Young adults in their 20s, 30s, and 40s: Please join us in building up and enjoying Catholic culture and community in the Copper Country at First Saturday Mass at 9:00AM on July 5, 2025 at Church of the Resurrection, Hancock. The Mass will be a Novus Ordo Mass celebrated in Latin, with readings and homily in English. After Mass, please join us in the church hall for a potluck brunch. Coffee, water, plates, and utensils will be provided. If you have any questions, please contact Deacon Jeremiah Mason at 906.281.0862. Families are also encouraged to attend!
The Sacred Heart Parish Council is offering an Altar Server Scholarship to any high school graduate who has been an Altar Server and is planning to attend college or a trade school. Applications are available in the parish office. The deadline to submit the application is July 8.
All are warmly invited to attend a free organ concert on the beautiful historic Kilgen pipe organ at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Calumet on Wednesday, July 2nd at 7:00 pm. Renowned organist and church musician Bruce Bengtson of Madison, Wisconsin will present works of great beauty and spiritual depth by J.S. Bach and other beloved composers. Plan to attend and hear the glorious sounds, colors, and textures this significant instrument is capable of!
From Bishop Doerfler: George Weigel has record five lectures on the life of St. John Paul II. I encourage you to watch them and share them with others. A younger generation who has grown up since he passed away seems to be unaware of the great impact his life and ministry had not only for the Church but also for world history. Thus, teens and young adults might particularly benefit from watching these videos. You can access the lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNEaoRy0GFQvvkikdZhkoDiYDCkLN7kDj
The St. Ann’s Ladies Guild is selling an electric range: GE© free-standing and self-cleaning. 30” wide, 28” deep with handle, 47” high with controls. Asking $350. They will not deliver, must be picked up at the church. If interested, call Kathy Juetten, 906-353-6093.
Sacred Heart School currently has openings for a first- and second-grade teacher and a middle school language arts and history teacher. Information can be found on the school website at: https://sacredheartlanse.org/employment-opportunities. To apply, please visit the following links: https://diocese.hirescore.com/job/1st-and-2nd-grade-teacher/ and https://diocese.hirescore.com/job/language-arts-and-history-teacher-3/.
We are saying the rosary and chaplet at the Bishop Baraga Shrine at 7 pm until mid -September. All are welcome to join us to intercede for the people of Baraga County. If it rains, we will cancel. For any other questions call Joe Brisson at 989-255-0300.
St. Ann's Council is in need of a new council member beginning July 1st. Rich Brodbeck's term is ending. We are grateful to him for all he did for our parish.
Totus Tuus will be July 19—25. Students from grades kindergarten through sixth should plan to spend a fun-filled week at Sacred Heart learning about God’s love. There will be daily Mass at 11:15 am every day during that week. All are invited to join the students for Mass. We need volunteers to provide lunch and dinners for the Totus Tuus team. Lunch is needed for July 20-24 to be delivered to the parish hall by 12:00 and should feed 6 people. Dinner is needed for July 19-25 to be provided in your home. Dinner should feed 4 team members and Fr. Ben. Please contact Mary Gasperich, 906-282-3275, if you can help.
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Every Friday at 12 noon 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.
Catholic Women and Couple NFP, Free National Family Planning Instruction by Certified NFP Teachers. Call 888-899-8884 or go to their website at www.cwcnfp.org.
Men and women, young and old, strengthen and grow in your faith for your families with five short videos produced by the Knights of Columbus called the “Mission of The Family.” The videos can be found on the Knights of Columbus website for free! Here is the link to find “The Mission of The Family” videos: https://www.kofc.org/en/campaigns/into-the-breach.html . The five videos are less than 14 minutes in length. You can also find the original “Into The Breach” video series by rolling down on this webpage and under CATEGORIES click on “Into The Breach.” This series is also free of charge and is sure to help you grow in your faith.
St. Vincent de Paul, Sacred Heart Conference, is still in need of volunteers at the store and help office. Last year 239 families received food, for a total of 590 people. Office contacts for the past quarter not counting food were 104 people. Assistance was given for Utilities, Medical, Travel Assistance; Rent, & Homeless. Please consider volunteering, the job is big, but the benefits are great.
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.
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'