RECALLING ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON
Pictured above, Fr.
Anthony Abraham, Parochial Vicar, was among the priests who blessed the
congregation with the relic.
Parishioners of Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral on St. Thomas were blessed
with a relic of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton on her memorial, January 4. The
saint founded the religious community she called the Sisters of Charity
200 years ago, and one later branch, the Sisters of Charity of St.
Elizabeth, has ministered at Ss. Peter and Paul School on St. Thomas
for the past 75 years.
SECRETARY RETIRES AFTER 30 YEARS
Lucy Bough retired after
30 years as secretary at St. Ann Church on St Croix on December 31.
Pictured above, left to right, are Deacon Arnold Helenese, Ms. Bough,
Msgr. Michael Kosak and Maria Jones, the new secretary.PARISH FUN NIGHT
Fr. Louis Kemayou, Pastor
of St. Joseph Church on St. Croix, watched as three vocalists sang
karaoke at the parish’s Fun Night on January 16.BAPTISM OF THE LORD
Bishop
Elliott Thomas, visiting priest Fr. Thomas Rainforth and several lay
ministers prayed together before the Mass celebrating the Solemnity of
the Baptism of the Lord began at Holy Family Church on St. Thomas on
January 10.
Fr. Jose Herrera, former pastor of St. Joseph Church on St. Croix and now the Catholic chaplain for the U.S. Army garrison in Vicenza, Italy, was featured on the front page of the military newspaper The Outlook. Through the international charitable organization Caritas, he and other American soldiers collected and donated food and supplies to the poor of the community, particularly African immigrants.
PRIEST HELPS THE NEEDY IN ITALY
Fr. Jose Herrera, former pastor of St. Joseph Church on St. Croix and now the Catholic chaplain for the U.S. Army garrison in Vicenza, Italy, was featured on the front page of the military newspaper The Outlook. Through the international charitable organization Caritas, he and other American soldiers collected and donated food and supplies to the poor of the community, particularly African immigrants.
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