Each year, the Spirit of St. Francis award is presented to a parishioner who has given outstanding service to the parish. It is with great pleasure that I announce the winner of this year’s Spirit of St. Francis Award is Patrick Gallagher.

Despite only joining the parish in 2021, Pat Gallagher quickly became an integral part of the largest project at St. Francis in over a decade. The right person at the right time he came forward and jumped right into the renovation project lending his talents for bidding, managing and budgeting. He met all the requirements that were asked of him and did it within budget, which due to rising costs and inflation was not an easy task. He was onsite at the church meeting with contractors and church leaders at least once a week if not more. If that wasn’t enough he recently agreed to serve as ministry head for Building and Grounds to lead planning around maintenance, repair and beautification of the parish, rectory and property.