Fr. Greg Retires
We are sorry to announce the retirement of Reverend Gregory Deters, member of the In Solidum team of priests of St. Alphonsus-St. Clement, St. Barbara, St. Kateri Tekakwitha and St. Maria Goretti, effective January 1, 2025. Many of you may know Fr. Greg’s health has been declining over the past year. He has been a priest for over 37 years, serving in nine parishes, throughout the Archdiocese of Detroit. Fr. Greg’s greatest joy has been ministering to children and building faith-based relationships with countless parishioners and their families. We are immensely grateful for his dedicated service, leadership and inspiring counsel.
Fr. Greg will be moving to Marycrest-Trinity Health Senior Community in Livonia.
May God’s grace be with him always.
Thank you Fr. Greg for all you have done for St. Alphonsus-St. Clement Parish and for Allegria Village.
Click HERE to view photos of the reception held for Fr. Greg on Saturday, January 4th after the 4 pm Mass in Fr. Yagley Hall.
Merry Christmas
May the Child Jesus, born to the world, be praised today and forever. On this wonderful and blessed Christmas, I would like to extend my best wishes to all who came to worship at St. Alphonsus-St. Clement Parish. Whether you are a faithful parishioner, a person back for a holiday visit or perhaps a person who has “fallen” from the regular practice of the faith, please know you are most welcome and we truly appreciate your being with us today. Wishing you and yours a very Merry and Blessed Christmas.
Fr. Greg Deters
Click below to watch the video highlights of the Mass Mob on August 11.
Detroit Mass Mob LIX: St. Alphonsus from Detroit Mass Mob on Vimeo.
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Online Giving
Catholic Services Appeal 2024 - With Eyes Fixed On Jesus
Target $37,164
Pledged $85,230
Refund Amount $48,066
229% of the Target has been met with
36% Participation (91 out of 252 solicited)
(As of 1/5/2025)
Thank you for your generosity, especially to those who have increased their CSA donations. Gifts to the CSA are not assessed; the amount above the target is returned to the parish; and next year’s target amount is not increased. If you have not pledged to CSA, please prayerfully consider your pledge amount. CSA pledges can be made until 4/18/2025. If you have any questions or need help with your pledge form, please contact the Parish office.
Thank you for your generosity!
Through CSA, more than one hundred services, programs and ministries are supported in our community. Any amount received above the target is returned to the Parish, is not assessed and does not increase next year’s target.
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Online Mass from St. Alphonsus – St. Clement
We are thankful that so many parishioners are returning to mass. For those who are unable to attend mass in person we are continuing to livestream mass every weekend so you can remain connected with our parish family by participating in the mass online.
The 4:00 PM Saturday and 10:00 AM Sunday masses can be seen on our YouTube channel. To view the current week’s masses or previously recorded masses click below for links to the livestream mass:
St. Alphonsus Heritage Garden - Preliminary concept - July 2023 - By Fr. Terry Kerner
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Parish Office: 7469 Calhoun St., Dearborn, MI 48126
Phone: (313) 581-5218 ~ 581-7495
Fax: (313) 581-4233
Email: info@sta-stc.comcastbiz.net
OFFICE HOURS:
Monday – Thursday
9:00AM - 3:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
Church address: 13540 Gould St., Dearborn, MI 48126
ALLEGRIA VILLAGE CHAPEL (formerly Henry Ford Village):
15101 Ford Rd., Dearborn, MI 48126
Phone: (313) 846-7712 ext. 1121
Mass Times
St. Alphonsus ~ St. Clement
Saturday 4:00 pm (Confessions @ 3pm)
Sunday 10:00 am
WEEKDAY MASS TIMES
Tuesday 9:00 am
Wednesday 9:00 am
Allegria Village: Part of our Family in Faith
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Fr. Aaron with "Deacon Duffy"
Mass at the Henry Ford Village chapel
Mass at the Henry Ford Village chapel
Mass at the Henry Ford Village chapel
Mass at the Henry Ford Village chapel
The Rosary Group
Vatican International Exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles, December 12 -15, 2019
Vatican International Exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles, December 12 -15, 2019
Vatican International Exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles, December 12 -15, 2019
Vatican International Exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles, December 12 -15, 2019
Vatican International Exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles, December 12 -15, 2019
The Rosary Group
Choir, Christmas 2017
St Alphonsus at night Easter 2016
Closing Mass at St. Clement
Lighting the candle, Easter 2017
St. Alphonsus Library
000- The St. Alphonsus High School Library as it appeared when it opened in 1966. The library was housed in an addition on the south side of the high school building.
027- Thank you to the volunteers from the parish, Knights of Columbus and friends of Fr. Anthony after loading the second truck.
024- Thank you to the volunteers from the parish, Knights of Columbus and friends of Fr. Anthony after loading the first truck.
001- The storage room in the activities building where the books were found, after half of the boxes of books were removed.
003- Volunteers moving the boxes out of the storage room in the activities building.
002- Library books and textbooks in the storage room in the activities building.
The boxes of books were loaded onto carts to move to the door.
005- The carts for the school folding chairs were used to move the boxes of books.
006- The carts of books were moved from the front of the building down the back hall behind the stage for loading into pickup trucks.
007- On a cold November day it took three trucks and a small trailer making about five round trips each to move all the boxes to Fr. Yagley Hall.
008- Half of the boxes filled a storage room in Fr. Yagley Hall. The rest of the boxes were stored in two other rooms in the hall.
009- Fr. Anthony preparing to wrap a box. He wanted each box wrapped in plastic to protect it form water damage in the shipping container to Nigeria.
010- The boxes were wrapped in several sessions over two months.
011- Boxes staged for wrapping with finished boxes stacked behind.
012- Fr. Anthony inspects the day's work of wrapped boxes.
Volunteers from the parish and friends of Fr. Anthony wrapping boxes.
013- Volunteers from the parish and friends of Fr. Anthony wrapping boxes.
Volunteers from the parish and friends of Fr. Anthony wrapping boxes.
016- Volunteers from the parish and friends of Fr. Anthony wrapping boxes.
017- Fr. Anthony inspects the day's work of wrapped boxes.
018- Volunteers from the parish, Knights of Columbus and friends of Fr. Anthony loading the first truck.
022- Volunteers from the parish, Knights of Columbus and friends of Fr. Anthony loading the first truck.
020- Volunteers from the parish, Knights of Columbus and friends of Fr. Anthony loading the first truck.
023- Volunteers from the parish, Knights of Columbus and friends of Fr. Anthony loading the first truck.
019- Volunteers from the parish, Knights of Columbus and friends of Fr. Anthony loading the first truck.
021- Volunteers from the parish, Knights of Columbus and friends of Fr. Anthony loading the first truck.
025- Volunteers from the parish, Knights of Columbus and friends of Fr. Anthony loading the second truck.
026- Fr. Anthony.
028- Fr. Anthony prepares to take the truck to Chicago to the shipping facility.
029- Update Aug. 20, the books loaded into the shipping container in Chicago, ready to go.
The Scriptures
Weekly Readings
Weekly reading
Readings for the week of January 12, 2025
- Sunday: Is 40:1-5, 9-11 / Ps 104:1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29-30 (1) / Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7 /
- Lk 3: 15-16, 21-22
- Monday: Heb 1:1-6 / Ps 97:1 and 2b, 6 and 7c, 9 / Mk 1:14-20
- Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12 / Ps 8:2ab and 5, 6-7, 8-9 / Mk 1:21-28
- Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18 / Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9 / Mk 1:29-39
- Thursday: Heb 3:7-14 / Ps 95:6-7c, 8-9, 10-11 / Mk 1:40-45
- Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11 / Ps 78:3 and 4bc, 6c-7, 8 / Mk 2:1-12
- Saturday: Heb 4:12-16 / Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 / Mk 2:13-17
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