St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church

Norton Shores, Michigan
Diocese of Grand Rapids

2929 McCracken St.
Norton Shores, MI 49441-3622
(231) 755-1953

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Weekend Homilies

Sunday morning Mass homily is now
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Today's Readings
- Solemnity of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
  
  Reading 1 Dt 7:6-11
  Responsorial Psalm Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 10
  Reading 2 1 Jn 4:7-16
  Gospel Mt 11:25-30
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Journey of Faith

Our plans to Expand and Renovate our Worship, Educational and Social Facilities. To learn how YOU can be a part of this exciting legacy, visit the link below.
Campaign Goal: $2,250,000
Current support/pledge: $2,021,842
Number of pledges/donor: 684
Number of registered housholds: 1270

Preservation Fund Challenge: $500,000

http://churchcampaign.net/stfrancis/
Vatican News
- Pope to ROACO recalls suffering of Eastern-rite Christians
  
  (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Thursday met with members of ROACO , (Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches) who have been holding their 90th plenary assembly in Rome this week. The...
- Pope Mass: Discern and denounce evil, care for others
  
  (Vatican Radio) A shepherd must be passionate, must know how to discern and how to denounce evil. Those were Pope Francis’ words during Mass on Thursday at the Casa Santa Marta, where he focused on...
- Pope donates funds to support aid projects in South Sudan
  
  (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has pledged to donate about half a million dollars to support Church-run education, healthcare and agricultural projects in South Sudan. At a press conference in the...
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Session on Grief held at St. Francis de Sales

On Friday, June 23, a session on Grief will be offered beginning with dinner at 5:15 p.m. The session will be led by a professional counselor from the Franciscan Life Process Center. The Counselor will focus on a Catholic perspective about death and grief, distinguish grief from depression and offer tools/resources to support one in their grieving process. If interested, please register with Suzanne Miller, Compassion and Care at (231) 755-1953 x233 or Rebecca Chicklon, Faith Formation Director at (231) 755-1953 x223 by noon on Wednesday, June 21.
The parish office has moved!

Construction is beginning and the parish office has moved! Come and check out our new space in the back of the McCabe Center (school building), follow the south sidewalk to the new entrance. The parish office is opened Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm.

You will no longer be able to access the middle driveway between the Church and McCabe Center or the Shepherds Hall Main entrance to the parish. Please park by the Chapel for entrance to Mass.

Liturgy Schedule

Weekend Mass Schedule	Weekday Mass Schedule
Saturday 5:00 PM St. Francis de Sales Sunday 9:00 AM St. Michael the Archangel 11:00 AM St. Francis de Sales	Monday 8:30 AM St. Michael the Archangel Wednesday 6:00 PM St. Francis de Sales Thursday 8:30 AM St. Francis de Sales Friday 12:15 PM St. Michael the Archangel

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Friday 11:30 AM at St. Michael the Archangel
Saturday 3:30 - 4:30 PM at St. Francis de Sales Marian Chapel
Adoration
Every Monday - Sunday Adoration at St. Michael Diving Mercy Chapel
Every Thursday 9 AM - 6:00 PM Eucharistic Adoration
at St. Francis Marian Chapel

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This week in our parish

June 2017

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 8:30 Mass at St. Francis 9:00 Eucharistic Adoration following Morning Mass 1:00p Interior Design committee meeting 7:00p Divine Mercy Greatest Story Ever Told Month View June 1, 2017 Mass at St. Francis Thursday, June 1, 8:30 AM Eucharistic Adoration following Morning Mass Thursday, June 1, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Come and spend an hour with our Lord Interior Design committee meeting Thursday, June 1, 1:00 PM Divine Mercy Greatest Story Ever Told Thursday, June 1, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Contact Rebecca Chicklon, Faith Formation Director (231) 755-1953 or rchicklon@sfnortonshores.com to learn more.	2 11:30 Reconciliation before Mass at St. Michael 12:15p Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Month View June 2, 2017 Reconciliation before Mass at St. Michael Friday, June 2, 11:30 AM Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Friday, June 2, 12:15 PM	3 3:30p Confessions 5:00p Mass at St. Francis Month View June 3, 2017 Confessions Saturday, June 3, 3:30 PM Mass at St. Francis Saturday, June 3, 5:00 PM
4 9:00 Graduation Breakfast & Mass 9:00 Mass at St. Michael the Archangel 10:30 Nursery 11:00 Mass at St. Francis Month View June 4, 2017 Graduation Breakfast & Mass Sunday, June 4, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Parents and Seniors are welcome to attend the Breakfast held in Wilma Hall with procession at 11:00 AM Mass. Must RSVP to Bob Eggleston. Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Sunday, June 4, 9:00 AM Nursery Sunday, June 4, 10:30 AM Nursery is available during the 11 AM Mass for our little parishioners ages 1-4 years of age. Nursery is held at the McCabe Center in St. Monica Room. Mass at St. Francis Sunday, June 4, 11:00 AM	5 8:30 Mass at St. Michael 12:30p St. Francis Senior meeting & Bingo Month View June 5, 2017 Mass at St. Michael Monday, June 5, 8:30 AM St. Francis Senior meeting & Bingo Monday, June 5, 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM	6 9:00 Women's Guild Craft Group 10:00 Introduction to the Bible Study Month View June 6, 2017 Women's Guild Craft Group Tuesday, June 6, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM All women of the parish are invited to join us every Tuesday morning. Introduction to the Bible Study Tuesday, June 6, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM To register or questions, contact Rebecca Chicklon, Faith Formation Director (231) 755-1053 x223	7 Middle School Bonfire & Outdoor activities 6:00p Mass at St. Francis 7:00p Choir rehearsal Month View June 7, 2017 Middle School Bonfire & Outdoor activities Wednesday, June 7 Mass at St. Francis Wednesday, June 7, 6:00 PM Choir rehearsal Wednesday, June 7, 7:00 PM	8 11:00 No Morning Mass (please attend Mrs. York's funeral Mass) 1:00p Eucharistic Adoration following Morning Mass 7:00p Divine Mercy Greatest Story Ever Told Month View June 8, 2017 No Morning Mass (please attend Mrs. York's funeral Mass) Thursday, June 8, 11:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration following Morning Mass Thursday, June 8, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Come and spend an hour with our Lord Divine Mercy Greatest Story Ever Told Thursday, June 8, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Contact Rebecca Chicklon, Faith Formation Director (231) 755-1953 or rchicklon@sfnortonshores.com to learn more.	9 11:30 Reconciliation before Mass at St. Michael 12:15p Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Month View June 9, 2017 Reconciliation before Mass at St. Michael Friday, June 9, 11:30 AM Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Friday, June 9, 12:15 PM	10 3:30p Confessions 5:00p Mass at St. Francis Month View June 10, 2017 Confessions Saturday, June 10, 3:30 PM Mass at St. Francis Saturday, June 10, 5:00 PM
11 9:00 Mass at St. Michael the Archangel 10:30 Nursery 11:00 Mass at St. Francis Month View June 11, 2017 Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Sunday, June 11, 9:00 AM Nursery Sunday, June 11, 10:30 AM Nursery is available during the 11 AM Mass for our little parishioners ages 1-4 years of age. Nursery is held at the McCabe Center in St. Monica Room. Mass at St. Francis Sunday, June 11, 11:00 AM	12 8:30 Mass at St. Michael Month View June 12, 2017 Mass at St. Michael Monday, June 12, 8:30 AM	13 9:00 Women's Guild Craft Group 10:00 Introduction to the Bible Study Month View June 13, 2017 Women's Guild Craft Group Tuesday, June 13, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM All women of the parish are invited to join us every Tuesday morning. Introduction to the Bible Study Tuesday, June 13, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM To register or questions, contact Rebecca Chicklon, Faith Formation Director (231) 755-1053 x223	14 6:00p Mass at St. Francis 7:00p Choir rehearsal Month View June 14, 2017 Mass at St. Francis Wednesday, June 14, 6:00 PM Choir rehearsal Wednesday, June 14, 7:00 PM	15 8:30 Mass at St. Francis 9:00 Eucharistic Adoration following Morning Mass 7:00p Divine Mercy Greatest Story Ever Told Month View June 15, 2017 Mass at St. Francis Thursday, June 15, 8:30 AM Eucharistic Adoration following Morning Mass Thursday, June 15, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Come and spend an hour with our Lord Divine Mercy Greatest Story Ever Told Thursday, June 15, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Contact Rebecca Chicklon, Faith Formation Director (231) 755-1953 or rchicklon@sfnortonshores.com to learn more.	16 11:30 Reconciliation before Mass at St. Michael 12:15p Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Month View June 16, 2017 Reconciliation before Mass at St. Michael Friday, June 16, 11:30 AM Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Friday, June 16, 12:15 PM	17 3:30p Confessions 5:00p Mass at St. Francis Month View June 17, 2017 Confessions Saturday, June 17, 3:30 PM Mass at St. Francis Saturday, June 17, 5:00 PM
18 9:00 Mass at St. Michael the Archangel 10:30 Nursery 11:00 Mass at St. Francis Month View June 18, 2017 Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Sunday, June 18, 9:00 AM Nursery Sunday, June 18, 10:30 AM Nursery is available during the 11 AM Mass for our little parishioners ages 1-4 years of age. Nursery is held at the McCabe Center in St. Monica Room. Mass at St. Francis Sunday, June 18, 11:00 AM	19 8:30 Mass at St. Michael Month View June 19, 2017 Mass at St. Michael Monday, June 19, 8:30 AM	20 9:00 Women's Guild Craft Group 10:00 Introduction to the Bible Study 1:15p MSG 4th of July packing Month View June 20, 2017 Women's Guild Craft Group Tuesday, June 20, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM All women of the parish are invited to join us every Tuesday morning. Introduction to the Bible Study Tuesday, June 20, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM To register or questions, contact Rebecca Chicklon, Faith Formation Director (231) 755-1053 x223 MSG 4th of July packing Tuesday, June 20, 1:15 PM	21 High School Youth Bonfire & Outdoor activities 6:00p Mass at St. Francis 7:00p VBS 1st meeting Month View June 21, 2017 High School Youth Bonfire & Outdoor activities Wednesday, June 21 Mass at St. Francis Wednesday, June 21, 6:00 PM VBS 1st meeting Wednesday, June 21, 7:00 PM Meet in St. Valentine Room	22 8:30 Mass at St. Francis 9:00 Eucharistic Adoration following Morning Mass 1:00p Interior Finish committee meeting 7:00p Divine Mercy Greatest Story Ever Told Month View June 22, 2017 Mass at St. Francis Thursday, June 22, 8:30 AM Eucharistic Adoration following Morning Mass Thursday, June 22, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Come and spend an hour with our Lord Interior Finish committee meeting Thursday, June 22, 1:00 PM Divine Mercy Greatest Story Ever Told Thursday, June 22, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Contact Rebecca Chicklon, Faith Formation Director (231) 755-1953 or rchicklon@sfnortonshores.com to learn more.	23 11:30 Reconciliation before Mass at St. Michael 12:15p Mass at St. Michael the Archangel 5:30p Grief Workshop Month View June 23, 2017 Reconciliation before Mass at St. Michael Friday, June 23, 11:30 AM Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Friday, June 23, 12:15 PM Grief Workshop Friday, June 23, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Please RSPV to Suzanne Miller (231) 755-1953 x233	24 Dan's Farewell reception after Mass 3:30p Confessions 5:00p Mass at St. Francis Month View June 24, 2017 Dan's Farewell reception after Mass Saturday, June 24 Reception held in Wilma Hall Confessions Saturday, June 24, 3:30 PM Mass at St. Francis Saturday, June 24, 5:00 PM
25 Dan's Farewell reception after Mass 9:00 Mass at St. Michael the Archangel 10:30 Nursery 11:00 Mass at St. Francis Month View June 25, 2017 Dan's Farewell reception after Mass Sunday, June 25 Reception in Wilma Hall Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Sunday, June 25, 9:00 AM Nursery Sunday, June 25, 10:30 AM Nursery is available during the 11 AM Mass for our little parishioners ages 1-4 years of age. Nursery is held at the McCabe Center in St. Monica Room. Mass at St. Francis Sunday, June 25, 11:00 AM	26 8:30 Mass at St. Michael Month View June 26, 2017 Mass at St. Michael Monday, June 26, 8:30 AM	27 9:00 Women's Guild Craft Group 10:00 Introduction to the Bible Study Month View June 27, 2017 Women's Guild Craft Group Tuesday, June 27, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM All women of the parish are invited to join us every Tuesday morning. Introduction to the Bible Study Tuesday, June 27, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM To register or questions, contact Rebecca Chicklon, Faith Formation Director (231) 755-1053 x223	28 Middles School Outdoor Movie night 12:00p Red Cross Blood Drive 6:00p Mass at St. Francis Month View June 28, 2017 Middles School Outdoor Movie night Wednesday, June 28 Red Cross Blood Drive Wednesday, June 28, 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM No appointment needed. The need is great ~ come and donate! Bring photo ID Mass at St. Francis Wednesday, June 28, 6:00 PM	29 8:30 Mass at St. Francis 9:00 Eucharistic Adoration following Morning Mass 7:00p Divine Mercy Greatest Story Ever Told Month View June 29, 2017 Mass at St. Francis Thursday, June 29, 8:30 AM Eucharistic Adoration following Morning Mass Thursday, June 29, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Come and spend an hour with our Lord Divine Mercy Greatest Story Ever Told Thursday, June 29, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Contact Rebecca Chicklon, Faith Formation Director (231) 755-1953 or rchicklon@sfnortonshores.com to learn more.	30 11:30 Reconciliation before Mass at St. Michael 12:15p Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Month View June 30, 2017 Reconciliation before Mass at St. Michael Friday, June 30, 11:30 AM Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Friday, June 30, 12:15 PM