Fr. Poggemeyer's Weekly Letter
April 28, 2024
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 4/16/24
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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
+JMJ
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 »
March 3, 2024
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 2/27/24
+JMJ
Dear Parishioners,
I recently read notes from the last meeting of the Presbyteral Council of the Diocese of Toledo. The Presbyteral Council is comprised, for the most part, all of the Deans of deaneries; and the Council meets with the Bishop quarterly. I am no longer Dean of ... Read More »
February 25, 2024
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 2/20/24
+JMJ
Dear Parishioners,
For a couple months now you have heard the announcement of Encounter the Heart of Jesus, the adoration time before the Blessed Sacrament the first Sunday evening of each month. As part of that announcement, you hear that there are confessions available, and I am usually ... Read More »
February 18, 2024
Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 2/13/24
+JMJ
Dear Parishioners,
This weekend is our "commitment weekend" for the Bishop's 2024 Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA) – Yesterday, Today & Forever. Money collected from the ACA each year covers the pastoral/ministerial programs of the Pastoral Center of the Diocese; while parish money given through our annual assessment (scheduled ... Read More »