Perry County Consortium of Catholic Parishes will be hosting a
Preaching Mission: Getting MORE out of Advent and Christmas
 

Fr. Thomas Blau (Dominican Order)Residence St. Patrick Church (Columbus)Itinerant Preacher of the Diocese of Columbus.

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December 4, 5, & 6
7pm  St. Rose of Lima Church

As we move into a more festive time of the year, celebrating the birth of Our Lord, Jesus, we need to tend to our spirit and ensure that we grow closer to Him this Advent and Christmas season.  To help us with that, we have invited Fr. Thomas Blau, O.P. to preach a mission for us so that we can come to know Christ better, and “Get MORE out of Advent and Christmas.”

Fr. Thomas Blau, OP, is a member of the Dominican Order [Order of Preachers].  He is a native of Cleveland Ohio, and a diehard Browns/Indians/Cavaliers fan.  After attending public schools in Cleveland and getting his undergraduate degree from Akron University, Fr. Thomas had a chance to live in Honduras and Guatemala on an extended service mission. That peaked his interest in a religious vocation.  Along the way Fr. Thomas has had numerous jobs – including a mailman, a grade school teacher and a partial owner of a drug store.
 
After his work overseas, Father attended Franciscan University and received a Master’s Degree in Theology.  There he also met the Dominicans and soon entered the order.  Fr. Thomas lived in Washington DC at the Dominican seminary and completed various degrees [including the Licentiate in Sacred Theology/STL].  He was ordained in 1999.   Since then Father has been assigned to Dominican outreaches at the University of Virginia and Providence College.  He is currently an itinerant preacher in the Diocese of Columbus with residence at St. Patrick Church/Columbus. 

Fr. Blau Preaching at St. Rose of Lima Parish December 6th 2017
Getting MORE out of Advent & Christmas Mission