Tim DeGrand competed on March 15th at the Kights of Columbus Regional Free Throw competition and won 1st place for 14 year old boys.

It is finally spring, so if spring cleaning is on your agenda, please keep St. Vincent de Paul in mind. Our blue SVdP collection bin stands ready in the parking lot between the school and the church to accept gently used clothing, shoes and household linens. Donations can also be dropped off at one of the 13 SVdP Thrift Stores located around the metro area. A complete list of locations and hours can be found at www.SVdPDetroit.org . The nearest to St. Clare is the store at 14922 Kercheval in West Park near Alter Road.

Our Bonanza committee will take a count of all sold tickets this Sunday, March 29th between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. Please note that once we reach our goal of 1,500, we can no longer accept tickets! At this time we ask that all sold tickets be returned as soon as possible.

Our SVdP Team had a lot of fun serving up the Simple Supper on March 4. Thanks so much to Fiona Parker for being our crew chief and getting us all organized!

It is always a source of great encouragement when we call a Parish Mission or a parish meeting and people respond generously to the invitation. Such was the case last week when we held our Parish Lenten Mission with St. Michael the Archangel.

March is the biggest month of the year for college basketball fans. It is the start of the NCAA basketball tournament, and the frenzy is called “March Madness”. There is the usual slate of favored teams, but there are also the “Cinderella” teams: the teams that just barely earned a spot at the tournament but achieve unexpected success.

Our second Bonanza Returns Meeting is Sunday, March 15th from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. in the Whittier Room. A Sellers’ Drawing will be held at 6:00 p.m. and three more lucky Sellers will win $50.00. Please return all sold tickets today, so that they are included in the Seller’s drawing.

Spring Sports will begin Monday, March 16 with informational meetings in the gym.