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| Fr. Dudzinski will be leaving Kokomo and moving to Muncie to become the Pastor of St. Mary.
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Please join us this weekend, May 9-10, at Saint Patrick for Fr. Dudzinski’s going away receptions which will be held after all of their Masses.
There will also be a basket for cards and gifts available. The last reception will conclude with praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet in the Church at 3:00 pm.
Saturday
After 5:30 Mass – Reception with finger foods, desserts and cake (food donations are welcome!)
Sunday
After 6:30 and 8:00 am Mass – Youth fundraiser breakfast catered by Rozzi’s will be available
After 11:00 am Mass – reception with finger foods, desserts and cake (food donations are welcome!)
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
This is the Day the Lord Has Made, Let Us Rejoice and Be Glad, Alleluia!!!
Until we meet again...
As many heard last weekend, Bishop Higi has asked me to go to Muncie to become the next pastor at St. Mary Church. Due to extenuating circumstances my last weekend here in Kokomo will be this weekend - May 10th. I will use this coming week to transition over to Muncie. My first weekend there will be May 16/17 and then on May 24th, Bishop Higi will formally install me as pastor of St. Mary.
I think one of the hardest things a priest has to do is to say goodbye to his parish family. (This is why I have a priest friend who won’t say good-bye - only “until we meet again”.) The reason it is so hard is because as a shepherd we love all of our sheep and especially our little lambs (our cherubs). Many have received the sacraments of Baptism, Confession, Marriage, Eucharist, Anointing of the Sick and Confirmation at our hands. We have also prayed together. We have shared good times and sad moments. We have laughed together and we have cried together. We have lived and struggled together.
The priesthood is an incredible journey where by its very nature is never made alone. Priests are not perfect. All of us have things we need to work on and overcome. (To this extent - if I have ever hurt or offended anyone I would like to apologize now for as Jesus says, “...leave your gift at the altar, go and be reconciled with your brother and then come and offer your gift…” Mt 5:24) I do not apologize for the Gospel or for the Truth but rather my own short-comings in presenting Jesus Christ and living as a child of God.
I have enjoyed my three years in Kokomo. The time has flown by so fast. This move however fills my heart with sadness as I say “Good-bye” to so many wonderful people (our staff, school, children, families…). A part of me is also excited about the future and the possibilities that St. Mary offers. I am happy that St. Mary has a Catholic School (preschool - 5th grade) and a joint middle school (6-8 grade) with St. Lawrence. St. Mary has about 850 families which is about 2000 parishioners.
In closing, some people have asked if there was anything I would like or that they could get for me. As I was thinking about this, three things came to mind:
1. Please attend the 3rd annual Holy Family CatholicConference on May 16/17. This is going to be an awesome conference and great things are going to be taking place as a result of it.
2. The second gift is to sign up for a Holy Hour at the Blessed Sacrament Chapel located at St. Patrick or spend an hour before the Blessed Sacrament at St. Joan of Arc on Thursdays or at Nocturnal Adoration on 1st Friday. This is also a wonderful opportunity to spend quality and quantity time with Jesus Himself.
3. Pledge that you will go to confession at least one time a month. This helps to keep your soul spot-less and in the state of grace. If we do this then we will always be open to knowing and doing the will of Our Father.
If you could do any one of these three things, my soul would soar to the heights of heaven with great joy and I know yours will too. In closing, I would just like to say thank you for everything and “Until we meet again” let us hold one another up in prayer or as I like to tell our cherubs - please pray for Fr. Dudzinski x3.
May our heavenly Father Bless and guide you in all things. In Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
Fr. Dudzinski
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Welcome to our Spiritual Home!
Meet our Pastoral Team!
Front Row: Rev. Andrew Dudzinski, Rev. David Hasser
Back Row: Rev. Thomas Obiatuegwu, Rev. Theodore Dudzinski, Pastor
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Fr Ted's Dudzinski's Pastoral Letter
Click "read more" to download Ad Mundi Sanctificationem
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Click here to read Case for Action Evangelization: Journey in Faith
We need YOU to help spread the Good News of Jesus.
Contact anyone on the team if you would like to assist!
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| Liturgical Servers Schedules
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| You will find the Liturgical Ministers schedules for July through Septmember of 2008 in PDF format below. |
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| Most Requested Online Resources...
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Today's Mass Readings
You can get the daily readings online by visiting the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops online. (Or, by clicking the "read more" link at the end of this article.) Readings are updated every day.
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Get Your Bulletin Here!
You can find a copy of our most recent Sunday bulletins online at CatholicWeb.com. Follow that link and select from the most recent bulletins. They will appear in Adobe PDF format, exactly as if you had picked one up here at Mass.
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| Mission of St. Joan of Arc Church
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We
of St. Joan of Arc Parish, in the Roman Catholic tradition, see ourselves as a faith community, united by the Holy Spirit journeying the road of discipleship as followers of Christ.
We will work to understand each other, our Parish, and our community as we proclaim our love and support for one another through our prayers and actions. As individuals and as organizations embodying the presence of Jesus, we will seek to be of service to our entire community.
We commit ourselves to generosity and to the responsible use of our spiritual and material resources
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