Deacon ordination candidates James Bauhs, Kevin Downie, Lawrence Lawinger, Joseph Michalak, Thomas Michaud, Michael Nevin, Ron Smisek and John Vomastek listen to Archbishop John Nienstedt during the deacon ordination Mass Sept. 25 at the Cathedral of St. Paul. They are the last class to be ordained until 2015, as the program undergoes changes.
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Archdiocesan Mass for Persons with Disabilities
Shelly Johnston does a reading during the annual Archdiocesan Mass for Persons with Disabilities Sept. 12 at St. Paul Seminary’s St. Mary’s chapel.
Celebrating a partnership
Visiting youth from Jesucristo Resucitado parish in San Felix, Venezuela danced with youth from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis during the 40th anniversary celebration of the archdiocese’s Venezuelan mission
Singing the praises of new space
Teacher Terry Voss leads his students in song in the new choral music classroom at Totino-Grace High School in Fridley. It is part of the new addition and renovation that was recently completed and dedicated by Archbishop John Nienstedt on Sept. 10.
Answering call of the Wild
Peter Best, a 10th-grader at Benilde-St. Margaret School in St. Louis Park, presented Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom with his new mask for the coming season Sept. 18 at the Xcel Energy Center.
Ecuadorian Catholics display devotion to Mary
At the end of the Aug. 15 Mass in honor of La Virgen del Cisne at Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Minneapolis, Juan Muñoz changes the “Manto,” the robe of the statue of La Virgen del Cisne, before a three-block procession around the neighborhood of the church.
Celebrating 63 years at Holy Childhood
Past teachers and graduates reminisce on school’s history August 8.
Celebrating marriage
Son Nguyen and his wife, Bich Thuy Trieu of St. Adalbert in St. Paul prepare to renew their wedding vows during the Archdiocesan Marriage Day Mass at the Cathedral June 26. Many couples came to celebrate their marriages and anniversaries, including Arthur and LaVerne Laliberte of Sacred Heart in Robbinsdale.
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