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WELCOME TEAM
WELCOME TEAM
This landing page serves as a hub for team members,
with resources and links all in one place.
Please do not share this site with others who are not
members or members-in-training for Bring Jesus!
NEEDS NOW!
August is a big vacation month and we have MANY open spots in the next four weeks. If you are a trained team member and can help out, please sign up to cover in any of the places below. If you have never been to the facility before, the team captain can connect with you and share details about ministry there.
Optalis Friday, August 7 with Bill, 10:30-12
Regency All Fridays with Shelley, 10:45-12:15
Clarendale, August 6 & 27, 4-5 PM
Glacier Hills, 1:30-3:30 PM August 25 & September 1
Bring Jesus! Leadership Meeting
Wednesday August 19, St. Thomas Apostle
The team captains will spend some time together in adoration with our Dean, Fr. Bill Ashbaugh, prayerfully discerning God's direction and encouragement for this outreach. I would like to ask everyone in our group to dedicate one hour of adoration & intercession for Bring Jesus! this August, and, if you can do it on the same date, even better!
If you have any ideas or questions or topics for discussion that you would like us to add to the agenda, please reach out to your team captain or to the ministry coordinator, Michelle Kazanjian.
NEWS & NOTES
NEWS & NOTES
I always find that turning the calendar to August brings a rush of adrenaline. Suddenly, the summer loses its endless, timeless quality. Deadlines that seemed so far off press into my consciousness. The Pooh Bear sanguine side of my personality––"We'll get there someday"–– gets shoved over by the choleric Rabbit––"Hurry, hurry, no time to lose!"
Yet, we have a month more of summer . . . and we have all of eternity as well as the eternal "now." So here's a reminder to live in the present with Jesus, to live for a future with Jesus, and to savor every minute without wasting any.
Michelle, August 1, 2026
HELLOS, GOOD-BYES
Let's welcome the following people as newly trained and activated members of the Bring Jesus! team: Janie Herrera (St. John the Baptist); Bob Grijalva & Jack Gryebet (St. Mary's Student Parish).
At the same time, we have said good-bye to quite a few people in the 2025-2026 academic year: Charlie Labaj, Carol Littleton, Julianne Armijo, Deacon Dave Taccolini, Lois Brinkman, Nancy Hobbs, Allison Barrick, Patti Dobbs, Claudia Elli, to name a few who were very committed and active.
Our growth is barely keeping pace with our attrition, so please continue how you can encourage others to consider joining our outreach.
TEAM TIPS
I would like to remind everyone again about the option to go out in twos (or even more). Going together is a beautiful way to form relationships with residents and other team members and also to make sure that every date has a backup plan in case of unforeseen cancellations.
Every date on our signup has either "Leader" and "Support Leader" roles or more than one "EMHC" role, so once the first is full, you can simply sign up in the other spots and then connect with the person you'll be serving with.
FALL SIGNUPS
FALL SIGNUPS
It's time to look at our fall signup dates. Please take some time in the next few weeks to consider your calendar through New Year's Day, 2027 and then sign up as you can to serve. It's especially important that our "regulars" sign up promptly, so that we can see where the true needs and gaps are.
That being said, almost every facility we serve could use 1 or 2 more regular team members. So if you have been in training mode or in substitute mode, please ask yourself if you could give one week a month at a particular place. Talk to me about options: many places appear "covered" because a few people are carrying more of the load than is preferable.
LINKS BELOW - CLICK "SIGNUP"
SAVE THE DATES
SAVE THE DATES
Fall Team Build
Sunday, September 20 from 2-4:30
St. Thomas Apostle
Learn about empathy, the art of listening well, and how to respond to needs with focused prayer on the spot. This skill is useful in our Eucharistic outreach and also in everyday encounters. Event open to the public.
The dates bellow are subject to change and will be confirmed 2 months prior to each event
Winter Training Workshop
Saturday, January 30 from 8:30-12:30
St. Francis Assisi
This half-day event offers two tracks:
Basic training for for people who are new to Eucharistic ministry or need a refresher
Ongoing development for active members of Bring Jesus!
Event open to the public; registration opens in late October.
Spring Team Meeting
Saturday, April 17
9-11:30 AM
St. John the Baptist, Ypsilanti
Join us for a morning of inspiration, sharing, and prayer. More details in the new year!
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
The Bring Jesus! regional outreach is housed within the Diocese of Lansing under Catholic Charities Washtenaw County (CCWC). Click these links to learn more about the organization and donate specifically to support our Eucharistic ministry (put "Bring Jesus" in the comment box).
TEAM RESOURCES
TEAM RESOURCES
Find our Deanery guidelines for Eucharistic ministry, annotated versions and cue cards for the Commuion rites, our team roster, and other documents for use in ministry on this page.
SIGNUP LINKS
SIGNUP LINKS
Click to access our group page on Signup.com where you will see a list of all the care facilties we visit.
(Only team members cleared to volunteer at the hospitals can serve there. and they receive a private link from the team captain.)
Michelle Kazanjian, Ministry Coordinator
Michelle Kazanjian, Ministry Coordinator
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