Are you a registered member of our parish and you would like to anonymously help a member or family who is a part of St. Catherine? We may be able to help!

Our Primetimers group will meet this coming Monday, October 4th, at 11:15 am at Martell's Restaurant (3501 Greenleaf Blvd, Kalamazoo, MI 49008) for our monthly lunch. St. Catherine Primetimers are people 55 years and older, and their friends who meet on the 1st Monday of the month for lunch at one of the area restaurants. Each person picks up their own bill. Questions? Please contact Paula White at 330-3762 or [email protected].

All Widowed Men & Women are Invited to the 5th Annual Widowed Friends Mass with Bishop Bradley. This special Mass will be held on Monday, October 11th, 2021, at 4:00 pm at St. Augustine Cathedral in Kalamazoo. A small reception will follow in the Crowley Center. For more information, please contact Socorro Truchan at 269-349-8714 ext. 1112 or email: [email protected].

If you have the desire to help others from your own home, please join our team of Prayer Heroes on our St. Catherine’s Prayer Line! They are a dedicated team of women and men who wish to pray for the needs of others – and to pray for YOU. If you would like to join our Prayer Heroes team, please contact the Front Office ([email protected] or 269-327-5165). If you have a prayer request, please fill out the confidential prayer request form on our website (https://stcatherinesiena.org/prayerrequest), contact our confidential prayer line at [email protected], or call 327-5165. We have a team of prayer heroes waiting to pray for you and/or your concerns.

The next 13-week GriefShare program will begin on Thursday, September 2, 2021, from 12:30 – 2:30 pm on Zoom. The GriefShare program is for anyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one. The program offers information and support for you on the grief journey. Please feel free to invite others who have lost a loved one. Register and order the booklet online at https://www.griefshare.org/groups/136931. Cost: $20.00 for booklet.

A special thanks to Paula White, our Parish Nurse, for leading the parish in our Parish Nurse Health Ministry. This ministry exists to strengthen the healing mission of Jesus in our parish community. Even in this time of COVID, the Parish Nurse Health ministry is active with grief support through weekly GriefShare meetings on Zoom, provision of health information for the bulletin, website and by email, support to our Primetimers (ages 55+), and health counseling to individuals with health concerns. In addition, Paula is an active knitter for our Prayer Shawl Weavers ministry! Paula also leads our parish Health Advisory Committee which provides input and guides the activities of the ministry. If you have an interest in the intersection of faith and health we would welcome you to the Advisory Committee. One need not be a health care professional to join. If you are interested in participating in any of the Parish Nurse Health ministries or joining the Health Advisory Committee, please contact Paula White at 330-3762 or [email protected]. Thank you, Paula, for everything you do for our parish!

Paula White, our Parish Nurse, recently attended a conference call with the Kalamazoo County Health and Community Service Staff regarding COVID-19 Vaccine distribution. Please click on the title of this article to read her letter with a summary of the call and information on who is eligible for the vaccine now and how to sign up to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

If you have the desire to help others from your own home, please join our team of Prayer Heroes on our St. Catherine’s Prayer Line! They are a dedicated team of women and men who wish to pray for the needs of others – and to pray for YOU. If you would like to join our Prayer Heroes team, or if you have a prayer request, please contact our confidential prayer line at [email protected] or call 327-5165. We have a team of prayer heroes waiting to pray for you and/or your concerns.