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When Fr. Victor Inbaraj arrived to take over as pastor of Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Chippewa Falls in February, he was somewhat surprised to see that the church had no decoration of any kind inside the church noting a connection with the third person of the Holy Trinity.
It seemed like a good time to rectify that oversight, since he also learned that this was the parish's 125th Jubilee year.
On Friday evening, the parish celebrated the anniversary with a Mass and banquet and the blessing by Bishop William Callahan of a beautiful wood carving display in honor of the Holy Spirit, installed on the right side of the church.
But the occasion was about much more than a piece of art work. The focus on the Jubilee year has provided the members of the parish with the opportunity to re-connect with their past, and re-dedicate themselves to the parish's holy patron.
"You are a parish that is under the patronage and protection of the love of God," Callahan, the Bishop of the La Crosse Diocese, said in his homily. "To be named after the Holy Ghost is a great gift."