Dear Parishioners,
A couple weeks ago we had another finance council meeting. Here are the highlights:
- We reviewed the usual finance reports: the balance sheet, the income and expense report, the accounts payable report.
- We decided finance council members will perform an internal audit every two ... Read More »
August 1, 2021
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 7/29/21
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Dear Parishioners,
In 2011 Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix wrote a series of four articles for his Diocese, explaining sacred music. (Check out the entire series at: http://diocesephoenix.org/bishop-olmsted-columns). It is an excellent series. Here is an excerpt of his first article, for your edification. Most powerful in the ... Read More »
July 25, 2021
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 7/21/21
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Dear Parishioners,
It occurred to me that I have never written about Paul Feasel becoming an officially installed acolyte in the Catholic Church, although we did acknowledge and congratulate him the weekend he was installed this past September. Earlier in his formation Paul was installed as a lector ... Read More »
July 18, 2021
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 7/13/21
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Dear Parishioners,
Do you have faith builders spread throughout your life each day – things that help you turn your mind to the Lord? Here’s one of mine that I’ll share with you: Most weekdays I try to get some exercise time down in the rectory basement. You ... Read More »
July 11, 2021
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 7/08/21
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Dear Parishioners,
Perhaps in mid-summer, it's time to consider adding a regular source of Catholic formation beyond the Mass into your life (if you don’t have that built in yet), here are some recommendations.
First of all, I think it could be pretty easy to take control of ... Read More »
July 4, 2021
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 6/30/21
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Dear Parishioners,
Last week we had another finance council meeting. Here are some highlights:
- We reviewed the normal finance reports: the balance sheet, the income and expense report, the aging report. With the new fiscal year beginning in July, we talked about starting up the internal audits ... Read More »
June 27, 2021
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 6/24/21
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Dear Parishioners,
What does a pastor’s rosary look like? I don’t mean the physical look.… (But, I can tell you the rosary I use now is one that was gifted to me from a family from Mexico. The various decades are created with beads that are white, red ... Read More »