About St. Mary Burnside · North Branch, Michigan
St. Mary Burnside is a Roman Catholic mission parish located at 5622 Summers Road in North Branch, Michigan, in the rural Burnside area of Lapeer County. It is part of the Northern Lapeer County Family of Parishes, formed on July 1, 2021, which also includes SS. Peter & Paul (North Branch), St. Patrick Chapel (Clifford), and Sacred Heart (Brown City). The parish falls under the Archdiocese of Detroit and shares its clergy and pastoral resources with SS. Peter & Paul, where the central parish office is located. Weekly Sunday Mass is celebrated at 9:30 AM, and the parish hosts a Cenacle prayer group on Thursday evenings.
- Patron
- St. Mary (the Blessed Virgin Mary)
- Rector
- Rev. Richard L. Treml
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Detroit
Why belong here
St. Mary Burnside offers the small-parish warmth of a rural Catholic community where parishioners are known by name, while benefiting from the broader resources of the Northern Lapeer County Family of Parishes. Sunday Mass is celebrated locally each week, and the parish hosts the Cenacle prayer group on Thursday evenings — a dedicated time of Eucharistic adoration, the Rosary, the Chaplet, and other devotional prayer. Being part of the family means access to faith formation, sacramental preparation, and pastoral care from a team of priests and a deacon serving four worship sites across northern Lapeer County.
Mass times at St. Mary Burnside
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Thursday 6:15 PM – 7:45 PM (the priest will depart if there are no penitents, waiting about 15–20 minutes after the last person)
Adoration times
- Thursday 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM (as part of the Cenacle prayer group)
St. Mary Burnside — A Rural Catholic Mission
St. Mary Burnside serves the farming community of Burnside and the surrounding countryside in southern Lapeer County. As a mission-style parish, it depends on shared clergy with the larger SS. Peter & Paul parish in North Branch, but it retains its own identity, its own building, and a beloved weekly Sunday Mass for local Catholics who would otherwise travel significant distances.
- Single Sunday Mass each week
- Weekday Cenacle prayer group on Thursdays
- Confession offered Thursday evenings
- Address: 5622 Summers Rd., North Branch, MI 48461
Northern Lapeer County Family of Parishes
St. Mary Burnside is one of four worship sites that make up the Northern Lapeer County Family of Parishes, formed on July 1, 2021 under the Archdiocese of Detroit's 'Families of Parishes' pastoral restructuring. The family allows multiple rural parishes to share clergy and resources so the Church can continue to serve sparsely populated areas.
- SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, North Branch (the central parish)
- St. Patrick Chapel, Clifford
- St. Mary, Burnside
- Sacred Heart, Brown City
Clergy and Staff
The family is served by a team of clergy living and ministering across the four sites. The parish office at SS. Peter & Paul handles administration for the whole family.
- Rev. Richard L. Treml — Pastor
- Fr. Sama Muma — Associate Pastor
- Fr. Larry Delonnay — Senior Priest
- Deacon Pete Lynch
- Barb Sinka — Parish Office Manager
- Paula Kaniut — Bookkeeper
- Margaret Almand — Secretary
- Lisa Juip — Sacred Heart Secretary
- Denise Edwards — Bulletin Editor
- Pam Orr — Webmaster
The Cenacle Prayer Group
The Cenacle is the signature devotional gathering at St. Mary Burnside, held every Thursday from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. It is a prayer group centered on Eucharistic adoration, the Rosary, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, and other formula prayers — a quiet, traditional way to deepen devotion in the middle of the week.
- Eucharistic Adoration
- Rosary
- Chaplet
- Other devotional/formula prayers
- Open to parishioners and visitors
Sacraments
Sacramental preparation is coordinated through the central parish office at SS. Peter & Paul. Baptisms require a preparation class and an appointment; weddings must be arranged at least six months in advance.
- Baptism — appointment required; preparation class
- Marriage — six months advance notice; appointment with pastor
- Confession — Thursday at St. Mary Burnside; Saturday at SS. Peter & Paul
- Anointing of the Sick — through the family parish office
Mission and Vision
The mission of the Northern Lapeer County Family of Parishes, adopted in 2009, reads: 'We, the Disciples of Christ, faithfully radiate the love of Jesus and teach His "Good News" to all by example. We welcome everyone into His Home, the Roman Catholic Church, by living His gospel of love, hospitality, and service.' The vision is to use unique gifts so that parishioners and neighbors may encounter Jesus, grow as missionary disciples, and give witness to Him throughout southeast Michigan.
- Faithfully radiate the love of Jesus
- Teach the Good News by example
- Welcome everyone into the Catholic Church
- Unleash the Gospel through missionary discipleship
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Rev. Richard L. Treml2002–present
Became pastor of SS. Peter & Paul in 2002; oversaw the 2003 clustering that brought St. Mary Burnside and St. Patrick Chapel into the cluster and the 2021 formation of the Northern Lapeer County Family of Parishes.