Detroit — The Catholic Services Appeal, the annual archdiocesan campaign that supports a host of ministries and services each year, will get under way for 2013 the weekend of May 4-5. And like the last three years, the target amount for the campaign is largely unchanged from the year before, as is its theme: “Sharing…
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Parish nurses provide physical and spiritual care
by Guest Writer •
Nicholas Pizana | The Michigan Catholic Detroit — It’s no doubt parish nurses play a vital role in maintaining the wellbeing of members of their community. National Nursing Week, which runs from May 6-12, honors the service of nurses, and in the case of Catholicism, there is a specific attention for parish nurses. Parish nursing…
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Archdiocese balances budget for past two years
by The Michigan Catholic •
Surpluses of $1.6 million, $1.2 million reverse years of operating deficits DETROIT — After years of running deficits totaling tens of millions of dollars, Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron announced Feb. 25 that the Archdiocese of Detroit had balanced its budget the past two fiscal years. In a letter to the faithful and an accompanying informational…
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Deaf priest — one of just 10 worldwide — ministers to area hearing-impaired
by Robert Delaney •
Fr. Depcik, OSFS, serves at St. John’s Deaf Center DETROIT — Hearing-impaired Catholics in the Archdiocese of Detroit have one of the rarest things in the world — a deaf priest to minister to them. Fr. Michel Depcik, OSFS, one of only 10 deaf Catholic priests on the planet, celebrates Mass at the St. John’s…
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Archdiocese keeps CSA target steady at $17.84M
by Robert Delaney •
Study finds Detroit’s campaign most successful in nation of its kind DETROIT — The goal for the 2012 Catholic Services Appeal is $17,839,175 to fund most of the ministries of the Archdiocese of Detroit. That figure represents no change from the previous year, and the 2012 effort also continues the theme of “Sharing Christ in…
