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This year, Giving Tuesday is on Tuesday, Nov. 29.

 

Giving Tuesday is a campaign created and shared through web and social media to encourage online giving to nonprofits. Our goal is to encourage Catholics around the diocese to give back to Catholic parishes, schools, and diocesan ministries in place of their favorite secular nonprofits. To unite these efforts, the diocese will be using the hashtag #GiveCatholicWM. Your parishioners will be able to donate here: bitly.com/givecatholicwm (the webpage will be live on Giving Tuesday). The diocese will not charge credit card fees which means that 100% of the funds donated to each parish, school, or diocesan ministry goes to the mission. We thank you for considering our parish should you choose to donate on this day.

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of longtime parishioner, Berna Rouhan. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.
There will be visitation at Christ the King Church, Howard City, on Thursday, September 29, 2022, from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm. We will pray a Rosary at 7 pm.
On Friday, September 30, 2022, visitation will be from 10:00 am until the time of the Funeral Mass which will begin at 11:00 am, at Christ the King Church, Howard City. Immediately after Mass we will proceed to St. Apollonia Cemetery in Morley. After committal, please join the family for a luncheon at Fellowship Hall.
Please see her obituary for more details: https://www.hcfuneral.com/obituaries/Berna-Grace-Rouhan?obId=25972013#/obituaryInfo
We are saddened to announce the death of Cheryl Urivez. Cheryl lived in Defiance, OH, but we are collaborating with her family as they “bring her home”. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at St. Francis de Sales Church in Lakeview, MI. Immediately following the service, her ashes will be committed to the ground at Trufant Cemetery in Trufant, MI. From there, family and friends will travel to Fellowship Hall at Christ the King Church, Howard City for a luncheon. Please follow the link to view Cheryl’s obituary. https://www.schafferfh.com/obituary/Cheryl-Urivez
Today, there is a grave threat to women and children in our State. It is the proposed
"Reproductive Freedom for All" constitutional amendment.
This proposed amendment will be on our ballots this fall. It seeks the approval of the people of
this state to amend the State Constitution to include a so-called “right to abortion,” but it is
much more extreme than that.
It could:
 Allow abortion up until birth
 Allow minors to pursue abortions and sterilization without parental notification or
consent
 Exempt abortion facilities from safety regulation
 Allow anyone to perform an abortion, even if they don’t have a medical license
 Repeal or drastically alter dozens of state laws
Governor Whitmer has repeatedly said, both she and her allies in the pro-abortion lobby will,
quote, “fight like hell” to ensure abortion is legal in Michigan.
In addition to voting NO, we must ‘Fight Like Heaven!’ to combat this proposed amendment by
employing the three great spiritual weapons of the Christian life: Prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
The Diocese of Lansing is inviting Catholics across the state to join them in a novena beginning
on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, Sept. 15. This will be 54-days of prayer, fasting and
almsgiving, concluding on election day. You can sign up for a daily text providing information
and inspiration across each of the 54 days by texting 'FightLikeHeaven' to 84576.
We are saddened to announce the passing of parishioner, Audrey Godell, on May 14, 2022. The 9 am Mass on Friday, June 17th at St. Francis de Sales in Lakeview will be said in her memory. The family will begin receiving guests at 10:30 am with a Liturgy Service to begin at 11 am. Please feel free to join us.
With an abundance of caution, we are cancelling the daily Mass on Thursday, January 6, 2022, and the Eucharistic Adoration scheduled to take place from 9:30-4 pm. Sorry for the inconvenience.
We are saddened to announce the passing of parishioner Steve Huyge. A funeral Mass for Stephen will be held on Saturday, January 8th at Christ the King Church in Howard City. Visitation will be for one hour prior, 10-11 am. A rosary will be prayed at 10 am. Mass will begin at 11 am. Services are being provided by Plaiser Funeral Home, Howard City. https://www.hcfuneral.com/obituaries/Stephen-R-Huyge?obId=23548270#/obituaryInfo
We are saddened to announce the passing of parishioner Dan Hagstrom. Services are being provided by Plaiser Funeral Home, Howard City. Visitation is Tuesday, January 4th from 5-7 pm at the funeral home. There will also be visitation from 10-11 am at Christ the King Church directly before the funeral Mass. Mass begins at 11 am. https://www.hcfuneral.com/obituaries/Daniel-Dan-Hagstrom?obId=23549235#/obituaryInfo
We are saddened to announce the passing of parishioner, Pat Judis. May she and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace.
https://www.arsulowiczbrothers.com/obituaries/Patricia-Judis-Szynkowski/#!/Obituary
Tony Graves passed 10/30/2021. Funeral arrangements are being taken care of by Plaiser Funeral Home, Howard City. Visitation at the funeral home is Tuesday from 6-8 pm with Rosary at 7:30. His funeral is Friday, November 5 at 11 am at Christ the King church.
https://www.plaisierfuneral.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=22891640