Bishop Boyea

Protect Children

Diaconal Ordination of our brothers for service to the Diocese of Lansing
 through the Laying on of Hands and the Invocation of the Holy Spirit by The Most Reverend Earl Boyea Saturday, May 18th at 10:30 am. St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 955 Alton Road  East Lansing, Michigan. A reception follows in the Parish Center.

The Diaconal Candidates are: Randal Philip Desrochers; David Alan Drayton; David Michael Jansen; Joseph Yeong-Ming Jong; Gary Kenneth Koenigsknecht; Todd Wayne Koenigsknecht; Thomas Edward Loewe; John Albert Marsh; Don Michael Martin; Mark Eugene Millage, Sr; John Anthony Ozog; Kenneth Carl Preiss; William Vincent Richardson, IV; James Robert Rolph; Richard Lawrence Rymar; Phillip Devon Wolfe.

A conference by “Good Girl Comeback” founder Chelsea Gheesling speaking on topics for high school and college girls, such as dating, virtue, self-respect and more, at St. Robert Bellarmine Church, Flushing, 9:30am - 4:45pm, Saturday, May 18. Cost of $80 per person includes lunch, snacks, beverages and materials. To register visit the conference website .

Smart Steps for Stepfamilies, Saturday, September 21, is a diocesan marriage preparation program for remarriage couples which focuses on building couple and family strength, conducted by Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties, 1522 Joy Ave, Jackson, MI . For information and to register, call 517-782-2551.