Category: Pastor’s Weekly Letter

Pastor’s Letter: June 23, 2024

Pastor’s Letter: June 23, 2024

Posted by chadmin

Dear friend, On Saturday, June 22, we are hosting an open house, or did host an open house depending on when you read this =), to celebrate 18 years of my priestly service at St. Philomena. I still find it hard to believe 18 years have passed since I moved to St. Philomena on June 14, 2006. I was just...

Pastor’s Letter: June 16, 2024

Pastor’s Letter: June 16, 2024

Posted by chadmin

Dear friends, As we return to Ordinary Time in the Church, we quickly hear one of Jesus’ parables this weekend. Jesus spoke in parables, or short stories, to communicate truths and get people to think, while not directly revealing all truths about Himself at once. Like in the Old Testament, God in the New Testament slowly reveals Himself. Mark’s Gospel...

Pastor’s Letter: June 9, 2024

Pastor’s Letter: June 9, 2024

Posted by chadmin

Dear friends, As we settle into summer, the Church celebrates the Ordinary Time of the Liturgical Calendar. Ordinary Time fills the time of the year that is not set aside to celebrate the mysteries around the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus. Essentially Ordinary Time encompasses all that the Church celebrates outside of Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter. This week...