ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

Attention Eucharistic Ministers of the Homebound:  Please mark your calendars for a meeting Tuesday, Oct. 15^th at 7:30pm in the Emmaus Room to regroup and plan the coming year of this most important ministry of bringing our Lord Jesus Christ to the Homebound. 

If you have been away from this ministry and would like to return or are  contemplating learning more about it, please feel free to contact Lorraine Crawford x402.

Prayer time is led by Fr. Tony Smela from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm here at St. Joe’s.  We will meet Friday nights through October for:

• Eucharistic Adoration
• Benediction
• Prayers for Padre Pio’s intercession
• Song
• Prayer teams! 
  Father Tony Smela is the ministry chaplain!!  

Why are we doing this? 

Bishop Boyea dedicated 40 acres of Livingston County property to Catholic Healthcare International to build a fully Catholic medical school according to St Pio’s CASA in Italy!!  A LOT has been going on behind the scenes, and now it’s time for this project to go public!  https://www.chi-usa.com/about/padre-pio-hospital-is-coming-to-the-usa/

For more information or to make a payment or pledge go to the Diocese of Lansing website at www.dioceseoflansing.org Look for the Witness to Hope logo.

On Saturday October 26th and Sunday (optional) October 27th St. Mary Williamston will be hosting the Unbound conference. The Unbound conference will help people start living the abundant and glorious life God has in mind for them. Many parishioners struggle with the same sins time and again, oftentimes feeling lost and alone. Unbound is a way for them to break free from this repetitive cycle and to fully grasp the Father’s love for them. Through five presentations attendees will be led through the five keys for deliverance,
1. Repentance and Faith
2. Forgiveness
3. Renouncing the work of your enemies
4. Standing in the authority you have in Christ
5. Receiving God’s blessing of your identity and destiny
This conference is an opportunity for your parishioners to experience the freedom that they have been seeking and the peace that only the love of the Father can bring. For more information on the Unbound Conference you can go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/live-free-lansing-tickets-62356301376
“Unbound Ministry is a vital part of the new evangelization because, through a simple method of prayer based on the Gospel, it helps us help others in moving beyond their spiritual obstacles into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. This model of deliverance reflects the power of our baptism, which moves us from darkness into the kingdom of God. It promises to be a very fruitful tool in the hands of priests and those involved in parish ministry.”
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.

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