From the Desk of Fr. Andrew December 25, 2018 Merry A Year at a glance the Apostles series on Thursday Christmas! nights which beautifully Let me tell you a story …. unfolded the workings of the first Welcome to And it is a true story, and this Christian communities. The St. Clare time it did happen at St. Clare. evangelization effort brought us Parish on this It is a wonderful story, it started the Unleash the Gospel efforts very special in our parish with our children. to our parish ministries, as well as day. With We celebrated many baptisms programs like: Eucharist, Walk prayers, this past year; our children through the Mass, and the readings and celebrated the Sacraments of healing series. Together with our music; with our Christmas tree, neighboring faith communities decorations and little manger, we took to the streets of Grosse we rejoice at the coming of Pointe with the Stations of the Christ in our midst. Today we Cross on Good Friday. We celebrate the birth of our Lord launched the Stephen Ministry and Savior, whose mere in our parish to assist anyone on presence brings a special the journey of life marked with message of hope, peace and difficulty. the gift of love. This message permeates the fabric of our lives During the summer we held our reaching our families, schools, annual 5K and Pray initiative to churches, neighborhoods and offer support and prayer to the entire country. I hope your those sick and suffering with experience here this Christmas cancer. The Name Tag Sundays will be one that sparks a desire became a great way to get to to re-engage in our Catholic know each other. We offered faith and our St. Clare our support to our Seminarians community. I hope the book, preparing to enter priestly and along with our parish event religious life. Our Young Adult bookmark that we are sharing Ministry for the children at 9 am group participated in great with you today, will kindle that Mass. Together our young altar projects throughout the year. desire to grow. servers learned new things It was also a year marked by about the liturgy and even As you celebrate the presence the closure of St. Philomena. enjoyed going to watch our of Emmanuel – God with us – After 60 years serving the Detroit Tigers in action. with your family and friends, community the parish and may the Lord bless you richly in Our adult faith journey in the church closed on the Feast of every way. parish was supported by various Christ the King. The closing Mass initiatives. Thursday Faith was presided over by Bishop On behalf of the St. Clare Parish Formation evenings became Fisher as current and former and School Staff, much love our parish feature, along with parishioners gathered one last and prayers, Monday and Friday mornings. time together. Fr. Andrew We started the year with Acts of Continued on page 2 From the Desk of Fr. Andrew
Fr. Andrew continued from page 1 The year at St. Clare was marked funerals. That care continued Beautification Award for our by several celebrations, a few throughout the year by staying in campus grounds. highlights: we celebrated 65 years touch and inviting them to our in our current church building. To Bereavement Dinner and honoring In the fall we boarded the bus for mark the occasion, we hosted a their loved ones at the All Souls our annual pilgrimage to London wonderful Opera Concert along Mass in November. We continued Ontario to celebrate the Feast of with an uplifting and faith filled the tradition as a parish of St. Michael with our Canadian thanksgiving Mass with Bishop participating in the Corporal Act of Michaelite parishes, then off to Fisher presiding. Also in April, I gave Mercy to bury the dead, by Europe on the Marian Pilgrimage to thanks for the 25th anniversary of providing a funeral service to an Lourdes, Fatima and Santiago in my ordination. May was special indigent person. We continue to October. when we rejoiced with the Muer assist numerous individuals and family as their son Christopher, who families through our Christian Finally, no doubt I have missed grew up in our parish was ordained Service and St. Vincent de Paul something, we are a truly active to the priesthood, and offered his ministries. and vibrant parish. But that really is first Mass at St. Clare. In July we the beauty of St. Clare all of you welcomed Fr. Tom Quirk, also Our annual traditions continue to that participate in these events, newly ordained in Arizona, to thrive and to provide great social whether it is one or all of them, it is celebrate his homecoming Mass at gatherings for our parishioners to about being together in faith, St. Clare. In September the school enjoy, from the Golf Outing, Book having fun, but also supporting bell rang as we welcomed our Sale, School Auction, Super Bowl each other through the difficult students back to the first day of and St. Patrick’s Day Parties, to the times. So I thank each and every school. The tradition of our Book Winterfest… the list continues to one of you for being part of what Sale continued, but above all in grow. All were fun filled and well makes us St. Clare. September we rejoiced with the attended providing that sense of Servite Community with a Mass of community we love here at St Please read the news from our four Thanksgiving for 125 years of Clare. new ministries: Little Lambs, Young ministry. Adults, Steven Ministry and I would be remiss not to recognize Preschool. Also, see the pictures We celebrated the life of those the Knights for their work on the from 2018 inside of the bulletin who passed on to eternal life. Our new Chapel of St. Michael and our Bereavement Ministry was present Garden Club for being recognized Thanks for the memories. to assist the grieving families at the by the State of Michigan with a Statistics 2018 As we reminiscence this passing year, I would like to share with you some of the numbers of 2018:
• Baptisms: 32 • First Communion: 17 • Confirmation: 15 • Weddings: 7 • Funerals: 29 • Registered families: 51 • Average Sunday collection: $10,213 • Students of our school who went to a Catholic High school: 12
Christmas Day Page 2 December 25, 2018 Our Parish Community
Being Grateful for the gift that is St. Clare Athletics St. Clare Parish St. Clare Athletics has a rich history in the Catholic
Youth Organization and offers a variety of sports. At this time of year it is normal to think about the gifts we have given and those that have been received. We St. Clare Sports are open to St. Clare School stop and count our blessings for all the good in our lives. students, St. Clare Religious Education students and Now is also a time to give thanks to God for the gift of St. Ambrose Religious Education students. We are our parish community. currently in the midst of 3rd-8th grade basketball. We are looking forward to the K-2 Basketball Whether it’s reaching out a hand of welcome at Mass, season, which is open to everyone, and to Track & visiting the homebound, contributing financially, sharing Field, and Baseball. your faith with others, or serving in one of our many ministries; your gift to St. Clare matters. When we work We offer the following programs: together and practice our faith together, we become • Boys and Girls Basketball, Grades 5-8 (October) part of something greater than ourselves. We have a • Girls Volleyball, Grades 4-8 (August) chance to connect with God and with each other as • Boys Soccer, Grades 4-8 (August) we strive to become missionary disciples, while • Girls Soccer, Grades 4-8 (August) Unleashing the Gospel in our faith community and • Boys and Girls Track & Field, Grades 3-8 (March) beyond. • Boys Baseball, Grades 7-8 (March)
• Boys and Girls Instructional League Basketball, Thank you very much for your continued support of our Grades 3-4 (December and open to all) St. Clare community. Merry Christmas and many • Boys and Girls Beginner League Basketball, blessings in 2019. May you continue to Be Bold, Be Holy Grades K-2 (March and open to all) and Be Catholic!
Please stop by the gym for our remaining home What Do You Want for Christmas? th th “What do you want for games for 5 -8 grade St. Clare Basketball: Christmas?” This is a question we ask each other often before • Saturday, January 5th Christmas. Yet how many of us • Saturday, January 26th actually take a few minutes to • Saturday, February 16th kneel before the infant Jesus and ask Him what He wants from us Our largest fundraiser and 10th Annual Golf Outing this Christmas. will be held on Friday, July 19, 2019. Please mark When we kneel before the your calendar and plan on joining us. All are manger and ask Jesus what He invited.
wants, it is very possible that we If you have any questions, please reach out to will hear Him whisper that He wants us to share a little more of Athletic Director Bob Conway at (313) 882-6369 or our time with Him. Maybe each of us could make a email [email protected]. New Year’s resolution to spend more time with God. • Go to Mass more frequently • Find some time for prayer in the morning • End our day with spiritual reading • Pray the rosary while we drive to work • Participate in Eucharistic Adoration • Stop into church occasionally for a quiet visit
The gift of time with God could be the very best gift we could give this year, not only to Jesus but also to ourselves. It might be just what our own hearts are truly longing for.
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Stephen Ministry Christian Service Corner Unleashing the Gospel Be Bold Be Holy Be Catholic As a parish and diocese, we are The Christian Service Commission is a caring, fun and vibrant being called to Unleash the group of about one dozen St. Clare parishioners who organ- Gospel through the work of our ministries. So I ize service projects. We are blessed to have the asked myself, are we meeting this goal in the full support of Fr. Andrew and the very Stephen Ministry? The short answer is yes, each dedicated and generous St. Clare of the statements below are from UTG, the community. We recently completed our annual Giving Tree Project for the italicized text is how I see this active in the Christmas season that supports the Stephen Ministry Program. needs of many in our area.
• This proclamation is to be both in word St. Clare Parish responded to a request this and in deed We walk alongside year to assist our neighbor, Clark, J.E. Prepar- atory Academy, with meeting its drinking someone as the care giver knowing fountain challenges. The City Year mentors Christ is the “cure giver”. working in the school reached out and • Every human being, even if they are not asked if we could help provide resources for day to day drinking water. The St. Clare aware of it, longs to be known and to community responded and we have donat- be loved unconditionally. Everyone ed close to 100 cases of water to the school. yearns for authentic happiness. Everyone wants to be secure in their Lenten Season During the Lenten season we organize a meal pro- identity, to be fulfilled as a human gram in support of St. Leo’s Soup Kitchen located being, and to matter to others in some at 15th /West Grand in Detroit. Look for sign-up way. Stephen Ministers walk with those sheets in the church to get involved. This parish wide project is a wonderful example of how many hurting and let them know they matter. hands come together to make a seemingly over- • The Gospel is most effectively shared in whelming task get done. Thank you to everyone person-to-person encounters. Stephen who helps in this project! Ministry is one to one encounters Help Us Unleash the Gospel! • An intrinsic part of accompaniment is Our Warm Hand-Warm Hearts Collection on Janu- healing. Many people today are ary 19-20 will provide hand warmers to St. Aloysius’s deeply wounded by contemporary Neighborhood Services program (pictured) and the Pope Francis Warming Center. Our physical social ills such as the breakdown of the and financial support allows both organizations to family, abuse, poverty, or racism. continue their mission to show God’s love and Stephen Ministers walk beside another compassion to those in dire need. Our donations provide sandwiches, cocoa, coffee, and basic necessities for their daily human being. Being the sounding walking journey. board and the care giver, bringing the presence of Jesus through their We are thankful and grateful for our presence and prayer that healing may St. Clare family. th occur in the name of Jesus. Our St. Clare 8 Graders in Ms. Knaus’s class created our Giving Tree Gift tags. I • “I can do all things in him who count on them each year to restock our strengthens me” Stephen Ministers tags. St. Clare students made homemade believe in scripture and prayer and the cards for our Christmas visit to St. Joseph’s Manor. Thank You for your gift of time and healing power of the Word. talent.
I think we are on the right track, and that the Give the Gift of Life on Jan. 18, 2019 from Holy Spirit is truly at work in this ministry. Please 2:00 – 7:30 PM | Church Social Hall keep us in your prayers. For more information on our group please contact For more information please email Mike McDevitt 313-647-5025. [email protected] [email protected]
Christmas Day Page 4 December 25, 2018 2018 In Review
St. Clare of Montefalco, Grosse Pointe Park, MI Page 5 The Congregation of Saint Michael Archangel 2018 In Review
Christmas Day Page 6 December 25, 2018 2018 In Review
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Christmas Day Page 8 December 25, 2018 St. Clare Faith Formation
Glory to God in the Highest. Glory. Glory knowledge? Religion classes? Faith formation and Thanksgiving and Praise to our new- programs? Listened carefully to the Sunday born King who is alive and well within our scriptures and reflected on them? Listened to or hearts and souls. Come let us worship. watched programs on our Formed.org pro- gram. Let us make our Communion today like ✓ Do I have a thank you journal? Do we as a fam- our First Holy Communion. It is a special ily write something we are grateful for each time to welcome the ONE who was born in a manger, day? lived a simple life, and gave up his life to save each of ✓ My spouse and I pray together regularly. us from our sins so we could be united with him and the ✓ Each evening I review the day giving it all to Father and Holy Spirit. Receive Jesus with joy and Jesus. thanksgiving, being thrilled that He loves you so much and gives himself to you, body, blood, soul, and divini- FAITH FORMATION COMING UP… ty. How precious is such a gift? January 10 our classes/encounters continue. On this date we will have Msgr. Brown from the Marriage Tribu- There are no classes this week. Celebrate well Christ- nal of the Archdiocese of Detroit. He will explain mis- mas and the next 12 Days of the Christmas Season. conceptions and the church’s teaching on divorce and annulments. If every day were Christmas what would our family look like? What would St. Clare Parish look like? If every day Later in January we plan to do a series from Max Luca- were Christmas what would our world look like? Let us do, Anxious About Nothing. ponder. We are hoping to have the Companions of the Cross Now that the calendar year is ending, do an inventory visit us for one or two evenings before Lent begins to of how you and your family have grown in faith. This is help us continue our journey toward being bolder and your checklist as compiled by me, Sr. Kathy. holier in our evangelization!
✓ Have I personally taken time each morning to RCIA: If you are interested in the Catholic Church, we greet the Lord? will be looking to enroll new candidates in July. If you ✓ Have I made an intention that all I do and all I know anyone who is interested, send them my way…to say will give glory to God? [email protected]. ✓ Is my family happy? How do I know this? ✓ Is my family holy? How do I know this? RCIA classes will begin on January 9th. ✓ Do we get to church most weekends? ✓ My family remembers those less fortunate…in This part of the program will delve into a study of the prayer; in giving donations; in giving time? Seven Sacraments, the hallmarks of our faith. Join us ✓ How have I and my family increased our faith each Wednesday at 7:00 for a Sacrament review.
Religious Ed Sunday Family singing for residents of St. Joseph’s home
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St. Clare of Montefalco St. Vincent de Paul Spirituality, Friendship, Service
SAVE THE DATE January 12th and 13th Bringing Hope to the Table 75 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
It’s almost that time of year again – the Gleaners/Kroger Food Drive which benefits our Emergency Food Pantry will be held this year at the Kroger store at Marter Road and Jefferson, St. Clair Shores. This event stocks our pantry for a major portion of the year allowing us to help local families who need a little extra to help with their food budgets. PLEASE consider a 2 hour shift either at Kroger or at St. Clare – we work in teams of 6-8 people per shift.
STORE VOLUNTEERS: Saturday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm – Sunday Noon to 6:00 pm
1) Greeters: Distribute “shopping lists” at the entrance & ask shoppers to consider purchasing an item or two to donate 2) Collectors: Collect donations at check out 3) Transporters: Periodically transfer the food to your car & deliver to St. Clare ST. CLARE PANTRY VOLUNTEERS: Saturday 11:00 am to 7:00 pm – Sunday Noon to 7 pm
Sort Crew: Move food into the Social Hall Sorting Area, unpack bags of groceries, sort food, check expiration dates, count dona- tions, and stock pantry shelves. Sign up near the Family Room or via email, or text.
Thank you for your continued support of our community.
Diane McCloskey, Vice President [email protected] (313) 231-1108 SIGN UP TO BE A STEPHEN MINISTER Applications for the Stephen Ministry training are being accepted through December 31st . Please visit our parish website and click on the link to Stephen Ministry, you will find the application there. Applications may also be found on the tables at the back of church. We are happy to answer questions and can be reached at the numbers listed below. For more information about this program you can visit the St. Clare website un- der Service (https://stclarem.org/stephen-ministry), www.stephenministries.org or call 313-647-5000 ex. 5054.
✓ Sue Buckley 313 770-7338 ✓ Patty Bodien 313 378-4344 ✓ Margaret Platz 313 884-5417
Christmas Day Page 10 December 25, 2018 St. Clare Community
Young Adults School News The end of the year always seems to bring about a time of looking back “For a child has been born for us, a son and reflecting on what happened throughout the past year. Wow! What a given to us; authority rests upon his shoul- year it’s been for the newly formed St. Clare Young Adults group! We ders; and he is named Wonderful Counse- started the year off with a wonderful evening at Cadieux Café meeting for lor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince the first time. It was a fun evening of getting to know each other, eating their famous mussels, and playing several rounds of feather bowling. We of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6) followed this up by hosting of one the parish movie nights this summer. We invited everyone to come to the social hall and enjoy an evening of snacks Dear St. Clare of Montefalco School Fami- and a great movie, The Shack. Then in the fall we gathered for post-work lies and Parishioners, happy hour at Atwater in the Park for fellowship and to just relax. During this Advent Season, the students Most recently, we hosted a very successful gift-wrapping party for The and staff in our school have been enthusi- Giving Tree Project. It was wonderful to be able to participate in this astically preparing for the birth of our Sav- project and help others have a more joyful Christmas. Thank you to ior, Jesus Christ. everyone who let us wrap your donations. A special thank you to the following young adults for purchasing and wrapping presents: Elizabeth LaRiviere, Billy Daudlin, Johanna Sherry, Andrew Hayner, Maureen Scanlon, Our faith helps us to think about Jesus’ Nicole Fricke, Caitlin Moore, Rachel Perkowski, Joe Conway and Clare humble birth in a manger, and for our Conway. school community, a wonderful opportuni- ty to reflect together on the true meaning Looking forward into 2019, we are planning on assisting the St. Clare School of Christmas. We are reminded to keep Commission with promoting the St. Clare School Open House which is on Christ close in our hearts for He is our January 27th. We will be delivering open house yard signs and posting strength throughout our lives. promotional flyers around town before the Open House. If you are interested in assisting with this Open House promotional activity, please reach out to Clare at [email protected]. In St Clare School, our students proudly show their faith in action. Whether it is by We also hope to explore other ways our group can learn about our faith in singing about the coming of our Savior, creative and engaging ways. We created a Facebook group to share organizing a food collection, a hat, mitten, news and events more quickly with each other, but we will continue to scarf collection for the homeless, or cele- utilize the bulletin as well to promote projects and activities so always be brating the Eucharist, our students demon- sure to check here, too! We invite any young adult ages 21-35 to join our strate the true meaning of the season. group. We are always happy to welcome new members and would love to meet you! If you would like to know more or are interested in attending As Principal, I thank all our families for future events please contact: Rachel Perkowski at [email protected] choosing Catholic Education. I also thank We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year! St. Clare parishioners for your support of Rachel Perkowski, Clare Conway & Nicole Fricke our school. It is a wonderful blessing that allows our students and staff to grow in the love of Christ.
May the spirit of Christmas fill your hearts and homes with peace and joy as you re- joice in our Savior’s birth. On behalf of the staff and students, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
With many blessings, Ann Tonissen Principal
St. Clare of Montefalco, Grosse Pointe Park, MI Page 11 The Congregation of Saint Michael Archangel Prayer and Worship In Our Parish Community
Please Remember St. Clare Little Lambs in Your Prayers Little Lambs is a ministry geared towards our young- est parishioners. Each Sunday from September to May children ages 3-7 are invited to meet at the Michael Anderanin II Mary Ellen LeRoy Altar and follow our chosen shepherd to the spe- Sr. Kathy Avery Joseph Lisy cial corner in the social hall where we gather during the read- Marti Benedetti Bahia Mahfet ings and homily. We spend time each Sunday listening to a chil- John Blondin Josephine Marino dren’s version of the Gospel and understanding ways to let Jesus Karen Bolton Betty Maher into our hearts. We sing songs, create projects, and listen to sto- Betty Burt Malachy McCann ries that help us understand our Catholic faith and deepen our Ann Carson Mary Ann McLaughlin relationship with God. One of our favorite activities is spending Marie Ciaramitaro Sarah McPharlin time praying together! We are fortunate to have many high school, middle school, and adult helpers that spend time getting Glenn Closurdo Jim Olinzock to know our Little Lambs and creating a fun environment where Kathie DeMumbrum Carol Provencal our children can wiggle and worship with new friends. Please Terry DeRosa Bob Phillips have your children join us any Sunday when we are called to Helen Edmonds Anne Purvis gather! There is no registration required and we promise to have Patrick Giffer Joel Rivera fun while you enjoy Sunday Mass! Clayton Guensche Larry Rochwalski Betty Irvin Tracy Tripp Christine Kahanak Diane Sullivan Hector Kim Joseph Sutherland Ted Kirles Jeffrey P. Valentic Marty Knorp Lois Watson Robert Koch Christopher Wolfslayer
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St. Clare Pre-School Stephen Ministry Our Pre-school is growing as we welcome 3 new children to add to our My name is Garron Stephenson. group as well as a teacher’s aide Ms. Tina Nader. My story is a simple one. In 1982,
We still have room in our 3-4 year old group, but the space is becoming in my Mom's last days of fighting limited for the rest of this year. breast cancer, she was graced with what was the pilot Hospice • Registration for the 2019-20 school year will begin March 4, 2019 program at Beaumont Bon • Please come for a visit at our January 27 open house 12:30-2:30 Secours Hospital. I slept at the foot of her bed in • For more information please contact our School office at 313-647- 5100 or email Ms. Sue Reik at [email protected] the living room or our home (which is now a gathering spot on Fisher Road, for Young Life, where teens gather together for spiritual unity). My experience of working with the nurses and setting up a home where they came and took care of her, I learned a lot about comforting, caring, supporting and ministering to one an- other as Jesus asks of us.
Shortly after Mom passed, I ventured to live in Jordan and Egypt doing missionary work, the true beginning of my faith journey, which brings me to today's message for me. Remembering the kindness and care that my mother received gave me the idea of being involved in the Ste- phen Ministry. Seeing people helping others who need help was a great influence that compelled me to want to do the same. I was gifted with having that experience. It has lived with me throughout my adult years. With an enriched faith, I felt the call to give back and care for those who cross my path. I am inspired
ing the poor, and by St. Pope John Paul II, and his humility and Holiness. It is through these ex- amples of ministering to others that I hope to be available to those in our community who need a Stephen Minister. Liturgy Schedule Devotions Weekend Mass Schedule In Honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Saturday: 4:00 PM Mondays after 8:00 AM Mass Sunday: 9:00 AM., 11:00 AM and 5:00 PM
(low gluten host available) In Honor of St. Michael the Archangel Tuesdays after 6:30 PM Mass Weekday Masses Monday, Thursday, Friday: 8:00 AM In Honor of the Divine Mercy Tuesday: 6:30 PM Tuesdays 6:10 PM Wednesday: 8:15 AM Fridays after the 8:00 AM Mass (8:00 AM during the summer months)
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Confessions Every Wednesday from 6:00 PM- 7:00 PM Weekdays: 30 minutes before Mass First Friday of the Month until noon Saturday: 2:30 until 3:30 PM
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St. Clare of Montefalco St. Clare of Montefalco Catholic School 1401 Whittier Road., Grosse Pointe Park MI 48230 16231 Charlevoix, Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230 Phone: (313) 647-5000 Fax: (313) 647-5005 Phone: (313) 647-5100 | Fax: (313) 647-5105
Mission Statement Religious Education Office Ph. (313) 647-5056 | Fax (313) 647-5055 “We bring together and welcome into our School Administrative Assistant Catholic Community a richly diverse peo- Ann Conlan (647-5102) Religious Education Secretary ple to pray, to serve, and to learn in the Susan Kuhl (647-5056) name and presence of Jesus Christ.”
Pastoral Team and Staff Directory Pastor Principal Committee Rev. Andrew Kowalczyk, CSMA Ms. Ann Tonissen 647-5000 647-5100 Chairpersons [email protected] [email protected] Parish Council Director of Religious Education Permanent Deacon Marty McMillan Sr. Kathleen Avery, OSM Rev. Mr. Richard P. Shubik [email protected] 647-5110 647-5000 [email protected] [email protected] Finance Council Rick Berg Business Manager Christian Service [email protected] Susie Frazer Maintenance Coordinator
647-5022 Michael McDevitt Christian Service [email protected] 647-5025 Bill Harrington [email protected] Minister of Music [email protected] Dr. David Troiano Athletic Director 647-5064 Robert Conway Faith Formation Commission [email protected] 647-5170 Tom Warnez [email protected] [email protected] Parish Secretary Józefa Chmielewski Media Coordinator School Commission 647-5000 Colleen Keelan Logan Montgomery [email protected] 647-5072 [email protected] Sacristans [email protected] Athletic Committee Joan Louwers Director of Ministry of Care Bob Conway Margaret Platz Patricia Radnick [email protected] 882-9167 885-5210
St. Vincent de Paul Society Stephen Ministry Message Line Hospitality Committee Assistance Line 647-5000 x5054 David Bodien 647-5062 [email protected] [email protected]
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