Celebrating Success at St. Gerard
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April 12, 2022Confreres are justifiably proud of the outcome of the first Messengers of Hope Gala for Redemptorist St. Gerard School in Baton Rouge.
“Raising over $100,000 certainly demonstrates that we have reached a milestone in returning St. Gerard’s to its place as a thriving mission in the Denver Province,” said Fr. Don MacKinnon. “The community support for our ministry is outstanding. Among those contributing $5,000 were Mayor Sharon Weston Broome and Bishop Michael Gerard Duca.”
Fr. Tim Watson, who is involved in the Hispanic Apostolate for the Diocese of Baton Rouge, enjoyed meeting many new people at the Gala. “We have a thriving ministry here, with many opportunities to work in Black and Hispanic ministry,” he said. “Fr. Tat has so many ideas and is so enthusiastic that he has gotten a lot of people involved. We’re hoping he can continue as pastor for a few more years to strengthen his base of support.
He and Fr. Kevin Zubel, director of the Hispanic Initiative, are the spark plugs here. We need them both, and we need more confreres to experience ministry in Baton Rouge.”
(Courtesy of DenverLink.)
