2016
Annual CROP Hunger Walk
Join us for the 42nd Annual CROP Hunger Walk Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016.
Help raise awareness and money to alleviate hunger by joining the St. Mary Student Parish CROP Walk team. Sponsored by the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice, this annual ecumenical, interfaith walk raises funds for local as well as international hunger fighting agencies. Donors can designate Catholic Relief Services as a recipient if desired.
Registration for the walk begins at 1:00 pm, send-off service and walk begin at 2:00 pm at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church at 1400 W. Stadium in Ann Arbor.
Click here to join our team or donate online!
Can’t join the walk? Please consider supporting our team with a donation via the website or drop off a check in the parish office (made out to CWS/CROP). Thanks for your support and prayers.
For more information, contact Lisa Hirsch at mcdfam5@sbcglobal.net or 734-741-1235.
2016
Bulletin for Sunday, August 28 2016
We have just over a week before we start the new academic year with faculty, staff, and students from the university. Be sure to read this week’s bulletin for our welcome week activities. Also, we will be hosting Building Bridges of Hope at all masses this Sunday. Please consider supporting this amazing charity!
2016
Help Us Wrap Up 2016 DSA!
Over the last three weeks, we’ve received many generous donations for the Diocesan Services Appeal. To date, we’ve raised 70.25% of our goal of $73,468! Your generosity makes a huge difference here in our community, but it also reaches far beyond to those in need throughout the
Lansing diocese.
Read more on the ministries and programs supported by our diocese here:
If you are still prayerfully discerning your 2016 DSA gift, we invite you to make your gift over the next few weeks by giving online at https://donate.dioceseoflansing.org/16dsa/dsa-2016-donations- or by simply dropping off a check at the parish office with 2016 DSA noted in the memo.
We need your help to reach our goal. Thank you for your unwavering support of our parish and diocese.
2016
Bulletin for August 14 & August 21, 2016
Check out campus minister Kelly Dunlop’s pastoral perspective on page 2. Kelly has accepted a position with the center for campus involvement at Michigan and begins Monday, August 15. We wish Kelly the best on her transition and are deeply thankful for her five years with us at St. Mary! Please join us in thanking her and know this is not goodbye – Kelly and her family will remain with us as parishioners.
2016
Bulletin for July 31 & August 7, 2016
Sunday, July 31 is the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus. We have included several Jesuit resources in this week’s bulletin, including an infographic on the Daily Examen in 6 simple steps! We are also saying our final farewells to Fr. Eric on July 31, complete with a reception following the 2 PM Spanish mass. Don’t forget to bring in food & personal care items to restock the pantry at HOPE Clinic in Ypsilanti. You are also invited to join us Saturday, August 6th to spruce up the lawn at Hope Clinic – see page 4 for more details!
2016
Volunteer at HOPE Clinic
Saturday, August 6th 12:00-2:00 PM
All parishioners are invited to help spruce up the grounds at HOPE Clinic on Saturday, August 6th from 12:00-2:00 PM! If possible, bring gardening tools with you to their location:
518 Harriet St
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
734-484-2989
Tours of the clinic will also be available.
HOPE Clinic provides compassionate care and practical help for those in need. Some of their services include a medical clinic, dental clinic, food pantry and baby closet. During the summer months, their shelves tend to get empty and they are in great need of donations from area churches and organizations.
To help with this, St. Mary Student Parish will collect food and personal care items this week (through Friday, Aug. 5). Donations could include:
Pasta and pasta sauce
Hearty soups
Canned tuna and chicken
Peanut butter and other nut and seed butters
Brown rice
Breakfast cereal
Spices and spice blends (low sodium)
Other items not available with food stamps include:
Toilet paper
Kleenex
Shampoo and conditioner
Lotion
Deodorant
Soap
Laundry detergent
Dish soap and other cleaning products
In addition, the dental clinic and medical clinic could use toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, bandages and other small items, including glucometers with at least 50 unexpired strips.
Please drop off items in the baskets located in the church atrium (off Thompson Street). Volunteers will take the items to Hope Clinic on August 6.
For more information, please contact Lisa Hirsch.
2016
Bulletin for July 10 & July 17, 2016
Art Fair is just a few weeks away – check the bulletin for important information! We are scheduled to tour HOPE Clinic in Ypsilanti this Wednesday, July 13 at 7 PM. Join the tour to learn more about this great organization and how you can help. We are pleased to welcome Fr. Arrieta, S.J. to our parish. Read his introduction on page 3.
2016
Art Fair Updates
The annual Ann Arbor Art Fair is around the corner! July 21-24, the fair has shifted back one day and will begin on Thursday and end on Sunday. Here are the major details:
Mass Schedule & Parking – Sunday, July 24
Mass Schedule 8:30 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM (spanish), 5:00 PM
Parking on Sunday The fair begins at 12 noon on Sunday and ends at 6 PM. If you wish to attend a morning mass, you should expect to be able to park at the Maynard Street lot (using the entrance on Thompson). However, we know that structure will fill quickly. The city is reserving overflow parking specifically for our parish at a University of Michigan parking structure located 2 blocks south of the parish on Thompson, at the corner of Thompson and Jefferson.
During the art fair, parking at all parking structures is $20, paid upon entry. The city has produced a voucher specifically for St. Mary that we will hand out beginning Sunday, July 10. Vouchers are valid at any parking structure in the city and will admit one vehicle (for free) on Sunday, July 24. We sincerely hope our parishioners will take advantage of the free parking to join us for mass and enjoy the fair!
Should you need assistance or need to drop off a parishioner who requires assistance, Thompson Street will be open in front of our parish. You are able to use this area as a drop off / pick up, but you will need to park your vehicle at one of the nearby structures. Please plan accordingly or call the parish office to schedule assistance in advance.
We need your help! Volunteers needed to help with parking on Sunday — see below.
Art Fair Tent on William Street
New this year, St. Mary will be hosting its own tent on William Street (right in front of our church)! We’re excited to have a presence at the fair and we will also be selling Michigan Catholic t-shirts, cookbooks, and bottled water. Proceeds from bottled water sales will be donated to the water crisis in Flint.
Volunteer With Us
We need your help! Click the Sign Up Genius link below, or simply stop by the tent to say hi and show your support.
Susan Maulbetsch will be managing the tent, and additional volunteers are needed on Sunday to help direct traffic to the appropriate parking structures. All volunteers are encouraged to wear their Michigan Catholic t-shirts, and if you don’t have one let us know. We’ll get you one before your shift!
Please contact Brittany Tobias with questions or comments relating to the 2016 Art Fair.
2016
Bulletin for June 26 & July 3, 2016
As we approach the midway point of summer, we’ve included some great info in the bulletin on happenings here at the parish and around town. The annual Art Fair is just a month away, and this year the fair runs Thurs-Sunday. This will affect parking for our masses, see page 3 for details. Have you felt too hot or too cold during mass? We’re making some updates to our HVAC – see the details on page 4. Finally, join our Big Read SMSP program this summer hosted by the Social Justice Ministry. Read ‘Just Mercy’ this summer/fall and we’ll convene as a parish to discuss in October. See page 4 for more on Big Read SMSP!
2016
Bulletin for June 12 & June 19, 2016
Summertime in Ann Arbor is off to a great start! The Grad/YP group is hitting the arb for a picnic on June 12 following the 12 noon mass. And our Summer Film Series kicks off this week as we gather to watch Havard Beats Yale 29-29 in Newman Hall. Check the bulletin for details!