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North Macomb Vicariate Family 2 -
St. Francis-St. Maximilian * St. Therese of Lisieux * St. Isidore


Mass Times

Saturday - 5:30 pm
Sunday - 7:45 am;
10:00 am

​12:30 pm (Spanish)
Monday -  9 am
Tuesday -  9 am Rosary after Mass
Wed. no Mass
Thursday - 9 am

Friday - no Mass
First Friday of the month -  7 pm Mass and Adoration - Spanish
Holy Days - 9 am and 7 pm


 The Mission of our parish is to see the face of Christ in every person so that they may see the face of Christ in us and together we will go forth to bring Christ to the world. 

La misión de nuestra parroquia es ver el rostro de Cristo en toda persona, para que él o ella puedan ver el rostro de Cristo en nosotros, y juntos, llevemos el rostro de Cristo al resto del mundo.


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We're excited to tell you about a new way you can participate in the vision of our organization! We now offer text and online giving through a technology called your giving platform. This giving platform is safe. Our giving partner maintains the same level of security as banks. And if your ever need to change your payment information or edit or refund a gift, you can just text "EDIT" or follow the online prompts.

We're committed to pursuing God's vision for our community. Our giving platform allows us all to join together and transform our community. 

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​Connecting Point…



Jesus reminds us in this week’s Gospel message that we are the salt of the Earth. As followers of Christ, we cannot be bystanders. We are the preservative that keeps his word fresh in our world today. The challenge in our world is that many see Christianity as not good seasoning for the world but that which takes the taste out of it! Jesus comes to us to add life he does not take it away. Many people have become so much a part of the world that it becomes difficult to separate the truth from the lure of the subjective. It is from this backdrop that Jesus calls us forth to be the seasoning in the lives of others. How we do that is by being intentional in word and deed. We don’t just sit around praying and worshiping amongst ourselves. I read a story on a web page called, Pastor Life and I believe it will add some light for you!
 
A man walked into a little mom-and-pop grocery store and said, "Do you sell salt?" The man said, "Do we sell salt?! Just look!" The man showed the customer an entire wall of shelves stocked with nothing but salt-Morton salt, iodized salt, kosher salt, sea salt, rock salt, garlic salt, seasoning salt, Epsom salts-every kind of salt imaginable. The customer was amazed. "If you think that's something, come over here." He led the customer to a back room filled with shelves and bins and cartons and barrels and boxes of salt. The customer said, "This is unreal!" The man said, "You haven't seen anything yet." He led the customer down some steps into a huge 
​basement, five times as large as the previous room. It was filled wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling with every imaginable form, size, and shape of salt you could imagine. The man looked at him and said, "You really do sell salt!" The store owner said, "No, we don't, that's just the problem! We never sell salt. But that salt salesman that comes by every week, boy does he sell salt!"
 
If we do not get up and get out to be a witness of Christ, then we lose our saltiness. We cannot add flavor to the world. As a people created by a loving creator it seems many have taken a few steps in the wrong direction. Our Lord comes to us through scripture and emphatically declares we are his salt and light of the Earth. We are baptized to carry on his mission even amid darkness. He beckons those who have fallen away to return to his flock, but this cannot be achieved behind closed doors. Pope Francis said, salt is something to be used, not to keep for oneself, but to give to others. Salt does not flavor itself; it is that which imparts flavor to something else. May the Lord continue to strengthen us to be disciples on the go for our schools, businesses, marketplaces, and leaders in government as we remind others through word and action of the radiance of Christian life.
 
- Deacon Jeff Loeb, St. Isidore


                            MCREST

Next weekend we begin hosting our MCREST guests!
 The volunteer sheets are out in the hallway.  We still need volunteers in all areas.  We need drivers to take supplies down to the MCREST shelter in Mount Clemens.  We need people to help with dinner clean up.  We also need people to help run activities in the evening.  Prayer warriors are needed to pray for our guests.
 
We will need all items from the giving garden to be brought to church by February 5.  This will give us enough time to organize and put packets together.  If you have not brought in the items from the giving garden yet, please bring them in as soon as possible.
 
We have not met our goal to raise $8,100 yet, but I know we will.  Our parish family is always so generous.   This money will be used to buy perishable food, bus tickets, items needed by our guests, and support the shelter.  The envelopes are in the hallway.  Please make the checks out to St. Francis-St. Maximilian.  Put MCREST on the memo line.
 
We will have one last planning meeting on February 5 at 9am (between the 7:45 and 10am Masses) in the Social Hall.  All are welcome.
 
Please pray how the Lord wants you to help our neighbors in their time of need.   Thank you for your generosity.
Please contact me if you have any questions.   Sue Mooney Smith 586-206-6559.
 



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