Fr. Paul Erickson was ordained in June 2013 and assigned to St. Gerard Parish as Parochial Vicar. We were familiar with him and his dedication to ministry and his “big laugh” because he had served his seminary internship at St. Gerard a couple of summers before his ordination. Though I am pleased for Lansing Catholic High School where he will now serve as chaplain, I wish he could have been with us a couple more years. His love for the people of St. Gerard, his insightful homilies and his inviting temperament and personality will be missed. The good news is that he will continue to reside at St. Gerard helping us...
On Thursday, June 18, at 6:30 pm and Friday, June 19, at 9:00 am we will have training and commissioning for Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist. I ask that all veteran Eucharistic Ministers, and those who wish to become a Eucharistic Minister, to come to one or other ...
On Wednesday, June 3, we had a gathering of parish ushers and greeters. Ninety veterans and a number of people seeking to volunteer for service in one of these ministries, came to the meeting. I am grateful for their presence and interest in helping us fine tune our ...