New WineLast week, we finally used up the large order of sacramental wine we made right before COVID. In the intervening years, Kaufer’s (the religious supply company in Seattle) was purchased by Catholic Supply of Saint Louis, which owns its own sacramental wine company. So we have switched brands, and are trying out a differentContinue reading “November 03, 2023 – Pastor’s Note”
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October 27, 2023 – Pastor’s Note
Our 5th Grade School Teacher, Miss Zoe Copeland, has been working tirelessly to bring consecrated priests and religious into our school for National Vocations Awareness Week (Nov. 5 – 11). I am so thankful for her efforts, and they have gotten me thinking again about what a loss it is that we no longer haveContinue reading “October 27, 2023 – Pastor’s Note”
October 20, 2023 – Pastor’s Note
We are gearing up for our annual parish stewardship talk, which means we have prepared pie charts of last (fiscal) year’s finances, so that you can better understand where your money goes and how it funds our mission. As you can see, nearly every dollar received by the parish comes from Sunday donations or extraordinaryContinue reading “October 20, 2023 – Pastor’s Note”
October 13, 2023 – Pastor’s Note
Gym TablesGym tables have been the bane of my existence since I arrived at Assumption. When I got here, we were paying someone part-time specifically to check the doors at night and to set up tables for events. The doors I understood, but the tables seemed silly to me, based on my experience at otherContinue reading “October 13, 2023 – Pastor’s Note”