“You who once were far off have become near by the Blood of Christ” Eph 2: 13
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Companions are lay associates of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. To learn more, visit www.preciousbloodus.org/companions. Welcome to the newest members of the Precious Blood family!
Marywood Companions: Carol Lassen, Susan Martin, John Baker, Mary Cmar, Roger Didion, Clayton Miller, and Mary Bumb
Cleveland Companions: Jean Kotsybar and Paulette Prokop
A Gift of Music
Fr. Alfons Minja, C.PP.S., is a musician as well as a priest. The music wells up inside of him sometimes, and he can’t resist tapping along with the singing on the lectern at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Montezuma, Ohio, where he is the...
Six Months In
Ordained on July 8, 2017, Fr. Jim Smith, C.PP.S., offers thoughts on the first six months of his new ministry. What has been your biggest challenge since ordination? The biggest challenge for me since ordination has been related to the transition from folks asking...
Lay Associates Volunteer at Mass
Several Precious Blood Companions (lay associates) volunteer at a senior living center to help with a weekly Mass that is the highlight of the week for many of the residents. Reaching out to the sick and elderly is one manifestation of Precious...
New Precious Blood Hymnals in Pews
Thanks to C.PP.S. Brs. Terry Nufer and Theophane Woodall, the Precious Blood family can enjoy new Precious Blood Hymnals when worshiping together in Assumption chapel at St. Charles Center, the motherhouse of the C.PP.S. The old blue hymnals dated from the 1950s and...
This is Catholic Schools Week
It's Catholic Schools Week! We're grateful to all teachers, administrators and staff who minister at Catholic schools, to the students who study there and the families who support them. We'll be offering prayers of thanksgiving this week for all those dedicated folks,...