This Thursday August 15^th is a Holy Day of Obligation, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  There will be NO 5pm holy hour on Wednesday August 14^th. 

There will be a vigil Mass for the feast day at 5:30pm Wednesday the 14^th, and on Thursday the 15^th, Assumption Masses are scheduled for 6:45am, 9:00am and 6:30pm. 

The Catholic Church believes that Mary was conceived without sin to be the mother of Jesus and that she remained free of sin throughout her earthly life.  Because of this, Mary was not subject to the death and decay that are the wages of sin.  Rather than tasting death, the Blessed Mother was taken body and soul into Heaven.  

CURRENT OPEN HOURS THAT NEED FILLING:

Thursday 12am

Friday 4pm

Saturday 12am

Saturday 8pm

Some of our original adorers have been keeping a weekly hour in the chapel since it began.  Now, due to health and advanced age they are no longer able to keep that commitment.  It is time to recruit a new generation of adorers who will take their place.  Is it you?  

Each year we go through our census only to discover that there are hundreds of school age children in the parish who are neither enrolled in Catholic school or Sunday school.  Doing nothing is not an option.  Parents will not be successful in raising children in the faith if the children are not brought to Mass weekly, if there is not prayer in the home, and if they are not being educated in Scripture and Catholic teaching.  

Queens Faith Formation Program is a Pre-K – 8th grade program of religious instruction for families with children in public school.  Classes meet Labor Day to Memorial Day with school breaks figured in, 10:15 – 11:30am on Sunday mornings in Queens School.  Help us plan ahead by getting your kids signed up now. There is a modest fee, and financial aid is granted on a case-by-case basis.  Use the link here:

Jackson Area Director of Youth Discipleship Jake Gerber invites ALL area youth to attend the Sunday evening 5pm Youth Mass at the St. Joseph Oratory Youth Group HQ.  Families and all Catholics are welcome.  We are looking for youth to step up to help with music, serving, lectoring, etc.  

Teens are also welcome and encouraged to attend Youth Group meetings every Sunday, also at St. Joe, the new HQ for Jackson Catholic youth ministry.  This is a mixture of faith, fun and fellowship.

The Youth Room is in the lower level of the former parish office just south of the church (see diagram below).  Youth Group is split into two sessions:  grades 6-8 meet in the youth room from 3:15 – 4:45.  High school meets from 6 – 7:30pm. 

There is a brand new 85 inch smart TV in there with a Nintendo Switch, plenty of snacks, ping pong, games and fun for all!  Come check it out!

Getting this new program off the ground is an expensive undertaking for the three city parishes sharing the expense of salary, site and budget.  Our new director of youth discipleship, Jake Gerber, is coming up with a wish list of items that will help the youth Mass and the youth group to be more successful.  If you are willing to help with these added costs, please use our online giving link.  The first thing we’re looking into are new server robes for the altar servers for the St Joe Youth Mass.

Use the link below to make a gift.  This takes you to the online giving page of our website.  There are so many worthy causes to support and some are hard to find.  Scroll down until you see ‘Youth Ministry Donation.’  Thank you for your support!  Our kids deserve it.  

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.  Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teaching” (Heb 13:8-9).

Fr. Tim MacDonald

Pastor

Queen of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church

606 S. Wisner St.  Jackson, Michigan 49203

(517) 783-2748  www.queenschurch.com