By Colby Richards....This past week, I had the opportunity to help out with Vacation Bible School (VBS) at the parish. This involved ministering to K-5 graders by leading them through Bible Stories, teaching them about the faith, and fostering their budding relationships with God. The theme this year was “friendship with God,” and each day had a different emphasis (God is a friend who is real; a friend who loves; a friend you can trust; a friend forever; and a friend for everyone). Click for more...

By Colby Richards. At my preschool graduation we all had the chance to walk up on the podium and say what we wanted to be when we grew up as we received our diploma. When it was my turn, I got up and happily announced to all gathered that when I grew up, I was going to be the pope. My parents were just as surprised and amused as everyone else. Clearly, I wasn’t too committed to this dream, because when my mom asked me a week later to tell our priest what I said, I responded that I was going to be a Jedi.