Dear Friends,
St. Joseph Chapel will be CLOSED this Wednesday.  The funeral of Patti Giangrande’s husband, Michael, will be at St. Fabian Parish in Farmington Hills (12 Mile & Orchard Lake Rd.) this Wednesday, September 15 at 10:30 am.  Please pray for Michael’s soul, and keep Patti and her family in your prayers.
HERE is another article from Nader Twal, our guide in Jordan.  It is about women in Jordan, and includes an interview with his wife, Rasha.
Healing Service by Terra Sancta Ministries will be on Tuesday, September 14 (Triumph of the Cross) at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica (in Royal Oak): Confessions at 6:15 pm and Mass with the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick at 7:00 pm.  Healing Teams will be available after Mass.
“Teaching Tuesdays” next month will be October 12 and 19.  Fr. Alex will conduct a two-class Bible Study on Genesis 12-50.  (Genesis 1-11 was studied in 2019.)  We will use the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible Commentary on Genesis by Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch. We can provide the book for $15.00, or you may purchase it on your own.  The deadline for your payment is Monday, September 27.  The book will be available the first night of class. Please make check payable to “Terra Sancta Ministries” and mail it to Terra Sancta Ministries, 400 South Blvd. West, Pontiac, MI 48341 OR drop it off in person.  Please make it clear who the book(s) is for and provide a phone number for contact purposes.  Come learn about God’s unfolding plan of salvation!  All teachings will held in the chapel.
To communicate with me, email me at abunaalex@yahoo.com or call/text me at (313) 727-9784. God bless you!
In Jesus, Mary & Joseph,
Fr. Alex Kratz, OFM
Spiritual Director of Terra Sancta Ministries