Attention kindergarten parents! Just a reminder, our St. Catherine’s Sacramental preparation program is a two-year program. Children must be registered full time in a first-grade Children's Faith Formation class if you plan on a First Communion for the spring of your child’s second-grade year. Look for an upcoming email with details. For questions or concerns, please contact Karen Galloway at 327-0861 or kgalloway@stcatherinesiena.org.

St. Catherine’s is hiring! Our HR Director and Finance Director are transitioning to other opportunities later this spring. With these positions now open, we are consolidating the two jobs into a new position. For more information on our Finance/HR Director position or to apply, please visit the Indeed posting at http://bit.ly/SCSjob0220.

Attention Confirmation students and parents: We have an official 2020 Confirmation date and time! Current Confirmation students will be confirmed by Bishop Bradley on Sunday, June 7, 2020 at 5:00 pm here at St. Catherine's. More information for Confirmation candidates will be coming from our Youth Faith Formation Director in the coming weeks. If you have any questions, please contact Phillip Dezern (pdezern@stcatherinesiena.org or 616-633-0994)

Join us to discuss the new book “We Are the Weather” by Jonathan Safran Foer on Tuesday, March 3 from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm in classrooms 9-11. Hope for Creation is a grass-roots, inter-religious group working to encourage faith-based action on climate change in greater Kalamazoo. Please contact Susan Creager at suec2546@yahoo.com with any questions. 

It’s time to order your butter braids in time for Easter! There are six yummy pastry dough flavors available. St. Catherine's receives 40% of the profit, which will go to support our funeral luncheons. Order forms are located on the table outside the front office or you can click on this post to find a fillable PDF order form on our website (http://bit.ly/SCSButterBraids2020). Simply complete it, print it, and return it to the office with your payment. Order forms and payment are due by Sunday, March 15, and can be placed in the dropbox outside the office door. Orders will be available for pick up in Marian Hall on: Thursday, March 28 (12:30 pm - 2pm or 4pm - 6 pm) Friday, March 27 (6:30 pm - 8 pm) Sunday, March 29 (8:15 am - 9 am or 10 am - 12:30 pm). Please contact Rachel Ogrin (rogrin@stcatherinesiena.org) with questions.

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.

Due to weather conditions, the parish is CLOSED today, Thursday, February 13, 2020. All activities are canceled. Please stay safe if you have to travel today!

Join our Youth Faith Formation group on Saturday, February 22nd, from 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm in the Stanley Centre to watch movies, talk theology, eat snacks, and learn more about our faith. The cost is $10, but scholarships are available. Anyone in grades 6-12 is welcome. To register, please contact Phillip Dezern (616-633-0994 or pdezern@stcatherinesiena.org).

Join Jay Landry for a powerful retreat, “Encountering Jesus: A Relationship that Changes Everything” on Saturday, February 29 from 8:30 am until 3:00 pm in Marian Hall. The encounter with Jesus in the Word can happen in our hearts where he loves, heals, and transforms us, sending us forth in joy to be his hands and feet. The retreat includes talks, prayer, quiet time, and lunch (a donation of $5 is suggested). Childcare is available. Please RSVP to Jay (978-2331 or jlandry@stcatherinesiena.org) by Thursday, February 27; early RSVPs are appreciated. Please bring a bible and a friend. For more information, please see the flyer on our website: http://bit.ly/2020SCSLentenRetreat.

Starting Saturday, February 1st, our parish has a new online giving service - Vanco GivePlus+! We are excited to share this new way of giving to the church with you! You can choose to donate as a guest or set up an account that allows you to securely and conveniently schedule recurring donations and manage/review your giving history. Want to give using your mobile device? Download the "GivePlus Church" app from the App Store (Apple devices) or the Google Play Store (Android). To learn about all the ways you can give to our parish and our Diocese, go to our online giving page: https://wwwstcatherinesiena.org/give. We hope you enjoy these new ways to contribute to our ministry! Thank you for your on-going support of our parish!