RIP Marion Katke

Our thoughts and prayers are with her entire family.

Unfortunately, this accident happened at a very dangerous intersection. Consequently, there are many articles floating about. Here is one. Another . A third. A fourth.

Visitation is Tuesday evening, and Funeral Mass is Wednesday morning.

Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.

URGENT PRAYERS NEEDED

The organist and children's choir co-director of our small parish was in a car accident last night a few miles south of our home. She was air-lifted to a Minneapolis hospital.

She is in critical condition, with numerous broken bones, ruptured spleen, etc.

She was taken off life support last night around 11:30 pm. We have had no further news at this point.

Please pray for her, her husband who miraculously walked away from the accident, her children and grandchildren, and all within her parish and town community.

The sixth name on our prayer list...

My online friend Mary Ellen lost her son a few months ago.

She has written an incredible and heart wrenching post.

Please say a prayer for them.

Yes, R, you really are on the list!

My Christmas Present

Isn't this the best thing you've seen? My very artistic friend Laura is married to Michael, a very talented man. She had the idea, the vision, and he ran with it.

Must. Have. Must. Have. Must. Have.

So I got one. (they have more....)

And I asked for it unfinished, so I could stain it to match our existing woodwork.

I did, and it does.

But....

It didn't look very happy on those western beige walls. Not that a prayer list, by rights, would always be happy, but still.....it just hung there, washed out, sad, lonely.



Not anymore...


A little bit of red makes everything happy!


And I didn't stop there.

Stairway...


Foyer...


Foyer...

Foyer...


Looking downstairs...


Learning room...