December 8, 2022 • Newspaper of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Swaddling clothes A live Nativity scene at St. Wenceslaus in New Prague Dec. 2 featured Carly Bartholomaus, a third-grade teacher at St. Wenceslaus Catholic School, as Mary; her husband, Joseph, as Joseph; and their son, Luke, as Jesus. This was the first-ever live Nativity at the parish, and was designed to precede New Prague’s annual Parade of Lights. The parish offered a running loop of a Nativity reenactment featuring music, animals, shepherds, angels and the Three Wise Men from 5 to 6:30 p.m., with the parade starting at 6:30. DAVE HRBACEK | THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT
PASTORAL LETTER’S POSITIVE IMPACT 5 | A SCHOOL’S WARM WELCOME 6 | DECADES OF GIVING 10-11 NEW PATHS TO LEARNING 12 | SRI LANKA TO RICHFIELD 13 | PRAYER AND MUSIC CONVERGE 15