FINISHING LENT STRONG AT SRN
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TONIGHT! We’ll have the light on for you at SRN from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. for individual confession in the reconciliation rooms of the Eucharistic Chapel. Enter through Door C. A handicap accessible entrance is available at Door D.
Come and experience Christ’s healing love in the sacrament of reconciliation during this special evening event.
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In other exciting news!
- On Thursday, March 20, a penance service with individual reconciliation was celebrated. Fr. Tony, Fr. Weber and other diocesan priests extended God’s forgiveness through the sacrament of reconciliation to more than 100 parishioners.
- The SRCS Home and School Association hosted a Fish Fry on Friday, March 21 with all proceeds going to support the Together in Christ capital campaign. Thank you to Noto’s Old World Dining for providing the delicious fish and to the HSA and parent volunteers for organizing and hosting this successful, well-attended event and to our community for coming together to support it!
- Starting on Sunday, March 23 through Sunday, April 6 at our 11 a.m. Masses, individuals from our parish who recently completed the Rite of Election are undergoing the Scrutinies, helping them prepare to receive the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and holy Communion at this year’s Easter Vigil. Please continue to pray for and welcome our parish’s candidates, elect and confirmands: Suzanne Fuchs, Jennifer and Kyle Marchand, Jane Tomaszewski, Jailine Gomez-Tellez, Soren Vandekieft, Cesar Hernandez, William Barron, Karlie Bunting, Matt Sullivan, Tony Sieler and Kim Galdes.
- Also on March 23, families of our young people preparing for first holy Communion gathered for a special retreat. Together, they learned about the Last Supper, talked about prayer, the parts of the Mass, their faith and the Eucharist, and worked on an altar project – complete with paper dolls of Fr. Tony and Fr. Weber. First Communion will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m. on May 4.
- The second half of our group of young people preparing for confirmation participated in a confirmation retreat on Sunday, March 30. The first group had their retreat in February. They will all be confirmed by Bishop Walkowiak during Masses at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew on May 4 at 3 p.m. and May 6 at 7:00 p.m. Please keep our first communicants and those preparing for confirmation and their families in your prayers.
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Rooted in Christ Pastoral Planning: Offer Your Input on April 24
“Rooted in Christ” is the pastoral planning process currently underway in the Diocese of Grand Rapids. Pastoral planning seeks to identify fertile ground for future evangelization efforts while addressing critical realities.
As part of this process, for the past several months, the priests of the Diocese of Grand Rapids and deanery planning committees, formed from representatives from each parish, have been working on a draft of a plan with recommendations for each deanery and parish/grouping of parishes. The plan will propose changes and new initiatives. A draft is now ready for parishes to review, discuss, and respond.
Our Parish Planning Meeting will take place on:
Thursday, April 24 from 7:00—8:30 p.m. in Marian Hall
The draft of the plan will be presented to parishioners for comments and suggestions. Please join us.
REGISTRATION:
PLEASE REGISTER at the following link so that we know how many people to expect: https://forms.gle/wpJ4BszTE53k45tf7
Help us shape the future of the diocese and St. Robert Parish and please pray for the “Rooted in Christ” pastoral planning process.
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The 2025 Catholic Services Appeal is underway!
If you have already turned in your CSA pledge card, thank you! If you have not had the chance yet, please return your CSA pledge card this week or make your pledge online and learn more at grdiocese.org/csa.
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Easter Memorial Donations
The deadline for Easter Memorial donations is Sunday, April 6. Make your donation online and share the names of your loved ones for inclusion in the Easter bulletin here: https://giving.parishsoft.com/App/Form/f432d920-99ca-4a38-8c0e-394203c48c73. For the printed memorial donation form, please check the bulletin from March 30. If you need assistance, please contact the parish office, (616) 676-9111.
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What else should I know?
Join us for the celebration of Holy Week and Easter at SRN from Palm Sunday, April 13 to Easter on April 20. A schedule of liturgies is included below.
Palm Sunday Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil Mass, April 12 at 4:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 13, Masses at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.
PARKING FOR EASTER MASSES: We are excited to welcome you to celebrate Easter on April 20! We kindly remind parishioners that our campus is still an active construction site and parking will be limited. As they did at Christmas, our friends at Ada Christian School are graciously allowing us to use their parking lot for overflow parking for our Masses on Easter. Shuttles will be running from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to transport the faithful to and from Masses. Please visit our website for additional details, https://strobertchurch.org/easter-at-srn/.
The Divine Mercy Novena will be prayed daily from Good Friday, April 18 to Saturday, April 26 at 3:00 p.m. in the Eucharistic Chapel with a Divine Mercy Holy Hour offered on Sunday, April 27 at 3 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Jesus, I trust in you!
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As a Catholic community, we proclaim the Good News by serving God and neighbor as we grow in loving relationship with Christ.
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Be a vibrant, welcoming faith community inviting all people to know Christ through
worship and sacraments,
evangelization and catechesis,
charity and service.
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