Following the Respect Life Mass, celebrated by Fr. Ray Zeugner, Assisting Retired Priest at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Winter Haven, Florida, there was a gathering in the Parish Center to celebrate Fr. Ray's 80th birthday. The attendees, like a choir of angels, sang Happy Birthday to Fr. Ray.
Alice Steigerwald, Secretary of Jesus - The Divine Mercy Foundation, introduced Mary, Ark of The New Covenant statue and the Pro-Life Divine Mercy Icon. St. Matthew’s is the first parish in Florida to learn of the missions of Jesus – The Divine Mercy Foundation and Preborn Jesus Ministry.
Fr. Ray graciously accepted Alice’s invitation to bless the statue and the icon.