The U.P. Catholic Newsletter
October 2024
St. Mary Parish, Rockland, 175th anniversary celebration
Care Clinic Banquet 2024
CATY MRAZ | THE U.P. CATHOLIC
(Top photo) Attendees of the Care Clinic fundraising banquet enjoy fellowship prior to the beginning of the event. (Middle photo) Greg Gostomski, executive director of the Care Clinic, speaks to those present at the banquet. (Bottom photo) Care Clinic supporters watch a video testimonial from a client of the Care Clinic named Jennifer.
The Care Clinic held its annual fundraising banquet on Oct. 17, 2024 at the Northern Center at Northern Michigan University. The theme for the 2024 banquet was "Let's build each other up." The Care Clinic offers emotional and material assistance to any woman needing it during her pregnancy or after. Services are offered at no charge.
‘Go out of your way for each other,’ says couple after 70 years
By Caty Mraz
The U.P. Catholic
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Dale and Cecelia Tembreull of Sacred Heart Parish in L’Anse are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary this year.
To young couples contemplating marriage, the Tembreulls offered the following advice: "You are one. Go out of your way for each other, talk things over if necessary. Loving your family brings you together. They are precious, love them unconditionally. Tell them every day, many times, that you love them!"
Ministering to the homebound
By Caty Mraz
The U.P. Catholic
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From left, Margaret Bailey and Tony Pellonpaa smile for a photo. Pellonpaa is a volunteer for a ministry to the homebound at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Ishpeming and enjoys helping Bailey get to various appointments around town.
"It’s a little interaction and connection. It fosters a special relationship that transfers when you go to Mass, and you see people who help you and pick you up. You feel closer to people," said Holly Boldt, daughter of Margaret Bailey. "They’re not just someone you see and smile at, you have that true connection. That strengthens the parish family. You feel closer."
Inspired by Bishop Baraga,
diocesan vice-chancellor runs 31 miles of an ultramarathon
By Caty Mraz
The U.P. Catholic
Palmer couple marks 70 years
By Caty Mraz
The U.P. Catholic
COURTESY PHOTO
On Aug. 28, 2024, Teresa and Melvin Leivo celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.
Melvin [Leivo] offered advice for newlywed couples. "You’re bound to get in an argument," he said. He described it as a normal and natural part of marriage, and added, "Don’t go away mad. You walk out the door, don’t slam the door. Go cool off and come back. There’s no such thing as a perfect family. If we’re mad at each other, we kiss and make up."
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