Florida Catholic | Diocese of Pensacola

November 20, 2008

Click here for Debra Tomeselli's article, "U.S. bishop's Internet site, 'For Your Marriage' is fun and fact filled.

Bishop John H. Ricard, SSJ, "shops" for a shirt for a Christmas Connection client with the advice and assistance of Emillie Rutkowski and Mary Clare Swanson, both parishioners of Good Shepherd Parish. The Dec. 15 distribution day capped off a year of fundraising and donation gathering by the Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida Tallahassee regional office initiative, and provided holiday gifts and food for more than 400 families in the Tallahassee area.

TIM GROBE | FC
TALLAHASSEE | Bishop John H. Ricard, SSJ, "shops" for a shirt for a Christmas Connection client with the advice and assistance of Emillie Rutkowski and Mary Clare Swanson, both parishioners of Good Shepherd Parish. The Dec. 15 distribution day capped off a year of fundraising and donation gathering by the Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida Tallahassee regional office initiative, and provided holiday gifts and food for more than 400 families in the Tallahassee area.

‘Angels’ brighten Christmas for needy

Volunteers fill shopping carts and Christmas wish lists for more than 400 families in need.

Try a re‘new’ed marriage

If the ‘same old, same old’ is not working, the diocesan Department of Marriage and Family life has a number of programs to help ‘pump up’ relationships.

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