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Kosler Honored After More Than Three Decades as Local Priest

  • Parishoners of St. Rose in Schulenburg presented Msgr. Tim Kosler and Rev. Felix Twumasi with a cake at the reception Wednesday. Photo by Andy Behlen
    Parishoners of St. Rose in Schulenburg presented Msgr. Tim Kosler and Rev. Felix Twumasi with a cake at the reception Wednesday. Photo by Andy Behlen
  • A large crowd of friends and parishioners showed up to the reception at the Schulenburg KC Hall last Wednesday in honor of Rev. Monsignor Tim Kosler and Rev. Felix Twumasi. Kosler, pastor of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, retires at the end of this month after more than 50 years in the priesthood. Twumasi has been appointed to serve as Administrator of Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hostyn and Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Plum. Photo by Nicole Michalke
    A large crowd of friends and parishioners showed up to the reception at the Schulenburg KC Hall last Wednesday in honor of Rev. Monsignor Tim Kosler and Rev. Felix Twumasi. Kosler, pastor of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, retires at the end of this month after more than 50 years in the priesthood. Twumasi has been appointed to serve as Administrator of Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hostyn and Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Plum. Photo by Nicole Michalke
Rev. Tim Kosler, pastor of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Schulenburg, retires on June 30. That gives parishioners little time to get used to his new title, “Monsignor.” The Holy Father Pope Francis bestowed the honor on both Kosler and Rev. Dan Kahlich, the recently-retired priest from Hostyn. The Pope occasionally grants the title to priests for appreciation of long service to the church,…

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