St Francis De Sales Church and Rectory

SUSAN MARCELLO (Sue)

Small yet beautiful church. Having a holyday vigil mass is convenient and is lacking in other parishes.

Agnes Bakow

I am a third generation parishioner. I love my church. Our family oriented parish is unique, many of us have been here for generations. People who visit say it has a feel like no other. Our church is small but big in friendliness. I am a member of our wonderful choir. We are blessed with a talented and great director-organist, Nancy Brown. She has served us for over 50 years. How many choirs can say that plus our beautiful pipe organ. Our Pastor, Fr. Alan Okon is a blessing to all these past eight years. What would we do without Deacon Paul Quinn? Sister Betty Kirk O.S.F.is incredible. The amount of work she handles is fantastic. She holds two Women's Prayer Group meetings a week, Supervises the decorating of the church for holidays etc. Within the Outreach Committee she coordinates sending out donations to the needy. She heads the Liturgy Committee, and handles many "behind the scenes projects. What a remarkable lady. Sister Ann Marie Stegmaier I.H.M. handles the RCIA and PREP, which is quite an important service to our parish. She does a wonderful job with the children of the PREP Program. Tammy McDonald is our Communications Secretary and Mrs. Marie McGonigal is Administration Assistant, and Art Kahn is Business Manager. For a small parish, we have a wonderful staff. Our Eucharistic Ministers give out around 300 communions each Sunday, visiting two Assisted Living Facilities, Riddle Hospital, and the home bound within our own parish. This Ministry has been going on for some twenty five years. I don't know of another parish with such an extensive program as ours. I can't imagine myself belonging to any other church than "Our Little Church on the Hill Side of Lenni. WE ARE CELEBRATION OUR 125TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR. If you are ever in the neighborhood, stop in and see for yourself just how great and friendly a little country church can be. Why would I want to go anywhere else?

dan thomas

Very nice church with involved parishioners.

Robert Pennock

Is the church my mom grew up attending...is where her burial service was held...today was a memorial service for mom and 9 other ladies...it is a good and well persevered chuch...it can be difficult if you are handicapped...they do have access for people not able to climb stairs...it is behind the church...