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Women's Day Inspiration: Daisy Wu
Women's Day Interview with Daisy Wu, owner of La Maison Valmont Vancouver
– Daisy's ability to make women feel beautiful, not just on the outside, but inside too, has allowed her to be a force in the industry for over 35 years. Her knowledge and leadership at La Maison Valmont Vancouver allow her to give more personalized consultations to deal with any skin situation and to continue strengthening her relationships.
International Women's Day was created in the early 1900s as a way to celebrate the accomplishments of women. Today we are honoured to share with you women who inspire us in the Arts, Media, and Community. Because it's not just the future that is female, it's right here, in the present.
What inspired you to work in the beauty industry?
My inspiration began with my own personal interest in beauty. With that, I wanted to enter the industry to assist and motivate other women to achieve and maintain the beauty they want.
How do you define beauty?
I would define beauty as the quality an individual possesses with a combination of their inner character and their outer appearance. Beauty would be something that is reflected from within and presented on the outside.
In your opinion, how does La Maison Valmont empower women?
La Maison Valmont empowers women by being able to provide women with a positive outlook on a way to achieve their beauty and maintain it. With our expertise and product efficacy, we are able to achieve results women want and are able to provide them with a detailed-oriented relationship that they feel confident and comfortable in.
What is the biggest challenge facing women in the beauty industry? How do you overcome them?
The biggest challenge facing women in the beauty industry is that they always want to attain something better. Women's wants are never-ending and their minds always change, and for us, as providers in the beauty industry, we always have to chase the trend and provide them with the newest products and technology. We overcome these challenges by educating ourselves with the changes in trends and the industry, and also in client preferences and wants.
How do you create a supportive environment for yourself and your team?
We have a weekly meeting with our team where we share with them new experiences and challenges we face throughout the week. We treat our team just as we would our family, and make sure they are comfortable and confident while in the workplace.
Who has been the greatest influence/mentor in your life?
My greatest influence would be when I immigrated here from Hong Kong in 1995. I had already been in the beauty industry in Hong Kong prior to moving to Vancouver, and I wanted to continue that here so I can continue to provide service to women and help them achieve the beauty they want. I enjoy building relationships with my clients and supporting them as they achieve the beauty results they want. It is because of my passion for beauty, that I have been able to stay in this industry for 35 years to continue to help and guide women to achieve the beauty they desire.
What accomplishment(s) are your most proud of?
The accomplishments I am most proud of is the platform I have built for myself in the beauty industry and the relationships I have built. I am proud to have maintained long-lasting relationships with my clients, friends and vendors in the industry and their support has been the most meaningful and rewarding.
What skincare product do you swear by?
The Prime Renewing Pack by Valmont is the skincare product I swear by. It is my absolute go-to for any occasion!
In celebration of International Women's Day, Oakridge is proud to present an engaging and inspiring panel of women of influence. Key topics of discussion include the modern working woman, entrepreneurship, work-life balance, and taking your career to the next level.
Join us on Thursday, March 5 in the West Galleria at 5PM for some real talk, delectable cocktails and canapés, and a chance to connect with like-minded women.
Tickets are $20 each while supplies last. All proceeds will go to Avalon Women's Society. Please register here.
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Carol's look may be minimalist, and her favourite clothing lines known for simplicity, but she works her role as Marketing Coordinator to the maximum and with her super-power energy. Organized and button-down, Carol rolls up those chic sleeves and gets it done. Throw in a journalism background to keep it real, and a great quick smile to deliver the spin. Which reminds us, she's fast too. Must be all that running.


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This week on The Underdog Sports MLB Show:
On Episode 37 of the Underdog Sports MLB Show, the team breaks down the voting for the American and National League Cy Young and MVP Awards, and discuss if we think the BBWA made the right choice for each award. We then discuss two new hires in the National League; Ben Cherrington taking over as the General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Gabe Kapler taking over as manager of the San Francisco Giants. To conclude the show, Chase and Bryce discuss more trouble brewing in the Astros sign-stealing scandal, including Mets and Red Sox managers Carlos Beltran and Alex Cora being thrown into the controversy, and the team reportedly asking scouts to help them steal signs form the crowd.
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In this post I'm going to look at how to resolve the problem of how tight coupling in code causes problems for unit tests. What we have at the moment is a View Model that is tightly coupled to a repository, which makes it hard to impossible to test the View Model's behaviour for cases like the repository throwing an exception, or being unavailable.
The way around this is by using a technique called Dependency Injection. There are many, many articles written on this subject, so I won't go into too much depth here. I do encourage you to read up on this, because there are a few different ways of using DI.
In this case I'm going to use the most common one, which is constructor injection. Constructor injection simply means that we're going to inject an instance of the repository through the constructor, like this:
As you can see, it's very simple. Instead of creating the repository inside the constructor like before, we pass it as an argument. It still gets stored in the same private field, and if it's null, we throw an exception. The exception is not necessary, of course, but in this case it makes sense because the View Model rather depends on having a valid repo to do its job.
Changing the constructor means that now the project will no longer compile, of course, so we need to go in and change a few more things.
First off, since we're looking at unit testing, let's change the test setup:
While this is still using the old mock repository, it's now possible to use different repos in further tests. I'm also going to create a second test to test that passing a null argument will throw the correct exception:
The final step is to change the construction of the OverviewVM in the constructor of the OverviewPage class. For now let's just inject null. It means that the app won't run because of the exception that will get thrown, but it will compile so that you can run the tests.
Well, that's it for now. In the next post I'm going to create more tests and introduce you to mocking frameworks – fun times ahead!


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Hired to Create. Inspired to Succeed.
…is a life-changing experience for the City of Buffalo and Erie County teens. The youth development initiative utilizes the power of the arts to transform young lives and enrich the community. For either 6 weeks during the summer, or 24 weeks after school, high school students apprentice with professional artists to gain arts and employment skills, as well as college readiness. Working in teams with a Master Teaching Artist, apprentices produce high-quality art and gain valuable experiences transferable to any future career.
ArtWorks Youth Apprentices:
- Create art
- Work independently and collaboratively to meet deadlines
- Discover hidden strengths
- Learn job readiness skills
- Encourage each other's talents
- Participate in career exploration workshops
- Participate in team building activities
- Perform and/or exhibit works of art
- Learn decision-making skills
- Practice public speaking
- Learn about money management
- Build friendships with students from different schools
- Participate in performance reviews and feedback sessions
- Learn why the arts are important to a community's identity and success
- Gain summer employment
The ArtWorks program will address the need for youth to develop skills in a real-world work environment, and builds core competencies that are needed in today's economy. Apprentices will learn to become creative and innovative participants in the 21st Century's competitive economy and gain important skills in problem solving, communication, leadership, responsibility, critical thinking, and collaboration. ArtWorks not only inspires students to succeed, but also ensures they have the skills to do so.
"Youth are capable of becoming powerful influences within our world," said Aitina Fareed-Cooke, 2018 Master Teaching Artist.
"What a pleasure it is to provide hands-on arts programming where apprentices developed job readiness, communication, writing and public speaking skills. It was amazing to witness them thinking and reaching beyond their own expectations, and actively become positive and proactive leaders, while using their art to inspire others. This really speaks to what happens when the arts is creatively integrated into education."
Want to become a Youth Apprentice?
Summer 2012 Session:
- Apprentices will meet for 12 weeks beginning July 6 – August 13, 2020.
- Sessions are Monday – Thursday, from 10:00am – 3:00pm at Buffalo & Erie County Public Library.
- Hiring 20 Apprentices
- No prior experience in the arts is necessary.
- High school students must be at least 14 years old to apply.
Completed Youth Apprentice applications must be submitted by 4pm on Friday, June 12 to be accepted for consideration. Applications are below.
We are also looking for Master Teaching Artists! Here's what you need to know!
- Master Teaching Artists provide instruction in the arts while helping Youth Apprentices develop workplace skills and gain knowledge in post-secondary options.
- Selected artists will work with diverse populations of Youth Apprentices with a broad range of artistic experiences to perform and exhibit works of art, develop community partnerships, provide real-world project experiences, and guide apprentices in the development of a professional portfolio.
- Curriculum proposals from artists of all disciplines will be considered
Completed Master Teaching Artist applications must be submitted by 4pm on Friday, May 22 to be accepted for consideration. Applications are below.
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- Price$474,000
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Golf course and Lake view. A real HOME that plays big, Family room with high ceilings, special lighting, and a fireplace. Formal dining room, Large master Bedroom, good sized closets. Kitchen has a nice dining bar with
high top chairs. See the Beautiful pool as soon as you enter with a tastefully decorated Living Room. Electric Shutters everywhere, Free standing Spa, Stereo throughout, newer A/C. Located on the 11 hole of The Estero Country Club. One of The BEST in SW Florida The Vines is in a fantastic location with easy access to The Beach, Shopping Malls,I-75, Naples and Ft. Myers, FGCU, The Theater, The Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins. This is a home that you want to see in person. Set up an appointment.
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- Price$474,000
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2.00
- Full Baths2
- Square Footage2,374
- Acres0.52
- Year Built1988
- TypeResidential
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Arsenal Drop Freeway Rivalry Game
February 22, 2009 - NBA G League (G League) - Anaheim Arsenal News Release
ANAHEIM, CA (Feb. 21, 2009) - James White dropped 33 points on the D-Fenders but the Arsenal were unable to come out on top as they fell to their division rivals 116-104 on Saturday night.
Scoring was scarce in the beginning of the first quarter as both teams combined for 20% (2-10) shooting in the first few minutes. Both teams turned to their leading scorers to get back into the game. Los Angeles' Joe Crawford scored 7of his 20 points on the night in the first quarter while Anaheim's James White scored 8 of his 33 points in the opening action.
While both shooters were able to kick start their respective offenses, the D-Fenders were able to obtain the momentum in the second quarter when they went on a 33-22 run which gave them the lead for the remainder of the game.
D-Fenders forward Ryan Forehan-Kelly led Los Angeles in the third quarter where Los Angeles was able to balloon their lead to 24 points. Forehan-Kelly ended the night with 23 points and 4 rebounds while Gabriel Hughes came off the bench to collect a double-double with 22 points and 15 rebounds.
The Arsenal were able to stage a rally late in the fourth quarter where they were able to reduce the deficit to only 2 thanks to Atlanta Hawks assignee Thomas Gardner scoring 12 of his 26 points in the final period. Fellow Hawks assignee Othello Hunter finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds, his second double-double in three games.
"I was disappointed in our early effort," Anaheim coach Sam Vincent acknowledged. "Once the game starts, we needed to be focused for the next 48 minutes. We weren't able to turn it on until the second half and then there wasn't enough time to get back into the game."
The Los Angeles D-Fenders saw all 7 players who saw game action score in double digits with three players ending with 20+ points. Anaheim's James White recorded his second double-double of the season by adding 11 rebounds to his 33 total points which led all scorers.
The Arsenal will next travel to Reno to take on the Bighorns on Friday, while the D-Fenders will return home to take on the Bakersfield Jam this Thursday. For more information, please contact an Arsenal representative at (714) 635-2255.
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June 20, 2020
My Dearest Parishioners,
I pray that you all are well and and that Our Lord is working wonders in your lives although you might not feel it just yet. I want to first of all ask God's richest blessing upon all of our Fathers, both living and those who are truly living in God's Kingdom. More than ever our world needs the heroic example of true fatherhood and I thank God for all of the fathers in our great parish. You are an inspiration to me and I join in your prayers for your children and grandchildren.
As we continue our communal worship in this time of pandemic I would like to thank you for your concern for your brothers and sisters in Christ and for your patient compliance with the protocols that are being asked of us. As you know the mayor of Raleigh has asked that people over the age of 12 use face coverings in spaces where it is not possible to maintain social distance. There is an exception for people who cannot wear a face covering due to medical or behavioral conditions (As pastor, I can vouch that many of y'all fall into the latter category!) I would like for us not to judge or question why someone at Mass is not wearing a face covering. Due to privacy laws we must not ask if someone has a medical condition and for that reason is not wearing a mask.
Whether we wear a mask or not we MUST maintain at least six feet of social distancing between us and someone who is not of our household, not just in the pews but while entering, exiting and during the communion procession.
Another source of concern for many is those who receive Holy Communion on the tongue. I would ask, if it is at all possible, for us to receive Holy Communion in the hand during this time of pandemic in order to protect the minister and everyone else receiving communion. This cannot be mandated by me or any priest because reception of Holy Communion is a very personal and sacred act. The normative way to receive is on the tongue and it was in 1977 that communion in the hand was officially permitted through an indult. But in this time of emergency and out of charity and concern for the priest and the extra ordinary ministers, not just our fingers which we will purify with hand sanitizer, but for our closeness to hundreds of open mouths which masks don't protect us from, I invite for now those that can, to receive on the hand. If you can't, PLEASE don't worry or be agitated. You may continue to receive on the tongue. We are employing a new protocol where the minister will purify his or her hands with hand sanitizer after every mouth communion. If everyone receives on the tongue then the communion flow will take a very long time due to the constant pausing and it also puts us close to hundreds of open mouths.
We now have hand sanitizer bottles in the main aisle and on the side aisles for those who would like to purify their hands while they are in the communion line. I know that all of this is very different from what we are used to but let's flip the script and use this as an exercise in humility, charity, and patience. If you receive in the hand, ask Our Lord to transform your hands into instruments of healing and not agents of sin. If you receive on the tongue, ask Our Lord to give you temperance of speech and loving words, especially when speaking of your shepherds who only want what is best for you.
Asking a Catholic to be obedient at times is like herding cats (Ask our Bishop whether I am a cat or a sheep!) but our model for obedience, charity, humility and patience is Jesus Christ. I beg your prayers for me. I am only a man of flesh and bone with feelings just like anyone else. I love you more than you will ever know and I pray that together we will be better disciples through the many sacrifices that we offer together.
Our offertory is down by $45,000 with just two Sundays left in the fiscal year. Rightfully so we are concerned about covid-19 and the amount of deaths that are occurring worldwide. But far more people have died of hunger during this time and many more will die because of the depletion of funds to help the poor. The poor need us more than ever, especially our Children of God program which has not been able to have their monthly sales of Fair Trade coffee and chocolate.
Please consider making a Holy Hour in the Adoration Chapel in the next week or two and pray for all of those in need.
Peace be with you.
Fr. Pat
Saturday 5pm: 111
Sunday 9am (Church): 144
Sunday 9am (Fallon Center): 13
Sunday 11:30am: 66
Sunday 1:30am: 171
Sunday 5pm: 26
Saturday 5pm: 176
Sunday 9am (Church): 186
Sunday 9am (Fallon Center): 14
Sunday 11:30am: 144
Sunday 1:30am: 243
Sunday 5pm: 71
Saturday 5pm: 195
Sunday 9am (Church): 158
Sunday 9am (Fallon Center): 12
Sunday 11:30am: 117
Sunday 1:30am: 276
Sunday 5pm: 124
Saturday 5pm: 147
Sunday 9am (Church): 227
Sunday 9am (Fallon Center): 15
Sunday 11:30am: 201
Sunday 1:30am: 246
Sunday 5pm: 142
June 5, 2020
My Dearest Parishioners,
I pray that you are all doing well and are staying safe, sane and sober-ish. As you remember at our first full weekend back we saw 531 souls spread over six Masses. This past weekend (May 30/31) we saw 834 souls at the following Masses: Saturday 5pm: 176, Sunday 9am: 186 in the Church and 14 at the Fallon Center Mass, 11:30: 144, 1:30pm: 243, Sunday 5pm: 71. I hope this information is helpful to gauge which might be a better Mass to go to. Again, you still have the dispensation from the Bishop to not attend Mass if you don't feel comfortable coming out. Daily Mass is a good option for those who would like more space and a shorter service.
Here at Our Lady of Lourdes we have had Perpetual Adoration for over 25 years and it has brought tremendous blessings to all who have been involved and I'm sure untold miracles to those who were prayed for. For many years we have had difficulty getting the required two adorers for each hour. Many appeals have been made and we always get a few new people who will make a weekly commitment for a critical hour which is greatly appreciated.
It dawned on me recently (Actually I named my Guardian Angel Dawn which covers all bases because in the South, Dawn and Don are pronounced the same: Dawn) that our dentists do a thriving business and have hourly scheduled appointments two or three months out from patients that they only see two or three times a year and not the same person every week at the same day and time. Same with our doctors. It is the same with getting an oil change or maintenance on our car. Not many would want to do that weekly but we GLADLY do it every four months or so, especially if it were free, because we know that our car would be a hot mess if we didn't. We have no problem going to a hair salon or barbershop every couple of months and making an appointment and sitting there reading a Field and Stream magazine from 1998 while we wait. After our Quarantini-hairdos for the past two months we can see who is in desperate need of a buzz. Well imagine the state of your immortal soul.
I don't want to just target people for a weekly commitment but to take the maintenance approach and get EVERY parishioner to treat your soul at least as well as you would your teeth, car and hair. We all make a scheduled appointment in our secular lives whether it is twice a year or once a month and we know that we are better off for it. The bread and butter of dentists and doctors are the patients that they see infrequently but who know that their wellness will improve as a result of that one visit.
Please give Jesus Christ access to your heart by going to our adoration website: oll.weadorehim.com and sign up for an hour that currently has only one scheduled adorer. Do so again when you feel the NEED and not because you feel OBLIGED. If we all do this then our Chapel will be booked solid with at least two adorers in the Heavenly waiting room 24/7 and the floodgates of grace will pour out upon the world. Imagine the difference that you can make and imagine the personal transformation.
The night before He died Our Lord asked his three closest apostles for just one hour of their time to pray with Him that night. He never got that hour. Jesus awaits you in the Adoration Chapel to give Him that one hour that He so desperately needed. We pray that it will lead you to desire a daily encounter with Our Eucharistic Lord but we must all start with baby steps.
You are all so very dear to me and I thank God that I am your pastor. Thank you for all that you do. Peace be with you.
Fr. Pat
May 28, 2020
My Dearest Parishioners,
Happy Pentecost!!! This weekend we conclude our Easter Season with the celebration of Pentecost which is the outpouring of The Holy Spirit upon the Church 50 days after the Resurrection of Our Lord. We have all had a most strange Lent and an Easter unlike any other.
We had our regular schedule of Masses last weekend with the addition of a small audience 9 am Mass in the Fallon Center celebrated by Fr. Schriber (which will continue every Sunday) and I just want to share with you some numbers so that you know where we are at.
Remember that we (well, not me but the proverbial "we") have a dispensation from attending Mass from the Bishop during this pandemic. The safest place is at home, especially for those in a vulnerable population, but for those who want to come to Mass this is what it looked like last weekend:
On a regular weekend we would normally average about 1,600 people at Mass. This past weekend (which was also Memorial Day weekend) we had 531 attendees and Masses were 40 minutes or less in length. There were 111 at the Saturday 5 pm Mass, 144 at the 9 am Mass, 13 at the 9 am Fallon Center Mass, 66 at the 11:30 Mass, 171 at the 1:30 pm Spanish Mass and 26 at the Sunday 5 pm Mass. Daily Mass has been averaging around 40 people.
We have every other pew roped off and ask folks to maintain a minimum six foot separation from the next person who is not of your household. We also ask that people wear masks or face coverings especially while coming up for communion. This is to protect one another and also the hosts in the paten. The priest and the other extraordinary ministers must be protected from multiple less than six foot encounters and so we kindly ask you to wear a mask as we wear one to protect you. If I go down then we literally shut our doors again.
It feels so good to be able to participate in Mass but we all must be more vigilant than ever with regards to keeping each other safe and healthy. As I said at Mass we can't put out holy water but our hand sanitizer has been blessed so it kills germs and sins with one fell swoop. Where else are you going to find that?
We continue to have two priests hearing confessions every Wednesday at Noon and on Saturdays from 3 pm until 4 pm. I will be inside the School Library with the door left open so look before entering. Fr. Schriber will be hearing confessions in one of the classrooms that also faces the upper parking lot.
I pray that you are all doing well and that God is showering you with many graces. May Our Lady of Lourdes intercede for you and protect you with her mantle of love. Peace be with you.
Fr. Pat
Mary 22, 2020
My Dearest parishioners,
I pray that you are doing well and are spiritually and physically healthy. I have great news for y'all (no, I'm not being transferred):
We will be celebrating public Masses at Our Lady of Lourdes beginning this Saturday at 5 pm as we celebrate the Ascension of Our Lord.
I can't emphasize enough that we must more than ever be vigilant and maintain proper hygiene and distancing protocols. The Bishop has still given all of the faithful a dispensation from attending Sunday Mass and by zero means should anyone come out if they are sick, don't feel well or are reticent about being in a group larger than 10 people.
We are offering Holy Mass for those who want to come out and we will provide the safest environment that we can. Although the stay at home order is partially lifted it is still very much applicable to our parish's greatest treasure: our elderly and those with health complications.
The Mass schedule will be the same as it ever was (cf. Talking Heads) with the addition of a 9 am Sunday Mass in the Fallon Center celebrated by Fr. Schriber for no more than 40 parishioners who are immuno-sensitive or health compromised. Masks must be worn for the Mass in the Fallon Center and we kindly ask that we all wear masks or facial coverings while in the Church also.
Every other pew has been roped off to maintain 6 feet of distancing and we ask people to maintain a six foot separation between your family and the next person in your pew. Please spread out and use the entire Church (including the gathering space and upper chapel if need be). Hand sanitizer will be available but we ask you to bring your own and use it just before you receive Holy Communion. We will not be singing hymns and our goal is to keep the Masses short (40 minutes or less) so as to minimize the time we spend indoors. We will also not be sharing the sign of Peace nor receiving from the chalice. In lieu of passing the offertory basket we simply invite you to drop your offering in a basket on the way out.
I know that it has been awhile since we have seen each other and I invite folks to catch up with each other outside the building after Mass and not in the gathering space. Please resist the temptation to shake hands or hug folks who don't live in your house. Don't hug the bug! We must not let our guard down but be ever mindful of the over 94,000 Americans and over 700 North Carolinians who have died thus far from covid. To honor their memory and to reduce the risk of sickness I implore us all to humble ourselves and heed the advice that our experts have given us.
Daily Mass is open to all at the same Bat time, same Bat channel. Daily Mass might be a better option for those who long for communion but would be nervous about being in a larger weekend crowd. If you prefer an outdoor Mass for now please check out one of the local Churches for their schedule.
Although the diocese permits us now to hear confessions indoors, I am choosing to still meet outside in back of the School library on Wednesdays and Saturdays, rain or shine. It is much easier to distance outside and the air is better. Fr. Schriber will be assisting me from now on with confessions and will also be helping out in the parish from time to time. Please join me in welcoming him home to Lourdes.
You will also notice that we have seven new parishioners who have taken up residence in the Church and are waiting for you and your families to invite them into your spiritual life. Their names are: Elizabeth Ann Seton, John Neumann, Pope Pius X, Padre Pio, Bernadette of Lourdes, Maria Goretti, and Anthony of Padua. They are all Saints and they are my helpers to get y'all to Heaven.
I look forward to seeing you either this weekend or when you are finally able to come out. We're not out of the woods but let's at least enjoy the shade, check our compass and take it slow. Peace be with you.
Fr. Pat
You can read the official DoR Document regarding Phase 2 by clicking here.
Our Lady of Lourdes is unaffected, but other parishes in our area are.
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Mary 8, 2020
Phase 1: The Light at the End of the Tunnel
My Dearest Parishioners,
I pray that you are well and that God is filling your hearts with great graces during this most difficult time. I would first of all like to wish a Happy Mother's Day to all of our Mothers. May Our Lady and St. Monica intercede for you and may God fill your hearts with many graces. If your Mother has gone home to the Lord, may she shower you with her prayers, I know that mine does.
I have great news that I would like to share with you. As we are now entering into Phase 1 of our reopening we can resume, in a limited fashion, our sacramental life here at OLL. Beginning Wednesday, May 13th, the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, we will have Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament in our Adoration Chapel everyday from 9 am until 4 pm. The Eucharist will be reserved in the Chapel tabernacle at 4 pm and throughout the night and early morning and the Chapel will remain open 24/7 for prayer. Once we are assured that we have at least two adorers for all of our hours we would like to go to Perpetual Adoration as soon as possible. No more than 8 people can be in the Chapel at any one time and masks must be worn for the safety of all.
We will resume our confession schedule beginning this Saturday from 3 pm until 4:15 pm and Wednesdays at Noon. Confessions will be heard on the benches in back of the School Library at the upper parking lot. In case of bad weather it will be under the overhang of the entrance to the St. Bernadette Center. Please observe social distancing while waiting your turn. PLEASE call to make an appointment if you want a confession at a more convenient time for you.
We are limited to a maximum of 10 people for Mass unless it is outdoors. Our grounds and logistics are such that an outdoor Mass would not be a viable option for us so we will wait for Phase 2 to begin, hopefully May 24th or 31st, before we resume with Sunday Mass, again with restrictions.
Our Parish Office will be open for normal hours beginning this Monday, May 11th. Please feel free to call rather than come in whenever possible.
Groups are allowed to meet again at OLL provided that they do not exceed 10 people and all social distancing protocols, including masks, are observed. If your group would like to return to meeting here, please contact the Parish Office to let us know.
There is light at the end of the tunnel and it's not an Amtrak coming our way. I remind us all that this does not mean that we let our guard down and the storm is over. Quite the opposite. We can anticipate spikes in cases as people venture out and so we need to be more vigilant than before out of respect for our more vulnerable population and our health care workers. This is a time for deeper prayer and devotion.
Please consider giving an hour of your time (which is on loan from God) to Eucharistic Adoration. Before all this, when things were "good", we had 55 slots that only had one adorer. Many of our adorers are in a vulnerable category and shouldn't be coming back out anyway. Who will take their place? If not you, who? If not now, when?
I again thank you for your generous support to the parish over these past two months. We still need help in attaining our BAA goal so please make your pledge if you haven't done so. I pray that you and your families are in good health and spirit. For those of you who have pull in the supply chain, I tested positive for single malt scotch recently but am now out of test kits. Oh the Greek tragedy that is my life! (Again, just seeing who is reading this to the end!) I miss y'all very much and I look forward to the day where we are gathered back home at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.
Peace be with you and May Our Lady keep you as the apple of her eye.
Your Pastor,
Fr. Pat
Mis queridos feligreses,
Ruego que estés bien y que Dios esté llenando tus corazones con grandes gracias durante este momento tan difícil. En primer lugar, me gustaría desear un feliz Día de la Madre a todas nuestras madres. Que Nuestra Señora y Santa Mónica intercedan por ustedes y que Dios llene sus corazones con muchas gracias. Si tu madre a partido a la casa del Señor, que ella te derrame con sus oraciones, sé que la mía lo hace.
Tengo buenas noticias que me gustaría compartir con ustedes. Como ahora estamos entrando en la Fase 1 de nuestra reapertura, podemos reanudar, de manera limitada, nuestra vida sacramental aquí en OLL. A partir del miércoles 13 de mayo, la fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Fátima, tendremos la Adoración del Santísimo Sacramento en nuestra Capilla de Adoración todos los días de 9 am a 4 pm. El Santísimo Sacramento se guardará en el tabernáculo de la Capilla de 4 pm a 9:00am , la Capilla permanecerá abierta las 24 horas, los 7 días de la semana para oración. Una vez que tengamos la seguridad de que tenemos al menos dos adoradores para todas nuestras horas, nos gustaría ir a la Adoración Perpetua lo antes posible. No más de 8 personas pueden estar en la Capilla al mismo tiempo y se deben usar máscaras para la seguridad de todos.
Reanudaremos nuestro horario de confesión comenzando este sábado de 3 pm a 4:15 pm y los miércoles al mediodía. Se escucharán confesiones en los bancos detrás de la biblioteca de la escuela en el estacionamiento superior. En caso de mal tiempo, estará bajo el saliente de la entrada al Centro St. Bernadette. Observe el distanciamiento social mientras espera su turno. POR FAVOR, llame para hacer una cita si desea una confesión en el momento más conveniente para usted.
Estamos limitados a un máximo de 10 personas para misa a menos que sea al aire libre. Nuestros terrenos y logística son tales que una misa al aire libre no sería una opción viable para nosotros, por lo que esperaremos a que comience la Fase 2, con suerte el 24 o 31 de mayo, antes de continuar con la misa dominical, nuevamente con restricciones.
Nuestra oficina parroquial estará abierta durante las horas normales a partir de este lunes 11 de mayo. No dude en llamar en lugar de venir siempre que sea posible.
Se permite que los grupos se reúnan nuevamente en OLL siempre que no superen las 10 personas y se observen todos los protocolos de distanciamiento social, incluidas las máscaras. Si su grupo desea regresar a la reunión aquí, comuníquese con la Oficina Parroquial para informarnos.
Hay luz al final del túnel y no se trata de un Amtrak en nuestro camino. Les recuerdo a todos que esto no significa que bajemos la guardia y que la tormenta haya terminado. Todo lo contrario. Podemos anticipar picos en los casos a medida que las personas salgan y, por lo tanto, debemos estar más atentos que antes por respeto a nuestra población más vulnerable y a nuestros trabajadores de la salud. Este es un momento de oración y devoción más profundo.
Por favor considere anotarse para una hora de su tiempo (que es prestado por Dios) a la Adoración Eucarística. Antes de todo esto, cuando las cosas estaban "bien", teníamos 55 espacios que solo tenían un adorador. Muchos de nuestros adoradores están en una categoría vulnerable y no deberían volver a salir de todos modos. ¿Quién tomará su lugar? Si no eres tú, ¿quién? ¿Si no es ahora, cuando?
Nuevamente les agradezco su generoso apoyo a la parroquia durante los últimos dos meses. Todavía necesitamos ayuda para lograr nuestro objetivo BAA, así que haga su promesa si no lo ha hecho. Rezo para que usted y sus familias gocen de buena salud tanto física como espíritual . Para aquellos de ustedes que tienen un tirón en la cadena de suministro, recientemente obtuve un resultado positivo para el whisky escocés de malta, pero ahora no tengo un grupo de pruebas. ¡Oh, la tragedia griega que es mi vida! (De nuevo, ¡solo viendo quién está leyendo esto hasta el final!) Los extraño mucho y espero con ansias el día en que nos reunamos en la Iglesia Católica Nuestra Señora de Lourdes.
Que la paz sea contigo y que Nuestra Señora te mantenga como la niña de sus ojos.
Tu Pastor,
Father Pat
April 24, 2020
My Dearest Parishioners,
I continue to keep you in my constant prayers and I intercede for you before God at the celebration of Holy Mass. It is hard to fathom that this Sunday will be the seventh week that we have not gathered to celebrate the sacred mysteries.
As we know Governor Cooper has extended the Stay at Home Order through May 8th and it will probably be a great while before large gatherings will be allowed. You might be wondering what sort of effect that has had financially on the parish. We are currently around $32,500 in the red which, all things considered, isn't too bad. I am so appreciative of how many of our parishioners have stepped up and have been mailing in their offertory or going to Auto draft. More than ever we depend on your generosity so that we might continue to serve as a beacon of light and hope for others.
The Bishop just announced that our confirmation date of May 14th will be postponed until we are able to safely accommodate our 70 or so confirmandi and their families. I have been given the faculty to preside at our confirmation, whenever that might be.
I also announce to you that although we are not allowed to have Eucharistic Adoration in parish chapels, our Chapel is now open every day for those who might want to spend time in private prayer. The Blessed Sacrament is reserved in the tabernacle on the left side of the Chapel below the Crucifix so you will be able to spend quality time with Our Lord. We just ask that social distancing be strictly observed and that means that no more than 8 people can be in the chapel at any one time. There are only eight chairs in the chapel and they are spaced 6 feet apart. It would be a good practice to also wear a mask while in the chapel.
If anyone has Lenten Rice Bowls that you would like to turn in, you may leave them outside the Parish Office. You may also pick up the Spiritual Bouquet cards for Mother's Day and Father's day at the entrance to the Chapel.
I would like to congratulate Joe Ann Wright who was the winner of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus raffle. Thanks to all who participated in our raffle which benefits our parish.
Please be assured of my daily prayers for you and please remember to call me or text me if there is anything that I can do for you spiritually or if you would like to make an appointment. There is light at the end of the tunnel but let's pray that it's not a train coming our way! Stay together yet apart.
May the Risen Lord Jesus guide you safely through this Easter Season and may His Most Blessed Mother shower you with her motherly care. Peace be with you.
With great love,
Fr. Pat
April 10, 2020
Easter Blessing & Keeping the Parish Connected
My Dearest Parishioners,
Our liturgical season of Lent is at an end and we are in the womb of the Sacred Triduum where we fast, and pray and await the celebration of the resurrection of Our Lord this Glorious Sunday. As someone recently said, "This is the Lentiest Lent that we have ever Lented". Who would have thought that as a world we would be fasting from the sacraments, abstaining from human contact, and feeling the anxiety of an unseen enemy? Yet all the while Our Lord Jesus has been with us and will be with us.
Our Guardian Angels for years have been trying to put spiritual masks over our mouths lest me contaminate our neighbor with gossip, slander or calumny. These same angels have been trying to mask our eyes so that indecent things don't harm our souls and destroy our concept of each other. These same angels have been trying to put spiritual gloves on our hands so that everything that we do when we reach out to another will be pure and free from the contagion of sin, vice or ulterior motive. In these days our "angels" are visible in the form of nurses, doctors, nursing home and health care workers, police, fire fighters, our beloved military, first-responders, the check out clerk at the grocery store who isn't getting paid nearly enough to make sure that we have access to food, our restaurant employees and deliverers, and the list goes on.
In Italy over 100 priests have died due to covid-19 as they touched and comforted the dying. They became priests of Jesus Christ at their ordination and they experienced the ultimate consummation of their sacrament by encarnating His Death. One priest gave his ventilator to a younger person who needed it so that they might live. Father was 72 years old when he celebrated his last act of charity. Who will take the place of these heroic men who live in a country with a negative birth rate? Perhaps a young boy or man at Our Lady of Lourdes in little old Raleigh, NC will be so moved by this void in the Church that he will hear as if for the first time the voice of the Father saying, "Whom shall I send?" And that soul will cry out from their depth, "Here I am. Send me."
St. Paul tells us that all things are for the good for those who love God (Rm. 8:28). We don't necessarily see it at the time, but where we are, Christ is already there and that's a pretty good deal. Please remember that your home is the domestic Church which is the birthplace of all vocations: single, married or religious, and Christ is there. Make your Church holy and vibrant!
I invite us all to begin today the novena for Divine Mercy which culminates on April 19th. Please be assured of my continued prayers for you. Although I pray for you daily and offer Mass for you, I miss seeing your faces.
On Easter Sunday I will be outside the office in the parking lot from Noon until 2 pm if anyone would like to drive by for a personal or family blessing. I know that we have been seeing priests on the screen but there's just something about a live blessing from a priest. I promise that it will be covid-free and gluten-free.
Please reach out to each other by phone and help keep our great community connected. A number of OLL volunteers are contacting by phone our more senior parishioners to encourage them and to see if they are in need. If you would be willing to make some phone calls or would appreciate a call yourself, please fill out this quick form to let us know: https://ourladyoflourdescc.org/phone-calls-during-an-interesting-time
Please remember the Good News that can never be quarantined: He is Risen and Lives and Reigns Forever! Alleluia, Alleluia!
May God Most High bless you and your families abundantly this Easter, and May Our Gracious Lady shower you with her love and prayers.
April 3, 2020
My dear parishioners,
You all are in my constant prayers and I pray that all is well with you and your families. I desperately miss seeing you, particularly at Holy Mass, and I know that it will be extremely emotional to hear 500 voices in unison say "And with your spirit" when we begin our first Mass together, whenever that might be.
This Sunday we begin Holy Week with the celebration of the Passion of Our Lord, better known as Palm Sunday. We will have blessed palms for you in the glassed-in entrance way to the Adoration Chapel, available at Noon this Sunday. Please come on by and pick up this important sacramental and enthrone it in your home.
Remember that this Friday, Good Friday, is a day of fasting and abstinence. It is so easy to lose track of the days and which day it is when we are all sequestered and out of our routines.
Below I am providing a list of liturgies that will be celebrated by our Bishop and will be live streamed from the Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral. Please participate in the Sacred Triduum by watching these liturgies with your family. This will be a very different Easter for the whole world but we must never lose sight of the fact that Jesus is Risen and lives among us and within us. We have been deprived of the True Presence these last weeks but hopefully we are finding the inner True Presence within us. We are not orphaned or alone. Like the footprints poem it is Christ who is carrying us and He wont bring us this far just to set us on the curb.
If any of you would like to talk with me about anything please feel free to call me on my cell phone. I offer Mass for you daily and I lift up your families to God Most High. Thank you to all who are mailing in your tithes or have signed up for auto draft, your stewardship is greatly appreciated and greatly needed.
May Our Lady of Lourdes intercede for you all and may her blessed spouse St. Joseph protect you, now and always.
With great love,
Your Pastor,
Fr. Pat
The following Holy Week Masses will be celebrated by Bishop Zarama and livestreamed:
Palm Sunday, April 5
8:30 AM Spanish; 10:00 AM English
Bishop Zarama presiding and homilist at both Masses
Holy Thursday, April 9
7:00 PM Bilingual
Bishop Zarama presiding and homilist
Good Friday, April 10
3:00 PM Bilingual
Bishop Zarama presiding and homilist
Easter Vigil, April 11
8:30 PM Bilingual
Bishop Zarama presiding and homilist
Easter Sunday, April 12
8:30 AM Spanish; 10:00 AM English
March 27, 2020
My Dear Parishioners,
I continually pray that you all are well and that God is filling your hearts with great peace and calm amidst these most trying times. As the Holy Angels brought the best of news to the shepherds in the fields of Bethlehem, I reiterate to you their words of Joy: "Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior has been born for YOU who is Christ and Lord!"
What I am about to say should not cause us sorrow or despair but rather help us to be more like Our Lord who had to accept things that weren't all too desirable. Because of the Governor's stay at home order Our Bishop has stated that we may not have any public gatherings whatsoever. We are not allowed to keep the Adoration Chapel open nor celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation except in danger of death. In the current state of the pandemic Anointing of the Sick cannot be performed according to the ritual.
I draw your attention to the full letter from the diocese which appears below.
Our parish office will be closed until further notice but please do call if there is anything that you need or that we can do for you. The more we adhere to the government guidelines and stay at home and maintain proper distance and hygiene, the more likely we will able to come back to Mass sooner and all businesses will be able to open back up.
In the spirit of communal penance I beg us all to be obedient and to offer up our sufferings and deprivations for those who have died and for those who are afflicted physically and economically. Please support our parish with your prayers and your tithing as best as you can. Being at home means that we are held tight in the bosom of the Domestic Church. The same Domestic Church that spawns vocations. Those of you who are Fathers, please lead your children in daily prayer. They will remember that more than any words of mine. Those of you who are Mothers, be models of patience and joy. For some, that might be a greater miracle than raising the dead but I assure you your efforts won't go unnoticed. For all those in between pray for our heroic health care workers, law enforcement and military personnel and for all who don't have the luxury to stay at home.
Remember that Mass is still being celebrated daily throughout our diocese and world and you are receiving grace upon grace. Thank you so much to those who have reached out to me and expressed your encouragement. This is most odd that a Father cannot physically touch, feed, anoint nor absolve his children. More than ever I am fighting to get you to Heaven and no amount of social or liturgical distancing can change that. I am physically well but truth be told I tested positive for Wild Turkey but am under strict bourbon protocols so fear not. Actually I just want to see how many of you have read this long message to the end!
Peace be with you. I love you very much and you are in my constant prayers.
Your Father and Pastor,
Fr. Pat


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The postal service is in danger of becoming obsolete if it does not adapt to e-commerce, even as it embarks on a reform plan, said Ministry of Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Deborah Payne.
The reform plan, involving the assistance of the intergovernmental Universal Postal Union (UPU), is expected to lead to the development of a postal bank, digitisation of postal codes, introduction of new addressing standards and better regulated postal market.
Addressing a UPU regional workshop on operational readiness for e-commerce, Payne said postal service operators in the region could not continue "business as normal".
"Postal service operators must realise that they have to deliver more than just mail to remain relevant in a 21st Century environment.
"You have to be cognisant of the competitive environment in which we now operate and you must be prepared to change to meet the demands of a global market," Payne said.
The permanent secretary said that the Barbados Postal Service (BPS) has sought to maintain an advantage in the competitive global market through innovative marketing tactics and heightened security.
While acknowledging that the postal service has been used for importation and exportation of illegal contraband, Payne said the Home Affairs Ministry has taken steps to tighten security.
Post offices have been equipped with scanners, tightened internal operations and partnered with Police, Immigration and Customs and Excise, she added
Payne said: "A vital component of our e-commerce therefore has to be a relook at our security systems to ensure that the necessary measures are in place to safeguard our operations from such activity."
The BPS is participating in the UPU's Integrated Postal Reform and Development Plan which aims to create a postal reform plan for Barbados based on determining universal service obligation, development of a postal sector policy and to review and update legislative framework governing the local industry.
She urged postal service operators to seize the opportunity to maximize their economic potential through e-commerce, reporting that by 2020 940 million online shoppers will be spending almost US$1 trillion in cross border e-commerce transactions.
"Regional post is well-poised to benefit from even a fraction of this trade as importers," Payne stressed.
Acting director of the Barbados Civil Aviation Department Tracey Forde-Bailey also spoke about the importance of integrating information communication technologies (ICTs), courier services and logistics operators into the postal industry for better services and efficiency.
Bailey said: "ICT and a reliable logistical network is the key to a seamless entire cross-border operation. To enhance overall the quality of cross-border e-commerce, postal operators must develop a number of solutions and pay careful attention to the reliability, speed and tracking mechanisms. The sector must be committed to perform quality monitoring techniques of their postal operations using online tools and electronic means.
"A truly seamless service across borders requires more than the simple delivery of goods. It requires effective coordination between transport operators, harmonized network, and sound regulatory regime. To achieve this, the postal operators must work together in all efforts and on a constant basis to provide efficient cross-border services."
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An Irish teenager has won a global science award for his project which aims to remove microplastics from the oceans.
Fionn Ferreira from west Cork was named the overall winner of the 2019 Google Science Fair, winning $50,000 to develop his project on microplastic extraction from water.
The 18-year-old's winning idea involves using magnets to filter microplastics from bodies of water. The young scientist used a magnetic liquid called ferrofluid, which sticks to plastic, and which is then attracted to the magnets and removed from the water.
In the presence of water, ferrofluids – non-toxic magnetic liquids made up of oil and magnetite, an iron- based rock mineral – attract the microplastics because both have similar properties. For his project, Fionn Ferreira added oil and magnetite to water and mixed in a solution emulating plastic waste in the ocean.
When the microplastics latched on to the ferrofluids, Fionn Ferreira dipped a magnet into the solution three times to remove both substances, leaving clear water.
After approximately 1000 tests, the method was found to be 88% effective in removing a variety of microplastics from water, surpassing the young scientist's original hypothesis of an 85% removal rate.
Fionn Ferreira, who is due to attend university in the Netherlands starting next month, was inspired to create a solution to microplastics in the oceans while he was out on a walk in his coastal hometown of Ballydehob, where he ran across a stone with oil and plastic stuck to it.
He said: "I was alarmed to find out how many microplastics enter our wastewater system and consequently the oceans.
"I look forward to applying my findings and contributing towards a solution in tackling microplastics in our oceans worldwide."
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Mitch Johnson on writing his debut, Kick
Kick - the debut novel that has just scooped the Branford Boase Award 2018 - began life with the discovery of a piece of rubbish in a shoebox. In this blog, author Mitch Johnson tells us how his award-winning novel Kick (Usborne) came about:
'Kick began life with a piece of rubbish in a shoebox back in 2013. I was working in a sport shop when I found a discarded energy gel sachet - emblazoned with colourful, Asiatic branding - in a box of brand-new football boots.
Although I didn't know it at the time, I had just witnessed the birth of a superstar footballer named Kieran Wakefield, a ruthless gangster known as the Dragon, and Budi, a little boy from Jakarta with big dreams.
That discovery in a narrow, dimly-lit stockroom forced me to consider how and where things are made. I wanted to know who had consumed the energy gel, and why. Who had made these boots, and where? Were conditions really that exhausting? Were breaks so inadequate that a worker had to eat on the job? And what exactly is a sweatshop? I had encountered the term before Kick, but I'd never properly considered what it might conceal.
I started to research the garment industry, which, despite being worth trillions of dollars a year, was surprisingly difficult to do. Escaping the models, celebrities, and sports stars who advertise products might be hard to achieve, but catching a glimpse of the people who actually manufacture those products is even harder. The reason? Making clothes is not a glamorous business.
Through articles written by investigative journalists, reports compiled by charity workers, and footage shot by undercover filmmakers, I learned about the long hours and low pay that prevail in garment factories across Asia. The work is repetitive, tedious, and time pressured. Conditions are unpleasant and often unsafe. The use of child labour is not uncommon. And approximately 40 million people face this reality every day.
It is because of this bleak situation that hopes and dreams feature so prominently in Kick. Budi may spend ten hours a day making football boots, but he is preoccupied with his ambition of becoming a footballer. He is brave, determined, and optimistic because he has to be.
There is a lot at stake in Kick - a lifetime of grinding poverty if Budi fails to realize his dream - but he has spirit, and a fiercely loyal friend, and a storytelling grandmother capable of making reality disappear for a while. So perhaps he will make it.
Around the same time I found that piece of rubbish, the most lucrative football transfer of all time was being negotiated. I calculated how long it would take the footballer in question to earn a sweatshop worker's monthly wage.
When I first did the calculation, I was sure I'd made a mistake. I checked the numbers again. I checked I had included the right amount of zeros in the footballer's salary. I checked the currency conversion rate, because sweatshop workers are rarely paid in pounds or euros. They are paid in rupiah and taka and dong. But the answer remained the same: 100 seconds.
While I was researching Kick, I often felt overwhelmed by the scale of the problem. It is very easy to convince yourself that you can't change anything, that you are just one person against a multi-trillion dollar industry - especially when your form of activism is a lonely one like writing. But I kept reminding myself of all the stories that had broadened my horizons and changed my attitudes.
Books have extraordinary power. They are a safe way of exploring dangerous places. They make us care about people we will never meet. And they engage the imagination, which is perhaps the most powerful tool we have for reshaping the world into something better.
For some readers, Kick may be a book of firsts: the first time they encounter a novel set in Indonesia; or mingle with a cast of characters whose daily wage is almost impossible to believe; or are offered a glimpse into the murky world of how things are made.
But there will also be a lot that is recognizable, and by focusing on our inherent similarities, rather than the circumstantial differences that separate us, I hope we can start to dismantle the barriers that have been built between those who produce and those who consume.
Now more than ever, I believe children need characters like Budi who are filled with goodness and dreams and the desire for a better world. Characters who are incorruptible despite the precedents - despite everything - and who will keep kicking no matter what.


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Brad Unger Selected As New Head Baseball Coach At Culver-Stockton College
C-SC Director of Athletics Pat Atwell announced Tuesday that Brad Unger has been hired as the new head baseball coach at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri.
Unger joins the Wildcat program after a five-year stint as the head coach at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, Illinois.
Unger compiled a 141-116-1 overall record while at WCC, That includes a school record 37 victories in 2016 when he led the Chiefs to the NJCAA Division III World Series and was
subsequently named the Region IV Division III and NJCAA District B Coach of the Year.
Under Unger's guidance, Waubonsee averaged 28 victories per year in his five seasons at the helm, including a 30-23 mark in 2019.
During his tenure the Chiefs have had 36 players earn All-Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference (ISCC) honors, 20 have attained all-region status, while three have been named NJCAA
All-Americans. While at Waubonsee, Unger served as the Assistant Regional Director for the Great Lakes Region with USA Baseball in their NTIS (National Team Identification Series)
program. At C-SC he will remain with USA Baseball and serve as the Coordinator for the State of Missouri.
Unger was in his first season managing the DuPage Pistol Shrimp of the Prospect League, a summer collegiate league with teams in Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia,
but resigned those duties when he was hired for the Culver-Stockton position.
Unger coached 16 seasons in the Aurora American Legion League, directing his teams to over 200 wins and a league title in 2011.
Before taking over at Waubonsee Unger was the head varsity baseball coach at Hinckley-Big Rock High School for three seasons.
He guided the Royals to the Little Ten Conference title (2013) and the regional championship game in 2013 and 2014.
Unger earned his Associate's degree from Waubonsee in 2001, his Bachelor's degree from Elmhurst College in 2003, double majoring in business administration and marketing, and his
Master's degree from Concordia University-Irvine in 2015, majoring in coaching and athletic administration: exercise sports science.
He and his wife, Shannon, have two children, daughter Madelyn and son August.