Welcome Fr. Doug Grandon of FOCUS to OLA!

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This coming weekend - September 26-27, 2026 - Father Doug Grandon will be visiting our parish on behalf of Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS).

Fr. Doug is a FOCUS National Chaplain and a priest of the Archdiocese of Denver. He became Catholic in 2003, after serving as a Protestant missionary and pastor for 25 years. In 2008, Pope Benedict granted Fr. Doug permission to be ordained a married Catholic priest. He holds a PhD in Historical Theology.

FOCUS is a national organization serving college students at more than 259 campus/locations including ten international locations, 28 parish venues and ten digital expansion campuses. More than 1062 FOCUS missionaries invite college students into a relationship with Christ and His Church, while equipping them for a lifetime of Catholic evangelization.

Fr. Doug is excited to be with us this weekend and to share the hope of the New Evangelization! To learn more, please visit www.focus.org