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Around the Diocese. February 23, 2018

Diocese hires new director of pastoral planning

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Bishop Donald Kettler has hired Brenda Kresky to be the Diocese of St. Cloud’s new director of pastoral planning.

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It’s day nine of our “Open the Gifts Of Advent It’s day nine of our “Open the Gifts Of Advent” calendar! Swipe to open the door to reveal the gift. Today’s gift is an Advent message from the priests at Speltz House, a residence for retired priests of the diocese in Sauk Rapids. Watch for a gift each day until Christmas. #giftsofadvent #advent2024 #adventseason #holidays #catholic #catholiclife #catholicsofinstagram #catholicproudstcloud #retiredpriests #priesthood
It’s the second Sunday of Advent and day eight o It’s the second Sunday of Advent and day eight of our “Open the Gifts Of Advent” calendar! Just like any Advent calendar, swipe to open the door to reveal the gift. Today’s gift is a reading of the Gospel for today by Franciscan Sister Rose Margaret Schneider. Watch for a gift each day until Christmas. #giftsofadvent #advent2024 #adventseason #holidays #catholic #catholiclife #catholicsofinstagram #catholicproudstcloud
Looking for a one-of-a-kind gift that benefits tho Looking for a one-of-a-kind gift that benefits those in need, like this beautiful felt ornament? The @stcloudmissionoffice has an onsite store, providing shoppers with a place to purchase unique hand-made and fair trade gifts from all over the world. Read our gift guide at the link in our bio. #fairtradegifts #fairtrade #mission
It’s already day seven of our “Open the Gifts It’s already day seven of our “Open the Gifts Of Advent” calendar! Swipe to open the door to reveal a gift. Today’s gift is sneak peek behind the scenes of the @saintjohnsprep production of “Amahl and the Night Visitors.” See the last slide for information and how to get tickets. Watch for a gift each day until Christmas. #giftsofadvent #advent2024 #adventseason #holidays #catholic #catholiclife #catholicsofinstagram #catholicproudstcloud
Happy feast of St. Nicholas! Welcome to the sixth Happy feast of St. Nicholas! Welcome to the sixth day of our “Open the Gifts Of Advent” calendar. Just like any Advent calendar, swipe to open the door to reveal the gift. Today’s gift is a downloadable coloring page. Go to the link in our bio to download. Share your finished pages with #giftsofadvent. Watch for a gift each day until Christmas. #advent2024 #adventseason #holidays #catholic #catholiclife #catholicsofinstagram #catholicproudstcloud
Welcome to the fifth day of our “Open the Gifts Welcome to the fifth day of our “Open the Gifts Of Advent” calendar. Just like any Advent calendar, swipe to open the door to reveal the gift. Today’s gift is “Conditor alme siderum ,” a seventh-century Latin hymn performed on clarinet by Dominican Sister Jeanne Wiest, the diocese’s director of worship. Watch for a gift each day until Christmas. #giftsofadvent #advent2024 #adventseason #holidays #catholic #catholiclife #catholicsofinstagram #catholicproudstcloud
Welcome to the fourth day of our “Open the Gifts Welcome to the fourth day of our “Open the Gifts Of Advent” calendar. Just like any Advent calendar, swipe to open the door to reveal the gift. Today’s gift is a fun crochet pattern from our own Amber Walling. Get the pattern at the link in our bio. Like this post to be entered to win the basket pictured! Watch for a gift each day until Christmas. #giftsofadvent #advent2024 #adventseason #holidays #catholic #catholiclife #catholicsofinstagram #catholicproudstcloud
Welcome to the third day of our “Open the Gifts Welcome to the third day of our “Open the Gifts Of Advent” calendar. Just like any Advent calendar, swipe to open the door to reveal the gift. Today’s gift is a sneak peek at some of the many gift ideas available at the @stcloudmissionoffice. Like this post to be entered to win one of two mystery prizes from the Mission Office store. Watch for a gift each day until Christmas. #giftsofadvent #advent2024 #adventseason #holidays #catholic #catholiclife #catholicsofinstagram #catholicproudstcloud
Welcome to day 2 of our “Open the Gifts Of Adven Welcome to day 2 of our “Open the Gifts Of Advent” calendar. Just like any Advent calendar, swipe to open the door and reveal the gift. Today, we have a downloadable Advent prayer guide put together by the local Eucharistic Revival team and updated for 2024. Get it at the link inour bio. Watch for a gift each day until Christmas. #giftsofadvent #advent2024 #adventseason #holidays #catholic #catholiclife #catholicsofinstagram #catholicproudstcloud ⁠ ⁠
Welcome to our “Open the Gifts Of Advent” cale Welcome to our “Open the Gifts Of Advent” calendar. Just like any Advent calendar, swipe to open the door to reveal the gift. Today’s is the Gospel reading for the first Sunday of Advent read by Sister Karen Rose, prioress of the @stbensisters. Watch for a gift each day until Christmas. #giftsofadvent #advent2024 #adventseason #holidays #catholic #catholiclife #catholicsofinstagram #catholicproudstcloud #adventcalendar
It’s not every day that you hear a #Benedictinem It’s not every day that you hear a #Benedictinemonastery being mentioned on a cooking show. But in late October, @saintjohnsabbey was talked about in an episode of @splendidtable, an @npr show. The episode featured a cookbook that included recipes from @aelredosb. Here he expands on one of the recipes in the book. Read more about it at the link in our bio. #cooking #monasterykitchens #catholic #catholiclife #catholicproudstcloud
@bishoppatricknearycsc traveled to Sacred Heart Sc @bishoppatricknearycsc traveled to Sacred Heart School in Freeport for Mass with the students Nov. 20. Afterward he answered questions from the kids and was able to visit a few classrooms. #catholic #catholicschools #catholiceducation✝️ #mass
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