Letter from the Bishop: “Rooted in Christ” / Carta del Obispo: “Enraizados en Cristo”

Looking for healing after an abortion? Help is available for men and women

"I can't say thank you enough," one retreat member said, "it seems such a small thing to say compared to the feeling inside of my heart. This weekend has opened me up in a way that truly                                                                          makes me feel worthy of God's unconditional love.

“Come and See” weekend at St. John Vianney College Seminary

Young men who are juniors in high school up to age 24 are invited to take a closer look at seminary life. Join the Office of Vocations and other young men for a weekend at St. John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul, MN. The weekend is offered free of charge.

 

Special Jubilee pilgrimage to the Shrines of Italy April 28-May 7, 2025

There are only a few spots left to join Fr. Lam Le, pastor of St. John Paul II and Mary Queen of Apostles and Catholics from the Diocese of Grand Rapids on a special pilgrimage to celebrate the 2025 Year of Jubilee in Italy!

Highlights include:

Noche de Reflexión: DIOS camina con su Pueblo / Evening of Reflection: GOD walks with his People

Updates on the status of our Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets for this year / Actualización sobre las canastas de Acción de Gracias y Navidad para este año.

Dear Parishioners of St. Francis de Sales and Our Lady of the Lake: 

We wanted to take a moment to update you on the status of our Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets for this year. After our planning meeting on October 1st, which was attended by one representative from each parish, we realized that with such limited participation and the need to assemble an entirely new team, there simply wasn’t enough time to prepare the baskets this year.

Mass for God's Children - Monday, November 4 - Cathedral of Saint Andrew - Misa por los Hijos de Dios - Lunes 4 de noviembre - Catedral de San Andrés

All are invited to join us for to the 9th annual Mass for God’s Children to be celebrated on Monday, November 4 at 7 p.m. at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew. This year Fr. Colin Mulhall will offer this Memorial Mass for families to remember and celebrate the lives of children who have died before baptism. For more information contact:

Death of former Pastor Fr. Don Weber - Fallecimiento del antiguo párroco, P. Don Weber

Remembering Father Don Weber

Reverend Donald Edward Weber, age 92, entered eternal life on Friday, October 18, 2024. Father Weber was born on January 26, 1932, in New Salem, Michigan, son of Harry and Rose (née Smith) Weber.

Father Weber attended St. Mary elementary school in New Salem, St. Joseph Seminary in Grand Rapids, Seminary of Philosophy in Montreal, Canada, and Assumption Seminary in San Antonio, Texas. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 24, 1958, by Bishop Allen J. Babcock at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew.

CONFERENCIA LITÚTGICA DIOCESANA

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