Welcome Fr Gerald Walsh!

Please join our parish family in giving a joyful and heartfelt welcome to Fr. Gerald, our new Associate Pastor at St. Francis de Sales!

We are so blessed to have him join our pastoral team alongside Fr. Christian, and we look forward to all the gifts, wisdom, and pastoral care he will bring to our community, school, and ministries.

Be sure to say hello and introduce yourself after Mass this week. Let’s keep Fr. Gerald in our prayers as he settles in and begins his ministry here in Lake Zurich!

Here are some pictures from our Staff Luncheon the other week to welcome Fr Gerald to the team and bless Emily Moorman as she heads off to college after a summer of helping cover the front desk!

First Staff Day with Fr Christian

On his first day, July 1st, Ministry Center and School staff joined together with Fr Christian for lunch and prayer. We read Matthew 8:23-27 together and prayed and reflected on Christ’s presence in the storm.

Fr Christian brought his print of Rembrandt’s “Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee”. We shared ways we are reminded to turn to Jesus and trust that He is with us always.