St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy

St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy is a Catholic church at 8200 North Wayne Road in Westland, MI 48185. It is one of 69 churches in Westland, and one of 2 Catholic congregations in the city.

The Parish of St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy, inspired by Mary’s “Yes” and led by the Holy Spirit, strives to be a faith-filled community, joyfully welcoming all to witness and to celebrate the Gospel.

8200 North Wayne Road, Westland, MI, 48185

Service times

  • Sunday 11am

Phone: (734) 425-4421 · Website: http://stmarycooj.org/

St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 748 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Michigan — 18,926 across the United States on The Church Map.

From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.

Ministries at St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy

  • Little Free Pantry
  • Forgotten Harvest

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Latest from St. Mary Cause of Our Joy's YouTube channel: July 3, 2016 - St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy (all videos).

The community around St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About 1 in 5 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

  • Social Isolation: 32.4%
  • Food Insecurity: 21.5%
  • Unemployment: 10.0% (3.3–16.6%)
  • Depression: 24.8%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.7%
  • Poverty Rate: 19.0% (7.9–30.2%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 16.3%
  • Diabetes: 14.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.6%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Westland city is served by 53 churches — about one congregation for every 1,600 residents.

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