ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

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If you have been abused or victimized by someone representing the Catholic Church...
 lease believe in the possibility for hope and help and healing. We encourage you to come forward and speak out. Every diocese in the United States now has a victim assistance coordinator who is available to obtain support for your needs, to help make a formal complaint of abuse to the diocese and to arrange a personal meeting with the bishop or his representative, if you desire. The victim assistance coordinator for the Diocese of Lansing is: Cheryl Williams-Hecksel – 1.888.308.6252 or cwilliamshecksel@dioceseoflansing.org.  In addition, you may also report through the law enforcement toll-free reporting hotline at (844) 324-3374 (Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm) or by email at aginvestigations@michigan.gov

Director of Liturgical Ministries 
Part-time position -
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Recovering Origins: A Healing Retreat for Adult Children of Divorced or Separated Parents
Recovering Origins is a three day retreat at that invites participants to move through the broken image of love that appeared to them in their parents’ divorce to their deepest origin and identity as God’s beloved capable of great love. The retreat gives participants a greater understanding of the wound of divorce and the ways it affects their lives, offers advice about the difficulties concerning love and trust of others, and explains how the Catholic faith, spiritual practices, and the Sacraments are essential to self-knowledge and healing. This retreat has something for any adult child of divorce or separation no matter how much healing you have already received or need!
Topics covered, include:

• Finding Our Deepest Identity
• Faith and Our Relationship with God
• Love, Dating, and the Sacrament of Marriage
• Loneliness
• Anger and Anxiety
• False Guilt and Shame
• Forgiveness and Reconciliation
• Family Boundaries
• The Christian Meaning of Suffering
• Healing and The Sacraments of Reconciliation And the Eucharist
• And More!

 The retreat begins on November 22 at 7:00 p.m. and ends on November 24 at 3:00 p.m.
What’s included: Single occupancy room with twin beds and shared bath facilities, linens and towels, meals and refreshments throughout the retreat, materials, confessions, adoration and Sunday Mass.
What to bring: Bible, journal, water bottle, and a bathrobe.
For more information and to register, go to: www.dioceseoflansing.org/event/recovering-origins