Greetings in Christ! Happy, Holy New Year to each person in our Parish Family. I pray that Jesus bless you with health, holiness and joy in this next year. This last year, Jesus did extraordinary things in our parish and your love, prayer and generosity all are the reason that this happened. I pray you know how […]
Greetings in Christ! This bulletin article is my attempt to help us summarize the two big feasts we celebrate between December 25th and December 26th. Obviously, we celebrate Christmas on December 25th. This is the day we thank God for one of the most humble, loving and generous gifts in our human history: God became one […]
Greetings in Christ! May God bless you and your family with health and peace during this potentially busy season. Some business here before I forget! Two important items: First, our offices will be closed from December 24 through January 2nd, 2022. If you have an emergency that requires a sacrament, please call the emergency line at […]
Greetings in Christ, all and HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Okay, so why the Happy Birthday? Because this week we celebrate the birthday of our Church building. On December 12th, 2020, we celebrated our first Mass here, a Mass of dedication with Bishop Earl Boyea. I would like to thank you with all my heart for your generosity, patience and […]
Greetings in Christ, all! I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a very blessed and peaceful Advent season. This is our time when we prepare to celebrate God’s birth among us and the hope we have because of His Second Coming. Let’s focus our minds and hearts on the gift of Hope that God […]
Greetings in Christ, all! As many of you know by now, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday… the food, the cookies, the family gatherings, the cookies… and the time to focus on gratitude. As a priest of 23 years, I have come to believe that gratitude is one of the most important and neglected elements of […]
Greetings in Christ, all! This week we celebrate Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday. I’m rather excited because this year my nephew and his wife are hosting it for the first time. They recently moved to Grand Blanc so Dad and I will head over there after Mass. Marius will be bouncing around with all the other dogs and I […]
Greetings in Christ, all! I want to share with you some substantial news about our parish and its work with the poor and vulnerable, as well as how this news will impact our parish and facilities. Now, before I do that, allow me to please invite/ask/beg for your help on our Parish Clean Up Day. We […]
Greetings in Christ, all! I’m so excited about our upcoming celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation. On Tuesday we will gather with our bishop here at Holy Family and celebrate this beautiful sacrament. Please pray for all kids who will be confirmed. When I first got here, there was a lot of discussion about how and when […]