August 2024 archive of From the Desk

Town Hall Meetings
Posted by Holly Sanders on 8/27/24
Published 09-01-24
FR. DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Thanks for being so welcoming to me as I have been here at St. Patrick now for 3 whole weeks! :-)
I want to begin by inviting you to one of two upcoming parish-wide Town Hall meetings. These ... Read More »

Our Seminarians for 2024-25
Posted by Holly Sanders on 8/26/24
Published 08-25-24
FR. DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
A new school year has arrived! For us here in Wentzville, that means we will soon be meeting seminarians assigned to the parish for the 2024-2025 academic year. This year, we will have 3 men joining our parish ... Read More »

Parish Growth
Posted by Holly Sanders on 8/19/24
Published 08-18-24
FR. DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
We are blessed. We are a Jesus Christ-centered community nourished by the Sacraments, allowing us to be partakers of God’s Grace.
As I write this bulletin column, I am on Day 10 of my new assignment here in ... Read More »

New Confession Times
Posted by Holly Sanders on 8/08/24
Published 08-11-24
FR. DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
It is wonderful to be back here at St. Patrick in Wentzville. It is such an incredible Eucharistic-centered community of faith, and I feel so privileged and humbled to be one of your shepherds, along with Fr. Skillman ... Read More »

Welcome Letter
Posted by Holly Sanders on 8/08/24
Published 08-04-24
FR. DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Greetings to you all!
I’m back for my second tour at St. Patrick Par-ish in Wentzville. As many of you know, my first assign-ment as a priest (after ordina-tion on May 26, 2012) was at St. Pat's from ... Read More »