Pastor’s Letter: June 14, 2026
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessings to you all this week! As I think many of you know, this week nearly all of the priests of our Diocese will be away for our first ever convocation. Bishop Lou has shared that the vision for these days is to truly have time away together to pray, learn, and rest. Bishop has...
Pastor’s Letter: June 7, 2026
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Peace and blessings to you all! This weekend we celebrate one of my favorite Solemnities on the Church Calendar—Corpus Christi--The Body and Blood of Christ. Every year, this special celebration gives us a vivid reminder of our greatest treasure—Jesus truly present in the Eucharist. The origin of this celebration goes back to the 1200s in...
Pastor’s Letter: May 31, 2026
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, We are joyful this weekend to celebrate with Fr. Blake Miller! As we said previously, Fr. Blake will be at all our weekend Masses and offer the special first blessings after each Mass. Being at ordinations and experiencing the joy of the first blessings takes me back to my own ordination. How fast those years...
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