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 | From Deacon Jordan:
In my almost twenty years of schooling I have yet to experience a summer that did not fly by! This summer has been no different as we look toward August already, and as the summer slowly winds to a close I would like to take the time to express my deep gratitude for everyone here at St. Michael’s. Being a native South Dakotan and having studied at the seminary in the Twin Cities for the last seven years, I can’t tell you how refreshing it is to spend a summer back home. It is so good to breath in the fresh air, spend time with friends and family, and meet so many good people here in Sioux Falls. God knew what he was doing when he put South Dakota on the map!
My summer has been especially blessed by those I have worked with this summer. Fr. Cimpl and Fr. O’Dell have been great priests to learn from and I am grateful for their direction and good humor. The staff too has been wonderful, and it is great to see how they work together for the good of the parish. St. Michael’s is a big parish, but I do get the sense that you have been able to foster a sense of community that can often be lost in big churches. Continue to welcome the stranger and care for the lowly among you (even if they are deacons!) and keep that spirit of charity that is so vital to every Catholic parish. Thank you for your example of the joy that comes from being a part of a generous and charitable Christian community.
While summer is winding down for most students, I do have the good fortune of beginning seminary after Labor Day, which seems to be pretty rare nowadays. I will be back in St. Paul for one more year of seminary and then God-willing begin my service as a priest next summer. If you happen to be in the Twin Cities during the school year, the Sioux Falls seminarians are always grateful to receive visitors from the diocese. Or perhaps you know a young man who is thinking about the priesthood, what a service to him if you would bring him on a visit to the seminary to see what seminary life is like. Arrangements for that can be made through Fr. Paul Rutten at the vocations office (605- 988-3749). I look forward to one more year in St. Paul and even more so to the life ahead of me as a priest. Thanks for a great summer and know that I will keep the parish of St. Michael in my prayers. Deacon Jordan Samson
| | | | Written By Chuck Cimpl |
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