Daily Mass schedule: After much prayer and discernment, we have decided to change the daily Mass schedule. Beginning September 8, we would like to offer Mass at 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, with confessions at 5:00 p.m. each day before the evening Mass. Unfortunately, this affects some people—especially the 6:30 a.m. crowd—and […]
Liturgical Thoughts: On August 5th our Worship Commission met. Some of the items on our agenda included making some minor changes in the preparation of the gifts which would affect how the altar is set up and the distribution of Holy Communion. Additionally, we discussed the possibility of making an altar server training video. We […]
St. John Vianney: August 4 was the feast day of St. John Vianney, the patron saint of priests. The priests of the diocese were invited to prayer and dinner at St. John Vianney Parish in Flint. This past Friday I attended the Lansing Lugnut game for vocations. Around 2,000 Catholics from the diocese attend the […]
Seventy-one middle and high school students and a team of volunteers spent the week of July 13 serving others. Following is a list of what we did: *Rebuilt a playground at the Autism Center. *Served at Catholic Charities in the two soup kitchens, community closet and at the day camp. *Cleaned at St. Michael’s and […]
Family Reunion: I enjoyed our family reunion last Sunday. It was great to see and spend time with extended family that I normally don’t see often. We even had a few Olympic game contests, such as egg-carrying on a spoon, water balloon toss, a three-legged race, etc.—none of which required much strength or athletic ability! […]
Last week thirteen youth and three adult chaperones traveled to Cincinnati, OH to spend a week working with the Franciscans for Poor. During this week of service, our group worked in Cincinnati and the Northern Kentucky area with developmentally disabled youth, served brunch and talked with residents at the Ronald McDonald House, helped with a […]
Summer break: Both Fr. Gary and I will be gone for a couple Masses this weekend. Fr. Gary is attending the wedding of a former seminarian (it’s great that this young man discovered his vocation!). And on Sunday I will be at a family reunion. Fr. Kolenski is celebrating the Noon Mass while Fr. Faraci […]
Phone Call: Last week Bishop Boyea called the priests in his diocese who started new assignments, including me, to find out how we were all doing. It was great to talk with him. I told him that I really enjoy being here and that it has been wonderful to meet all of you. I also […]
Hospitality: Thank you to all of you who attended my welcome reception on July 1st. It was great to meet many of you there and last weekend before and after all the Masses. I am very happy to be here! New Crucifix: A few months ago I received an email from Fr. Gary that the […]
A New Processional Crucifix This weekend at Mass you may have noticed our altar servers carrying a new processional crucifix. The crucifix is both simple and beautiful! I want to briefly explain why we have a new processional crucifix when we already had two crosses (a simple wooden cross used during Lent and the gold […]