June 10, 2018

From the Mind and Heart of Deacon Chris…

When I was employed part of my responsibilities was training. Our customer base was food manu-facturing plants (meat/poultry, dair-ies, and processed food) and we sup-plied sanitation systems and chemi-cals. Things have changed signifi-cantly over the past 50 years in food manufacturing. Plants have become larger and products have become more sensitive to contamination; par-ticularly microbial contamination from pathogenic (disease causing) organisms like Salmonella and Lis-teria. It has became necessary to change one’s mindset and occasion-ally I would began sessions with this brainteaser. ‘Below is a diagram with 9 dots. Without lifting your pen/pencil from the paper connect the 9 dots with 5 straight lines. Now, after doing it with 5 straight lines, do the same with 4 straight lines.’

Think about it for a minute.

(The solution to the problem is in the inside of the bulletin.) Here’s a hint, in order to solve the puzzle with 4 straight lines you had to draw lines outside the box. My point was in or-der to solve some of the problems that were occurring in today’s food manufacturing it was necessary to ‘think outside the box’. As the say-ing goes – ‘If we keep doing things the way we’re always done, we’ll get

the results we always had.’ We’ve seen a lot of exam-

ples in our time. Years ago all car were rear wheel drive; today they’re all front wheel drive. At our com-pany our customer base were also soft drink manufacturers. If you would have told these companies 25 years ago you could put water in a bottle and sell it for a dollar they would have said you’re nuts. To-day at sporting events bottled wa-ter is a major seller (and by the way it costs more than a dollar). It takes ‘out of the box’ thinkers to move forward.

I would say Pope Francis is an ‘out of the box thinker’. In the last five years consider the issues Pope Francis has addressed – The environment and climate change (Laudato si), his recent encyclical on our call to holiness (Gaudete et Exsultate). Pope Francis is saying being holy starts with small ges-tures -- being part of a parish com-munity, receiving sacraments -- things we all can do. Pope Francis has travelled the world, he visited the US three years ago, and sur-prised everyone when he carried his own bags. Inside our bulletin we usually have a space dedicated to the ‘Wisdom of Pope Francis’. Pope Francis has simply given us a new perspective on many issues and that’s what ‘out of the box’ thinking does.

I have been reading a book that has given me a little different ‘out of the box’ perspective on the Gospels – Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes. The author, Ken-neth Bailey, looks at Jesus within the light of his cultural content – Jesus was Middle Eastern Jew. Let me give you have an example I

found interesting. We’ve all heard the story in St John’s Gospel of ‘The Woman Caught in Adultery’ (Jn 8: 1-11). Several things I over-looked that the author recognizes that are cultural. In the story the first thing that Jesus does when he gets into the Temple area and peo-ple start coming to him is he sits down and teaches. Why sitting down? Because that’s how a teacher taught in those days; from a sitting position. And a question that has been asked many times, ‘What about the man?’ Doesn’t it take two to commit adultery? The Book of Leviticus states that both should be put to death (Lev 20:10). Jesus was aware of this and basi-cally he sees the trap. As we’ve have heard Jesus reply to the crowd is, “Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” (Jn 8:7) They start leaving with the oldest first. In Middle Eastern culture under these circumstances people would natu-rally turn to the oldest person to see their decision. What Jesus has done is turn the tide, if they want the woman killed, they have to do it, not as a mob, but individually have to make that decision.

Sometimes our spiritual lives can become stale so how do we apply an ‘out of the box’ thinking to our own spiritual lives? One is simply changing our routine. Read something different. For ex-ample, try reading the Old Testa-ment; it gives a different perspec-tive. When we were doing ‘Unlocking the Mysteries of the Bi-ble’ program I gained much from the Old Testament. It’s not old, just a different way of thinking – ‘outside the box’.

Have a blessed week……

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Christ the King Parish

OUR PARISH MISSION We are Christ the King Parish, a richly diverse Christian Community in Northwest Detroit. We are on a journey of Discipleship with Jesus, seeking conversion, reconcilia-tion and renewal. We reach out in welcome to all the people within our neighborhood, proclaiming the good News of Christ the King, building community, celebrating together, serving one another’s needs and the needs of all our neighbors.

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Mass Intentions

Sunday June 10, 2018 10:45am Richard Tabaka By Joe Kovach Margaret Meyer By Dave & Andi Kovach Frank Olivero By St. Vincent dePaul

Monday ~ No Mass Tuesday 9am at SS/OLGH

Wednesday CHRIST THE KING 8:30am Angela Smith By People of Christ the King Thursday 9am at SS/OLGH

Friday CHRIST THE KING 8:30am Family, Friends,. Neighbors & Enemies By T.G.

Saturday ~ No Mass Sunday June 17, 2018 10:45am Leonard W. Sharp By Phuoc P. Sharp

Coffee Hour is sponsored today by:

St. Vincent dePaul

Free Will Offering Please be generous!

FOOD FOR THE JOURNEY 6/10 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gn 3:9-15, 2 Cor 4:13-5:1, Mk 3:20-35 Mon 6/11 Acts 11:21b-26;13:1-3, Mt 5:1-12 Tue 6/12 1 Kgs 17:7-16, Mt 5:13-16 Wed 6/13 1 Kgs 18:20-39, Mt 5:17-19 Thu 6/14 1 Kgs 18:41-46, Mt 5:20-26 Fri 6/16 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16, Mt 5:27-32 Sat 6/17 1 Kgs 19:19-21, Mt 5:33-37 6/18 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ez 17:22-24, 2 Cor 5:6-10, Mk 4:26-34

Liturgical Ministries For NEXT Sunday, June 17

Lectors: Catherine Ndukwe & Sandi Miller

Servers: Nicole Lynch, Kassidy Allen & Mackenzie Johnson

Liturgy of the Word for Children Carole Anne Beaman

Serving at the Table of the Lord Genny Singleton

Ministers of Service Caroline Horton & Adam Morency

This Week: Sun 6/10 10:45am Mass & Coffee Hr.

“Franks for Frank” Tue 6/12 9am Mass SS/OLGH Wed 6/13 8:30am Mass 6:30pm Choir Thu 6/14 9am Mass SS/OLGH 6pm Evangelization 6:30pm Faith Formation Encounter Planning 7pm Worship Fri 6/15 8:30am Mass Sat 6/16 11am Confirmation Rehearsal Sun 6/17 10:45am Mass & Coffee Hr.

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Rectory 16805 Pierson…………………………313-532-1211

School 16800 Trinity…………………………..313-532-1213

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Pastoral Staff Rev. Victor Clore, Pastor…...….clorevi@udmercy.edu Deacon Joe Urbiel………deaconjoeurbiel@gmail.com 248-910-0490 Deacon Chris Remus…..chris.remus@sbcglobal.net 313-717-5672 Mrs. Maureen Northrup...…Christian Service Outreach MaureenNorthrup@gmail.com Ms Nicole Evans………………….…..Office Manager n.evans112@gmail.com or christking@ameritech.net Mrs. Andi Kovach ………………………Bookkeeping andiatck@hotmail.com Mrs. Amanda Lund………………………...Principal alund.ctk@gmail.com Ms. Bethanne McCall………………….Choir Director feddy428@gmail.com Little Scholars - Christ the King Campus Cora Rodgers, Director 313-693-4260 Parish Council Elected Members: Jean Krystyniak……...……………..…Council Chair Johnny Swift, Christine Convery, Bill Waterhouse Avia Cosey, Mark Barkey, Suzie Groenenboom, Jer-emy Espinoza, Luis Zuniga Commissions Maureen Northrup………..………..Christian Service Carole Ann Beaman…………………...……Worship Ron Hildebrandt……………………...…Stewardship Michelle Lewis……………………...Faith Formation Michele Rochester……………….....Finance Council Lois Phillips……………………….….Evangelization Bob Bruttell & Ron Eady…………………..Inclusion St. Vincent dePaul………...…………313-535-7272 Liturgy Schedule Sunday…………………………….………10:45am Wednesday and Friday……………………..8:30am Religious Education First & Third Sunday ……………….9:30-10:30am Becoming Catholic Adults, Children, Youth: If you are interested in becoming a member of the Catholic faith or learning more about the Catholic Church, the Adult Catechu-menate will prepare you for this decision. Please call the Parish Office if you would like more information. Infants: Baptism is the public celebration of the begin-ning of life in the Church. At the celebration of Bap-tism, parents publicly affirm their decision to raised their child in the faith of the church. To make arrange-ments for your infant to be baptized, please contact the Parish Office. Pre-Baptismal classes for parents and godparents are necessary, held as arranged with fami-lies.

Holy Eucharist and Confirmation Preparation

Please let an usher know if you would like to receive Communion at your pew.

The Wisdom of Pope

When love for Christ is placed above all else, even above our legitimate par-ticular needs, then we are able to move outside of

ourselves, of our personal or com-munal pettiness, and move towards Jesus who, in our brothers and sis-ters, comes to us. His wounds are still visible today on the bodies of so many men and women who are hungry and thirst; who are humili-ated; who are in hospital or prison. By touching and caring for these wounds with tenderness, it is possi-ble to fully live the Gospel and to adore God who lives in our midst.

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F. Gerald Martin Pastoral Ministry Conference

August 6—8, 2018 Is Being Good-Hearted Enough:

A Spirituality of Charity, Justice and Prophecy

with Fr. Ronald Rolheiser, OMI

Sponsored by We Are the Church Conferences at St. Isidore Catholic Church

18201 23 Mile Rd Macomb, MI 48042

Blood Drive St. Scholastica Catholic Church

17320 Rosemont, Detroit Sunday, June 24, 2018

8:00am—2:00pm

Please call the church @ 313.531.0140 to make an appointment.

Walk ins will be taken as the schedule permits.

Don’t forget to shop at the Meijer right here on Grand River and pur-chase a Simply Give Card for $10.00. Meijer will turn your $10.00 investment into $20.00 worth of food for someone in need. Thank you for helping and thank you Mei-jer for your generosity!

Offer ends June 17th!

Young Catholic Professionals’ Detroit Chapter is inviting all 20-39 year old adults both single and married to join us for an exciting evening at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral on Wednes-day, June 27, 2018 starting at 7 p.m. You will enjoy an evening of networking with other young professionals, complimentary food, beer, and wine followed by a very inspiring speaker, Walter Czarnecki - Executive VP of Penske Corporation, whom will leave you feel-ing inspired and challenged as he shares his professional and spiritual faith journey!

B l e s s e d S a c r a m e n t C a t h e d r a l 9844 Woodward Avenue, Detroit For more information please visit our Facebook page at YCP Detroit or www.ycpdetroit.org Additional questions can be sent to: Director of O u t r e a c h , A n n H a m e l @ ann.hamel@ycpdetroit.org

Please join us in support of Zack Weems Cody Weems

& Caleb Filas

And the youth of the Trinity Vicariate

as they receive the Sacrament of Confirmation

Saturday, June 23 4pm Christ the King Church

Come and share your prayers and good wishes

with our young people .

Is Being Good-Hearted Enough: A Spirituality of Charity, Justice and Prophecy

Our communities, civil and church, have never been more divided about who we are, about what encompasses charity, justice and prophecy. The faith journey, moral questions, and responses to to-day’s concerns have never been more divisive. What is charity? What is justice? What is prophecy? Does Scripture provide guid-ance and counsel for us? Are we the recipients of a challenging tra-dition from our history? Fr. Ron Rolheiser will help us explore, reflect and search for an-swers to why, or why not, simply being good-hearted is not enough.

Do You know….

of anyone selling a reliable van that is reasonably

priced? A large family is in dire need of transportation. Please call the office at 313-532-1211 if you can help!

Do You Know…. of anyone in need of a hear-ing impaired telephone? Please contact the office to get more information.