WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 17
WHERE: Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption, 615 Hoyt Ave., Saginaw
You are invited to gather with faithful from across the Diocese of Saginaw for the Lay Ministry Commissioning and Renewal Mass.
Bishop Robert Gruss will celebrate the Mass, where lay ministry candidates will be commissioned and missioned. Additionally, many lay ministers will renew their commissioning or receive permanent status.
The lay ministers commissioned or missioned at this year's liturgy are listed below along with the name of their parish:
Jay Bradshaw- All Saints, Bay City
Linda Bradshaw- All Saints, Bay City
Christine Buchalski- Blessed Sacrament, Midland
Donald Buchalski- Blessed Sacrament, Midland
Christine Bustamante- Saint John Paul II, Carrollton
Dennis Casnovsky- Nativity of the Lord, Alma/St. Louis
John Copes- Saint Michael, Maple Grove
Diane Craven- Our Lady of Hope, Clare
Rebecca Dengler- Our Lady of Peace, Bay City
Ray Eickholt- Saint Francis de Sales, Bridgeport
Kathryn Joffre- Saint Brigid of Kildare, Midland
Peter Kleinebreil- Ss. Francis & Clare, Birch Run
Rose Langdon- St. John Vianney, Saginaw
Barbara Rice- Saint Brigid of Kildare, Midland
Timothy Richard- Blessed Sacrament, Midland
Laura Scheibert- Our Lady of Grace, Sanford
Betty Schubert, All Saints, Bay City
Leonard Stankiewicz- Saint Michael, Maple Grove
The diocesan Lay Ministry Formation Program helps prepare Catholic adults for ministry by expanding their knowledge of Scripture and Catholic Theology, helping them live their baptismal call in service to others, and strengthens their relationship with God through prayer, retreats and spiritual formation. To learn more, click here.
*Photo above is from the 2020 Commissioning Mass