It has been a difficult week in Our Catholic Community. We have another passing to share with you. Jerry Zahm, a St. Joseph-St. Mary parishioner, passed away last weekend. We offer our sincere condolences to his family. The funeral Mass for Jerry will be Friday, July 10th at 11:00 am at St. Joseph Church. Visitation will take place the hour prior to the funeral Mass at St. Joseph Church. Please keep Jerry and his family and loved ones in your prayers.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.

Click here to view the complete obituary.

The Mass scheduled on Friday, July 10th at St. Charles will take place as scheduled.

We have had another passing in Our Catholic Community. Tom Rasch, Sr., a St. Charles parishioner has passed away. We offer our sincere condolences to his family. The funeral Mass for Tom will be Wednesday, July 8th at 11:30 AM at St. Charles Church. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 7th from 5-7:00 pm (with a Rosary at 7:00 pm) at Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home in Belding. Visitation will also be available the hour prior to the funeral Mass in the St. Charles Narthex. Please keep Tom and his family and loved ones in your prayers.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.

Click here to view the complete obituary.

The Wednesday Mass scheduled for 10:00 am at Intersect Greenville will take place as scheduled. There is a delay in the start of Adoration for Wednesday. Adoration will not begin until 2:00 pm but will end at the normal time of 9:00 pm.

Bernard “Bernie” Korson, a St. Charles parishioner, has passed away. We offer our sincere condolences to his family. The funeral Mass for Bernie will be Tuesday, July 7th at 11:00 AM at St. Charles Church. Visitation will be Monday, July 6th at Hurst Funeral Home from 5:30-7:30 pm with a Rosary at 7:00 pm. There will also be visitation in the St. Charles Narthex the hour prior to the funeral Mass. Please keep Bernie and his family and loved ones in your prayers.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.

For a complete obituary please check the Hurst Funeral Home website. At the time of this post one has not been published yet. https://www.hurstfh.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?page=1

The 5:30 pm Mass at St. Joseph will take place as scheduled.

We welcome Fr. Andrew Ayers to Our Catholic Community of St. Charles and St. Joseph-St. Mary! Fr. Andrew will begin his assignment with us on July 1st. With that the weekday Mass schedule will return. There are some adjustments to this schedule so please review the list of Mass times below.

Monday– No Mass
Tuesday– 5:30 pm Mass at St. Joseph followed by Adoration with Exposition
Wednesday– 8:30 am Mass at St. Charles followed by Adoration with Exposition
Thursday– 8:30 am Mass at St. Joseph
Friday– 8:30 am Mass at St. Charles
Saturday– 4:30 pm Mass at St. Joseph
Sunday– 8:30 am Mass at St. Mary
Sunday– 11:00 am Mass at St. Charles

Reconciliation will remain at 3:00 pm on Saturdays at St. Joseph. More opportunities for Reconciliation will be shared soon.

Masses at the nursing homes will also begin again in July.
2nd Wednesday of odd months Mass will be held at Intersect Greenville at 10:00 am
2nd Wednesday of the even months Mass will be held at Green Acres Greenville at 10:00 am
2nd Thursday of the month Mass will be at Intersect Belding at 10:00 am

* Parishioners are welcome to attend the Masses at the nursing homes. There will be no Masses at the churches on the second Wednesdays and Thursdays of each month. 

This week, you will receive a letter from Bishop Walkowiak asking you to make your commitment to support the work of our diocesan programs and ministries through the Catholic Services Appeal. These are ministries that benefit us all but are difficult for any one parish to provide on its own. Your gift to the CSA enables the Catholic Church to reach out to people in our 11 counties in a variety of ways, including through seminarian and deacon formation; youth programming; support for the homebound and incarcerated; families who are struggling; the hungry, and the homeless. Through the CSA, we all work together to care for the Church by sharing the gifts God has granted us. Our parish goal is 100% participation, which means every parishioner should return their pledge card. Please join us in this important work!

Click here to make your 2026 CSA pledge online.

Dear Folks

God is at work even when we don’t understand, in fact, that is often when He does his best work.  Often, we get to serve God with our strength, but sometimes we serve God with our weakness. 

I’m very grateful to St. Charles and St. Joseph-St. Mary for the powerful years there. I have left pieces of my heart in many, many places. I will carry with myself parts of the parishes forever, and a hope you carry parts of me. 

It is so ironic that I’ve seen my strength as connected to words, and God has given me an extra challenge with words now.  I have always had to type carefully and now I have to type even more carefully.  God had such a twisted imagination. 

I won’t say goodbye, because I don’t know what it happening next, but I will say:

Blessings,

Fr. Jim

Fr. Jim Update 4-23-2026

First, please know that Fr. Jim deeply appreciates your cards, notes, and prayers—they continue to be delivered to him each week.  These lift his spirits as he continues to adjust to his ‘new normal’.

He is continuing to make steady progress. His eyesight has improved, and he has successfully passed his eye exams. He has now been cleared to drive, though he is keeping his trips short and limited to familiar routes.

Fr. Jim is also staying active, walking about two miles each day, sometimes more. While he still experiences occasional difficulty finding words, this is happening less frequently.

If you would be interested in visiting him—perhaps going out for coffee or sharing a meal—please feel free to contact the office, and we will be happy to help make the connection.

We are also planning a “thank you” reception, likely near the end of June. Please watch the bulletin for more details as they become available.

Thank you for your continued support and prayers.

St. Charles School PTO is hosting a craft sale on Saturday, November 7th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. All handmade and homemade crafts are featured at our craft sale. We are taking applications for crafters now. Please call Dana Morris for more information at 989-388-1099.

Click here for a printable copy of the Craft Vendor application.

We hope to see you there!

Fr. Tom Brown has graciously offered to hear confessions on Saturdays before the 4:30 PM Mass. Reconciliation will begin at 3:00 pm. Please watch the bulletin for schedule changes.