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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

Hello friends of the Marian Center in Joy Valley! So glad to have you join us for this little weekend email! At this moment we are enjoying a quick rest after a busy summer! (We say quick because October conference … Continued

Ellen and Adam Willson from Willson’s Garden Center in Petoskey will lead a class on caring for your Mary Garden. The focus will be answering your questions about plant care and getting your garden ready for winter. There will be … Continued

Good morning! Thank you for joining us at the end of your week! We apologize for not having a new Cause of Our Joy last weekend, but if you read the update we sent along you read that we have been swamped!  … Continued

Greetings from the Marian Center in Joy Valley… And welcome to another edition of The Cause of Our Joy!  We’re going to be honest with you: we need a little break from the routine. Every week we attempt to put forward … Continued

Mary was taken to heaven, body and soul.   Good morning and happy feast of St. Lawrence! We’re just finishing a wonderful week in the Church year- the Dedication of Mary Major this past Monday, Transfiguration on Tuesday, St. Dominic on … Continued