Author: Angela Marion Ross

Assumption Masses 2024

To honor the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
join us at 6pm, Wednesday, 8/14, for a Vigil Mass, at St. Mary/St. Charles of Cheboygan; or
Thursday morning at 9am (on 8/15) for this day of Solemnity at Sacred Heart of Riggsville,
and/or later Thursday evening at 6pm at St. Mary’s of Burt Lake.

Sunday afternoon, August 25 – CPR Parishes 104th Festival at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Riggsville

The CPR Parishes Festival at Sacred Heart Church of Riggsville will be held on Sunday, Aug. 25th, at the church grounds on Polish Line Rd.

This will be the 104th celebration of the annual Festival.  A dinner of baked chicken & roast beef, with local garden vegetables & homemade pies for dessert, will be served from 12:00 noon until 4:00 pm. 

Dinners are $20 for adults & $6 for children ages 6-12, age 5 and under are free.  Take out orders until 3:30 pm. There will be hourly 50/50 drawings, ending with the Big Raffle drawing at 3:00 pm, live music from Lucky Star polka band, bingo, kids’ games, country store, flea market and more.  Flea Market tables are available at no charge for crafts, garage sale items, flowers, jewelry ,etc.  Reserve a table by calling 627-2605.

The church is located on the corner of Polish Line Road & Church Road in Riggsville, Cheboygan County.  Join us in celebrating our historical 104th festival with fun and fellowship for all ages!

~ Olive Wood Items available at CPR Parishes weekend of August 3 & 4 ~

Help our fellow Christians in the Holy Land…
On the weekend of August 3-4, our brothers and sisters representing the Land of Peace mission, a nonprofit organization, will be visiting our Parishes speaking about the Christians and the ongoing situation in the Holy Land. They will be selling Crucifixes, religious artwork, and rosaries- all made of olive wood which is native to Israel and Bethlehem- to raise funds to help support our fellow brothers and sisters. Since tourism has greatly depleted, Christian families in the holy land who depend on tourists have been greatly affected. The goal of this mission is to help the poor and needy families in Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Sales of these goods will help them very much, and also give you the opportunity to have something authentic from the holy land. Please browse and buy some articles. It is for a good cause and also a help to your personal devotion. Please visit their website:
www.landofpeace.org

CPR Parishes Raffle Ticket Fundraiser

We thank all parishioners, friends and summer residents for supporting our 2024 fundraiser!

This Raffle will include all the Churches in our Catholic Community, including St. Mary/St. Charles of Cheboygan, St. Clement of Pellston and Sacred Heart of Riggsville.  The proceeds will be divided between all three parishes and used for ongoing church maintenance and local community outreach. 

Annual Catholic Services Appeal

This May, we are raising funds for the annual Catholic Services Appeal (CSA). Your support makes a difference for important ministries in the diocese and beyond. Thanks to generous support of CSA, thousands of families in our parishes, Catholic schools, and ministries are supported each year. Our parish is asked to support the CSA to help provide for these diocesan programs that no single parish could sustain on its own. The CSA effort is a means by which we work together to care for the Church by sharing the gifts God has given to us.   Please make a gift today to support this important mission. Learn more and give online at http://DioceseofGaylord.org/24CSA.

Holy Week & Easter Liturgy Schedule

Diocese of Gaylord Chrism Mass – Tuesday, March 26 @ 11am @ St. Mary Cathedral in Gaylord (Livestreamed at www.dioceseofgaylord.org)

Holy Thursday – March 28 – Mass of the Lord’s Supper @ 7pm @ St. Mary/St. Charles Church with private Adoration in the Prayer Chapel in the church after Mass until 11pm

Good Friday – March 29 @ 1pm at St. Mary/St. Charles Church

Easter Vigil – March 30 @ 9pm at St. Mary/St. Charles Church, Cheboygan* (No other Masses on Saturday evening)

Easter Sunday – March 31 – 8am @ Sacred Heart, Riggsville, 9:30am @ St. Mary/St. Charles, Cheboygan, & 11am @ St. Clement, Pellston

Easter Morning 9:30am Mass is livestreamed on the CPR Parish Facebook and YouTube pages; it will also be broadcast on WCBY 1240AM, 100.7FM and online at www.bigcountrygold.com