A visit with old St. Nick
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Amery, celebrated the Feast of St. Nicholas Sunday, Dec. 2, by hosting a community family event.
Secular Servites celebrate
The Servants of Mary members of the St. Peregrine Secular Order gathered Monday, Dec. 3, for an early Christmas celebration.
Cards, gifts for veterans
The Catholic Council of Women at Holy Rosary, Medford, along with local veterans, collected specific items to give to area veterans.
News briefs for Dec. 13, 2018
News briefs featured in the Dec. 13, 2018 issue of the Superior Catholic Herald.
Prayers for Jayme Closs
The family of 13-year-old Jayme Closs, abducted from her Barron home last month, is asking for prayers, said Patty Gerber, parish director for the Closs family’s parish cluster of St. Peter, Cameron; St. Boniface, Chetek; Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Strickland; and St. Joseph, Barron.
A fun and prayerful Advent
Parishes across the Diocese of Superior and beyond are hosting Advent events in anticipation of Christ’s coming.
Financial controls: Acting as good stewards
During late October and early November, the Diocese of Superior’s Department of Finance head Larry French offered 10 seminars – two in each deanery – presenting best practices for internal controls.
Opioids abuse: Tackling an unprejudiced and unprecedented crisis
Fewer than 100 Wisconsin residents died from taking prescription opioids, benzodiazepines, heroin and cocaine in the year 2000. By 2016, the number had spiked to 1,352 deaths, 42 percent of them due to prescription opioid use.
Medford students learn from veterans
On Nov. 12, Holy Rosary School, Medford, celebrated the veterans who have served this country. They invited all families in the school who are serving or have served in the military to join the celebration.