Greetings in Christ! Welcome to October…I love this month. I wanted to give you a little more information on the priest convocation from the diocese. Personally, I think the best part for me was the diocese inviting us to strip away all the “duties” of priesthood and look at who we are called to be. We looked […]
Greetings in Christ, all! Last week I typed my bulletin at Green Bay, where I was conducting the Convocation for the priests of the diocese there. This week I am typing in Frankenmuth, where the Diocese of Lansing is holding our convocation of priests. It’s going really well…quite challenging, in the best sense of the […]
Greetings from Green Bay, Wisconsin! I am here conducting the Priest Convocation for the diocese of Marquette. This is a really amazing group of men who carry a LOT of parishes and do a lot of driving for the Kingdom of God. I’m so blessed to meet them. Among the 50 or so priests here, I have […]
Greetings in Christ! I think it may be official that fall weather is here and if so, count this fat man as happy! Fall is my favorite time of year; even though it’s the end of baseball, it’s such a wonderful season. During Sunday Masses, one of our options for the Preface is about the changing […]
Greetings in Christ! We are right in the midst of what I affectionately call “Wedding Season” at Holy Family and St. Mark. This joyous time is when many of our people enter into an eternal covenant together. It’s a good time for us to take a look at our own marriages or our longing to be married […]
Hello, People of God! This week we begin our newest school year. I cannot tell you what a rare and valuable blessing it is to be able to offer our kids a place where they can learn about Jesus and the world He created. We celebrate that God has brought 43 new families into our school… […]
Greetings in Christ, all! This last week on Tuesday, we celebrated our 75th anniversary Mass and dinner. It was awesome! I’m so very grateful to all of you who came and prayed it up. We are so very blessed to be a part of this community formed 75 years ago in faith. Your prayerful support of this occasion and joy- filled time […]
Greetings in Christ, all! Well, the long run of updates is over and I am so grateful for your life giving response. God is so faithful and your response to the blessings and challenges we have experienced and are preparing to face is such a joy for me. Thank you. Lots of important things here in this […]
The full update can be found in a printed booklet available in the gathering space of the church or here. Update SIX So, I’ve now shared five updates and this will be the last. It is my assumption that we are moving every week closer to functioning as normal, which will allow me to use the […]
We will continue publishing this series of updates from Fr Joe. The full and complete update can be found in a printed booklet and available in the gathering space of the church or here. Update FIVE: In the last update I shared with you all about our building and grounds and all the work the Lord is […]