Faith is a major aspect of my life. I continually face situations that rely on faith alone. Because of this, many people have affected my life, changing the way I look at things. Six years ago, Fr. Kevin Schroeder was assigned to be an assistant pastor at St. Joseph Cottleville. My family and I introduced ourselves as one of the thousands of families at this parish, even knowing that he wouldn't remember it. One of our many family traditions include inviting the "new guy" to dinner, so continuing with this, he came over after a couple of months. When he arrived, we expected a simple night with some chatter, but were we wrong. We enjoyed bacon wrapped mushrooms on the patio, ate a wonderful dinner, then played wii. Fr. Schroeder instantly became
