Why I Share My Time, Talents & Treasure   

by Kris Hall     

My name is Kristine Hall and I have been volunteering at St. Michael's as long as I can remember.  I began volunteering at school when my daughter started there.  She's now in the 8^th grade.  Every year I helped out weekly in the classroom as well as often being the party coordinator.  I learned quickly that it was an easy way to learn who your child's friends were; it allowed me to know the teacher better and to understand where she stood amongst her classmates on the learning curve.  I now volunteer in the nurse's office a few hours a week.       

Around the time my daughter was in kindergarten, I got a call asking me to help with AprilFest (now SpringFest).  I had no idea what it was but I decided to offer my help.  I told the caller that I'd help "wherever I was needed."  Little did I know she'd put me on the Planning Committee!  The group I met at the first meeting told me it might be fun and they have since become some of my dearest friends.  I have been on the Planning Committee for 8 years now.  

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Spotlight on Karen Kassekert

New Middle School Faith Formation Director

by Karen Kassekert    

Greetings! My name is Karen Kassekert and I am the new Director of Middle School Faith Formation here at the Church of Saint Michael. I am excited to be a part of such an active and faith-filled Catholic community!

I recently moved to Minnesota after living in the Washington, D.C. are for ten years. While there, I earned my Bachelor's of Arts in Theology and Religious Studies from the Catholic University of America with a Certificate in Pastoral Ministry. After teaching first grade in the Archdiocese of Washington, I began teaching at a middle school for at-risk students where I taught for the past five years. I have a definite love of teaching, especially during the formative and inquisitive middle school years.

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