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Epiphany parishioner brings faith, fun to his role as Santa

Bob Mathewson got a celebrity’s welcome at St. Ambrose of Woodbury Catholic School the morning of Dec. 4.

‘It’s so hard to say goodbye’: Bishop-elect DeGrood talks with parishioners as he prepares to lead South Dakota diocese

Overcome at times with emotion, Bishop-elect Donald DeGrood began his goodbyes as pastor of St. John the Baptist in Savage Dec. 15, just three days after being appointed to lead the Diocese of Sioux Falls in South Dakota.

‘A blessing to Sioux Falls’: Friends, mother react to Bishop-elect DeGrood’s appointment

“I’m happy for the Church, sad for the archdiocese,” said Father Troy Przybilla. “We are losing a great priest to become a bishop.”

St. Paul parish named diocesan shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe

Minnesota’s first national Mexican parish, the first church in the state to offer Masses in Spanish and a place first-generation immigrants from Mexico gravitate toward is now a diocesan Shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe. The designation for Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in St. Paul was requested by the pastor, Father Andrew Brinkman, and granted by Archbishop Bernard Hebda.

A ‘farm boy at heart,’ Bishop-elect DeGrood looks forward to rural ministry in Sioux Falls diocese

“When I go into the country I feel there’s interior peace,” Bishop-elect DeGrood said, “because that’s where so much of my great experience has been as a person, as a priest, being able to serve the various people I’ve been privileged do serve.”

Chesterton school planned for Stillwater seeks Church recognition

Called Chesterton Academy of the St. Croix Valley, the school has connections to Chesterton Academy in Hopkins as a member of the Chesterton Schools Network.

Father Donald DeGrood, pastor in Savage, named next bishop of Sioux Falls

Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis said that the archdiocese “is honored that the Holy Father would have chosen a priest of our archdiocese to become the next bishop of Sioux Falls.”

Labouré Society pitches for vocations

Dec. 17 is “Give to Rescue Catholic Vocations Day.”
Eagan-based Labouré Society, dedicated to helping people pursue a vocation to the priesthood or religious life without student loan debt, is encouraging donations to the effort by declaring this special day.

Two Visitation students part of global summit for change

Going to Rome and joining 3,500 other students for a global summit on ways to make the world a better place were just two exciting things that happened last month for sixth-grader Claire Macedo. Then there was Pope Francis’ address to the group at the end of the Nov. 27-30 Design for Change: Children’s Global Summit.

Saint Therese of Woodbury residents give back through Kuddles for Kids

The activities calendar at Saint Therese of Woodbury can make your head spin. There’s bingo, movie night, stretch and flex, knitting club, Mass, manicures, pet therapy, coloring, Bible study, sundaes on Sunday, and dozens of additional offerings for residents of the long-term, transitional and memory care communities as well as independent and assisted living neighborhoods. One special activity has a growing following: Kuddles for Kids.

Ten new permanent deacons respond to Jesus’ call to serve the Church

John Utecht, 24, participated in his father Joe Utecht’s Dec. 7 ordination to the permanent diaconate in a special way: He was one of the seminarians serving at the liturgy at the Cathedral of St. Paul, and he helped vest his father.

Archbishop Hebda: Deacons help make Jesus present in the Church

Jesus, who is Emmanuel, desires to be present to us and his love inspires us to respond, Archbishop Bernard Hebda told 10 men at their ordination as permanent deacons Dec.  7 and about 2,500 of their family members, friends and supporters at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul.
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