Epiphany – December 27, 2023
Fr. Andy Booms Pastor St. Brigid of Kildare in Midland and St. Mary University Parish, Mt Pleasant is the Parish of the Week. Fr. Nate Harburg from Good Shepherd reads poems to help us hunger for the Eucharist.
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Fr. Andy Booms Pastor St. Brigid of Kildare in Midland and St. Mary University Parish, Mt Pleasant is the Parish of the Week.
Father Andy Booms is a native of the Diocese of Saginaw and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Saginaw in June 2007. Since July 2017, he has served as pastor of St. Brigid of Kildare Parish in Midland, Michigan. In 2020, he also became the pastor of St. Mary University Parish in Mount Pleasant. He fulfills his ministry with the assistance of a parochial vicar, Father Matthew Gembrowski. His ministry keeps him active amongst people of all ages from the womb to the tomb. Father Andy loves serving in the Diocese of Saginaw.
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Fr. Nate Harburg from Good Shepherd reads poems to help us hunger for the Eucharist.
I’m Fr. Nate Harburg, pastor of Good Shepherd Parish based in Ubly, Michigan, within the Diocese of Saginaw. I have 8 amazing younger siblings, including two adopted. I enjoy spending time with my dad, siblings, nieces and nephews. “A few of my favorite things”: Authors Michael O’Brien, Henri Nouwen, JRR Tolkien; hanging out in coffee shops, beer tasting, old classic movies. My favorite hobby is writing poems. On the spiritual side, I love encountering Jesus daily in Eucharistic Adoration, Lectio Divina, the Divine Office, and the Rosary. I Graduated from Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, in 2003, Sacred Heart Seminary (Detroit) in 2011, and was ordained that year. I’m grateful to have the chance to cooperate with the Good Shepherd in His rescue mission to the lost sheep.
