Married couples from around the diocese celebrating milestone anniversaries during 2024 gathered to celebrate Honoring Marriage Day with Bishop Patrick Neary May 4 at Sacred Heart Church in Sauk Rapids.
Bishop Neary poses for a photo with Joseph and Dolores Preusser from St. Michael in St. Cloud, they have been married 74 years.
Janet Hill laughs with Bishop Neary, she and her husband James are from St. Andrew in Elk Rive4r and have been married 65 years.
Ralph and Dorothy Hansen from St. Boniface in Cold Spring visit with Bishop Neary. They have been married 60 years.
Bishop and Deacon Joe Kresky during Mass.
Couples held hands for a blessing prayer during the Mass.
Charles and Pat Ernst from Christ Church Newman Center in St. Cloud laugh together before the blessing prayer. They have been married 68 years.
Deacon Craig Korver and his wife Diane hold hands during the blessing prayer.
Bishop Neary thanks the couples gathered for the gift of their marriages during the homily.
Steve and Rosemary Goulet from Sacred Heart in Sauk Rapids laugh during Bishop Neary’s homily. They have been married 50 years.
John and Frances Toth, St. Andrew in Elk River talk with Bishop Neary after getting a photo taken with him, they have been married 67 years.
Bishop Neary celebrates the Mass assisted by Father
Tom Knoblach and Deacon Joe Kresky.
Dianne Towalski, in pictures, captures the stories of loving, honoring, and treasuring of these couples. May we each and all see such couples as mentoring love of the Body of Christ as we serve each other! THANKS, DIANNE!