St. John Fisher University Parish - Grizzly Catholic

06/07/2026

“Behold the Bread of Angels, made the food of pilgrims.”

Blessed Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus! 🙏

06/05/2026

🌸 Gardening Day is Here! 🌸

Please join us TODAY from 4:00 - 8:00 PM or TOMORROW from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM for our big gardening days! Many hands are needed for this project!

Pizza will be provided.

A Garden for Our Mother // "Totus Tu Hortus, Maria: Mary, this Garden is Totally Yours!" 🌸🌼🌷

We are so excited to begin the communal project of beautifying our Grotto Garden in honor of our Blessed Mother! Would you like to help make this project happen? Read below for how to get involved!

🌹Donating Plants:

If you are interested in donating plants to the Grotto Gardening project, please stop by the gathering space after Sunday Mass or the parish office during the rest of the week to pick up your designated plant commitment sticks. The chosen plants were selected for these beautiful reasons:

- Butterfly Bushes: So the children can chase the butterflies
- Bleeding Hearts: Representing Mary’s heart when her Son is hurting
- Lamb's Ear: To remind us of the Lamb of God
- Ground cover Sedum (White preferred): Representing the clouds of Heaven
- Glory of Snow (Seeds only): Celebrating the Resurrection
- Myrtle: Celebrating the love of the Savior
- Lavender: Bringing peace and healing to all who enter the Grotto
- Rose of Sharon*: Signifying the intimate love between God and humanity (*Pods of Rose of Sharon or tree sprigs are most welcomed to begin growing the Rose of Sharon wall)

How to transplant your plants:

Perennials renew; therefore, Mary's Garden only needs some of your plants. To make this happen, it is IMPERATIVE that the roots are also included in the clump of the perennial plant. When digging the plant out, dig deep to include the roots so the roots can take hold in their new garden. Giving Mary part of your perennial plants doesn't mean you lose your plants; it will actually help your plants flourish. Limited pot supplies are available for transplanting.

Plants may be returned to the wall behind the Grotto between May 30 - June 2.

🌹Gardening Day:

The gardening itself will take place on Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6. Please save the dates and stay tuned for more information if you would like to join!

🌻 Totus Tu Hortus, Maria! 🌻

06/02/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who has committed to donating flowers for this beautiful gardening project! Please note that the deadline to drop off these flowers is 🌺TODAY🌺, June 2! We so look forward to beautifying the Grotto in honor of Our Lady together with our parish family!

A Garden for Our Mother // "Totus Tu Hortus, Maria: Mary, this Garden is Totally Yours!" 🌸🌼🌷

We are so excited to begin the communal project of beautifying our Grotto Garden in honor of our Blessed Mother! Would you like to help make this project happen? Read below for how to get involved!

🌹Donating Plants:

If you are interested in donating plants to the Grotto Gardening project, please stop by the gathering space after Sunday Mass or the parish office during the rest of the week to pick up your designated plant commitment sticks. The chosen plants were selected for these beautiful reasons:

- Butterfly Bushes: So the children can chase the butterflies
- Bleeding Hearts: Representing Mary’s heart when her Son is hurting
- Lamb's Ear: To remind us of the Lamb of God
- Ground cover Sedum (White preferred): Representing the clouds of Heaven
- Glory of Snow (Seeds only): Celebrating the Resurrection
- Myrtle: Celebrating the love of the Savior
- Lavender: Bringing peace and healing to all who enter the Grotto
- Rose of Sharon*: Signifying the intimate love between God and humanity (*Pods of Rose of Sharon or tree sprigs are most welcomed to begin growing the Rose of Sharon wall)

How to transplant your plants:

Perennials renew; therefore, Mary's Garden only needs some of your plants. To make this happen, it is IMPERATIVE that the roots are also included in the clump of the perennial plant. When digging the plant out, dig deep to include the roots so the roots can take hold in their new garden. Giving Mary part of your perennial plants doesn't mean you lose your plants; it will actually help your plants flourish. Limited pot supplies are available for transplanting.

Plants may be returned to the wall behind the Grotto between May 30 - June 2.

🌹Gardening Day:

The gardening itself will take place on Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6. Please save the dates and stay tuned for more information if you would like to join!

🌻 Totus Tu Hortus, Maria! 🌻

05/20/2026

Please note that Adoration & Confessions will be cancelled tomorrow, Thursday, May 21.

Holy Mass will still be celebrated at 7:15 PM.

05/14/2026

A Garden for Our Mother // "Totus Tu Hortus, Maria: Mary, this Garden is Totally Yours!" 🌸🌼🌷

We are so excited to begin the communal project of beautifying our Grotto Garden in honor of our Blessed Mother! Would you like to help make this project happen? Read below for how to get involved!

🌹Donating Plants:

If you are interested in donating plants to the Grotto Gardening project, please stop by the gathering space after Sunday Mass or the parish office during the rest of the week to pick up your designated plant commitment sticks. The chosen plants were selected for these beautiful reasons:

- Butterfly Bushes: So the children can chase the butterflies
- Bleeding Hearts: Representing Mary’s heart when her Son is hurting
- Lamb's Ear: To remind us of the Lamb of God
- Ground cover Sedum (White preferred): Representing the clouds of Heaven
- Glory of Snow (Seeds only): Celebrating the Resurrection
- Myrtle: Celebrating the love of the Savior
- Lavender: Bringing peace and healing to all who enter the Grotto
- Rose of Sharon*: Signifying the intimate love between God and humanity (*Pods of Rose of Sharon or tree sprigs are most welcomed to begin growing the Rose of Sharon wall)

How to transplant your plants:

Perennials renew; therefore, Mary's Garden only needs some of your plants. To make this happen, it is IMPERATIVE that the roots are also included in the clump of the perennial plant. When digging the plant out, dig deep to include the roots so the roots can take hold in their new garden. Giving Mary part of your perennial plants doesn't mean you lose your plants; it will actually help your plants flourish. Limited pot supplies are available for transplanting.

Plants may be returned to the wall behind the Grotto between May 30 - June 2.

🌹Gardening Day:

The gardening itself will take place on Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6. Please save the dates and stay tuned for more information if you would like to join!

🌻 Totus Tu Hortus, Maria! 🌻

05/13/2026

Our Parish Listening Sessions for the AOD Restructuring are taking place next week:

🗓️ Monday, May 18 OR Wednesday, May 20 at 7:00 PM.

All of our parishioners and college students are highly encouraged to attend. Please make sure to follow the link below to register for one of the sessions.

https://www.cognitoforms.com/ArchdioceseOfDetroit2/ParishListeningSessionRegistration

05/11/2026

🚨Boil Water Advisory🚨

Due to the water main break in Auburn Hills on Sunday, May 10, St. John Fisher Chapel University Parish remains under a boil water advisory. The Auburn Hills Department of Public Works has confirmed that ➡️ the parish building can be open and parish events can resume. ⬅️

During the advisory, the water cannot be used for drinking or cooking. There will be hand sanitizer available for use after washing hands.

05/10/2026

📣 ATTENTION:

Water Main State of Emergency Update

The Auburn Hills police department has requested that St. John Fisher remain closed due to the State of Emergency in Auburn Hills.

After the 10 AM Mass, the building will be locked and there will be no access to the building or restrooms.

In order to accommodate this request, we will be having a brief and simple outdoor Mass at 1 PM at the Grotto. If you plan to attend, please know there will be no access to the building during this time.

Please feel free to bring chairs or lawn blankets.

05/08/2026

WE DID IT — together we raised over $72,000 for Grizzly Catholic Campus Ministry! 🎉🐻

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our second annual Grizzly Catholic Night last Friday, along with our generous sponsors and matching gift donors, for making this incredible evening possible.

A special thank you to Fr. Brian Meldrum for serving as our MC, and to our student speakers, Eddy and Sammi, for sharing their powerful witness of how God is working in their lives through Grizzly Catholic.

We are so grateful for your prayers, generosity, and support of this mission. Thank you for helping us invest in the lives of college students! 💛

05/06/2026

We are so honored to be featured in today's post by Newman Connection! Check out the beautiful ways God is blessing our ministry by reading the article below!

https://blog.newmanconnection.org/grizzly-catholic-at-oakland-university?fbclid=IwY2xjawRoO9FleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFLV25MbzBrNW0zb1pMRTBpc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuSshG9pCbVAPn1HsmvjPluMaOzb1WyIK5Qg7E-J812b3Snr0TZPQtxltNfI_aem_NNyXTr5pq32-HZVDwsKt1Q