Kristen, one of Xavier's young parish leaders, interviews Ann, one of Xavier's wise parish elders and a pillar of the community. Ann, a cradle Catholic who had fallen away from the church for about 20 years in her middle age, was introduced to Xavier at the Pentecost mass in 1987 by a good friend. Ann fell in love with the parish and its community, in large account because of the music ministry. Since then, Ann has been involved in numerous ministries throughout her more than 30 years in the community.

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This episode was recorded and edited by Cynthia Bastidas of Semillita Productions. Photography by Donald Kennedy of Donald Kennedy Photography. Podcast introduction song is “Here I Am, Lord (I Come To Do Your Will),” music composed by Michael Ward and performed by the Music Ministry of the Church of St. Francis Xavier. All copyrighted music reproduced with permission of OneLicense copyright A-700530, rights reserved; music reprint license number 944. A special thanks to the staff of St. Francis Xavier and Father Ken Boller, SJ.