We’re fast approaching our Fall 2023 Raffle to be held in conjunction with the St. Daniel Fall Festival and Craft Show! Tickets were sent out to all parish households in August. You have the chance to win one of four great prizes:  5 course homemade dinner served by Fr. Craig with assistant chef at the rectory; 55” flat screen TV; gas BBQ grill with smoker and side burner; reserved premium parking space in Cushing Center parking lot for 1 year. But you can't win if you don't enter! Completed tickets along with payment are due Monday, September 25. Don't miss out!

We offer classes for students in Grades 1-8, as well as First Communion preparation and Confirmation preparation. But don't be late ... classes start next week! Click for more information, and to register and pay online!

The Archdiocese of Detroit, along with its parishes, schools, and facilities, is committed to ensuring safe environments for children and vulnerable adults. They recently updated requirements for ALL volunteers and staff. Click to read the document from the Archdiocese.

Come and begin to discover the mission God has for you. The Called & Gifted workshop is the first step in the process, and we will offer this workshop Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. starting October 19. Registration is limited to 12 participants and is due October 1. Click for complete details.

Please click to read a special message from Father Craig regarding the 2023 Catholic Services Appeal.

You're not going to want to miss this! "Pick of the Patch" Fall Festival and Craft Show on Saturday, September 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Free entry, and plenty of fun for kids and adults alike! Click for details!

It has been reported that spoof emails are going out seemingly from Father Craig Marion. These are phishing attempts. Any valid communications from Father would come from his parish email address, which ends in "@stdanielclarkston.org." Depending on your email provider and device, there are different ways to do so, but it's good practice to always check and make sure the sender's email address is valid. The suspicious emails have been coming from a "@gmail.com" email address, and are requesting that recipients respond to him via email. As communication progresses, "Father" asks the recipient to purchase gift cards. If you happen to receive such an email, report it to your email provider as phishing, report it as spam, empty your spam folder, then empty your trash folder. You can read more about phishing at https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recognize-and-avoid-phishing-scams#suspect.

The poor and homeless often do not have washers and dryers, or transportation to a laundromat. They simply wear socks until they wear out or smell so badly that they can’t stand them, and then throw the socks away. Socks are the most needed but least donated items at homeless shelters. We want to help. The St. Vincent de Paul Conference at St. Daniel is collecting socks for the poor. We need your help!!! Bring NEW men’s, women’s, and children’s socks and drop them off at church now through October 13. Ask your friends, relatives, and neighbors too! Socks will be sorted, counted, and packaged at Mercy in Action on Saturday, October 14. God bless you and your family for your continued generosity!

The Priests of the Archdiocese have the bi-annual convocation with the Archbishop on September 18 through September 21. Our Daily Mass Schedule will be impacted as follows: Monday at 9:00 a.m.; Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, no Daily Mass at St. Daniel; Friday at 9:00 a.m. On Wednesday and Thursday, all are invited to attend 8:30 a.m. Mass at Our Lady of the Lakes.

Jesus asks, “Could you not keep watch for one hour?”   (Mark 14:37) Join us on Monday, September 25, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. to be with our Lord for one hour. Spending some quiet time in prayer with Our Lord, Jesus, is a beautiful way to come to know Him more intimately, to love Him more deeply, and to follow Him more closely. 

Daily Mass will now be at 9:00 a.m. St. Daniel will not offer a public Mass on Wednesday(s) each week. Should you desire to attend Mass on Wednesday(s); St. Anne’s in Ortonville and Our Lady of the Lakes will offer a public Mass. Click for complete details!

We know we've got some awesome bakers in the parish, so let's all pull together to help St. Vincent de Paul help our neighbors in need! There will be Bake Sale on Saturday, September 30 in conjunction with the Fall Festival, and all proceeds will benefit SVdP. But we need bakers to generously donate goodies! Don't feel like baking? Come out and support the sale! Click for more information!

It's important for our presiders to have time to vest and fully prepare themselves to celebrate Mass. For that reason, Confessions will now conclude at 4:40 p.m. on Saturdays. If you arrive at or after that time, Father will not be able to accommodate you.

Did you know that you can help our St. Daniel St. Vincent de Paul Conference help our neighbors in need simply by purchasing everyday items at Kroger? It’s true!!! Our SVdP Conference is enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. All you have to do is sign up. Click for instructions, or see a SVdP member at Social after this weekend's 11:00 a.m. Mass!

Before leaving any flyers, brochures, prayer cards, or other items on the tables in church (or other parish buildings), please have the items approved by Father Craig or a staff person. Items not approved will be removed and disposed of.

Then you should already be receiving emails and/or text messages via the mass communication platform called Flocknote. If you have not received an email or text message from us, that means we don’t have your current contact information on file. To be added to our list in Flocknote, complete the online for at the bottom of https://stdanielclarkston.org/stay-in-touch or send an email to nsteele@stdanielclarkston.org with your email address and/or cell phone number. Let’s stay in touch!!!

While groups like Knights of Columbus and St. Vincent de Paul are part of St. Daniel Parish, they are actually separate entities with their own bank accounts. As such, donation checks should be made payable directly to the specific group, NOT St. Daniel Parish. If you ever have a question about how to make your check payable, reach out the Parish Office at 248-625-4580!