Parish Staff Developments

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

Back from World Youth Day

Dear Parish Family, It is good to be back after our World Youth Day journey in beautiful Kraków, Poland with our young people to reaffirm and celebrate our Catholic faith with Pope Francis!  We got back to Michigan on Monday, the day after an nearly 2 million people at World Youth Day celebrated Mass with … Continued

Ten Year Plan Update

Dear Parish Family, The Building & Grounds Committee have been busy!  With the expertise of Phil Shaugnessy, whose occupation entails related work for the University of Michigan, an inspection of our church and school campuses was completed, which resulted in pages of maintenance issues that need to be addressed.  They were prioritized from 1 to … Continued

Do Not Lose Hope!

Dear Parish Family, The troubling incidents of violence we have heard about in recent times both here in Jackson and in other parts of the country, as well as the state of political discourse and disregard for the law, have gotten many of us worried about the future of our society. The hostility and chaos … Continued

A year of seminary has flown so quickly!

“So many of you have asked about how our former seminarian intern is doing at seminary. So, in place of my column this Sunday, I’ve asked him to share how his first year of seminary has gone.” – Fr. Chas Canoy It truly doesn’t seem like that long ago that I was saying my goodbyes … Continued