Through the Grapevine

Send us Fan Mail This week Amber spoke with Rosemary Herhold, a parishioner of St Francis in Raleigh who began the Greener Lent program in which we participate here at Holy Infant.  You can sign up to participate in Greener Lent online now: https://greenerlent.org/ Our wine of choice to continue along the green theme is the Broadbent Vinho Verde from Portugal . Amber's recommendation is to si...

Send us Fan Mail This week Amber got together to chat with two married couples from our parish, one who have been married for 50 years and the other for just a few months, as we celebrate National Marriage Week. Our wine this week is the California Red Velvet from Cupcake Vineyards , along with some dark chocolate. Michalene recommends the New Wine Lent Devotional for 2023 from Blessed is She . Am...

Send us Fan Mail This week Amber, Michalene, and Jeff were joined live, in-"studio" by Holy Infant's new coordinator of communications, Stacy Paper.  Get to know a little about Stacy, and her hopes and dreams for helping tell the stories of all the great things taking place in our parish, helping us to share those stories with others as a way of drawing them closer to Christ and int...

Send us Fan Mail As we celebrate the feast of St Francis de Sales this week, Michalene speaks with Fr. Jack Kolodziej, the Provincial of the Wilmington-Philadelphia Province of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, about the spirituality of St Francis de Sales and the Oblates. Our beverage this week was the Gentleman's Collection 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon No. 1 from Lindeman's Winery . Clic...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we explore the meaning of the Filipino Santo Niño feast and how we will celebrate it this as a parish community this Sunday. We "stellabrated" with the Stella Rosa "Red" wine. Photo of the Santo Niño being returned to Cebu at the end of WWI in 1945. Michalene recommends checking out this video of an adorable kid who seems to have a b...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year, gang!  After we pop the champagne, Michalene talks to Leanne Woodward, head of our Baptism Host ministry, about her favorite sacrament and how it is just the beginning for our families raising their children as disciples.  We toasted 2023 with La Marca Prosecco sparkling wine. Jeff recommends the book "How to Change" by Katy Milkman Michalene recommends s...

Send us Fan Mail Find out Christmas favorites and traditions from our staff, learn the true meaning of Christmas, and preview some of the music being prepared by our music ministry in this special episode.  Merry Christmas! We are on break next week, but will be back in 2023 with new episodes everything Thursday!  Happy New Year!

Send us Fan Mail This week Michalene, Amber, and Jeff all sat down with our pastor at Holy Infant, Fr. Robert Rutledge, to talk about his work as a scientist and how it fits together with being a person of faith.  Our wine was the Educated Guess Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 from Napa County. Don't miss our first annual Christmas special coming out on Friday the 23rd with Christmas secrets of the p...

Send us Fan Mail This week Michalene sat down with Barbara Ralston, one of our Stephen Ministers.  The Stephen Ministry provides one-on-one accompaniment and care for individuals going through a life difficulty.  Learn more at www.holyinfantchurch.org/stephen-ministers or contact Lynn Sale in the parish office. Our wine of choice this week is  "The Franc" from Cosentino Winery Next week...

Send us Fan Mail This week Amber speaks with parishioner Arianna Guitierez who started the Mom's Book Club this fall.  Our wine this week is the Relax Riesling .   We love to hear from you!  If you have a question, idea for a future episode, a comment, or could use a hand being pointed in the right direction for what you need at Holy Infant, visit our podcast web page , fill out the form, and...

Send us Fan Mail This week Amber, Michalene, and Jeff enjoy a glass of Jolly St Nick from Rock of Ages Winery right here in North Carolina.  Then Jeff shares an interview with Fr. Ricky Manalo who we are welcoming to Holy Infant this weekend for a number of special events.   Send us a message through the website, www.holyinfantchurch.org/podcast or sending us an email at podcast@holyinfantchurch.o...

Send us Fan Mail On the introductory episdoe of our Through the Grapevine, Amber, Michalene, and Jeff talk about what they hope for the podcast and thoughts about celebrating Thanksgiving.  Our wine this week is "Our Daily Red" which Amber picked up at Total Wine.