Events

The theme for this year's Lay Ecclesial Ministry Conway Retreat is, "Surrender, The Daily Offering of Self." The cost is $180 for a single registration or $310 for a married couple, and includes overnight accommodations, five meals, and a social. Check-in begins at 5:45 p.m. on Friday, with the social beginning at 7:00 p.m., and will conclude after lunch on Sunday. The deadline to register is September 12.

Join Bishop Gruss and the priests of Vicariate 5 for a celebration of rural life in the Diocese of Saginaw just in time for harvest season. Mass will take place in the 125-year-old St. Patrick - Irishtown Church, and will be followed by a light luncheon in the social hall.

Safe Environment training is required for all diocesan, parish, and school employees and volunteers in contact with minors. All are welcome. Please arrive 10 minutes early to sign in to ensure the on-time beginning of the presentation.

Would you like to enhance your parish marriage preparation ministry? An assessment tool like Prepare & Enrich is an important part of the marriage preparation process. This training is suitable for lay individuals, married couples, and clergy. As part of the training, each participant will learn how to administer the online assessment, interpret the couples' report, offer feedback, teach relationship skills, and work effectively with engaged married couples. The cost of $125 (per person or married couple) includes lunch, training manual, and all materials.

Join us for an entertaining evening with Elvis Tribute Artist Jake Slater as he performs some of Elvis' greatest hits from the 50s, 60s, and 70s! Proceeds from this event will support youth ministry at Assumption Parish. 

Doors will open early for social time before the concert. Beverages and food will be available for purchase. 

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Saturday, September 27 
𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧: 5:45 pm 
𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 6:30-8:00 pm 
𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭: $20/ticket 

Get your tickets now! assumptionmary.org/events/evening-with-elvis-2025

The relics of St. Thérèse will travel the U.S. this fall. The reliquary containing some of her bones first came from France to the U.S. in 1999 and drew more than 1 million people in 25 states. The relics were at Shrine in 1999 and drew more than 75,000 visitors in one day. Now, 25 years later, it is a special blessing that the reliquary will be visiting the U.S. during the 100th anniversary year of her canonization and for the Jubilee Year of the Church, according to the tour’s U.S. coordinator, Fr.

Are you a parent who has lost a child and would appreciate support? 

Whether it happens through miscarriage, stillbirth, or later in life, the death of a child is a deep and tragic loss for parents – and for their hopes and dreams for the future. No matter what the age, cause of death, or how much time has passed, the grief over the loss of a child weighs heavily on the hearts of parents.