Holy Week Schedule

*Holy Thursday, April 18, 7:00 PM: Mass of the Lord’s Supper
St. Joseph’s followed by Adoration until 10:00 PM
(Night Prayer will start at 9:50 PM).
*Good Friday, April 19, Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
1:30 PM at St. Catherine’s
7:00 PM at St. Joseph’s
*Holy Saturday, April 20, 10 – 11 AM
Confessions at St. Francis Xavier’s.
*Holy Saturday, April 20, 7:00 PM
Easter Vigil Mass at St. Catherine’s. (No 4:00 or 5:30 PM Masses.)
*Easter Sunday, April 21, Masses
7 AM at St. Francis Xavier’s
9 AM at St. Catherine’s
11 AM at St. Joseph’s.

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Kyle John Hubert 
​February 11, 1998 - April 15, 2019

​Kyle passed away unexpectedly on April 15th. Let us keep his family and friends in our prayers as they move through this time of grieving. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM on Tuesday April 23rd, at St Joseph Church. Visitation one hour before Mass. Obituary

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Knights of Columbus ​Sunday Breakfast​

A big thank you to the Knights of Columbus for providing us with a delicious start to our Sunday these past few weeks. Thank you, also, to those who came out in support of Hayden Pavlovic on April 7th. Your generosity will be blessed and will help provide Hayden with his much needed support chair. 

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Spirit Fest

Coming soon to a neighborhood near you! "The First Block Party of the Season!” Spirit Fest is coming on April 27th. Mark your calendars for a night of food, fun, entertainment and of course spirits. See you there! St Catherine's Hall, 3381 Thomas St., Ravenna

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I would like to thank the Knights of Columbus for hosting our Lented Series. They took the time to set up the hall, cook the meals and cleaned up after us. To our presenters, Fr. Colin Mulhall, Fr. Mike Hennessy and Teri Burns. Through their eyes we have seen how God forgives our sins, forgets those transgressions and how His mercy endures forever. And last but by far not least, the good people who took the time to come and partake in a shared meal and listened to the presentations. I truly hope that you have come to a better understanding of the infinite mercy and love that God has for us,. ​

See Fr. Colin's presentation here! 

​Thank you to everyone who came to the Lenten Series on Monday night. We hope that you enjoyed the meal and found some insights from Fr. Colin's presentation on forgiveness. Remember, next Monday night, Fr. Michael Hennessy will be our speaker. Same time, same place. Bring a friend with you. 

I am sorry to say that audio portion of the video of Fr. Mike's wonderful presentation from Monday night, March 25th is distorted to the point of being unintelligible. 

Teri Burns audio presentation from April 1st

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Prayer to St Michael the Archangel

​Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen!

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Confirmation Class March 2019

Nineteen of our teenagers from St Catherine, St Francis Xavier and St Joseph were Confirmed in their faith at The Cathedral of St Andrew on March 3rd by Bishop Walkowiak. Congratulations!

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Good Friday: A Day of Fast and Absetnence 

Good Friday is an obligatory day of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. The norms on fasting are from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. No snacks.
​The norms concerning abstinence from meat are persons 14 years of age and older (no upper limit) are to abstain from meat.  Yes, chicken is meat. No, you do not have to just  eat fish. There are plenty of non-meat dishes you can enjoy – be creative. Click here to go to Taste of Home for some interesting meatless recipes.  ​Those that are excused from fast and abstinence outside the age limits include the physically or mentally ill including individuals suffering from chronic illnesses such as diabetes. Also excluded are pregnant or nursing women. In all cases, common sense should prevail, and ill persons should not further jeopardize their health by fasting.

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Divine Provicence Academy

We are educating the future leaders in our schools today. We continue to offer a link to donate to Divine Providence Academy. As a Catholic centered academy, Divine Providence cultivates courageous servants of God by nurturing strengths and promoting leadership through academic and spiritual excellence.  Thank you for supporting the future of the Catholic Church.  

Honor Roll Recognition

Several of our alumni from DPA have achieved honors recognition in their respective High Schools:
Seniors
Skyler Conran, Joslyn Emery, Isaiah Nutt, Abigail Patterson, Eleanor Spirlmaker, Bailey Walker 
Juniors
Jack Bouhuis, Madison DeYoung, Jack Emery, Joshua Hernandez, Dominic Mabrito
Sophomores 
Vincent Bouhuis, Joel Emery, Delaney Mabrito, Adam Nutt, Christian Reed
Congratulations!

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Weekday Mass Times

* Monday: 9:00 AM at St Francis Xavier
* Tuesday: 8:00 AM at St Joseph
* Thursday: 8:30 AM at St Catherine
​* Friday: 10:30 AM at St Joseph (Please note: 8:00 AM if no DPA students)
Weather cancellations:
If Coopersville Public Schools are closed or delayed due to weather, Mass at St Francis Xavier / St Joseph will be canceled. (This includes Adoration on Tuesdays)
If Ravenna Public Schools are closed or delayed due to weather, Mass at St Catherine will be canceled.

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Weekend Mass Times

* Saturday: 4:00 PM at St Francis Xavier
* Saturday: 5:30 PM at St Joseph
* Misa en espanol a las 8:00 sabado por la noche julio-octubre en la iglesia de San José.
​* Sunday: 9:00 AM at St Catherine
* Sunday: 11:00 AM at St Joseph

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Adoration

* Tuesday at St Joseph 8:30 - 2:00
* Sunday at St Francis Xavier 6:00 - 7:00 PM  (Note: only when the Youth Ministry meets)

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Confession Times

​* Saturdays at St Francis Xavier 10:00 AM

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Come aside and rest awhile!

St Catherine and St Joseph are open daily Monday - Friday from 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM. Please feel free to stop in and spend some time with our Blessed Lord.

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Elementary Religous Education

​​* Saturday April 13th First Communion Retreat Day at  Franciscan Farm in Lowell followed by lunch @ St Joseph

Questions? Contact:
Diane Beckwith
Phone: 231-853-6222
Email: dre@ourcluster.org

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High School Life Teen

* Sunday April 7 - Spring Break
* Saturday April 13th, Day trip, Shrine of Christ's Passion,  Holy Trinity 8AM
* Sunday April 14th, Lifenight, St Francis Xavier - 6:30PM
* Sunday April 21st- Easter Sunday

​Questions? Contact:
Hayden Pomper
Phone: 616-328-5033
​email: clusterym@ourcluster.org

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