August continues to bring sunshine and many candles will be lit on top of 12 cakes for priests serving in the Diocese of Peoria. We send greetings to all celebrating especially those blowing out birthday candles August 8 – Sept 2:

Father Gary Blake (Aug. 8)

Father Donald Henderson and

Father Mark Miller (Aug. 9)

Father Paul Carlson (Aug. 12)

Father Peter Pilon (Aug. 13)

Msgr. Jerome N. Ham (Aug. 16)

Father John Baptist Uwigaba (Aug. 25)

Father Eric Bolek and Father Peter

Sarnicki, OFM Conv. (Aug. 28)

Father Nathan Hopper (Aug. 30)

Father William Keebler (Sept. 2)

Father Joel Phelps (Sept. 3)