Detroit — Archbishop Allen Vigneron on Thursday morning celebrated the first Mass in the Chapel of the Incarnate Word, the worship space in the new Chancery in Capitol Park. “The mission is about evangelization,” Archbishop Vigneron said during his homily, speaking about the name of the chapel. “It’s about sharing this Word, Jesus Christ, who…
Archdiocesan employees appreciate history, memories of the soon-to-be-vacated Chancery, Gabriel Richard buildings Detroit — The employees of the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Central Service — the “downtown headquarters” of the local Church — for some 20 months have been preparing to leave their office buildings and settle into a new chancery building in Detroit’s capitol park. But it’s…
Detroit — In the chancery on Washington Boulevard downtown, archdiocesan employees are dropping by the human resources area to check out new workstations, ergonomic office chairs, and colored fabric swatches. Meanwhile, a block away in Capitol Park, a team of construction workers saw, drill, wire, and install ventilation in what, come November, will be the…
Grosse Ile — Dearborn Divine Child swept four singles matches enroute to the CHSL Division II Boys Tennis Championship last Saturday at the Grosse Ile Tennis Center. The Falcons last won the title in 2008. Team standings: Divine Child 24, Riverview Gabriel Richard 18, Allen Park Cabrini 10 and Ann Arbor Fr. Gabriel Richard 4.…
Cd. Szoka’s decisions strengthened Church of Detroit—and still do DETROIT — It was 1981, a time of adjustment for the Church of Detroit. There was a new pope. The Archdiocese of Detroit was showing signs of financial struggles. And, after 22 years of leading the Archdiocese of Detroit, Cardinal John Dearden—the man who so well…
Detroit – St. Anne and her husband, St. Joachim, give today’s Christian’s an example of what it means to hold fast to God’s promises. Archbishop Allen Vigneron, speaking to a congregation that overflowed out of Ste. Anne de Detroit Church on July 26, said Detroit’s patron saint and her husband, “call us, summon us, remind…
