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It is that time of year again! We will be celebrating our high school graduates (public, private, and home-schooled) at the 2012 High School Graduation Mass on June 3 at 10 AM. Come celebrate your teen with us! Mass will be followed by a brunch for all seniors and their families. Letters have been mailed to all of our known seniors and are available at the links below. If you did not receive a letter, or have questions about the mass, please contact Beth Kudla at foureyesfam@gmail.com.
Letter to Parents      Graduation Mass Participation Form
  

Summertime Reading
Start Up Meeting: Tuesday, June 12, 7PM, Activity Center

Several SJF members are beginning to read the book, No Ordinary Time, by Jan Phillips, (©2011, Livingkindness Foundation). Jan's book of prayers, spiritual growth, and soul-wisdom can inspire each of us to embody the Divine within and find our spiritual way in the 21st century. 

However, this is no ordinary book group!  We are offering you an opportunity to share your insights and experience of this book without adding more meetings.  We will only have one meeting, June 12th, to introduce ourselves to one another, pass out some handouts, and explain our Internet blog for interacting with each other during the summer.  Each person reads the book on their own and at their summertime pace.  A final meeting will be planned in late August to conclude this event.  Are you interested?  You can buy the book at www.Amazon.com, at Barnes & Noble stores or www.barnesandnoble.com or directly from Jan Phillips at www.janphillips.com  RSVP with B.J. Schlachter at bjs-ams@prodigy.net
   

Anniversary Prayer Book Project

In celebration of the 50th year of St. John Fisher providing campus ministry to the Oakland University Community we are putting together a book of prayers. We are seeking either a favorite prayer that has been meaningful for you or one that you have written, Find out more and submit a a College Prayer Book Entry.
Submissions due by June 1, 2012

Save the Date for our Annual SOS Week!
July 22-29, 2012
     
     

VBS2012   The Puzzling Parables
June 25-28, 2012
9:00am to 11:30am
Grades K-4

Vacation Bible School is back! Find your magnifying glass, grab your friends, neighbors and cousins and get ready for a week of fun.
More Info...               Printable Flyer

   

St. John Fisher Whole Community Project

We (Liturgical Preparation) began a project involving the WHOLE community. We posed a question to see what you have to say. This question is based on the Epiphany: Epiphany is a sudden realization, like the awareness that God came to us in human form through Jesus. Remember when you’ve suddenly had a new awareness of something or someone that may have always been in your life. How might this realization change the way you act and/or think today?
Read what some of you had to say.
  

The Center for Discipleship will offer systematic formation that is designed to assist people to:

  • Deepen their relationship with God.
  • Be discerning believers better formed in the faith of the Catholic Church so to examine and engage issues relevant to our daily lives and the world.
  • Have a better understanding of the Gospel message, the major components of our
    Christian faith, and the social teachings of the Church.
  • Sharpen the skills needed to promote faith development and spiritual growth.
  • Realize and affirm their call to discipleship practice as well as study.

Plan now to participate in the many meetings, classes, and gatherings in the coming year.
Find everything in the Center For Discipleship Catalog and on the CFD Home Page.

  
 
 
You, or someone you know, can earn a professional Bachelor's Degree in Religious Education from Cloverdale College (Indiana), by registering with the college and taking ten, eight-week courses, which are being offered at St. John Fisher Chapel University Parish. The next course offered is:

The Call and Charism of Lay Ministry
This course will examine the nature of ministry in its relationship with the Church and the world. Students will examine the nature of the call and the qualities required for ministry. They will engage in theological reflection on the interplay between authentic spirituality and life experience.

Time: Monday-Friday, 9am - 12:15pm
Place: St. John Fisher, Rochester Room
Dates: June 18-22, 2012
Instructor: Drs. Nancy Mason Bordley and Mary Ann Dixon, OP.
Registrations must be received by: June 8, 2012
Registration form
   

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