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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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Everyone said that St. Mary’s always had the best Fish Frys during Lent. We all worked together on the Catholic tradition during Lent of offering a good meal on “meatless Fridays” while at the same time working together as a parish team to bring 500+ people into the parish center for each dinner on the six Fridays of Lent, raising needed funds for the parish, and showing to our neighbors the friendly hospitality of our Catholic people. We stopped Lenten Fish Frys because of insurance regulations. Now we have an opportunity to address that issue at a cost that is relatively minimal. But what we will definitely need is parishioners to be on the “team”! The team needs all kinds of players: from leaders to workers, from a chairperson to dishwashers, etc. Before we go forward on this, we need to know if YOU would be willing to help. Please let Fr. Bosco know you WANT us to begin Fish Frys again and that you will HELP the team!
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Insurance regulations stopped our parish Fish Frys 10 years ago. We have an opportunity now at minimal cost to get equipment and an outdoor structure that meets all codes for frying so that we can begin having Fish Frys again for Lent 2018. The project is big (always has been big, but it also has always has been both fun and profitable!) If you want St. Mary’s to begin having Fish Frys again, Fr. Bosco needs to know that you are enthusiastic and that you will help as you are able. The window of opportunity will not stay open for long.
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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… -
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.
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Rome Reports
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BREAKING NEWS…
• 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 Jer 20:10-13Responsorial Psalm Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35Reading 2 Rom 5:12-15Gospel Mt 10:26-33
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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.)