What better way to start out Mothers Day!

St. John The Baptist Church,  Ypsilanti, MI

What a great way to start Mothers Day.  I met my son, Travis,  for church this morning and he lives in Ypsilanti.  When I looked up churches that started about 9am, I found this one.  I thought it looked familiar, and sure enough... it is the same one I went to for an uncles funeral.  After church, we went to breakfast in Depot Town.  Breakfast was delicious and the link for them is listed below.

St. John the Baptist is a beautiful brick church filled with stained glass windows.  The roof has clay tiles.  The ceiling is very high and intricately painted.  The mass was very traditional and music was beautiful.  They had quite a large band with guitars, keyboard, horns, a harmonica, and more. Of course there was a prayer for mothers and they offered us carnations as we left the church.  If you live in the area and are looking for a church to attend... you may want to consider this one.

Getting onto their web site when I got home I saw the kind of community service you would hope for in a church.  They reach out to their local people by offering help to people who need their grass cut, painting, cleaning, etc.  They call it the Catholic Urban Project Fix-Up.

They also have their, Slice of Summer Kids Program, that is offered free of charge to children aged 6-12.  You can find more about it on the link below.

Whenever I visit a church or business with stained glass, I like to see if it is listed  with the Michigan Stained Glass Census.  Unfortunately, this one is not.  I'd love to help this church through that process and will offer my time to them if they have a volunteer to help me.  Let me know if this interests anybody.  Basically, we take pictures of the stained glass, measure the windows, answer questions on the provided forms, and give the information to the Census where it is stored in the library at Michigan State University in Lansing.  I found pictures of their stained glass on the web earlier, but can't locate them now.  If I help them with their survey, I can post pictures later.

Enjoy your day!

Pat Deere

LINKS:
St. John The Baptist Church, Ypsilanti
Cafe Luwak, Ypsilanti