St. Gertrude Catholic Parish

Dear St. Gertrude,
We are almost through the dreaded beast of January. If we can stay unfrozen we come into the land of Lincoln, Valentines and wood teeth. Though we have an extra day in February, March is within sight and before you know it we are sweating in August looking for the [...]

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Dear St. Gertrude,
Did I tell you what the books will be for this year’s book club? We started off last Monday with Beowolf. Can you believe 15 grown people reading about a hero fighting a monster, an underwater marathon battle and a dragon, written over a thousand years ago in Old English [...]

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Dear St. Gertrude, Today is the official end of what the Church calls Christmastime. The added feasts of the Holy Family, Epiphany, and the Baptism of the Lord round out the attention given to the hidden life of Jesus. After today we enter what the Church calls ordinary time in which we [...]

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Some of life’s choices are bigger than others. Brand of toothpaste, where to go on Friday night…not so big. Faith and religion…life’s big(est) choices. “”Choosing to be Catholic.”” Join other men and women in their 20s and 30s, married and single, for Charis Ministries “”Choosing to be Catholic”” retreat Jan. 23-25. Explore some of Catholicism’s [...]

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