I never would have thought that I would be so happy to participate in a church service online as I was today. Our local seminarian invited us to his deaconate ordination months ago and I had been looking forward to it wholeheartedly. Garrett has been such a positive presence in our parish and in our […]
Becoming an altar server is a wonderful rite of passage. At St. John, incoming fifth graders are trained and then they serve a week’s worth of daily masses at 7 am. In this way, they garner experience to serve at weekend masses starting in the sixth grade. Father Tom is known for his sense of […]
I had been looking for a way to satisfy my baking craving when I read a request in the church bulletin for volunteers to provide snacks and treats for the RCIA meetings. When I looked in the pantry for inspiration and found ingredients for s’mores, I remembered this recipe. It was perfect! I used the […]
My BBFF (best blogging friend forever) was braver than I to pull out a camera in the torrential downpour. Our church hosts what I grew up calling a church carnival. Around these parts, they are called summer socials but our current parish renamed it last year as the Summerfest. No matter what the name, its […]
On our walk to breakfast, I had the boys pose here. The sign makes me laugh. It’s not the site of just any scene. It was a sleazy scene. We met Monique, Frankie, Camille, Mom and Dad at Richard Walker’s Pancake House. The restaurant was really busy, the quarters were tight and the food was […]
To prepare for Holy Week, our parish invited John Angotti to lead us in a prayer service. John has been in concert at St. John before and even performed one year at the school’s annual gala fundraiser. I have always enjoyed his music and I was intrigued by what the night would hold since we […]
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