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Pastor’s Letter: June 23, 2024

Pastor’s Letter: June 23, 2024

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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 9, 2024

Pastor’s Letter: June 9, 2024

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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...

Pastor’s Letter: May 19, 2024

Pastor’s Letter: May 19, 2024

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Dear friend, Two years ago, Bishop Lou hired Catholic Leadership Inc. to guide him in an effort to revitalize the Church in Peoria. The Bishop named the new strategic plan “Growing Disciples.” The Growing Disciples campaign is largely based on the Five Foundations for the first five years of Bishop Lou’s service as Bishop to the Peoria Diocese. The Five...