St. Francis Solanus
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Keeping Our Stewardship Commitments in the Summertime
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Time Is Limitless… Or Is It?
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Totus Tuus and Monumental Vacation Bible School Parish Youth Share in Faith, Fellowship and Plenty of Fun
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The Church, a Universal Family The Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul
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Parish Picnic Offers Opportunity for Faith Community to Gather and Grow
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Honoring Mike Holbrook,
Retiring Director of Religious Education “It’s So Fulfilling to Walk with Someone on their Faith Journey”
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ere at St. Francis Solanus, we have been blessed with the talents of Mike Holbrook, who is retiring as our Director of Religious Education after more than four years in the role. Mike has been involved with the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) process for more than 30 years, both here and at his previous parish. He took on a more significant role at our parish when then-DRE Carol Seifert Mike Holbrook served as our Director of Religious Education got sick. Sadly, Carol passed away in late 2017. In early 2018, the position for DRE was open, from February 2018 to May 2022. and Mike thought he’d throw his name in the hat. Mike’s love for teaching the faith made him enthusiastic about this opportunity. He had retired from his position at FedEx in 2014 and was working for a church missalette printing and publishing company. “I had experience teaching adults, so I thought maybe I could work with kids too,” he says. “I figured if it’s God’s will, then fine.” It was God’s will, and Mike served as DRE since February 2018. Mike has now stepped away from this beloved position, and his last continued on back cover
