Announcements

Please follow this page for updates, schedule changes and information from Fr. Alex. 

CLOSED & Pilgrimage Orientation Meeting

The Shrine will close AFTER tomorrow for a summer break: i.e., from July 12-31.  So “Keep Cool with Christ” as our outdoor signs says! I can still accept Mass Intentions while we are closed.  (I offer Mass every day—often a private one.)  Mass Intentions can be given...
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Pilgrimage Orientation Meeting

This year, I will be leading a Catholic Pilgrimage to the Holy Land on October 12-22. The Orientation Meeting is this Saturday, July 11, 2:00-4:00 pm at St. Joseph Chapel (400 South Blvd. W., Pontiac, MI 48341) in the Lower Level. Enter through the front iron doors of...
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Independence Day

Dear Friends, We now have a flier (IT IS ATTACHED and is emailable or hard copy) for our October 12-22 Holy Land Pilgrimage that you may request in anticipation of the July 11 (Saturday) 2:00 pm mandatory Pilgrimage Orientation Meeting at St. Joseph Chapel (400 South...
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Divine Mercy Sunday

Apr 25, 2025

Divine Mercy Sunday is this Sunday, April 27.  We will observe it with a full panoply of prayers and sacraments at St. Joseph Chapel & the Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (400 South Blvd. W., Pontiac, MI 48341).  We are blessed to have the relic of St....

Mass for Pope Francis & Divine Mercy Sunday

Apr 22, 2025

We continue to pray for the repose of Pope Francis’s soul and for the Holy Spirit to guide the Church to choose the next Supreme Pontiff.  The Mass Intention for tomorrow, April 23, will be for the repose of the soul of our late Holy Father, Pope Francis I.  The Mass...

Easter Week & Divine Mercy Sunday

Apr 21, 2025

April 19, 2025 Dear Friends, Happy Easter!  As the Eastern Church says, “Christ is risen!  Christ is truly risen!”  We have FREE copies from the Archdiocese of Detroit of the “Pilgrimage Passport” for this Jubilee Year.  Copies are limited.  It lists each Jubilee...