A few things I want to mention this week:
 
First, I want to thank everyone who helped with Fr. John Baab’s First Mass.  It was glorious, and I was so proud of Saint Michael’s and the way things went.  First Masses are very special events—they only happen once in a priest’s life after all.  And they are special not only for the priest, but for the parish.  Let us keep Fr. John in our prayers and continue to pray for vocations!
 
Second, after a many month hiatus, I am back teaching again.  On Monday evenings at 7 PM and Wednesday mornings at 9:15 AM, I will be running a three-week course Prophets—Who Needs Them?  It will begin this week!
 
Third, Pat Mundy, our Director of Faith Formation, is retiring at the end of this month.  She took on this job just as I arrived, and I have had the pleasure of working with her for twelve years.  We will be celebrating her service to the parish at the Saturday evening Mass in a couple weeks!
 
Finally, mark your calendar for the Saturday evening Mass on June 30.  Bishop Knestout will be celebrating Mass with us at 5PM, and then he will do the formal dedication of the Lake House.  This will be followed by a parish picnic.  You will hear more in the next couple weeks.  Let’s CELEBRATE some more!!!!