Our parish St. Vincent de Paul Society will be providing a limited number of Thanksgiving Dinner boxes to families in need within our parish boundaries. Please call 734-237-4793 ASAP if you know of anyone in real need. WE ARE IN NEED OF: applesauce (small jars), canned fruit (peaches & pineapple), cranberry sauce (whole & jellied),…
Hello Families! Faith Formation would like to invite all parish families with kids to our All Saints Day Activity Night on November 1st at 5:30pm. Join us for food, games and Saint presentations from the students of our program. You do not need to be currently in our Faith Formation program to attend. Please RSVP…
By the Faithful Disciple GROW AS A DISCIPLE It strikes me that our readings today are about “belonging.” It may seem like a simple concept, but in practice its meaning and ramifications run deep. Picture a young child coming home after a day at school or childcare: He or she may even audibly let out…
The Knights of Columbus would like to thank the generous parishioners of St. Genevieve-St Maurice for helping us raise almost $1,000 through our October Tootsie Roll Drive. The money will help four local schools, including Divine Mercy Academy, support mentally handicapped and educationally challenged children.
Hello Families! Today’s Gospel reminds us that God invites all of us to his kingdom. How do we respond to this invitation? In theological terms, God has granted us free will to accept or reject salvation. The parable of the wedding feast reminds us that God desires our wholehearted acceptance of his invitation to salvation.…
By the Faithful Disciple GROW AS A DISCIPLE I have about 75 first cousins (yes, really!), so I grew up accustomed to large gatherings. “Feasts” in our family were almost an everyday kind of thing. So you can imagine my initial reaction to today’s parable: Why would anyone refuse such a grand invitation? Who doesn’t…
A big ‘THANK YOU’ to all who donated shoe boxes for the poor and needy in Appalachia. I was told that the Felician Sisters are gift-wrapping the shoe boxes that you have donated and also filling them so if you would like to donate shampoo, liquid soap, deodorant, etc., you can place them in the…