Next Tuesday, July 21st, at 4 pm, St. Catherine's will host a special Anniversary Mass for the Diocese of Kalamazoo in honor of the 49th Anniversary of its founding and in celebration of priest jubilee anniversaries; distribution of the Holy Oils (postponed from the Chrism Mass) to parish representatives will also take place during this Mass. Since very limited seating is available (priority will be given to clergy and parish representatives), RSVP is required by July 17th. To indicate your interest in attending, please visit: https://diokzoo.org/eucharist.

We welcome the following Parishioners into our Parish Family for the month of July: Lyle & Emily Crawford and Family. Welcome to St. Catherine's! We're glad you're here!

Parishioner Mary Landreau (88) passed away on June 20th. A graveside funeral was held in Lexington, MI, and celebrated by a local priest from that area. Please keep Mary and her family in your prayers. You may view her obituary by clicking on the article title. Eternal rest, grant unto her O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

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 Meersa (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.

Consider joining our Prayer Line here at St. Catherine’s! Our Prayer Line receives about 70-80 requests per month. Our dedicated teams of prayer warriors say prayers every day for the needs of our Parish. You can help support this vital ministry from the comfort of your own home and on your own time. No prior experience is required and no meetings to attend! You need only a prayerful heart to join. Prayer Line members are divided up into four groups; each group is led by a Priest. Priest groups will receive a confidential email from our Front Office with prayer requests during the same week of every month. Contact our Front Office at 327-5165 or email us at prayers@stcatherinesiena.org to learn more or sign up to volunteer.

Trauma Recovery Associates is now offering RENEW, a new free online program created in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic. In light of the distress experienced by many people, RENEW will present information about Refreshing, Enriching, and Nourishing Essentials for Wellbeing. This program will be offered in Spanish and English. Learn more and register by visiting the dedicated page of the Trauma Recovery Associates website: http://www.traumarecoveryassociates.com/renew. You can access this page by clicking on the title of this article.

Did you know...one pint of blood can save three lives and every two seconds someone needs a blood transfusion? On Tuesday, July 21, 2020 from 10 am until 4 pm, Versiti/Blood Center of Michigan will be in the Stanley Centre for a Blood Drive. This blood drive is dedicated to the memory of our long-time parish staffer and dear friend, Mary Hunt. Please help us give the gift of life! To sign up to donate, please visit the dedicated page on the Verisit Blood website: https://bit.ly/SCSBloodDriveJul21. Questions? Please contact Deb Dozeman (ddozeman@stcatherinesiena.org or 327-3441).

Good Afternoon! Our Director of Music Ministries, Tricia Tetzlaff, has written an important message regarding music during Mass. Please click on the article title to read this update.

Good Morning! We wanted to give you an update on our weekend event schedule. We hope you can join us in person or online for some of our activities this weekend. Please click on the title of this article to see our weekend schedule information.

All are invited to join in a nationwide Rosary to End Racism, today, Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at 6 pm, organized by a high school student from the state of Washington and joined by dioceses and organizations around the country. Tune in to the live stream or pray in solidarity from wherever you will be at 6 pm EDT. Live stream information will be available at https://bit.ly/2AZ7hwA (you can click on the article title to visit this address).

Please join us in congratulating Father Jeff Hanley on the third Anniversary of his Priestly Ordination! All four of our St. Catherine's priests are celebrating Ordination Anniversaries in the next week - Father Mark will celebrate 27 years as a priest on Friday, June 26th, Father Bill will celebrate 17 years as a priest on Sunday, June 28th, and Father Ben will celebrate 7 years as a priest on Monday, June 29th. Congratulations to all of our fabulous priests, and thank you all for your service and dedication to St. Catherine's and the people of God!

Good Afternoon, All! Once again, the weekend is quickly approaching, and with it, our weekend activities. We hope you can join us in person or online for some of our activities this weekend. Please click on the article title to see our complete weekend schedule.

Bishop Bradley recently published a Letter to the Faithful in response to the many acts of racism and violence. To read this letter, please click on the title of this article.

Please consider joining us for Daily Mass today at 9:15 am in Marian Hall. We have Daily Mass Monday through Friday at 9:15 am in Marian Hall (no Daily Mass on Saturdays). Please note that only the Marian Hall entrance will be unlocked for Daily Mass. Doors open at 8:45 am. Please wear a mask and bring hand sanitizer with you for use prior to Communion and throughout Mass as needed. Thank you!

Please read the attached update from Father Mark on our parish financial situation and the impact on parish staff. Thank you.

Happy Friday! We hope you can join us in person or online for some of our parish activities this weekend. Please click on the article title to see the complete list. For the most tp to date schedules and information on activities at the parish, online, and around the Diocese, please like and follow us on Facebook, check our website calendar (stcatherinesiena.org/calendar), or read our weekly online bulletin (stcatherinesiena.org/bulletins).

During the month of May, volunteers at St. Catherine made over 2500 donuts (leftover from Sunday's Coffee & Donuts Ministry) for our First Responders throughout Portage and Kalamazoo. Children from our Children's Faith Formation program donated their time and their artistic skills to decorate the donut boxes for our community heroes. Thank you to all who donated their time to make and deliver donuts, as well as those who worked hard to decorate all of the donut boxes! Please click on the article title to see a picture collage from this service project.

Public Visitation for the Most Rev. James A. Murray, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Kalamazoo, will take place at St. Augustine Cathedral (542 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo) today, Wednesday, June 10th, until 8 pm and tomorrow, Thursday, June 11th, from 8 am until 1:30 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 2 pm tomorrow, Thursday, June 11th, and will be live streamed on the diocesan website and simulcast to the Diocesan Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/catholicdioceseofkalamazoo. Due to current restrictions for capacity, attendance at the Mass of Christian Burial is limited with preference seating for family, friends, and clergy. For more information about Bishop James A. Murray or the visitation or funeral Mass, please visit the dedicated page of the Diocesan website by clicking on this article title.

In times such as these, pregnant and parenting mothers in poverty or who are facing other challenging circumstances need our help. Learn more about Walking with Moms in Need: A Year of Service by clicking on the title of this article. A Diocesan Walking with Moms in Need ministry will continue through March 2021. To get involved with the Diocesan initiative, please contact Joe Magalski (jmagalski@gmail.com) or Margaret Meersma (margaretmeersma@gmail.com).

Please join the National Knights of Columbus council and their families in praying a Novena for National Unity and an End to Racism beginning today, Sunday, June 7, and concluding on June 15th. For more information, please click on the title of this article to see the flyer.