New pastor for 3 Catholic parishes

The end of January saw changes for the three Catholic parishes in northern Nuckolls County and parts of Clay, Webster and Adams counties. Sacred Heart and St. Stephens, Lawrence, and Our Lady of the Assumption in Deweese. The change came about when the then pastor, Father Jamie Hottovy, returned from a six month sabbatical and historical architectural school in Rome.

The Catholic Bishop of Lincoln recognized the need for the skills of Father Hottovy in Seward and St. Gregory The Great Seminary. Father Hottovy stayed a couple of weeks in Lawrence upon his return from Rome and moved on to his ne...