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Cluster Holy Hour Sunday 2:00-3:00 pm March 7 St. John Cantius 14 Holy Spirit 21 St. Anthony 28 St. John Cantius Stations of the Cross Fridays in Lent 1:00 pm & *7:00 pm *6 pm on March 5 Vespers Tuesdays in Lent 5:15 pm followed by Soup Supper Lenten Fish Fry Fridays in Lent 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm All you care to eat fish
Au gratin potatoes, Baked beans, coleslaw, Dinner rolls, milk & coffee St. Anthony Parish Sunday Breakfast March 21, 2010 Serving
8 am – 12 pm ALL YOU CAN EAT!!! fresh &
smoked sausage, ham, scrambled eggs, pancakes with
fruit toppings, fresh fruit, rolls, hash browns,
coffee, milk or orange
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About Father Tom Knoblach
Fr. Tom was born in 1961, the youngest of four children of Alois and Mary (Steinbach) Knoblach. He was baptized at St. Anthony’s and grew up in St. Peter’s parish, St. Cloud. Fr. Tom is a graduate of Cathedral High School (1979) and entered the seminary in 1981. He graduated from St. Mary’s College in Winona in 1983 and studied at the North American College and Angelicum University in Rome. Fr. Tom was ordained on June 13, 1987 for the Diocese of St. Cloud.
Fr. Tom has served the parishes of Sacred Heart in Sauk Rapids and St Anthony’s in St. Cloud as associate pastor. As pastor, Fr. Tom has served the parishes of St. Mary’s in Milaca, St. Ann’s in Winona, St. Joseph’s in Bertha, St. Edward’s in Henning, St Charles in Herman, St. Mary’s in Chokio, St. Wendelin’s in Luxemburg, and St. Anne’s in Kimball prior to coming to the cluster of Holy Spirit, St. Anthony, and St. John Cantius in June of 2007.
Fr. Tom was asked to return to graduate studies in Houston (M.A. in Philosophy, 1994) and St. Louis (Ph.D. in Health Care Ethics, 2003). In addition to his parish work, Fr. Tom is the Consultant for Healthcare Ethics for the Diocese of St. Cloud. He also serves on several committees and boards on issues related to theology and ethics.
Fr. Tom enjoys reading, biking, walking, woodworking, and auto mechanics.
About Father Jimmy Joseph
Fr. Jimmy Joseph, a Vincentian Missionary Priest, was born on December 25, 1968, in Kerala, S. India. He is the youngest of seven children to his parents Joseph and Mary. He has three brothers and three sisters – they are Thomas, Sr.; Mercy; Beena; Francis, Sr.; Alexia and Dominic. Sr. Mercy and Sr. Alexia are missionaries, and they work in northern India. After his graduation, Fr. Jimmy joined the Vincentian Religious Order and was ordained on January 4, 1997, in India. He completed his study in Philosophy from St. Joseph Carmelgiri Seminary in India in 1992 and Theology from St. Joseph Pontifical Seminary in India in 1996.
During the last twelve years of his priesthood, he has been working in various apostolic ministries of his religious Congregation in India. He reached in the USA in May 2008 and was serving as Parochial Vicar of the parish of St. Mary of Mount Carmel in Long Prairie for the last eight months. He is one of the four Vincentian Priests serving in the Diocese of St. Cloud.