Dear Parish Family, Our Catholic faith is not just about encountering Christ in the sacraments, but also about encountering Christ in one another.  That is what it means for us to live the Church’s identity as the “Body of Christ.”  Do we and the visitors of our parish recognize Jesus in us, the members of … Continued

Dear Parish Family, The diocese just announced that our dear Fr. Kurian will become the Administrator at St. Joseph in Adrian as of July 1.  As many of you know, Fr. Kurian is part of the religious order, Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales (M.S.F.S.), and was planning on returning to his home province of … Continued

How often we hear the sad news of young people risking their lives, attempting suicide, getting duped to the drug abusers, or alcohol abusers’ groups. Home schooled as well as church schooled or public schooled, all are easily drawn away from the morally upright behaviors. The symptoms are very identical in everyone’s case. Both teenage … Continued

Dear Parish Family, As you may know, July to June is the fiscal year for the Diocese of Lansing and also the time when any new priest assignments take effect.  Those are often made known in the month of April.  I am very pleased to announce that Deacon Brian Lenz, who will be ordained to … Continued

Dear Parish Family, HAPPY EASTER to you and yours!  This Divine Mercy Sunday is the last day of the “Easter Octave,” which is eight straight days of solemnities to celebrate the kickoff of the Easter season.  We had a beautiful Easter Triduum that saw 25 people receive at least one of the sacraments of initiation … Continued