• 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭
      WINTER HAVEN | What started as the desire for a peaceful place for parishioners to pray at St. Matthew Parish, Winter Haven, is now a certified St. Kateri Habitat, bearing fruit, vegetables, and flourishing with native plants, butterflies, bees, and birds.

      Two years ago, parish business operations manager Susan Simonson and groundskeeper Bill Ball had an idea. They wanted to convert a large vacant space in front of the parish property into a quiet haven for parishioners. But the task was weighty and required more work than anticipated. Enter Claudia Tejada, new catechetical leader.

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