Resurrection of the Lord Parish
Fr. Tom Held, Pastor
July 20, 2025
Of Mind and Heart
By the time you read this, I will have finished week three and everyone has been so kind and welcoming. Thank you all! At the Saturday evening vigil Mass on July 26, Bishop Gruss will be here to officially install me as pastor of Resurrection Parish. He will also bless our 911 shrine. So, we need to show up for Mass in large numbers to support of our bishop. I’m sure if one of the original apostles were coming we would all be here and Bishop Gruss is a successor of the apostles after all.
Speaking of the blessing of the shrine, this past week
Mary took me on a guided tour of all of them, that’s
Mary Fitzgerald not the Blessed Virgin Mary. We
certainly have a lot to offer the local community and beyond. That being said, Father Ron was doing his best
to make these shrines more widely known. As a result, a
few of us were interviewed by Jeanie Cromie, a journalist for Saginaw Bay Catholic Magazine. Keep your eye out for this issue.
Also, looking ahead let’s keep Wednesday October 22nd open in our calendars for the feast day of Pope Saint John Paul II. I’d like to plan a special Mass and Eucharistic procession through his shrine on that day. He was instrumental in my own vocation and I’m sure he had an incredible influence on many of you as well. Let’s continue to pray for one another and don’t forget to invite all your friends and family to join our awesome community.
Peace,
Fr. Tom
Homilies
Fourtheenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time