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ST. GEORGE — Reverend Jimi Kestin, pastor of Solomon’s Porch Foursquare Fellowship, organized the second annual Prayer for St. George which was held at Pioneer Park in St. George Jan. 1, 2007. Members from various Christian churches assembled to give thanks and to pray for the
new year.
SALT LAKE CITY — The crowd of people, notebooks and pens in hand, who gathered in the social hall of St. Ambrose Church Jan. 10 were more people than Diocesan Government Liaison Dee Rowland is used to seeing at her presentations of the Catholic Church’s policies on immigration, migration, and refugees, she said. She greeted each person with a welcoming smile and encouraged them to ask questions.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — "St. Martha’s Baby Project is now settled comfortably in their new location at 860 East 4500 South, Salt Lake City, under the umbrella of Holy Cross Ministries. St. Martha’s Baby Project provides layettes for babies born to mothers and fathers living in poverty.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — Irene P. Martina, 96, died Dec. 1. She was a member of St. Ann Parish, Salt Lake City.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — George Mathew Pryanovich, 93, died Dec. 1, due to complications from a fall.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — In a rare Monday ecclesial announcement, Pope Benedict XVI named Bishop Joseph Charles Wester, 56, the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City Jan. 8. Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States, announced Bishop-designate Wester's appointment in Washington.
>>>Standing before you today, I am filled with gratitude and awe at the prospect of my new ministry here in the Diocese of Salt Lake City, a diocese that encompasses the whole of this magnificent state of Utah. I thank God for the providential and loving grace that has beckoned me here and I pray that this same loving and gracious God will guide me as I become a servant leader in your midst as well as a fellow pilgrim of faith. I am profoundly grateful to our Holy Father for his trust in me and I am hopeful that I will be able to follow his example of selfless devotion to our Church. I also wish to express my growing gratitude to Monsignor Terry Fitzgerald for all he has done to welcome me, making my beginning here as pleasant and smooth as possible. And I am particularly grateful for the warm welcome you have given me today. As I prepare to begin my ministry of service in your midst, I look forward to forging friendships with you and all our sisters and brothers in Christ in the years ahead.
>>>Today, as we begin the New Year, our hearts are filled with gratitude, as our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI has named The Most Reverend John C. Wester as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City. Bishop Wester, like our first bishop, Lawrence Scanlan, comes to us from the Archdiocese of San Francisco, where he has served in numerous pastoral positions. At present, he is the Auxiliary Bishop and Vicar General in the archdiocese.
>>>HYDE PARK — The details of a recent immigration raid in Cache Valley are now a matter of history. On Dec. 12, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers executed civil search warrants at six facilities owned by Swift & Company, including one meat packing plant in Hyrum.
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