St. Francis de Sales Church, Norton Shores, MI

Diocese of Grand Rapids

2929 McCracken St.
Norton Shores, MI 49441-3622
(231) 755-1953

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The Assumption of the blessed virgin mary

Holy Day Mass schedule
Vigil Mass on Tuesday, August 14 at 5 p.m. St. Michael the Archangel
Wednesday, August 15 at 6 p.m. St. Francis de Sales

Weekend Mass Schedule	Weekday Mass Schedule
Saturday 5:00 PM St. Francis de Sales Sunday 9:00 AM St. Michael th 11:00 AM St. Francis de Sales	Monday 8:30 AM St. Michael the Archangel Wednesday 6:00 PM St. Francis de Sales Thursday 8:30 AM St. Francis de Sales Friday 12:15 PM St. Michael the Archangel

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Friday 11:30 AM at St. Michael the Archangel
Saturday 3:30 - 4:30 PM at St. Francis de Sales Marian Chapel
Adoration
Every Monday - Sunday Adoration at St. Michael Diving Mercy Chapel
Every Thursday 9 AM - 6:00 PM Eucharistic Adoration
at St. Francis Marian Chapel

Today's Readings
- Memorial of Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church
  
  Reading 1 Ez 24:15-23
  Responsorial Psalm Deuteronomy 32:18-19, 20, 21
  Gospel Mt 19:16-22
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This week in our parish

August 2018

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Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 10:00 Priest, Prophet & King program 6:00p Mass at St. Francis Month View August 1, 2018 Priest, Prophet & King program Wednesday, August 1, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Meet in McCabe Center CR3 Mass at St. Francis Wednesday, August 1, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Mass in St. Francis Marian Chapel	2 8:30 Mass at St. Francis 9:00 Eucharistic Adoration following Morning Mass Month View August 2, 2018 Mass at St. Francis Thursday, August 2, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Mass in St. Francis Marian Chapel Eucharistic Adoration following Morning Mass Thursday, August 2, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Come and spend an hour with our Lord in St. Francis Marian Chapel	3 11:30 Reconciliation before Mass at St. Michael 12:15p Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Month View August 3, 2018 Reconciliation before Mass at St. Michael Friday, August 3, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Friday, August 3, 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM	4 3:30p Confessions 5:00p Mass at St. Francis Month View August 4, 2018 Confessions Saturday, August 4, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Confessions are in St. Francis Marian Chapel Mass at St. Francis Saturday, August 4, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
5 Family Promise week 8:30 Mass at St. Michael the Archangel 10:30 Nursery 11:00 Mass at St. Francis Month View August 5, 2018 Family Promise week August 5 - August 12 Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Sunday, August 5, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Nursery Sunday, August 5, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Meet in St. Monica Room McCabe Center Mass at St. Francis Sunday, August 5, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	6 Family Promise week 8:30 Mass at St. Michael 12:00p Senior Bingo 6:00p Alpha Meeting Month View August 6, 2018 Family Promise week August 5 - August 12 Mass at St. Michael Monday, August 6, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Senior Bingo Monday, August 6, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM We meet every first Monday of the month in the McCabe Center Wilma Hall Alpha Meeting Monday, August 6, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Meet in McCabe Center Youth Room	7 Family Promise week 9:00 Womens Guild Craft Group 1:30p Seasons of Hope Grief Ministry 3:30p Pictorial Directory photo session Month View August 7, 2018 Family Promise week August 5 - August 12 Womens Guild Craft Group Tuesday, August 7, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM All women of the parish are invited to join us every Tuesday morning in the McCabe Center Seasons of Hope Grief Ministry Tuesday, August 7, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Meet in Marian Chapel Pictorial Directory photo session Tuesday, August 7, 3:30 PM - 8:30 PM McCabe Parish center ~ use the emergency entrance ramp for easy access to building.	8 Family Promise week 10:00 Priest, Prophet & King program 3:30p Pictorial Directory Photo Session 6:00p Mass at St. Francis Month View August 8, 2018 Family Promise week August 5 - August 12 Priest, Prophet & King program Wednesday, August 8, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Meet in McCabe Center CR3 Pictorial Directory Photo Session Wednesday, August 8, 3:30 PM - 8:30 PM McCabe Parish center ~ use the emergency entrance ramp for easy access to building. Mass at St. Francis Wednesday, August 8, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Mass in St. Francis Marian Chapel	9 Family Promise week 8:30 Mass at St. Francis 9:00 Eucharistic Adoration following Morning Mass 3:30p Pictorial Directory Photo Sessions Month View August 9, 2018 Family Promise week August 5 - August 12 Mass at St. Francis Thursday, August 9, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Mass in St. Francis Marian Chapel Eucharistic Adoration following Morning Mass Thursday, August 9, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Come and spend an hour with our Lord in St. Francis Marian Chapel Pictorial Directory Photo Sessions Thursday, August 9, 3:30 PM - 8:30 PM McCabe Parish center ~ use the emergency entrance ramp for easy access to building.	10 Family Promise week 11:30 Reconciliation before Mass at St. Michael 12:15p Mass at St. Michael the Archangel 3:30p Pictorial Directory Photo Sessions Month View August 10, 2018 Family Promise week August 5 - August 12 Reconciliation before Mass at St. Michael Friday, August 10, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Friday, August 10, 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Pictorial Directory Photo Sessions Friday, August 10, 3:30 PM - 8:30 PM McCabe Parish center ~ use the emergency entrance ramp for easy access to building.	11 Family Promise week 10:00 Pictorial Directory Photo Sessions 3:30p Confessions 5:00p Mass at St. Francis Month View August 11, 2018 Family Promise week August 5 - August 12 Pictorial Directory Photo Sessions Saturday, August 11, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM McCabe Parish center ~ use the emergency entrance ramp for easy access to building. Confessions Saturday, August 11, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Confessions are in St. Francis Marian Chapel Mass at St. Francis Saturday, August 11, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
12 Family Promise week 8:30 Mass at St. Michael the Archangel 10:30 Nursery 11:00 Mass at St. Francis Month View August 12, 2018 Family Promise week August 5 - August 12 Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Sunday, August 12, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Nursery Sunday, August 12, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Meet in St. Monica Room McCabe Center Mass at St. Francis Sunday, August 12, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	13 8:30 Mass at St. Michael Month View August 13, 2018 Mass at St. Michael Monday, August 13, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	14 9:00 Womens Guild Craft Group 1:30p Seasons of Hope Grief Ministry 3:30p Pictorial Directory Photo Sessions 6:00p Holy Day Vigil Mass 6:00p Alpha Meeting Month View August 14, 2018 Womens Guild Craft Group Tuesday, August 14, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM All women of the parish are invited to join us every Tuesday morning in the McCabe Center Seasons of Hope Grief Ministry Tuesday, August 14, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Meet in Marian Chapel Pictorial Directory Photo Sessions August 14, 3:30 PM - August 17, 8:30 PM McCabe Parish center ~ use the emergency entrance ramp for easy access to building. Holy Day Vigil Mass Tuesday, August 14, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Alpha Meeting Tuesday, August 14, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Meet in McCabe Center Youth Room	15 3:30p Pictorial Directory Photo Sessions 10:00 Priest, Prophet & King program 6:00p Holy Day Mass Month View August 15, 2018 Pictorial Directory Photo Sessions August 14, 3:30 PM - August 17, 8:30 PM McCabe Parish center ~ use the emergency entrance ramp for easy access to building. Priest, Prophet & King program Wednesday, August 15, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Meet in McCabe Center CR3 Holy Day Mass Wednesday, August 15, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Mass in St. Francis Church	16 3:30p Pictorial Directory Photo Sessions 8:30 Mass at St. Francis 9:00 Eucharistic Adoration following Morning Mass Month View August 16, 2018 Pictorial Directory Photo Sessions August 14, 3:30 PM - August 17, 8:30 PM McCabe Parish center ~ use the emergency entrance ramp for easy access to building. Mass at St. Francis Thursday, August 16, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Mass in St. Francis Marian Chapel Eucharistic Adoration following Morning Mass Thursday, August 16, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Come and spend an hour with our Lord in St. Francis Marian Chapel	17 3:30p Pictorial Directory Photo Sessions 11:30 Reconciliation before Mass at St. Michael 12:15p Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Month View August 17, 2018 Pictorial Directory Photo Sessions August 14, 3:30 PM - August 17, 8:30 PM McCabe Parish center ~ use the emergency entrance ramp for easy access to building. Reconciliation before Mass at St. Michael Friday, August 17, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Friday, August 17, 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM	18 10:00 Pictorial Directory Photo Sessions 3:30p Confessions 5:00p Mass at St. Francis Month View August 18, 2018 Pictorial Directory Photo Sessions Saturday, August 18, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM McCabe Parish center ~ use the emergency entrance ramp for easy access to building. Confessions Saturday, August 18, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Confessions are in St. Francis Marian Chapel Mass at St. Francis Saturday, August 18, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
19 8:30 Mass at St. Michael the Archangel 10:30 Nursery 11:00 Mass at St. Francis Month View August 19, 2018 Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Sunday, August 19, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Nursery Sunday, August 19, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Meet in St. Monica Room McCabe Center Mass at St. Francis Sunday, August 19, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	20 8:30 Mass at St. Michael Month View August 20, 2018 Mass at St. Michael Monday, August 20, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	21 9:00 Womens Guild Craft Group 1:30p Seasons of Hope Grief Ministry 6:00p Alpha Meeting Month View August 21, 2018 Womens Guild Craft Group Tuesday, August 21, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM All women of the parish are invited to join us every Tuesday morning in the McCabe Center Seasons of Hope Grief Ministry Tuesday, August 21, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Meet in Marian Chapel Alpha Meeting Tuesday, August 21, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Meet in McCabe Center Youth Room	22 6:00p Mass at St. Francis Month View August 22, 2018 Mass at St. Francis Wednesday, August 22, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Mass in St. Francis Marian Chapel	23 8:30 Mass at St. Francis 9:00 Eucharistic Adoration following Morning Mass Month View August 23, 2018 Mass at St. Francis Thursday, August 23, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Mass in St. Francis Marian Chapel Eucharistic Adoration following Morning Mass Thursday, August 23, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Come and spend an hour with our Lord in St. Francis Marian Chapel	24 11:30 Reconciliation before Mass at St. Michael 12:15p Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Month View August 24, 2018 Reconciliation before Mass at St. Michael Friday, August 24, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Friday, August 24, 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM	25 3:30p Confessions 5:00p Mass at St. Francis Month View August 25, 2018 Confessions Saturday, August 25, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Confessions are in St. Francis Marian Chapel Mass at St. Francis Saturday, August 25, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
26 8:30 Mass at St. Michael the Archangel 10:30 Nursery 11:00 Mass at St. Francis Month View August 26, 2018 Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Sunday, August 26, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Nursery Sunday, August 26, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Meet in St. Monica Room McCabe Center Mass at St. Francis Sunday, August 26, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	27 8:30 Mass at St. Michael Month View August 27, 2018 Mass at St. Michael Monday, August 27, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	28 9:00 Womens Guild Craft Group 1:30p Seasons of Hope Grief Ministry Month View August 28, 2018 Womens Guild Craft Group Tuesday, August 28, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM All women of the parish are invited to join us every Tuesday morning in the McCabe Center Seasons of Hope Grief Ministry Tuesday, August 28, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Meet in Marian Chapel	29 6:00p Mass at St. Francis Month View August 29, 2018 Mass at St. Francis Wednesday, August 29, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Mass in St. Francis Marian Chapel	30 8:30 Mass at St. Francis 9:00 Eucharistic Adoration following Morning Mass Month View August 30, 2018 Mass at St. Francis Thursday, August 30, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Mass in St. Francis Marian Chapel Eucharistic Adoration following Morning Mass Thursday, August 30, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Come and spend an hour with our Lord in St. Francis Marian Chapel	31 11:30 Reconciliation before Mass at St. Michael 12:15p Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Month View August 31, 2018 Reconciliation before Mass at St. Michael Friday, August 31, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Friday, August 31, 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM