Introducing St. Catherine's newest Ministry to promote a Culture of Life: Respect Life Ministry. Learn more about them on our website at http://stcatherinesiena.org/respect-life or click on the article title to view their informational flyer!

Join the Kalamazoo 40 Days for Life Campaign as they pray and fast for an end to abortion from today, September 23rd, to November 1st. Sign up to peacefully pray in front of Planned Parenthood (4201 W. Michigan Avenue) on the public sidewalk. You can sign up by visiting https://www.40daysforlife.com/kalamazoo, emailing 40daysKalamazoo@gmail.com, or calling Joe Magalski (989-992-6085).

Join the Kalamazoo 40 Days for Life Campaign as they pray and fast for an end to abortion from September 23rd to November 1st. Sign up to peacefully pray in front of Planned Parenthood (4201 W. Michigan Avenue) on the public sidewalk. You can sign up by visiting https://www.40daysforlife.com/kalamazoo, emailing 40daysKalamazoo@gmail.com or calling Joe Magalski (989-992-6085).

Please join us for a Memorial Service in honor of the memory of the more than 60 million unborn victims of abortion during the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children. This service will take place on Saturday, September 12th at 10:30 am at Mt. Olivet Cemetery (2003 Mt. Olivet Road, Kalamazoo, MI) adjacent to the cemetery chapel. This will be an outdoor event, so please come prepared for the weather. Follow signs to the chapel on the north side of the cemetery and park on the sides of the driving lanes. Very Reverand James Richardson, VF, will preside. This event is sponsored by the St. Ann Parish Pro-Life Group. For more information, please contact Sue at sue.jeska@gmail.com.

This weekend, our Adult Faith Formation Director, Jay Landry, is leaving our parish for a new job in Wisconsin. Please click on the title of this article to read a special thank you letter from Jay. We wish Jay all the best!

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has created a new initiative called Walking with Moms in Need, which provides support to pregnant and parenting women in need. Free local resources are available and Walking with Moms in Need will document and communicate these resources to anyone in need in our Parish. For more information or to be involved, please contact one of our Parish co-leaders: Margaret Meersa at margaretmeersma@gmail.com or (616) 888-5008 or Joe Magalski at jmagalski@gmail.com or (989) 992-6085. You may also visit the website at https://www.walkingwithmoms.com.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has created a new initiative called Walking with Moms in Need, which provides support to pregnant and parenting women in need. Free local resources are available and Walking with Moms in Need will document and communicate these resources to anyone in need in our Parish. For more information or to get involved, please contact one of our Parish co-leaders: Margaret Meersma (margaretmeersma@gmail.com or 616-888-5008) or Joe Magalski (jmagalski@gmail.com or 989-992-6085). You may also visit the website (https://www.walkingwithmoms.com) by clicking on the title of this article.

Due to COVID-19, our Children’s Faith Formation, Youth Faith Formation, and Adult Faith Formation staff are furloughed through August 22, 2020. Staff for these groups will be unable to answer phone calls or emails until their return. If you have any emergency concerns, please contact our Front Office at FrontDesk@stcatherinesiena.org or 327-5165.  We will update you as we know more information about upcoming programs and return dates. The pandemic has created a difficult time for many. Please continue to pray for our staff and our priests.

Kalamazoo area churches will again be participating in the Lenten campaign for 40 Days for Life (Feb. 26 through April 5). This is a pro-life campaign of prayer, fasting, and peaceful vigil, seeking God’s power to end abortion. The prayer takes place outside Planned Parenthood, 4201 W Michigan Ave. We ask for people to consider praying for one hour per week, but even one hour during the 40 days would be appreciated. St Catherine's main day will be Wednesday. Please do one of the following to sign up: contact Joe Magalski at jmagalski@gmail.com or (989) 992-6085, use the sign-up sheet on the Respect Life Bulletin Board at the west end of the Narthex, or go to 40daysforlife.com/kalamazoo.

St Catherine's has purchased a license for the “Unplanned” movie. This allows any St Catherine's organization to show it. The "Unplanned" movie is a true story about Abby Johnson, as one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors who was involved in upwards of 22,000 abortions, seeking to help women, which led her to become a spokesperson, fighting to enact legislation. That is until she witnessed something that began a transformation, gradually making her a staunch defender of unborn human life. Please contact Jay Landry (269-978-2331 or jlandry@stcatherinesiena.org) if you would like to have a showing for your group. Since it's rated "R", minors need to be accompanied by an adult.