Celebrating two Masses at parishes in Monroe and a formal wedding-like reception filled the first full day of festivities Sunday for newly ordained Father Zaid Chabaan.
Father Zaid, as he is called, was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Allen Vigneron at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Detroit Saturday. Father Zaid, who served as a transitional deacon at both St. Mary and St. John Catholic Churches this past year, celebrated his first Masses at both parishes on the Feast of Pentecost Sunday along with about 10 priests from the archdiocese, priests from the Monroe parishes and seminarians studying to be priests.
Father Derik Peterman, associate pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Farmington Hills, gave the sermon at the first Mass held at St. John’s. Both Father Derik and Father Zaid entered the seminary together eight years ago. At the second liturgy held at St. Mary’s, Father Zaid gave his own sermon. Deacon Michael Stewart introduced him to the congregatio
Earth Day 2021: Pandemic cuts down on paper at local schools
There’s another reason for celebration this Earth Day: Schools are saving trees.
More electronic devices in the hands of students translates to less paper at area schools. In some cases, that reduction has been even greater since the pandemic began.
Bedford Public Schools, Airport Community Schools and St. Mary Catholic Central High School are among the local schools that are reporting a paper reduction.
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Bedford Public Schools, like other school districts, purchases paper literally by the truckload. Each load is 840 cases. Administrators are finding they are making these purchases less frequently.
Monroe Public Schools goes remote due to COVID spike
Area school districts continue to monitor pandemic, positivity rates
Monroe County’s largest school district has made the decision to briefly convert to all-remote learning after its students return from spring break.
Monroe Public Schools announced students at all of its campuses will switch to online learning April 12-16 due to concerns surrounding rising instances of COVID-19 within its community and the broader county.
The district’s regularly scheduled spring break begins today and ends April 9. Students were originally set to return to in-person learning April 12. That return has been delayed until April 19.
SMCC exceeds halfway point of fund-raising campaign
St. Mary Catholic Central High School (SMCC) has already passed the halfway point of a major fund-raising drive begun this year.
The drive called “Together - A Virtual Campaign for Falcons and Kestrels” has surpassed the $300,000 mark on a path toward the campaign’s goal of $575,000, according to an update posted online. More than 200 people have donated so far.
The link to the campaign page is igfn.us/e/QGLw9A. It includes a basic outline for the campaign and a letter from school President Sean Jorgensen to alumni and friends that kicked off the campaign in February.
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