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Closing offers new beginning CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 Weckman added that she appreciates all the work done by Deacon Bob Wagner, Father Barrett and Father Kevin Clinton, St. Wenceslaus’ pastor. “They’ve been a lifesaver for me.” Personally, Weckman is sad about not seeing the people at St. Benedict every Sunday, as each family chooses a church to meet their needs. “I will have to get out there and make a phone call and stop in,” she said. “It’s our church family. I don’t see them all the time, but if I needed them, I know
they’d be there.” Weckman said there are positive aspects in the final collaboration between St. Wenceslaus and the other parishes involved in the merger. “St. Wenceslaus has so much to offer with adult studies,” she said. Although St. Benedict and St. John had a thriving religious education program with 125 children involved, there was no Sunday school, Bible study or options for post CCD kids and that has her excited about the changes. “It opens up more opportunities for us to grow in our faith,” she said.
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