Do you have a heart for encouraging and evangelizing families? A knack for crossing every “t” and dotting every “i”? A love for sharing our Catholic faith?

St. Mary’s, a parish of over 500 families in Altoona, Wisconsin, is seeking a part-time Faith Formation Coordinator! We are looking for an energetic candidate who can support, educate and empower parents as the primary educators of their children’s faith by coordinating a unique, family-based catechesis program in addition to maintaining sacramental and other necessary records within the Faith Formation department.

Candidates should be passionate Catholics with fantastic organization and communication skills, familiarity with the sacramental preparation process and a vision for sharing the Gospel and forming disciples of Jesus. Bilingual capability (English and Spanish) is a plus!

To apply, please e-mail a cover letter and resume to JacquelineEVanHemert@gmail.com or mail to Jacqueline Van Hemert, 1812 Lynn Avenue, Altoona, WI 54720. Deadline for applications is June 12, 2019.

To thank Father Thelen for such an amazing year of service in our parish, we are hosting a parish social on July 1st after the 11am and 1pm Masses. Please join us for cake and fellowship, and to wish him well in his new assignment!

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

My name is David Nowicki.  I am a seminarian for the Diocese of La Crosse.  I am currently attending Mundelein Seminary in Illinois and have just finished my first year of Pre-Theology.  I have five more years of classes to go before, God willing, I am ordained a priest.  I am from St. Anthony Parish in Athens, Wisconsin, a rural parish community just west of Wausau.  The parish includes a Pre-K through eighth grade school, which I attended from first grade onward.  Following St. Anthony, I attended Athens High School.  Since I enjoyed math and science classes most, I decided to attend UW-Platteville for a degree in civil engineering.

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The Reverend Daniel J. Sedlacek, has been appointed Associate Pastor of St. Mary Parish in Altoona and St. Raymond of Peñafort Parish in Southern Eau Claire County, and Chaplain at Regis High School and Middle School in Eau Claire, effective July 5, 2018.

Fr. Daniel Sedlacek was born on August 21, 1989 and was reborn in the Sacrament of Baptism on September 24, 1989 at his home parish of Holy Cross in Cornell, Wisconsin.

He grew up on a dairy farm with his parents and three brothers and 5 sisters. He was educated at home K-12. One of his favorite things to do while growing up was to serve Mass at his home parish.

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