It’s time once again to support our bishop in his annual appeal. While your church asks for your support every single week, your diocese only asks for your support once a year. The annual Living and Giving in Christ campaign supports our bishop’s ministries across the entire diocese, including youth and adult retreats, formation for our seminarians and deacon candidates, ministry to the poor and marginalized, and countless other endeavors. Please be as generous as you can! The goal is $22,289 for Corpus Christi, $17,299 for St. Paul’s, and $5,618 for St. Anthony’s. These goals are established for us by the diocese based off our total income last year, and they represent less than 20% of our income.
Corpus Christi will be partnering with the Women’s Resource Center in NE Wyoming (located in Gillette) to support the Center by filling a baby bottle with a check, cash or change. Baby bottles will be available at the entrance of the church at Masses on Father’s Day June 20th & 21st.
Make a difference by praying for our nation, government, pregnancy clinics and mothers facing crisis pregnancies. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOING THE WESTON COUNTY RIGHT TO LIFE GROUP, PLEASE CONTACT JAMIE FARNSWORTH AT 746-8111 OR EMAIL: jamie_farnsworth50@hotmail.com
Congratulations to Markie Whitney (Corpus Christi) awarded $1,000 from the Knights of Columbus Scholarship! Congratulations to Josiah Rudloff (St. Paul’s) awarded $200 from the Knights of Columbus Scholarship!
Knights of Columbus Scholarship packets are due back to the church office by Sunday, April 26th. The packets can be mailed to: Corpus Christi 19 W. Winthrop Newcastle, WY 82701. For questions, contact Matthew Gorman at (505) 948-8364.
For those, who may have been wondering, whether or not, if, it is, still, possible to receive the special Plenary Indulgence for Divine Mercy Sunday, this answer is, most definitely, yes!
I want to let you know that I am offering Mass for you and your intentions each and every day. Any Mass intentions that you scheduled through the office are still happening. It is the best thing that I can offer you during this time, and I look forward to the day when I can offer the Mass with you again! Fr. Brian
In the spirit of justice and transparency, the Diocese of Cheyenne must report that two credible allegations of sexual misconduct with adolescent females have been made against Father Joseph Fraher, a priest of the Diocese of Cheyenne. These occurred in the 1950’s when he was assigned to the parishes in Sheridan and Ranchester. The first allegation was reported in 1990, and we became aware of it in March 2019 due to the clergy file review. After the June 2019 publication of the list of Catholic clergy with substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of minors, the second allegation was reported in August 2019. Father Fraher has also served in parishes located in Newcastle, Rock Springs, Lander, Jeffrey City, Hudson, Laramie, Riverton, Gillette, Worland, Wheatland, and Chugwater, as well as St. Rose of Lima Parish and St. Joseph’s Children’s Home in Torrington. He was ordained in 1950 and retired in 1995. Father Fraher currently resides in Cheyenne. Father Fraher has been restricted from celebrating the sacraments publicly and also from any contact with minors. The Diocese has provided outreach to the victims, from 1993 to 2008 and from August 2019 to present. If you or anyone you know has been a victim of sexual abuse by a member of the clergy, or if you suspect abuse of a minor, we urge you to contact your local law enforcement agency or the Department of Family Services. Upon notification of authorities or if you have questions, please contact Chancellor Jean Chrostoski at 307-638-1530, ext. 105 (jchrostoski@dioceseofcheyenne.org) or Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator Mary Adams at 307-220-0485 (adamsmaryj@outlook.com).
We will also broadcast the Triduum services on Facebook. They will be: Holy Thursday: 5:30 pm Good Friday: 3:00 pm Easter Vigil: 8:30 pm Easter Sunday: 7:00 am