Giving thanks: This weekend we give thanks to God for two new priests– Fr. Peter Lawrence and Fr. Brian Lenz– that Holy Family Parish helped form while they were seminarians. Fr. Peter will celebrate his thanksgiving Mass at the Noon Mass while Fr. Brian will celebrate his thanksgiving Mass at 6 p.m. Both will begin […]
Father’s Day: We ask God’s abundant blessings upon all our fathers this weekend. We pray that they may be like St. Joseph, as “guardians of their family.” We thank God for the gift of their families and their faith. I hope all of our fathers enjoy their special day. Anniversary: One of the little things […]
In-pew survey: Thanks to all of you who filled out the in-pew survey last weekend. We got a lot of responses and we sent them to Greater Mission, the organization that is running the capital campaign at the diocese. I had a chance to briefly scan the responses. The diocese will send me a report […]
In-Pew Survey: Over the past few weeks we have had a few town hall meetings to discuss the capital campaign that will begin in our parish in July. The diocese is having this campaign, and our parish hopes to combine that campaign with our own to raise money for capital improvements to our parish. People […]
Corpus Christi: This Sunday is the Feast of Corpus Christi, a Latin phrase that refers to the Body of Christ. There is a story of a young man asking a priest why he was a Catholic. The priest answered: “Because of the Resurrection.” The young man replied, “That explains why you are a Christian, but […]
Capital Campaign: On Tuesday, May 17, we had our first of two town hall meetings to discuss the diocesan capital campaign “Witness to Hope.” Our main presenter was Donna Marino. She is from Greater Mission, the organization the diocese hired to lead the campaign. Brad Klein, a parishioner and architect, also showed some site plans […]
Feast of Pentecost: Fifty days (Pentecost comes from the Greek pentecoste, which means “the fiftieth day”) after his resurrection the Lord sent the Holy Spirit down from heaven upon his disciples. This began the age of the Church. To this day, the Holy Spirit is the “soul” of the Church, the essential principle of her […]
Mother’s Day! A blessed Mother’s Day to you this weekend. Thank you for your love, faith and sacrifice to all of us. As Pope Francis said, “A world without mothers would be inhumane because mothers always know how to give witness — even in the worst of times — to tenderness, dedication and moral strength.” […]
May is Mary’s Month: The month of May is traditionally dedicated to Mary in many cultures. The reason is that May is considered the season of the beginning of new life. Not only is Mary the mother of Jesus, but our Mother—and what a beautiful and loving Mother she is for us! Our school and […]
Capital Campaign: The Diocese of Lansing is one of nine dioceses in the United States (195 total) that has never done a diocesan-wide capital campaign. Starting later this summer the diocese will begin an extensive capital campaign titled “Witness to Hope.” The campaign will be run by Greater Mission, a fundraising company dedicated to advancing […]