The number of Saint John’s oblates continues to grow! Hellen Mullison, Charles Trittin, Gregory Caron, and Deborah Stower have become oblate candidates.

Rebecca Banner, OblSB; Brian Mandel, OblSB; and David Benson, OblSB made their final oblations.

SPEAKERS AT OBLATE MEETINGS

 Fr. Brennan Maiers, OSB, gave a conference to the Faribault Oblates at their monthly meeting on September 20.

Fr. John Kulas, OSB spoke at the monthly meeting at Saint John’s Abbey on October 18.
Peg Gawne-Mark, OblSB will be speaking there at the November 15 monthly meeting,
Dan Finn, OblSB on January 17, and Ann Dorsey, OblSB on February 21.

Oblate Pat Deering celebrated her golden wedding anniversary on 10 October 1998.  All of her original attendants were present for the anniversary celebration. How's that for a bunch of long lived Minnesotans!?  AD MULTOS ANNOS!

The March 18, 1998 Cass County Reporter features an extensive article on Fr. Richard Sinner, OblSB, on the occasion of his retirement It notes his life-long commitments to social justice and his work with Central American refugees in the Fargo Diocese.
One quote it provides from Fr. Sinner notes his motivations: Jesus said ‘I have come to heal the sick,’ so I studied and went into hospital ministries… Another thing Jesus said was, ‘I have come to ramsom the captive.’ So I got involved with helping refugees fleeing for their lives. Jesus also said, ‘I have come to proclaim good news to the poor.’ So I am helping to run a homeless shelter and trying to fulfill the ministry that Jesus had.