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Eucharistic Liturgies Saturday 4:00 PM Sunday 8:30 & 11:00 AM Tuesday - Thursday 8:30 AM First Friday 8:30 AM In the event of a funeral on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or First Friday, morning Mass will be cancelled. Sacrament of Reconciliation 2nd & 4th Saturday 9:00-10:00 AM or by appointment Parish Staff Fr. Richard Bokinskie Pastor [email protected] Sr. Ann deGuise, OSF Pastoral Associate [email protected] Dawn Drago Parish Secretary [email protected] Pat Messing Bookkeeper [email protected] Deborah Kraklow Director of Liturgy and Music [email protected] Karen Bartels RCIA Director Baptism & Funeral Coordinator Welcome to our Parish: If you are a visitor to St. Thomas Aquinas, we want you to know how welcome you are. If you wish to become a member of our parish, please call the parish office. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.): Anyone seeking information about the Catholic Faith should contact the parish office for more information. Sessions meet from September through Spring. Baptisms: Held on the first weekend of the month after the required Baptism Preparation Class. Parents are required to be practicing Catholics and attending Mass regularly. Call the parish office to register. Marriage: Individuals must be registered in the parish at least six months before scheduling a wedding. A wedding date can only be set after meeting with the parish priest. Care of the Sick / Pastoral Visits: Please notify the parish office when seriously ill at home, in the hospital or a nursing/assisted facility. In case of an emergency, contact the parish office. May 5, 2019 5376 State St. Saginaw MI 48603 989-799-2460 St. Thomas Aquinas Church First Holy Communi

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Eucharistic Liturgies

Saturday 4:00 PM Sunday 8:30 & 11:00 AM

Tuesday - Thursday 8:30 AM First Friday 8:30 AM

In the event of a funeral on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or First Friday,

morning Mass will be cancelled.

Sacrament of Reconciliation

2nd & 4th Saturday 9:00-10:00 AM or by appointment

Parish Staff Fr. Richard Bokinskie Pastor

[email protected]

Sr. Ann deGuise, OSF Pastoral Associate

[email protected]

Dawn Drago Parish Secretary [email protected]

Pat Messing Bookkeeper

[email protected]

Deborah Kraklow Director of Liturgy and Music

[email protected]

Karen Bartels RCIA Director

Baptism & Funeral Coordinator

Welcome to our Parish: If you are a visitor to St. Thomas Aquinas, we want you to know how welcome you are. If you wish to become a member of our parish, please call the parish office. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.): Anyone seeking information about the Catholic Faith should contact the parish office for more information. Sessions meet from September through Spring. Baptisms: Held on the first weekend of the month after the required Baptism Preparation Class. Parents are required to be practicing Catholics and attending Mass regularly. Call the parish office to register. Marriage: Individuals must be registered in the parish at least six months before scheduling a wedding. A wedding date can only be set after meeting with the parish priest. Care of the Sick / Pastoral Visits: Please notify the parish office when seriously ill at home, in the hospital or a nursing/assisted facility. In case of an emergency, contact the parish office.

May 5, 2019

5376 State St. ♦ Saginaw MI 48603 ♦ 989-799-2460

St. Thomas Aquinas Church

First Holy Communi

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Third Sunday of Easter Page 2 May 5, 2019

Monday, May 6 Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30; Jn 6:22-29 Tuesday, May 7 Acts 7:51-8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6 and 7b and 8a, 17 and 21ab; Jn 6:30-35 8:30 AM Mass Wednesday, May 8 Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66:1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a; Jn 6:35-40 8:30 AM Mass with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 10:00 AM Bible Study & Sharing / POMR 12:00-12:30 PM Rosary for Bishop Hurley and Priests of the Diocese of Saginaw 2:00 PM Benediction 7:00 PM Joint Finance & Pastoral Council Meeting (Closed meeting) / POMR Thursday, May 9 Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; Jn 6:44-51 8:30 AM Mass with NCCE Community

Friday, May 10 Blood Pressure Weekend Saint Damien de Veuster, Priest Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59

Saturday, May 11 Blood Pressure Weekend Acts 9:31-42; Ps 116:12-13, 14-15, 16-17; Jn 6:60-69 9:00 AM Individual Rite of Reconciliation 4:00 PM Mass Sunday, May 12 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 13:14, 43-52; Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5; Rev 7:9, 14b-17; Jn 10:27-30 8:30 AM Mass 11:00 AM Mass 11:00 AM Liturgy of the Word for Children Week Day Mass in the Church on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and First Friday 8:30 AM. The Rosary is prayed at 8:00 AM. In the event of a funeral, morning Mass will be cancelled.

FA meets on Thursday at 6:30 PM and Saturday at 10:00 AM in the Parish Office Meeting Room.

CH – Church CB – Church Lower Level / Meeting Rooms POMR – Parish Office Meeting Room

NCCE -- School Building

Please pray for all who have been commended to our prayer that they will respond to God’s healing will, especially:

Sharon; Joan B.; Kathy; Amy L.; Tom P.; Sue; Eileen; Mike; K.B.; Stan; Fred; Todd J.; Tom & Betty P.; David C.; Bud C.; Harold G.; Larry S.; Pat D.; Jim D.; Delores & Floyd; Verna E.; Megan Sargent; Victor C.; A.C.; Patty; Jessie; Kathy S.; K.D.; Bill D.; Janet; Joyce S.; ; Matt; Alex; Brett, Christine, Beth, Chase, Madison and those who are homebound and in assisted/nursing facilities.

We are happy to list names of those who request prayers for one month. The list will be purged on May 27th. Please remember to contact the office 799-2460 ext. 1 when a loved one’s name no longer needs inclusion on the prayer list.

PARISH STEWARDSHIP April 28, 2019

In today's Gospel, Jesus tells Peter again and again, "If you love Me, feed my sheep." He says the same to each of us, "If you love Me, use the gifts I have given you to serve your brothers and sisters."

Envelopes:…………....... $ 8,881.00 Loose:………….............. $ 1,152.00 Electronic (ACH):……… $ 498.00 Children’s:………………. $ 98.55 Total:…………...……… $ 10,629.55

Money Counters for May 6, 2019:……………....Team #3

Please remember St. Thomas Aquinas in your estate planning.

The Week Ahead

St. Thomas has a wonderful Prayer Line. If you or your loved one is in need of immediate prayer, please call the Parish Office. Your name will be added to the

prayer line and we will pray for one week.

4:00 PM 8:30 AM 11:00 AM Coordinator Sr. Ann Anne Elias Nancy Brasseur

Reader John Wright John Swartz Mike Bator

Reader John Wright Joyce Swartz Bob Brasseur

Petitions John Wright Joyce Swartz Bob Brasseur

Altar Server Colin Kaul Savannah Reitz Mackenzie Sprague

Altar Server Holli Cook Kelsey Berthiaume Macey Hausbeck

Sacristan Michelle Mattheis Amy Koester JoAnn Heath

Altar Linens Mary Ann Lubis

Liturgy of the Word Catechist Stacy Lopez

Week of May 11/12, 2019

Diocesan Publications is seeking new and renewing present parish bulletin ads.

If you are interested in advertising please call the parish office for contact information. We feel this is an excellent opportunity for local businesses to increase their visibility in the community.

Advertising in the bulletin allows this publication to be printed each week at no cost to the parish.

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St. Thomas Aquinas Church Page 3 Saginaw, Michigan

Third Sunday of Easter First Reading: Acts 5:27-32, 40-41 The Acts of the Apostles tells the story of the early Church during the first 30 years after the resurrection of Jesus. It describes God’s Spirit at work, directing encouraging and supporting the members of the Church. Second Reading: Revelation 5:11-14 The book of Revelation was written around 95 A.D. for Christians living in what is today Turkey. The Roman emperor ordered his subjects to worship him as a god. When the Christian resisted, they were persecuted. The book of Revelation was written to encourage them. Today’s passage described a vision of God’s people enjoying heavenly life and singing God’s praises for their story.

Father Rick’s Reflections . . . Today, we listen to the epilogue for the gospel of John, the chapter that follows the conclusion. Scholars believe because the style and vocabulary is so different, this section was written by a different author to address the realities that had emerged in the decades following the initial

composition of the gospel. Our section incorporates two stories – one of the appearance on the seashore, followed by another of the rehabilitation of Peter. We hear of the “Beloved Disciple”, a nameless disciple who is the first to recognize Jesus with the proclamation “It is the Lord!” The Beloved Disciple is portrayed as the true model of discipleship. The stage is set with a charcoal fire (remember where Peter denied Jesus) and his threefold rehabilitation. Three times Jesus asks Peter, “Do you love me?” and three times Peter respond affirmatively. Though Peter denied Jesus, the epilogue tells the story of Peter’s rehabilitation. Peter was effectively forgiven and placed in a leadership role. No Christian community is an island unto itself. Even leaders can stumble; when they do, they can be forgiven by Jesus himself. Such is the power of the risen Christ. We may think that the saints and disciples had it all figured out. But our gospel reminds us that even, now, a time after the resurrection, the disciples are fishing. They were not about the business of preaching and teaching. Instead, they had gone back to what they were doing before they met Jesus. Even Peter, after Jesus asked him three times, became a bit agitated. It reminds us of the hope and promise of rehabilitation when we fall short. Saints and disciples were real human beings with faults and shortcomings. Jesus did not choose perfect human beings. Rather, he chose disciples who would follow him. He chose us. We are called to follow. When we fall short, Jesus will be there for us also.

For our annual CSA appeal, our target this year is $129,889, an increase of 15% over last year. As we move forward, I want to encourage 100% participation in our CSA. As of last Monday, we had heard from 34% of our parishioners. We still have a long way to go. Even if you cannot contribute this year, please complete your pledge card and put $0 on it. You have participated. If you have any questions, please talk with me. I want to thank everyone for their generosity to the CSA. By participating together, we help build the Church in our area. Letters will be going out in the next week or so to those we have not heard from.

Today, we congratulate our young people who come to the table of the Lord for the first time to receive Eucharist. These young people were confirmed last Thursday evening and now complete their initiation into our faith with receiving the Body and Blood of Jesus. For many years, the experience of the sacrament of Confirmation was “the end of our formal education in our faith.” It became a “sacrament of graduation” and not a “sacrament of initiation.” If we are honest with ourselves, we never stop learning about faith and our religion. We spend the rest of our lives discovering where God works in our lives. The gift of the Spirit in Confirmation helps us recognize God’s presence in our lives.

Believe it or not, May has begun. This week, we have our yearly combined Finance & Pastoral Councils meeting to go over the budget for next fiscal year. This is the only meeting that we like to have closed so that we can openly discuss about future expenses and projects. When I print the finance report, I will include the approved budget so you know where we are investing the gifts you offer.

After a very busy week, I hope this one is quieter. Next weekend is our “Nomination Weekend” to seek people to serve on Pastoral Council and Finance Council. Give it some thought and prayer to see if God maybe calling you to serve. People need to be active, participating Catholics and members our St Thomas Aquinas Parish. Employees or their families are unable to serve. Also, we will be remembering our mothers on Sunday. Have a blessed week. Will spring ever get here?

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Third Sunday of Easter Page 4 May 5, 2019

FINDING JESUS… can you find Him

hidden in our bulletin?

Jesus was in the prayer for a new Bishop.

www.stasaginaw.org

Strong in faith True to our mission

Alive!

PLEASE DO NOT WATER THE FLOWERS

We have a team of volunteers who maintains and waters all flowers and plants.

Interested in becoming Catholic by receiving the sacraments of the Church? Please call the Parish Office for more information.

St. Thomas Aquinas offers instruction for adults who are interested in learning about the Catholic Church and anyone who is a baptized Catholic and has not received all of his/her sacraments.

There is also instruction for children/youth who are not baptized and are over seven years of age.

Low Gluten Altar Bread STA has communion hosts with less than 0.01% gluten content available for parish members whose health needs require low gluten altar breads. Please contact the Parish Office or ask the Mass coordinator with instructions as how to receive at Mass.

May their family and friends experience God’s consoling presence during this time of loss. Eternal rest, grant them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

In Remembrance

In your kindness and prayers, please remember

Family and Friends of:

Hilda Gregory

Henyrka Mikolajewski

Good Deeds Done by Our Children

Your child can enter a time, talent or treasure on the envelope and watch

for the GOOD DEEDS in the bulletin.

Envelopes can be found in the lobby of the church.

I helped my friend with baseball ~ Alex

Help others when thay are hurt ~ Elise

Played and shared with my couisn ~ Maggie

Congratulations to all our children who received the sacrament of Confirmation on May 2.

Please extend your prayers to them as they come to the reception of First Eucharist today.

May Jesus be their source of strength and joy as they welcome Him into their hearts.

Eva Anderson Alexis Jimenez Zoie Monitni

Jackson Bye Sienna Korbein Corbin Neil

Grant Groya Jack Lang Daniel Prisk

Brady Hall Daniel Malott Samuel Shaheen

Esme Hanson Lunden McNier Luke Stankiewicz

Mason Hopp Matthew Moeller Alyssa Waddell

William J. “Bill” Shafer Husband of: Char

Frank Marosi

Brother of: Susan Garner Visit the Lending Library shelves in the basement and pick up a book, enjoy and return at your convenience.

Prayer for a New Bishop

Almighty God, Eternal shepherd and guide, in your love for us,

grant to the Catholic Diocese of Saginaw a shepherd who will

guide us to be Christ's heart of mercy, voice of hope, and hands

of justice. Help him to fill our hearts and minds with the truth of

the Gospel, the power of the sacraments and the desire to build

up your holy church.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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WHAT IS THE "ST THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCH’S MONTHLY MEMORIAL AND INTENTIONS"?

The ST THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCH Monthly Memorial and Intentions is a special offering made by parishioners of ST THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCH, through which your intentions are remembered at a special Mass to be celebrated each month throughout the entire year.

WHY START SUCH A MEMORIAL? This Monthly Memorial fulfills many of your requests for monthly

prayer for your special intentions or for those loved ones who are deceased; your intentions will be listed each week on the back of the parish bulletin. Your offering of $50.00 per year will help to support the parish.

WHAT IS THE REQUESTED OFFERING? A yearly offering of $50.00 is asked for the intentions to be

remembered at this Mass, to be celebrated each month. You are all welcome to attend this Mass.

HOW DO I LIST MY INTENTIONS? You may list your intentions one of two ways. As one individual

name: Mary Jones or you may list family groupings: The Jones Family. Multiple names may be listed but require an additional offering of $50.00 for each name listed.

WHEN WILL THESE MASSES BEGIN? As the memorial begins to form, and intentions are submitted, we

will begin the Masses in June of this year. The “intention year” will then be from June to June. And then we begin again. If you wish to continue having your intentions remembered at these Masses, you will be asked to renew your offering each year.

HOW DO I BECOME PART OF THE “ST THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCH MONTHLY MEMORIAL AND INTENTIONS”?

Complete the form on the back side of this page and return it to the parish office as soon as possible, with your offering of $50.00.

WHAT IF I HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS? Feel free to call the parish office at (989) 799-2460, during business

hours. We will be happy to answer your questions concerning the memorial.

Continued on other side

ST THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCHMONTHly MeMORIAl ASSOCIATION

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NEW OR RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR THE MONTHLY MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION

(Please print clearly)

MeMorial listing - please enclose an offering of $50.00 per listing

_________________________________________________________________NAME

_________________________________________________________________

ADDITIONAL NAME

_________________________________________________________________ADDITIONAL NAME

_________________________________________________________________ADDITIONAL NAME

_________________________________________________________________ADDITIONAL NAME

contact inforMation

_________________________________________________________________YOUR NAME

_________________________________________________________________ADDRESS

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________PHONE

Please complete this form and return it to the parish office with your total offerings. For additional copies of this form, please contact the parish office.

ST THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCHMONTHly MeMORIAl ASSOCIATION

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St. Thomas Aquinas Church Page 5 Saginaw, Michigan

Vacation Bible School News!

Monday, June 24 – Thursday June 27

9:00am - Noon at Holy Spirit Parish

Student Registration and Teen Volunteer information coming out soon.

Administrative Offices 989-399-2222

High School 989-791-4330

Elementary 989-792-2361

Nouvel Catholic Central Schools www.NouvelCatholic.org

Live Streaming of the

10:00 AM Sunday Mass

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All Ladies are welcome to join our 80th Year Celebration for the League of Catholic Women with Mass and Lunch on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at St. Dominic Parish (St. Stephen site, 2711 Mackinaw St., Saginaw, MI 48602). Mass starts at 11 AM with Lunch to follow catered by Sullivan’s. Please mail your $11 check to LCW, P.O. Box 6932, Saginaw, MI 48608. RSVP date is 5-13-2019. Call with any questions to the League at 752-5053 or Mary at 790-3358.

Mother’s Day Flower Sale

On Mother’s Day weekend Saginaw County Right to Life volunteers will host the annual Flower Sale here at St. Thomas Aquinas. Volunteers will have for sale silk flowers for a very reasonable price - silk corsages $4, all other items $3.

By hosting this event, Right to Life raises the awareness of the gift of life that our mothers have given us and at the same time help raise much needed funds to continue work in the local Saginaw community.

With God’s help Right to Life will continue to work for the preservation of the right to life for all members of His family. We sincerely appreciate the St. Thomas Aquinas community and the commitment to life.

The FOOD COLLECTION for the weekend of April May 11/12 will be for the Brown Bag Bunch. Please take time to help with any of the following needed items: ma onnaise uice drink boxes/bags packaged cookies peanut butter, strawberry and grape jelly/jam; lunchmeat, sandwich and snack size zip-top bags, snacks, pretzels, and snack cakes. Monetary donations are gladly accepted. Please drop in the collection marked ‘Brown Bag’.

Collection: May 18/19: SSPP Food Pantry

PILGRIMAGES East Coast / Northern Michigan

You are invited to join Fr. Marcell Portelli on one or both of two spiritually edifying pilgrimages offered for 2019.

Visit include historic cathedrals, shrines, monasteries, and beautiful churches. July 8-12 to the East Coast and October 7-11 to northern Michigan.

Deluxe motorcoach pick-up and return from the Diocesan Center in Saginaw.

INFO www.prayerpilgrimages.com or call 248-250-6055.

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www.stasaginaw.org

Strong in faith True to our mission

Alive!

rebuilt The Story of a Catholic Parish

On Sunday, April 28, 2019 about 20 people attended the last session on the book “rebuilt”. When Fr. Rick Bokinskie asked, “Does the pastor have to do all things?” The response was NO!!! He replied, “Thank you”. He then shared a story of what some people think a pastor is suppose to do. A comment from the people in attendance was “when does he sleep?”

Fr. Rick Bokinskie asked, “What are the mission activities of the Parish?” He then went over the Time and Talent Survey with us. There are many items that people can choose from. He shared that a parish is divided into three groups of people: The first group is 30% of the people who are “engaged”. They are the parishioners who are active and do all the work. The second group is called “disenchanted” are also 30 % of the parish. They are members of the parish who have no interest in volunteering. The last group is called the “disenfranchised”. They make up 40% of the parishioners. They want to get involved yet do not know how to go about getting started.

When Fr. Rick Bokinskie asked, “How do we empower all parishioners to be ministers to others?” The responses were: ask someone to do one small item, have small groups, invitation, when someone has deepen their relationship with Christ they become more involved. He did say that he would look into the Alpha Program.

The Kingdom of God – destination or movement to the destination? When this question was asked Fr. Rick Bokinskie shared that the Kingdom of God came to earth at the first Christmas. When Jesus was born He brought it to earth and we are living it now. It is a journey was another reply.

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When Fr. Rick Bokinskie asked, “Does the parish staff love the parish and its people?” The answer was a very strong YES!!!

He went on to ask, “How do we get the parishioners “out of the pews” and into ministering to the community?” The replies included: maybe the buddy system with school children from STA to act as Greeters and from the pulpit invitation.

When Fr. Rick Bokinskie asked, “Where do we go from here?” The replies included: we need more adult and youth education, we used to have video’s to borrow in the lobby. They encouraged family time. Fr. Rick Bokinskie stated that he would look into the Formed.org education website. He shared that this information will be taken to Pastoral Council in September and we will start forming a plan of action.

A question was raised. What did we get out of this book after having read it? Responses included: reason I am motivate to go to Mass is to Worship God, I go to church to get something out of it. But I don’t get anything out if I first don’t put something into it, reflect on my faith, I learned that as a Disciple I have a job and the importance of doing my job, a man opened the outside door for me before Mass and I appreciated him standing outside to do that. A few other replies were: we had good family discussions about the book and our faith, getting involved helped me to meet people, my primary work is to come and Worship the Lord, I get blessed when I serve at Mass. When I visit our homebound/nursing home parishioners I think I get more out of it. Fr. Rick Bokinskie shared this saying: My parish will be greater if I do…

Everyone was invited to attend the Pastoral Council come this September.

Thank you to all that attended all four sessions or just a few. I truly appreciate your time

and support to STA!

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5700 Dixie Hwy., Also MerrillW. L. CASE & COMPANYFUNERAL DIRECTORS 3775 N Center Rd. 791- 4515

Ronald Snow, Jr.Parishioner

Paul MeteviaBrandon Hurren Sales, Installations & Repairs

GARAGE DOORS& OPERATORS

2835 UNIVERSAL DR. 793-2942- Since 1939 -

Caring for the Saginaw Community since 1888

Phone 989.799.1151 | www.deislerfuneralhome.com

2233 Hemmeter (North of State)BURIAL & CREMATION SOCIETY®

CA HOLICTrust In The Lord With All Your Heart

516 CLEVELAND 752-8811

Gary's Auto BodyLifetime Warranty on Paintwork • FREE LOANER

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Bumping • Painting and CollisionParishioners

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4880 Gratiot • 249-0800 989-791-2330 Parishioner

John K. Bartnik, M.D.Specialist in Cancer & Blood Disorders

Michigan Truck Spring Of Saginaw

1-800-358-4751

Complete Parts and Service for Light, Medium,Heavy Duty Trucks, Buses and RVs inculding:

3649 Wolf Rd. • SaginawParts and Service Since 1976

Visit www.truckspring.com for complete info.Open: Mon. - Fri. till Midnight • Sat. 8 am till 1 pm

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COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL

Cell: 989.239.1984

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March 30SAGINAW BAY

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Tchaikovsky’sPathétiqueJune 1st

Music & VoicesSaginaw Rising

feat. Saginaw ChoralSociety & SVSUConcert Choir

Join us for the conclusionor our Magical MusicalMoments season withpresents

Both Concerts showing 8:00 pm at the Temple Theatre

Serving Students Pre-K through grade 12Founded in faith with excellence inacademics, athletics and the arts!

Shadow Days • Campus Tours • Financial Aid& Scholarship Opportunities Available

Shadow Days • Campus Tours • Financial Aid& Scholarship Opportunities Available

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Family Discounts7755 Gratiot Rd, Ste 4

Saginaw, MichiganBlessed Sacrament ParishionerTRAINING CENTER

(989) 781-9000

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616-485-7257Spencer & Chelsea Skorupski

Owners &Practicing Catholics

1550 Midland Rd.(Between Gratiot & State)

Formerly Reitz-Herzberg Funeral Home

www.skorupskis.com

NOW OPENRECENTLY REMODELED

(989) 790-7334

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