Thursday, February 2nd, Candlemas Day
Blessed candles will be offered for a donation in the vestibule of the
church after all the Masses.
Friday, February 3rd,
is the Feast of St. Blaise. Blessing of throats will take place
after the Masses.
The Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes will be prayed
after all Masses from February 2nd through 10th.
On February 11th, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, the 7:00 p.m. Mass
will be preceded by the rosary at 6:30 p.m. The relic of St. Bernadette
will repose in Church from February 11th through February 18th, her
feast day. Veneration of the relic will take place after all Masses on
February 18th.
The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring the Wedding
Anniversary Mass for couples married 25 years or more on
February 11, at the 4 P.M. Mass. A
light dinner will be served after Mass in the Lounge. Please call the
rectory to register.
Grotto Altar Care is in need
of more members to help clean the church on Wednesdays from 9:30-11:30
a.m. in order to maintain and keep our standards of excellence in
maintaining and preserving our Holy Historic church. Jobs are as
follows: Change Holy Water after cleaning Holy Water Fonts; Clean
Priests Sacristy (instructions will be given); put up all kneelers and
tidy up books and pews; change candle foil, sift through extinguishing
sand; Vacuum all church rugs, front, back, altar, sacristy; Dust all
wooden surfaces around altar; clean confessionals; Sweep choir loft and
down the stairs, Clean side altars. Please call the Rectory Office and
leave your name and phone number to volunteer.
Your gifts to the CSA Appeal allow the Archdiocesan Office
of Priestly Vocations to strengthen vocations for men to serve as
priests. Later this month from January 26-29, the office is sponsoring a
discernment weekend to allow men ages 18 or older considering diocesan
priesthood to experience Sacred Heart Major Seminary firsthand. A
discernment overnight, for men ages 14-18, will be held April 13-14, and
a day of discernment with Archbishop Allen Vigneron, for men ages 17-55,
will take place on February 25th.
For more information about discernment weekends,
vocation-related events or other CSA-funded programs and ministries, go
to www.AODonline.org.
Men of the Archdiocese of Detroit: The 2012 Men’s
Conference, “Crossing the Goal, God’s Winning Playbook”, will be held at
Oakland University (O’Rena) , Rochester, MI, Saturday, April 21, 2012.
Come learn about God’s winning plan for you! Jesus makes winning
possible. For information and registration call Erik Coules at
313-596-7313 or register online at
www.aodonline.org/men
