Have you heard about the Fireside Chat Program?  Soon, Fr. Chas will be inviting you to a Fireside Chat in your neighborhood!  

For the full unedited audio version, please listen to Fr. Chas’ homily on 9-21-2014. This is the second in a series of bulletin articles addressing the diocesan parish audit.  This week, I would like to give you a broad overview of the financial situation of the parish, highlighting those areas that are of great concern. … Continued

Dear Parish Family,   Having been 19 years since the last time there had been a change in pastors here at St. John the Evangelist, there are a few things as a matter of protocol that occur on the diocesan level of which you may not be aware.

Dear Parish Family,   This week, I will be back at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, where I served on the faculty for the last four years just before coming here in late June.  I am returning there to finish the very last component of a pontifical degree called the Licentiate in Sacred Theology … Continued

Dear Parish Family,   At last Sunday’s homily, I spoke of the importance of having moments of silence not just at Mass, but in our daily lives as well.  I asked you to give silence a try sometime during the week.  Have you been able to do so?  Silence is the language in which God … Continued