First Friday on July 4th
The Fourth of July is also a First Friday. Because of the holiday, many parishes have rescheduled or cancelled their regularly-scheduled First Friday Masses. Full schedule below to...
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St. Mary's of Redford
St. Mary's of Redford was established in 1843 as a mission parish to serve what was, at the time, a rural area. For the first decade, the parish was led by visiting priests and it was not until 1857...
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Novena to St. Anne
St. Anne is the patroness of the Archdiocese of Detroit, as such there are two opportunities to pray the Novena to St. Anne leading up to her feast day on July 26. Ste. Anne de Detroit and Marianhill...
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Return to Ste. Anne
On July 24, 1701, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac landed on the shores of the Detroit River near where Hart Plaza stands today. Two days later, on the Solemnity of St. Anne, a log chapel was dedicated. A...
View ArticleSt. Ladislaus and St. Louis the King closing
Both St. Ladislaus (Hamtramck) and St. Louis the King (northeast Detroit) are to close in the coming months though no specific date has been set. Both churches are part of St. John Paul II Parish and...
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Gesu Parish
The original Gesu Church in 1922. sourceGesu Parish was established in 1922 and an addition was built the next year. The parish continued to grow and Masses were held in the basement of the school...
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St. Christopher Church
St. Christopher Church is located on the west side of the city, near Warren Avenue and Southfield Freeway. The parish was established in 1941 and the current edifice dated as 1965.Like many newer...
View ArticleSaint Joseph Cappella CD
One of our favorites here at Detroit Church Blog, St. Joseph's Church, has a marvelous choir who has released a new CD of Latin motets, and it was featured by the New Liturgical Movement. How...
View ArticleRequiem Aeternam Dona ei, Domine.
Et perpetua lux luceat ei. Requescat in Pace. AmenCardinal Edmund Casimir Szoka has passed away at the age of 86. He served as the Archbishop of Detroit from 1981 to 1990, then later oversaw the...
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St. Josaphat Church reopening Sept. 13
After nearly 10 months of waiting, St. Josaphat Church will officially reopen the weekend of September 13-14.Saturday, September 13, 5:30pm: English Vigil Mass celebrated by Bishop ReissSunday,...
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Final Mass at St. Louis the King
St. Louis the King Parish was established in 1923 and, like many churches in the northeast area, it had a mostly Polish congregation.The latest edifice was designed by Walter J. Rozycki, built in 1959,...
View ArticleUpcoming events: January 4-11
Sunday, January 4, 11:30amChoral Mass for the Solemnity of the EpiphanySt. Joseph ChurchMissa Brevis in B flat (with chamber orchestra) by W.A. MozartGloria (with chamber orchestra) by Antonio...
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Corpus Christi (formerly St. Gerard Parish)
St. Gerard Parish was established, in 1950, in northwest Detroit. The current church is dated to 1964 and located on Evergreen Rd. between 7 and 8 Mile.St. Eugene Parish, located near 7 Mile and Berg,...
View ArticleUpdated Mass Schedules
Four Detroit churches have recently updated their Mass schedules.ST. JOSEPH CHURCHtemporarily closed, 4-6 weeks, for building repairsAll Masses at St. Josaphat for time beingST. JOSAPHAT CHURCHSunday:...
View ArticleUpcoming events: January 18-22
Monthly Tridentine MassSunday, January 18, NoonST. ALBERTUS CHURCH+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Third Sunday Concert SeriesSunday, January 18, 2:00pmOLD ST. MARY'S CHURCH"Grand Flourishes,"...
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Dinner for Life: February 6
Sixth Annual Dinner for LifeFriday, February 6, 2015, 6:00pm–9:00pmSacred Heart Major Seminary2701 W. Chicago Blvd., Detroit, MI 48206RSVP onlinePlease join the seminarians at Sacred Heart Major...
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St. Thomas Aquinas Church
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, established 1955, is located at the northeast corner of Evergreen and Ford Rd., where Detroit meets Dearborn and Dearborn Heights.The parish elementary school closed several...
View ArticleUpcoming events: February 1-8
Sunday, February 1, 11:00amMonthly (English) MassST. ALBERTUS SHRINESoup & bread lunch after Mass, $8 donationwebsite ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Monday, February 2, 7:00pmTridentine...
View ArticleLent Schedule: Stations of the Cross and Fish Fry
Central Region churches that will have Lenten devotions and/or dinner.Assumption GrottoFish Fry & Lenten reflections: 4:00–6:30pm every Friday; $8Stations of the Cross: 7:00pm every Friday followed...
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The Encounter: 11-Week Program on Lay Evangelization
THE ENCOUNTERSt. Christopher Church11-week program on Tuesdays, 7:00pm-9:00pm, starting February 24Each week will cover a different topic related to evangelization and apologeticsIncludes an offsite,...
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