August 6, 2026 • Newspaper of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
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From left, Erin Zauner and her daughter Bernadette compete in a sack race July 26 at St. Michael in Stillwater during the parish’s annual festival called Emerald Festival. Erin Zauner works for the parish as a lead catechist and Bernadette will be a second grader at St. Croix Catholic School. Erin and her husband, Joe, have two other children attending the school: Amelia (sixth grade) and William (fourth). The Zauner children represent the fourth generation of Erin’s family to attend the school. Erin and Joe Zauner were married in the church. DAVE HRBACEK | THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT
PARTNERS IN MISSION GATHERING 5 | PECS AND PARISHES 6 | LORD, RENEW YOUR CHURCH 10-11 INTO THE WOODS 12 | PARISH GIVING GARDEN 20