Rick Hardy

Pastoral Associate

Pope Leo XIV

On behalf of the faithful, clergy, and religious of the Diocese of Kalamazoo, I would like to express our great joy at the election of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV as the 267th Roman Pontiff, the 266th successor of Saint Peter. Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the Cardinal-electors have elected the new Holy Father.

Heavenly Father, We thank and praise you for the gift of mothers; for their tenderness, care, and compassion, for their intuition and encouragement, for commitment and sacrifice. Bless all mothers this day. Keep, strengthen, and refresh them in your loving care. May they be blessed by our open-hearted love and gratitude. Amen.

May 13

6:00-8:00pm

Prayer followed by delicious international treats.

All are welcome!

Thursday, May 15 at Noon

Sunday, May 18

during the 10:30am Mass

Attention 2025 HS & College Graduates

FINAL REMINDER:

Today is the deadline!

Please submit your bio and photo to

alisha.giles@stpeter-douglas.org by the end of the day.

Include your name, parents names, school attending, extra-curricular

activities & achievements, and future plans.

Last class is Sunday, May 18 at 9:10am

Catholic Relief Services Collection

Next Weekend May 17-18

Next weekend will be The Catholic Relief Services Collection. Funds from this collection provide food to the hungry, help displaced refugees, and bring Christ's love and mercy to vulnerable people, here and abroad. Next week, please contribute generously to the collection and reveal Christ's love to those most in need. Learn more about the collection at

www.usccb.org/catholic-relief.

Christian Neighbors is collecting cereal to distribute this summer to its clients with children. You are invited to drop off boxes of cereal at church May 1-31. Financial donations are also welcomed, and can be made through the Christian Neighbors Douglas website, ChristianNeighborsDouglas.org. Please write “cereal drive” in the “Notes” field.

Bishop’s Annual Appeal

This year all checks should be made payable to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal, Diocese of Kalamazoo and mailed in the envelope provided to you. We ask everyone in the parish to participate at some level of giving. Pledge payments can be made over several months. If you choose to pledge using credit card or electronic checking, please follow the directions on the BAA Envelope. Our parish goal this year is $ 87,500

*Make checks out to Bishop’s Annual Appeal and write the parish name in the memo line.

Prayer Request / Special Intention