On Thursday, April 25th, thirty-five parishioners from seven Southeast Kansas churches made a bus pilgrimage to the Abbey of Our Lady of Ephesus, just north of Gower Missouri. The bus picked up passengers in Parsons and Pittsburg during a torrential rainstorm, but thanks to our skilled driver, we made the 200-mile trip to the Abbey without incident. As luck would have it, the weather improved and we arrived, during a light shower, in time for benediction. We heard the Benedictines of St. Mary Choir during the service. ![]() The Abbey is a beautiful church and convent on a gravel road, in the rolling hills north of Gower. It was here that a decision was made to relocate Sister Wilhelmina from her original May of 2019, grave to a place of honor inside of the church. But when they opened her original wooden coffin, in May of 2023, they found her body and habit to be in remarkable condition. After this discovery, Sister Wilhelmina's body was placed in a glass window-coffin near the church entrance. The church grounds were transformed to accommodate the large groups of visitors that were bound to come to view an apparent miracle — and visitors are coming. The Southeast Kansas group consisted of parishioners from St Francis, St. Paul; Saint Michael's, Girard; Mother of God, Oswego; Sacred Heart, Frontenac; St. Patrick's, Parsons; Saint Andrew, independence, and Our Lady of Lourdes, Pittsburgh. Some photos of the visit are in the gallery below. Thanks to Marlene Clark of St. Francis for filling in as our tour director. She took very good care of us. The group photo was taken by our bus driver who proclaimed us to be the "Wiggliest group" he had ever photographed. He was right because, with several tries, he couldn't quite catch all of us. Life Saver Sunday for A Better Choice.
The Weekend of April 21st is Life Saver Sunday Weekend! A special effort, with the Knights of Columbus, to support A Better Choice will follow each Mass. This local Catholic Ministery provides hope through peer counseling, pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, material assistance, adoption counseling, and community referrals for women struggling with the fear of an unplanned pregnancy. Your continued financial support is needed to sustain these services at no cost to the mothers. To learn more about their services, volunteering and donating, click their logo at the top of the page, or enter their website here. Home - A Better Choice (pregnancywichita.com) |
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This is the community website for the St. Francis de Hieronymo and St. Ambrose Catholic Churches in Neosho County, Kansas. Both churches are located in the center of the historic nine-county southeast Kansas area. We share one of the richest Catholic Heritages in Southern Kansas and the Four-State Region. For more information about our churches, history, organizations or programs browse our site including its links.
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