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Due to state-mandated COVID-19 restrictions, all events on the Marygrove Campus, including public Mass, are suspended through Tuesday, December 8. We will continue to livestream Mass with Fr. John at 10:00 am on Sundays. To join, just click on the big blue button at the top of this page.
To download and print previous bulletins, click on the SUNDAY BULLETINS button below.
A chance for youth to showcase their talents. To view, click on the HARVEST TALENT FESTIVAL button below.
A 4-week Advent mini-series via Zoom. To learn more, click on the BIBLE STUDY button below.
This Friday, November 27, marks the 15TH Anniversary of St. Peter Claver Catholic Community. Due to COVID, we will not be able to celebrate together. However, that shouldn’t stop us from recognizing the events, achievements and, most importantly, the people that have made St. Peter Claver so special. We invite you to submit memories and/or photographs that highlight special times spent at St. Peter Claver. We will put them together as a collage to be presented to the entire parish as a Christmas gift. Use the following form to submit your memories and/or photos, or you can mail them to the Parish Office. Please submit by December 6.
“Rise and be not afraid” (Mt 17:7). This is the theme of this year’s Catholic Services Appeal (CSA) for the Archdiocese of Detroit. Many programs and services made possible by the CSA directly or indirectly benefit our parish, our parishioners, and our communities. In this time of great challenge, the Church stands ready to provide healing, comfort, and assistance with basic needs.
Recognizing the additional challenges faced by so many this year, the Archdiocese reduced parish CSA targets by 15%. Our target is $6,736. Remember – any amounts received above the target are returned to the parish, and our tradition is to split anything returned 50/50 with our St. Vincent de Paul ministry, directly benefitting those most in need in our communities.
Many of you have received CSA mailings directly from the Archdiocese. If you have already responded, thank you. For those who have not responded, or who have not received a mailing, please prayerfully consider making a pledge to the CSA.
For more information about CSA, or to make a pledge, click on the CSA button below.
Please consider contributing to the annual parish collection supporting the critical work of Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan. You can positively impact the lives of thousands of people serve dogs by Catholic Charities right here in our own backyard throughout the Archdiocese of Detroit. Each year Catholic Charities helps more than 20,000 people combat poverty and crisis to move toward a better life. For more information, or to donate online, click on the CCSEM button below.
On Pentecost Sunday, May 31, Archbishop Vigneron announced upcoming changes to how parishes in the Archdiocese of Detroit will be organized and operate In the future, with every parish becoming part of a “Family of Parishes.” Father John, as our Pastor and the Vicar of the Trinity Vicariate, has been working with our parish leadership, the other vicars, the Trinity Vicariate pastors, and the Trinity Vicariate lay leadership in determining the best structure for the families. In order to ensure our parishioners would be involved in the process, a survey was sent to all parishioners seeking input regarding which parishes would be best for our parish to partner with as family. Based on the input received and the discussions with the other 11 parishes in the Trinity Vicariate, recommendations have been provided to Archbishop Vigneron, who will announce the “Families of Parishes” on the first day of Advent, November 29. For more information, click on the FAMILIES OF PARISHES below.
We are a parish within the Archdiocese of Detroit. Having reflected on the "four faces of our parish," St. Peter Claver Catholic Community, chosen by the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, and under the guidance of Mary, resolves that: 1) we will provide more opportunities for deepening prayer life and faith life for youth, young adults, and adults; 2) we will initiate efforts to reach out and re-connect with those individuals and families who have disconnected from the Church; 3) we will collaborate with other faith communities and organizations within our parish to offer ecumenical events/activities (e.g., neighborhood clean-ups, prayer meetings, health fairs); and, 4) we will utilize resources within our parish community to advocate for education and to promote social justice issues.
NOTE: EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 18, IN ORDER TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE-MANDATED COVID RESTRICTIONS, THE MARYGROVE CONSERVANCY HAS CANCELLED ALL EVENTS ON THE MARYGROVE CAMPUS THROUGH DECEMBER 8. THIS INCLUDES OUR CELEBRATIONS OF EUCHARIST. ACCORDINGLY, WE WILL LIVESTREAM FATHER JOHN AS HE CELEBRATES THE MASS FROM ST. PAUL OF THE CROSS RETREAT CENTER AT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED TIMES. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS BELOW TO PARTICIPATE.
St. Peter Claver celebrates Eucharist in the Sacred Heart Chapel at Marygrove College (see details on the STAFF/LOCATIONS page) every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. and on Holy Days at 6:30 p.m. Times for other Eucharistic celebrations, as well as times and locations for meetings and other events, are included on the PARISH CALENDAR page. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
Until further notice, everyone attending Eucharist or any other parish event must wear a face mask. We also encourage bringing hand sanitizer, although we do have hand sanitizer stations. Instructions are provided in the church for maintaining safe, social distancing, as well as for receiving Holy Communion.
Recognizing that some people will be unable to immediately rejoin us for public celebration of the Eucharist, we will stream every Mass live from Marygrove College via Zoom video conference. To join, click on the LIVE MASS button below.
To view recordings of recent Masses, click on the MASS VIDEOS button below.
To view the Daily Mass from the Catholic Television Network, click on the DAILY MASS button below.
Sacramental records are maintained at the Parish Office for sacraments received only at St. Peter Claver (that is, since the merger in November 2005). To obtain such records, contact the Parish Office by phone, or send a message on the CONTACT US page.
Records for Precious Blood and St. Francis de Sales are maintained by the Archive Office of the Archdiocese of Detroit. To obtain these records, click on the AOD ARCHIVES button below, or call (313) 237-5800.
Every Tuesday, from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., our St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry assists individuals and families in our neighborhoods with food and other essential household needs. The Food Pantry operates out of the basement of the Mt. Lebanon-Strathmoor Church (see details on the STAFF/LOCATIONS page). For additional information, please contact the Parish Office.
We appreciate everyone who supports St. Peter Claver Catholic Community. If you are unable to participate in the Sunday celebration of the Eucharist at Marygrove College, you can send your support directly to the Parish Office. Or you can conveniently use online giving by clicking on the GIVE ONLINE button below.
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