From the Pastor's Desk

Well, it’s hard to believe that another school year wraps up for the summer.  I am going to miss the noise around the parish during the...

Dear Sacred Heart & St. Mary on the Lake, It is a blessing having Paul Keenan here for his internship. As things have gotten busier for...

Dear Sacred Heart & St. Mary on the Lake, We are in the season of Sacraments!  Please continue to pray for all those who are receiving...

Happy Mother’s Day to all our Moms! This week Fr. Paul begins his time serving at St. Anthony’s. He will still regularly celebrate the...

Dear Sacred Heart & St. Mary on the Lake, Welcome to June, the month of the Sacred Heart!  I want to go over the events of June. June...

Dear Sacred Heart & St. Mary on the Lake, A reminder that weather permitting we will have Mass at Calvary Cemetery at 8:00am on May 26th...

I hope you are all enjoying your summer. I will be gone this Sunday evening through Tuesday for a camping trip with eight of my siblings...

We are getting closer to the roll out of the Diocesan Capital campaign for Catholic Education, Stewardship for Saints and Scholars.  A...

First, many thanks ahead of time for your generous response to the annual mission appeal supporting the Church in the Diocese of Damongo...

As an FYI – I will be gone on vacation July 22-30th.  Next weekend, July 27-28th we will be hosting our annual Summer Mission Appeal for...

What a great summer it has been! Because the schedule is lighter, I have more time for home visits and blessings. I really enjoy these...

Fr. Ginu is announcing this weekend that he will be moving to St. Robert’s in Flushing the beginning of August.  I apologize for the...

Many blessings on your 4th of July travels and plans.  For those still in town we will still have Mass at both Sacred Heart (8am) and St....

It has been a good start to summer and I know many people have been enjoying getting out for some well-deserved vacations.  I will be...

Many blessings to our Dads this Father's Day. I thought of this verse from the 5th Chapter of John that provides insight into this day....

Blessings this weekend on the feast of Corpus Christi as we celebrate the profound way Jesus is present with us in the Eucharist.  At...

Dear Sacred Heart and St. Mary on the Lake, We celebrate solemnly this Monday Memorial Day in honor of those who died fighting for our...

Blessed Feast of Pentecost! This is the birthday of the Church – the day when the apostles and disciples who had been waiting in prayer...

A Blessed Mother’s Day this Sunday to all of our Moms!  I will be at home this weekend for the festivities for my brother Randy’s...

As we look at ongoing pastoral plans, sometimes the question will come up – why do we need to do this? One of the biggest reasons is the...