AFC Mission News

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Opening on Sunday	Tuesday Evening

The mission opened on Sunday afternoon. Fathers Pete Schavitz & James Shea of The Redemptorists are conducting the mission.


The St John's Sanctuary is ready for the opening celebration	Mark Peterson provided a musical interlude before the celebration	Some time for visiting	The church was full and anxious for the celebration to begin

The procession is complete	The symbol for the first night is the cross. Father Pat passes the cross to Fr. Pete and Fr. Jim	Fr. Pat and the community bless Fr. Pete before the Sunday homily

Tuesday Evening

Musicians taking a break before the service	Lat minute discussion among the celebrants	Greeters from St. Gertrude's	Ushers from st. john's

Fr. Jim	Fr. Pete	The procession begins. Jack Haverkamp is carrying the symbol for this evening, ashes	Distribution of Ashes

Blessing of the homilist, Fr. Pete	Fr. Pete makes a point	What can I say?	Fr. Jim and our ice cream servers. Dale is telling Fr. Jim about the finer points of...

Fr. Jim and Grant. Time for high fives.	Visiting time.	More visiting time.	Among the last to leave.