Mar 5, 2021
HOUGHTON Patrick Charles Brick Farrell (1964-2021) died on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at the Omega House in Houghton, from complications arising from bone cancer.
Patrick was the son of Daniel Farrell (former University of Michigan hockey coach) and A. Jolayne Farrell (nurse/journalist). He was the grandson of Dr. Michael Brick and Mary Carmichael Brick.
Patrick is survived by his parents and his brother and only sibling, Timothy, an attorney in Washington, D.C. He leaves behind numerous cousins and many friends.
Patrick was born in Canada and spent his early years in Africa before moving permanently to the United States. He graduated from Michigan Tech with a degree in mine engineering.
Mar 1, 2021
The four missionaries pose for a selfie along the lakeshore at McCarty’s Cove in Marquette after arriving in the Upper Peninsula. Pictured from the left: Samuel Hadjis, Maria Doherty, Alek Mitchell, Father Dustin Larson, and Jessica Rutkowski.
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MARQUETTE Catholic Campus Ministry at Northern Michigan University was recently chosen to host a team of four missionaries beginning the winter semester 2021. The Fellowship of Catholic University Students, better known as FOCUS, serves at 180 different locations throughout the U.S. and the world.
“I am extremely excited because students here at Catholic Campus Ministry are ready to receive the deeper discipleship formation that FOCUS can offer them,” said Father Dustin Larson, associate pastor of St. Michael Parish, Marquette and Chaplain of Catholic Campus Ministry at NMU, in a news release.
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Students at Michigan Technological University (MTU) creatively navigated Michigan’s COVID-19 restrictions by building an ice chapel with pews to celebrate Mass outdoors, WLUC TV-6 reported.
This marks the 6th annual ice chapel Mass conducted by St. Albert The Great University Parish, an event that is part of a wider MTU Winter Carnival tradition, which began in 1934, WLUC TV-6 reported.
“Every year, we’ll see guests and visitors from the area,” Fr. Ben Hasse, Director of Campus Ministry for St. Albert The Great Parish, told WLUC TV-6. “Often, students will bring their parents, and we get to meet their parents. Students will bring their friends. It’s been a great opportunity to welcome people, to meet them, and to pray with them.”
Michigan Tech has an annual ice mass
News Highlights: Michigan Tech has an annual ice mass
HOUGHTON, Mich. (WLUC) – On Saturday afternoon, the MTU Winter Carnival continued a different tradition with its annual ice mass.
At least 40 people congregated in a student-made ice chapel outside St. Albert The Great Parish on Michigan Tech campus. Each person was required to wear a mask during the services.
This is the 6th consecutive year that ice masses have been held, with a total of 200-250 people.
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Phoenix, Ariz., Apr 4, 2020 / 12:01 pm (CNA).- Holy Week this year is going to look different for almost every Catholic in the United States.
On Palm Sunday, people will wave last year’s palms, or this year’s pine branches, or, if they’re lucky, palms from their parish, from the confines of their home instead of the pews of their parish. On Holy Thursday, feet will be washed by a family member, or not at all. For the veneration of the Cross, Catholics will kiss their personal crucifixes instead of lining up to kiss the crucifix at their parish. Candle-lit Easter Vigils will be celebrated by solitary priests livestreaming Mass from empty chapels.