Around the Diocese

Six priests who serve the diocese are celebrating significant anniversaries this year and share their memories.

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St. Joseph Catholic School principal Sara Michaelson has joined the staff of Catholic Community Schools as the director of learning and teaching. Peggy Frederickson will take her position at St. Joseph Catholic School in the fall.

Jesús Hernández Chávez, Jorge Carillo-Ambriz, Mario Mancilla, Carlos Pesqueda Silva and Lorenzo Sánchez Rodríguez will be ordained June 11.

The Four Pillars in Faith Area Catholic Community will host a parish mission presented by Deacon Bill Jacobs and Giannine Morris of the Sacred Heart Apostolate in Knoxville, Tennessee.

While the statue of Mary is more protected since it is surrounded by rocks, the St. Bernadette statue has suffered from weathering.

Deacon Frank A. Schmainda, 80, of Glenwood, died Friday, May 27, at Autumn Cottages Assisted Living in Alexandria. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Church in Glenwood Friday, June 17, at 11 a.m. with visitation one hour prior to Mass. Inurnment will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Glenwood.

“’Walking with Moms in Need’ is a program initiated a few years ago that is designed to help local Church communities ‘walk in the shoes’ of pregnant and parenting women by filling in service gaps that may exist.”