Bishop Edward M. Rice was installed today as the seventh bishop for the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau. I extend my prayerful best wishes to Bishop Rice as well as to all of the priests, deacons, religious, and lay faithful of the diocese.
I had not been involved in any ministry in the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau even though it was just to the south of the Archdiocese of St. Louis where I was ordained and worked for many years. However, that changed last fall when I was invited to lead the annual retreat for the deacons and their wives in Cape Girardeau. I had the pleasure and privilege of meeting many of the deacons and their wives at this retreat. I am especially happy for them today as they begin their ministry under a new shepherd.
I had not been involved in any ministry in the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau even though it was just to the south of the Archdiocese of St. Louis where I was ordained and worked for many years. However, that changed last fall when I was invited to lead the annual retreat for the deacons and their wives in Cape Girardeau. I had the pleasure and privilege of meeting many of the deacons and their wives at this retreat. I am especially happy for them today as they begin their ministry under a new shepherd.
Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri--Retreat for Deacons and Their Wives--Sep. 19, 2015
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