Livonia, Michigan

Church News (Page 15)

Faith Formation News

Hello Families, Look for our Lenten art project going up in the Gathering Area at church in the next week Everyone did a great job! Please say extra prayers for our Confirmation class as we quickly approach Confirmation on Wednesday March 25\ at 6:30pm Mass at St. Valentine Church. Please save the date for our…

Third Sunday of Lent

GROW AS A DISCIPLE As the Israelites wandered in the desert, Moses heard their cries and recognized their deeper need, not simply for water, but for hope. And so, Moses calls upon the Lord, who gives them water in the desert, revealing his trustworthiness. In the big and little ways that we ask the same…

Desserts Needed for Fish Fry

Baked goods for the Fish Fry Dessert table are greatly appreciated. All desserts must be labeled and note if there are nuts in the dessert. Desserts that do not require refrigeration are most appreciated. Desserts can be dropped off every Friday at the Activities Center starting at 2:00pm. Please put your dessert in a disposable…

Sodality News

Last month we had a very interesting speaker from Another Way Pregnancy Center. If you took a baby bottle to fill, remember to bring it to this meeting. Hope everyone can make it to our meeting Monday March 2″. Doors open at 6:45 with the meeting starting at 7:00pm. We will have a Right to…

Faith Formation News

Hello Families, As a family, talk about some of your times of highs and lows. How have you been able to use the good times and experiences to sustain you in the difficult ones? Jesus’ Transfiguration may have been an event from which Peter, James, and John drew courage when they faced the difficult events…

2nd Sunday of Lent

GROW AS A DISCIPLE What struck me when I first read this passage from the Book of Genesis, in which the Lord speaks to Abraham, is God’s proclamation that it is through his will and his work that the blessings and goodness of Abraham’s future will come about. It is not a vague statement, in…

Lenten Learning

Fasting, Explained  The practice of fasting predates Christianity. The Old Testament is full of examples of righteous men and women mortifying their flesh for the purpose of making atonement or simply to grow closer to God. Jesus himself fasted for forty days and forty nights in preparation for the beginning of his public ministry, and…