Dear Sisters and Brothers in Faith:
THIS ‘N THAT ON THE LAST WEEK-END IN FEBRUARY
Congratulations to Ms. Mary Moomey! She has
accepted the challenge of adding the duties of
Youth Minister to her job description. As you may
remember, Mary has been with us as Director of
Faith Formation for just about a year and she has
formed the opinion that it is now time for the par-
ish to widen the horizon of faith formation to in-
clude the youth of the community with the very
young children and the adults with whom she has
been working. Watch for more information about
her youth ministry activities as she warms to the
demands of the job.
During my homily last weekend I mentioned the
opportunities for the Sacrament of Reconciliation
for members of our parish. These will be men-
tioned again in the announcements after Mass
this weekend. You may be wondering about the
Reconciliation Service to be held at Mt. St. Jo-
seph Church in St. Louis March 16; this is an ex-
periment for this Lent because Father Fred and
Father Nate have observed declining numbers of
parishioners participating in this activity. It is be-
lieved that by combining services with neighbor-
ing parishes that participation may increase. So,
if you are unable to attend the “24 hours with
Jesus” at Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart Church
March 4 and 5, please consider attending the ser-
vice at St. Louis March 16.
At this time there is no word regarding a replace-
ment for me as your Pastoral Administrator. The
Bishop and the Personnel Board have a big job to
consider all the changes to be made through re-
tirements and requests for assignment changes
across the diocese. They will want to be sure they
find someone who is just right for every parish
needing a new person. Therefore, I anticipate no
announcement in this matter before Easter at the
earliest.
As I wrote the previous paragraph, I realized that
as you read this message it will be only four
weeks until Easter will be here. When Easter is
here, can Maple Syrup Festival be far behind?
And when Maple Syrup Festival is here, can the
beautiful Michigan spring weather be far behind?
I hope you have a Christ-filled week!
St. Vincent de Paul, pray for us!
May the Holy Spirit always be with you.
Deacon Mike