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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Ash Wednesday & Fridays of Lent

Mar 4, 2025

Tomorrow, March 5, is Ash Wednesday. “Remember, Man, you are dust, and to dust you will return!”—words originally spoken to Adam & Eve (Genesis 3:19) by God after their sin and unleashes the curses upon mankind that only Jesus could free us from and which are said...

First Saturday

Feb 26, 2025

February 26, 2025 Dear Friends, Saturday, March 1, will be First Saturday. At St. Joseph Chapel (400 South Blvd. West, Pontiac, MI 48341) a free handout will be provided about the following: In 1947, Professor William Thomas Walsh authored one of the first books in...

Reparation & Vocations

Feb 17, 2025

February 17, 2025 Dear Friends,Tonight we will have our Third Monday Holy Hour & Holy Mass of Reparation at St. Joseph Chapel (400 South Blvd. West, Pontiac, MI 48341).  Doors open at 6:30 pm with Eucharistic Exposition (Confession available upon request), 7:00 pm...