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(Vigil for Sunday)

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9:00 and 11:00 a.m.

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Tuesday              7:00 p.m
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Saturday             9:00 a.m.

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Greetings from Holy Spirit Church PDF Print E-mail
 
 
 
 
 
 

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(810) 231-9199
 
 
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Mission Statement
 
"As disciples of Jesus Christ,
we, the people of Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church, 
dedicate ourselves to living the Great Commandments to
 
 "Love God with all our hearts, souls and minds..and to love our neighbor 
as ourselves."
 
 We will do this under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit,
 committing ourselves to the teachings of Jesus Christ and His Church
 by evangelization and education of all, beginning in our parish family 
and then reaching out in loving service to our world."
 
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click on the link below and then
 
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 We are also still accepting enrollments for the School Year - come and see why we're unique!
     
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  FR JOHN'S DEVOTION TO ST PHILOMENA 
  
Our Pastor, Fr John Rocus,  has long held a devotion to the Patroness of our school, St Philomena.
 
Please click on the "Articles" Section above, and scroll down to "St Philomena" to read about his association
with this young virgin martyr and the special help she has recently given us here at Holy Spirit School!
 
If you scroll to the right of "St Philomena" up top, you'll also find "Pilgrimage" and "Shrine" information as well.
We have updated our "Pilgrimage" page with our trip itinerary, accommodations and pricing.
                             
 
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PRAYER FOR OUR MEN and WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE

"O Prince of Peace, we humbly ask Your protection for all our men and women in military service.
Give them unflinching courage to defend with honor, dignity, and devotion the rights of all who are imperiled by injustice and evil.
Guard our churches, our homes, our schools, our hospitals, our factories, our buildings, and all those within from harm and peril.
 Protect our land and its peoples from enemies from within and without. Grant an early peace with victory founded upon justice.
Instill in the hearts and minds of men and women everywhere a firm purpose to live forever in peace and good will toward all. Amen"
 
 
 PRAY FOR VOCATIONS IN OUR PARISH
 
Sister Regina Mary (Sara Rzeppa)
and
John Vinton (1st Year Seminarian)
 
 Lord Jesus, once You called the first disciples in order to make them fishers of men. Continue to let resound today Your sweet invitation: “Come and Follow Me.”

"Grant to young men and women the grace of responding promptly to Your voice. Sustain our bishops, priests, and consecrated souls in their apostolic work. Give perseverance to our seminarians and to all those who are fulfilling the ideal of a life of total consecration to Your service.

Enkindle in our communities a missionary zeal. Send, Lord, workers into Your fields and do not let mankind be lost because of a lack of pastors, missionaries, and people dedicated to the cause of the Gospel.

Mary, Mother of the Church, Model of Vocations, help us say “Yes” to the Lord Who calls us to collaborate in the divine design of salvation. Amen"
 
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Holy Spirit School Open House
Sunday, January 29th from 12pm - 3pm
Our 11:00am Mass will be celebrated for our School's intention and
all ushers and lectors will be our schoolchildren!
Then join us in the Parish Activity Center and
share refreshments while you meet our highly degreed teachers.
Learn about our curriculum, speak with the Parents of students and tour the campus!
We invite you to come and grow with us! We've got Spirit!
 
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Knights of Columbus Blood Drive
The American Red Cross will be at our Parish Activity Center
Saturday, February 4th from 9:00am - 3:30pm.
Please consider donating blood for those who may be in need.
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Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
Sunday, February 5th after the 9:00am and 11:00am Masses
Prices posted at the door for
Pancakes and/or Omelette Station
Fruit, applejuice, sausage and tater tots included! Yum!
 
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It's time again for our annual Trivia Night
Saturday, February 11th
Doors Open at 6:00pm and Game Begins @ 7:00pm
Register your table of 8 for a cost of $80.00
or
Register yourself for a cost of $10.00 and we'll place you at a table!
Call the Kanny Family for your registration through the school office
810-231-9199 x214
Fr John prepares most of the trivia questions....sports, religion, geography, American history, etc!
Bring snacks and food for your table - we'll provide the beverages!
C'mon out for a great time with friends and family!
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2012 St Philomena Pilgrimage 
 
  
May 24th of 2012 is the 210th Anniversary of the finding of St Philomena's bones in the catacombs of St Pricilla in Rome. Fr John is  working with Carmen Norkiewicz of Corporate Travel in Dearborn.
 
Mark your calendars - we have a travel date of May 17th - 25th! While May is the beginning of the "high" season for tourism, and prices are a bit higher at that time, we have hammered out a pricing plan that will allow a discount for early booking and a discount for paying by check or cash.
 
As it stands now, our itinerary includes: Assisi, St Philomena's Shrine at Mugnano, Castellammare di Stabia, the Amalfi Coast, Rome and more - with a mass at the catacomb of St Priscilla on the actual anniversary of the finding of St Philomena's relics! 
 
We  have a brochure available on our site here. Please see the above "Articles" section and scroll down to the right of "St Philomena". Click on "Pilgrimage" for all the information and feel free to print up the brochure.
 
You will also find Contact information for Carmen at Corporate Travel, and, a list of all pilgrimages scheduled - including ours! Feel free to call her with any questions you might have regarding weather, accomodations, etc. She'll be happy to answer any and all!
 
Please leave a message with Fr John at the parish office (810) 231-9199 x202,  if you're interested. 
 
May God's Will be done for all involved.
 
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~2012 SACRAMENTAL DATES ~
 
First Reconciliation - Saturday, March 3, 2012 @ 9:00am
 
First Holy Communion - Sunday, April 29, 2012 @ 11:00am
 
Confirmation here at Holy Spirit Church - Wednesday, May 2, 2012 @ 7:00pm
 
 
 
 
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HOLY SPIRIT INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY
 
Our Missionaries leave for the Dominican Republic/Haiti next week!
 
We are in need of chewable children's vitamins with iron, 
ANY formula and ANY diapers!
 
Please put your spare change and/or donations in the box under our Mission Bulletin Board. 
This cash donation will buy medicines and food for the needy children.
 
Please make your checks payable to "Holy Spirit Catholic Church" and then
memo "Internat'l Ministry".
Want to help? Contact Tina Bensinger @ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
 
Many thanks and May God bless you!
 
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Bulletin Ads
 
If you are interested in placing an ad on the back page 
of our Parish Bulletins, 
please contact our office @ (810) 231-9199. 
Bill Cross from Diocesan Publications will be in this week 
and bulletin advertisement 
is an excellent way to promote your business within the parish!
 
 
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Cristo Rey Community Center

Opens Clothing Bank
 
 In the wake of the devastating fire at the St. Vincent dePaul store in Lansing, 
 the Cristo Rey Community Center, 1717 North High Street, Lansing, 
has opened a clothing bank, 9:00am – 4:00pm daily.
 
Clothing is available for those in need, and those wishing to make donations 
 of clothing may also do so. 
 
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Restocking the SVDP Lansing Store
 
Our Parish Vincentians inform us that
this is the LAST WEEK
that we may bring home goods and clothing donated by Holy Spirit Church 
to St Mary Magdalen Parish on Old US23 in Brighton.
Clothing should be clean, separated (men, women, boys, girls) in boxes or marked bags.
Shoes should also be clean, separated, tied in pairs and tagged with size.
 
St. Mary Magdalen will be donating the use of their Barn for this venture, and
donations will be accepted after all January weekend masses:
Saturdays 4:30pm, Sundays 9:00am and 11:00am.
The Barn is located behind the Church.
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Church
2201 S. Old US 23
Brighton, MI. 48114.
Thank you!
 
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BULLETIN BOARD OF EVENTS
 
For all the latest news in and around our Parish,
Please see the Large Wall Board located near our Activity Center Entrance!
This board is updated with all School and Parish Activities,
As well as events of  Parishes in our local area!
 
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 HOLY SPIRIT GIFT & BOOKSTORE
 
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 Open M-F 10:00am - 4:00pm
 
Before/After all weekend Masses
9565 Musch & Winans Lk Rds
Brighton, MI
Inside Holy Spirit Catholic Church on Winans Lk & Musch Rds in Brighton, Michigan,
is a freshly painted well-stocked religious book and gift store! Come and browse through the shelves of books,
find that special rosary or medal, or a holy card of a favorite saint to tuck into a new book. 
Statuary large and small, cards for all occasions, cd's and dvd's available too.
 
Your 2012 Guides to Christian Prayer and the Liturgy of the Hours are here - $2.00!
Also, the shop has some copies of Scepter's Edition of the Daily Roman Missal for $59.95,
 available in black or burgundy. These are beautiful!
The St Joseph Edition Missal, available from Catholic Book Publishing has been ordered.
 
Fr John's "Book of the Week" - Sister Ignatia: Angel of Alcoholics Anonymous
 
We even have Mystic Monk Coffee!
The store is open Daily 9:00am-4:15pm and on the weekends
 before/after the 4:00pm, 9:00am & 11:00am Masses.
You're sure to find something wonderful.
 
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HONEY RECIPES NEEDED
 
Our Bee Products fundraising committee is asking families to submit 
Honey Recipes and Craft Projects 
to the School Office.
 
We are compiling a cookbook to be sold in the Holy Spirit Gift & Bookstore, 
also online and at Brighton Farmer's Market!
 
All funds will be used for the School's Educational Committee. 
 
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MEN'S PRAYER GROUP
 
Our Knights of Columbus invite all men of the parish
 
to come and pray in the Shroud Room
 
Saturday Mornings @ 7:30am
 
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We have, behind the altar, our Adoration Chapel. This is an honored place where the Blessed Sacrament is exposed in the monstrance.
Our goal is Perpetual Adoration 24/7 for 365 days of the year. We are currently able to do 24/6.
We don't have enough parishioners to fill all the hours, so we repose Jesus from Saturday morning until Sunday at noon.
 
 
We are in need of 2 adorers for: Monday 12:00am midnite
                                      from 12/30/11 - 4/30/12
  
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MUSIC MINISTRY
 
~You are cordially invited to join the Adult Choir~
We meet every Monday evening 7pm - 8:30pm in the Narthex.
 Please contact Pam Smith, or any of our choir members after mass. No auditions necessary!
 
And, if anyone from our youth to our senior citizens would like to join our choir... 
~We welcome you all with open arms~
 
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  Invite our Vocations Chalice Into Your Home
 
  
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 Contact Karen Kanny of our Parish to reserve a week of prayer for vocations in your home.
Our Vocations Chalice has held the consecrated wine, then become the Blood of Christ, at several masses.
Connie Walters brought this back from Poland, and presented it to Fr John and our parish.
We ask especially, your prayers for Sister Regina Mary (Sarah Rzeppa) and John Vinton, Seminarian.
 
Used during Mass at the convent of St Faustina Kowalska, it holds a special place in our hearts.
Please consider giving it a place of honor in your home!
 
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Shroud of Turin Display
 
  
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The Shroud of Turin is a centuries old linen cloth that bears the image of a crucified man. A man that millions believe to be Jesus of Nazareth. Is it really the cloth that wrapped his crucified body, or is it simply a medieval forgery, a hoax perpetrated by some clever artist? Modern science has completed hundreds of thousands of hours of detailed study and intense research on the Shroud. It is, in fact, the single most studied artifact in human history, and we know more about it today than we ever have before. And yet, the controversy still rages.
 
Open daily in our Shroud Room, just off the Narthex
 
12/12/11   "5 Year Study Concludes Shroud is NOT a Fake"
 
http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/inquiries-and-interviews/detail/articolo/sacra-sindone-holy-shroud-sabana-santa-10738/
 
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EVANGELIZATION TEAM
 
We are looking for additional members!
 
Our Parish Evangelization Team meets
 
the First Tuesday of every month @ 7:30pm after 7pm Mass
 
We will be discussing Fr John's ideas for upcoming

Movie Nights, such as "Courageous", Guest Speakers,
 
Community Outreach and more.
Please consider joining us! Many hands make light work!
 
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Parish Ministry Opportunities
 
 
Women's Guild  - Rose Heinrich                   Ushers -  Patti Mackmiller
 
Pregnancy Helpline - 810-494-5433           Religious Education - Katie Jean           
 
St Vincent de Paul - Tom Heinrich               Vocation Chalice - Karen Kanny
 
Bridges Of Hope Int'l                                     Clowns Celebrating  Christ
 
Evangelization Team - Denise Polasky          Bible Study - Jon Sussman
 
Sat. Men's Prayer Group - Mike Dewan        Youth Ministry - Jessica Grimes
 
Divine Will Prayer Group - Todd Borek        Music Ministry - Pamellia Smith
 
Secular Carmelites - Debbie Welch               Prayer Shawl Ministry  
 
Divine Mercy Cenacle - Mary Dewan            Respect Life - Jason Negri
 
Homebound Outreach - Stella Campbell        Eucharistic Adoration
 
Community Garden - Jennifer Browner        St Joseph Guild
 
Knights of Columbus - Jeff Reseigh             Altar Care - Anna Schaufele  
 
Lectors - Bev Wilkierwicz    
        
 

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