Dear Parish Family, Christmas is on a Monday this year! In case the temptation crossed your mind, there is no “hitting two birds with one stone” by going to the Christmas Eve Mass on Sunday evening. A number of folks have asked about it, and so to clarify, we are still obliged to fulfill … Continued
Dear Parish Family, Thanks to a grant from the generous Trinity Foundation, we have a FOCUS missionary coming to St. John for the next year of 2018! You may have heard of FOCUS since it has made big waves in campus ministry and because two of our young parishioners, Katie Prevost and Allie Slough, … Continued
Dear Parish Family, During the homilies of last Sunday and this Sunday, we will have given the big picture of our Church’s approach to the new evangelization here at St. John Parish and the whole Diocese of Lansing, and the crucial role that each of us play in that “game plan,” if … Continued
Dear Parish Family, Happy Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe! In this last week of the church’s liturgical year, the Gospel directs our focus on the end times, when Christ the King will sit in judgment of all peoples, putting an end to the evil that has caused so much … Continued
Dear Parish Family, Some of you have been inquiring about my overseas visit to see my father, and for those that have already heard of his passing, I am buoyed by all your prayers and expressions of support. Back in late December 2016, my father had traveled to Cebu, Philippines to visit my sister and … Continued