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2 Second Ave. S., Suite 135, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 Saturday, February 18, 2023
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Vol. 168, No. 46
Triple ‘A’
Award winner
PHOTO BY TOM FENTON
Sauk Rapids-Rice senior Grace Roesch is the female Triple A Award winner for Sauk Rapids-Rice High School for the 2022-23 school year. The Minnesota State High School League honors one male and female student in every school district for this award.
Roesch savoring final months of high school life
Shepherd
PHOTO BY BEN SONNEK
Archbishop Bernard Hebda anoints the Rev. Patrick Neary, ordaining him as a bishop, Feb. 14 in the Cathedral of St. Mary in St. Cloud. Neary is succeeding Bishop Donald Kettler as the bishop of the Diocese of St. Cloud.
BY TOM FENTON | STAFF WRITER Editor’s note: The male SRR Triple ‘A’ award winner is Benaiah Hinz. Hinz will be featured in an upcoming issue of the Sauk Rapids Herald. For all the reasons Grace Roesch is involved in high school activities, recognition and accolades do not make the list. At the same time, the Sauk Rapids-Rice senior said being selected as one of two Minnesota State High School League Triple ‘A’ Award winners comes with an immense sense of pride along with gratitude to those who have guided her on her successful journey. “I’m super excited to earn this award,” said Roesch, a mainstay on the tennis and basketball courts for the Storm the past ve years. “It is such an honor. I nd it rewarding to be recognized for all of my hard work over the years. I couldn’t have done this without lots of help and guidance from teachers, advisers, coaches, and my friends and family.”
Neary installed as 10th bishop of Diocese of St. Cloud
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BY BEN SONNEK | STAFF WRITER
fter over three years of waiting, the Diocese of St. Cloud welcomed its new shepherd, Bishop Patrick Neary. Neary succeeds Bishop Donald Kettler, who submitted his resignation in November 2019 at the age of 75. The rainy weather outside the packed Cathedral of St. Mary in St. Cloud could not dampen the smile of the new bishop during his Feb. 14 episcopal ordination and installation Mass. The smile was shared by the concelebrating archbishops, bishops, priests and dea-
cons as well as the congregation of religious and laity, and family and friends – some coming from as far away as Oregon, Peru and Africa. The principal ordaining bishop for the Mass was Archbishop Bernard Hebda of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The co-ordaining bishops were Bishop William Wack of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, and Auxiliary Bishop Peter Smith of the Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon. “It is a wonderful sign of the Father’s love for the church that
he would be providing such a ne shepherd for this diocese with just the right gifts to continue the work of spreading the Gospel that has long been central to the Diocese of St. Cloud,” Hebda said. As the 10th bishop of the diocese, Neary will be adopting the motto of his order, the Congregation of Holy Cross: “Ave Crux, Spes Unica” – “Hail the Cross, Our Only Hope.” An Indiana native who comes to Minnesota from Holy Redeemer Parish in Portland, Oregon, Neary has enjoyed getting to know his congregation.
Bishop Neary page 3
Roesch page 3
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PUBLIC NOTICES • Mortgage Foreclosure - pg. 6C • Assumed Name - Mama Bear and Friends • Benton County Public Notice - pg. 9 Daycare - pg. 6C • Sauk Rapids-Rice School Ad for Bids - pg. 9 • Assumed Name - Innate Healing Craniosacral • City of Sauk Rapids Assessment Notice - pg. 6C and Bodywork Therapies - pg. 6C • City of Sauk Rapids Reg. Minutes, Jan. 23 - pg. 9
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