St. Gertrude the Great

St. Anne

Bishop’s Corner
This summer we received a lovely legacy left us for our Building Fund in the will of John and Helen Jackson. John and Helen were married at our church, and Helen buried from St. Gertrude as well. Many of you will remember them from the 11:30 crowd years ago, and some kindly continued to [...]

Pentecost VII

Bishop’s Corner
Fr. Ramolla leaves this evening for his German trip, and Fr. Palma continues with us for the rest of the month. Fr. Saavedra, who did such an excellent job hosting the ordination earlier this month, has been working very hard as well to prepare the Boys’ Camp. We welcome him tomorrow, and promise our [...]

Solemnity of the Most Precious Blood

Bishop’s Corner
Father Ramolla has healed nicely from his broken arm, and is very busy these days (as usual!) taking our place as Fr. Cekada and I are away for some R & R. Fr. Ramolla leaves for a
long delayed trip to Germany next Sunday. In addition to his duties as assistant here and sacristan and [...]

Pentecost V

Bishop’s Corner
Today we honor the solemnity of the great saints of the Catholic Church, Ss. Peter and Paul, while continuing to pray for the conversion of our own dear land. I hope your holiday weekend is a safe and pleasant one, and that you’ve saved some room for prayer. May July’s devotions – the [...]