New Priest Appointed to St. Mary Catholic Church
Bishop Boyea has named Fr. Bosco Padamattummal as new Administrator of St Marys parish in Manchester. Fr. Bosco, currently serving as parochial vicar of St. Francis in Ann Arbor, will begin his ministry in Manchester on Wednesday June 25th and will live in residence at the rectory. Fr. Timothy D. Krzyzaniak, who has served as […]
Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Carr Park – Saturday, April 19
The Manchester Men’s Club annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held this Saturday, April 19 @ 1:00pm at Carr Park. Children will be separated into age groups up through 4th grade. They will search for eggs, candy and special prize eggs. The Easter Bunny will make an appearance. This event is free and happens quickly so […]
Mireille Prusak – April Artist of the Month at the Manchester Library
From the Manchester District Library Imaginative and artistic soul, Mireille Prusak, has been employed at Manchester District Library for three years. When not reading or working, Mireille dabbles in creative ventures including decorating, collecting art, herbalism, and writing. She has written a great number of short stories and is currently working on a full length […]
Fresh Food Choices Abound! – Manchester’s CSAs
Where does your food come from? Any clue? Do you go to the large grocery store that promises fresh food or do you choose to support one of our surrounding farms and know that your food is fresh, possibly picked only hours before you shop? In Manchester, we are blessed to be able to have […]
Business Expo to be Held on Thursday, June 5
From the Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce: We are now planning for the 2014 Business Expo to be held Thursday, June 5, along Adrian Street in Manchester, in conjunction with the Farmers Market. The purpose of this event is to promote awareness in the community about your business, activity or organization, to learn more about what […]
Easter Services for Area Churches
Victory Baptist Church 419 South Macomb Street, Manchester MI Fri., April 18 3:00 PM Good Friday service “Behold the Lamb upon the Cross” – a look at Christ our Passover Lamb Sunday, April 20 9:00 AM – Fellowship Breakfast 10:30 AM – Morning Worship: “Behold the Lamb upon the Throne” – a look at […]
Recipe: Mediterranean Cod – Without the Mess
My dad called me up a few weeks ago to rave about a dish he’d made for himself and my mom, following to the letter a Mark Bittman recipe. What was surprising is that my mother hates fish; I love fish, but frequently skip making it to avoid its particular sort of mess. Not so, […]
DNR Seeks Volunteers for Walker Tavern Historic Site, Will Host Orientation and Training on May 3
While this tavern is outside of Manchester, we felt that it was close enough that some would still be interested–and it’s kinda cool! From the Michigan Department of Natural Resources: The Friends of Walker Tavern will host volunteer orientation and training at Walker Tavern Historic Site, near Brooklyn, from 10 a.m. to 3 […]
Calendar for April 14 – April 20, 2014
The Mirror has pulled information from multiple websites and have combined them into a community calendar here. If you have events that you would like added to this calendar, please e-mail us at themanchestermirror@gmail.com and we’d be more than happy to do so. Sports schedules can be found here. Each Monday we will highlight […]
Weather Without All the Science
There are things about the weather that you know without knowing that you know them. Have you ever seen the sky turn green? It’s usually right before a thunderstorm and it usually happens in the late afternoon. Suddenly everything is radar-screen green. It usually freaks me out and makes it seem like there’s about to […]
