
WELCOME TO ST. ELIZABETH CATHOLIC CHURCH
Our mission is to connect
our brothers and sisters to Jesus Christ
and to each other. To grow in faith
and bring a ministry of hope, love and charity to those who have been alienated
socially, economically and spiritually.
All of our efforts to serve are united by a single theme, “I am my brother’s and sister’s keeper.”
A Pastoral Note to Migrants from the Catholic Bishops in Michigan
February 2025
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
We, the Roman Catholic Bishops in Michigan, write to offer our continued pastoral and prayerful support for migrant individuals and families who over the course of time have entered the country and today are making a living in this state. Our fraternal closeness to you and other immigrants, refugees, and those seeking humanitarian asylum is rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, where we find “I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me… Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me” (Matthew 25:35,40).
We hear and empathize with families across the state who express anxiety and fear over mass deportations and harmful rhetoric that broadly demeans our immigrant brothers and sisters. As shepherds of our flocks, we pledge amid such uncertainty to promote through the Michigan Catholic Conference and in our respective dioceses unyielding support and respect for the human dignity of all migrant people in our midst.
We urge our elected officials to support policies that keep immigrant and undocumented families safe and united, and to protect those who arrived as children. We call on the Michigan congressional delegation to work for a humane immigration system that welcomes refugees and immigrants by providing a fair pathway to citizenship; one that also keeps borders safe and secure from criminal activity, including human trafficking and the smuggling of illegal drugs.
Mindful of the dire conditions from which many travel, oftentimes with children through great difficulty and despair, we encourage you, our migrant brothers and sisters, to be strengthened by our Lord’s words “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you… Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid” (John 14:27). Never fail to keep your faith and hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, who promises a divine kingdom that we strive to inherit and together call our true home.
With abundant love and trust, we ask Our Lady of Guadalupe to hear the cries of the suffering and offer to her maternal compassion and protection all who seek her heavenly intercession.
In Christ, Most Rev. Allen H. Vigneron Archbishop of Detroit Most Rev. Earl Boyea Bishop of Lansing Most Rev. Arturo Cepeda Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit Most Rev. John F. Doerfler Bishop of Marquette Most Rev. Robert Fisher Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit Most Rev. Robert D. Gruss Bishop of Saginaw Most Rev. Edward M. Lohse Bishop of Kalamazoo Most Rev. Jeffrey Monforton Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit Most Rev. David J. Walkowiak Bishop of Grand Rapids Most Rev. Jeffrey J. Walsh



Dear Family,
We would like you to consider joining us the first and third Saturday mornings of the month for a one hour prayer group. The time is 8:30a.m and the place is the Nativity parish house living room. We have found it is worth it and we still have time to do our Saturday tasks.! We usually read and discuss the gospel for the upcoming Sunday. It is a great group of people and it allows us to get to know each other on another level other than just saying "Hi" at Church on Sundays. Please consider joining us. There is no obligation to be there every time, if something comes up. We will just appreciate your presence. Thank you.
Respectfully,
Deacon John Wright and Mary Ellen White
“If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet,
You ought to wash one another’s feet.” (Jn 13:14)
April 16, 2025
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
The Lord has Risen, Alleluia!! As we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord these fifty days of
Easter, we need to also remember the cross of our salvation. The two are united together as the essential
elements of the paschal mystery of our faith. During the forty days of lent we recalled that there can be no
resurrection without the sacrifice of the cross. Now we celebrate the true meaning of the cross that can
only be seen in the saving power of Christ’s resurrection. We come to a deeper appreciation that there
cannot be salvation in the suffering of the cross without the resurrection. Cross and Resurrection are like
two sides to the same coin. One necessarily embraces the other. One always leads us to the other and
back again.
Therefore, as we celebrate the resurrection that brings us new life, we have to also prepare
ourselves once again to make the cross of Christ’s love our own. Receiving the reality of the resurrection
instills in our hearts a deep longing to share the glory of the resurrection with the whole world. Jesus
models how to share that glory by his humble action of washing feet. We need not do grandiose things to
share Christ’s sacrificial love that brings resurrection. As St. Therese of Lisieux suggests, we just need to
focus on doing the little things we do for others each day with great love and humility. In other words, we
“ought to wash one another’s feet”.
In order to live this simple message of love we need to both continue to pray, reflect and grow as
we journey this road together. I am grateful to God for sending me here to the lower eastside of Detroit to
walk alongside all of you. In the short time I have been with you, you have truly inspired me by the ways in
which you lift one another up and challenge each other to be the best you can be. I look forward to many
more years together journeying to become more and more like Christ in his washing of feet. May God
abundantly bless your Easter and the rest of your year.
Peace and Love in Christ,
Fr. Chris
NO SECOND TUNIC
A Plan for Mission-Ready Families of Parishes in the Archdiocese of Detroit
Click the link to read Archbishop-Emeritus Allen Vigneron's Pastoral Note, No Second Tunic
https://www.unleashthegospel.org/pastoral-notes/no-second-tunic/
APRIL 18, 2025

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