Phone: (517) 546 - 7200
Fax: (517) 546 - 0403
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Lent begins February 26, 2020
Rules for fasting and abstinence in the
United States are:- Every person 14 years or older must abstain from meat (and items made with meat) on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all the Fridays of Lent.
- Every person between the age of 18 and 59 (beginning of 60th year) must fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
NORMAL MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Evening Mass
5:00 p.m.
Sunday Masses
8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Weekday Masses
(Little Church)
Tuesday: 6:45 p.m.
Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday: 9:00 a.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Tuesday: 7:05 - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday: 4:00 - 4:30 p.m.
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PARISH OFFICE HOURSMonday - Thursday: 8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Friday: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
HOLIDAY OFFICE HOURS
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Is 58:1-9aResponsorial Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 18-19Gospel Mt 9:14-15
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THE DISCIPLE MAKER INDEX SURVEY
PLEASE COMPLETE THE SURVEY BETWEEN
FEBRUARY 4, 2020 -- MARCH 1, 2020.
We encourage all Parishioners to do this 10 - 15 minute online survey.
To complete this survey, go to:
http://www.disciplemakerindex.com
DIRECTIONS: Once the site is open, you will be greeted with a short message.
Then you will select next, whcih opens the next page. Here, you will select the Diocese (Diocese of Lansing), then you will select next. This will open the next page where you will select our Parish (St. John the Baptist, Howell, MI), and then select next.
Once those selections have been made, you will then answer the questions,
which will take about 10-15 minutes.
At the conclusion, you will select SUBMIT.
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St. John Catholic Church - Mission Statement
St. John Catholic Community is a family of Faith, striving to embody the Word, through unselfish service, loving prayer and the celebration of the Sacraments.
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Word on Fire
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Bp. Barron's Lent Reflections
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Friends, in today’s Gospel people ask Jesus why his disciples do not fast. He says that as wedding guests they will not fast while he, the Bridegroom, is with them. But “the days will come,” he says...
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Misconduct Hotlines
The Diocesan Finance Office has engaged Lighthouse Services to provide an anonymous ethics and compliance hotline for all employees of the juridic persons of the Diocese of Lansing. This hotline allows for an appropriate method to report fraud, unlawful, unethical and other types of improper behavior at it relates to temporal administration of juridic persons in the Diocese of Lansing.Lighthouse Services Incident Report Website
English speaking hotline: 844-446-0009 Spanish speaking hotline: 800-216-1288
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____________________________________________________________________________If you have been abused or victimized by someone representing the Catholic Church
Please believe in the possibility for hope and help and healing. We encourage you to come forward and speak out. Every diocese in the United States now has a victim assistance coordinator who is available to obtain support for your needs, to help make a formal complaint of abuse to the diocese and to arrange a personal meeting with the bishop or his representative, if you desire.
The victim assistance coordinator for the Diocese of Lansing is:
Cheryl Williams-Hecksel – 1.888.308.6252 or cwilliamshecksel@dioceseoflansing.org . In addition, you may also report through the law enforcement toll-free reporting hotline at
(844) 324-3374 (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.).
