Thank you to Fr. Todd

Thank you to Fr. Todd!! 12 years of ministry here in Stevens Point. How quickly they have gone.  It is hard to put into words how you have touched the lives of many here at St. Peter and St. Casimir parishes. This weekend is not the last time Fr. Todd will have Mass, but the last full weekend he can be with us at St. Peter, so we are taking advantage of that and are having time after each Mass to express our gratitude. Since Fr. Todd’s favorite meal is breakfast; our pancake breakfast on Sunday fits perfectly. Please stop and spend a few minutes with Fr. Todd.  (St. Casimir parish had their opportunity to do the same on March 16th.) There have been many priests who have served our parishes over the years. Them moving on is all part of parish life.

That of course calls to mind the need to pray for vocations. “Heavenly Father, bless

your Church with an abundance of holy and zealous priests, deacons, brothers, and

sisters. Give those you have called to the married state and those you have chosen to

live as single persons in the world, the special graces that their lives require. Form us all

in the likeness of Your Son, so that in Him, with Him, and through Him, we may love you

more deeply and serve you more faithfully, always and everywhere. With Mary, we ask

this through Christ our Lord. Amen.”

Considering vocations, one of the places we send our seminarians to for formation is  St. Francis de Sales Seminary in Milwaukee. It is considered our provincial seminary. They have begun a capital campaign called “Zeal for the Lord’s House”. We have sent a number of men there to prepare for the priesthood and service in our diocese. They state that “after 179 years of forming priests, this campaign is focused on the physical restoration, expansion and enhancement” of the seminary. Each parish and diocese has been asked to participate in some way. After discussion with the parish council I am proposing that on Holy Thursday our loose collection from that Mass or if you want to put a gift in an envelope clearly marked for St. Francis de Sales Seminary that would be wonderful. Of course your prayers for priestly vocations and encouragement to our young men is very important.