Sparta, MI
-By Roman & Kay Krupp, Dan & Lisa(Krupp)(accompanied by 3 month old Bryn) and Lasia Kowalski We left at 6:15am Friday morning from Cathedral Square along with 160 other pilgrims, filling three busses. We arrived at our destination, a conference center in Valley Forge, PA late that night, around 11pm, where we would spend our … Read more…
In honor of the Feast of St. Francis, which is October 4th, Msgr Terry will bless our pets! The blessing will begin at 5:15pm. Please meet outside the main doors of the church, and please have your pet properly restrained.
Our Third Grade Religious Education class, under the direction of Mr. Nick Vanderhyde, got to step out of the classroom and into Creation to get a closer look at the wonderful gift God has given us. With cameras in hand, the students captured the beauty that surrounds us in small details and in great heights. … Read more…
40 DAYS FOR LIFE– September 23 – November 1, 2015 We hope you will join the thousands who will pray, fast and spread the message of life in an effort to bring an end to abortion in our city and beyond. As a parish we can do our part by… ►Remembering your commitment to fast and pray for … Read more…
Parents wishing to have their child or infant baptized are encouraged to attend this class. Please call the Parish Office to register for this class or with any questions about sacramental preparation. Baptism Sunday will be September, 27th after the 11:00a.m. Mass. You may have children baptized on any last Sunday of the month after … Read more…
Each year I am asked to go to the Sparta Celtic festival and begin all the events with a prayer. I’m very happy to do that. I’m thinking that in the future we might advertise the fact that we have Mass on Saturday afternoon at 5:30 – perhaps have some special Irish tunes as part … Read more…
20th Sunday in OT – B
There are hidden treasures here in Sparta. I recently found one right in Holy Family Church’s backyard (almost). It is the Prairie Restoration Area located by Sparta High School. I now like to think of it as a Prayer-ie Restoration Area. I hadn’t seen it that way at first though. Not long ago I joined a Virtual … Read more…
Monsignor Stewart and I attended the National Pastoral Musicians Convention held in Grand Rapids from July 6-10. There were nearly 2000 Catholic clergy and parish musicians from 45 states taking part in worship services, music performances, and a myraid of practical workshop experiences. It happened that I had many years ago met the tall gentleman in … Read more…
The Holy Family 3rd Annual Golf Scramble was a success! Thank you to all the generous sponsors, donors, players and workers that made the day great. We couldn’t have done it without you! View photos here