Pastor’s Letter: March 8, 2026
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessings to you all! I pray that your Lenten journey continues to be fruitful! Several people have been asking how our Campaign for tuition assistance is going—truthfully, we have been receiving a steady stream of gifts and commitments. At the time I’m writing this, we are right about $1.9 Million in donations and pledges—we certainly...
Pastor’s Letter: March 1, 2026
Posted by chadmin
Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Lenten Blessings to you all this day! How is your Lent so far? Has it been fruitful? One of my favorite parts of Lent each year are the fish fries—ours last Friday at the school was especially great! I have to be honest, I have always really liked fish and never found it very penitential! ...
New Year Home Blessing
Posted by chadmin
A longstanding tradition within the Catholic Church is to bless one’s house with blessed chalk and holy water on or around the Feast of the Epiphany. While this blessing can be done by anyone in their own homes, Father Daniel and Deacon Blake are offering to come over and bless them for you. The blessing consists of using holy water...
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