Msgr. William “Fitz” Fitzgerald January 17, 1930-July 14, 2015

Phone: 269-343-6256 Fax 269-343-1214

Email: mail.stjoekal@gmail.com Web: www.stjosephkalamazoo.org

July 26, 2015

St. Joseph Church St. Joseph Church St. Joseph Church St. Joseph Church 936 Lake St., Kalamazoo, MI 49001

Rev. Msgr. Michael D. Hazard, Pastor

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This week in our parish

SATURDAY, July 25, 2015 5:30pm � Frank Hammill, req. Family � Nancy Lawson, and Intentions of Tracy Lawson & Lawson Family, req. Angela & Harold Cronk � Fr. Fitz, req. Art & Pat Pula � Esteban Almaguer, 29th anniv., req; Maria Isabel Almaguer SUNDAY, July 26, 2015

8:45am Honor of Pat & Dick Wheeler, req. Michael Geis � Kathy Minich, req. Tom & Alice Minich � Barbara Secondi, req. Jack Secondi 11:15am � Fr. Larry Delaney � Richard Mero, req. Mero Family 1:15pm � Kathy Minich Por los fieles cristianos MONDAY, July 27, 2015

8:30am � Margareat Fening, req. Art & Pat Pula TUESDAY, July 28, 2015

8:30am � Rev. Norbert Wheeler, req. Msgr. Hazard Special Intention of Linda Simmpson, req. Sharon Blattel, mother WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2015

8:30am � Kathy Minich THURSDAY, July 30, 2015 6:30am � Richard Mero FRIDAY, July 31, 2015

8:30am � Rev. Msgr. William J. Fitzgerald SATURDAY, August 1, 2015 5:30pm � John Pelikan, req. Rodney J. Crotty � Charles L. & � Charles Jr. Emery, req. Jim Emery � Kathy Minich, req. Art & Pat Pula SUNDAY, August 2, 2015

8:45am � José M. Gutierrez (4th anniv.), req. Martha P. Gutierrez (wife) � Robert Powers Sr., & Scott & � Jodie Lewnfield (37th wdg. anniv.), req. Terry & Sherry Lewnfield 11:15am � Kathy Minich, req. Tom & Alice Minich � Evelyn Cusano � Doug Slater, req. Mero Family 1:15pm � Maria Consolación Rosas, req. Beth McElhone Por los fieles cristianos

Mass Intentions for This week

Sunday, July 26 / domingo, 26 de julio 8:30am Nursery, Rectory Meeting Room 12-1pm Catequesis de adultos, Biblioteca Monday, July 27 / domingo, 27 de julio 6:30pm Rosary, Church 7:00pm Pilgrim’s Progress/RCIA, St. Joseph Room 7:00pm Bible Study, Dining Room Tuesday, July 28 / martes, 28 de julio

1:30pm Legion of Mary, Dining Room 6:00pm Choir/Guitar Group practice, Church 6:00pm Estudio Bíblico, Rectoría Wednesday, July 29 / miércoles, 29 de julio Thursday, July 30 / jueves, 30 de julio Friday, July 31 / viernes, 31 de julio 6:00pm N.A., St. Joseph Room Saturday, August 1 / sábado, 1 de agosto 7:30am Men’s Fellowship Group, St. Joseph Room 8:00am Saturday Bible Study, Dining Room 10-11am Reconciliation, Church / Reconciliación, Iglesia Sunday, August 2 / domingo, 2 de agosto 8:30am Nursery, Rectory Meeting Room 12-1pm Biblioteca, Catequesis de adultos

Anna Lozano, Jack Appelgren, Ashley Fox, Deb Yeary, Bob Edgar, Cailey Welch, Jane Bis, Manuel Cordoba, Alexis Phillips, Edith & David Breay, Dana Winchester, Barb Erdos, Joanie Polly, Allen Bis, Jim Emery, Jackie Saunders, Donna Duvall, James Tokarski, Lupe Orta, Faustino Ramírez, Joanne Moon, Jacob Williams, Elaine Boersma, Ben Vlug, Jarrett Theis, Bradford Mark Baldwin, Darlene Pierce, Joe Simmons, Nicholas Phillips, Sheryl VanBruggen, Michael O’Boyle, David Campbell, Shelly Dunkley, Fr. Don Potts, Susan Smyth, Marybeth Balog Andrews, Chloe Respet, Robert Kuras, Marylou Kennedy, Joan Roodbergen, Irene Escobedo, James Oliver, William Pineda, Ronald Novak, Jo Anne Segovia, Mary Kuras, Amy Harrington, Ian McLeod, James Duncan Sr., Gary Johnson, Etta Kuras, Alfredo Garcia, Marianne Denny, María Cortés, Cindy & Philip Stephens, Jeanette Pushell, Andrea Wells, William Burke, Matt Grantham, Christine Carow, Lisa Stack, Trish Wandschneider, Peggy Baker, Dixie Meyers, Todd Stanfield, Manuel Segovia, Deb Lingerfelt, Alicia Pacheco, Kathy Guess, Vivian Chandler, Inés Leyva, Paul Arthur Brown, Brenda Hahn, Alejandro Soto, David Spyker, Betty Whitney, Marlena Estrada, Betty Carter, Barb Hurlbert, Laure Whitney, Anthony Hazard, Keith Gage, Mary Nash, Roberta Cruz, and Melissa Briggs.

THE SICK named below are remembered at each Mass. Please pray for them at home also. To add a name, get permission to publish the name, call the rectory with your name, phone number, and name of 2person who is ill. Names will be kept on the list for three months. Let us know if a name can be removed sooner, or should be kept on longer! Thank you.

Sponsor of the Week — Seiverts Floral — Thank You for your Patronage! Don't forget to patronize all of our sponsors — they make our bulletin possible at no charge to us.

Tell them you saw their ad in our bulletin!

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Tell them you saw their ad in our bulletin!

Many of the survivors of the recent shooting, at a Bible Study at a black church by a white man, talked about having forgiven the shooter. HOW could they for-give the man who killed their friends and family members? Our 2015 Lenten presentation by Fr. Ken Schmidt on forgiveness may help you under-stand forgiveness, what it IS and what it is NOT, and help YOU forgive someone who has hurt you. DVDs of the talks are available from the parish office, weekdays 9am-7pm, and Sundays 9am-2:30pm. You can borrow it for one week. Keep accompanying study sheets for continued thought and prayer.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word (at the 8:45am Sunday Mass), will resume in Sep-tember. Make sure your child gets a children’s bulletin from the church vestibule.

A big THANK YOU to the 26 families that have pledged to the Bishops Annual Appeal in the last few weeks. To date, 258 families have made sacrificial pledges of $82,881.93 to this very important cause, towards our parish goal of $121,346.00, leaving us with a remaining balance of $38,464.07 to attain our goal. Please prayerfully consider what you may do to make this campaign a success. Remember, any amount that we raise above our goal is returned to the parish. Likewise, if we fail to meet our goal, the deficit comes out of parish funds.

Nuestro enorme agradecimiento a las 26 familias que se han comprometido con su donación a la campana anual del Obispo en estas ultimas semanas. Hasta hoy, 258 familias han hecho su compromiso sacrificial de $82,881.93 para esta causa tan importan-te. Nuestra meta es $121,346.00 y solo queda para donar $38,464.07 mas para alcanzar dicha meta. Por favor, en oración, considere su donación para que la compaña sea un éxito. Recuer-de de todo que se logre además de nuestra meta es regresado a la parroquia. Si no alcanzamos a totalizar la meta, el dinero restante saldrá de los fondos de nuestra iglesia para cumplir la meta.

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PARISH SUPPORT- APORTES A LA PARROQUIA

Week of July 19

225 envelopes Loose cash 11 electronic contributions Total

$8,901.00 1,064.62

825.00 $10,790.62

La semana del 19 de julio

225 sobres dinero en efectivo

11 contribuciones electrónicas Total

Bishop Dominic Ministries received gifts from Joyce Thran and Jackie West-Frasier.

Food Pantry/Christian Service Fund re-ceived a gift from Bradform Baldwin.

Memorial Fund received gifts in memory of Kathy Minich from Paula & Steve Kirklin, Lil Manor, and Terry & Mary Hudson; in memory of Ed Majdan from Kristine Pioch; and in memory of John Sudeikis from Linda Sudeikis.

Thank you—Gracias (May not reflect totals above.)

FOOD PANTRY WISH LIST: canned fruit, and plastic and paper bags

Despensa de alimentos necesita: fruta enlatada, y bolsas de papel y plástico

Reflections by Tom Meagher

17th Sunday

Ordinary Time “Eucharistic Overshadowing ”

(John 6:1-15 )

The miracle of the loaves and fishes is directly connected with the discourses at Capernaum where Jesus reveals Him-self to us in the Real Presence as “the bread of life” (6:35, 48). The multiplication takes place when “Passover was near” (v4), similar to when the Last Supper took place (Mk 14:12). In verse 11 Jesus “took…gave thanks, and distribut-ed…” The Greek for “give thanks” is ‘eucharisteo’ which gives us the word Eucharist. This same Eucharistic over-tone appears again in verses 12-13 where, interesting enough, the fish are no longer mentioned. Jesus speaks ex-clusively of the bread and the care to be taken with remain-ing fragments. In verse 15, St. John points out the crowd had failed to understand what just happened since they wanted “to make him King.” Jesus fed the people bread for their bodies; Moses did the same with manna in the desert, but the ultimate “sign” (v14) of this miracle points to Jesus as the Bread of Life, particularly in the Eucharist.

Migrant Ministry! Items needed for migrant farm workers and their fami-lies will be collected until mid August at St. Thomas More Parish office, M-F, 9-noon and 1-5pm. Items most needed include nonperishable food (flour, cereal, rice, pinto beans, sugar, oil, peanut butter, tomato paste, corn meal); glass-es, dishes, large pots and pans; toiletries for in-fants, children and adults; linens; clothing for all ages, especially jeans, shorts, cotton/cotton-blend shirts, and work boots for men. Please do not leave items outside the door at St. Tom's.

New bookmobile sponsored by Migrant Hispanic Ministry of Holy Family Healthcare [a 501(c)(3) non-profit healthcare ministry] will visit migrant camps this summer. They espe-cially need children’s books in Spanish and English, and any Spanish language books or newspapers. Please donate books for the bookmobile (there’s a box in the

church vestibule). Monetary donations can be made at Holy Family’s website: www.holyfamilyhealthcare.org.

(Please contact Barb Ogrin, 269-870-5369, with any questions or concerns)

This week we thank our Monday morning church cleaning crew. This dedicated group of volunteers cleans the church after Monday morn-ing Mass, vacuuming, and straightening things up in the church. They also make sure there are the right amount of song books and response cards in each pew. Thank you for keeping things neat and clean for us! Feel free to join them any Monday after mass.

Esta semana nuestro agradecimiento es para el grupo de voluntarios que limpia nuestra iglesia todos los lu-nes. Estas dedicadas personas limpian la iglesia después de las misas, aspiran el piso, vuelven a acomodar todo. También se aseguran de que todos los libros de canciones estén en el lugar correcto así como las tarjetas de oracio-nes. ¡Muchas gracias por mantener todo arreglado y limpio para nosotros! Si desea puede colaborar con el grupo los lunes después de misa.

Parish library hoursParish library hoursParish library hoursParish library hours: Sundays, 9:30Sundays, 9:30Sundays, 9:30Sundays, 9:30----11am11am11am11am Come see our selections of books and movies, including Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive (a preparatory catechesis for World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia later this year).

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FAITH Formation www.kzoofaithformation.org Formación de FE

Jason Aiello, Director of Faith Formation, 343-6256, ex. 110 OR info@kzoofaithformation.org

Registration forms for the 2015-16 year will be available on Aug. 1 in the parish office or through our website (see above). Despite rising costs of nearly everything we use, we have been able to keep the fees for our program down. Cost for one student is still only $50. Additional students are $25. The max for a family is $100.

Catechists Needed (Important): The success of our program relies on many things. One of the most im-portant is our catechists. Without them, our program simply could not be. Sadly, we may be facing this problem for some of our classes next year. We are still in need of catechists in key areas. If you have any interest in serving in this wonderful role, please contact me TODAY!

Confirmation and First Communion: Sacrament preparation is a two-year program. To be Confirmed or receive Communion in May of 2016, your student needed to attend class during the 2014-15 year. Stu-dents wishing to be Confirmed or receive Commun-ion in May of 2017 must enroll in classes this fall or begin homeschooling.

Formularios para la inscripción del ano 2015-16 estarán a su dis-posición el 1ro. de agosto en la oficina de la iglesia o a través de nuestra pagina electrónica del sitio de web. Aun cuando todos los materiales de enseñanza que usamos han aumentado desde el ano pasado, hemos decidido mantener el costo del programa en el mis-mo valor que años anteriores, o sea seguirá siendo de $50.00 por el primer estudiante y $25.00 por los siguientes. El máximo por familia será $100.00.

(Importante) necesitamos catequistas: el éxito de nuestro progra-ma se apoya especialmente en los catequistas. Sin ellos, el progra-ma simplemente no podría ofrecerse. Lamentablemente, estamos frente a este problema para el próximo programa y todavía necesita-mos catequista en muy importante áreas. ¡Si Ud. esta interesado en ser parte de este extraordinario grupo, por favor contáctese conmigo en el numero de arriba HOY!

Confirmación y Primera Comunión: el programa de preparación para recibir estos dos sacramentos se lleva una preparación de dos años. Para ser confirmado o tomar la primera comunión en mayo del 2016, los estudiantes necesitan asistir a clases durante el año 2014-15 y el 2015-16, cuando comiencen las clases escolares o en el hogar. Por mas información llamen al numero de arriba.

Sun: 2 Kgs 4:42-44 Ps 145:10-11,15-18 Eph 4:1-6 Jn 6:1-15 Mon: Ex 32:15-24,30-34 Ps 106:19-23 Mt 13:31-35 Tues: Ex 33:7-10;34:5b-9,28 Ps 103:6-13 Mt 13:36-43 Wed: Ex 34:29-35 Ps 99:5-7,9 Jn 11:19-27 Thurs: Ex 40:16-21,34-38 Ps 84:36a,8a,11 Mt 13:47-53 Fri: Lv 23:1,4-11,15-16,27,34b-37 Ps 81:3-6,10-11b Mt 13:54-58 Sat: Lv 25:1,8-17 Ps 67:2-3,5,7-8 Mt 14:1-12 Sun: Ex 16:2-4,12-15 Ps 78:3-4,23-25,54 Eph 4:17,20-24 Jn 6:24-35

Readings for the week of July 26

Upcoming Faith Gatherings in the Youth Room

Sunday, August 2 5-6:15pm for anyone entering grades 6-8 this fall 6:30-8pm for anyone entering grades 9-12 this fall What do we do at Faith Gatherings? We pray, talk about

different ideas, share, do an activity, eat pizza and snacks.

Prayer and Dinner, August 3, 6:30pm: meet at St. Thomas More Chapel for prayer, then go to dinner. For anyone going into HS, college, or out of college less than 3 years. Dinner is free; donations welcome to the Youth Scholarship Fund.

A small thing to make the world a better place? Our Social Justice group is giving eve-ryone a chance to impact the lives of residents at Open Doors apartments. This community of families are request-ing books (for both children and adults) to help start their own library. (If you have donations, please bring to the parish office marked “Open Doors”. For more info on Social Justice, contact Phil.

Youth Ministry: For more info contact Phil Dezern

(philip.dezern@gmail.com or 381-8917 x 262) Meetings in Bennett Youth Room unless otherwise noted.

Social Justice: for more info contact Phil Dezern (philip.dezern@gmail.com

or 381-8917 x 262)

Calling all golfers. 9th Annual Monsignor Hazard Classic will be held August 8,

2015 at Ridgeview Golf Course.

Flyers with registration can be found in the ves-tibule or the rectory office. $60 per golfer. Please contact Coach Welch at 344-0438 or Mike at 345-4369 with any questions.

Shepherd’s Center is in great need of volun-teer drivers to help independent seniors who can’t drive get to doctors’ appointments. If you can help, please call them at 383-1122. Their Break Time Club is for anyone caring for some-one with dementia or early Alzheimer’s. This affordable respite program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30-3:30pm, giving caregivers a much-needed break while providing social stimulation for the older person in their care. For more info, call their office at 383-1122.

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St. Joseph Church phone: 269-343-6256; fax: 269-343-1214

936 Lake Street Kalamazoo, MI 49001

web: www.stjosephkalamazoo.org email: mail.stjoekal@gmail.com

To register as a new parishioner, or with phone or address changes, call the parish office at 343-6256.

For the Sacrament of Marriage, Anointing of the Sick, or a Declaration of Nullity, call Msgr. Mike.

For Baptism, Adult Confirmation, becoming Catholic, and Holy Communion to shut-ins, call Sr. Mary Catherine.

For Sacraments (ages 8-17), call Jason Aiello.

Para inscribirse como nuevo feligrés de la parroquia o cambiar su nú-mero de teléfono o domicilio, llame a la rectoría al 343-6256.

Para el Sacramento de Matrimonio, Unción a los Enfermos y Declaración de Nulidad matrimonial, llame a Monseñor Mike.

Para recibir el bautismo, la confirmación para adultos, hacerse católico o llevar Comunión a los enfermos, llame a la Hermana Mary Catherine.

Para recibir los Sacramentos (8 a 17 años de edad), llame a Jason Aiello.

Msgr. Michael D. Hazard Pastor x 103 msgr.hazard@gmail.com Sr. Mary Catherine Fodrocy, OP Pastoral Associate x 108 srmaryc@stjosephkalamazoo.org Deacon John Ryder Deacon x 189 Jason Aiello Director of Faith Formation x 110 info@kzoofaithformation.org Gloria Copeland Christian Service Coordinator x 128 Beth McElhone Director of Liturgy & Music x 113 beth.stjoekal@gmail.com Phil Dezern Youth Ministry 269-381-8917 x262 philip.dezern@sttomskazoo.org Geary North Maintenance Supervisor x 126 geary.stjoekal@gmail.com Lynn North Office Manager x 101 lynn.stjoekal@gmail.com Graciela Valdez Receptionist x 100 gracielav.stjoekal@gmail.com Jim Warren Bookkeeper x 111 bookkeeper936.stjoekal@gmail.com Matt Luckas Pastoral Council Chair 269-552-4797 mluckas@aol.com Jim Houston Pastoral Council Vice-Chair 269-352-7588 jhhouston90@gmail.com

Rooted in God’s love, St. Joseph Parish takes as its mission to be a welcoming faith community that lives and shares

the Gospel of Jesus Christ through prayer, formation, evangelization, fellowship, and service.

Arraigada en el amor de Dios, la parroquia de St. Joseph toma como su misión ser una comunidad de fe que da la bienvenida viviendo

y compartiendo el Evangelio de Jesucristo a través de la oración, formación, evangelización, confraternidad y servicio.

Looking ahead! Looking ahead! Looking ahead! Looking ahead!

Saturday, Aug. 8, 9th Annual Golf Outing. See page 4 for details.

August 9 and October 18, Kermes (food fair) and a tamale sale November 21.

Sunday, Aug. 16, parish picnic/pig roast celebrating the 100th anniversary of our church building. We need many volun-teers to make it happen.

If you can help, please contact Dee Axe (345-2715), or Ron & Maribeth Huster at 382-5778, mbhuster@aol.com. Watch the bulletin for more details.

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Sábado, 8 de agosto, torneo anual de golf: miren pagina 4 por mas información

9 de agosto y 18 de octubre, KERMES y el 21 de no-viembre una tamalada.

Domingo, 16 de agosto, se celebrará el 100 aniver-sario del edificio de St. Joseph con un picnic parro-quial/cerdo asado. Necesitamos muchos voluntarios para alcanzar el éxito de este evento, llamen a Dee Axe al 345-2715, a Ron y Maribeth Huster al 382-5778 ó mbhuster@aol.com, o a Lydia McNamara al 343-6256. Habrá más información en futuros boletines.

Preparación bautismal requerida para padres y padrinos que desean bautizar a su hijo/a, se ofrecerá el 19 de julio, el 9 de agosto, y el 13 de septiembre, des-pués de misa. ANTES de llegar a la pre-paración necesitan traer la acta de nacimiento de su bebé a la rectoría y llenar un formulario. Llame al 343-6256 por información.

From time to time, parish crafters

need items so they can create things for our parish Bazaar.

Right now, we need the purple plastic bags from Family Fare, D & W,

or VG’s grocery stores. Please bring them to the rectory if you have any for us. Thank you!

Thank you for all the wine corks! Wait ‘til you see what we’ve done with them!

Craft Corner

Lynn North 343-6256 Ex. 101

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Manufacturer newspaper coupons available in the Ben-nett Library Sundays, 10-11am or call the rectory for other times.

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Free food to those in need: For details, call Loaves & Fishes at 343-3663 or www.foodbankofscm.com. Bring your own bags and boxes!

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Community Homeworks free workshops held at Trini-ty Lutheran Church, 504 S. Westnedge. Check bulletin board in church for class info. For more info, call 998-3275 or email education@communityhomeworks.org.

� � � � Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity offers affordable home repairs to homeowners. For more info, call 344-2443, ext. 203, or email mailbox@habitatkalamazoo.org, or visit www.habitatkalamazoo.org.

� � � � Supportive Services for Veteran Families: Short-term help for veterans and families to keep, or transition to, per-manent housing. For more info, call Volunteers of America Michigan (248-535-6568 or 248-296-4507), or email asteinman@voami.org or amthompson@voami.org.

Meet Up & Eat Up: In the summer, many kids go hungry , because they don’t receive free breakfast and lunch at their schools. Hunger-Free Community coalition of Kalamazoo County and area public schools are providing free, healthy meals along with fun learning and recreational activities. Kids eat healthy while staying active and hanging out with friends. See flyer on church bulletin board, call 2-1-1– or text “FOODMI” to 877-877 to find a site near you.

� � � � JOB postings � � � � 2 Nursery Attendants to job-share the Sunday School class for 2-3 year olds, at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (Portage), 1½ -3 hours on Sunday mornings. Special Wednesday night Lent and Advent services are also included. Expect to work 2 weekends per month. Generous hourly wage! Send résumé and letter of interest to person-nel@popportage.org. Direct questions to Megan Floyd, Youth Director, megan@popportage.org.

Immigration Organizer at Michigan United: Fluent in English/Spanish, have reliable transportation, comfortable working with diverse partners, familiar with modern office software, and willing to learn new technologies. Send résu-mé and cover letter to Allison@miunited.org AND ryan@miunited.org. Subject: Immigrants Rights Organizer. Visit www.miunited.org for more info about this agency.

Instructor for MSU Migrant Student Services High School Equivalency Program (HEP): Assist Associate Director with services to the HEP students. BA in education or equivalent experience and education in related field. Experience work-ing with migrant/seasonal farm worker students, academic advising, and Federal programs preferred. Competent in Mi-crosoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, prioritizing work, valid driver’s license, fluent in English/Spanish, and pass criminal background check. See complete job description in parish office. Please email your résumé and cover letter to Haida Lopez (lopezhai@msu.edu) and Susan R Chalgian (chalgia1@msu.edu).

Help in the economic downturn Elsewhere

THEOLOGY ON TAP for people college-age through 30s, 7-9pm on Fridays, July 31, Aug. 7, at TGI Friday's, 5650 W. West Main, off US-131. Dynamic speakers, engaging topics. Have dinner, enjoy fellowship, learn about our beautiful Catholic faith with oth-ers walking similar journeys of faith. Bring a friend!

Family Day Mass & Picnic for Persons of all ages with Disa-bilities, their families, and caregivers, Sat., Aug. 8, 11am–2pm at St. Margaret Church, Otsego, with Bishop Bradley. Food provid-ed at no cost. RSVP requested to Lisa Irwin, 269-903-0177 or lirwin@diokzoo.org by Aug. 1.

Diocese of Kalamazoo Diocesan Family Fiesta, August 16, noon to 5pm, at Immaculate Conception Church, (63559 60th Ave. Hartford). Mass celebrated by Bishop Bradley at noon. There will be food, games, music and much more for all to enjoy!

Speaker Jack Jezreel, August 25, 6-9 pm at Transformations. More info and registration coming, but put this on your calendar now. For more info on Social Justice functions, please contact Phil Dezern at philipdezern@gmail.com or philipdezern@sttomskzoo.org.

What does it mean to love my spouse unconditionally? For married or engaged couples, Sat., Aug. 22, 7-8:30pm at the Crowley Center. (See flyer in church vestibule). Share this invita-tion with couples you know. RSVP to Jane Bodway (269-903-0147 or jbodway@diokzoo.org).

Class of 1965 of Msgrs. Hackett and O’Brien High Schools holding 50th Class Reunion Sept. 18,19 & 20, at Four Points of Sheraton, Cork St., Kalamazoo. Reservations due August 1. For more info, call Kathie Haas Dekker at 517-629-6066. Don’t miss this chance to reconnect.

World Meeting of Families Pilgrimage: Diocese of Kalamazoo and Canterbury Pilgrimages & Tours Inc., are sponsoring a 7-day pilgrimage to the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, Sept. 21-27. Pope Francis has confirmed his attendance at the event. For more info, call Jamin Herold (800) 653-0017.

Pilgrimage of the Snowshoe Priest, Sept. 20-25, 2015. Ex-plore Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, following in the footsteps Ven-erable Bishop Frederic Baraga (known as the Snowshoe Priest), and to eastern Wisconsin shrines. Six nights lodging, 12 meals. $948 per person based on double occupancy. Contact Carolyn Mack at 269-327-4389 or www.carolynmacktours.com.

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