The 12th Annual St. Vincent de Paul Walk will take place on September 28, 2019 9:00 a.m. Registration 10:00 a.m. Walk Kick Off at Belle Isle State Park ($11 State Park Recreation Pass required). Funds raised help those in need in the counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne. Free lunch, T-shirts, bounce house, face painting and a great time for all! For more information and to register visit www.FriendsWalk.org. You may designate our SVdP conference to receive any donated funds. To join Team St. Faustina SVdP as a walker or to support a walker, you may also contact our office at 586-773-9231. Many Thanks! -St. Faustina Conference, SVdP

We need volunteers to help at St. Faustina’s Annual Rummage Sale. Many hands make light work! If you are interested in helping, please call Doreen at 586-486-4890.

St. Faustina’s Rummage Sale is just around the corner! It’s time to start looking for things to donate. We will accept clean and usable items that are in good condition. We do not accept blinds, (horizontal or vertical), clothing, computers and monitors, curtains and curtain rods, draperies and drapery rods, encyclopedias, electric motors, large furniture (such as sofas, loveseats, dressers), magazines, televisions, textbooks, or typewriters. Drop Off Dates: August 21, 22, 24, 27, and 28 - 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Sale Dates: Thursday, September 5 - 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Early Bird admission on Thursday from 9am -10am is $2.00), Friday, September 6 - 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Saturday, September 7 - 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., and Sunday, September 8 - 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

As you have read in Fr. Bogdan’s articles regarding the renovation to the altar area, you probably noticed last week that the work has begun. Most of the work is being done off-site so we will not encounter a lot of interference. The crucifix will be rehung soon. To date, the feedback has been very positive having the open view of the tabernacle. We think you will be pleased with the enhancements that will be made surrounding the tabernacle. Watch for the drawings to be displayed in the vestibule for your viewing.

Christian Service is again collecting school supplies during August for the less fortunate. The supplies will be donated to children in Warren who live below the poverty line. Through the generosity of St. Faustina’s parishioners, children will have school supplies for the school year. If you wish to help with this project, the following items are needed: child’s toothbrush, child’s toothpaste (4 oz. or 6 oz.), coloring book, box of crayons, spiral notebook, package of construction paper, glue sticks (any size pkg.), box of colored pencils, #2 pencils, box of tissue, and a small bottle of hand sanitizer. You can purchase a few items, or as many as you wish. There will be designated boxes located at the church's main entrance and the two front side entrances of the church. Please return the items in a bag, and drop them into the designated boxes. There always is a great need for the less fortunate, and it would not be possible to help them without the wonderful giving people of our parish. As always, we are grateful for your generous support. Thank you, Christian Service Commission

Date and time: Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 6:30 pm. Protecting God's Children is a safe environment training program for adults: all clergy, adult paid employees, and adult volunteers who may have unsupervised contact with a child, the elderly or persons with disabilities. Register online at the Archdiocese of Detroit website, https://www.aod.org/our-archdiocese/protecting-children/. Click on 'Protecting God's Children' under 'Register for Training'. On the VIRTUS Online page, click 'Start Registration' at the top of the page. After attending the training, please turn a copy of your certificate of completion in to the parish office.

Alpha is a series of sessions and a day retreat that explores the basics of the Christian faith. Each session looks at a different question that people can have about faith and is designed to create conversation. It’s just an open, informal and honest space to explore and discuss life’s big questions together. For complete information, click the title above.