People attending Good Friday services at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in De Pere participate in the veneration of the cross. The solemn service marked the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. This year Holy Week begins March 28.
File Photo, Sam Lucero | The Compass
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Outreach to youth
Meg Lehman was still in college when she was hired as evangelization and youth coordinator at St. Bernard Parish in Green Bay in 2020. During the pandemic, she used her degree in mass media and social communications to help reach parish youth virtually. Funding from the Bishop’s Appeal has allowed the parish’s youth ministry to flourish, she said. Read more ...
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Collecting coats for migrant workers
Lupe Cervantes is leading a collection of coats and other outerwear at St. Joseph Parish in Wautoma this Lent. The donations are for migrant workers who are arriving in the area this spring to begin planting and transplanting crops. Read more ...
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Demolished Catholic school had haunting history
Located in the Town of Oneida, Immaculate Conception Parish recently demolished its vacant school building. After the school was closed in 1987, the parish used it as a haunted house for Halloween. “The Morgue,” as it was called, attracted 5,000 to 8,000 patrons a year. Read more ...
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Appleton parish undergoes renovation
St. Therese Parish in Appleton is in the midst of a $4.5 million renovation project, and the pastor, Fr. Ryan Starks, says the parish is entrusting the project to its patron saint, Therese of Lisieux. So far, things are going well. Read more ...
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Local News
Read more local news from Northeast Wisconsin in the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay.
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Top Knight
Patrick Kelly was formally installed as the 14th Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus last month. “I don’t think anyone aspires to be supreme Knight,” Kelly said. “I think the Lord leads you from one step to another.” Read more ...
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Nation and World News
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The feast of St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, was celebrated March 17. In her most recent column, Julianne Stanz offers four spiritual insights into what we can learn from St. Patrick. Read More …
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Fr. John Girotti draws on his experience of celebrating first confessions with second graders and greeting the parents who introduced them. “The children were all filled with youthful energy … and their parents had the weight of the world on them,” he writes. Read More …
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Movie review: The Father
Anthony Hopkins stars in “The Father,” portraying a father in his 80s who is struggling with dementia. His daughter, Anne, comes to the realization that he needs more care than she can provide. Read More …
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Sunday Readings Learn more about this week's Sunday readings.
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For more information, click on the bold links below:
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Rural Life Mass with Bishop Ricken | Saturday, April 10, at 10 a.m. | St. Mary Magdalene, N2845 Shadow Rd., Waupaca | livestream facebookcom/stmarymagdalenewaupaca
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Pilgrimage | Experience a 4-day cruise and 6-day land pilgrimage, In the Footsteps of St. Paul: Greece and a Touch of Turkey from Oct. 13-24, 2021 with spiritual director, Fr. Luke Ferris.
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Gamblers Anonymous | Saturdays 9 a.m. and Thursdays 7 p.m. Annunciation Parish, 1087 Kellogg St. Green Bay, WI 54303 | For more info, call Timothy (920) 883-9714
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