July 7, 2011: New resident priests arrive at St. Philip Neri
We are pleased and excited to announce that we once again have resident priests at St. Philip Neri. Fr. Zeljko Guberovic and Fr. Mariano Dellagiovanna are serving in a team ministry for our parish, as well as assisting in the Hispanic Apostolate in this part of the diocese.
Our new priests have been assigned here as part of a program with the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey. Fr. Guberovic has assumed the title of Moderator in team ministry. They reside in the rectory. Welcome!
January 23, 2011: New Pastoral Council members
The new Pastoral Council members, chosen today at Mass, are Virginia Trago, Bill Bolton, and Denise Bennett.
September 19, 2010: New music director
Peter Bergin has been hired as St. Philip Neri’s new music director. Today’s Mass is his first in the position. If you are interested in being involved in the music ministry, please e-mail info[at]stphilipneriempire.com.
Jan. 21, 2010: New Pastoral Council members
Today was the first Pastoral Council meeting attended by the three new members elected this past Sunday. Pictured from left to right are Maris Ziemelis, Carolyn Ballmer, and Bill Batterson. (Click on photo to enlarge.)
Oct. 7, 2009: New bishop announced
The bishop-elect for the Diocese of Gaylord is Msgr. Bernard “Bernie” Hebda. Bishop-Elect Hebda is a native of Pittsburgh, PA, and has spent several years in Rome as a canon lawyer. The installation date has been set for December 1. Until December 1, Patrick Cooney remains the bishop of Gaylord. See these links for more information:
Whispers in the Loggia post: http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2009/10/bishop-bernie-goes-to-gaylord.html
7&4 News report: http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=360218
CNA wire report: http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=17330
Diocese of Saginaw blog post: http://dioceseofsaginaw.blogspot.com/2009/10/pope-names-new-bishop-for-diocese-of.html
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09280/1003599-455.stm?cmpid=latest.xml
AP wire report: http://www.9and10news.com/category/story/?id=175328
Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Hebda
Aug. 19, 2009: Mission retreat podcasts
Podcasts of our summer retreat with Fr. Thomas McElroy, ss.cc. Four MP3 files are available, each between 40 minutes and an hour, and can be downloaded individually (click next to the desired retreat) or through a podcatcher (see linked feed). For help on podcasting, see Wikipedia. (Please be advised of a glitch near the end of Monday's podcast: this was an error in recording and is not a problem with your computer.)
Nov. 28, 2008: Thou Shall Not Park Here
Thanks to Lynn C. of Nashville, TN, for sending us this wonderful photo of Fr. Michael with our new parking lot sign. (Click on photo to enlarge.)
Nov. 2, 2008: Heirloom Luncheon
Click here for a full summary of the Heirloom Luncheon.
