Year of Prayer
September 2009 - August 2010
Rejoice in the Lord always.
Present your needs to God in every form of
prayer and petitions full of gratitude.
Phillipians 4;4,6b
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Lansing at 3815 S Cedar St., Lansing, MI 48910-4501 US - Rosary Makers
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Rosary Makers 40 years of IHM Rosary Making |
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The IHM Rosarymakers are committed to spreading the Gospel of Christ by providing rosaries as a means of meditation and prayer for peace all over the world. If you would like to learn how to make rosaries we meet on the first Saturday of each month (after the 8 am Mass, in the parish office). We also meet on the first Monday of the month, 6:30 pm at the Parish Office.
Rosaries are sent to hospitals, schools, jails, missions in other countries, etc., free of charge. Those who receive them are asked to pray for world peace. Since rosaries are made at home, it is a wonderful apostolate for families, the handicapped and the homebound to help others. The Rosarymakers of Immaculate Heart of Mary help send out 15-20,000 rosaries each year. No member pays for any supplies used. The money is earned through bake sales and other projects. We also welcome you to join in praying the rosary at 8:30 a.m. or at 7 p.m. on Thursdays in the Church Chapel.
Would you like to help make the rosaries at your leisure? For more information on Rosary Making leave a message at the office for Laureen at 393-3030.
E-mails from Chaplain Fr. Phil Malahalic ...
It is hard to imagine the tremendous sacrifices these brave men and women are making on our behalf (18 hour days, 135 degree heat daily, being shot at daily, etc.) we would like to share some emails by Chaplain Fr. Phil Malahalic stationed in the Middle-east who distributes our rosaries…
This is not an uncommon story. When one lives on the edge daily between life and death, one comes to recognize total dependence on God. Their spirituality and thirst for God is very strong. Last week there was a tragic helicopter crash. All ten people on board were killed. I was there to accompany the bodies. This was a terrible time of stress, tension and grief and yet, through it all, the faith of our soldiers was very strong.
As I was giving a Special Blessing to each of the 10 fallen soldiers, I noticed something attached to one of the body bags. I got a little closer and sure enough, it was one of the cord rosaries that we had distributed. I found out later that the friend of this fallen soldier was at the crash site and had helped in the recovery of the bodies. He knew that his fallen friend was a Catholic and also knew that he always carried his rosary in his pocket. He took the Rosary out of his friend’s pocket and fixed it to the outside so he might be identified as a Catholic. What a tribute of faith that is for both men- the fallen as well as his friend who cared for him after the crash. Faith like that is really very humbling for me as a priest. I marvel at the strength and conviction of our soldiers.
Another night a young solder stopped by my tent. He was searching to find meaning in his life. He walked in, somewhere between “proud” and “arrogant” & said to me “Chaplain, I don’t go for this God stuff”. I might as well tell you I am a satanist.” We spoke for awhile and as he was leaving I said to him, “Well, since you’re a satanist, I don’t suppose you would want a copy of a Bible, or a rosary or a medal of St. Michael (I have all these with me) “Well,” he said, “ I guess I could take them. It couldn’t hurt.” I am confident that this time, for him in the desert, will be a time of awakening, realization and conversion. Our God certainly does work in strange ways.