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BREAKING NEWS…
• CATECHISM CHANGES REGARDING THE DEATH PENALTY
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• DONATE ONLINE
There is now the option for you to make your weekly stewardship donation online via “my Eoffering.” If you would like to use this service, look for the green ‘Donate Now’ button to create an account. You may use this option as often as you like and from any computer or mobile device. Call the Parish Office with any questions.
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• CLICK HERE for the LATEST PHOTOS from our parish photo album (or look on the "About" page).* The letters N.B. stand for the Latin phrase "nota bene" meaning "note well," and are commonly used to draw attention to something important or significant.
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Parish Office Information
Office Hours 9:00 AM - Noon, Monday through Friday Our Address 210 West Main Street,
PO Box 249
Manchester, MI 48158Our Phone (734) 428-8811 Our Email stmarymanchester@gmail.com -
Mass Times & Confession
SUNDAY MASSES Sunday: 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM Saturday: 5:00 PM Vigil Mass for Sunday DAILY MASSES Monday: 12:10 PM Tuesday - Friday: 8:30 AM Saturday: 8:30 AM (First Saturday only) CONFESSION TIMES SATURDAY: 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
* During First Friday Exposition and Adoration: from 8:00-9:00 pm on First Friday eveningALSO:
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Devotions
DEVOTIONS ANGELUS: Mondays: 12:00 pm: NOVENA TO OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP: Thursdays: 8:25 aM CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY: Thursdays at 3:00 pm ("the hour of mercy") in the church ST. MICHAEL PRAYER: Pray together at the end of each Mass (following Holy Communion). -
Today's Readings
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Reading 1 1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49Responsorial Psalm Ps 56:10c-12, 13-14Gospel Lk 8:4-15
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Worth Watching!
Here are two excellent videos, each just a few minutes long and each definitely worth your time to watch! Whether you are Catholic, protestant, or muslim - you will be grateful to have heard the ideas so well expressed in each of these videos:
First, a question for your protestant family members and friends:
► "Who Founded Your Church?"
And a fascinating insight into how the Koran led a muslim to become a disciple of Jesus:
► "From Islam to Christianity"
Be sure to share these!
(Note: These MP4 files should open when you click on them. But if they do not, you can save them to your desktop and open from there.)
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Are you looking for a Roman Catholic parish that is:
- Faithful to and thankful for authentic Church teaching;
- Respectful of her time tested, deeply sacred rites;
- Devoted to the Eucharist and Mary;
- Committed to catechesis and evangelism in full Gospel Truth;
- Reverent and aware of beauty in both sacred liturgy and music;
- Striving in joyful self-donation, letting "Thy Will Be Done"
Join us in the sacred liturgy— Join our household in Christ.
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St. Mary Parish News (more on News/Events page)
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Many of us are upset and angry at the abuse crisis in the Church and want to make our voices known to the bishops. WDEO has published a helpful list of tips on how to write to the bishop(s) ( https://avemariaradio.net/tips-write-bishop/ ) and a list of addresses to write to ( https://avemariaradio.net/sexual-misconduct-resource-page/ ). Check it out and make your opinions known.
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Join the entire Parish Family for a picnic at Carr Park on Sunday, September 16th. Please bring a dish to pass. We will gather at the pavilion at the back of the park beginning at 1:00pm.
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There will be a Confirmation Orientation meeting on Sunday, September 9th from 12:00-1:00 pm at the Parish Center. Please bring a completed Confirmation Information form with you at this time. Students who are in eight grade or older are eligible to participate. We look forward to beginning this journey with you!
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Amazing Greys will meet on Monday, September 10th following the 12:00pm Mass at Lynn Waldecker's house by the lake. A sign up sheet will be at the back of the Church for your convenience for RSVP purposes. Please bring a dish to pass. Lynn will generously provide the delicious hot dogs!
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50th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae Celebration This July marked the 50th Anniversary of Bl. Pope Paul VI’s landmark Encyclical, Humane Vitae. This Encyclical is often erroneously described as “the Church’s stance on Birth Control.” However, it is far more than a teaching on the use of contraceptives. It shapes our understanding of how God created married love to be and how spouses can live out that intention. Join us for a celebration of this beautiful encyclical. We will explore the past, the present and the future of it with Dr. Janet Smith, panel discussions and more! Start the day with Mass celebrated by Bishop Earl Boyea. When: October 27. Mass begins at 8am - Conference ends at 3:45pm Where: St. Patrick, Church, 711 Rickett Road, Brighton. Register at: www.dioceseoflansing.com/events Early bird tickets start at $15. All ages welcome! Childcare provided on a very limited basis so register early. -
Sanctuary lamps burn in Catholic churches to remind us of Jesus' Real Presence in the Tabernacle of our church. At St. Mary's, we also may request there be a special prayer intention associated with a sanctuary lamp. In the second chapter of Mark's Gospel we hear the story of the paralytic. It concludes: "[The friends of the paralytic] let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying. When Jesus saw their [i.e. the friends] faith, He said to the paralytic, 'Child, your sins are forgiven.' Click here for the special intentions associated with the sanctuary lamps this week… -
When our brothers and sisters in Christ celebrate a birthday, we rejoice with them — and we are grateful that God has blessed us by having them as part of our parish family! Please click here to see the Parish Family Birthdays for this week… -
Each week the flowers on the altar at St. Mary's are sponsored by someone from the parish. Usually it is to mark a special event, to honor someone, to remember the date of a special occasion, or in memory of a loved one. Click this title for information about the altar flowers for this week… -
Once again we have the opportunity to sponsor the flowers on the Altar. There is a minimum donation of $30, and the flowers can be in memory of a loved one, for the intentions of or to honor someone, or for a special occasion. There is a sign-up sheet in the main vestibule. Or contact the parish office for more information. -
There is a small prayer group in our parish that meets for about 20 minutes on Thursday afternoons at 3:00 pm, the "Hour of Mercy," here in the church, to pray together the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. -
We have a current need for one Adorer: on First Friday at dinner time, from 5:30-6:30 pm. Click this article title for more details.
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Rome Reports
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