Pastor’s Letter: December 15, 2024
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessed Gaudete Sunday to you all! This weekend, we celebrate with an extra burst of joy that our celebration of Christmas is drawing near. You might notice that the priests will be wearing a different color this weekend—one that we usually just see twice a year. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the third Sunday of...
Pastor’s Letter: October 20, 2024
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessings and know of my prayers this day! I am writing you this week from some downtime at my continuing education program up at Mundelein Seminary. This week has been fantastic! Today’s meditation was focused on the call of the apostles. I’m sure most of us are familiar with some of those moments in the...
Pastor’s Letter: October 13, 2024
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessed fall to everyone! I don’t know about you all, but I have been enjoying these crisp mornings this past week. This time of year, as the harvest is in full swing, I recall some great “farm” memories from my growing up years. I always enjoyed when we would take meals out to the field—a...
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