Sunday, November 28, Noon - 4 p.m. Ss. Simon and Jude Church Hall Admission: $2 per person, $4 per family Food and Refreshments are Available to Purchase Over 100 Dealer Tables Buy or Swap Toys and Trains Sponsored by Ss. Simon and Jude Ushers’ Club For more information, call Bob at 734-728-1247
This year the Meijer Stores located at 37201 Warren Rd. and 9701 Belleville Rd. have selected to partner with St. Mary Outreach Center for the Simply Give Program from October 3, 2021 to Jan 1, 2022. Every customer who donates $10 during this event these Meijer stores will double your donation. This amount is given back to the Outreach Center in gift cards, which will be used throughout the year to purchase much needed food. Cards will be available at the church entrance or Meijer checkouts. Thanks!!!
The Ushers' Club will host their Ethnic Dinner on Saturday, October 23 from 4:30 - 7 p.m. The menu, right from the South, will be fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, corn, rolls or corn bread, salad, desserts and refreshments. Hope to see you there!
We are still taking registrations for 2021/2022 Religious Education classes. Contact Margaret Reyez at 734-301-1941, or Mary Ann Kocsis at 734-629-4767 for details.
Or all those interested in joining Choir. Rehearsals take place on Sundays at 9 a.m., then we will sing at the 10 a.m. Mass. Please speak with Justin after Mass or email him at jjhammis38@gmail.com. Looking forward to seeing you there!
The Book Discussion Group will again be meeting on November 11, 2021 at 7 p.m. in the Fr. Niecarz Hall. Our book is "The Devil in the White City", by Erik Larson. Please join us for a very interesting evening. All are welcome! - Kathy Lancaster & Margaret Reyez
Another way to donate to our Parish is to shop at Kroger’s and sign up to give your reward points to Ss. Simon and Jude. If you are an existing rewards member, go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com, sign in, click on Michigan and click on “Enroll.” Ss. Simon and Jude’s reward number is EU671. If you only shop occasionally at Kroger, use alternate rewards ID 734-722-1343. You get the discount, and we get the points. Just check you receipt--it should say, “At your request, Kroger’s is donating to SS Simon and Jude”. Thanks!!
We at Ss. Simon and Jude urge our parishioners to join in the Families of Parishes Gatherings in order to get first-hand information on what the Families of Parishes is all about. Please click on "Read More", then click on the picture to go directly to the Families of Parishes website.
Please remember to pick up a weekly bulletin, scan our monitor in the gathering area, or check out “This Week in Our Parish” on our website. Our announcements get lengthy with much of the same information that can be found in these other places.
SS Simon and Jude is in need of altar servers. If a child, you must have made your communion; adults are welcome too. Looking especially for Saturday masses but may need you Sunday as well. Call or text Carolyn Gregones at (734) 765-3298. Thank you!
Our Cleaning Groups are getting smaller, and we really could use an hour of your time once a month to help out one of the cleaning groups to clean our church.
The Christian Service Commission is trying to determine if there is an interest in parishioners needing rides to church and parishioners willing to provide a ride to church for people who don’t have any transportation. Drivers would only be expected to drive someone near their closest cross streets and when they were available. There would be times a driver is not available every weekend. At this time we have two gentleman requesting a ride to church. If you are interested, please call Claudia at 734-895-6348.
We are in need of more commentators and lectors to add to our ministry. If you would like to try your voice at proclaiming the word, please consider joining us. You may only want to be a commentator until you learn the process. Or you may be ready to jump in with two feet and be a lector.
Every Sunday after Mass, two parishioners take the Eucharist to the residents of Ameircan House, just around the corner from our church. We leave right after Communion, and takes about 20-30 minutes. At present there are eight people in the ministry. One person is leaving, and we would like to get three more people which would make ten people or five pairs. Each pair would have to be available one out of five Sundays. This ministry is a very inspiring experience and the residents really appreciate us. If you are interested, please contact Loretta Sovel after 4:30 Saturday Mass.
We need people to help set-up, serve, and clean up at the lunches. We have three separate committees, so you would not be needed at all funerals. We also need people who can bring cakes and Jell-O for the lunches. If you can be of any help, please contact Kathy Lancaster.
We are looking for volunteers to help water, weed, and clean up the garden areas during the summer. There is no “formal” or “group” gardening time, no meetings. Volunteers can show up on their own schedule and can spend as much or as little time as they want. This could be “family time” if you want to include your children. If you are interested, please call Chris Dixon if you’d like to join them in keeping our grounds looking beautiful.
We need your help! We are looking for your help on suggestions for generating income to sustain the parish. If you have any ideas, please drop them by the parish office or in the Finance Council drop box in the social hall adjacent to the St. Vincent de Paul office. Thank you, Finance Council
Our parish uses an Online Giving system called WeShare. This will allow you to make your donations without writing a check or finding cash each week. You can set up a recurring weekly or monthly payment, allocate different amounts for our different collections, and view your complete, accurate financial records at any time. It saves all of us time and is a win-win for our parish!
This is OUR church, and we need to work together to keep it secure and looking its best! We do not have a custodian or a maintenance person so we rely on our volunteers and organizations to handle repairs, and vacuuming/dusting the church/gathering are weekly.
Many times during the year our parish has celebrations during Mass, such as baptisms, confirmations, corporate communions for our organizations, and others. Our sacristan uses bows on the end of the pews at the front and back of the section reserved for these special Masses. We apologize for the inconvenience of displacing a parishioner from his/her usual seat, but please sit in another section for that Mass. Thank you for your cooperation.