Pastor’s Letter: September 6, 2026
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, One of my favorite greetings is hearing Archbishop Sheen say in that deep voice, “Peace be to you.” Many years ago when I was a seminarian, someone gave me a wonderful CD set of conferences by Archbishop Sheen where he speaks on a range of topics. Each of the conferences begins with the familiar: “Peace...
Pastor’s Letter: August 30, 2026
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Dear. St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessings this day! As you are reading this, we are now well into the school year—another great year of growth and learning for our young people is now under way! This weekend throughout the Diocese we have ADA weekend—our Annual Diocesan Appeal. The theme for this year is” "You will be my Witnesses." As Bishop...
Pastor’s Letter: August 23, 2026
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessings to everyone this weekend! I’ve had a few folks ask here and there about our landscaping around the church—it is a noticeable project! The Diocese has asked parishes to plant trees as part of the celebration of our 150th anniversary—a couple places we identified for new trees were on the south side of the...
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