Today, December 8th at 5:00 pm, is the Annual Candlelight Dinner and Prayer Service in the Fr. Fisher Hall. Contact Connie Schaffer at 734-428-7271 for more details.

December 8th is usually the celebration of the feast of the Immaculate Conception and a Holy Day of Obligation, but because it falls on a Sunday this year, the feast is moved to Monday, December 9th. The obligation to attend Mass on this date is removed, but please consider attending the 12:10 pm Mass to celebrate this beautiful feast in honor of Our Lady and our salvation!

This week, December 10th-12th and December 16th will be the area Penance Services each evening at 7:00pm. Location details can be found in the box below.

Just a reminder that we have organized the St. Mary Shuttle for those needing a ride to Mass or other parish activities. We will also try to offer rides to doctor appointments. Let us know if you need anything from the grocery store. Call 734-972-5652 or email: sfielder@umich.edu

All choir rehearsals are in the choir loft: children at 5:45 pm and adults at 7:00 pm on Wednesdays, December 11th and 18th.

An anonymous benefactor has paid to subsidize votive candles. The first 100 votive candles that are lit will only cost $2 instead of the usual $4. A note will be on each of the candle stands as a reminder. When the note is gone, all 100 candles have been lit. Please, as you light your candles, remember to also pray for our generous benefactor.

Please add the names of your loved ones into the book of remembrance in the front of the church. We pray for all those inscribed in the book during each Mass.

On behalf of St. Mary’s Parish, the office staff would like to thank St. Mary’s Altar Society for covering the cost of a new commercial color copier. The old one was 11 years old and parts are no longer available for it. Again, THANK YOU!!

Don’t forget to attend Wild Goose in the Fr. Fisher Hall on Tuesdays 6:00-7:30 pm to learn more about the Holy Spirit.

A group is meeting every Monday in the Fr. Fisher Hall at 11:30 am for prayers of thanksgiving and petition. Please join us to thank God for our blessings and to pray for our priests, bishops, the Pope, vocations to the priesthood, our country, and an end to abortion

The Altar Society will be selling Christmas wreaths, centerpieces, grave blankets and grave pillows. An order form is included in this bulletin. Order deadline is Nov. 17th. Also, ladies will be receiving the annual Holiday Letter that will include raffle tickets and information about the Bake Sale. This is one of the few fundraisers that the Altar Society has, enabling them to provide much-needed items for our parish.

Pies ordered from the Apple Pie Fundraiser will be ready for pick-up on Saturday, November 23rd from 9:00-11:00 am at the Parish Center

Tickets for the bus trip to “Glory of Christmas, A Christmas Extravaganza” at Northridge Church Saturday, December 14th at 1:00pm are now sold out. If you are still interested, you may purchase the two leftover tickets from a parishioner who is no longer able to go. Please contact the Parish Office.

The Knights of Columbus continue to offer simple white crosses for sale at the Flower Garden. Each cross is $5 and will be a simple beacon of faith to all who pass your yard. This is a simple way to be a missionary without leaving home.

Please wait until November 15th to begin decorating graves in the cemetery. Fall Clean-up will be complete at this date.

We are recruiting volunteers to help fellow parishioners who cannot always find transportation to Mass, Bible study meetings, or other Parish events. The coming winter season and icy roads may discourage some from attending Mass, so "drivers and picker-upers" for all three Masses will fulfill needed travel. Call the parish office or contact Sue Fielder at 734-972-5652 or sfielder@umich.edu if you’d like to join the "St. Mary Shuttle" team.

A work group is forming to repaint the ceiling tiles at the Parish Center. Please contact Bud Ball 734-323-0553 if you are interested in lending a hand for this project.

Though the first session of the new Bible Study ‘Genesis to Jesus’ was last week, there is still time join. Contact the P a r i s h O f f i c e a t 734-428-8811 and let them know you’d like to join the discussion. Then visit https://bit.ly/2mqVn70 to view the session #1 video. This will insure that you don’t miss a thing. The next session will be held in Fr. Fisher Hall on Monday, October 21st. Hope to see you there.

October is approaching and once again the Rosary will be said 30 minutes before each of the weekend Masses. Would you be willing to lead the recitation of the rosary at any of the Masses? If so, please call Marja Warner at 428-9506.

The Christmas Holiday Decorating Committee is planning another way to remember loved ones. Parishioners will still be able to purchase memorial poinsettias as in past years and, as always, take the plants home after Christmas. In addition, this year you may purchase a gold Christmas treebulb from Bronner’s. The 4-inch bulb can be printed with the names of your loved ones. We can have up to 14 letters, printed in 1, 2 or 3 lines. The cost of each bulb will be about $13.75. Unlike the poinsettias that you take home, the monogramed bulbs will be carefully stored and reused every year. We still want to fill the altar with poinsettias, but the tree ornaments will be an alternative. We will need to place our order by mid-October to receive the bulbs before Christmas. Order forms will be in the vestibule and can be turned in with the Sunday collection. Checks should be made to St. Mary’