  Hero Returns Home By Christi Fletcher, Director of Office & Communications Jack VonFeldt, parishioner and his family made the emotional journey on June 22nd to receive and ultimately lay to rest their Uncle Harry L. Bedard. Harry L. Bedard was a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Force. He was a Bombardier, B-25. He enlisted in the Army Air Force in 1943. He was awarded the Air Medal ON March 4, 1945. On April 3, 1945 he was declared MIA after his plane crashed into a swampy area in Cebu City, Philippines. Harry was just 22 years old when he died. Harry got the Purple Heart because he was killed in action. He also got the air medal because those raids in the jungle were pretty dangerous", said Jack VonFeldt. After learning that Harry was listed MIA, his mother often met trains returning service men at the Milwaukee Road Railroad Depot in the hopes that Harry would come home. Hero Returns Home (continued) |
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A Heart of a Volunteer
By Kathy Poepping, Pastoral Care Minister
To quote Alex Baldwin, who played the role of Colonel James Doolittle in the movie Pearl Harbor... "there's nothing quite like the heart of a true volunteer". I remember the first time I heard that line (as I have to admit, I've seen the movie many times), and as a tear ran slowly down my cheek, I wondered "why, of the many emotionally moving scenes in this movie, was it this simple phrase that made me react so passionately"? And then it struck me, like Jesus Christ, there is no greater gift of love then to give of one's self for another.
In the past 6 months as my role as Pastoral Care Minister, here at St. Michael's, I've not only been charged with a variety of exciting and challenging job duties and responsibilities, but I've been incredibly blessed with meeting and working with the heart and passion of our volunteers through the various ministry work being done in our community. A good friend, and yes a volunteer, once quoted Lewis Caroll..."One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth doing is what we do for others." Another phrase that "moved" me.
The Heart of a Volunteer (continued)
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Spotlight on Fabian Yaklin
New Parish Council Member
By Fabian Yaklin, Parish Council Member
My name is Fabian Yaklin, and I am excited and grateful to be a new member of the Parish Council at the Church of St. Michael. My wife, Mary Kay, and I just celebrated our fifth anniversary this month and have been blessed with two children, Grace and Nathan. I was blessed to be raised in a very faith-filled Catholic home along with ten siblings. Mary Kay and I are enjoying the challenges and the great blessings of parenthood. The four of us just returned from a great vacation out in the Badlands, Custer State Park, and the Rocky Mountains. We always enjoy camping and spending time together in the beauty of God's Creation.
Spotlight Fabian Yaklin (continued)
Look for future articles in The Angelus on Maggie Stack, and Jim Anderson our two additional new parish council members.
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Upcoming Calendar
Faith Formation Registration : July 1-September 1
Faith Formation Registration opened online on July 1. Registration sessions will also be scheduled in Archangels Hall in August. To register online, you must pay in full with a major credit or debit card.
Blood Drive - July 12
Give blood...save a life! Join us in Archangels Hall on Tuesday, July 12, from 2-7 p.m.
Annual Parish Directory Update
Our annual parish phone directories will be available for pickup in September. Please let us know as soon as possible if you do not want your phone number to appear in the directory, or if your name, phone number or address has changed recently and you have not yet notified the Parish Office.
Cheerful Givers
Cheerful Givers will be collecting BOXED POTATOES for all food collections during the month of July. That BOXED POTATOES will help provide nutritious meals for those in need. Food donations are often low during the summer months but with your help we can make a difference. Thank you for your continued support!
Mission Trip Prayer Request
Please keep the 83 youth and 12 adults from the Church of St. Michael traveling for this year's Catholic HEART Workcamp in your prayers during the week of July 9-16. They greatly appreciate all the support from the parish.
Welcome New Director of Office & Communications
We wish to welcome Christi Fletcher as our new Director of Office & Communications. Christi can be contacted at 952-447-9045 or cfletcher@st.michael-pl.org. Interested in writing an article for The Angelus please email Christi your articles by July 21st for the August issue.
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