Electronic giving

May God bless you for your generous planning! Make donations online through Connect Now Electrionic Giving. You may also download the "ConnectNow Giving" app. Go to the app store from your device and search for "ConnectNow Giving". When you launch the app, search for Most Pure Heart of Mary, then create a donor profile. If you need assistance please call Barb Kilgore, Parish Bookkeeper at 419-564-6376. You may also email Barb at bkilgore@stmaryshelby.org.

Read more about electronic giving here: Electronic Giving.

To accommodate those who have not yet signed up for online giving there will be receptacles for collection envelopes near the communion stations. Offerings may be placed before Mass or on one's way to communion, or shortly after the conclusion of Mass.

Father John Missler is retiring

Father John Missler is retiring this year effective June 30. If you would like to wish him well with cards and/or letters please send them to: Immaculate Conception 414 Madison Street Port Clinton, Ohio 43452. Having spent 42 years in ministry, including 12 years from 1988-2001 at Most Pure Heart of Mary, he will be missed by many.

Attention all 8th-12th graders

The 22nd Annual Youth Elect Service (YES) Weekend normally scheduled for this weekend has been postponed. Mark your calendar for Saturday, October 24 for a one day fall service day at Willard St. Francis Xavier. Stay tuned for more details

Confession

Confession will return the the regular times and days Saturday, May 30 at MPHM beginning at 3:45 p.m. and before Sunday morning Mass at St. Joseph, Plymouth.

MPHM open for prayer

With the resumption of public Masses the church will be open for public prayer Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m.

Recycling notice

Our recycling services has been suspend with the exception of the cardboard. We will only be accepting cardboard at this time until further notice. Thank you!

Cemetery upkeep

When we visit the graves of loved ones, we like to see our cemetery looking its very best, especially during Memorial Day. The Cemetery Committee takes great pride in making sure that our cemetery has been neatly mowed, trimmed, and well kept. It takes a substantial amount of money for upkeep, especially during the spring/summer/fall mowing months and we depend on the sale of graves and donations to do so. During the month of May we ask that you please consider making a donation to the cemetery so that we may continue to keep our cemetery looking beautiful for years to come. Thank you for your continued support!.

2020 Graduation Mass

We need your help!!! If you are a parishioner of St. Joseph or Most Pure Heart of Mary who graduated High School this spring, or you know someone who did, we are trying to plan an alternative Graduation Mass date and time. In an effort to have input from the 2020 Graduates, we have created a Google form. Please help us pass the word so we can reach all of our high school graduates!

Mass intentions

Mass intentions refer to the particular purpose for which a specific Mass is offered. This may be to honor God or thank him for blessings received. A Mass can be offered for the repose of the soul of family members, friends, or acquaintances who have died. Mass can also be offered for someone living who is sick, in Thanksgiving for major milestones, or in celebration of a special occasion, etc.

To request a Mass Intention, please call or visit either parish office and choose an available date. The suggested donation for a Mass intention is $10.00. If you have any questions, contact Arlene at 419-347-2381 at MPHM or Sharon at 419-687-4611 at St. Joseph.

Summer Lunch Program

Our parish will be preparing meals for the Summer Lunch Program the week of July 20th. If you would like to make a donation for the success of this program, you may drop an envelope in the collection or mail it to the parish office. Please clearly mark your donation for the Summer Lunch Program. Thank for your support!

Encouraging words from Father Jim

The Bishop's Corner

Did you know Bishop Thomas has a weekly radio program that is also on YouTube? Follow this link to see The Bishop's Corner and other videos: Diocese of Toledo YouTube Channel.

CRS Rice Bowls

If you took a Rice Bowl during the Lenten season, you can still bring it back to church! We will have the rice bowls out to collect donations near the baptismal font at Most Pure Heart of Mary or in front of the altar at St. Joseph. We will have the Rice Bowls out through Sunday, June 14th. Thank you for your donations!

Penetecost Letter from Father Chris

My dear people of God, I am confident that by now you are aware that public Masses will be resuming beginning with weekday Masses on 25 May 2020 and with weekend Masses on 30/31 May 2020, Pentecost. I have heard many priests comment on the lack of courses or preparedness in the seminary on how to address the public life of the Church in a time of plague or pandemic, and while that statement may be humorous it is also true. Bishop Thomas has given some wonderful guidance as we move toward this moment of resuming public worship, and I am grateful for his leadership and trust in the pastors he has placed to make prudent decisions about the well-being of the souls entrusted to us. In light of my concern for everyone's well-being and acknowledging the desire to return to worship, I would like to pass on the following details about what a return to public Masses in this continued time of pandemic will look like, so that we may all prepare appropriately and with due concern for our brothers and sisters.

Follow this link to read about what to expect as public Masses resume MPHM Pentecost Letter 2020.

MyParish App

Text App to phone number 88202 or click here myParishapp.com to download the app.

Meet our seminarian

Hello,

My name is Bradley McNeal and I am the seminarian that will be spending the upcoming summer with all of you. I am looking forward to my time with Fr. Chris and all of you at Most Pure Heart of Mary and St. Joseph parishes in just a couple of weeks! Before I begin (officially on June 2nd), let me share with you a little bit about myself. I was born and raised in West Toledo and my home parish is Most Blessed Sacrament Parish. I am the youngest of three boys in my family and am the proud uncle of three nieces (and another niece/nephew on the way). I started thinking about the priesthood back when I was in high school and would continue to do so while I was attending college at the University of Toledo. I graduated UT in the spring of 2016 with a bachelor's degree in special education and began seminary formation and studies at Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West in Cincinnati in the fall of 2016. During my four years at "The Mount", I have completed two years of philosophy studies, two years of theology studies, and have earned a M.A. in Catholic Studies. Previous summer assignments for me have included serving at parishes in Columbus Grove and Paulding, as well as a summer doing mission work down in the Appalachian region of Eastern Kentucky. Looking ahead, I will be spending the upcoming year not at the seminary, but rather at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Delphos as part of a pastoral internship year. I will then God-willing be ordained a deacon in the spring of 2022 and a priest in the spring of 2023. While there may appear to be darkness over our world and lives during these unprecedented times, let us maintain hope and remember the words of our Lord, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life" (John 8:12). God bless you all and I look forward to meeting you soon!

In Christ, Bradley

Leading the Flock by Bishop Thomas

In the recent issue of "Leading the Flock" Bishop Thomas writes: Dear friends, in the uncharted waters of the present moment, the tremendous work, efforts and dedication of our priests, deacons, pastoral leaders, consecrated religious, parish pastoral teams, school leaders and teachers, parish finance and parish councils and diocesan pastoral center staff, have been unmatched. Now our focus, with eyes fixed on the Risen Lord, is to move beyond being anxious about many things, to being anxious about rebuilding, restoring and reinvigorating Catholic life in our nineteen counties. Click the image below to read more.

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Special event posting

If you would like anything posted in the church for special events, all items and information need to be brought to the Parish Office by noon on Friday before the upcoming weekend.