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The Ten Commandments and Civil Law ~ Video by Fr. Bauer
On the First Sunday of Advent we blessed the beautiful carvings of the Ten Commandments that were gifted to all three of our churches. These will now be a visual reminder of how we are called to live our lives. To better understand moral and natural law and how these have been at the cornerstone of our civil law follow the link to watch a short video. You may be surprised to see who is depicted twice on the Supreme Court building in Washington D. C.
Beware! Scammers are Impersonating our Priests
Scammers continue to contact our parishioners by text, email, and Facebook Messenger. Please ignore any messages coming to you from Fr. Jim for Fr. Bauer. Our priests will contact you by phone if they need to talk to you about anything. Call the parish office to let them know if you have received one of these messages.
Scammers are impersonating priests in the Diocese of Grand Rapids, asking parishioners to respond to an urgent request via email or text for cash or to buy iTunes or other gift cards for cancer patients. Please notify the parish and do not respond to these requests. When requests from Father Jim or Fr. Bauer are urgent, the parish office will call you.
Scammers pose as priests in texts/email, ask parishioners for gift cards, cash
Introducing the New YM3 Coordinators for Our Catholic Community!
We are happy to announce that we have hired new Youth Ministry Coordinators for our Catholic Community of St. Charles & St. Joseph-St. Mary. Jake & Melanie Schmiedicke will work as a team in the YM3 position.
We are both honored and excited to have the opportunity to serve the youth of our community by being the YM3 coordinators this coming year! We hope to use our experiences as college campus missionaries, teachers, and lifelong Catholics to share the treasures of our Faith with the teens and to help them come to know God’s amazing love for each of them. Lived to the fullest, the Catholic life is the best life, as our relationship with God should inform everything that we do – whether it be studying for classes, working a job, or hanging out with friends. We look forward to living the great adventure of the Catholic life with the young men and women of our community.
Friday Mass Time Changes to 1:00 PM Beginning August 23rd
Beginning August 23rd, Friday Masses at St. Charles will be at 1:00 pm while school is in session. When there is no school, Mass will be held at 9:00 am. Please watch the weekly Liturgy schedule in the bulletin to keep up to date on changes. As a reminder, when the schools close due to inclement weather, all events (including daily Mass) are cancelled for the day.
Video Message from Bishop Walkowiak
In a continuing effort to be as transparent as possible, Bishop Walkowiak has taken time to create a video message for the faithful of the Diocese of Grand Rapids ahead of the worldwide meeting of bishops at the Vatican. The worldwide meeting, which will gather presidents of bishops’ conferences from around the world to discuss the clergy sexual abuse scandal and our global response as a Catholic Church will take place from Feb. 21 – 24. The video addresses the meeting and some of the frequently asked questions he has received from parishioners.
Listen to Fr. Bauer Speaking on Sacred Music
Listen to Fr. Bauer Speaking on Sacred Silence
If you would like to read the document Fr. Bauer mentions in his talk click on this link:
Listen to Fr. Jim Speaking on Sacred Space
Monday’s at St. Charles, 6:30 pm in McKinney Hall
More and more people are realizing that the world doesn’t have all the answers. Younger people are looking for truth and substance. We have the richness of our Catholic faith to share will all people who are searching.
RCIA – Rites of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process that does not require any commitment to come and search for truth and ask questions. We have several new people beginning their journey and others who are continuing their journey. For more information contact Molly Scoby at 754-4194 ext. 131 or dre@saintscjm.com . We will begin weekly sessions using Symbolon: Knowing the Faith which is presented by trusted and compelling teachers and filmed around the world with stunning cinematography. Symbolon:Knowing the Faith explains the essentials of the Catholic Faith in a way that will inform our minds and inspire our hearts. We meet every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at St. Charles in McKinney Hall.
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