Attention Eucharistic Ministers and/or Lectors:
It is vital that you please contact Sue at the parish office (943-4633) to inform her of the following:
1.) Are you still interested in continuing to be a Eucharistic Minister and/or Lector.
2.) Which Masses you are able to be a Eucharistic Minister and/or Lector
We ask that you call Sue ASAP. If you do respond by Friday, July 9th, we will assume that you are no longer interested in these ministries and will be taken off the list.
Thank you for your prompt response.

Because it is important to insure the safety of all those that attend Mass, starting the weekend of June 5th and 6th we have decided to take certain safety precautions to prevent an active shooter. The ushers will begin to lock the doors approximately 10 minutes after Mass has begun. If you are running late, please be assured that one of the ushers will gladly let you in. We appreciate your understanding as we continue to focus on your safety. This has come to fruition through the combined efforts of the Usher Ministry and the Pastoral Council. Should you have any questions, please call the parish office.
We have had an excellent response to this new protocol.  We had a couple of questions that I would like to take this opportunity to answer.
1.) Have we started this becasue we had an incident?    ANSWER: No. The usher ministry and the pastoral council had discussed taking these steps with Father Gerald.  We have a new head usher and the pastoral council really felt that with all that is going on, we wanted to take measures to prevent anything from happening.  We just never want to be put in a position where we say to ourselves, “if only we had done something to prevent this.” Unfortunately we (all churches no matter what denomination) can no longer say that it could never happen here.
2.) If the doors are locked, can I still get out?  ANSWER: Yes. By law we can not lock doors that would prevent people from vacating the premises.  
3.) If I have to leave to get something from my car, after the doors are locked, is that permissable?  ANSWER:  Yes.  Just inform a usher that you need to go to your vehicle and they will stand by the door to let you in. 

https://www.dioceseofgaylord.org/communications/diocese-gaylords-response-covid-19

https://www.dioceseofgaylord.org/news/come-home-hope
 

 This year the contribution envelopes will not be picked up at church. Instead they will be mailed quarterly to each parishioner. Startting on or before Januray 1st, your first set of envelopes will arrive in your mailboxes and it will include the following months:
January    February   March
On or around April 1st, your second envelope will arrive and include April, May and June. If you have any questions, please contact the parish office.

 What Is Happening In the Parish

 IN OUR PARISH THIS WEEK
Please pray daily for the Religious/Clergy listed

Sunday, June 20th, The Twelve Sunday in Ordinary Time
9:00am—MASS Bonnie Tumey by Wally & Geri Ziemba
11:00am—MASS Special Intentions of the Parish
Rev. Peter Eke

Monday, June 21st
Rev. James Fitzpatrick

Tuesday, June 22nd
10:00am-12:00 pm Food Pantry Open
Vocations to the priesthood And all religious life

Wednesday, June 23rd
9:00am—MASS Lorraine Hamilton by Ken & Peggy Godin
Rev. Matthew Furgiuele

Thursday, June 24th
9:00AM—MASS Charlotte Crosby by Ruth Long
10:00am-12:00 pm Food Pantry Open
4-6pm—Visitation/Church/Patrick Mahar
6:00pm—Rosary/Church/Patrick Mahar
Rev. James Gardiner

Friday, June 25th NO MASS
10:00am-Visition/Church/Patrick Mahar
11:00am—Funeral/Church/Patrick Mahar
Rev. Donald Geyman

Saturday, June 26th
3:30-4:30pm—Confessions
5:00pm—MASS Dr. & Mrs. Wilhelm by Paul & Bernie Lezon
All Seminarians

Sunday, June 27th
9:00am—MASS Chris Steinmiller II by Jim & Maxine Steinmiller
11:00am—MASS Special Intentions of the Parish
Rev. Joseph Graff

 

PART ONE:
THE PROFESSION OF FAITH
SECTION ONE
"I BELIEVE" - "WE BELIEVE"

CHAPTER TWO
GOD COMES TO MEET MAN
50 By natural reason man can know God with certainty, on the basis of his works. But there is another order of knowledge, which man cannot possibly arrive at by his own powers: the order of divine Revelation.¹ Through an utterly free decision, God has revealed himself and given himself to man. This he does by revealing the mystery, his plan of loving goodness, formed from all eternity in Christ, for the benefit of all men. God has fully revealed this plan by sending us his beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.
Article 1
THE REVELATION OF GOD

I. God Reveals His "Plan of Loving Goodness"
51 "It pleased God, in his goodness and wisdom, to reveal himself and to make known the mystery of his will. His will was that men should have access to the Father, through Christ, the Word made flesh, in the Holy Spirit, and thus become sharers in the divine nature."²
52 God, who "dwells in unapproachable light", wants to communicate his own divine life to the men he freely created, in order to adopt them as his sons in his only-begotten Son.³ By revealing himself God wishes to make them capable of responding to him, and of knowing him and of loving him far beyond their own natural capacity.
53 The divine plan of Revelation is realized simultaneously "by deeds and words which are intrinsically bound up with each other"⁴ and shed light on each another. It involves a specific divine pedagogy: God communicates himself to man gradually. He prepares him to welcome by stages the supernatural Revelation that is to culminate in the person and mission of the incarnate Word, Jesus Christ.
St. Irenaeus of Lyons repeatedly speaks of this divine pedagogy using the image of God and man becoming accustomed to one another: the Word of God dwelt in man and became the Son of man in order to accustom man to perceive God and to accustom God to dwell in man, according to the Father's pleasure.⁵
 

We are in need of Lectors for the weekend Masses. If you are interetsed, please contact the parish office at 231-943-4633.  

Weekend Masses

Weekday Masses  -       
Cancellations are possible - see current bulletin

Something New For Your App If you have the myParish app on your cell phone, you may notice a temporary background change for the Lent and Easter seasons. It is a beautiful background of the Holy Cross and again it is just temporary. Another feature that will be found on your app is called Lenten Reflections. It will be found under the icon called Inspire Daily. Remember there are so many features on your app and they are easy to use. No matter what kind of smart phone you own, it is easy to download if you do not already have the app. If you have any questions, please contact either Sue Korson or Sherrie Clutts at the parish office.