As the leaves begin to change, autumn brings a new year of life for a dozen priests of the Diocese of Peoria. Many happy returns to:

Father Ghislain Inai, SMA (Oct. 8);

Father Jeffrey Stirniman (Oct. 12);

Father Nicolas Wilson (Oct. 13);

Father Austin Bosse and Msgr. Philip Halfacre (Oct. 15);

Father Eugene Radosevich (Oct. 19);

Father Marc Nkulu Ngombanda, SMA (Oct. 24);

Father Dominic Garramone, OSB, and Father Gregory Nelson (Oct. 25);

Father Steven Bird (Oct. 27);

Father Kyle Lucas and Father Luke Spannagel (Oct. 30).