Dear Parishioners, +JMJ You might notice that the last few weeks I’ve been leading us to chant the “Our Father” at some of our weekend Masses. This is because almost a month ago now we had another music seminar by Adam Bartlett… This time up at
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Dear Parishioners, +JMJ Last week we had our first session of ALPHA. Thanks to everybody who put so much work into preparing and helping to lead it. The program is intentionally designed for leadership by lay parishioners, rather than the priest. Sometimes this can help people
Read more →Dear Parishioners, +JMJ In this last couple of weeks many of our outreach and formation programs have begun: PSR, RCIA, Mystagogia, junior high youth group and YDisciple especially. And I know that our new team running our first ALPHA program has already been working hard in
Read more →Dear Parishioners, +JMJ Last Sunday we had our first organizational meeting for ALPHA. I think we have a great team, and the meeting was very, very fruitful. We are planning on beginning our ALPHA course on Sunday, October 1st, right after the 10:30am Mass. Sessions should
Read more →Dear Parishioners, +JMJ Where would I be, had they not invited me? I’m referring to a couple young men on my dormitory hall at the University of Michigan back in September 1982. The men were part of a group called University Christian Outreach. They invited me
Read more →Dear Parishioners, +JMJ We now have scheduled our second junior high and senior high school men’s vocation faith basketball event. Next Sunday, July 16th at 2pm, we’ll begin at Paulding Middle School gymnasium with a basketball game. At half-time Deacon Scott – who will also be
Read more →+JMJ Dear Parishioners, In order to give the pastoral council, the finance council and the deacons a sense for what the Amazing Parish Movement is all about, I purchased copies of the book Divine Renovation: From Maintenance to Mission, by Fr. James Mallon, a parish priest in
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