Events

The 39th Annual Red Mass will take place on Thursday (October 8) at 6:00 PM at the Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption. The Red Mass tradition is long standing among the bench and bar. Its origin can be traced to the middle of the 13th century. The Red Mass (so designated because of the red vestments worn by the celebrating clergy, and because it is a Votive Mass of the Holy Spirit) was celebrated in France, Italy and England in the Middle Ages, before the Reformation, and the tradition has continued for almost seven hundred years. 

October 8, 2026
Doors Open at 5:30 p.m.
Dinner & Program at 6:00 p.m.
The Grand Banquet and Conference Center
660 W Hampton Rd., Essexville, MI 48732

For More Information
(989) 895-8481
baycountyrtl@gmail.com

A Catholic Marriage Enrichment Conference Where Spouses Discover God’s Plan for Their Family

Witamy w Assumption! Come join us for an evening of dining and entertainment, Polish-style:

• Enjoy parish-made authentic Polish food including zupa z dyni, pierogi, kielbasa, golabki, sauerkraut, and more.
• Round out the evening by listening, toe-tapping or dancing to the music of the Steve Drzewicki Polka Band from Bay City.
• Fun for the whole family with a kids zone for our younger guests. We also offer seating in a quieter setting.
• Drinks including beer & wine available for purchase.

Doors open at 5:45pm, and dinner starts at 6:30.

The Solanus Casey Traveling Museum from Detroit is coming to St. Brigid Catholic Church in Midland on Sunday, October 11, 2026.

Explore the exhibit and encounter the story of this humble yet remarkable modern-day friar, now on the path to sainthood.

Capuchin Franciscan friars from the Solanus Casey Center will preach at each Mass, offer a documentary and presentation for museum visitors, and lead a Healing Service including a relic of the True Cross of Jesus.

Traveling Museum Open:
8:00AM-7:00PM
Open Area in School

Mass Times:
9:00AM | 11:30AM | 5:30PM

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.

All are welcome! 

All Holy Hours are from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Bishop Robert Gruss is encouraging the faithful to join him in a Holy Hour for vocations. He’ll be in two parishes across the diocese each month.

Bishop Gruss will be bringing with him a relic of St. John Vianney, the patron saint of parish priests, for veneration (learn more about what veneration means here: https://saginaw.org/veneration).