YOU play an important role in the Legacy of the parish! How, you ask? Here's a hint... What do Interlochen Arts Academy, Wayne State University, and Oakland University all have in common? You might guess that they are all Michigan schools and you would be correct, but there is another common factor that all of [...]
Annie Bergeman joins the parish staff as our Family Ministry Coordinator. She will work with families to schedule, plan and prepare for baptisms and weddings. She will also work with Julie to schedule and plan funerals. Annie says she is "looking most forward to working with folks to ensure a rewarding and holy experience." Born [...]
The carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide and other carbon compounds that are emitted due to the consumption of fossil fuel by a particular person, group, industry, etc. You can calculate your carbon footprint at this website. https://www3.epa.gov/carbon-footprint-calculator/ There are many other calculators available on Google. Once you have the calculation, you can [...]
As we celebrate with Detroit its International Jazz Festival this Labor Day weekend and transition into the Fall season, many difficult tragedies are unfolding in our world. At the same time, many opportunities are being given to us to grow spiritually, and to respond with faith, hope and charity to all that is happening. I [...]
VACATIONS AND VIRUSES These August weeks will bring some much-needed vacation time to our parish staff. As the pace of parish activities slows for a short while, it seems like a good time to offer a preview of “upcoming attractions” for the fall season. It’s also a good time, with the year-end report from our [...]
SS. PETER & PAUL JESUIT CHURCH FINANCE COUNCIL - YEAREND REPORT TO THE PARISH 2021 FISCAL YEAR (JULY 1, 2020 – JUNE 30, 2021) INTRODUCTION In a fiscal year that began with serious uncertainty about how our church’s finances would fare during the pandemic, we now can confidently state that, with the grace of God, [...]
THIS SUNDAY Pope Francis recently declared July 25th the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. We will include an Intercession and blessing prayer for them at this Sunday’s liturgy; if your own grandparents are still living, you are encouraged to extend some extra TLC to them! Unfortunately, this announcement reached us only days [...]
IMPORTANT PARISH GATHERING – SAVE THE DATE!! Please plan to stay for a few extra minutes at Sunday mass on July 18. Jenéne Francis, the representative of our Jesuit Provincial Superior from the regional offices in Chicago, will be with us to give a brief presentation about the Parish Examen – an Ignatian spiritual approach [...]
This month we would like to encourage you to learn about the upcoming United Nations Conferences which will take place this October and November. Please follow this link to add your name to a petition addressing world leaders and encouraging them to make commitments to reduce global warming and fund opportunities for poor countries to [...]