Welcome to St. Vincent de Paul Parish.

After much prayer, thought, and consultation, we have stopped the live streaming of Sunday Masses.  Our Mass celebration reaches its summit at the celebration of the Eucharist and our receiving of Jesus fully and completely in his Body and Blood.  We greatly desire all of us to gather together and walk towards the Altar of the Lord every Sunday.  If you cannot gather due to health issues, please see the link below to gather for the daily and Sunday mass from the Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption in Saginaw.  In addition, please call the parish office so we can make arrangements for you to receive the Blessed Sacrament and keep you up to date with parish information. 

Daily Mass Livestream from the Cathedral: https://saginaw.org/cathedral-live

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I Heard it in the Homily

Fr. Fred, 7/11/26

Do you enjoy gardening? First we plant the plant or sow the seed. Then we must water them and we must pull out the weeds and keep them out. This image sums up what we are hearing in the liturgy today. God sows the seed and sends down mercy, grace, and love. It is up to us to nurture it and keep it from getting choked by what is around it.

God sows the seeds of love, life, and faith in our lives, and sometimes we are not even aware. Sometimes there is rocky ground, and the seed does not produce fruit, but God is always there to sow the seed. Sometimes he does this through others. Small acts of kindness can do a lot to help nourish the seed planted in our hearts and lives. Let that seed grow!

This all began in baptism and then continues through our own prayer and receiving prayers and blessings in each sacrament.

What is in our life that hinders our seeds? Are we too busy, too old, too sick, trying to keep up with the Joneses, addictions, phones, screens, etc. These block out all that is coming to us. God sows the seeds at the beginning of our life, and all through it, and to the end. We must be vigilant to keep the weeds out that we may yield a full harvest.

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No matter what your current family or marital situation;

No matter what your present status in the Catholic Church;

No matter what your past or present religious affiliation;

No matter what your personal history, age, background, race or color;

No matter what your self-image or esteem;

You are invited, welcomed, accepted, loved and respected at St. Vincent de Paul Parish.

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