St Martin of Tours Parish

Vicksburg, MI

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2021 Bishops Annual Appeal
Bishop’s Annual Appeal
The following are some questions you may want to ask yourself about how the Bishop’s Annual Appeal benefits St. Martin of Tours.
- Has someone in your parish recently gotten married?
As part of their marriage prep couples may have attended a Joy Filled Marriage Diocesan
weekend seminar for engaged couples. This program is provided by the Bishop’s Annual Appeal.
- Do some of the children at your parish attend
one of our Catholic Schools?
The teachers and administration are supported by the Bishop’s Annual Appeal through our
Office of Schools which provides them with professional development and in-service training.
- Do you know someone who is divorced and has gone through the annulment process?
Through the intercession of the Pastor, our diocesan tribunal staff walks through the process
with them. The Tribunal Office is supported by the Bishop’s Annual Appeal.
- Do you have a deacon at your Parish?
The diaconate formation & permanent diaconate is supported in part by the Bishop’s Annual
Appeal. Continuing education and annual retreat is also supported in part by the Bishop’s
Annual Appeal.
- Do you know someone from your Parish that has been confirmed?
They may have attended our Diocesan Confirmation retreat, or been confirmed at the Diocesan
Confirmation Mass or at your parish by Bishop Bradley.
- Do you know a couple who has celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary?
This diocesan 50th Anniversary Mass is just one of many special Masses supported by the
Bishop’s Annual Appeal.
- Do you know a married couple at your parish?
The Domestic Church office through the Bishop’s Annual Appeal provides several offerings of
marriage enrichment such as Discovering our Deepest Desire, and Date Night or perhaps they
receive the Domestic Church e-newsletter.
- Do you know a widow or widower?
The Domestic Church office hosts a support group for widowed men and women.
- Have you volunteered at your/a parish/school to help with children and attended a Virtus
training program?
This program and the Safe Environment office is supported by the Bishop’s Annual Appeal
- Do you have young adults at your parish?
The Bishop’s Annual Appeal supports the Young Adult Ministry through the following events,
Adult Faith formation, Monthly Energizer, Gaudium Christi, Good New & Brews for Young
Adults, & Retreat for Young adults.
- Do you have any youth (under 18 years) at your parish?
The Bishop’s Annual Appeal supports many faith opportunities that some of the youth at your
Parish may have attended such as the Diocesan Youth Rally, the Presence retreat, National
Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC).
- Is your Parish blessed with a diocesan priest? Have you ever had a seminarian at your parish?
The Bishop’s Annual Appeal pays for the seminarian education (approximately $50,000/year) of
our future diocesan priests, who will guide and shepherd us through our sacraments.
- Does your parish have a secretary, bookkeeper, DRE, or youth minister?
Every one of the members of your parish staff benefits from the resources and programming
provided from the diocesan offices which is all supported through the Bishop’s Annual Appeal.
- Do you have any Catholic Scouts at your parish/school?
The Catholic Committee on Scouting along with the annual Scout Mass, Light of Christ & Parvuli
Dei programs are supported by the Bishop’s Annual Appeal.
- Do you have any police, firefighters, EMT’s at your parish?
The Annual Blue Mass is supported by the Bishop’s Annual Appeal.
- Do you have any high school students at your parish attending a Catholic School?
There are scholarship opportunities (Capstone, St. Thomas Aquinas) available that are funded by
the Bishop’s Annual Appeal.
- Does your parish have a website provided by the Diocese of Kalamazoo?
These websites are funded by the Bishop’s Annual Appeal.
- Do you know of any immigrants in need of help obtaining US citizenship?
Our Immigration Assistance program, funded by the Bishop’s Annual Appeal, provides legal
assistance to those in need of these services.
- Do you read Southwest Michigan Catholic?
Southwest Michigan Catholic is the new quarterly publication for the Diocese which is mailed to
all registered parishioners at no cost to the parish and fully funded by the Bishop’s Annual
Appeal.
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News
- Bishop issues statement on American Rescue Plan Act
  
  March 12
  
  Bishop Bradley applauds the assistance for families in need allotted by the American Rescue Plan Act and also expresses disappointment in the failure of the Act to provide for provisions that protect the Unborn. Read full statement.
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- Updated Bishops Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine
  
  March 8
  
  Updated statement from the Bishops of Michigan regarding the morality of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination.
  Read More
- Bishop Bradley writes Lenten Message to the Faithful: A TIme of Healing and of Hope
  
  February 12
  
  In his Letter to the Faithful for the upcoming Lenten season, which begins with Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2021, "A Time of Healing and of Hope" Bishop Bradley invites the Faithful to a more deeper relationship with Our Lord. Click here for the full text of the letter.
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Faith at home / formed
Support Families as the Domestic Church

The Parish FORMED subscription can help families build holy habits and create new prayer routines at home.
- FORMED Daily Reflections – short daily videos, subscribe to a daily email here
- Pray at Home
- Rosary
- Praying the Rosary Like Never Before audio talk by Dr. Edward Sri
- Divine Mercy Chaplet pray at 3pm daily
- Way of the Cross pray especially on Fridays
- Children’s Cartoons
- Movie Night
All St. Martin parishioners have free acess to FORMED. Follow the link and sign up as a parishioner, typing in our parish name (St Martin of Tours, Vicksburg MI).
coronavirus updates from the diocese
Parish Mission:
To develop a growing Christian community by responding to the spiritual & temporal needs of the people of St. Martin of Tours Parish:
To instill the living faith in our children; and To be a beacon of light to the larger community that Christ may be better known to all.

We are a welcoming Catholic community called by God to live out the message of Christ in love and service to all people. Contact Us
National Catholic Register
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  Gage Skidmore Clinton speaks at a 2016 campaign rally for her mother Clinton, a Methodist and a supporter of legal abortion, was speaking at a three-day international conference on...
- Benjamin Franklin’s Curious Connection to a Marian Apparition Site
  
  Joseph Duplessis, “Portrait of Benjamin Franklin,” ca. 1785 The only alleged vision of Our Lady in London has an intriguing link with the U.S. Founding Father
- ‘The Prisoner’ (1955) — A Kafkaesque Film Just as Timely Today
  
  ‘The Prisoner’ movie poster A year after making The Prisoner, Alec Guinness converted to Catholicism.

Weekly Mass Schedule

SATURDAY:    5:30p
SUNDAY: 8:00a and 11:00a

May Crowning after 8a Mass on May 2
WEDNESDAY: 9:00a
FRIDAY:   9:00a

**No Reservations are required to attend any of our Masses.
Confession Times
- Saturday: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM or by appointment
Adoration
- Wednesday: 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM Bimonthly rotating between St Edward 1st Wednesdays & St Martin 3rd Wednesdays
- 1st Friday: 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM and 9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Msgr's Lenten talk on the sacrament of Marriage
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Read previous editions of the magazine here.
St Vincent DePaul

A note to parishioners at St. Martin of Tours and St. Edward's,

Your St. Vincent de Paul is always "open". We are all parishioners and volunteers, but have experience with crisis response to family financial problems. We guide people with referrals and/or financial assistance, and currently are doing most of that with safe social distancing by phone, email, etc.

Call us 24 hours a day at St. Martin's office 269-649-1629 and press 3 to leave a message on our voice mail. One of our members will return your call within 24 hours. All conversations are confidential.
Stay safe and God Bless,
St. Vincent de Paul Society of
St. Martin of Tours (and St. Edwards)
269-649-1629 extension 3
- Faith in Action Survey
Today's Readings
- Saturday of the Fifth Week of Easter
  
  Reading I Acts 16:1-10
  Responsorial Psalm 100:1b-2, 3, 5
  Gospel Jn 15:18-21
St. Martin HALOS

Dear St. Martin of Tours Parishioners,

The St. Martin Halos are reaching out to you with  prayers and well wishes to support you during this difficult time.

Just want you to know how

special you are!

Please call if you are in need of anything:  masks, prayer shawls, groceries/errands, etc.

Kris Bryant, 329-4793
Marilyn Bloom , 870-5999 Kathi Lovell, 649-2385
Margot Shick, 649-95
Deb Stafinski,  649-3253
Lynn Pruitt-Timko, 649-2088

The above names are a small fraction of our group. We have many other members and would welcome any of our lady parishioners to join our group.
News from the Vatican
- Humility, open mind needed to crack coronavirus’ secrets, expert says
  
  Much is still unknown about the 2019 novel coronavirus and why it can kill so many people and yet also can infect many more without causing any symptoms, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the United States' top...
- Pope tells new Swiss Guards they represent a church that welcomes
  
  Meeting new recruits to the Swiss Guard, Pope Francis thanked the young men for having chosen to serve the successor of St. Peter and he thanked all the guards for their diligence and service.

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