Our Pets are Blessed Posted on October 21, 2020 Saturday, October 3rd, turned out to be a beautiful fall day. The weather was crisp but not cold, the sun was bright and the trees starting to change color. The purrrrrfect day for a Pet Blessing! 23 dogs, two cats, Our Pets are Blessed
Fr. Ron’s Reflections 10/11/20 Posted on October 5, 2020 Even in the midst of the pandemic, good things continue to happen at St. Isidore. Our parish staff has been working throughout the “close down” in order to continue to serve our parishioners. I am so grateful to our amazing Fr. Ron’s Reflections 10/11/20
Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Rally Posted on September 29, 2020 Join others in praying the rosary for our nation in the prayer garden on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 12:00 PM
Featured Website Version 4.0 Posted on September 24, 2020 We’ve been working really hard behind the scenes over the last six months on some incredible updates for St. Isidore Church including the launch of our updated website. This is fourth major update that our website has had and I Website Version 4.0 Published on September 24, 2020 by Matt Kush
Flu shot clinic Posted on September 22, 2020 In the midst of our COVID-19 Pandemic, the Center for Disease Control is urging everyone to protect themselves against the seasonal influenza virus this year. The St. Isidore Parish Health Ministry, in conjunction with CVS Pharmacy and Dave Rizzi, CVS Flu shot clinic
Pet Blessing Posted on September 20, 2020 Catholics celebrate the feast day of the Patron Saint of Animals, Saint Francis of Assisi in October. It’s customary that in remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi’s love for all creatures, animals are led to churches for a special blessing. Pet Blessing
Offertory for 9/13/20 Posted on September 14, 2020 Budgeted offertory $22,067 Actual offertory collected $21,735 Comparison to budget ($332) Offertory since the suspension of Mass ($78,006) Please consider helping out the church during this difficult time by making any contribution that you are able. We greatly appreciate and Offertory for 9/13/20
St. Vincent de Paul Update for 9/12/2020 Posted on September 12, 2020 Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious. St. Thomas Aquinas Put your heart aside. Duty comes first. But when fulfilling your duty, put your heart into it. It helps. St. Vincent de Paul Update for 9/12/2020
AVengers Ministry Posted on September 10, 2020 September 2020 Update AVengers, watch his training video on how to use ProPresenter, the software used for presenting at Mass. You can also view the user guide here that follow the video I created: It takes a lot of ministers AVengers Ministry
S.I.T.E. BOTTLE DRIVE Posted on September 9, 2020 8/18/20 UPDATE: Thank you so much for your amazing support. We begin hosting MCREST guests on Sunday, August 23, 2020 which means our bottle drive will be coming to an end. The last day to drop off returnables is Saturday, S.I.T.E. BOTTLE DRIVE
Offertory for 9/6/20 Posted on September 8, 2020 Budgeted offertory $22,067 Actual offertory collected $17,806 Comparison to budget ($4,261) Offertory since the suspension of Mass ($77,674) Please consider helping out the church during this difficult time by making any contribution that you are able. We greatly appreciate and Offertory for 9/6/20
Mass on the Grass Posted on September 1, 2020 We will be celebrating the 5:30 Mass on the Grass in the St. Isidore Parish Courtyard on Sunday, September 20. We had great reviews of the July 12 Mass on the Grass experience and 2020 continues to provide us with Mass on the Grass
Faith Formation Distribution Posted on September 1, 2020 The final Curbside Distribution Date has been set, mark your calendars for Wednesday, September 16th from 11a – 2p. Families can do a curbside pick-up of Faith Formation materials for Sept – Dec 2020. *Another date will be scheduled for Faith Formation Distribution
Lector Training Posted on September 1, 2020 Anyone interested in becoming a lector, from teens through adults are invited to attend a training session on Sunday, October 18 at 9:30 AM Learn about the fundamentals of proclamation of Holy Scriptures and sharing God’s wisdom through ministry of the Lector Training
Offertory for 8/30/20 Posted on August 31, 2020 Budgeted offertory $22,067 Actual offertory collected $16,351 Comparison to budget ($5,716) Offertory since the suspension of Mass ($73,413) Please consider helping out the church during this difficult time by making any contribution that you are able. We greatly appreciate and Offertory for 8/30/20
Offertory for 8/23/20 Posted on August 24, 2020 Budgeted offertory $22,067 Actual offertory collected $15,556 Comparison to budget ($6,511) Offertory since the suspension of Mass ($67,697) Please consider helping out the church during this difficult time by making any contribution that you are able. We greatly appreciate and Offertory for 8/23/20
St. Vincent de Paul Update for 8/20/20 Posted on August 20, 2020 “Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush, anxious for greater developments and greater riches and so on, so that children have very little time for their parents. Parents have very little time for each other, and in St. Vincent de Paul Update for 8/20/20
Offertory for 8/16/20 Posted on August 17, 2020 Budgeted offertory $22,067 Actual offertory collected $23,824 Comparison to budget $1,757 Offertory since the suspension of Mass ($61,184) Please consider helping out the church during this difficult time by making any contribution that you are able. We greatly appreciate and Offertory for 8/16/20
Eucharistic Adoration resumes every Thursday Posted on August 14, 2020 Every Thursday immediately following the 8 AM morning Mass until 9:30 AM beginning August 20, 2020)Come and pray with us in the most Holy presence of our Lord. Masks are required Benediction will take place at 9:30 AM Learn more Eucharistic Adoration resumes every Thursday
St. Vincent de Paul Update for 8/14/20 Posted on August 14, 2020 Brothers and sisters: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each must do as already determined, without sadness or compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. Moreover, God is able to make St. Vincent de Paul Update for 8/14/20
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Posted on August 11, 2020 According to Catholic teaching, the Assumption of Mary is the belief that at the end of her earthly life, Mary was taken up into heaven, bodily (physically) as well as spiritually. A few key points about the meaning of the Assumption of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
St. Isidore Softball Showdown Posted on August 11, 2020 Do you like baseball or softball? Do you miss seeing live sports? Do you love our community? If so, consider joining us at Immanuel Lutheran this Tuesday as the two softball teams from St. Isidore square up in our first St. Isidore Softball Showdown
Offertory for 8/9/20 Posted on August 10, 2020 Budgeted offertory $22,067 Actual offertory collected $23,654 Comparison to budget $1,587 Offertory since the suspension of Mass ($62,941) Please consider helping out the church during this difficult time by making any contribution that you are able. We greatly appreciate and Offertory for 8/9/20
St. Vincent de Paul Update for 8/7/2020 Posted on August 7, 2020 “Make it a practice to judge persons and things in the most favorable light at all times and under all circumstances.” St. Vincent de Paul “The deeds you do may be the only sermon some people will hear today.” St. St. Vincent de Paul Update for 8/7/2020
Offertory for 8/2/20 Posted on August 3, 2020 Budgeted offertory $22,067 Actual offertory collected $18,999 Comparison to budget ($3,068) Offertory since the suspension of Mass ($64,528) Please consider helping out the church during this difficult time by making any contribution that you are able. We greatly appreciate and Offertory for 8/2/20
Featured The Spectacular Grounds at St. Isidore Posted on July 31, 2020 St. Isidore parish is named after St. Isidore the farmer. Being a parish named after someone whose livelihood centered on proper preparation, planting, monitoring and harvesting puts great pressure on our team to ensure proper care for the grounds. We The Spectacular Grounds at St. Isidore Published on July 31, 2020 by Chris Kozlowski
Offertory Since Masses Were Suspended Posted on July 31, 2020 0 Normal Weekly Givers $0 Normal Weekly Offertory 0 Gifts this week $0 Total Under-budget since Masses suspended Please consider helping out the church during this difficult time by making any contribution that you are able. We greatly appreciate and Offertory Since Masses Were Suspended
St. Vincent de Paul Update for 7/30/2020 Posted on July 30, 2020 “All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” St. Francis of Assisi “All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come St. Vincent de Paul Update for 7/30/2020
Offertory for 7/26/20 Posted on July 27, 2020 Budgeted offertory $22,067 Actual offertory collected $16,202 Comparison to budget ($5,865) Offertory since the suspension of Mass ($61,460) Please consider helping out the church during this difficult time by making any contribution that you are able. We greatly appreciate and Offertory for 7/26/20
St. Vincent de Paul Update for 7/23/2020 Posted on July 23, 2020 “The poor have much to teach you. You have much to learn from them.” – St. Vincent de Paul “The Lord measures our perfection not by the number and greatness of the works we do for Him, but by our St. Vincent de Paul Update for 7/23/2020
Offertory for 7/19/20 Posted on July 20, 2020 Budgeted offertory $22,067 Actual offertory collected $22,484 Comparison to budget $417 Offertory since the suspension of Mass ($55,594) Please consider helping out the church during this difficult time by making any contribution that you are able. We greatly appreciate and Offertory for 7/19/20
MCREST 2020 Posted on July 17, 2020 “Whatever you did for these least brothers of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40 McRest is a transitional shelter which provides homeless and displaced individuals the opportunity for successful transition to independence. McRest started out as a one day MCREST 2020
St. Vincent de Paul Update 7/16/2020 Posted on July 17, 2020 “The most deadly poison of our time is indifference. And this happens although the praise of God should know no limits. Let us strive, therefore, to praise him to the greatest extent of our powers.” – St. Maximilian Kolbe “Each St. Vincent de Paul Update 7/16/2020
Photos from Mass on the Grass (July 2020) Posted on July 16, 2020 On Sunday, July 12 at 5:30pm our St. Isidore parish family took the celebration of the Paschal Mystery into the great Michigan outdoors in the parish courtyard. After several weeks of sweltering heat, we were blessed with an evening of nearly Photos from Mass on the Grass (July 2020)
BOLT Vacation Bible School Posted on July 16, 2020 IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP! We are so excited to announce that VBS WILL BE HAPPENING this year! With one modification, though. Instead of you bringing your kids to VBS, we’re bringing VBS to your kids. And it’s BOLT Vacation Bible School
Singing the Antiphons (Part II): A New Discovery Posted on July 15, 2020 First of all, I need to correct an error. In my initial discussion of our Singing of the Antiphons at Mass, I incorrectly referred to the Ordinaries of Mass as the Propers. Ordinaries vs. Propers Explained: The Eucharistic liturgy (a.k.a. Singing the Antiphons (Part II): A New Discovery
Offertory for 7/12/20 Posted on July 14, 2020 Budgeted offertory $22,067 Actual offertory collected $22,880 Comparison to budget $813 Offertory since the suspension of Mass ($56,010) Please consider helping out the church during this difficult time by making any contribution that you are able. We greatly appreciate and Offertory for 7/12/20
Celebrating First Eucharist Masses in June 2020 Posted on July 10, 2020 Congratulations to the 100 Communicants who received their First Eucharist on Saturday June 20 & 27! It was wonderful to see all the children celebrating this blessed sacrament together with their families. For many it was the first time back Celebrating First Eucharist Masses in June 2020
Offertory for 7/5/20 Posted on July 10, 2020 Budgeted offertory $22,067 Actual offertory collected $17,338 Comparison to budget ($4,729) Offertory since the suspension of Mass ($56,822) Please consider helping out the church during this difficult time by making any contribution that you are able. We greatly appreciate and Offertory for 7/5/20
St. Vincent de Paul Update 7/9/20 Posted on July 9, 2020 “You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with which we do them.” – St. Therese of Lisieux “The ordinary acts St. Vincent de Paul Update 7/9/20
St. Vincent de Paul Update: 7/3/2020 Posted on July 3, 2020 “In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; God has made the one as well as the other.” – Ecclesiastes 7:14a “At the end of our life we shall be judged by charity.” – St. St. Vincent de Paul Update: 7/3/2020
Offertory for 6/28/20 Posted on June 29, 2020 Budgeted Offertory* $0 Actual offertory collected $17,124 Comparison to budget $17,124 Offertory since the suspension of Mass ($52,093) *The budget was built on 52 collections, this was the 53rd collection of the fiscal year. Please consider helping out the church Offertory for 6/28/20
Reflecting Your Stewardship Posted on June 26, 2020 Reflecting YOUR stewardship Thank you! As our staff continues to work and pray together through this unique time in history, we find our hearts filled with gratitude for the opportunity to serve such an amazing community. Because of the uncertainty around the Reflecting Your Stewardship
St. Vincent de Paul Update: 6/25/20 Posted on June 25, 2020 “For there are three ways of performing an act of mercy: The merciful word, by forgiving and by comforting; secondly, if you can offer no word, then pray – that too is mercy; and thirdly, deeds of mercy.” – St. Faustina Kowalska “Do St. Vincent de Paul Update: 6/25/20
Offertory for 6/21/20 Posted on June 22, 2020 Budgeted Offertory $24,519 Actual offertory collected $18,616 Comparison to budget ($5,903) Offertory since the suspension of Mass ($69,216) Please consider helping out the church during this difficult time by making any contribution that you are able. We greatly appreciate and Offertory for 6/21/20
Offertory for 6/14/20 Posted on June 16, 2020 Budgeted offertory $24,519 Actual offertory collected $19,504 Comparison to budget ($5,015) Offertory since the suspension of Mass ($63,313) Please consider helping out the church during this difficult time by making any contribution that you are able. We greatly appreciate and Offertory for 6/14/20
The Celebration of Sacraments Posted on June 16, 2020 In a beautiful Mass this past Saturday evening, 6/13, the Elect and Candidates of the RCIA process received the Sacraments of Initiation. The five Elect were Baptized, Confirmed and received First Eucharist. (Nicholas Barozzini, Brandon Bedford, Sarah Desch, Quyen Nguyen The Celebration of Sacraments
St. Vincent de Paul Update 6/11/20 Posted on June 12, 2020 “I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta “Genuine love is demanding, but its beauty lies precisely in the demands it makes.” St. Vincent de Paul Update 6/11/20
Offertory for 6/7/20 Posted on June 10, 2020 Budgeted offertory $24,519 Actual offertory collected $24,167 Comparison to budget ($352) Offertory since the suspension of Mass ($58,298) Please consider helping out the church during this difficult time by making any contribution that you are able. We greatly appreciate and Offertory for 6/7/20
Why aren’t we singing at Mass? Posted on June 9, 2020 Our recent return to public Mass, although strongly desired and greatly anticipated has left many of us strangely disappointed. Although we are completely grateful to receive Jesus in the Eucharist after an extended fast, the nature of the celebration is Why aren’t we singing at Mass?
