We have 19 participants entering the church this Easter season. We look at the Becoming Catholic ministry as a process of evangelization, invitation and discovery. We begin with a seeker we meet with and guide those who feel nudged to begin the process to becoming Catholic – which is one of the main reasons we titled the ministry “Becoming Catholic – Order of Christian Initiation Ministry.”
Faith Formation students in the St. Joseph, Barron, cluster created “Thank You” packets for those who work in local pantries, shelters and thrift stores, as well as for other related service providers.
International speaker talks chastity, gender clarity
Rice Lake’s St. Joseph Church and clustered parishes welcomed almost 400 people between Friday night and Saturday morning for a two-day mission March 21-22.
Four students from Holy Rosary Catholic School, Medford, were chosen to display their artwork at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum for their 48th annual Student Art Exhibition from March 15 to April 27.
Holy Rosary School, Medford, staff and students pose with a check from Catholic Financial Life.
Fifth-graders at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School, Ashland, enjoyed a presentation by Lisa Weispfenning of Washburn, who swam across the English Channel in August with three other women from Northwest Wisconsin.
Missional OCIA and the goal of Christian life
The Rite of Promise of the St. Juliana Community of the Secular Servites took place at the Servite sisters’ residence in Ladysmith, on Wednesday, March 19.
On March 8, Pastor Fr. Ron Serrao presided at the Rite of Sending for the Northern Lakes Catholic Communities, a five-parish cluster in eastern Vilas County.
