Announcements

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Sunday, June 20, 2021

• The Region Planning process for the Archdiocese is called Beacons of Light. If you would like to be informed about the process and the next steps coming up, sign up for the newsletter at https://catholicaoc.org/beacons#newsletter.                                

• This Sunday we will mark the 200th Anniversary of the Archdiocese. Mother of Christ has been a faith Community for 76 of those years. This is a good time to pray for the advancement and growth of both. The Archdiocese has produced two books to mark this occasion and a sample of each along with a sign-up sheet if you want to purchase one are on the table on the side of the church. ‘Seeking the Lord” is a history of the Archdiocese and is $15, and “Treasures of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati” is a hardbound pictorial that is $30. 

• All Parish Volunteers: New Child Protection Platform: In July 2021, the Archdiocese will be moving to SafeParish as the new platform for Child Protection training and compliance. SafeParish is an organization that specializes in training and education solutions for organizations worldwide. They have 20+ years of experience in providing child-safe environment training programs. SafeParish will continue to work with our current background check provider Selection.com. All training and background information in your current VIRTUS account will be transferred to SafeParish. No new live training through SafeParish will be required if you have completed live child protection training through VIRTUS. Ongoing child protection training will still be required for all volunteers and employees and will consist of quarterly interactive video-based training instead of monthly bulletins. As the Archdiocese moves closer to the conversion date, additional information regarding your new SafeParish account will be provided. 

• As mentioned once before, we are having a group from Ft. Recovery, Ohio stay in our building from the evening of June 27 till the morning of June 30. I will be doing some cleaning to get ready for them on Friday the 25th from 10:00 – noon and again on Saturday the 26th from 10: - noon. I would appreciate help from anyone who has the time to volunteer. This group will be volunteering at a couple of places in the Over-the-Rhine area. 

             There will be 10 young people, ages 16-18, and two adults.                       They will bring sleeping bags and will use the kitchen. 

             If anyone can help me clean the kitchen before then, I would greatly appreciate that.  Just see me with the days and times you would be available. This group has been here before, but not since Fr. Jim was pastor. 

• Next Sunday, June 27, is the last day to donate to our Maintenance Fund. If using your own envelope, please mark it “Maintenance Fund” so we get it to the right place. This is an ongoing project and the parish council will be discussing other ways we can add to this fund in the coming months. Place your envelope in the collection basket with your weekly or monthly offering. 

• Sunday, June 20 begins the process of voting for two new parish council members. Thanks to those who were willing to be considered. 

Happy Father’s Day to our dads!

 

•  Fr. Joe’s address: Fr. Joe Folzenlogan

Columbiere Center

9075 Big Lake Road

Clarkston MI 48346 – 1015

 ZOOM LINK for Sunday Mass at 9:30 am:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7236634805?pwd=MXZBL05ReDFFL1daeVEwQXhvZEZNZz09 

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