Hickory – Fr. Henry Patterson has started a new congregation called St. Mark’s, meeting on Sundays at 11 a.m. at the Oakwood Elementary School, 366 4th Street NW in Hickory.

Bloomfield Hills – the 15th Annual St. Michael’s Youth Conference was well attended and brilliantly run, under the Directorship of the Rev. Fr. Gene Geromel, SSC, at the beautiful Manresa Retreat Center. Over 60 were in attendance for the six days. Some of the courses were: the Mass, Church History, the Psalms, Genesis II, the Gospel according to St. John, Lectio Divina, Choir, Heresies, Ministry of Women, Chivalry, Prayer and Mysticism and 20th Century Saints. Teenagers and those of college age are encouraged to go next Summer.

Greenwood – St. Andrew’s, Episcopal Visit, July 28-29.

Rochester – Trinity Church (ACA): Brother Christian Tutor, OSA, will be ordained to the Priesthood on Saturday, August 4. Please remember him in your prayers. Bp. Hewett will preach.

Houston – St. Peter’s. Episcopal Visit, August 18-19.

Collingdale – Visitation to the Patrick’s Boathouse Ministry (Fr. Thomas Monnat) and Grace RE Church with Bp. David Hicks, Sunday, September 16.

Winchester – St. Michael the Archangel, Episcopal Visit, September 22-23.

Marshall – at St. John the Baptist, Fr. David Hoare has had more surgery to clear a cardiac obstruction. Please keep him and his wife Valerie and the parish in your prayers.