03/07/09
The Rev. Jim Sichko, 42, a native of Orange, Texas, is the pastor of St. Mark Roman Catholic Church in Richmond. With more than 700 member families, the church is best known for its annual fund-raising event, An Evening Among Stars, which has brought icons such as Bill Cosby and Regis Philbin to the small-town parish. This year, the event will feature singer Patti LaBelle on Dec. 19. The event is the brainchild of Sichko, who came up with the idea as a way to pay down $2 million in debt he inherited when he became the leader of St. Mark, which includes an elementary and middle school, a Hispanic ministry and a Newman Center at Eastern Kentucky University. Sichko makes use of his storytelling skills in his new blog, Padre's Pen: Thoughts of a Catholic Priest, at www.kentucky.com/faithblogs. For more about St. Mark, visit www.saintmarkcatholicchurch.net. Here is an excerpt from our Faith Blogger of the Week questionnaire. For a complete list of questions and answers, see Sichko's blog.
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