St. Anthony of padua
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Katie
A Parishioner Actively Living the Faith
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n the sermon on the mount, Jesus instructs His disciples to be lights unto the world saying, “your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father” (Matthew 5:16). At the heart of Christ’s message is the stewardship practice of sharing our time to spread the love of God through acts of service. For the past eight years, Katie Klauser has been a light in our St. Anthony of Padua community. She has embodied the stewardship spirituality of discipleship by offering much of her time to the parish. “Serving others provides a certain kind of joy that’s hard to describe,” she says. Katie jumped into parish life and ministry with both feet! She has assisted in almost every facet of our parish community. At Mass, she has served as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. Within the parish community, she has served
Katie Klauser with her husband, Scott, and daughters, Ellie and Ava
behind the scenes by generating the parish directory booklet, organizing various parish events, and creating parish flyers and brochures. In addition, Katie has been a humble leader for St. Anthony of Padua by being a member of the Stewardship Committee and the Marketing Committee for St. Dominic School. She also
serves on the school board for St. Dominic’s and is the Assistant Director of Birthright. Most recently, Katie has taken on the task of handling St. Anthony of Padua’s social media and online content — creating event flyers and posting banners on the various social media accounts to inspire faith. Katie finds great happiness in continued on page 5
“The satisfaction of helping other people or particular causes brings so much joy to my life. When I give of my time, I feel like I’m fulfilling God’s call and am doing what is pleasing to Him.” — Katie Klauser
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