Holy Thursday 2022 INTRO + When we were kids …. there was a set place for each of us at the dinner table. I was always to the right of my father…. I was a S L O W – eater and he could help me speed things up!!! + When we went to church […]

Dear Parishioners, Happy Easter to you! I am so pleased to be your Pastor celebrating my eleventh Easter with you! This is a GREAT HOLY DAY to keep in your minds that we have a GOD that loves us deeply and never leaves us alone. During wars and pandemics, the promise of heaven from Jesus’s […]

Palm Sunday 2022 C INTRO: The Catholic Church all throughout the world has designated PALM SUNDAY as the opening of HOLY WEEK. It recalls JESUS’ triumphal entry into JERUSALEM! It must have been quite the scene! ASK: What is the ONE, MOST EXPENSIVE ITEM that you own? (Do not really tell me…but think of it […]

Dear Parishioners, When Jeff Mills and I investigated buying a new organ for IHM the decision was made to reclaim the choir loft for the placement of the new organ and the choir members. An additional organ console (called the sanctuary console) was necessary to purchase as well. Its placement is on the Holy Family […]

Fifth Sunday in Lent C 2022 INTRO: When I was growing up there was an apple orchard as part of one of our neighbors’ property. First, we kids WERE NOT ALLOWED to enter it, but we did anyway! Second, the apples, when almost ripe, were the best for throwing at each other. A group of […]

Dear Parishioners, IHM has been blessed with the pastoral and liturgical help of Deacon Joseph Menkhaus. He arrived last May 19 in 2021 and will conclude his service to IHM on the weekend of May 7-8, 2022! In his last month here, Deacon Joe will be a TREMENDOUS help with the Holy Week and Easter […]

Fourth Sunday in Lent 2022 C INTRO: Have you simply looked at a person and evaluated him or her on what they are wearing? Several years ago, I was disappointed to hear that some girls would group themselves as “friends” by making sure they were wearing a certain type of hairband!! Boys were doing the […]

Dear Parishioners, I have been asked by the diocese to make my parishioners aware of this new opportunity for you to donate funds to the Angel Scholarship Fund. As you are aware, the tuition cost for all catholic elementary schools gets higher and higher annually. Our Bishop does not want to see families leave a […]

Third Sunday of Lent C 2022 INTRO: I have mentioned to you before that I was not the “brightest light to hit the socket” when I was in school! Obviously, I made it, but did have some difficulties along the way. For instance, we had an intense chemistry teacher in the seminary college program. She […]

Second Sunday in Lent ( C ) INTRO: Are you worried about the future? For Our church…. Our society…. Our world…. Our own safety…. Your family’s well-being…. There is a lot of worry out there…. Am I RIGHT? Worrying about the future, because it is so uncertain and a bit scary, causes anxiety and stress […]