ONLINE Giving is available for St. Stephen.
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You can also, TEXT to GIVE; Text to: (231) 241-6105
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We are raising funds for the annual Catholic Services Appeal (CSA). Your support makes a difference for important ministries in the diocese and beyond. Thanks to generous support of CSA, thousands of families in our parishes, Catholic schools, and ministries are supported each year. Our parish is asked to support the CSA to help provide for these diocesan programs that no single parish could sustain on its own. The CSA effort is a means by which we work together to care for the Church by sharing the gifts God has given to us. Our parish goal for St. Stephen this year is $39,374, and for St. Theresa is $5694. St. Theresa has met their goal! St. Stephen is at 83% Please make a gift today to support this important mission. Learn more and give online at DioceseofGaylord.org/24CSA.
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​Rosary Making: Wed. Sept. 18, 2024, 6:30-8:30 p.m. All supplies provided. Come help make rosaries for people who need them. Do you know how to already? Come and help teach the beginners. Questions: Call Christina at 269-689-9935 or Regina 231-313-3622
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Adoration and Witness: A Post Eucharistic Congress Holy Hour
Bishop Walsh invites the faithful to an hour of Eucharistic adoration, followed by witness stories from National Eucharistic Congress pilgrims, and a light social. Come deepen your relationship with Jesus and receive encouragement to become witnesses to the joy of the Gospel and go out on Eucharistic mission for the life of the world. 6:00-8:00 p.m. September 5, St. Ann in Cadillac; September 12, Holy Childhood in Harbor Springs; September 17, St. Francis in Traverse City.
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Sacramental Preparation
Youth entering 1st - 12th grade may enroll now for the Sacramental Preparation Readiness Program. A parent meeting will take place on Thursday, August 29 at 6:30 pm for all families with youth interested in receiving the sacraments of Reconciliation, Confirmation, and First Eucharist. Feel free to contact Jen Geiger for more information. 231-775-2471.
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RCIA is now the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults
OCIA is a beautiful journey that allows us to grow in knowledge and love of the Catholic faith and in Christ himself. We invite everyone to enter into this conversion as we meet to pray, study, explore, and share. Registration forms are in the church entryways.
Contact Jen Geiger or Kevin Hughes for more information by calling the St. Ann parish office at 231-775-2471.​​​
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Baraga Days at St. Mary Cathedral
Friday, September 13: 7 pm Adoration; 7:30 Vespers; 8:15 Benediction; 8:30-10 Fellowship with music, refreshments.
Saturday, September 14: 9 am Morning Mass with the Very Rev. Timothy Ferguson; 9:30-10:30 am private blessings with the Baraga Crucifix, 10:30-11:30 Presentation: Venerable Bishop Baraga’s work in the the Gaylord Diocese; 12-5 pm Sightsee in Gaylord and tour Diocesan sites where Bishop Baraga ministered (on your own-guides are available at all sites 11-3 on Sept. 14); 5 pm Baraga Days Mass at Cathedral with Most Rev. Jeffrey Walsh and concelebrant Most Rev. John Doerfler. At 6:30 pm Baraga Days Banquet and Annual Meeting $30, RSVP by Aug. 15 at BishopBaraga.org. More information can be found at DioceseofGaylord.org.
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​Women's Retreat: All ladies of the All Saints Catholic community are invited to a retreat, "Becoming a 2024 Catholic Woman" at St. Joseph's Retreat Center, Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 10-3. Cost is $30, lunch included. Please get your reservation and money in by September 15th. Space is limited to 25. Call Jane Bouck to register at 517-449-9232.
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3rd Annual St. Ann School Craft Show
Vendor Applications Available
Join us on Saturday, November 2, 2024, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. in the St. Ann School gym and Parish Hall. If you are interested in becoming a vendor, go to www.stanncadillac.org for the application and flyer. Door prizes, free admission, concessions.
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Music Help Wanted: The St. Stephen music team is looking for a keyboardist (organ or Kawaii), to join them occasionally to support congregational singing at Mass. Go to https://dioceseofgaylord.org/job-opportunities to apply online​
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​Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet: After 4:00 p.m. Mass on Saturdays at St. Stephen.
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Pray the Rosary at St. Stephen: Saturday at 3:30 p.m.; Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
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Join the St. Monica and St. Andrew Society to Increase Vocations in Our Diocese
Email vocations@dioceseofgaylord.org or call 989-705-3500 to join, and learn how you can help increase the number of priests and religious in the Diocese of Gaylord. Everyone is needed! Let’s do this together!
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Sign Up for the New “Up North Catholic E-Newsletter”
Receive a weekly e-newsletter from the Diocese of Gaylord, including Bishop Walsh’s “Checking In” video every Wednesday afternoon. Sign up at: dioceseofgaylord.org/subscribe.
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St. John Chalice Prayer for Vocations Challenge: Sign up: Choose a date and Mass you’ll be attending, so the Priest can bless you and the chalice before you go; Find a Spot: Place the chalice in a prominent spot where you family can gather for the daily vocation prayer; Pray Daily: Use the suggested daily prayers that come with the chalice, add a Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet, or say your own prayer; Pass it on: Return the chalice to the parish bulletin board, so the next family may take it. Do more than just wish for vocations. Pray for them.
Al-Anon Meetings, Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m., St. Stephen Hall (Church basement).
The bulletin may be viewed online at discovermass.com or MyParish App; or you may pick one up by the double doors to the church.
Items to be put in the bulletin need to be emailed to bulletin@stanncadillac.org or given to Jeanne Johnson, Secretary/Business Manager at St. Stephen, or Sandie Baumann, Business Manager at St. Ann. They share duties to continue to keep you up to date. Please submit all bulletin items 9 days prior to the date of bulletin you wish it to be in.
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