Okay, "Peter Canisius"...here's your plug on St. Joan of Arc parish. Again.

Like many Catholic bloggers, I'm sure, I received a letter from "secret agent Peter Canisius" (google the saint for more info on this guy's namesake).

I tend to give Mister Canisius a relatively wide berth, but this does bear notice. I checked it out and it's legit. Here's the email in full and unedited:

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For more information contact:
Father James Cassidy Phone: 612.823.8205
Father James Debruycker - ,jdebruycker471@mac.com,jdebruycker@stjoan.com

DON'T MISS the MINNESOTA ARCHDIOCESE GAY PRIDE FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES HEADED UP BY JULIE MADDEN.
As announced in the Saint Joan of Arc bulletin last week:

Pride Week at SJA: Please join us on Wednesday, June 25 at 7 pm in the church for a prayer service to celebrate and give thanks for the gifts of our Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgendered community. Celebrate with us in prayer and song – we'll be joined by guest musician and SJA favorite Ann Reed. This service is part of Pride week in the Twin Cities. FFI on the week's events contact Julie Madden at the Parish Center.

See a more extensive list of MN Catholic GLBT Archdiocese Activities at:
http://www.stjoan.com/glfr.htm

Check out the parish calender for the Voice of the Faithful meeting on June 26:
http://www.stjoan.com/calfr.htm

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Update:

The Curt Jester publishes a letter from the communications director of the Archdiocese here.

At this writing (June 24, 9:17 PM Eastern Time) the offensive links remain.