Hey everyone – a tenor in Orin’s choir at the Shrine, Alan Averso recently had his first novel published by publishamerica.com! It’s called “Made Again” – “a story about faith, perseverance, determination, and will. It is a story about love, music, travel, family, and friends. It is a story about change, loss, and forced separation.”…
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Holy Family
This weekend being the feast of the Holy Family, here’s a pic of the nativity scene from the Shrine this season.
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Christmas at the Shrine
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Ask her sometime why she never put the doll down.
A pastor was observing the backstage preparations for a Christmas pageant. One of the little boys was going around to everyone, saying, “I’m a sheep; what are you?” Each child responded politely. He finally walked up to the little girl who’d been cast in the role of Mary and said, “I’m a sheep; what are…
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Jesus Is Here
Following the end of Orin’s set-up talk, Oddwalk and the band sing and pray “Jesus Is Here” at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows Junior High Youth Day Celebration this past Saturday:
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A Mysterious Land
This week, now that the Novena has finished, Orin and Erin are heading up to that magical place called Minnesota to visit family. Oddwalk has a few days off and then come back together for a week long conference at the Shrine starting on Monday. The event we’re doing next week is called the Institute…
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Come Pray With Us
This coming Monday, as part of the ongoing Healing and Hope Novena at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, IL, Oddwalk will lead the music for Mass, beginning at 7:30pm. The Mass, being held in the Church of Our Lady of the Snows, will feature Fr. Jeff Vomund as the…
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Power to Witness and Power Up!
This Saturday, July 19th, Oddwalk will be part of a day-long event at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, IL called Power to Witness which will culminate with an evening concert called Power Up! This day will feature national Catholic recording artists Tom Booth, Vallimar Jansen, and Sarah Hart. The flyer…