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Walking with Mom's in Need
The mission of the Pregnancy Resource Center of Shiawassee County is to demonstrate the compassion of Jesus Christ and provide pregnancy-related services that support life for both mother and child.
The Pregnancy Resource Center believes that all life begins the moment of conception and therefore cannot support abortion regardless of circumstances. We will do everything possible to support a woman carrying a child to term and have extreme empathy for their individual circumstances.
The Pregnancy Resource Center provides free pregnancy tests and offers prenatal and parenting classes
Monday & Tuesday 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Wednesday 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Thursday 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed Friday
224 N Ball St, Owosso, MI 48867 · (989) 723-4025
Caholic Charities of Shiawassee & Genesee Counties
1480 N M 52 Ste. 1, Owosso, MI 48867
(989) 723-8239
Mon-Thurs- 8am-8pm, Fri- 8am-4:30pm
Adoption & Foster Care
Deborah Pettway, Director of Child Welfare, at (810) 232-3418 ext. 321 or dpettway@ccsgc.org
Heartbeat of Greater Flint
Provides services for pregnant women, new mothers, and small children including pregnancy testing and counseling, maternity clothing, layettes and clothing for infants and toddlers, and a pantry that supplies disposable diapers and baby formula, and a baby furniture loan closet.
10:00am-2:45pm, M-Th
Emergency line: 24 hrs. 1-800-238-4269
(810)232-3101
320 E. Fourth St.
Flint, MI 48502
Heartbeat provides alternatives to abortion, through creative services and positive choices for women distressed by pregnancy.
Heartbeat does not discriminate regarding Race, Creed, Color, National Origin, Age, Marital Status, or Sex. Heartbeat never advises, provides, or refers for Abortion. Heartbeat services are personal, confidential, and without charge. Pregnancy tests are confidential and free of charge.
Catholic Charities USA
Pregnancy prevention education and counseling, pregnancy counseling. Call for an appointment. Persons need not be Catholic.
Fees – none.
(810)232-9950
8:00am-8:00pm, Mon-Thurs
901 Chippewa St.
Flint, MI 48503
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Homily audio files
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Archived Livestream/Audio MassesWe are no longer live streaming our masses, however, we will start recording the homilies to an audio file. To view archived livestream masses and audio files, please click here.
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Weekly & Monthly Adoration
Weekly:
Wednesday: 7:20 AM to 8:20 AM Gaines, 9450 Duffield Rd.
We have discontinued the First Friday Adoration and Mass for the Summer and will restart this in the Fall of 2022. Thank you
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Bishop Boyea's Synod Homily
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Confession Times
- Wednesday: 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM Gaines, 9450 Duffield Rd.
- Saturday: 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM Durand, 700 Columbia Dr.
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Mass Schedule
- Saturday: 5:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN Durand, 700 Columbia Dr.
- Sunday: 8:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN Gaines, 9450 Duffield Rd. 11:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN Durand, 700 Columbia Dr.
- Wednesday: 8:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN Gaines, 9450 Duffield Rd.
- Thursday: 8:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN Durand, 700 Columbia Dr.
- 1st Friday: 7:15 PM EnglishEnglishEN See Bulletin for location
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Message from the Bishop BoyeaMessage from the Bishop BoyeaProposal 3 needs your help!As you know, the pro-abortion lobby are spending tens of millions of dollars, or more, to bombard Michigan voters with propaganda in the run up to November’s ballot. Hence, can I encourage you to raise what you can by whatever means you can for the pro-life coalition, Citizens to Support MI Women and Children. Details of how to give are here. You can also make available in your bulletin the QR code below and attached. Thank you.
As you likely know, as part of diocesan efforts to defeat Proposal 3’s radical pro-abortion constitutional amendment, the Diocese is supporting Citizens to Support MI Women and Children, which is a coalition of Right to Life of Michigan and the Michigan Catholic Conference and other pro-life organizations. The Diocese recommends that individuals who wish to support the campaign to defeat Proposal 3 donate directly to Citizens to Support MI Women and Children. Nevertheless, we also recognize that parishes themselves may receive donations for this purpose, or that your parish may wish itself to contribute to the Coalition as an organization. Because parishes are tax-deductible 501(c)(3) charitable organizations and the principal members of the Coalition are 501(c)(4)s (to which donations are not tax-deductible), this raises the question: can your parish legally contribute to Citizens to Support MI Women and Children?Answer: Yes, but see the qualification that follows. The IRS has a helpful FAQ that directly answers the question: “May a section 501(c)(3) organization make a contribution to a ballot measure committee (committees supporting or opposing ballot initiatives or referenda)? Yes, a section 501(c)(3) organization may make a contribution to a ballot measure committee (committees supporting or opposing ballot initiatives or referenda), but it must include such contributions in its lobbying calculations for purposes of determining whether a substantial part of its activities consist of attempting to influence legislation.” The IRS further clarifies what constitutes a “substantial part of its activities” towards lobbying: “In general, no organization may qualify for section 501(c)(3) status if a substantial part of its activities is attempting to influence legislation (commonly known as lobbying). A 501(c)(3) organization may engage in some lobbying, but too much lobbying activity risks loss of tax-exempt status.” There is no precise formula for determining what constitutes a “substantial part of its activities.” So as long as contributions to Support MI Women and Children do not constitute a “substantial part of its activities,” a parish may make contributions to this coalition. (It’s hard for me to imagine this becoming a concern for any parish.)If you have additional questions or concerns please reach out to Rich Budd (rbudd@dioceseoflansing.org) or Jenny Ingles (jingles@dioceseoflansing.org) -
Bishop Boyea Pastoral Letter Sept. 10 & 11, 2022
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
In 1931 the State of Michigan enacted strong pro-life legislation. This is our present law. In 1972, supporters of abortion brought that 1931 law before voters in a statewide ballot initiative. The people of this state rejected abortion. This is the last time the issue was tested at the ballot box.
Today, I call to our attention a new and grave threat to our children and to our culture of life. It is called the Reproductive Freedom for All initiative.
The Reproductive Freedom for All initiative will be on our ballots this fall where it will appear as Proposal 3. It seeks the approval of the people of this state to amend the Constitution of this State to include a so-called “right to abortion”. This effort is spearheaded by Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union. To tinker with the Constitution is very serious business. We should reject this proposal on that basis alone.
However, I want to be clear. The Reproductive Freedom for All initiative is the most extreme abortion proposal this country has ever witnessed. Based on the wording of the proposed amendment, this initiative seeks to enshrine abortion up to, and including, the day of birth in our state constitution. It also seeks to eliminate dozens of Michigan laws that presently regulate abortion. These include parental consent and notification laws; laws that prohibit partial-birth abortion; informed medical consent laws; 24-hour waiting periods; taxpayer funded abortion; laws that require abortion facilities to be licensed and inspected by the State of Michigan; laws that prosecute anyone who injures or kills a woman during an abortion; and laws that protect the conscience rights of persons who refuse to participate in abortion such as doctors and nurses.What is more, the scope of the Reproductive Freedom for All proposal is not limited to the issue of abortion. It will also likely prohibit parental consent rights if your child wishes to pursue – or is being pressured into pursuing – medical procedures or chemical treatments intended to change the outward appearance of his or her biological sex. These include puberty blocking drugs and cross-sex hormones. Such invasive treatments for children who are gender-confused can inflict irreversible physiological damage coupled with long-term psychological, emotional and spiritual damage upon an already vulnerable young person.
It is likely that the Reproductive Freedom for All campaign will place Michigan at the national epicenter of the abortion debate. The pro-abortion lobby has already spent an estimated $10 million collecting the needed signatures. Significantly more money will be spent during the campaign with pro-abortion elected officials and advocacy groups across the country ready to bombard Michigan voters with their propaganda in the weeks to come. As the Governor of this State has said repeatedly, both she and her allies in the pro-abortion lobby will, quote, “fight like hell” to prevail on this matter.
How then do we respond to those who fight like hell? Simple: We fight like heaven. What does that entail? First: We have to employ the three great spiritual weapons of the Christian life: Prayer, fasting and almsgiving. As Saint Peter Chrysologus wrote in the 5th century:
“Fasting is the soul of prayer, mercy is the lifeblood of fasting. Let no one try to separate them; they cannot be separated. If you have only one of them or not all together, you have nothing.” Saint Peter assures us that, “Prayer knocks at the door, fasting obtains, mercy receives.”
Hence, on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, Thursday, September 15, I am calling upon all within the Diocese of Lansing, both clergy and laity, to begin a 54-day Rosary Novena that will conclude upon the eve of polling day on November 8.
This will be 54-days of prayer, fasting and almsgiving in union with the Blessed Virgin Mary who is Queen of the Family, the mother of all mothers and the patroness of the unborn. You can sign up for a daily text providing information and inspiration across each of the 54 days by texting FightLikeHeaven to 84576. That’s all one word: FightLikeHeaven to 84576.
Second comes action. The Diocese of Lansing is cooperating with the Michigan Catholic Conference and Right to Life of Michigan to oppose and defeat this ballot proposal. They have created an umbrella campaign group called Citizens to Support MI Women and Children.
The most important frontline in this battle for life and love, however, will be the local parish. It will be you. If each of us does what we can – including prayer, sacrifice and action – we will overcome this attack on life. It’s as dramatic and as simple as that.
In all we do, please remember this: The pro-abortion lobby will do everything it can between now and polling day to hide the extreme elements of this proposal. That is also why we each have the happy duty of telling our family, our friends and our neighbors the truth about this ballot initiative. At present, most Michiganders don’t know about the Reproductive Freedom for All initiative but when they do know about it? They won’t like it.
We have less than two months before voting on November 8th. Time is short. Our task is great. The Lord, however, always provides. Therefore, let us work cheerfully and unstintingly knowing that His grace is sufficient. Thank you.
Assuring you of my prayers, I am sincerely yours in Christ,
+Earl Boyea
Bishop of Lansing