Holy Week: We enter the holiest week of the year beginning with Palm Sunday this weekend. We remember the Passover of the Old Testament: God led the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land. It took them 40 years to get there. We celebrate the new Passover. Christ has led us […]
24 Hours with the Lord: So many of you have commented to me about the wonderful encounter you had with the Lord either through spending time in Eucharistic Adoration or the Sacrament of Reconciliation during the 24 Hours with the Lord on March 4-5. Both Fr. Gary and I joked about how we brought a […]
Lent: Hope your Lenten journey is going well. We begin with encouraging words from Pope Francis: “Jesus’ attitude is striking: we do not hear the words of scorn, we do not hear words of condemnation, but only words of love, of mercy, which are an invitation to conversation. ‘Neither do I condemn you; go, and […]
24 Hours with the Lord: As was mentioned, based on Pope Francis’ initiative for the Jubilee Year of Mercy, we will have 24 hour exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after the 8 a.m. Mass on Friday, March 4, until the 8 a.m. Mass on Saturday, March 5. Additionally, Fr. Gary and I will take turns […]
24 Hours with the Lord: One of the initiatives that Pope Francis requested for the Year of Mercy is “24 Hours with the Lord” the weekend of the fourth Sunday of Lent (March 4-5). This would include Eucharistic adoration and confessions. Our parish will be doing this. On Friday, March 4, we will expose the […]
News from Rome: As I write this from Rome on Tuesday morning, Feb. 9, please know of my prayers for you. I’ve thought of many of you as I pray in the different Churches in Rome. As mentioned in last week’s bulletin, I am here as part of the Missionaries of Mercy for the Jubilee […]
Forty Days: We have four Masses (6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.) on Ash Wednesday, which is this Wednesday, Feb. 10. Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent which runs until Holy Saturday, the day before Easter on March 27. When we exclude Sundays, that usually makes for a total of forty […]
Catholic Schools Week: All week long our Holy Family Catholic School is celebrating Catholic Schools Week. Both Fr. Gary and I are very happy to be at a parish with a school—and a very good one at that. Both of us enjoy visiting the school; there is lots of joy there! This Sunday, Jan. 31, […]
Rentals: A risk control representative of the Michigan Catholic Conference recently visited our parish to do a thorough inspection, not only of our facilities but how we manage them. The biggest change we have to make as a parish is to charge a $100 insurance fee (for 24 hours) for any non-parish or non-school-sponsored group […]