Pastor’s Letter: September 20, 2026
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessed and joyful weekend to you all! It is hard to believe we are already at the start of fall this week…and already upon Beatification week for Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. I am very much looking forward to the Mass and celebrations—Fr. Blake and I will be journeying to St. Louis with the folks on...
Pastor’s Letter: September 13, 2026
Posted by chadmin
Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessings to you all this day! I hope everyone enjoyed a great Labor Day Weekend! I was thankful to get in a visit to the farm for my day off. Following our family Labor Day tradition, we had a few projects we worked on—it was beautiful weather and great to get in a visit with...
Pastor’s Letter: September 6, 2026
Posted by chadmin
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...
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