Pastor’s Letter: June 1, 2025
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessed weekend to you all! I am still enjoying the many fruits of the ordination weekend and the celebration of Fr. Ben Schoonmaker’s First Mass of Thanksgiving. I was joyful to look back over a snapshot of his life and to recall how God has been at work preparing him to serve as a priest...
Pastor’s Letter: September 15, 2024
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessed day to you all—I hope everyone is carrying their crosses well today! If that sounds like a strange greeting…let me back up a bit. Many years ago now, I had the opportunity to travel with Fr. David and a group of friends to the Holy Land for a pilgrimage. Even though there was a...
Pastor’s Letter: June 16, 2024
Posted by chadmin
Dear friends, As we return to Ordinary Time in the Church, we quickly hear one of Jesus’ parables this weekend. Jesus spoke in parables, or short stories, to communicate truths and get people to think, while not directly revealing all truths about Himself at once. Like in the Old Testament, God in the New Testament slowly reveals Himself. Mark’s Gospel...
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