S T. A L E X I U S - O U R L A D Y O F T H E A N G E L S - S T. PA U L ’S
ST. ALEXIUS PARISHIONER PROFILE:
Wendy Drobny
Serving and Preserving Her Faith
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or St. Alexius parishioner Wendy Drobny, attending Mass and being involved in the parish is just part of life — it’s how she was raised, and it’s who she is today. “I guess I just grew up that way,” Wendy says. “As a girl I always helped my grandmother clean the church. Growing up in Padua, everyone just sort of jumps in and helps. My other grandmother was also very involved here at St. Alexius, especially with the Sausage Supper. My parents were also really faithfilled and my dad was a Mass server at St. Alexius when he was a young boy.” So, when Wendy later married her husband, Scott, and began her own family, she knew that she wanted to ensure a similar upbringing for her two children. Initially, they started out at St. Paul’s where the couple was married. But they later made the move to St. Alexius — the church where Wendy had been baptized. The Drobnys were attracted to the parish’s intimate, home-like feel. “I was baptized there and St. Alexius is a small parish, much like my home church in Padua was,” Wendy says. “It seems like everyone is friendly. It just has this great family feel. You truly feel like you’re welcomed there.” Though times aren’t quite as simple as they were when she was growing up, Wendy is anxious to involve her children in the faith whenever possible. This desire has led her to become involved with Children’s
Faith Formation, Children’s Liturgy of the Word, and Vacation Bible School. Not only has this been a way for her to serve, but Wendy says it’s also brought her family closer together. “The things my children were involved in, I felt, it was important for me to get involved in, too,” Wendy says. “As a working mom, helping at church and being involved in what they are involved in is also a way to spend time with them.”
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