Confirmation candidates and Sponsor: Your meeting for the Evening of Reflection has been rescheduled to Thursday, February 3rd in the School Gym at 6:45 p.m. Everyone please enter the building from the gym parking lot.
Upcoming Event
Fun Run/Walk to be held on September 19th!
Please join us for our 15th* Annual St. Valentine Fun Run/Walk on Sunday, September 19, 2021. The races will begin at 2:30 PM followed by an exceptionally good spaghetti dinner at 4:00 PM. The route will wind its way through the neighboring community with the start and finish being at the St. Valentine Gym. Race/Dinner registration forms will be available here on the Parish Web page and as inserts in the parish bulletin.
We are also in need of volunteers to help with a variety of tasks connected to the Fun Run and the spaghetti dinner. Please download the Volunteer Flyer and call one of the contact people listed to help!
Hope you can join us for this great opportunity to share in fellowships and friendships with other parishioners and neighbors from our family community. We thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you at the finish line.
St. Valentine Race Committee.
Today is Sunday of the Word of God
Today we celebrate the first ever Sunday of the Word of God. Today we let Jesus open our minds to the beauty of the Scriptures, so we can proclaim the truth of the Good News that they contain. The Scriptures are not dead letters on a page, but living words that have been given life by the Holy Spirit, who also gives light to our minds when we read them. Nor is the Word of God a list of rules, but an invitation to share the life of the living God, their author.
In his letter establishing today’s celebration, Pope Francis shares, “It is fitting, then, that the life of our people be constantly marked by this decisive relationship with the living word that the Lord never tires of speaking to his Bride, that she may grow in love and faithful witness” (Aperuit illis, 2). Every story told in the Scriptures, even the most challenging, reminds us that God loves his people and will always be faithful to the covenant he has made with us. God sent us his Son, the Word Incarnate, not only to speak these words of faithful love, but also to show us the depths of faithful love by dying on the cross and rising from the dead. Every word of Scripture points to this message of love enacted in the person of Jesus Christ, who is the Word himself.
In honor of today’s celebration, thank the lectors at your parish who proclaim the Word of God and the priests and deacons who preach it. With your family or other parishioners, find a time today to re-read today’s Gospel (Matthew 4:12-23) and plan a time this week to read next Sunday’s Gospel (Luke 2:22-40). What does God need to teach you and cure within you so you can proclaim the Good News of his kingdom to others?
Reverend Brian Meldrum
St. Valentine Catholic School Open House
St. Valentine Catholic School welcomes all families to our Open House on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 from 5:00-7:00pm. Please join us to find out the many benefits our school can provide for your child. Our school offers faith based educational excellence for Preschool through Grade Eight. At our open house you will have the opportunity to tour the school, meet the teachers, and gain valuable information about how our school can help your child. Our school is located in Redford on Hope St. just off of Beech Daly between Schoolcraft and Five Mile. If you would like more information please call 313 533-7149 or visit our website @