Our priests will be available to hear "drive-in" confessions today, Saturday, May 30, from 11 am - 12 pm in the main parking lot. Please remain in your car for confession. Thank you! This weekend, we celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost. To learn more about Pentecost, check out this article from Busted Halo: https://bit.ly/BHPentecost or watch this quick video, Pentecost in 2 Minutes, also from Busted Halo: https://bit.ly/BH2minPent.

The weekend is here! Since our weekend schedule will be somewhat different than is has been for the last couple of months, we're going to try to simplify what is happening as much as possible. Please click on the article title to read this important update.

Happy Friday, everyone! We have a busy weekend coming up at St. Catherine's; we hope many of you will be able to join us in person on online for one or more of our activities. To help everyone find the most up-to-date information on our weekend activities, including Confessions and Masses, we wanted to draw your attention to a couple of features on our website. Please click on the article title to read about our new way to find Mass and Confession Times on our website!

Here is an update from our St. Vincent de Paul Conference regarding what we are doing during this time. For safety reasons we do not interview at Church nor are we holding in-person meetings. Our members are meeting on ZOOM. On May 21st we gathered wearing masks, gloves and socially distancing. We emptied the food from our pantry and took it to Catholic Charities where they pack and deliver food to any family in need. That food went out May 27. We also took some fresh produce and distributed it to the 12 Baskets food program on Portage Road so nothing would go to waste. Requests for assistance are being handled via telephone and email. At this time we are not accepting food donations or non-bridge items at Church. We have no way to access them or to distribute them to individuals. We still accept monetary donations which can be mailed directly to the Church. We will present a breakdown of our expenses at a future date. We appreciate your generosity and will resume distribution from Church when it is deemed safe.

Please join us for Daily Mass this morning at 9:15 am in Marian Hall. Please enter the building through Marian Hall; all other entrances will be locked. Also, please be sure to wear a mask and bring hand sanitizer with you

Bishop Bradley has written a Letter to the Faithful for Pentecost. Please click on the title of this article to view the Bishop's latest letter or visit: https://bit.ly/BPJBPentecost.

Daily Mass resumes tomorrow, Wednesday, May 27th, at 9:15 am in Marian Hall. Daily Masses will be held Monday through Friday at 9:15 am in Marian Hall (NO Saturday morning Daily Mass due to our need to prepare for our weekend Masses). Please plan to enter the church building through the Marian Hall doors for Daily Mass; all other church entrances will be locked. We ask that you please wear a mask when in the church building, and also bring hand sanitizer with you. The chairs in Marian Hall have been spread apart to allow for adequate social distancing, so things will look different than "normal". We ask for your patience and understanding as we try to adjust to our "new normal" (for now) and do everything we can to make your Mass experience a safe one. We look forward to seeing some of you tomorrow morning!

Today, May 26, Father Jeff has written a Reflection about Saint Philip Neri. Please click on the article title to read this reflection. **Please note that this will be the last Reflection in this series.**

Today, May 25, Father Jeff has written a Reflection about Saint Cristobal Magallanes Jara. Please click on the article title to read this reflection.

Father Mark has created an instructional video to help all of us as we prepare to return to the public celebration of the Mass. To view Father Mark's video, please click on the title of this article.

Our priests will be available to hear "drive-in" confessions today, Saturday, May 23, from 11 am - 12 pm in the main parking lot. Please remain in your car for confession. Thank you!

On this Friday before a holiday weekend, we wanted to update everyone on our weekend activities at the parish and online, as well as remind everyone about the scheduled return to the public celebration of the Mass next week. Please click on the article title to read our updates.

Today, May 22, Father Jeff has written a Reflection about Saint Rita of Cascia. Please click on the article title to read this reflection.

Hopefully you have all had a chance to read Father Mark's most recent letter, along with the Guidelines from the Diocese of Kalamazoo for reopening the public celebration of the Mass beginning next Wednesday, May 27th. If you haven't seen the letter/guidelines, you can find it here: https://bit.ly/FrMarkMay20. To help us plan for appropriate seating, social distancing, and other safety measures, please click on the article title to take our survey about your plans for the return to the public celebration of the Mass. Thank you!

Today, May 21, Father Jeff has written a Reflection about Blessed Franz Jagerstatter. Please click on the article title to read this reflection.

Our Diocese of Kalamazoo announced area Catholic Churches may return to Mass beginning May 27. Guidelines and FAQs for returning to public Mass may be found at http://diokzoo.org/public-return-to-mass. The dispensation from the Sunday obligation to attend Mass is granted to all the faithful through September 6. Please click on the title of this article to read a letter from Father Mark, which includes the guidelines from the Diocese, for our re-opening plans next week.

Today, May 20, Father Jeff has written a Reflection about Saint Bernardine of Siena. Please click on the article title to read this reflection.

We asked our Children’s Faith Formation (CFF) children to create artwork to donate to nursing homes locally to help brighten a community member’s days. We are thrilled to report we met our goal of 300 pieces of artwork. We will share these masterpieces at Brookdale Assisted Living and Centre Meadows Senior Apartments. Parish children from ages 1-10 participated with some writing page-long letters to seniors! The artwork and positive messages were outstanding. Thank you to all who helped with this CFF service project. We appreciate all you do to help us spread the love of Jesus! To see more examples of the artwork received, please click on the article title to see the Photo Album on the Children's Faith Formation page.

Today, May 19, Father Jeff has written a Reflection about Blessed Mary Bernard Bütler. Please click on the article title to read this reflection.

Spring is finally here; it's time to get your golf clubs re-gripped and sign up for our St. Catherine's couples' or men's league. Couples play on Monday nights at Pineview Golf Course. Please contact Bob Hamman (bobhamman@sbcglobal.net) for more information. Men play on Wednesday nights at Pineview Golf Course. Please contact Gary Hunt (hunts5902@yahoo.com) for more information.