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2022 archive of Fr. Poggemeyer's Weekly Letter

2022 archive of Fr. Poggemeyer's Weekly Letter

March 6, 2022

Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 3/03/22

+JMJ

Dear Parishioners,

Some months ago I wrote about how I moved the rectory chapel upstairs, and renovated it.  I spend probably close to two hours every day in that chapel. What do I do there? You remember that a priest is committed to praying his breviary five times ... Read More »

February 27, 2022

Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 2/24/22

February 27, 2022

+JMJ

 

Dear Parishioners,

 

In the last couple of weeks I got approval from the Diocese for the next step – the design/engineering – for the new maintenance/storage building we are planning to build at the east side of the main parking lot. I am ... Read More »

February 20, 2022

Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 2/24/22

February 20, 2022

+JMJ

 

Dear Parishioners,

 

This weekend is our "commitment weekend" for the Bishop's 2022 Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA) – Do Prayer, Do Service, Do Gratitude. Money collected from the ACA each year covers the pastoral/ministerial programs of the Pastoral Center of the Diocese; while parish ... Read More »

February 13, 2022

Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 2/10/22

+JMJ

Dear Parishioners,

A couple weeks ago we had another finance council meeting. Here are some highlights: We looked at the usual financial reports: balance statement, income and expense,  payables. Also, a finance committee member reported on the internal audit he performed for the last few months, using diocesan ... Read More »

February 6, 2022

Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 2/02/22

+JMJ

Dear Parishioners,

Although it's not mandatory, I'm happy that once again Gary Fay shared with me the annual report of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society in Fostoria. As you know, I consider Saint Vincent de Paul one of our significant parish partners for helping the poor in ... Read More »

January 30, 2022

Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 1/27/22

+JMJ

Dear Parishioners,

Last week we had another St Wendelin Educational Foundation meeting. You remember that the mission of the Educational Foundation is to provide financial support for Catholic schooling for our parish children. Since the closing of our own schools, parents apply for scholarships to help their children ... Read More »

January 23, 2022

Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 1/18/22

+JMJ

Dear Parishioners,

On this weekend of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, with the Pro-Life March on Washington, D.C. by tens of thousands of people protesting the scourge of legalized abortion in our country, it seems appropriate to address abortion in this bulletin letter. Here I address the ... Read More »

January 16, 2022

Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 1/16/22

+JMJ

Dear Parishioners,

What happens in the Mass? Jesus, the Word of God, reaches out to give life to us, to inspire us – we who are part of His Body, the Church. He does this first, and most prominently, in the Eucharist. Jesus is the Word Incarnate, and ... Read More »

January 9, 2022

Posted by Melissa Kelbley on 1/09/22

January 9, 2022

+JMJ

Dear Parishioners,

Back in my seminary years, one of my priest mentors advised me regularly to read poetry, in order to maintain a contemplative gaze upon reality, and to see beauty. One modern poet he recommended is a Carmelite nun named Sister Miriam of the ... Read More »

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