October 11, 2024
Dear Friends,
Tomorrow, Saturday, October 12, is our Rosary Rally. It will take place BEFORE Mass in front of St. Joseph Chapel (400 South Blvd. West, Pontiac, MI 48341).
To continue Rosary activities in this month of the Rosary, I will preach on the Holy Rosary at all the Masses this weekend (Oct. 12-13) at St. Andrew’s in Rochester (1400 Inglewood, Rochester, MI 48307): 5pm Saturday, 8, 10, 12 & 5pm on Sunday. We will also have a sale of Rosaries, religious goods and books.
“Abortion and Preeminence” will be the topic of our first class tomorrow of Catholic Social Teaching on Contemporary Issues. It will be after Mass in the Lower Level. Three textbooks are left. It is by Fr. Jeffrey Kirby, STD, Sanctify Them in Truth: How the Church’s Social Doctrine Addresses the Issues of Our Time. Future topics on the following Saturdays are Immigration (Oct. 19), the Environment (Oct. 26), LGBT+ Movement (Nov. 9), Universal Healthcare and Artificial Nutrition & Hydration (Nov. 16), Critical Race Theory (Nov. 30), and the Male Priesthood (Dec. 14).
This Wednesday all our asphalted surfaces—the parking lot & driveway—will be sealed. It will need to dry for 2 days. So there will be no parking on these areas on Wednesday, October 16 and Thursday, October 17. Please park on the gravel lots east (towards Woodward) of the parking lot and walk on the public sidewalk to the front entrance of St. Joseph Chapel. (The handicap ramp will not be accessible these two days.) Thank you.
To communicate with me, please email me directly at [email protected] or call/text me at (313) 727-9784. St. Francis of Assisi, pray for us!
In Jesus, Mary & Joseph,
Fr. Alex Kratz, OFM
Spiritual Director of Terra Sancta Ministries