From Our Pastor
(from the weekend bulletin for February 18-19)
Dear Parishioners,
Over the years as pastor of four wonderful parish-es I have had the privilege of working with wonderful parish staffs and St. Peter is no exception to this. Our parish staff is a dedicated, caring, and hardworking group of wonderful people. The only difficult part with having a great parish staff is having to say goodbye to a staff member. In this case having to say goodbye to Sue Andzik. Sue has been our afternoon receptionist since mid-August of 2004. She is what I like to call, a “front line” staff person. By that I mean she is the first person a caller or visitor speaks to. A “front line person” leaves a good or bad impression, and in Sue’s case, people leave with a good impression of St. Peter Catholic Church. Her kindness and willingness to go the extra mile for parishioners has been a true blessing for our parish. Sue’s outstanding work on the bulletin has, without a doubt, been a blessing every week for everyone to read.
So why are we having to say goodbye to Sue? Simply put, she has decided to retire effective February 29, 2012. Sue is not leaving the parish, she and her husband Al will remain active members of St. Peter, and for that I am thankful. I will miss Sue, and I am sure you will too. I wish Sue a happy and blessed retirement as I’m sure you all do.
Another one of our staff members, Ilene Emmons on our maintenance staff, will also will be leaving her position at the end of the month to spend more time with her family. She has also done an outstanding job and will be missed.
God bless you both, Sue and Ilene, and thank you!
God Bless you all!
- Father Don
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100th Anniversary Celebration!
On June 29, 2011, St. Peter Parish celebrated 100 years as a parish with wonderful activities. In 2012 we hope to have more activities to celebrate this big event because 100 years is quite an accomplishment. For 100 years the gospel of Jesus Christ has been proclaimed here at St. Peter Parish which means many, many people have heard the good news of Jesus, the good news that God has loved us first. Please look for announcements in the bulletin, this web site, and at weekend Masses regarding 100th year activities. If you have any ideas concerning this celebration, please share them with me or one of our Pastoral Council members. God bless you all, Fr. Don
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