Independence Day weekend: I want to welcome all who are visiting our parish during this Fourth of July Weekend. I am sorry if you experienced any difficulty with the change in Mass times. This is our first weekend for priests’ reassignments in our diocese and this necessitated a change in our Sunday schedule. For us at OLLH, it meant that the 8:30 AM Mass had to move to 8:00 AM. Thank you for being here. We warmly welcome you.

Gatherings with Bishop Cistone: As you may know, Bishop Cistone will be installed as the Bishop of Saginaw at St. Stephen’s Church, Saginaw, on July 10th. In the days following his installation, the Bishop wants to celebrate Masses of Thanksgiving in the various regions of the Diocese. Those closest to us are: Thursday, August 6th at St. Roch, Caseville and Tuesday, August 11th at St. Denis, Lexington. Call the office for other dates and locations. All Masses will begin at 7:00 PM and a social will follow. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

Financial Presentation: Thanks to all who stayed after Mass last weekend and patiently listened to our 2009 financial status and the list of projects that we must address to fix and improve what we have. A couple of donations have already been promised. More information on how we can meet our present and future financial obligations will be suggested later. A hard copy of the presentation is available. If copies are no longer available in church, please contact the office and we will arrange for you to receive a copy. Answers to your questions and additional information will be coming shortly.

Collections: Again, thank you again for your on-going generosity to the CSA and to the visiting missionary, Fr. Athanasius.

Parish Festival Volunteers: Please volunteer some of your time and talent to help us with the Parish Festival, which will be on the last weekend of July. Call Dave or Jessica Mausolf at 989-712-0424 to offer your help. Thank you very much!

Adoration on Thursdays: As you know, we have adoration from after the 8:05 AM Mass until 8:00 PM. Please call the office to sign up for one hour each week, especially in the middle of the day (11-3). Don’t be afraid of the weekly commitment, because, if you cannot make it on a particular Thursday, just call the office and we will find a substitute for you. The committed adorers continue to tell us that their hour of adoration each week is one of the high points of their week. As the Lord asks, “Can you not watch one hour with me?”

Questions, suggestions, complaints, or recommendations: Don’t forget: if you have anything you want to discuss on any parish issue, PLEASE contact me by phone, mail, in person, or e-mail (bspencer@rc.net). Any subject is fair game. I especially want to encourage you to contact me if you want to discuss ANY school issues. .