EVENTS and ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The Pregnancy Care Center is once again hosting their annual fundraiser from Mother’s Day, May 12th to Father’s Day, June 16th.  It’s a fun and easy way for members of all ages to participate!  The bottles can be brought home on Mother’s Day, filled with change, cash, or a check, and returned on Father’s Day.  All of the funds collected help to provide abortion-vulnerable women with free and professional ultrasounds at the Pregnancy Care Center.

You can learn more about BBB and PCC at www.friendsofpcc.org.

Women's Appreciation Banquet

Wednesday, May 22nd, at 6pm
Click here for more information.

             Thursday, May 23rd / 6:00pm / St. Patrick Church

EXPLANATION OF EVENT: The Marian Devotional Group would like to invite the parish for the reciting of the Holy Rosary. The choir will be assisting us. This is YOUR TIME to present all of your intentions to our most Holy Mother. When you arrive, you will have an opportunity to write down all of your intentions on a paper and place them in a basket. The Marian Devotional Group will then present your intentions to our sweet Mother Mary by laying the baskets in front of the statue of our Lady of Fatima. (Because we respect the privacy of your intentions, they will not be read out loud.) Mary and the Rosary needs to be part of family life. Because of this, you are encouraged to bring the family for this event. This promises to be a truly moving experience. Mary continually requests us to pray the Rosary over and over again in ALL of her apparitions. If you have any questions, please contact Sherrie Clutts at the parish office.

Soon we will be launching the 2019 CSA campaign. By way of review, CSA stands for the Catholic Services Appeal. Through the collecting of pledges, CSA generates support for ministries, services, and departments, some of which are local, some national, and some even international. For example, your CSA pledge helps to fund the local Catholic Human Services agency here in Grand Traverse County. Your pledge provides assistance for various Native American missions across the United States. When you read about Catholic Relief Services (CRS) responding to a disaster somewhere around the world, this means that your pledge is also having an impact on the global level. And furthermore, many important departments within the diocese are maintained through CSA funding. As a pastor, I find myself depending upon these departments almost continually. I regularly call upon the Tribunal so that annulment cases can be processed in a timely and graceful manner. I have called upon the Catholic Schools Superintendent’s office on many occasions. And there have been times when I’ve sought direction from the Diocesan Human Resources Department. Additionally, we all appreciate having a Vocations Department, through which seminarians can receive direction and be nurtured along in the path to priesthood.

Speaking in practical terms, we need everybody to play a part. On average, if every household could pledge between $12 to $15 per month, we would safely reach our target. That’s roughly $3.50 per week. Even though our parish target may sound unreachable ($125,073), it ends up being very reachable...as long as everybody plays a part. Some households will be able to pledge more than $15 per month, while some others will have to do less. But for the sake of the cause and for the sake of your parish, I ask that you each do something . When parishes suffer a shortfall, is it because the pledges were too meager? No, it’s because of the pledges that never get made. So please commit yourself to making the 2019 CSA campaign a success for this parish. We plan to have volunteers available after the Masses, ready to assist you in making a pledge. This will happen on the weekends of June 1st/2nd, 8th/9th, and 22nd/23rd. Remember that you do not have to pay anything up front. You can spread your pledge out over the course of the following months. Furthermore, you have the option of pledging through the mail or through the diocesan website (www.dioceseofgaylord.org). I thank you for your past, present, and future generosity. May you enjoy the Lord’s continued blessings.  -  Fr. Greg McCallum, Pastor, St. Patrick’s

INVITING ALL PARISHIONERS TO BE PART OF
THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF ST. PATRICK CATHOLIC PARISH

The Celebration to be held on AUGUST 11, 2019. Committees you can join are: Food and Refreshments; Set Up; Take Down and Clean Up; Entertainment; Games; Historical and Recognition; Publicity. If you are unable to attend but would like to help or have questions - contact Kathy Britten (kbritten@gtacs.org or 231-357-2430) or Barb Benson (bfbenson@charter.net or 231-357-1004). We are excited to be celebrating 35 years of making the Church that Jesus founded upon the Apostles present here in our section of Grand Traverse County. Come be a part of it!!

Co-Op Organic Coffee is Caffeine With A Conscience

In the parish office, we are selling Co-Op coffee.  Fair Trade is good but Co-Op is better.  What are the differences between Fair Trade and Co-Op coffee? Quantity per package: Fair Trade 12 oz.  Co-Op 16 oz. Grower receives: Fair Trade $0.60-$1.10/pound   Co-Op $1.60/pound. Benefits growers receive: Fair Trade no Benefits to growers  Co-Op growers receive health insurance and retirement benefits. So stop by the parish office and buy some Co-Op organic coffee.  It will make your heart and taste buds smile.  You can write a check or if you pay cash, please give the exact amount for we do not keep cash in the office.
 
The prices are as follows: (remember you are getting 16 oz.)
 
100% Pure Arabica: $10.00
50% Arabica Decaf/50% Arabica: $11.00
100% Pure Robusta: $11.00 (this is the strong stuff)
50% Arabica/50% Pure Robusta:  $11.00

Thank you!   --Sherrie Clutts  DRE
 

Weekend Masses

Weekday Masses  -       
Cancellations are possible - see current bulletin

Immaculate Conception Parish is initiating a NEW 12:15 pm Mass Every Thursday. This Mass is for people who cannot typically make morning mass. This is the ultimate power lunch for working men and women, it is designed to easily have folks back to work (or whatever) by 1:00 pm.  All Are Welcome!!

We are working on our level of preparedness, here at the parish. It will help us if we can know how many first responders typically are in attendance at Mass. If you are a first responder, we would appreciate it if you could contact the parish office (231-943-4633).
Thank you.

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.