Fr. Joe Hund, who has spent much of his sabbatical with us, will be leaving this weekend to take up a new assignment in Lafayette, LA. I appreciate having him as part of our friary and parish family, and for the times that he has helped out with masses. The many years he spent in the missions of Africa and the Philippines have given him a broad perspective of the world-wide church.
We will be hearing from another missionary on the weekend of June 27-28. Fr. Koos Walter from the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales will speak at all the masses on behalf of the Mission Cooperative Program. This program raises money for the foreign missions by having parishes host one missionary every year. Next week's bulletin will have more information about Fr. Koos. I ask that you be generous to our missions.
Our summer vacation bible school on July 13-17 will soon be taking registrations. I hope that many of our younger parishioners can be part of it. Volunteers of all ages are always needed to help with the program.