Religion & Culture

Published May 5, 2021

Churches offer tastes of festival favorites

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Local festivals usually include entertainment, rides, a beer tent and more, but sometimes the best part of a local event is the food.

Published April 20, 2021

Grosse Pointe Times

Prayer breakfast canceled

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — For the second year in a row, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the cancellation of what would have been the 35th annual Grosse Pointe & Harper Woods Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast.

Published April 16, 2021

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Mount Clemens Baptist church highlights 100th anniversary

MOUNT CLEMENS — The start of April meant the start of Greater Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church’s 100th anniversary celebration.

Published March 24, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Church food pantry to community: ‘We’re here to serve’

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — St. Paul of Tarsus wants the public to know its food pantry is open and well stocked.

Macomb County churches giving out more than 200 bicycles, 400 Easter baskets

Published March 22, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Macomb County churches giving out more than 200 bicycles, 400 Easter baskets

EASTPOINTE — An Eastpointe church is taking the lead on providing more than 200 bicycles and 400 Easter baskets to Macomb County children in time for the holiday.

Churches in the community are preparing to welcome their congregations back for Easter, but most — such as the Love Life Family Christian Center in Eastpointe, pictured — still have safety measures such as social distancing in effect.

Published March 21, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe, Roseville churches prepare to welcome people back for Easter services

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — With Easter quickly approaching, several churches in Eastpointe and Roseville are preparing to welcome their congregations back — something that has been rare for most institutions since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than a year ago.

Published February 24, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Fish fry Fridays return to local churches

MACOMB TOWNSHIP/CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Lenten fish fry Fridays were one of the first activities impacted when the COVID-19 pandemic began almost a year ago.

Published February 24, 2021

Madison - Park News

New pastor looking to increase community involvement

MADISON HEIGHTS — Madison Heights United Methodist has long been involved in the city, hosting forums over the years on pressing topics such as child abuse and domestic violence. Its new pastor is looking to bring these back and implement other new programs as well, once society begins to return to normal after the pandemic.

Despite the complications of COVID-19, many local Catholic churches are moving forward with their Friday fish fries, although often in takeout or drive-thru-only formats. These dinners were served at Our Lady Star of the Sea in Grosse Pointe Woods last year.

Published February 9, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Fish fries, other Lenten activities continue in Roseville, Eastpointe

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — With Lent beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 17, many local Catholics are wondering if they will be able to continue their Lenten traditions, such as Friday fish fries, while in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Holocaust Memorial Center is hosting an online event and opening a new exhibit to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day Jan. 27. Pictured, Liz Pingtella, event associate for the Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills, stands in front of the entrance to the “Deadly Medicine” exhibit.

Published January 28, 2021

Farmington Press

Holocaust Memorial Center to host new exhibit: ‘Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race’

FARMINGTON HILLS — The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus will host an online program and will open a featured exhibit to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day Jan. 27.

Published December 18, 2020

Macomb Township Chronicle

A look at Macomb Township places of worship and Christmas

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Typically, church gatherings on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are filled with families, often with several hundred, if not thousands of people attending.

Due to COVID-19 safety guidelines, the night shelter at Emmanuel Bethel Church, located near Woodward Avenue and Normandy Road, can accommodate a maximum of 30 guests. The rotating shelter includes nine churches and runs through February. More volunteers are needed to be overnight hosts and to clean.

Published December 17, 2020

Royal Oak Review

Royal Oak night shelter opens and seeks more volunteers

ROYAL OAK — Public and private entities throughout Oakland County have been working together to solve the problem of providing a winter night shelter to the homeless population during a global pandemic. The rotating night shelter program, established in 1993, initially was canceled this year due to COVID-19.

Published October 2, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Guild forms to examine Father Gabriel Richard for sainthood

DETROIT — Roman Catholic Church officials have begun the process of examining the life of Father Gabriel Richard to see if he qualifies for sainthood.