As we continue on our Lenten journey, we are reminded that our focus as a parish community during Lent is on our Elect and Candidates for Full Communion as they prepare to celebrate the Easter Sacraments of Baptism and/or Confirmation …
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Lent begins this Wednesday! It is a time for us to go ever deeper into our spiritual life and experience spiritual renewal as we prepare to renew our Baptismal promises on Easter Sunday.
Lent began as a season of proximate …
Read MoreLent begins late this year. Ash Wednesday is March 6. But it is not too early to begin planning how you will keep the penitential season.
As in the past, St. Isidore will be joining the other parishes in the …
Read MoreLent begins late this year: Ash Wednesday is March 6. But it is not too early to begin planning how you will keep the penitential season.
As in the past, St. Isidore will be joining the other parishes in the …
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I often take time to thank God for the gifts God has given me, and try to find ways to share those gifts with others. I thank God for the gifts of time, talent, and treasure. I then try to …
Read MoreIt is a long tradition in the Church of having special “intentions” for a Mass. The special intention is usually a deceased loved one, or someone in special need of the graces of a Mass. As you have noticed, we …
Read MoreHaving celebrated an Advent season of joyful preparation, and the wonder-filled Christmas Season with its many bright feasts, we have now entered into “Ordinary Time” on the Church calendar. The purple and rose vestments of Advent, and the white and …
Read MoreToday’s Solemnity of the Epiphany is, liturgically, the brightest feast of the entire Christmas Season. Today we rejoice in our belief that Jesus is revealed as the Light for all people! The Magi are Gentiles, Through following the star, they …
Read MoreMr. Matt Hunt, who has served as our Coordinator of Youth Ministry at St. Isidore for the past year, recently left our Pastoral staff to serve as Pastoral Associate at St. John and Paul parish in Washington, Michigan. We are …
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I love the season of Advent. It is a time of joyful anticipation of Christ’s Coming. During these first few weeks of Advent we focus on Christ’s Second Coming, when he, in the words of one of our penitential tropes, …
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All of us experience times of darkness. These dark times are usually the result of the hardships life gives us: the death of a loved one; serious illness; broken relationships with family and friends; failed dreams; economic setbacks; the apparent …
Read MoreNovember is the month dedicated to remembering and praying for the Faithful Departed, our brothers and sisters who have gone before us marked with the
sign of faith. If you have not as yet done so, please enter departed loved
DO NOT BE AFRAID…
…to go out on the streets and into public places, like the first Apostles who preached Christ and the Good News of salvation in the squares of cities, towns and villages. This is no time to …
Read MoreAt 9:30 Mass this Sunday we celebrate the Rite of Acceptance into the Catechumenate. This is the second of four stages in the Right of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). The first stage is Inquiry, the second is Catechumenate, the …
Read MoreSt. Isidore faithful,
We have all been affected, in one way or another, by the horrible sexual abuse scandals of the Catholic Church. The news is disturbing, and for many of us, incomprehensible. Back in August, I wrote a letter …
Read MoreWe will be celebrating the Sacrament of the Sick at the 4:30 Mass next Saturday, October 13. Celebrating this sacrament at a parish weekend liturgy allows the parish community to come together to honor the sick of our parish, to …
Read MoreIn many ways, a parish’s “calendar” follows the school year. Thus, many exciting things are starting up in the parish in the next couple of weeks.
Faith Formation begins for our eighth graders this week, and then for the remainder …
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I, like perhaps many of you, am angry, disgusted, and horrified at the news and recent stories in the media regarding the sexual abuse of minors by members of the Catholic clergy and the coverup of the horrible crimes by …
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Today the Church celebrates the Nativity of John the Baptist, whom Jesus himself called “the greatest man born of a woman.” (Matthew 11:11). John’s greatness lied in the fact that Jesus was the focus of his life. He drew people …
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“Be not afraid!” are the very first words with which the angel greets the lowly shepherds as they keep watch over the sheep in the dead of night. They are also the first words the angel Gabriel addressed to the …
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The message of Easter is that those who never knew Jesus in the flesh can still have a close, intimate relationship with him.
This belief that Jesus lives gives joy, meaning, and direction to our lives.
Every day we can …
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None of us can live fully without hope. Daily, we encounter people who are lacking in hope.
They need an encouraging word, a smile, a listening ear, the promise of a prayer.
The simple assurance that someone cares, and that …
We at St. Isidore continue to find new ways to “Bring God’s Word to the Community”. At our Masses the weekend of February 11/12 we introduced an exciting and innovative way to spread the Word: a thirty-second commercial for St. …
Read MoreThe last Sunday of October has been designated as Priesthood Sunday, a special day for Catholic communities to express their appreciation for the priests that serve them. It is a day to reflect upon and affirm the role of the …
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Dear St. Isidore Family,
The words above say all about where we would like to go as a parish family. Our parish will celebrate its 60th Anniversary next June. It is a rich history of growth, traditions, and challenges. From …
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