Lord Jesus, we give you thanks for all those charged with fatherly missions in the church, and we ask you to bless them. Bless in a special way the pastor of our parish. Bless him with vision in teaching and a tender solicitude for each lamb in his fold. May we always show him the love and respect due to one who acts in your person, the person of Christ the Lord. Amen.



Let us pray for Father Romanowski and all pastors, and let us pray for the bishop, too.

(How did I miss this little gem before? I photographed it but didn't read it! I was in such a rush to take as many pictures as possible before the sun went down, I think I just neglected to read it.)

Here are some recent pictures of the St. Mary's Rosary Garden.

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By Lorraine Kiefer

MALAGA - A garden of love and beauty can be found where Routes 40 and 47 intercept in the small town of Malaga, where a new rosary garden is part of St. Mary's Parish.
Father Jerome Romanowski , pastor, said that the project, once a dream. became a reality through tile diligent planning and hard work of the committee and other parish helpers. The committee includes members Theresa DiMatteo. Cindy Merckx and Doris Ruppel. Several of tire parish youth can be seen working on the garden also. Donations of time and money by many parishioners and friends as well as tile spiritual guidance and inspiration of the pastor also helped make the garden a reality. St. Mary's has been designated a Jubilee church for the year 2000. This garden, part of the year's celebration, contains a statue of our Lady of the Rosary to greet all who visit, as well as a fountain and pool, several arbors, benches and plaques depicting the joyful, sorrowful and glorious mysteries.

Read the full article on the St. Mary's website.