Dear Parishioners, +JMJ The Pastoral Leadership Team continues slowly to digest the Discipleship Maker Index results – the survey we administered late last winter. In our last meeting we looked at the responses to the question, “The parish helps me connect with a local Catholic
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Dear Parishioners, +JMJ A couple years ago on the feast of the Guardian Angels, a statue of an angel bowing low was brought out for use at our Payne Divine Mercy School Mass that day. I only recently learned that this angel is one half of
Read more →Dear Parishioners, +JMJ Two weeks ago we had our first-ever enrichment for ushers and greeters. I’m very grateful for everybody who turned out for it! We chose a date close to the beatification of Father Solanus Casey (beatified last Saturday in Detroit), a Franciscan priest from
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 Two weeks ago a number of us from the staff leadership team, and an usher-representative from each campus attended a seminar on the topic of hospitality, arranged by the Diocese. The main speaker throughout the day was Chris Turner, a young man with
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