Pastor’s Letter: August 3, 2025
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessings to you all this weekend—I hope everyone is well and living a good balance of service and prayer! If you are wondering where this greeting came from, I have been reflecting a good bit on two well-known sisters from the Gospels: Martha and Mary. This past week, on July 29, the Church celebrated the...
Pastor’s Letter: June 1, 2025
Posted by chadmin
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
Posted by chadmin
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...
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