In honor of St. Francis of Assisi and his love for all creatures, there will be the annual blessing of the pets in front of the Church today, October 1st after the 10:30am Mass. All pets are welcome. The blessing will begin at noon.
During the month of October, the Rosary will be prayed 20 minuted before each weekend Mass. Please consider leading the Rosary one week or more before 8:30 or 10:30 am Mass. If you are interested, please call Marja at 734-428-9507.
Endow small group for young women is back! We’ll meet up in the Fr. Fisher Hall from 7:00-8:30pm on October 10th. Our small group Christmas party on December 12th, and meetings will resume as usual in January. Women in their 20s/30s are welcome to join in anytime- we’ll be finishing up our study on St. Edith Stein in these fall sessions! Please join the Endow- St. Mary’s Manchester Facebook page for the most up-to-date info.
Join us in church on the Feast of Our Lady of Victory October 7th at 2pm to pray the Glorious Mysteries, calling upon Mary's most powerful intercession to Heal Our Land.
Every second Saturday of the month, St. Louis Center 16195 Old US 12, Chelsea, MI 48118 offers a Boys Retreat for local boys. It is a time to pray together, play together, and discern the will of God for life. It begins with Mass at 8:15am and ends at noon with pizza. Family members are welcome to join for lunch at pick-up. No reservation is required. The next retreat is Saturday, October 14th.
Join our brothers and sisters in Christ of St. Elizabeth’s for the 69th Annual Roast Beef Dinner Sunday, October 15th. Meals will be served in the St. Elizabeth Parish Center, 512 N. Union St., Tecumseh, from 11:30am-5:00pm. All meals are $15. Join the Knights of Columbus If you are a Catholic man between the ages of 18 thru 1000 years old, and would like to join the Local Manchester Knights of Columbus Council #4354, please use this link: rb.gy/2ldcq and join our Fraternal group of Christian Catholic men. We help people in need of help.
October 6th-8th, October 27th-29th, more dates online! The Catholic Church is in year 2 of a 3 year Eucharistic Revival. This retreat will explore several aspects of the Eucharist from its Jewish roots through how the Eucharist is meant to transform every one of us. These weekend retreats, in addition to those talks, will have normal opportunities for Mass, Reconciliation, and a special focus on Eucharistic Adoration. Suggested donation is $200. To register or find more information, please visit https:// www.stfrancis.ws/weekend-retreats.
Join Bishop Boyea and an array of renowned national speakers for a day of liturgical formation. Comprised of Mass, talks and workshops, the day will enhance all ministries that serve to make our liturgies reverent, worshipful, and worthy for the Lord. The event will be held Saturday, November 4th at St. Patrick Parish Life Center, 711 Rickett Rd., Brighton MI 48116. Register here: https://shorturl.at/fMRV6.
Aquinas College welcomes all high school students and their families to a Fa l l Ope n Hous e on Saturday, November 11th! Explore academic programs, connect with supportive faculty, staff, and students, chat with admissions and financial aid experts, and tour our scenic campus. Details and registration information can be found at aquinas.edu/openhouse.
If you are a Catholic man between the ages of 18 thru 1000 years old, and would like to join the Local Manchester Knights of Columbus Council #4354, please use this link: rb.gy/2ldcq and join our Fraternal group of Christian Catholic men. We help people in need of help.
Please consider sending a birthday card to one of our senior parishioners. Patricia Shafer will be celebrating her 90th birthday on October 10th. Cards can be sent to her at 1200 Earhart Rd., Apt. 1202, Ann Arbor MI 48105.
Mark your calendars for November 8th. This is the day for the Michigan March for Life in Lansing. Invite your friends, family, and all pro-life people you meet to this first ever event marking the first anniversary of the passing of Proposal 3. Visit https://p2a.co/9sD90j6 to register.
Altar Flowers - The sign-up sheet to reserve altar flowers for the 2023 calendar year is in the vestibule of the church. Simply fill out your desired information on the form provided. The suggested donation is $40. Please make checks payable to St. Mary’s.
Consider sponsoring these candles for your prayer intention similar to a Mass intention. The intentions will appear in the bulletin and on a sign in the entryway of the church. The candles typically burn for one week. Suggested donation is $15. Contact the Parish Office if you are interested
You can still participate! The series is offered on Mondays both at 12:45pm and 6:30pm in Fr. Fisher Hall. Attend in person or view the videos at your convenience anytime via the Parish website.
Fr. Bosco would like to invite the men and boys of the parish who have already received First Holy Communion to consider serving the parish as altar servers. Training will be provided. Please contact Fr. Bosco if you have any questions.
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…
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…