By LORETTA FULTON This Easter was supposed to be different. A year ago, Msgr. Frederick G. Nawarskas or “Father Fred” as he is better known, was so weak he couldn’t make it down the aisle for the third Mass of Easter Sunday at Holy Family Catholic Church. He had undergone a stress test on Good Friday because doctors believed the
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Reminders of Holy Week and Easter services online, on TV, or on the radio are listed below: PIONEER DRIVE BAPTIST CHURCH Join us Easter Sunday morning for worship online and on the radio! You can find both worship services online at pioneerdrive.tv: Celebration service at 9am (and on the radio AM1560) and the gathering service at 10:30am. You can also view them on Facebook. In
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FROM THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF SAN ANGELO Bishop Michael Sis will celebrate the Masses for Palm Sunday and Holy Week at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in San Angelo. These Masses are closed to the public, but will be streamed live on the Cathedral’s Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/SanAngeloCathedral/posts Live Stream Schedule: Palm Sunday, April 5, English Mass at 10 a.m.
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Bishop Michael J. Sis of the Diocese of San Angelo released the following statement March 17 on coronavirus protocols enacted by the diocese, effective immediately. They include canceling public worship services through March 31. The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas recently issued a similar order for Episcopal congregations in this area. Other denominations also are canceling services
Read moreThe bishops of the Catholic Diocese of San Angelo and the Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas have issued statements concerning the coronavirus. The provide tips, suggestions, some changes in services and practices, and yes, prayers. THE RT. REV. SCOTT MAYER Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas If an angel appeared to us today, I suspect the message might be, “Stay
Read moreBishop Michael Sis of the Catholic Diocese of San Angelo offered these words after hearing about the shootings affecting Odessa and Midland. “It is with a heart full of sorrow that I write these words after hearing of the deaths and injuries caused by the shootings affecting Odessa and Midland. My prayers are for those who have lost their lives,
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By LORETTA FULTON After 23 years, the congregation at Sacred Heart Catholic Church has a new pastor. The Rev. Albert Ezeanya, a native of Nigeria, was installed July 6 in a service presided over by Bishop Michael Sis of the Diocese of San Angelo. Ezeanya, who moved to Abilene from Eden, replaces the Rev. Robert Bush, who served the parish
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By LORETTA FULTON In her recurring dream, Elizabeth Flores is holding her baby daughter, Harley, in a small room in Agreda, Spain, waiting for a priest to take her. “I’m handing her over to be baptized,” Flores said. In reality, Harley Flores is 15 and a student at Abilene High School. But in May, Elizabeth and Harley actually were in
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By LORETTA FULTON The Jumano Indians were honored with a resolution from the Texas Legislature May 15 that was proposed by Bishop Michael Pfeifer, former bishop of the Catholic Diocese of San Angelo. Pfeifer, who lives in San Antonio, has long been an admirer or the Jumano people and Sor Maria de Jesus of Agreda, also known as Lady in
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