Pastor's Notes - Fr. Bill Deziel
Updates for October 27, 2024
Posted by Anne Serwe on 11/05/24
Halloween, All Saints Day, All Soul’s Day, and a Bishop Ordination!
If you’ve never been blessed to celebrate a bishop ordination, now is a great opportunity! Fr. Kevin Kenney will be ordained by Archbishop Hebda (information below). As an auxiliary bishop he’ll be a “helper” to the archbishop, celebrating ... Read More »
Updates for the Weekend of October 20, 2024
Posted by Anne Serwe on 10/22/24
Welcome Jacob Wilson New OCIA Director! ... Read More »
Updates for the Weekend of October 13, 2024
Posted by Anne Serwe on 10/14/24
Hurricane Relief Collection
Archbishop Hebda has asked all parishes to take up a collection this weekend for hurricanes Helene and Milton relief. Please write any checks to St. Joseph’s of the Lakes and we will send funds to the archdiocese who then gives them to ... Read More »
Our Great America
Posted by Anne Serwe on 10/09/24
The readings this weekend focus on Jesus’ teaching on marriage and welcoming children. Over the past 70 years our society has gradually shifted from associating sexual relations with marriage, pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting, to an emphasis on the experience of the people having the sex. It’s like a great ... Read More »
New Bishop Announced
Posted by Anne Serwe on 8/07/24
New Bishop Announced!
On July 25 the Vatican announced that Pope Francis has chosen Father Kevin Kenney to be an auxiliary bishop for our Archdiocese. This is fabulous news! He will join Bishop Michael Izen as assistant bishop to Archbishop Bernard Hebda. You may recall that Auxiliary Bishop Joseph ... Read More »
What a Blast!
Posted by Anne Serwe on 7/22/24
It’s been quite the blast being here at St. Joe’s the past few weeks! I am so impressed by the enthusiastic welcome that you have all so joyfully offered to me and I feel very blessed to be here! Since arriving on the First of July, I have been ... Read More »