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    Fr. Bob's December 27 Column

    Posted on December 22, 2020 in: Pastor's Thoughts

    Dear Friends, Grace and peace to you! As we come to the conclusion of 2020, Father Jerry and I would like to wish everyone a very blessed and happy New Year.  May your year be filled with many of God’s blessings! 2020 has been an extraordinary year to say the least. While we have...

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    Listening Sessions

    Posted on December 09, 2020 in: Pastor's Thoughts

    Listening Sessions
    Listening Session update NOTE:  In Person sessions have been cancelled for now! As announced previously, we will have parish listening sessions over the next few months. The sessions will address these four questions:            &n...

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    2020 Carnival

    Posted on July 08, 2020 in: Pastor's Thoughts

    2020 Carnival
    We regret to announce that this year’s Carnival is being cancelled due to concerns with the COVID-19 virus.  It has been a difficult decision, but the safety and well-being of our parish family and community are paramount.  We are grateful for all your support for our past Carn...

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    The Parking Lot Will be CLOSED!

    Posted on June 21, 2017 in: Pastor's Thoughts

    The Parking Lot will be CLOSED beginning June 26 through July 1. Please click here to read Fr. Bob's note that is in the June 25 bulletin.

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    Fr. Bob's Letter to Parishioners

    Posted on May 31, 2017 in: Pastor's Thoughts

    Fr. Bob's letter to Holy Spirit parishioners will appear on Page 3 of this weekend's (June 3-4) bulletin. Please take a few moments to read it. For your convenience, we have printed it below....   Dear Friends,   Grace and peace to you all!   Paris...

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    Thoughts from Fr. Rich

    Posted on June 07, 2016 in: Pastor's Thoughts

    Thoughts From Fr. Rich   This is the final in a series of articles about where I see Holy Spirit Parish. A parish needs champions, that is people who have a vision about what can be and gather others to bring that vision into reality.  Holy Spirit Parish has many champions. Here are ...

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    Thoughts from Fr. Rich

    Posted on May 31, 2016 in: Pastor's Thoughts

    Thoughts From Fr. Rich   This is the third in a series of articles about where I see Holy Spirit Parish. Levels of Collaboration   Loughlan Sofield and Carroll Juliano in their book Collaboration identify four levels of collaboration:        ...

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    Thoughts from Fr. Rich

    Posted on May 24, 2016 in: Pastor's Thoughts

    Thoughts From Fr. Rich   This is the third in a series of articles about where I see Holy Spirit Parish. Levels of Collaboration   Loughlan Sofield and Carroll Juliano in their book Collaboration identify four levels of collaboration:       &n...

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    Thoughts from Fr. Rich

    Posted on May 17, 2016 in: Pastor's Thoughts

    Thoughts From Fr. Rich  This is the second in a series of articles about where I see Holy Spirit Parish   When the Blaise-Lawrence Transition Team was formed to oversee the merger of the parishes, it identified and functioned from four guarantees:   1)   chang...

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    Fr. Rich's Letter

    Posted on May 03, 2016 in: Pastor's Thoughts

    May 1, 2016   Dear Holy Spirit Parishioners,   When we were considering building a new church, a number of parish wide meetings were held. At one of them a parishioner asked “How long will you be here as pastor?”  I answered that it was at the discretion of ...

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