Author Archives: Katie Moe and Lori Mercer

Greetings from Marian Center family. We pray that you and your loved ones are well. What a strange and surreal time we are living in. Obviously, it feels like our country has been turned on its ear and depending on … Continued

Greetings to you from the Marian Center in Joy Valley! Just as the snow melts away and we want to spend more time outdoors — we get hit with a pandemic. The rapid spread of the coronavirus will surely make … Continued

Greetings to you and happy feast of Sts. Felicity and Perpetua! Well, the sun has been shining and the snow is melting up here in the northland and we couldn’t be happier! Sure, Lent is in full-swing now, but that … Continued

Good afternoon! This is coming to your inbox a little late today, as we’ve all been enjoying new baby snuggles and taking it a little slower this week. The Marian Center’s newest family member, Andrew III, is doing great and … Continued

Greetings and happy feast of the Chair of St. Peter (more on this in a moment!) Well, if you didn’t know already, we may as well be the ones to tell you- Lent starts this week! Are you groaning or … Continued

Hello! Thanks for joining us here at the Marian Center for another edition of The Cause of Our Joy! It has been somewhat of a mild winter up here in Petoskey, so while it is true that snow covers everything, … Continued

Hello and happy feast of St. Josephine Bakita! Since February is Black History Month (more on this in a moment), it seems fitting to learn more about her today! Check out this piece from Word on Fire that illustrates that holiness (like … Continued

Greetings in Christ and Our Blessed Mother! Can you believe we are already into the month of February?! We pray that you are doing well and staying healthy! We’ve seen a lot of news headlines lately about the flu and … Continued

Hello and thank you for joining us! What a fun week we’ve just finished- saints’ feast days galore, our big Archangel celebration, and lots of rain!! (Well, the rain isn’t so exciting, but we sure have been getting a lot … Continued

Greetings from Joy Valley! As always, we hope our little weekly email finds you doing well.  Quick Reminder: Today we will celebrate the Feast of the Archangels at the Marian Center with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and a … Continued