With mixed emotions, we would like to let everyone know that one
of our very own, Emily Milanowski, has accepted a new job and will be
relocating to Petoskey, MI over the next few weeks. We would like to
send her off to the far North with well wishes and happy memories and
so we will be having a going away party for her this Friday from 7 pm
to midnight at Emily Raap’s house (see facebook event for address). Please
BYOB and a snack to pass.

Check out the Facebook event and RSVP at
http://www.facebook.com/events/261748643890313/

This week Wednesday, we’ll be hosting our first speaker of 2012!
Please help us welcome Pat Nugent who will be speaking on the topic of
sainthood and canonization. He is currently the head of the religion
department at West Catholic High School where he has taught since
1993. He is the advisor of the Quiz Bowl team and Students for Life
and serves as the Chairman of the North Central Accreditation process.
He is also an author of “A Bold Diocesan Venture: Catholic Central and
West Catholic High Schools 1906-2006.” So please come join us, it
should be a great talk (I know I very much enjoyed the class I had
with Mr. Nugent back in my West Catholic days!). We will be meeting
in the Connect room in the basement of Holy Spirit at 7:30 pm as usual
and will be heading out to Applbees afterwards for a bite to eat.

Our Annual Connect Planning Retreat is coming up fast!  We will be having it on Sunday, January 8th from around 10 am until around 5 pm at Brian Nolan’s house (1930 Roberts Road North Muskegon, MI).  We’ll be attending the 9 am Mass at Prince of Peace Parish in North Muskegon (1110 Dykstra Rd North Muskegon, MI 49445) and meeting back at Brian’s at 10:15am.  This is where we lay out the framework for all the activities we will be doing throughout 2012 (TOTs, corporate communions, canoe/camping trips and any new activities you’d like to add).  So please come join us.  We’d love to have your input and ideas!

Welcome back after the Holidays and happy 2012!  Being the first week of January, this Wednesday, we will be having Adoration and Confession with Fr. Mark in the chapel at Holy Spirit at 7:30 pm, followed by a bite to eat at Applebees.  We would usually also have our monthly vision meeting prior to this in the Connect room, but we will not be having it this week due to the Annual Planning Retreat coming up this Sunday.

Come one, come all! Let’s celebrate the year that was and the year that is to come with food, fun, and fellowship at the Annual Connect New Year’s Eve Party this Saturday from 7 pm to 1 am. This year Erin O’connor has graciously offered to host it at her new house (see facebook event for address).  Please bring a snack or drink to share. Feel free to bring games as well.