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Pastor’s Letter: August 14, 2022

Pastor’s Letter: August 14, 2022

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The August 14 bulletin is now available online.  Dear friend, St. Philomena School begins the new year on Wednesday. It’s hard to believe the summer is over. Time goes so fast. Most of the kids I talk with seem to be ready for school and I am sure the parents are ready! A lot of work was done to ready...

Pastor’s Letter: July 3, 2022

Pastor’s Letter: July 3, 2022

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The July 3 bulletin is available online. Dear friend, On this Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, we read one of Jesus’ call to ministry. The sending out of the Apostles to evangelize marked the beginning of Christian ministry. In Church governance, we look at the Apostles as the first Bishops of the Church. Each Bishop has the responsibility to hand...

Pastor’s Letter: May 29

Pastor’s Letter: May 29

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The May 29, 2022 bulletin is now available online.  Dear friend, On Saturday, May 21, 2022, Bishop Lou ordained four men to the Transitional Diaconate. They will serve as Deacons for one year and then be ordained priests for the Diocese of Peoria. One of the new deacons is a parishioner at St. Philomena. After his ordination, he served at...