Dear Folks,

Great news, Wow news, Older news, Hints of news, and thankful news!

Great news: pews were installed in our adoration chapel this week! Take a peek! We are awaiting the arrival of the reredos and a few more sacred furnishings to be able to get her operational!!!

Wow news: this week I sent to the Bishop, and his staff, the contract for the stained glass windows in the adoration chapel! What is wow about that?

The response to the memorials for stained glasswas soooo strong… that ve more windows wereadded in November, and all of the windows are 98% memorialized!!! There are only a few ’shares’ of the final window unclaimed for memorials. Please call the office if you are interested!

Older news: also sent to the Bishop, and his staff, information on the rectory renovation. This is the last major outstanding project from the original scope of our capital campaign, and I want to lay the plans before him with the contract bid and see if we can move forward with this project.

Hints of news: our fundraising and construction have been so successful, that I have discussed an additional scope with the parish council and nance council. So far, they like the idea, and I will also be presenting this idea to the Bishop for consideration! I believe that you will be very happy with the idea to improve our property here at the church, which we will announce when we are able.

Thankful news: anks to Fr. Jack Riley who packed the church for three nights and heard many, many hours of confessions! Keep him in your prayers. I am very grateful for the generosity, enthusiasm, fidelity, and scholarship that Fr. Riley shared with us this week.

Please join me in thanking the Lord for the graces received through the ministry of Fr. Riley.

Great things happening at St. Mary’s!

pax,

Fr. John Mosimann