Picnic at Park July 9, 2013

Seniors @ St. Francis (55 & Faster)

Join us for  Mass at 9:15AM in the lower level chapel.  And, after Mass come enjoy our event…

Tuesday, July 9, 2013, Picnic Lunch at 11:30AM (eating at noon) at Washtenaw County Farm Park.

Please bring a dish to share with about 8 people.  (Last names letter "A- M" bring salads;  Letters "N-S" bring fruit; Letters "S-Z" bring dessert.)   Grilled hamburgers, hotdogs, condiments, chips, baked beans, table ware & paper products provided.  Bring your grandkids & family. (Directions from St. Francis: drive East on Washtenaw turn right on Platt Rd.  go past the recreation building turn right at Washtenaw County Farm Park, 2230 Platt Rd, Ann Arbor, MI  48104, park and find us under the pavilion.) 

Register Early For Lunch!  Call (821-2121) and leave your name, by Tuesday, July 2, 2013, to earn a chance to win a door prize!   

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Seniors’ trip to Pious Union of St. Joseph [with The Catholic Council on Aging]

2013-06-07
Seniors' trip to Pious Union of St. Joseph [with The Catholic Council on Aging]
by Dixie M. Cocagne

            Seniors from parishes throughout Washtenaw County met at the Pious Union of St. Joseph in Grass Lake on June 4 for a morning of reflection, "Go with God."  Ten seniors from St. Francis Church joined others from the County Catholic Council on Aging at the Shrine of St. Joseph.

            Fr. Paul Oggioni, pastoral director, greeted the group and served as priest, confessor, and tour guide during the day.  After lunch in the Holy Family Pastoral Center, Fr. Paul led the group to the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes and to the Stations of the Cross – Calvary on the grounds.  Sisters of the Servants of Charity and Daughters of St. Mary Providence assisted him during the day and could be seen scurrying to work at the 53 acres of natural landscape and tended gardens.

            Italian-born Blessed Louis Guanella founded the Daughters of St. Mary of Providence and the Servants of Charity following his ordination in 1866.  The Pious Union received canonical recognition by Pope St. Pius X in 1914.  In the United States, approval was granted by the Most Rev. Kenneth J. Povish, Bishop of Lansing, in 1987.  Fr. Guanella was beatified by Pope Paul VI in 1964, and the cause for his sainthood continues to advance.

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