Dear Parish Family, As I write this Sunday’s bulletin article, Fr. Brian and I are with our brother priests of the Diocese of Lansing at the annual Presbyteral Convocation.  This year, we are at the Bay Valley Conference Center in Bay City.  We are meeting from Monday through Thursday.  We meet for priestly formation, personal … Continued

Dear Parish Family, Last Sunday, the Gospel was about how Jesus held up as an example a dishonest steward. My homily was about why Jesus did so and what we can learn from it and apply today. If you missed it, I encourage you to access it on our website, as I mention some matters … Continued

Dear Parish Family, The recently canonized saint, Mother Teresa, was not only a champion of the poorest of the poor, the abandoned, and the dying, but she was also one of the most courageous voices in the world for preborn children.  She emphasized the point that, if we have a society that says it’s okay … Continued

Dear Parish Family, With Hannah’s recent departure we didn’t want to lose the momentum of having our youth program. Thus we have hired an Interim Coordinator of Youth Formation. I’ve asked her to introduce herself below. Fr. Chas     Hello Parishioners of Saint John! It is such an honor to be able to join … Continued

Dear Parish Family, As you may have noticed in last week’s bulletin, World Youth Day was a particularly memorable time for our Coordinator of Youth Ministry, Hannah Stevens.  Her now fiancé, Tom, got down on one knee and proposed to her!  With her engagement, her continual training in the Theology of the Body and assisting … Continued