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Welcome to Deacon Michael Nevin!
"Dear Holy Family Parishioners,
My name is Deacon Michael Nevin, and I am blessed to be newly assigned by Archbishop Hebda to serve the parish of Holy Family effective September 1st.
I am grateful to Fr. Johnson, the clergy, staff and parishioners for the kindness you have welcomed me with.
Following my ordination in 2010, I served the parish of Mary Queen of Peace in Rogers for two years and was assigned to the parishes of Sts. Peter and Paul in Loretto and St. Thomas the Apostle for the last six years.
Along with my parish assignment, I have served the Institute of Diaconate Formation at the St. Paul Seminary as a Dean of Students, been a member of the Archbishop’s Deacon Council, and currently assist in the Office of Worship at the Chancery where I serve as a Master of Ceremonies for the Archbishop. I also work full-time as the Director of Pastoral Care for The Glenn Catholic Community in Minnetonka, where I serve seniors as their chaplain.
I live in St. Michael and have been married to my wife Karen for 27 years, and we have two adult sons. I enjoy hunting and fishing and our local sports teams but my true passion is for God, especially expressed in the liturgical Rites of our beautiful Catholic faith. I have been most impressed with the dignity and joy that the parish of Holy Family worships God and I hope that my service may draw us even closer to Him.
I promise that I shall pray for you all, and I ask for your prayers as I begin this new ministry.
I look forward to getting to know you all, so please say hello.
In Christ through Mary,
Deacon Michael Nevin"
Please warmly welcome him!
Thanks to Deacon Jim Reinhardt
We are grateful to Deacon Reinhardt for his ten months of generous service to Holy Family!
"My Dear Fellow Holy Family Parishioners,
As many of you know, I was temporarily assigned to Holy Family to serve the parish as deacon last November. The assignment was to be concluded at the end of January, 2019.
I was hoping that the chancery had forgotten about me as I have loved every moment of my assignment here and would have preferred to stay on permanently. However, the archdiocese has a fairly strict policy that deacons may not be assigned to their home parish. I recently learned that I am being assigned to a new parish as of Sept. 1st.
I want to express my gratitude for the love and support I received throughout my 10-month assignment at Holy Family. This parish is filled with so many good and holy people. One needs only to look around at Mass and see the reverence for the Holy Eucharist, the openness to life and the love the parishioners have for one another.
I have experienced so much support and encouragement from so many of you. That has meant a great deal to me.
I am also grateful for the ongoing support and training I have received from Fr. Johnson and Deacon Jim (Meyer), the Greater. They have both been such a blessing to me during my years of formation and first 2 years as a deacon. I have also been blessed to assist Fr. Welzbacher and Fr. Milless, two more holy and devoted priests.
Finally, I want to thank and honor our sacristans and altar servers at Holy Family. They have made my life as a deacon so easy. I can confidently say, that there are no finer altar servers in the archdiocese (and beyond). Their reverence, devotion and generosity is awe-inspiring.
This note is not saying good-bye, but Thank You. I am still and will continue to be a member of Holy Family. I hope to be able to assist at Mass periodically and you will certainly continue to see Nadine and my children at Mass and parish events.
I would appreciate your prayers for me as I begin my new assignment. My prayers will continue for you so that God will continue to bless you and all the wonderful things that He is doing through Holy Family!
-Deacon Jim Reinhardt"