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St. Mary and St. Joseph Parish - Palm Sunday Mass
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Special Lenten Confession
I Just talked to Fr Bill. He is feeling better although his knee is still bothering him. Fr Bill is willing to come out the next two Saturdays to hear Confessions. He will be at our St Joseph Gaines church March 28 and April 4. What we will do is have you call the St Joseph office and we will schedule 15-minute intervals so we can keep the crowd size down. When you come, please do not enter the church any earlier than 15 minutes before the time you have scheduled. Our office help is working from home until this ban is lifted but if you just leave message at 989-271-8434, we will return your call to verify the time for your confession.
Dcn Wayne
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Coronavirus update March 23, 2020
Due to the recent order from Governor Gretchen Whitmer to adhere to the "Stay home" policy effective Tuesday, March 24, 2020, both locations will be completely closed through Monday, April 13, 2020. Our staff will still be monitoring voicemails and emails remotely so please contact our offices if you have any concerns or questions. We will continue to monitor the status of this pandemic and will do our best to keep our parish family informed on activities here at St. Mary and St. Joseph Parish. Please be safe and continue to pray for an end to this pandemic. God Bless.
Please keep in mind that you can still make donations either by mail or through our online giving service, EasyTithe by clicking here. -
Advisory from Bishop Earl Boyea re. Coronavirus, March 17, 2020
Click on the link below for the complete article.
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New to Our Parish?
If you are new to our parish or have been attending for awhile and are considering becoming part of our family, we are delighted to welcome you!Click on "I'm New" above for more information. -
Mass Schedule - PLEASE NOTE ALL PUBLIC MASSES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED THROUGH APRIL 30th, 2020
- 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: 8:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN Durand, 700 Columbia Dr.
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Confession Times - PLEASE NOTE THAT CONFESSIONS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED THROUGH MONDAY, APRIL 30th, 2020
- 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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Adoration - PLEASE NOTE THAT ADORATION HAS BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL MONDAY, APRIL 30th, 2020
- Tue: 8:00 AM to 8:50 AM Durand, 700 Columbia Dr.
- Wed: 7:20 AM to 8:20 AM Gaines, 9450 Duffield Rd.
- Thu: 7:20 AM to 8:20 AM Durand, 700 Columbia Dr.
- 1st Fri: 7:20 AM to 8:20 AM Durand, 700 Columbia Dr.
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IMPORTANT Announcement from our Parish Administrator - Deacon Wayne Corrion - March 23, 2020
To all St Mary and St Joseph Parish
Psalm 145 - A psalm of praise.
I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever. Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts. They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty ...
As we work our way through these very hardest of times, we continue to focus on hope in God’s Greatness, for it is in His Mercy that we find our life and our hope that He can and will guide us through this.
Our community and parish has never witnessed anything like this and yet we are here patiently waiting for His Glory to return to us, a renewed focus on what is most important in our lives.
We are confident and strong because God is confident and strong and loves us more than we can fathom. Our time as a community has diminished because of the virus but we know we will conquer this because our God is mighty.
As a community of faith, we also need to be conscience of the need to maintain the gifts God has given us. Our people, our staff and our church buildings and the resources required to upkeep continues even amidst this lock down period.
So, it is with a humble heart I implore you, to really consider continuing your support of our parish, both in prayer and financially. As this crisis continues, we need to continue to pay our bills. When making a financial support offering, remember that it can simply be sent into our parish offices. After the lock down period is over, we will be in to count and deposit your donations. In the meantime, they will be kept safe.
There is also even a better way to support us that is much more efficient and safer and that is by giving online/electronically. If you need help setting this up, Paul is available to guide you through this.
We thank you in advance for your prayers and your financial support .
Dcn Wayne.
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Dear Friends,Welcome to my very first Friday Memo to you. It hope it finds you and your family well. It is good to be able to talk with you, especially given the tough times in which we now find ourselves. As we all know, tough times can either tempt us towards sadness and surrender or impel us towards greater fortitude and faith. Let me put that in a broader context.God does no evil; he is goodness itself and thus can be only a source of goodness. So, the question many may have is why does God allow evil to take place? Why this pandemic? Why all this isolation? Why this death? The only reason that God allows evil is because he knows he can draw good from it.I only have to look at the Crucifix before me on my desk to be convinced of that. The Father in Heaven allowed this painful and shameful death of his Son on the Cross because he was going to draw the great good of the Resurrection from that death, not just for his Son but for all of us, "And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it," (cf. John 1:5).And he knew that, as Jesus said, once the Son was lifted up, all would be drawn to him. The very life of the Holy Spirit given to us is the fruit of that death and resurrection. So, God is allowing these evils in our time in order to draw good from them. And the greatest good is our salvation.If these times lead us to repent of sin, to turn to prayer, to invoke the Holy Spirit, to show charity toward one another, to be good examples to our family members and neighbors, to allow the faith in us to grow, to open our hearts to the hope which God desires to give us, then great good will be drawn from these times.It is then pretty clear that we must desire the same goodness that God desires for us in order for that goodness to take root in and be fruitful in our lives. We know what God wants to come of all of this.Are we ready to work with God, to desire what he desires, to open our hearts and lives to the grace he is continuously pouring out upon us, and to be the daughters and sons he has called us to be? If so, then there will be great fruit from this time. Instead of a time of darkness, it will be seen as the time in the tomb of Jesus on Holy Saturday, awaiting the bright light of Easter Resurrection. God bless all of you.Assuring you of my prayers, I am sincerely yours in Christ,+ EarlBishop of Lansing
P.S. With many of you preparing to prayerfully participate in Sunday Mass from home, click here for a list of where and how you can watch Holy Mass from across the Diocese of Lansing. -
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Watch: Diocese of Lansing priest Father Mark Rutherford led a Eucharistic Procession, March 21, around the entire diocese … from 10,000 feet in the air! And he did so to ask for God’s healing and protection for all below from the COVID-19 outbreak:
https://youtu.be/jMp9aCQZP2Ahttps://youtu.be/uBFuHcYjoLYWatch: How do we make sense of all that is going on at present during the COVID-19 outbreak? How do we deal with an aversion to suffering and fear of death? They are just some of the questions posed to the popular Catholic columnist, Father Joe Krupp, in this Diocese of Lansing Podcast: -
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Bishop Boyea asks you to please support your parish:
https://youtu.be/0fXb6Qv_Qt4"I know that many of you may be laid off and your sources of income may be lower. This is also true of our parishes and our diocese. If you are able to make up for what our other sisters and brothers cannot give, please, I appeal to your sacrificial generosity. This is especially true for your own parish. I have already heard from several that they are in serious straights especially as they try to pay those who work for your parish and these parish workers often receive lower wages than they could get in the public sector. So please help your parish!"
Bishop Earl Boyea, Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 22, 2020Click the link below to give to St. Mary & St.Joseph Parish:
https://app.easytithe.com/App/Form/7435be6d-436f-42b7-b63c-cb0257952720
Click on the link below for The Magazine of the Catholic Dioceses of Lansing:
https://faithmag.com/
Receipt for Hot Cross Buns:
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40 Days for Life
What can I do?
Every year with the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade and the March for Life, the issue of abortion is discussed. It is a topic that raises a history of pain for some; for others thoughts of helplessness. Anger, arguments, lines drawn.
God wants to bring healing to pain, balm to wounds, light to darkness, hope to helplessness and love when there is hate. You, one person, can help bring God’s loving presence to the issue of abortion through 40 Days for Life, February 26 – April 5.
Be a part of the real solution. To find out more, go to 40DaysforLife.com or email 40daysforlifelansing@gmail.com