Greetings everyone out there in cyberspace.

 

OK summer is definitely winding down. Labor Day weekend coming up. School has started. 

 

Some good news to report. We will be hosting the Pilgrim Statue of our Lady of Fatima on September 21 from 3 till 9 pm. This is one of two blessed statues of Mary as she appeared to the 3 shepherd children in the little village in Portugal in 1917. I have been at another church where the statue was hosted and it was a great evening as people grew closer in their relationship to Jesus through his mother. Many were touched in beautiful ways.

 

We are having our Annual Parish Picnic at the pavilion on September 12 after the 11am  mass. See bulletin for details.

  

We are also planning a Parish Mission for October 17-19.  We need to evangelize ourselves as well as our community and that is what a parish mission is about. This should  be considered mandatory attendance for all of our parishioners. Fr Geoff Rose, OSFS, will be our mission master. The Title: Discovering God, Right Here, Right Now. All are invited.

 

 We just completed a parish petition that was sent  to the Holy Father to aks him to expedite the canonization process for Fr Solanus. Thanks to all of you who signed it.

 

We have refurbished and relocated the Outdoor Stations of the Cross. We hope to get some better use of them in their new location.

 

We have a new parking lot!!. We began a capital campaign to finance it and of course, we  ask your help. Please send in a donation. We have recommended a donation in the range of $200-250 for our parishioners. If you cant afford that much, consider making it in installments. Of course, if you can afford to donate more....... 

 

I am planning to take the train excursion from Hamburg to Howell on September 11th. Sorry to say that its not the steam train this year but a diesel as  The  Pere Marquette #1225 is down for repairs. We are hosting a Holy Spirit Booth at the Railroad Days. Do you love your faith? Can you explain it and/or defend it? We could use your help. 

 

Thanks for all who have planted flowers, pulled weeds, and have generally tended to the beauty of our grounds as spring and summer approached.

 

 Have a great post-summer everyone.( What's left of it)