stmaryjoy Evangelization, Prayer

Adult Catholic Book Studies

Beginning in January we will have two opportunities for Adult Catholic Book Studies. The 1st will be on Wednesday mornings from 10:30 to 11:30, January 8 thru January 29. This study session is on “The Three Ordinary Voices of God”, by Matthew Kelly. Sabrina Queen and Jeanine Frantsen will be the facilitators. If you would like to reserve a spot, please call Sabrina at the Parish Office – 734-425-4421 ext. 217. Book donation is $5.

The second study will be on Thursday mornings 10:00 – 11:30 from January 23 thru February 27. This study session will be on “The Creed”, by Bishop Robert Barron. Paul Zdieblowski will be the facilitator. Paul is the Pastoral Associate and Director of Evangelization at St. Mary, Wayne. Information and registration forms are in the Gathering Area.

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Formed

We are excited to announce that St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy now has a subscription to FORMED from the Augustine Institute. As a parishioner, you now have access to a premier online platform filled with over 6,000 Catholic studies, movies, audio dramas, talks, e-books, and even cartoons for our children. To join for FREE:

  1. Go to https://signup.formed.org/
  2. Enter our parish’s zip code – 48185
  3. Enter your name and your email address

You can enjoy FORMED on your computer, tablet, smart-television, or smartphone. Either by going to their website, or downloading the FORMED app.

stmaryjoy Christian Service

Little Free Pantry

Our Little Free Pantry is finally here!

Thank you Knights of Columbus, Msgr. Kohler #15204 for building it for us!

We hope everyone in our community will use this box, both to bring food, but also to take food when they need a little help. Look for it next to our office building! 

"For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink..." Matthew 25:35

“Take what you need, leave what you can.”

stmaryjoy Announcements

Cremation And The Order Of Christian Funerals

Excerpts from:  January 2012 Newsletter of the Committee on Divine Worship

 Ideally, if a family chooses cremation, the cremation would take place at some time after the Funeral Mass, so that there can be an opportunity for the Vigil for the Deceased in the presence of the body (during “visitation” or “viewing” at a church or funeral home). This allows for the appropriate reverence for the sacredness of the body at the Funeral Mass: sprinkling with holy water, the placing of the pall, and honoring it with incense. The Rite of Committal then takes place after cremation.

The cremated remains of a body should be treated with the same respect given to the human body from which they come. This includes the use of a worthy vessel to contain the ashes, the manner in which they are carried, and the care and attention to appropriate placement and transport, and the final disposition. The cremated remains should be buried in a grave or entombed in a mausoleum or columbarium. The practice of scattering cremated remains on the sea, from the air, or on the ground, or keeping cremated remains on the home of a relative or friend of the deceased are not the reverent disposition that the Church requires.