Helping Hands Baby Bottle Blessing Fundraiser will be taking place from Sunday, January 25 until February 15. Baby bottles are located in the gathering space. If you take a bottle please sign it out on the clipboard. Collect spare change, cash or checks in the bottle. The collected donations help to fund services like ultrasounds, counseling, and parenting classes. It supports single parents, the elderly, and those struggling with poverty. It also provides formula, dia

Dear Sacred Heart and St. Mary on the Lake,             We celebrate Catholic School’s week starting this Sunday!  Following the 11am Mass this weekend at Sacred Heart we will have our annual open house.  It is a great time for all families to come by and see our beautiful school.  Families who already have children attending but will have some younger kids starting next year, new prospective families, and our many beloved benefactors.  If you have never been over to the sch

Dear Sacred Heart and St. Mary on the Lake,             I want to continue this weekend about the goodness of marriage and the importance of our prayers for those preparing for marriage.  As I said in last week’s bulletin, I applaud the courage of these young couples bucking the societal trends to simply not get married at all.             There are things every couple will need to confront along the way.  One very common reality is cohabitation (living together before marria

Dear St. Mary on the Lake and Sacred Heart,             As we enter into this new year one of the things I am excited for is the number weddings we have coming up.  We have a nice number of young couples inquiring about getting married and actively preparing for this great sacrament.  There is a tremendous cultural pressure against getting married at all, and if they are looking to get married, then pressure against getting married in the Church.  I am the more edified then b

Attention All Youth of Sacred Heart and St. Mary….. The Knights of Columbus are hosting a youth appreciation night on January 17th at 5:30pm to thank all the youth who dedicate their time in helping the parishes and communities! The event will be located in the Sacred Heart Hall. Pizza, refreshments and games will be provided. Please Rsvp by January 16th to Grand Knight Robert Stein by calling or texting him at 517 260-3729 so we know how much food and refreshments to buy.

Bible Study will be Thursdays at 10:00am  Dates at St. Mary on the Lake: January 15 January 22 January 29 February 19 February 26

Dear St. Mary on the Lake and Sacred Heart,                A Blessed 2026!  I am excited for the New Year and all that it holds. A few events that I would like to highlight that will be coming up so you can get them on your calendar. •     Youth Appreciation Night hosted by the Knights of Columbus- Sacred Heart, Jan 17 at 6pm. •     Trivia Night - Hosted at Sacred Heart Jan 24 at 6pm. •   Bible Study focusing on the “I am” Statements of Jesus.  Jesus’ seven statements are “I

Dear St. Mary on the Lake and Sacred Heart,                A Blessed 2026!  I am excited for the New Year and all that it holds. A few events that I would like to highlight that will be coming up so you can get them on your calendar. •     Youth Appreciation Night hosted by the Knights of Columbus- Sacred Heart, Jan 17 at 6pm. •     Trivia Night - Hosted at Sacred Heart Jan 24 at 6pm. •   Bible Study focusing on the “I am” Statements of Jesus.  Jesus’ seven statements are “I

Thursday, January 1   9:30am - All engaged couples Sunday, January 4   9:30am - Helen Wines by Rose Mary Nichols Thursday, January 8 9:15am - Fr. Mike Petroski Sunday, January 11   9:30am - Ryan Moore by Kathy Palazzolo Thursday, January 15   9:15am - Danny Lee by Diane Linsner Sunday, January 18   9:30am -   James "Wayne" Edwards by Pat Gatecliff Thursday, January 22   9:15am - Diane Keaton Thursday, January 25   9:30am - Jerry Ryszka by Leonard Ryszka Sunday, Januar

Dear Sacred Heart and St. Mary on the Lake,                    We celebrate this weekend the feast of the Holy Family.  A great way to celebrate this feast day is to revisit the famous phrase “The family that prays together stays together” popularized by Fr. Patrick Peyton.  (His own story is rather amazing- use this link if you want to learn more about his life: https://www.fatherpeyton.org/  )                  This weekend let us examine how we are praying together as a fam

Dear Sacred Heart and St. Mary on the Lake,             A very Blessed and Merry Christmas this coming week!  I look forward to seeing everyone for our Christmas Masses.                 As we enter into the celebration of Christmas, I want us to protect the spirit the season cultivates- a sense of yearning, of hope, of expectation, of searching.  This is a critical spiritual sense for us for it means we always looking for God.  It means we will not settle for anything less th

Dear Sacred Heart and St. Mary on the Lake, As we continue through our season of Advent preparing our lives to receive Jesus more fully, I want to share the Litany of Trust, written by Sr. Faustina Maria Pia, a Sister of Life.   From the belief that I have to earn Your love  … Deliver me, Jesus (repeat after the following) From the fear that I am unlovable  … From the false security that I have what it takes  … From the fear that trusting You will leave me more destitute  … F

Dear Sacred Heart and St. Mary on the Lake,             I hope you are having a Blessed Advent.  Of all the seasons I think that Advent is the one most underexperienced.  With all of our Christmas plannings and parties that happen even before Christmas happens it tends to get lost.  The frenetic pace of life is the opposite of the sense the season should have.             That being the case Advent requires fighting for it a bit more than the other seasons.  What do we have t

Thursday, December 4   9:15am - Cheryl Sinevek by Reilly Bennett Sunday, December 7   9:30am - Walter & Regina Ryzska by Leonard Ryzska Monday, December 8 6:00pm - Reuben Bueche Thursday, December 11 9:15am - Jan Hoffbauer by Diane Linsner Sunday, December 14   9:30am - Joan & Jim Demlow by Pat Gatecliff Thursday, December 18   9:15am - Fr. Terrence Thomas by Parish Sunday, December 21   9:30am -   Ray "Lindy" Smith by Reilly Bennett Thursday, December 24   6:00pm - P