Updated 2/10/2021 7:43 PM
Saying 2020 was a very difficult year is certainly understatement. Consider: restrictions and fears related to the coronavirus pandemic, many different losses, the most unusual holiday season ever, and a challenging winter. It s no wonder people are experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety.
If you d like tips about improving your mental health or that of someone dear to you, sign up for New Year, New Hope: Mental Health Is Just as Important as Physical Health.
Registration is required for this free online session from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24. It is being sponsored by the Pastoral Care Department and the Behavioral Health Ministry Team of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 1500 Brookdale Road in Naperville.
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Father Rick Courier gives the blessing in Sunday Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Escanaba.
ESCANABA In-person attendance is down in many area churches as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“People are being cautious, some are afraid,” said Rev. Rick Courier of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Wells and St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Escanaba. He doesn’t believe attendance will pick back up until at least spring.
Local churches have made technological adaptations and used out-of-the-box thinking to remain connected to parishioners. Many have added online services, and priests and pastors are communicating with those confined to their homes, hospitals and nursing homes by phone instead of in person.
Founder of Garden City Christmas House passes away
and last updated 2020-12-19 16:06:29-05
GARDEN CITY, Mich. (WXYZ) â The woman behind the renowned Garden City Christmas House has passed away.
Marguerite Boyce died on Dec. 16, 2020, according to an obituary by the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home. She was 87.