St. Mary School in Centralia and St. John the Baptist in Smithon will welcome new principals as they begin the school year in coming weeks.

Fifty-two youth and 14 adults from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel/Holy Spirit Youth Ministry (in Herrin and Carterville respectively) performed more than 1,200 hours of service in Anchorage, Alaska from July 10, 2016-July 16, 2016.

Being anywhere for 25 consecutive years is sometimes viewed as miraculous, but Sister Grace Marie Mueller, SSND seems to have stayed above the fray and glided along at St. Luke Parish in Belleville.