“We, the Holy Family Parish for over 130 years, have endeavored to uphold the teachings of Christ through the celebration of the Eucharist, outreach, and reflection of the Gospel. Our faith family strives to share the message of Jesus everyday.”
Holy Family is asking for your help in the startup of the new parish library and bookstore! We are looking for bookshelves for the St. John Vianney Library, which will be located in the parish basement, and funds for the St. Francis Xavier bookshop, located in a lower room. Contact the St. Francis de Sales Books & More Committee at st.francisdesalesbooksandmore@gmail.com if you have physical donations or wish to contribute monetarily
From September 8 until about September 18 there will be road work being done on Washington Ave/M-13. So it will likely be difficult getting to Holy Family, and we recommend that you give yourself 5-10 extra minutes to get to Holy Family.
Older children and adults wanting to join the Catholic Church or just needing to receive any sacraments (baptism, first communion, confirmation) please contact Tony LaFramboise at 989-284-1261 or T.Laframboise@gmail.com by October 1.
Children around the age of 7 (age of reason) that are interested in making their first confession (this winter) and first Holy Communion (this spring in the Easter season), their parents are asked to please contact Stephanie LaFramboise at 989-284-4141 or stephie2600@gmail.com by October 1.
The brother of recent ordained Fr. Daniel Christie had suffered a major house fire on August 3rd. They lost everything even the family car. They have received generous donations of clothing for the family but they are in need of the items listed below.
You may drop-off items at the following times and locations.
– Thursday,14th, at Holy Family Church from 8:00am – 12:00pm at the South Entrance. Janet Hamling will collect the items.
– Thursday, 14th, at ID’S Coffee House in Bay City, 2305 S. Monroe St. Bay City, at 6:30pm.
– Sunday, 9th/10 and 23rd/24th, at Holy Family Church at each mass time. Drop-off items in the North entrance. Items will be transported after Sunday’s 3:00pm mass on August 24th.
—God bless you all from the Holy Family Rosary Altar Society
Mass will be at Holy Family at 12 noon for the patroness of our diocese. If you are not able to attend, please check the Diocesan website or Mass Times to locate a Mass time in the area you will be in on Friday.
Gerard LaFramboise is a new seminarian for the Diocese of Saginaw who has been accepted into the College Seminary Program of St. John Vianney Seminary, St. Paul, MN. Gerard lives in Hemlock with his parents, Anthony and Stephanie, and family. He will begin his College Seminary studies and formation in August 2025. Please keep Gerard and all of our seminarians in your prayers.
He is currently is one of our many altar servers that serve at our Daily and Sunday Masses.
Great pictures here taken by Brian Jean of the evening’s festivities. Special thank you to him for sharing his talent and time with us. Special thank you to all volunteers who made the day a success too.