(Top
left) Mick Prendiville in the front row
with his children at a gathering in St. Patrick
Church, Lead. Back row — Teresa Hecker, Father
Prendiville, Kirby Prendiville, Shawn Prendiville,
and Kelly Prendiville. The back drop is a quilt
sewn by Hecker — instead of a guest book,
attendees signed the quilt with markers. (Top
right) Bishop Blase Cupich was the principal
celebrant at Mass June 7 in Lead; behind him stands
Father Prendiville. Also concelebrating were Fathers
Raymond Deisch, Piedmont, and Tim Hoag, Spearfish.
Following the Mass a brunch was served in the parish
hall. (Lower left) At the brunch,
Tim Johns and Mike Chaput presented Father Prendiville
with gifts — a commemorative plaque and a
pass to Rapid City Rush hockey games — from
the Knights of Columbus, the Altar Society, and
the Parish Council. In the afternoon an open house
was also held in Lead. (WRC
photos by Laurie Hallstrom) (Lower
right) Deacon Ray Klein, Belle Fourche;
Fr. Godfrey Muwanga, Gregory; Mary Ann Oberlander,
sacristan and Msgr. William O’Connell before
Mass at St. Ambrose Church, Deadwood on June 6.
Deacon Klein and Msgr. O’Connell tap their
watches waiting for the festivities to begin. Monsignor
O’Connell was the homilist for the Mass;
other concelebrants included Fathers Deisch, Muwanga,
and Paul Dahms of Rapid City. A parish dinner was
held following Mass. (Photo
by Larry Sullivan)
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