Archive for July 2008

Formation | Youth

Camp launched into summer with labors of love

Camp launched into summer with labors of love

Summer is underway and Camp is in full swing! Thanks to the passion and commitment of so many in May and June, we are set to have an amazing season. With so many individuals from around the Diocese inviting others to join them, we had a record breaking 49 people – ages 2 and up [...]

Congregational Development

Habitat team builds new friendships

Habitat team builds new friendships

Music blared from speak­ers inside the small concrete block house in Coatatelco, Mexico, as we celebrated the end of our Habitat for Humanity building project in May. Our group of three adults and 10 Gonzaga University students had joined with a young family and other villagers to add three rooms to an existing house where [...]

Bishop's Notes

Personal presence renews Incarnation

Gloria and I recently returned from visiting family back east. We delighted in being with the generations beginning with our own surviving parents through our sons, their spouses, and our grand­children, and joyfully celebrated a high school graduation and a birthday.
The time with family was a poi­gnant reminder of how important it is to be [...]