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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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St. Mary parish will be participating with other parishes in the Diocese in a parish-wide survey about discipleship conducted by the Catholic Leadership Institute. The survey will be distributed online and in paper form starting on February 8th. Stay tuned for more information about this survey and the results we expect from it.Read More
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With heartfelt gratitude from St. Mary parish, Bob Scharpenberg is now retired. Bob has been our handyman for over 20 years. His knowledge of the church, rectory and parish center has carried us through countless problems. When you walk through the grounds, everywhere you will see traces of his attention to detail and evidence of his loving touch. Much of his work is invisible yet we depend on it as a matter of course. Bob was the go-to man for our last three pastors and remained bedrock for all of them. Furnace failure at 5am in the winter, Bob diagnosed the problem before dawn; bats terrorizing parishioners, Bob dispatched them; the Christmas mangers, Bob set them up and took them down. He stripped and coated floors, fixed faulty electrical and leaky plumbing, caulked, repointed masonry, painted, cleaned, and made repairs on every square inch of all three parish buildings. The local farmers who built our beautiful stone church in 1911 would be proud of Bob’s TLC. Many of you also may know Bob from his job with Manchester Community Schools. In addition to his service at St. Mary parish, Bob works the afternoon shift at Klager Elementary. May Bob be blessed as he continues his good work in the communityRead More
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Last year's Job Captains, workers, and anyone interested in working at the Fish Fry are invited to meet this Sunday, Jan. 19 after 10:30 Mass at the Parish Center.Read More
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Bring the family to our Parish Movie Night, on Sat, Jan 25 at 7:00pm in Fr Fisher Hall. We will be watching the 2018 film entitled Paul, the Apostle of Christ. One Catholic reviewer wrote: “…Paul, Apostle of Christ is a winner overall. It’s a faithful, faith-based retelling of the Book of Acts (with some bits from Corinthians, Romans, and Timothy).” Another reviewer notes: “In the long history of the Church, perhaps no partnership has been more consequential than that between St. Paul the Apostle and his disciple, St. Luke.” And the director Andrew Hyatt said: “We just stay with Scripture as the only source material.” It is rated PG-13 and has a run time of 1hr 48 min. And you are welcome (indeed encouraged!) to bring a friend – Catholic, nonCatholic, other Christian, or none-of-the-above! Share the blessings!Read More -
Remember, our current Parish Bible Study, Genesis to Jesus, is now meeting on the first and third Mondays of each month. So we will meet this Mon, Jan. 20 in Fr Fisher Hall. Come to the session with a time that works best for you: 1:00pm (after the midday Mass) or 7:15pm.Read More -
At each Mass throughout the year (except during Lent) the altar is adorned with beautiful flowers. We have the opportunity each weekend to sponsor these flowers and attach to them a special prayer intention. The intention is printed in the bulletin for all to join in your prayer. There is a minimum donation of $40, 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 vestibule with available dates. Contact the parish office for more informationRead More -
Our families and our culture are under attack. As Catholic men, we are called to save souls. The Catholic Diocese of Lansing and Knights of Columbus invite all men to “Rise Up and Accept the Challenge!” Join other Catholic men for the Catholic Men’s Conference on Sat., Feb.22 from 9am–6pm at Ooserbaan Field House, 1202 S State St, Ann Arbor. Dynamic speakers, Mass, Adoration, great food and music! Cost: $29/youth $19. Register/more info at ACCEPTtheCHALLENGE.org.Read More
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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…Read More -
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…Read More -
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…Read More
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BREAKING NEWS…
St. Mary parish will be participating with other parishes in the Diocese in a parish-wide survey about discipleship conducted by the Catholic Leadership Institute. The survey will be distributed online and in paper form starting on February 8th. Stay tuned for more information about this survey and the results we expect from it.
Email Scam Continues
Please pay close attention to the email
address of any messages that appear to be
coming from Fr. Bosco. Scammers are
still trying to take advantage of people
using Fr. Bosco’s identity. Do not reply
to these messages, mark it as spam and
delete it from your contact list.
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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 Is 8:23—9:3Responsorial Psalm Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14Reading 2 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17Gospel Mt 4:12-23 or 4:12-17
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Definitely
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.)