St. Simon

Pope Francis announces ‘Year of St. Joseph’, grants special indulgences
On Dec. 8, Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter, Patris corde (“With a Father’s Heart”) for the 150^th anniversary of the declaration of St. Joseph as patron of the universal Church. To mark the occasion, the pope proclaimed a “Year of St. Joseph” from Dec. 8, 2020 through Dec. 8, 2021, explaining that the aim of this special year is “to increase our love for this great saint, to encourage us to implore his intercession and to imitate his virtues and his zeal.” In addition, a plenary indulgence is available to Catholics throughout the year under specific conditions. Visit the Diocese of Grand Rapids website, grdiocese.org, to learn more.

This scheduling period is through March 20/21 (Palm Sunday), as the need for all Ministers for Holy Week and Easter is not yet known.Therefore, only Commentators and Proclaimers have been scheduled. WE ARE VERY SHORT OF READERS AT ALL MASSES! Please ask your fellow church-goers if they might be interested!

Sunday's Mass is shown on Channel 190 at the following times:
12:00 Noon and 8:00 PM Sundays
8:00 AM Mondays

We are so grateful that our weekend Masses have resumed! However, if you are not yet comfortable attending Mass, you may continue to mail your contribution to the Church Office, contact your banking instritution to set up automatic bill pay, or drop it off in the box located in the main entrance of Church.

Please join Father Wayne on Zoom Sunday evenings at 6:30 p.m. beginning January 10 to pray together and to hear Father give an overview on upcoming weekend Mass readings. Please contact Maria Milstead at mmilstead57@gmail.com or 616-283-2938 or Cathy Claus at clauscathy@hotmail.com or 231-843-1432 to receive the meeting ID number and Passcode. Please sign into the meeting by 6:25 p.m. If you need help please call Cathy or Maria. Maria will host the meeting.    

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