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Posts by Doug Holliday (Page 58)

Noteworthy News from Fr. Tom

Let me tell you a story: “A young man was very excited because he just won a ticket to the Super Bowl. His excitement lessened as he realized his seat was in the back of the stadium. As he searched the rows ahead of him for a better seat, he saw an empty one right…

Faith Formation News

We had a beautiful day for our children receiving First Communion last Sunday at the 11 am Mass. Congratulations and God’s blessings to Jackson Bauer, Kira Deighton, Stanley Gonthier, Eliana Grisius, Craig Gross, Landon Haddad Noah Hallis, Natalie Kerr, Dominic Loftis, Ivan Ortega, David Santa, and Gavin Wolowski. Their catechist, Mrs. Barb Janeczko, did a…

Noteworthy News from Fr. Tom

Happy Corpus Christi! The last two precious gifts given to us by Jesus are the Holy Eucharist as our spiritual food on Holy Thursday and Jesus’ mother Mary as our spiritual mother on Good Friday. Corpus Christi reminds us of the abiding presence of our loving God as Emmanuel (God with us), which is celebrated…

Faith Formation News

I would like to give a sincere and heartfelt “Thank You” to Livonia Save Our Youth Coalition. LSOY has graciously funded and is sponsoring our upcoming Vacation Bible School – FOOD TRUCK PARTY On a Roll with God! The Livonia save Our Youth Coalition has also funded our Confirmation reception and we are working together…

Noteworthy News from Fr. Tom

There is a very old and much-repeated story about St. Augustine, one of the intellectual giants of the Church. He was walking by the seashore one day, attempting to conceive of an intelligible explanation for the mystery of the Trinity. As he walked along, he saw a small boy on the beach, pouring seawater from…

Sodality News

Who will be our new Angel for the next year? Join us on Monday June 6th and find out. The Angel Dinner will be at Steve’s Family Restaurant on Middlebelt in Livonia. Spouses or significant others are welcome. The date is June 6th at 5:30 pm with dinner being served at 6:00 pm. Dinners are…

Faith Formation News

In today’s Gospel, Jesus appears to his disciples and gives them the gift of the Holy Spirit. Younger children are learning how to be a good friend to others. As Christians, we are called to be agents of peace and forgiveness. We have been given the gift of the Holy Spirit to help us. Pentecost…