Pink RIbbon Trailblazers

In the past three years, the Pink Ribbon Trailblazers have raised $42,840 for St. Joseph Mercy Oakland's Breast Health Services. In 2010 we are able to conduct four free breast health clinics.

Dr. Amy Kirby, breast surgeon, also gives the women a breast exam. The cost of a mammogram using Medicare guidelines is $108. We also pay for an ultrasound, if necessary. And, no one is turned away, there are different programs we can help them to apply for. Find out more at http://pinkribbontrailblazers.com/

A.C.T.S. - A Call To Serve
October 9, 2010
9:00am—3:00pm
Sanctuary at Bellbrook
873 W. Avon
Rochester Hills, MI 48307

A.C.T.S. is a six-hour workshop designed to explore:

     What is Ministry?
             Who is A Minister?
                                                         How Do We Minister?

The What of Ministry traces our call to serve through both the Old and New Testaments, the signs and symbols of our Catholic heritage and Church documents.

Who is a Minister explores the various qualities of a minister — as a person of presence, listening and prayer. Practical communication skills are presented to enhance one’s ministry.

During the How of Ministry, participants are invited to focus on a particular kind of ministry (Pastoral Care, Worship and Leadership, Catechesis) and presented
the tools for successful ministry. Catechists attending this day will receive certification for completing topics:
#1 Catechesis and the Call of Catechist (facilitated by Nancy Clancy)
#2 Creative Methods to Foster Faith Growth (facilitated by Sr. Janet Schaeffler, O.P.)

To sign up for ACTS, complete and return the Registration Form with a check for $10.00 ($30 if outside the Pontiac Area Vicariate) to:
PAV/ACTS, 3665 Walton Blvd., Auburn Hills, MI 48326

For further information, contact Nancy Mason Bordley at parishserv@aol.com.

Oxford Problem Pregnancy Center Celebrates 25 Years of Service

Problem Pregnancy Center of Oxford, Michigan is celebrating their 25th anniversary serving the needs of pregnant and parenting clients around the Oxford, Orion, Clarkston and Ortonville areas. Oxford Program Pregnancy Center is a non-profit education and referral organization that provides free pregnancy tests and guidance in a supportive non-judgmental atmosphere. The center is a member of Heartbeat International, NIFLA (National Organization of Family and Life and Life Advocates) and PCSEM (Pregnancy Centers of Southeastern Michigan).

Oxford Problem Pregnancy Center will be hosting a 25th Anniversary Silent Auction Benefit Dinner on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at Boulder Pointe Golf and Conference Center in Oxford. The dinner auction will feature guest speaker Michelle Yax-Schmidt, Director of Mother and Unborn Baby Care in Southfield, along with a silent auction, Chinese raffle and a 50/50 raffle. Michelle will share her personal testimony of crisis pregnancy, abortion and the healing and redemption that has enabled her to serve other women and teens. All proceeds from the silent auction will go directly to the center to provide necessary materials for education and test supplies as well as support the center s families and children with food and other essential items. Seats to the dinner may be reserved by contacting the center at least one week prior to the event.

In 25 years, thousands of clients have been served and educated. Most importantly, over 225 babies live, laugh and love because the center has, and continues to be, a positive presence in the community. As founding and current board member Ann Sulisz states, With confidence that the Center is doing God's work, as we commit to doing His will and seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit, as we walk in the footsteps of Christ and shoulder the cross with the clients, we will remain committed to the ministry to the born and unborn, to their moms in need or crisis.

For more information, please contact Teresa at (248) 969-2177. Donations of silent auction items or financial support can be sent to the Center at 35 N. Washington, Oxford, MI 48371 or contact a center representative to arrange for pick-up. All donations are tax-deductible. Ad space is also available in the dinner program.

Are you, or someone you know, interested in a Bachelor of Religious Education degree? Courses for the C.O.R.E. Program of Cloverdale College will be offered at St. John Fisher Parish beginning in the fall of 2010. For information about the degree, please visit www.gtfeducation.org/Cloverdale_College/CORE.html. For a list of courses offered, click on C.O.R.E. faculty. If you would like further information about this program or the courses, contact Nancy Mason Bordley at Parishserv@aol.com.

The first class offered will be The Church and the Vision of Vatican II. If you would like further information about this program or the courses, contact Nancy Mason Bordley at Parishserv@aol.com. Details and registration form for Fall 2010 classes

St. Irenaeus Career Path Network

Mission: Formed by a group of St. Irenaeus volunteers, under the direction of the Christian Service Ministry, “we provide opportunities for local job seekers to come together for networking, support, and resources as they navigate their way through career transition.”

Objectives: To meet, network, and support others who are facing similar challenges and to give and receive networking tips, job search advice, job leads, contact names, resume feedback, and other valuable career transition information

Events: The St. Irenaeus Career Path Network is located at 771 Old Perch Road in Rochester Hills and regularly hosts networking meetings and presentations on the first Tuesday of each month from 10AM to 12 noon and the third Tuesday from 7 to 9 PM at the St. Irenaeus Parish Hall.

St. Irenaeus Church
771 Old Perch Road
Rochester Hills, MI 48309

Contact Dave Teeter for more information
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DIVORCE RECOVERY AND SUPPORT GROUP
FOR SINGLE PARENTS OF ALL AGES

When you are a member of this group you will find a place where you may express your anger and frustration while in the company of understanding and sympathetic people who are also experiencing the terrible trauma of divorce. From group discussions, speakers, videos and a workbook relating to the stages of recovery for yourself and your children, you will learn how to go beyond the pain and anger, regain your self-esteem and eventually see the road to recovery and a new life before you.

Meetings are held at St. Mary of the Hills, 2575 John R Rd. on the 2nd and 4th Sat. of each month at 1:30 PM. Child care is provided. Open to all faiths. Call Shirley at 248-651-2824 to register.

Manresa Jesuit Retreat House

You can make reservations or get more information by calling 877-manresa or our website at www.manresa-sj.org. 

Individually Directed Retreats
Directors: Individually Assigned
Each summer we set certain dates aside in for individually directed retreats. We invite experienced men and women, Jesuits and others, to form a team so that amid this variety of directors each retreatant may have some compatible person to walk with them through the Spiritual Exercises.

What Are Individually Directed Retreats?
There's a special atmosphere in the house when significant numbers of people are engaged in their own silent retreats surrounded by others who are giving themselves to the Lord in the same way, joining together for Mass and other prayer. One grows close to people in this silent communion even in the absence of conversation. Manresa's special gift is prayerful solitude and peaceful openness to the Spirit. Our thirty-nine wooded and landscaped acres with stream, nature trail, and four “cottages” separate from the main house add to the prayerful atmosphere.

FOR WIDOWED MEN AND WOMEN

WIDOWED FRIENDS, a “peer” group in the AOD, are invited to join us for the following:

FOR WIDOWED MEN & WOMEN
MASS, SUPPORT & REFRESHMENTS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 – 2:30 P.M.

WIDOWED FRIENDS, a peer group in the AOD, invites widowed men and women to celebrate Mass together on SUNDAY, AUGUST 22ND at 2:30 pm at St. Columban Church, 1775 Melton (1/4 mile N. of 14 Mile between Woodward and Coolidge). Stay for refreshments and meet new friends in safe settings. Arrive by 2:15. Enter from the rear parking lot door. Call Vera (586) 566-4063.