Please join us in praying for St. Mary of Navilleton’s Pastor Fr. Pius Poff. Arrangements are as follows. Reception of the Body Mount Saint Francis chapel at 5:30 p.m. on March 23, 2022. The Visitation and Wake for Fr. Pius will be at 7:00 p.m. at Mount Saint Francis Chapel on March 23, 2022. The Funeral Mass and interment will occur on March 24th at 11:00 a.m. at the Mount Saint Francis Chapel. The public is invited to all events.
Fr. Pius Poff came to St. Mary Navilleton August 1, 2009. Fr. Pius is originally from our area, his family is from St. Joe Hill. Fr. Pius went to high school at Mt. St. Francis. After years of studies and vows, Father Pius was ordained a priest on February 19th, 1961, and said his first solemn mass at St. Joseph on June 4, 1961. Father Pius has spent time as pastor, associate pastor, and director of retreats in Michigan, Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnestoa, Ohio, and Kentucky. St. Anthony Church in Louisville, Kentucky, was the last place Father served as a pastor for a combined total of 14 years, before coming to St. Mary Navilleton.
Please pray for Fr. Pius’s soul and for his family during this time.