Week of September 28, 2025

1) Upcoming Retrouvaille Weekend

What is Retrouvaille?

• The Retrouvaille Program is for Married Couples Facing Difficult Challenges in their Relationship

• A Marriage program that helps couples restore their marriage and rebuild a loving relationship.

• A Christian marriage program, Catholic in origin, where couples of all faiths or no faith background are encouraged to attend.

• Primarily a practical program to improve communication, build stronger marriages, and help couples reconnect.

• Presenters are not trained marriage counselors, but rather couples sharing their personal stories of marital struggles and the tools they used to rediscover their love.

2) Relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux to visit National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica

From DetroitCatholic.com: The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak will host the major relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux as part of a national tour Oct. 1-8.

Shrine was the first parish in the United States named for St. Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1897) in 1925, shortly after St. Thérèse was canonized, making it the ideal location to kick off the national tour.

The Royal Oak basilica already houses smaller relics of St. Thérèse, along with her parents, Sts. Louis and Marie-Azelie Martin. But the last time St. Thérèse’s body — the reliquary contains most of her bones — was at the National Shrine of the Little Flower was 1999, before the Shrine was declared a minor basilica by Pope Francis in 2014.

Fr. John Bettin, the basilica's rector, said St. Thérèse is among the most popularly venerated saints today, with millions devoted to her spirituality of the "Little Way." The opportunity to venerate her relics is a chance to connect to the saint, he said.

“I think the thing that touches people regarding St. Thérèse’s spirituality is that it’s very simple in a good sense,” Fr. Bettin told Detroit Catholic. “It’s easy to follow, and basically one of the most popular models and expressions of her spirituality is showing God’s great love in little ways in the everyday life of a Christian.”

The relics' visit will begin with Mass at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, the first of 23 Masses celebrated at the basilica throughout the eight days, with times for veneration taking place between Masses.

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3) Blessing of Pets - Next Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

4) Funeral Arrangements for Sr. Alice Riegel, OP

Sister Alice Riegel, formerly known as Sister Mary Carol, died on Monday, September 22, 2025, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Michigan. She was 95 years of age and in the 76th year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation.

Sr. Alice was actively involved in many ministries at St. Joan of Arc Parish over the years, most especially with our Religious Education Program and our Exceptional Needs Program.

Her funeral will take place in Adrian, Michigan:

Vigil Service: Monday, September 29, 2025

St. Catherine Chapel

7:00 PM

Funeral Mass: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

St. Catherine Chapel

10:30 AM

Her full obituary can be found HERE.

To watch the Vigil Service or Funeral Mass, go to the Adrian Dominican Sisters Livestream page at: https://adriandominicans.org/Live-Stream

5) Walking with Purpose

Monday Morning Class: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Beginning September 22

Beholding Your King

Moderator: Karen Licari

We live in a self-centered culture that all too often leaves us feeling empty and dissatisfied. A fuller view of God and His glory is the perfect antidote, which you will experience in Beholding Your King.

We’ll study King David, select psalms, the temple, and many Old Testament prophets and see the ways in which they all point to the coming King of kings, Jesus Christ. This Bible study is the second part of a two-part series and is ideally completed after Beholding His Glory.

What we’ll discuss:

• Prophecies about Jesus in the Old Testament and their effect on people past and present.

• Psalm 23, the most familiar of all the Psalms which has comforted people throughout the centuries.

• God’s steady purpose in both the Old and New Covenants and the promises He kept to all of us.

Monday Evening Class: 7:00 - 9:00 PM

Beginning Sept 15

Beholding His Glory

Moderator: Katie Lubera and Frankie Chamberlain

As we study the people and events of the Old Testament, we’ll encounter problems that only Christ will solve, needs that only He will satisfy, and promises that only He can deliver.

Beholding His Glory shows us how all Scripture points us to our Redeemer, Jesus Christ. We’ll learn to recognize and appreciate God’s plan for our own lives, His awe-inspiring majesty, and His desire for personal intimacy with each one of us.

• Learn how our Savior was first revealed in Genesis and how He is the answer to the issues of shame and fear.

• Understand important parallels between the lives of Moses and Jesus, and how they both led their people to freedom.

• Accompany Joseph of the Old Testament on his life journey. The God who proved faithful to Joseph will not disappoint us!

6) Hearts Afire Study and Prayer Ministry

7) Jesus: The Way, the Truth, and the Life

A Powerful Study

on the Life of Jesus Christ

by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Jeff Cavins, and Edward Sri

The marvelous treasures of the Catholic Faith—the Eucharist, Mary, the saints, and the Creed—are all centered on a single figure: Jesus Christ. Jesus is more than a historical or theological figure. He is our Savior, our Redeemer, our Lord, and our God. While many of us already know a lot about him, how well can we say we really know him? Filmed on location in the Holy Land, Jesus: The Way, the Truth, and the Life is a new and fresh look at Jesus—who he is, what he is really like, what he taught, and what he did for our salvation. This encounter with Christ will inspire and empower you to center your entire life on him as you come to know and love him in an ever-deeper and more intimate way.

This 10-week study begins Tuesday Nights from 7-8:30 pm

In person in the Sr. Carol Center and Online

beginning Oct. 7

Watch the Jesus: The Way, the Truth, and the Life Trailer

8) Men's Fellowship Study

9) St. Vincent de Paul Clothing Drive

10) Entering Canaan: A Day of Prayer and Healing for Women

11) Volunteers Needed: St. Lucy Food Pantry

12) Catholic High School Information Night

13) SJA's 19th Annual School Gala: November 8, 2025

Ways You Can Support the Gala:

Attend the Event

• Tickets are $125/person and will go on sale soon
• Your ticket includes a plated dinner, open bar, DJ and dancing, and a front-row seat to our silent and live auctions ... and a chance to win from our Charger Corner Raffle

Buy Raffle Tickets

• $5,000 in prizes to four lucky winners!
• Raffle tickets will be on sale after all Masses beginning the weekend of October 11/12
• Tickets are $20/each or 6 for $100. Cash or check accepted (payable to St. Joan of Arc)

Donate Auction Donations

• Contact the School or Parish Center offices to donate auction items
• Give Back Boards in Church list items you can purchase
• Please note: We only accept new and wrapped items

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• Contact Emily Radatz for further information

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14) Why Series: Why Register as a Parishioner?

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16) Ascension's Bible and Catechism App

It's Here: The Bible & Catechism App!

The word of God and the complete teachings of the Catholic Church. Answers and commentary by Fr. Mike Schmitz, Jeff Cavins, and other experts. Video, audio, and textual commentary. Right on your phone.

17) Holy Hour on Thursdays

18) This Sunday's Readings: September 28, 2025 - The Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

19) Sunday Reflections by Jeff Cavins

The Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jeff Cavins discusses the Gospel for the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are:

First Reading: Amos 6:1A, 4-7

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 146:7, 8-9, 9-10

Second Reading: 1 Timothy 6:11-16

Gospel: Luke 16:19-31

20) Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon

Love for the Poor

Friends, Pope Benedict XVI memorably told us that the Church does three essential things: It worships God, it evangelizes, and it serves the poor. This week, the first reading from the prophet Amos and the Gospel parable of the rich man and Lazarus bring that third task vividly to mind—and they are meant to bother us. Are you indifferent to the sufferings of the poor? What are you doing, concretely, to help them?

21) Grow+Go

Grow+Go, content is designed to help you understand what it means to be an evangelizing disciple of Christ. Using the Sunday Scriptures as the basis for reflection, Grow+Go offers insight into how we can all more fully GROW as disciples and then GO evangelize, fulfilling Christ's Great Commission to "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." (Matthew 28:19) The concept behind the weekly series is to make discipleship and evangelization simple, concrete, and relatable.

Click the button or image below to download a PDF copy of this Sunday's Grow+Go.

22) Giving to SJA

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23) TALLer Tales

The Annual Fall Pilgrimage to Frankenmuth: For many years, a few of us in the family would make an annual “pilgrimage” to Frankenmuth. The pattern of our journey was usually the same: we’d start the day by eating in the cafeteria downstairs at Zehnder’s, visit the shops on that level, then work our way over to Bronner’s and then finally head over to the stores at Birch Run. Sadly, the expedition to Birch Run has faded in recent years as the number of stores there has dwindled. While my dad was always up for the journey, he usually sat outside with my brother-in-law Lonnie (when Lonnie came along) or just people-watched. He loved doing that no matter where we traveled.

This year, it was a rather impromptu journey. Originally, it was just going to be my mom and me, but I convinced Jackie and Lonnie to join us at the last minute since everyone else was at work; after all, it was a Friday in September.

We arrived in Frankenmuth at 10:00 a.m., and since it was too early for lunch, we decided to walk through the stores at the River Place Shops, located across from Zehnder’s. We hadn’t strolled through there in years, and I was glad we took the time. They had some pretty unique stores that were worth visiting.

We brought along my mom’s powered wheelchair, which turned out to be a true blessing for her. She was able to cover more ground and enjoy the entire trip without worrying about her legs hurting or getting too tired. Now, I had that thing set to its lowest speed, but dear old Mom was always yards ahead of us. We’d often have to shout, “WHOA, MOM! Slow down, you’re leaving us in the dust!” But honestly, it was great to see her zipping around and having a great time.

After the shops at the River Place, we headed back to Zehnder’s for lunch. We’ve been going to the downstairs cafeteria at Zehnder’s for over a decade and love it. It’s nice to grab exactly what we want rather than committing to the full-course meals upstairs in the main dining room. After lunch, we wandered through the bakery and shops before loading up Daisy Loo to head over to Bronner’s.

Once we got to Bronner’s, we left Lonnie at his favorite spot, the benches outside, where he immediately began holding court with the other seasoned pros who’ve mastered the fine art of not shopping. We told him we’d be out in an hour (the poor guy actually believed us).

Mom revved up her wheelchair, and off she went. We always knew where she was because the chair had a backup alarm, and we’d hear it beeping in the distance every so often. Thanks to her chair, she was able to visit both clearance sections at opposite ends of the store, our usual hotspots for hunting deals.

After almost two hours (sorry, Lonnie), we finally started the checkout process. I had stuff for myself and for the Gala. My mom had a bunch of stuff, and Jackie was the last to check out. Jackie went to return our carts and handed me her Discover card so I could check her out. When Jackie came back and saw me putting a Discover card into the machine, she nearly had a panic attack. “How am I going to tell Lonnie how much I spent?!” she gasped. Thankfully for Jackie, I was still checking out my mom’s stuff and using her Discover card, not Jackie’s.

When all was said and done, we had so much stuff that they loaded all our bags onto a small flatbed. “Wait till Lonnie sees all this,” we joked. When we walked out without any bags in hand, Lonnie looked confused at first, then relieved; he thought we’d walked out empty-handed. But when he found out we had to pick everything up at Customer Pickup, he just shook his head. Honestly, we could almost hear my dad laughing from heaven, probably shaking his head right along with Lonnie.

One of the other guys Lonnie had been chatting with started grumbling when he had to carry out two large bags for his wife. I thought, “Buddy, you’re lucky. You should see what we’ve got.”

Then out came our flatbed. The look on Lonnie’s face was priceless. We used our usual excuse, the same one we used on my dad: “Some of this is for the Gala! But come on, a lot of this stuff was on clearance!” How could you pass up a good sale … especially at Bronner’s? After all, we won’t be there for another year!

The Consequences of Living a Busy, Hurried Life (Part 9): This week, I want to focus on living a life of eternal impact.

In St. Paul’s Letter to the Colossians (3:2), he encourages us to “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” The problem we face is that there are so many distractions and cultural pressures pulling our focus toward earthly things rather than heavenly ones. If only there were more commercials on TV or social media posts encouraging us to read sacred scripture or live a virtuous life, we might actually “trick” our brains into doing those things. Sadly, there’s very little out there calling us to worship or rest. That’s why we have to be more intentional. Imagine the change that would occur in our lives if we spent just a few minutes at the start of each day reviewing our schedule and thinking of creative, impactful ways to focus our hearts on heaven amidst everything going on.

I’m also a firm believer in setting more alarms on our phones as reminders to pray or take quiet time to be in God’s presence. The only way we’re going to “win” this “war” of not letting a busy, hurried life take over is by being intentional about everything we do.

It’s funny how often I hear, “Well, I just don’t have the time to do this or that!” My friends, MAKE the time. Be intentional about scheduling it. And don’t think you need to carve out hours. If you don’t have an hour, give it half an hour. If you don’t have half an hour, give it fifteen minutes. The amount of time can change each day; what matters most is that we carve out time for prayer, for listening to God’s voice, and for setting our hearts on the things of heaven.

When I was in the seminary, a religious brother named Brother Randall served as our librarian. He was fond of saying, “It’s not the quantity of time that matters, but the quality of time that matters!”

Spend some quality time with God and focus on the things of heaven. Even a small amount of time each day can make an eternal difference in your life.

Enjoy the week. Know of my prayers.

In Christ,

gmb@sjascs.org

24) Voiland's View

As a follow-up to my homily from last weekend, I’d like to develop my thoughts a bit more on how we react to the evil we currently witness in our world. In brief summary, I had said that we find ourselves in an uncomfortable situation in our society with so much violence swirling about us all of the time. The recent tragedies of the murder and injury of children attending Mass at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis and the assassination of Mr. Kirk, have pushed many otherwise peaceful individuals to the brink of promoting violence themselves. These two particular incidents may have captured the attention of many of us because they cut so close to the bone. But the senseless destruction of human lives, often claiming many lives in single incidents, are becoming commonplace. We are witnessing attacks on people who are not themselves attacking anyone else. We see people living their lives boldly and honestly – not provocatively. That said, what we say and do as followers of Christ may anger others. Our moral opposition to many now-accepted social sins disturbs many people, but we attack no one personally. What is happening is what has always happened to Christians: our witness to the truth shines an uncomfortable light on those living in the darkness of sin. . . . And they don’t appreciate having us blow their cover.

What cannot happen in these stressful, dark days is for us to fall into sin ourselves, out of desperation. Our natural animal instinct when we are threatened is to flee or fight. The recent steady flow of aggression seems to have put many of us into ‘fight mode.’ The trouble with such a reaction is that we have a Lord who says things like, “Turn the other cheek. Love your enemies. Pray for those who persecute you.” These are hard words to stomach when we see people around us dancing in celebration over murderous harm done to other people.

It is important to interject, at this point, that we and our loved ones are not expected to allow ourselves to be walked on and eaten up by the enemy. “Turning the other cheek” does not mean sacrificing ourselves or our loved ones to evil. We have a moral responsibility to maintain our personal safety and human dignity. In fact, to ‘turn the other cheek’ is to stand up to aggression – but in a Christlike way. We are called to take the high road and lift situations up while worldly people around us are tearing them down. We have the right and responsibility to do the moral thing and demand it from others. How we do this is the challenging part. If we ourselves, in the name of fighting evil, turn into the same evil animals who plague our society with violence, we won’t succeed in ultimate victory.

Victory comes only through Christ. What is hard for us to keep in the forefront of our minds is that Jesus has already won. He has soundly defeated the source of all evil, the Devil, by the victory of his cross. The war to win heaven is essentially over. Yet, to claim victory while simultaneously experiencing the upheaval in our world, forces us into a state of confusion. If the war is already won, why are we still fighting these insane battles?

God’s timetable for the world’s existence is not for us to know. The time of Christ’s return and the fulfillment of God’s eternal plan is a secret. What is not a secret is how we are to conduct ourselves while we wait for Jesus to show up. We need to do what we seem compelled not to do. We need to strive for excellence in our spiritual lives as Catholics, rather than excellence as earthly beings. We need to live backwards, in a sense. We must bring Jesus Christ’s two-thousand-year-old victory over Satan into the present, rather than keep fighting our personal battles against an already defeated opponent.

Again, our tendency is to react to what happens immediately around us. This is quite natural. When we are attacked, we attack back. But we are attacking a dead dog. We are reacting to evil that is the gasping, last breaths of the Devil (regardless of how long they persist into the future). The glaring displays of violence which we witness are attempts to pull us away from victory we already own. We keep fighting a war that is already over. Christ is King. He doesn’t need us to fight for him. He has done all of the fighting. What he wants us to do is fight for ourselves and our loved ones. He wants us to stay on the path that he has already cleared for us. He wants us to reach back to his saving cross and use it as a shield on the path to heaven.

This is why Jesus can tell us to turn cheeks and love enemies. The enemy is already as defeated as defeated can be. Christ has done that. Our only concern now should be to keep from being tricked into becoming like enemy in response to his attacks. That is the fight. To fight well, the Lord has given us the heavenly weapon which defeats evil – love. Yes, it seems insane . . . but it’s not. The weapon of love is divine and beyond our full understanding. Yet, we are capable of loving by using our higher, spiritual nature.

Evil arises from base instinct. Our lower nature runs on emotions, crude passions. Unrestrained passion gets people killed. Life, on the other hand, thrives when we use our minds, guided by the Holy Spirit, to rule our behavior. Using our heads is what Jesus is asking us to do when he commands us to reject violence. Protect ourselves – surely. Defend our loved ones – absolutely. But, taking other’s lives like madmen? No way. That’s not who we are. We are the only hope for a world that is hellbent on destruction. Jesus bore the dirty part of the fight on the cross – and won. Our part is let him be our Lord.

Blessings in Christ,

Fr. Bob

rvoiland@sjascs.org

25) Ascension Presents: Father Mike Schmitz

Should Catholics Practice This Buddhist Principle?

Fr. Mike Schmitz introduces Thomas à Kempis’ classic, The Imitation of Christ and unpacks its central theme of detachment. He explains how Christian detachment differs from Buddhist detachment. Christian detachment is not indifference or rejection of the world, but rightly ordering our hearts. True detachment means recognizing every gift as belonging to God and being free to use them generously and in love.

26) Words on the Word: September 28, 2025 - Saints for Today

Each of us, we are told, should strive to be a saint.

Not so fast, many of us instinctively think. Saints lived a long time ago. They were extraordinary people who did heroic and extraordinary things.

And so, the church, in its wisdom, helps put those notions to rest. Sure, many saints lived a long time ago. And many did, indeed, do heroic and extraordinary things. But others did just the simple, day-to-day things, albeit in an extraordinary way that was dedicated first and foremost to Jesus.

Media around the world reported a few weeks ago on the canonization of Carlo Acutis and Pier Georgio Frassatti, both much more contemporary than we’re accustomed to when it comes to saints. Frassatti died in the mid-1920s at the age of 24. Acutis, many recall or have since learned, died in 2006 at only 15.

Acutis, especially, seems to have gained an almost celebrity-level status, not only because of how recently he lived, and not only because of his age, but also because of his inspirational life. A normal teenager, we’re told he loved video games and making funny movies. And he loved using the internet, we are told, for the good it can do, becoming known as “God’s influencer.”

Acutis’ mother was interviewed around her son’s canonization. She told the interviewer that “her son’s life … shows that holiness is possible for everyone, and that it’s ‘not only for some people.’”

Which echoes St. Paul in today’s second reading from 1 Timothy.

“But you … pursue righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience and gentleness,” he writes. “Complete well for the faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which you were called when you made the noble confession in the presence of many witnesses.”

Great words to live by, especially if we do, indeed, wish to become saints.

© 2025 Words on the Word

27) This WEEK on FORMED:

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You can enjoy FORMED on your computer or on your television with an inexpensive Roku device or Apple TV. You can even listen on your phone as you commute to work or do chores. 

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28) 52 Stories: Good News from Spirit Juice Studios

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Aid for Women

In this mini-documentary produced for Aid for Women, Gina tells her story of hope in overcoming drug and alcohol abuse, teen pregnancy, and prison—and how choosing life turned her life around and gave her purpose.

29) Hallow App:

Are you looking for a one-stop app for prayer and meditation? Look no further than Hallow. Hallow is an awesome prayer app. Hallow is a Catholic prayer and meditation app that helps users deepen their relationship with God through audio-guided contemplative prayer sessions. The app launched 2 years ago and is already the #1 Catholic app in the world.

We have a number of parishioners who are already using the app and loving it (my mom being one of them and she is on the app most of the day). Great for praying alone or together with your spouse/family, Hallow truly has something for everyone, no matter what you are going through (see below for their different content categories).

Hallow is free to download and has tons of permanently free content, as well as a premium subscription, Hallow Plus.

To get started, simply click the button above/below to activate your free account on the Hallow website. Make sure to select “Sign Up with Email” when registering. For step-by-step instructions, you can visit this process guide. Enter the code stjoanofarcmi to obtain a discount on individual pro plans.

30) Mass Intentions for the Week:

Monday, September 29, 2025, Saints Michael, Gabriel & Raphael, Archangels (White)

7:00 am: St. Vincent DePaul Volunteers

Tuesday, September 30, 2025, Saint Jerome, Priest & Doctor of the Church (White)

7:00 am: Giuseppina Ciccone

Wednesday, October 1, 2025, Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Virgin & Doctor of the Church (White)

7:00 am: Michelina Macioce

6:00 pm: C. Pat Walters

Thursday, October 2, 2025, The Holy Guardian Angels (White)

7:00 am: Katherine Sustrick

Friday, October 3, 2025, Weekday (Green)

7:00 am: Agnes and Jack Hubbard

Saturday, October 4, 2025, Vigil for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Green)

4:00 pm: Ronald Jarvis, Mary Lou Lefevre, William Baer, June Mabarak, Robert L. Evans, Richard Francis Wheeler, Bobbie Batche, Marie Therese Belloli, Lisa Fikany Sully, Marie Stahl, Mary Blind, Ronald Jarvis, and Special Intentions for Rose Nagy, the living and deceased member of the J. Champine Family, for the Thomas Family, for Sam Manolo, for Sam Baur and Prayerful Appreciation for the work of the Priests and Staff of St. Joan of Arc

6:00 pm: Debbie Albrecht

Sunday, October 5, 2025, Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Green)

8:00 am: The Intentions of SJA Parishioners

10:00 am: Mary A. Champine

12:00 pm: Juliette Zaranek, Terri Smigels, Paige Gallivan, Sam Promesso, Joel Rojas, Camilla Campau, Mary Ellen Kutschke, and Special Intentions for Laurie Ruda and Sam Baur.

31) This Week on St. Joan of Arc LIVE:

This week's LIVE Stream

Schedule at St. Joan of Arc:

Monday (September 29)

7:00 AM - Mass

Tuesday (September 30):

7:00 AM - Mass

12:00 PM - Funeral for Lynne Fett (Read Obituary HERE)

Wednesday (October 1):

7:00 AM - Mass

6:00 PM - Mass

Thursday (October 2):

7:00 AM - Mass

7:00 PM - Holy Hour



Friday (October 3):

7:00 AM - Mass

Saturday (October 4):

12:30 PM - Baptism of Sophia, Henry, and Theodore Dickson

1:30 PM - Baptism of Audrey Kristina Beck

4:00 PM - Mass

6:00 PM - Mass

Sunday (October 5):

8:00 AM - Mass

10:00 AM - Mass

12:00 PM - Mass

Please note that all of our masses and events can be accessed through the ARCHIVE section of our Live stream page if you cannot watch it live!

We also have our own ROKU Channel. Search for "CATHOLIC" in the ROKU channel store, and you will find SJA's channel. A Fire TV Channel is also available.

32) SJA's Latest Parish Bulletin

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