Annual Women’s Lenten Breakfast Saturday, March 25th 9:30—11:00 am at Our Lady of Fatima. This is a community event for the local churches to promote fellowship & prayer. We are asking for breakfast casseroles to feed this group, usually 80-100 ladies. There is a sign-up sheet in the kitchen area for anyone who wants to bring food. Please see Thera Gilbert for more information.

Join us Wednesdays during Lent for Stations of the Cross and a Simple Soup Supper 5:30 pm Stations of the Cross in the Church Soup Supper immediately following in the Hospitality Room Gather as a parish community and share in prayer and a simple meal together. All parishioners are welcome to attend. Slow down and encounter our St. Charles Borromeo community this Lent.

Now is the time to sign up for the American Red Cross Blood Drive being held on Friday, March 31 from 11:00 AM - 4:45 PM in the St. Charles Gym. Please register at www.redcrossblood.org or call Norb Strobel at 517 278 5405. The drive is cosponsored by the Activities Committee, CCW and the Knights of Columbus. Blood needs are always critical and your donation can help save lives.

Attention 7th-12th grade students of the Branch County Collaborative On Friday evenings from 6 to 7:15 pm during Lent, St. Charles Parish will be showing episodes of Chosen with parent permission, in the hospitality room.   If interested, please contact Angela Richards with your child(ren)s name(s) grade, and contact information by texting 517 227 0317 or email [email protected]

Fr. Dan will be celebrating the 9:00am Mass at St.Charles today as planned. We have not made any plans to cancel the evening Ash Wednesday Masses as of now.

Kalamazoo Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Lenten Retreat--HEALING THROUGH THE EUCHARIST AND RECONCILIATION Saturday, March 18, 2023, 8:00 am—3:00 pm Saint Augustine Cathedral, Kalamazoo, MI

Fr. Harold Potter and Fr. Daniel Doctor, have prepared a pilgrimage for those parishioners in the Diocese of Kalamazoo, who would like to travel with them to Italy for 13 days.

$10.00 FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN UP TO $1,000.00.

January 14, 2023 after the 5:30 PM Mass in the Activities Building

The St. Charles Borromeo 24th Annual Mardi Gras Auction plans are underway! Please save the date to join us on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 for an evening of fun.

Starting December 3 and ending December 25th, all youth are invited to join in on a coloring contest at St Charles Borromeo.

During Advent season, as we prepare to receive the coming of our Lord at Christmas ,we have the opportunity to show God’s love in giving to others who are in need.

It gives me great joy to share with you that our parish now has a subscription to FORMED!

Free services to women, men and families: pregnancy tests and ultrasound, baby-care materials, parenting & relationships education, post-abortion support.

Three St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School students Josie Mescher, Logan Stritzinger and Hunter Scheidler (L-R) were named local winners in America and Me Essay Contest. Read article here.

CRS is sending staff and resources to support local Caritas partners in Ukraine, Romania, Moldova and Poland to address the growing needs. Together they are working around the clock to address operational challenges to these efforts.

If you are in need of immediate prayers from our church family, email Carolyn Morrison at: [email protected] Requests will be distributed by email, so permission to share is required. (This is separate from the Parish Bulletin & Mass Intentions)

Our school has immediate openings for music, P.E., & Technology Teachers. Please contact the school for details and how to apply. Brandon Smith, Principal, 517-279-0404 or [email protected]

A Lenten Scripture Study with Deacon Jim will be held on Thursdays (during Lent) at 6:30pm in the Hospitality Room. Please join us as we dive deeper into the Scriptures this Lenten Season. Each lesson is stand alone, so feel free to attend when you are able.