St. Vincent De Paul Parish Installs New Electronic Sign

A new sign has been installed for the St. Vincent De Paul Parish at the intersection of Wright Avenue and Chippewa Street. This intersection is the primary entrance into the Village of Shepherd due to its close proximity to US-127 and connecting route via Shepherd Road (Chippewa Street in the Village) to M-20 and M-46. The sign was mounted directly on face of the old sign's concrete and brick foundation. Not only did this save on project development cost but it also repurposed a solid and attractive feature that is ideally angled towards the intersection for message viewing by passing motorist and sidewalk users.

The sign will display the name of the Parish and identify parish events and faith services. In addition, the sign will also be used to identify community events taking place in the Greater Shepherd Area.

A representative list of programs/events that will appear on the electronic messaging sign include:  Shepherd Maple Syrup events, Farm to Table Dinner, public events sponsored by Shepherd’s other faith communities, Shepherd Chamber of Commerce programs, Shepherd Public Schools events, Kent Roth’s annual Halloween pumpkin display, Shepherd Depot Committee fundraising events, Village of Shepherd and Coe Township public announcements, and so much more.

Thanks to the Shepherd Community Fund Honoring Robert H Bates of the Mount Pleasant Area Community Foundation, the St. Vincent de Paul Parish can more easily alert their congregation and community members of important events and information.