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Versiti Blood Drive Jan. 6th at St. Joseph Church

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🩸Belding Community Blood Drive at St Joseph Catholic Church

📅 Tuesday, January 06, 2026 | 🕞2:00 pm – 06:30 pm

📍409 S BRIDGE ST BELDING, MI 48809 – In the Gym

❄️ New Year, New Chance to Save Lives!
January is a critical time for blood donors. Winter weather and holiday recovery lead to lower donations, but patients still need lifesaving blood every day. Start the year strong by giving a gift that truly matters — your blood can help save up to three lives. ❤️

🩸 Blood on the shelves TODAY saves lives TOMORROW.
Let’s come together to keep our community healthy and strong. 💪

🔗 Sign up to donate:

https://donateblood.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/11627528

Thank you for being a lifesaver and for supporting our mission to ensure a safe and adequate blood supply for patients in need.

For Fr. Fred Brucker & Trudy Towns

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Fr. Fred Brucker, former priest to both St. Charles and St. Joseph-St. Mary, has passed away. We offer sincere condolences to his family and loved ones. The funeral Mass for Fr. Fred will be Tuesday, January 6th at 10:00 am at the Cathedral of St. Andrew. Visitation will take place on Monday, January 5th from 5-7:00 pm at the Cathedral of St. Andrew with a Rosary at 6:00 pm. Please keep Fr. Fred in your prayers.

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

For the complete obituary click the link below.

https://grdiocese.org/rest-in-peace-fr-fred-brucker/?fbclid=IwY2xjawO_xEZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeugt80ea5G6td8g0wUUzyWFRmzNr-k4oTq8Nhbh5UnSbs56275GI4Mcqenlo_aem_VuANlk_X69p0ZKpAqlzCyw

Waltrude “Trudy” Towns, a St. Charles parishioner, has passed away. We offer our sincere condolences to her family. The funeral Mass for Trudy will be Friday, January 2nd at 11:00 am at St. Charles Church. Visitation will be held the hour prior to the funeral Mass. Please keep Trudy and her family in your prayers.

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

For the complete obituary click the link.
https://www.jffh.com/obituaries/Waltrude-Trudy-Towns?obId=46784962

Schedule Update for the Weeks of June 16 & 23

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We have an update to the weekday Mass schedule. Weekday Masses and Reconciliation will be held the weeks of June 16th & June 23.

Beginning the week of June 30th Weekday Masses and Reconciliation are paused through at least early fall. Please pick up one of the flyers available at each worship site listing nearby weekday Masses and Reconciliation for your convenience.

The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ Eucharistic Procession on Sunday, June 22nd

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The Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) is Sunday June 22nd. We will have a Eucharistic Procession, including Benediction, in church after the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Watch this beautiful video from 2017’s procession. Join us in this rich treasure of our faith and be a witness in our communities on Sunday June 22nd.

** Special thanks to Jake Schmiedicke and Ice Pictures Productions www.IcePicturesProductions.com for producing this beautiful video for us!

Mass Schedule Changes to Begin May 24/25

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Fr. Jim will be gone on a planned vacation May 19th through May 26th. While he is gone the weekday Masses and Reconciliation are cancelled. Adoration on Tuesday at St. Joseph and Wednesday at St. Charles will take place as scheduled.

Fr. Jim will also be out of the office on Tuesday, May 27th and Wednesday, May 28th for medical appointments. Due to that Mass & Reconciliation scheduled for Tuesday, May 27 at St. Joseph is cancelled, and Mass scheduled for Wednesday, May 28th at St. Charles is cancelled. Adoration at both worship sites will take place as scheduled.

Click the link below for a list of nearby parishes offering Reconciliation and weekday Masses.
 

https://saintscjm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nearby-Reconciliation-Weekday-Mass-Guide.pdf