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Parish Priest 911 is a prayer-movement set up specifically for your own parish Priest to ensure that someone is praying and sacrificing EVERY DAY for their sanctification, protection and great moral courage. This will build an impenetrable wall of protection. We lock arms around our Parish Priest with our united intentional efforts of sacrificial love for him who has given his life to Christ in order to bring Christ to us!!!
We invite you to join us in this mission through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, under the mantle of our Blessed Mother Mary. Sign up sheets are in the entrance of each parish. If you have already signed up, thank you. If not, please respond to this call to action on behalf of Fr. Jins.
Announcements
Sacred Heart Auxiliary's pork and stuffing pie fundraiser will begin on September 10th. Fresh pork pies will be available this year at noon on Tuesdays with a pre-order call. Pork pies will be made for six weeks this year.
On behalf of Fr. Gracious, the Keweenaw Catholic Community will have the following weekday Mass schedule for the week of the Priests' Convocation. Fr. Paul Manderfield will be celebrating:
Monday, Sept. 16, 6:30 pm, Sacred Heart Church of Calumet
Tuesday, Sept. 17, 6:30 pm, Sacred Heart Church of Calumet
Wed, Sept. 18, 8:00 am, Sacred Heart Church of Calumet
Thurs, Sept. 19, 8:00 am, St. Paul the Apostle Church of Calumet
There will be a benefit for Jessica Tollefson on September 20, 2024, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Mikinaak Snack Shack Parking Lot (former BP station on US 41). Jessica is a member of our Baraga County Catholic Community and is undergoing treatment for colorectal cancer.
2024 CARMELITE FALL FESTIVAL — Each year, the Sisters of the Discalced Carmelite Monastery of the Holy Cross in Iron Mountain, Mich., sponsor the Carmelite Fall Festival (formerly the Silver Tea), Craft and Bake Sale which is scheduled this year on Sept. 21-22 from noon- 3 p.m. CST. This year, the Sisters’ homemade bread will be sold, as well as additional fall favorite baked goods, Italian turkey lunch plates and other items from their gift shop such as crafts and miscellaneous items. A basket raffle, and other raffle prizes will be available. Bishop John highly encourages your support and participation in the event. The Carmelites pray and contemplate focus on the welfare and fruitfulness of all those engaged in the work of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Faith Formation will start on October 2 at 6:30 pm. Classes will be split between Sacred Heart School and the Sacred Heart Basement. The Faith Formation program has at least one teacher for all the classes, but additional teachers or helpers are needed, especially for the 2nd grade class, 3rd-5th grade class, and the 6th-8th grade boys. If you are able to spare one hour a week to share your faith with our young people, please contact Mary Gasperich or the parish office.
Greetings from Aquinas College! The Admissions Office is hosting our Fall Open Houses on Saturday, October 5 and Saturday, November 2. These events will give the high school youth of your parishes and their families an opportunity to explore AQ's academics, student life, support services and scholarships, as well as our Dominican pillars of prayer, study, service and community. Plus, these events will have special sessions for first-generation college students and their families.
National Life Chain Event. Sunday, October 6, 2024, 1:45 pm to 3:30 pm, Copper Country Mall, gather in the parking lot. Each year since 1987, believers have gathered nationwide on the first Sunday of every October to make a public, prayerful, peaceful stand for Life.
Rosary Coast To Coast will be on October 6 at 3:00 pm at the Waterfront Park; at Sacred Heart if the weather is not good.
Daughters of Italy Ravioli Dinner: Saturday October 12, 2024, St. Ignatius Loyola Church, 5-7 PM takeouts available early 4-5pm , $15 Adults $9 Child. Ticket available from any Daughter of Italy or by calling 906-369-6642.
Daughters of Italy Scholarship: The Daughters of Italy are happy to announce a $1,000 scholarship for any female Catholic student who has completed at least 1 year of college or trade school. The applicant must be a relative of a member of the Daughters of Italy or a member of a parish from Houghton, Keweenaw, or Baraga counties. Applications will be available by emailing the link below and are due by October 21st . If you have any questions, please contact daughtersofitaly@gmail.com.
The Hunters' Supper will be held on November 3, 2024, at St. Ann Church, Baraga. It is a drive thru event, serving from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Dinner and/or raffle tickets are available from St. Ann parishioners, the parish office in L'Anse, or in the drive-thru line the day of the event.
All three of our parishes are in need of additional lectors, extraordinary ministers of communion, ushers, and greeters. If you have any interest in any of these opportunities to serve our parishes, please contact the parish office.
Every Friday at 12 noon (except First Friday), there is Benediction followed by the Rosary at Sacred Heart. Everyone is welcome to join the dedicated group of people who are praying every week.
Please consider donating some of your time to help at the Bishop Baraga Shrine. They are always in need of volunteers to greet visitors and work in the gift shop.
UPCSA will be getting started at the end of September. Please be generous to help fund ministries, programs and services that benefit the U.P.
For Your Information
WNOA RADIO AVAILABLE ONLINE — WNOA Radio Northern Apostle Radio is an Upper Peninsula Catholic radio station that can be heard in the Marquette area on 103.9 FM. Outside the Marquette area, listening is available by livestream on your computer or by app. WNOA would like to promote the Catholic radio station in all our Catholic churches around the U.P.The Showshoe Priest childrens’ book details the life and labors of Bishop Baraga, outlining his life, with real-life events, history and stories. Copies are available at the Baraga Educational Center and Museum, or online on the Baraga Store at www.bishopbaraga.org.
The Snowshoe Priest is written by local Marquette author, Elizabeth Fust, with illustrations created by Olivia Theut, also a Yooper. This book was donated in kindness to the Bishop Baraga Association by Elizabeth Fust and Olivia Theut. Follow Elizabeth Fust on Instagram and Facebook at @elizabethfustbooks.
A library has been established in the St. Maria Goretti Room (formerly known as the Green Room) at Sacred Heart. These books were in the Parish Office and are now available. All parishioners from all three parishes are invited to stop by to check out books. Some are free to take and keep and some are for loan.
The largest program in the world offering healing after abortion is Rachel's Vineyard, a ministry of Priests for Life. This organization offers a thousand weekend retreats per year, as well as individual follow-up. Go to their website to find a referral nearby or for more information: RachelsVineyard.org.
From Bishop Baraga Association: We have a new feature on our website, www.bishopbaraga.org. You can show your support for Bishop Baraga's Canonization by praying the Prayer for Canonization which can be found on the home page of our website. Select the image that says Prayer for Canonization. Once you are finished praying, select the blue pray button. Your prayer will be added to the count below the Amen. This is a great way to demonstrate to Rome the support for Bishop Baraga's Cause for Sainthood.
CathFamily is an online database of prayers, activities, recipes and articles celebrating Catholic culture. Used extensively by parents, teachers and catechists, it equips them with ideas and resources to assist in passing on the faith to the next generation. Go to CathFamily.org.
MyParishNFP (https://ccli.org/myparishnfp) is Couple to Couple League's new website for parishes to find classes about Natural Family Planning and Fertility easily online. CCL's NFP Pre-Cana Certificate Class - English: Engaged couples can learn the Sympto-Thermal Method of NFP with the guidance of Couple to Couple League's teaching couples. We have onsite and online options that are both LIVE or self-paced. at bit.ly/PreCanaNFP.
Pilgrimages to the Holy Land, France, Greece and Turkey: Call 800-225-7662 or email peter@petersway.com for more info.
The One Bread, One Body booklets, which provide teachings on the daily eucharistic readings, are funded by our Legacy of Faith Grant. They are available in the entrances of each parish every two months. Please take your copy and enjoy these daily inspirational readings.
The Upper Hand Health and Community Resources website is a site built to connect people to resources that serve our community to improve health and well-being. UPresources.org provides a searchable digital database of local, regional, and state services and how to access them. You can also find general information about health insurance, mental health, 211, and accessing programs through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).
Raise Hope and Foster Dreams. When a family is struggling, they need to know they can rely on the generous help and support of others who will take of their kids while they get back on their feet. Become a foster parent. Call Jennifer Gransell at 906-290-1842 or emal her at gransellj1@michigan.gov.
Our SVdP Food Pantry is well stocked and open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1pm-3pm. If you know anyone in need of food, tell them to come see us. We do have a limited supply of baby formula and baby food to give as well. Some prayer cards, medals, rosary beads, pamphlets, etc. were donated if you're in need of some spiritual food. Stop in or call us at (906) 524-7001.
From Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly: Despite our best efforts, it is not feasible for LBFE to continue the Mustang Sweepstakes fundraiser. However, we have a renewed determination to ensure that elders in our community can get to critical health appointments. As a result, we are redirecting our staff and volunteer energies to Drive to Care - a Volunteer Engagement Campaign, and seeking donations to support this important effort. Help us help people by donating to our medical transportation program online. https://events.org/donate/lbfe-transport.
If you would like a hymnal memorial, please fill out one of the forms in the entrance of the church. You can put the form and your donation in an envelope and put it in the offering. We will put a gold sticker in the front of a hymnal with your memorial.
Flocknote
Our Diocese has purchased an app called FLOCKNOTE. It's a way to communicate with our parishioners, through email or text. The app is associated with Bishop Barron's Word on Fire and Matthew Kelly's Dynamic Catholic. The term Flocknote comes from shepherding our flock, for Christ.
Any questions, please call Karen at the Parish Office, 906-524-6424.
If you would like to join in this exciting way to communicate with Baraga County Catholic Community, there are two options:
Text 'BCCC' to 84576. You will receive a text back with a link to click on to complete the process
Fill out this form and click on 'Sign Me Up'