2023 Bishop’s Dinner Recap
The Chaldean community gathered for its 3rd Annual Bishop’s Dinner—a benefit dinner for the bishop’s office in support of our diocese, seminarians, and priests.
Subdeacon and Lector Courses
Our Chaldean Diocese would like to inform those interested in becoming lectors and/or sub deacons that the last day of registration will be on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. To register for the bible study lectures in Arabic or English, please contact Shamasha Khairy at (248) 882-5445. Classes are every Wednesday evening at Mother of God Church at 6:00 PM. For those interested in attending the class via zoom, the ID number and passcode will be provided to you by Shamasha Khairy.
تود ابرشية مار توما الرسول ان تعلن عن برنامجها الخاص للمتقدمين لرسامة الشمامسة، ان يحضروا عددا من الدروس، من ضمنها دراسة الكتاب المقدس، فان يوم الاربعاء الموافق 22/ آذار يعتبر آخر يوم للتسجيل، والراغبين في التسجيل عليهم الحضور الى كنيسة ام الله في السادسة مساء اليوم المذكور. ومن تفوته فرصة التسجيل في اليوم الذكور، عليه الانتظار لسنة 2024. والدروس ستكون في كنيسة ام الله في الساعة السادسة من مساء كل يوم اربعاء، صف باللغة الانكليزية وصف آخر باللغة العربية.
Commerce Property: Holy Spirit Chaldean Catholic Church
We are excited to announce that we have signed a purchase agreement of a new property in Commerce Township that will hopefully house the newest parish of the Diocese – Holy Spirit Chaldean Catholic Church!
The Diocese has signed a purchase agreement for Bay Pointe Golf Course with the intention of establishing a new parish. While the preliminary stages and studies of the new property are still underway, follow the Diocese on social media as well as checking our website for future updates as they become available.
Diocesan Collection Amount for Earthquake Victims of Turkey and Syria
Our diocese, along with various other organizations of the community, were able to come together to collectively raise close to $300,000 towards the earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria.
Mass for Deceased Faithful
On Friday, February 25, 2022, Bp. Francis Kalabat offered Mass for the intentions of our deceased faithful.
Clergy Assignments 2023
Bishop Francis Kalabat announces the following clergy assignments effective August 1, 2022.
March For Life 2023
Every year, a group from our diocese heads down to Washington D.C. to attend the annual March for Life, and this year was no different! The trip was led by His Excellency, Bishop Francis Kalabat, Fr. Rodney Abasso, Fr. Perrin Atisha, Fr. John Jaddou, and Fr. Marcus Shammami, along with a handful of faithful from our diocese. Along with many others, the group peacefully prayed and protested for the lives of the unborn children and also celebrated that we now live in a Post-Roe America.
On Thursday, January 19, Bishop Francis celebrated Mass at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. On Friday, January 20, Mass was celebrated at St. Dominic Catholic Church before the group joined thousands for the March. On Saturday, January 21, His Excellency, along with Fr. Rodney Abasso and Fr. Perrin Atisha, celebrated one final mass in the crypt chapel at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
We ask Mother Mary to intercede on behalf of all the unborn children; let us continue to pray for an end to abortion everywhere!
To see photos from the March, please click the link below:
2022/2023 Christmas & New Year Masses
View the 2021 Christmas Mass times for Chaldean Diocese of St. Thomas the Apostle parishes.
Meditation on Yesterday’s Election Results From 1 Peter 2:9-17
1 Peter 2:9-17
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were no people but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy but now you have received mercy.
Beloved, I beg you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh that wage war against your soul. Maintain good conduct among the Gentiles, so that in case they speak against you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right. For it is God’s will that by doing right you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men. Live as free men, yet without using your freedom as a pretext for evil; but live as servants of God. Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God.
Honor the emperor.