As the leaves begin to turn, autumn turns the page on a new year of life for 12 priests serving in the Diocese of Peoria. Many happy returns to our priests celebrating from Sept. 8 to Oct. 7:

Father Patrick DeMeulemeester (Sept. 8);

Father Stephen Willard (Sept. 9);

Father Patrick O’Neal (Sept. 11);

Father Adam Stimpson (Sept. 17);

Msgr. Eric Powell and Father Fortunatus Rutaihwa (Sept. 18);

Father Thomas Taylor (Sept. 22);

Father Keith Walder (Sept. 27);

Father David Kipfer and Father Michael Menner (Sept. 29);

Father John Twinomujuni (Oct. 2);

Msgr. Paul Showalter (Oct. 7);