St Raymond-OLGC Catholic Church

Sunday Mass from one of the Trinity Family of Northeast Detroit (Our Lady Queen of Heaven-Good Shepherd, St Jude & St Raymond-Our Lady of Good Counsel) will be live streamed each week. 

  Trinity Family Mass will be live streamed on the Our Lady Queen of Heaven-Good Shepherd Facebook page

Or on YouTube at "St Raymond_OLGC YouTube Page"


Trinity Family Mass on Facebook  

Millennium Raffle for 2025 tickets are available
  Contact Carol Bissa at [email protected] or
 call 586-291-4229
or
 email: [email protected]


Religion Classes Ages 5-95

Sundays 9:30-10:45 a.m. St. Raymond Parish House. 
 
Encourage Children and adults preparing for sacraments to register so programming can begin.
Registration forms are in church gathering area.


St Raymond Christian Service parish pantry is open Tuesdays 9:30 -11:00 . In the Community Center
  Our Three Christian Service Volunteers and with your support.  Parish Hanger Basket– Weekend Bake sales– used appliance sales and donations, we pray to  keep our pantry shelves full.
 
For more information Contact the Christian Service Volunteer of the Parish at. 313-372-0437. 
 





PLEASE PRAY FOR:

Lisa Beavers

Armentroff Cobb

Charlotte Hayes

Brittany King

Breanna King

Virginia Kuznia

Mary Olechowski

Alma Relos

Bernice Simmons

Mary Moore

Mary Miller

Ken Lootenf

Rochelle Hamilton

Don Allen

Mary Allen

Andrea Allison

Joann Brown

David Clinchoc

Jim Connor

Diane Detloff

Denise D’Orazio

Jacqueline Dreary

Dustin Fielder

Beryl Fletcher

Anthony Gabow

Joan Gawron

 
Do you know somebody who is sick and needs our prayers? 
Our Lady Queen of Heaven-Good Shepherd parish office (313) 891-4553 or
email: [email protected]
St. Jude Parish Office at (313) 527-0380 or email: [email protected]
St. Raymond-Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish office (313) 527-0525 or
email: [email protected]   
 

March 2025 Millennium Raffle Winners

$250  Joanna Cohen #2332
$50    Kathy Helferty #2808
$50    Marsha Wisniewski #1476
$25    Joann Chalue #1836
$25    Nathan Jarski #1857
$25    Deb Marino #1475
$25    Diane O’Brien #2219

February 2025 Millennium Raffle Winners

$250 Joann Cohen #2331
$50 John & Irene Harrington #3064
$50 John Karski #3398
$25 Lillian Kittelson #1934
$25 Diane Defoor #2749
$25 Valerie Watson #0131

January 2025 Millennium Raffle Winners

$250  Randy Roy #1576
 $50    Steve Bernard #1749
 $50    Joanna Cohen #3302
 $25    Randy Roy #1575
 $25    Tim Topolinski #2493
 $25    John & Irene Harrington #3064
 $25    Kathleen Olowniuk #1055

December 2024 Millennium Raffle Winners

$250  George Swanteek #3536
$50    Robert Kustaz #1814
$50    Ray Goodine #1456
$25    David Jones #0808
$25    Thomas Doetsch #1333
$25    Bonnie Raczak #2186
$25    Carol Birch #0201

November 2024 Millennium Raffle Winners
 
 $250  Yvonne Evans #3128
 $50    Joann Chida #0036
 $50    Dale Cardinal #0096
 $25    Diana Posluszny #1407
 $25    Pat Urban #2400
 $25    Lori Beth Kittelson #2397
 $25    Dave Tredwell #3091

October 2024 Millennium Raffle Winners

 
 $250  Bob Whiteley #2521
 $50    MaryAnn Hanley #3209
 $50    John Monigold #0658
 $25    A. Dickerson #0876
 $25    Diane Posluszny #1407
 $25    Earl & Peggy Case #2312
 $25    Jane Meeker #0611

September 2024 Millennium Raffle Winners

$250   Pat Randolph #0355
 $50    Charles Zahringer #3024
 $50    Joe Klakvlak #0764
 $25    Dennis Capa #0092
 $25    Kathleen McArthur #3183
 $25    Thomas Lanni #2474
 $25    Mark Wheeler #2550
 

August 2024 Millennium Raffle Winners

$250   Anthony Pietrzak #2643
 $50    Laura Sierpien #2222
 $50    Kathy Serlin #3411
 $25    Judy Whiteley #2539
 $25    Mary Toussaint #3036
 $25    Kim Youngblood #3035
 $25    Geri Petroff #2685

July 2024 Millennium Raffle Winners

June 2024 Millennium Raffle Winners

$250  Dolores Larkins #2335
$50    Tim Dore #0671
$50    Adam Sexton #3398
$25    Barb Viaene #0699
$25    David Piche #2673
$25    Dave Andrews #0219
$25    Steve Bernard #0950



May 2024 Millennium Raffle Winners

$250  Donna Klakulak #0763
$50    Patricia Brejnak #0141
$50    Linda Case #0054
$25    Kim Youngblood #3036
$25    Charlene Highsaw #2339
$25    Mark Wedgworth #2342
$25    Paul Lesnay #2453


April 2024 Millennium Raffle Winners

$250  Cheryl Saba #3469
$50    Beverly Baumgart #0929
$50    G. Kedzior #2355
$25    Sandra Wettergren #2591
$25    Chris Garling #2412
$25    Michael Dellucia #1231
$25    Scott Kruczyk #3292


March 2024 Millennium Raffle Winners

$250   John Onderik #2337
$50    Greg Kopitz #2121
$50    Patricia Tye-Doyle #0673
$25    Sandra Wettergren #2591
$25    Cyrus Chauvin #1952
$25    Janet Hadacz #1413
$25    John Domagzlski #1355


February 2024 Millennium Raffle Winners

$250  Dave Elsey #1958
$50    Kevin Ronan #1047
$50    Jim Baumgart #0932
$25    Dolores McHale #0374
$25    Ken Marchetti #1126
$25    Robert Guzdziol #1410
$25   Lori Kettelson #2397


January 2024 Millennium Raffle Winners

$250   Donna Monigold Prested #2390
$50    Barbara Dore #0672
$50    Jim Gielniak # 1481
$25    Betty Skroupski #2358
$25    Donna Klakulak #0763
$25    Gayle Koytan #0483
$25    Patricia Waters #2357

Thrift Store

SROLGC Parish Helps Ukrainian Refugee Family
The Thrift store donated 2 bicycles to 2 sisters, (ages 3 & 9 yrs.), of a Ukrainian refugee family living in Hamtramck. Thank you to Ania Barabash who made the connection with family

AA Meetings

St. Raymond-Our Lady of Good Counsel Community Center
20055 Joann
Det. Mi 48205 
 
Tuesday at 7pm
Saturday at 7pm
 
For information
Contact Vernon  at 313-354-5448 

Christian Service News

Parish Pantry will be administered by Christian Service of the Parish as of February 1st.  Christian Service currently Jerry, Arland, Joann and Henry.
 They will distribute food to families in the parish along with,
Medical Equipment, Children's Books, Thrift store items, Referrals and more.OPEN TUESDAY MORNINGS ONLY 9:30am-11am
Call 313-372-0437.

St Raymond-Our Lady of Good Counsel has resumed in-person public mass. Social distancing and AOD guidelines will be observed. 

Any questions about St Raymond-Our Lady of Good Counsel please call 313-527-0525. Leave a message as office hours are limited until further notice or email:
[email protected]

St Raymond-Our Lady of Good Counsel Food Pantry (Tues 9:30-11am) In the Community Center
Call 313-527-0437

Bulletins are produced First Sunday of the month 


Please Note: If you are dropping off donation envelopes please use the mailbox outside the rectory. Thank you.
 

THE LONG JOURNEY IS NOW COMPLETE, BUT…
 
 
      We again wish our parishioners and alumni a blessed Eastertide! May the risen Lord continue to guide and bless us, empowering us to be effective witnesses of his amazing love in our family and community. Also, as we mourn the sudden exit of our Holy Father, Pope Francis, let us fervently commend him to the Lord whom he served so well in his Christ-centered ministry. Without a doubt, he will be greatly missed as an advocate for the poor and marginalized. It is our belief, however, that Pope Francis has completed his own mission, our prayer now is that the Lord may help us to complete our own mission before we take our exit from this world.
     As we know, life is a journey that is often filled with twists and turns along the way, but the key is, to keep our focus on the Lord who does not fail us in the challenges of daily life. Talking of challenges, we all are aware that we are no strangers to challenges and setbacks in our faith-journey, but somehow the Lord always pulls us through. To him be the glory!

     Perhaps, nowhere is the mighty and gracious hand of the Lord made visible than in the challenges we have collectively confronted here in our Trinity Family of Parishes of Northeast Detroit. Right from the onset the weakest part of the Family has been helped and lifted up by the stronger part. Hence, just as St. Raymond-Our Lady of Good Counsel was rescued by Our Lady Queen of Heaven-Good Shepherd when it was on the verge of going under water some years ago, in the same vein from 2022 till 2024, St Jude parish was rescued from outright closure by both St. Raymond-OLGC and Our Lady Queen of Heaven-Good Shepherd parishes. The efforts of these two sister-parishes saved the day, and enabled St. Jude to stay open to work out the current win/win situation of merging to St. Raymond-OLGC and still retaining the wonderful option of having weekend Masses at the St. Jude mission church regularly. In that way, nobody is felt alienated or lost, and more importantly, the limited resources of both parishes are now being pulled together for effective evangelization rather than just on paying salaries, benefits, and building maintenance etc. In other words, the two faith-families of St. Raymond-OLC and St. Jude are now reaping the fruits of collaborative ministry and experiencing less wasteful speeding.

      It is precisely this indispensable kind of collaborative ministry that we have been working seriously for many months now to include Our Lady Queen of Heaven parish. The reasoning is simple. None of these three parishes in our Trinity Northeast Family of parishes can realistically survive and thrive on its own They need each other to survive and thrive. For instance, without the regular income from the Trix Academy charter school St. Raymond-OLGC won't be able to stay open for more than a year. Similarly, without the huge savings of Our Lady Queen of Heaven-GS, mostly from the sale of the Good Shepherd church, among other revenues, the parish would have closed by now, because despite its commendable regular fundraising, it has been steadily drawing from its savings to balance its annual budget for the past five years now. Clearly this isn't sustainable in the long run. Hence, the long and emotional deliberations to have OLQH-GS merge with St. Raymond-OLGC, so that along with the already merged St. Jude, the new entity would adopt a new parish name, preferably, TRINITY PARISH of Northeast Detroit, since the three bodies have already been widely known as, Trinity Family of Parish of Northeast Detroit. Fortunately, this name has been deliberated upon by both the Leadership Team, as well as the Finance Council members, and accepted by both without any objection. Also, feedback from parishioners about the Trinity name seem very positive. It is consensus of the Family of Parishes leadership and parishioners that the new parish be located at St. Raymond-OLGC campus, if approved by archbishop Weisenburger and the Presbyteral Council.

    The primary sentiment at the Town Hall meeting of Our Lady Queen of Heaven-Good Shepherd parishioners and alumni on Sunday March 23, was that everything possible should be done to ensure that weekend Masses continue at each local church at the discretion of the pastor. It was agreed that without this important provision, any merger talk would be fruitless. St. Jude's model was seen as a good example of the need for local weekend Mass at each local church campus when and where possible at the informed judgement of the Pastor. At the OLQH-GS Town Hall meeting, it was also agreed that when approved by AOD, it is the merged three faith-community of St. Raymond-OLGC, St. Jude, and Our Lady Queen of Heaven-Good Shepherd would operate only a single budget for the next fiscal year, starting on July 1s, 2025, rather than have three separate budgets. Similarly, there should be only one single C.S.A. for the new parish, starting with the C.S.A. period of May2025-April 2026.
 
This, in a nutshell, is the status of our collective journey so far, thanks to the inputs and support of many parishioners and alumni, especially the Family Council Leadership Team and the Finance Council. We can't thank you all enough for your cooperation despite few isolated pushbacks. But we thank God that after long and emotional deliberations by the leaders and parishioners of Our Lady Queen of Heaven, which reached its climax on Sunday March 23 at the Town Hall meeting that attracted one hundred and twenty-two participants, a sensible consensus was reached to stop the financial bleeding by OLQH-GS, to instead pull all the resources together to build a "One Viable Parish with multiple local worship centers". Without a doubt, this is a win/win situation for all the stakeholders, because this move will enable all to focus more on mission than on the current maintenance culture. 
        As we look forward for the approval by the archbishop and the Presbyteral Council in June, let us pray for our new spiritual leaders, the two Josephite religious priests, who will be assuming the mantle of parish leadership here on July 1, 2025, that the Holy Spirit may continue to guide and bless their ministry, as Fr. Michael and Fr. Tyrone take their exit in due time, following the completion of their respective tenure.    
     Before long, efforts will be made to introduce the two new priests to our faith-community, especially during one of our regular combined Masses. Please, let all hands be on deck for a smooth transition and a warm welcome.
 Thanks, and once more, happy Eastertide!  
 

FR. MICHAEL CHIDI NKACHUKWU

 
As we participate at Mass in this different way, each of us and our families are encouraged to make a daily Spiritual Communion by praying the following prayer:

My JESUS,

 I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
  
 I love You above all things and I desire to receive You in my soul.
  
 Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,
 Come at least spiritually into my heart.
  
 I embrace You as I know You are already here with me,
 and I unite myself wholly to You
  
 Never permit me to be separated from You.
  
 LORD, JESUS CHRIST, You are Alive
 and we trust in Your unfailing love, grace, mercy, and care!
  
Amen

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