saint kennetH

catHOlic cOMMunitY

14951 NORTH HAggERTy ROAD

PLyMOuTH, MICHIgAN

Online Witness & WORsHip

Fifth Sunday of Lent March 29, 2020

Belczak’s BulletinWelcOMe

A warm website word of welcome to all who are logging in to remain connected with

their parish community. Wow! These are very challenging times; and I hope that we can soon

return to worship together – but that might be longer than any of us would like. Like you, I

really miss the experience of praying as a faith community; enjoying social interaction, and

working together to serve the needs of our community.

The executive order from our governor to stay home and avoid unnecessary social

contact until April 13 has forced Archbishop Vigneron to sadly announce that Holy Week and Easter Sunday

celebrations will not be offered publicly this year. I encourage you to visit our parish website www.stkenneth.org

with regularity to keep connected with your parish community.

cOViD-19 cOntinues tO cHallenGe eVeRYOne

the MaRcH 29 BlOOD DRiVe Will Be HelD

The American Red Cross will hold the scheduled Blood Drive on Sunday, March 29 from 7:30 am to 1:30 PM

in our Activities Building. To schedule an

appointment, please call 313-549-7052 or log onto

RedCrossBlood.org (sponsor code: stken).

Appointments will be given priority. Walk-in

accepted as space available.

We are facing a blood crisis. Blood donations

have plummeted. Organizations have cancelled

blood drives. Blood donation sites are safe. The

donors are screened and healthy people. The staffs

are also screened and healthy people. Blood

donation sites are safer than most homes.

In this time of worry and stress we need calm

and reasoned responses. If you have given in the

past please consider a blood donation now.

Red cross Blood Drive will be held in our activity

Building on sunday, March 29th.

paRisH OFFice clOseD FOR Business

To ensure that we cooperate and support the governor and local health officials during this time the

Archdiocese has asked that all parish offices remain closed for business at least until April 13. In the event of a

pastoral care emergency, please call the office 734-420-0288 and leave a message for me at extension 11. All

emergency phone calls will be responded to in a timely fashion through these coming weeks.

lenten GiVinG cRiB - suspenDeD

easteR FOOD Baskets FOR tHe neeDY – suspenDeD

FiRst sunDaY FOOD DRiVe - suspenDeD

Saint Kenneth is committed to continue to support the Saint Dominic and Saint Christine Outreach

Programs; and continue our effort to support Right-To-Life/Lifespan. During this difficult time, the less fortunate

are even more vulnerable and in need of our ongoing support. Because we are a tithing parish, committed to

“Living the gospel: Sharing our gifts in gratitude” we have the resources to financially help the less fortunate.

Thank you to everyone who have already left donations of food and supported our Lenten giving Crib

program. your generous donations will be distributed to meet the growing demands of our society in this time of

crisis. If you have baby items or food to donate, I ask that you keep them at your home until the parish office and

parish life resumes sometime next month.

Our Christian Service Commission has replaced the Easter Food Baskets with gift cards – allowing Saint

Kenneth to support the less fortunate by “sharing our gifts in gratitude!”

please cOntinue tO suppORt YOuR paRisH

I wish to express my appreciation to all parishioners who have signed up to support Saint Kenneth Parish

through our online giving program. With the governor’s decision to prohibit any large group gatherings we know

that the Archbishop suspended all parish Masses until April 13th. I would like to encourage you to please continue

your financial support of our parish even when we cannot celebrate the sacraments – if possible, please mail your

contribution to the office or consider the option of joining our online giving program.

I am not sure if the governor will extend the prohibition of large gatherings beyond April 13th, but it could

happen. During the COVID-19 pandemic and the temporary suspension of public Masses in the Archdiocese of

Detroit, Saint Kenneth Church still needs your support. Although we are not celebrating Mass as a parish

community, we still have a need to pay our staff, maintain the church building, and, importantly, continue our

outreach ministries. We ask that, to the best of your ability, you continue to make your weekly offertory donations,

either by mailing them to the parish in the weeks to come.

tom’s cOViD-19 thoughts

“Back in my day the only time we started panic buying was when the bartender yelled “last call!

“Until further notice: no one can stop by unannounced.

I’m not sick, I just don’t trust you around my toilet

paper!”

Remain healthy and optimistic!

Have a spirit-filled Lent!

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please pray for our Military...In gratitude for the sacrifices of our loved ones in the

armed forces and their families, please submit the name and service branch of those currently

serving our country and we will pray for these brave people. Please email

bulletin@stkenneth.org and they will be listed on our website. If you would like a hard copy of

the list, please call Paula Steele in the Parish Office and one will be mailed to you.

Irith Abada

Susan Anderson

Elia Argirokastritis

Michael Barath

Pete Benard

Don Benz

Lorie Benz

Keith Birkenhier

Marie Bobrowski

Rich Bonk

Matt Burke

Miller Caroselli

Dave Comps

Robert grayson

Jerry gwizdz

Michelle Heaton

Jackie Hodges

gail Jensen

Kevin Kalnasy

george Klepack

Katherine Lee-Kramer

Kathryn Malinowski

Patricia Manke

Bill Massey

Sr. gertrude Maurer, CSJ

Kenneth McPhail

Bonnie Meyerand

Mike Miller

Tom Moore

Brady Morgan

Marilynn Murphy

James Noetzel

Tom Neu

Shelby Otto

John Owens

Thomas Pawley

Darrell Peltier

David Ramirez

Jim Reinhart

Ryan Romanczuk

Schinker Family

Jim Schommer

John Sczepanski

Tom Semek

Savannah Sharp

Alan Smyth

Julie Smyth

Cliff Sulick

Art Sumeracki, Sr.

Art Sumeracki, Jr.

Stephanie Turner

John Voisinet

Bryce Wehde

Diane Werenka

Joy Westerkamp

Taylor Williams

Nicole Zapinski

Patti Zulkiewski

please pray for...

news From Youth Ministry:Thousands of teenagers from across the country are

gathering on Sunday nights for the BIggEST yOuTH

NIgHT EVER. It’s called ProjectyM Live and each week

it’ll feature some of the biggest speakers and worship

leaders in the Catholic youth ministry world.

Saint Kenneth is signed up to participate – all you have

to do is head to PROJECTyM.COM/WATCH Sunday

Nights 8:00 PM. EST

On Monday nights Joanna will be doing a Zoom

meeting at 8:00 PM to follow up, check in on the teens

and pray together. To sign up to get the zoom meeting

link please email Joanna, joanna@stkenneth.org

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During this time of worry and anxiety, each week i would like to offer some kind of

reflection for you to consider:

let WOnDeR HaVe its WaY WitH Me – ted loder

O god, your gracious Spirit

Moves over the mysteries of living and dying

And is strangely present to me

In the budding of the trees

The call of the wild geese,

A child’s birth,

The light in a friend’s eyes,

The sudden lifting of the heart,

And the deep longing which brings me to you now.

Make me aware of your presence

That wonder may have its way with me,

My passion be released,

My confidence renewed in the depths of your holiness

until, for a moment,

My longing for you be fulfilled

And I know I am really free

To share bread and intimacy,

To laugh and exchange mercy,

To be at ease in my struggles,

Bold in my loving,

Brave in facing down my terror,

Hopeful in the rising music of your kingdom

And graceful in my life becoming

A song of praise ever sung to you.