St. Anne Catholic Church, Ortonville, Michigan October 30, 2016

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Religious Education Office Marianne Boesch, DRE, ext. 131 248-627-3965 marianne@churchofstanne.org

Delighting in God Men and Women's Bible Study

Thursday’s 7pm

Beginning Nov. 17

Join us Thursday evenings for this men and women’s group. We begin by meeting in the church to pray the Rosary, then adjourn to the conference room for bible study. This Fall we have decided to study the book of Revelation, using Little Rock Bible Study materials. This study invites the modern reader to revisit a volatile period of history through apocalyptic, symbolic writing. Enter into the struggle be-tween good and evil, hear the call to conversion and experience God's ultimate triumph. Bring a friend and join us! All are welcome! Contact Anna Wendelschafer for more details: 248-860-4844

Tuesday Morning Bible Study Men and women’s morning bible study meets every other Tuesday. This year we are studying the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. For details please contact Brenda Todd @ (248) 627-2738

Becoming a Saint

A popular musician and worship leader Steve Angrisano often asks this ques-tion, his “pop quiz,” to his young audi-ences: How many believe you will be a saint one day? When very few in the audience raise their hands, Angrisano goes on to give his view of sainthood. The definition of a saint, he explains, is just a person in heaven. How many of us believe we will be in heaven one day? How many of us use that goal as a guide for daily living? Sometimes I find it difficult to equate my ordinary daily living with such lofty ends.

The Scripture readings for the Feast of All Saints describe the rewards of eter-nal life for those who are worthy. In Revelation 7, we hear of the great multi-tudes worshiping before the throne of God in robes washed clean in the blood of the Lamb. Later, in the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus shares the Beatitudes and speaks of the many blessings be-stowed on those who are meek, merci-ful, pure in heart, and hungry for right-eousness.

What do these readings and this Feast of All Saints have to say to ordinary seek-ers like us? What do we have in com-mon with all those holy men and women listed in the canon of saints? Sainthood is for everyone who wants to do the right thing but faces the struggles and temptations of earthly life every day.

We must make a conscious effort every day to be the kind of person worthy of God’s blessing. Celebrating the sacra-ments, seeking spiritual companionship, and taking advantage of opportunities to grow in faith are some of the many ways we can continue to be the person God created us to be. In order to achieve our spiritual goals, we require the blessings that come with nurturing our spiritual life, practicing virtuous living, seeking forgiveness, and praising God continu-ously for the many gifts we have already received. It is in these ordinary human ways we continue on the path so many before us have journeyed.

Do you believe you will be a saint one day? What are you doing today to remain on the path seeking sainthood?

Middle School Youth Ministry

Tuesday 7-8:30pm

Next Gathering Nov. 8

Come join our Middle School Youth Ministry. All students in grades 6-8 are invited to attend our gatherings. We meet twice a month on Tuesday evenings to share our faith, have fund and make friends. Middle School Youth Ministers: Shana DeVoe & Elizabeth Genslak

Share the Bounty

Help us reach out to other children. Let them know that we love them by

donating some of your “BEST” Halloween Candy!

Jesus asks us to give and this is your

opportunity to show Jesus that you are following Him.

ALL Candy we collect will be used to

fill: Christmas Stockings

Easter Baskets C.A.R.E. packages for college students

And much, much, more!

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ADORATION AND EXPOSITION OF THE

BLESSED SACRAMENT

Thursday -

9a.m.—7 p.m.

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ALTAR SERVERS We are in need of more Altar Servers, especially at the 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. Masses. If your child has made their First Holy Communion, they are eligible to be trained as an Altar Server. Please call me at the parish

office, or come up to me after Mass if your child would like to be trained in this ministry.

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We celebrate this Feast every November 1st. This year All Saints’ Day falls on a Tuesday and is therefore a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses are at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.

*** The Feast of All Soul’s is Wednesday, November 2nd. We remember in a special way those who have died within the past year. If you have lost a loved one, we invite you to come to this Mass at 9 a.m. There will be a brunch after Mass in Hardy Hall.

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Happy Halloween!

Julie

Worship

For several weeks the Sunday gospels have reminded us of what it means to be disciples. The passages from Luke re-counted the teachings, parables, and examples of Jesus’ ministry that shape and direct our efforts at being faithful disciples. As we near the end of Ordi-nary Time the readings shift the focus from our behavior to the action of God in the world and in our lives.

The author of Wisdom speaks of God as the Lord of the cosmos. God looks upon the world as the harvester regards the single grain that falls from the balance, the scale that measures the harvest. For the harvester every grain is important, and the author of Wisdom says that God looks upon the whole world with the same attention and care. The second analogy portrays the same attentiveness; God sees the world as though it were a single drop of dew. This is a God of immeasurable care and compassion.

In Luke’s story of Zacchaeus, Jesus ful-fills that very role; he “has come to seek and to save what was lost.” There is something amusing and even ridiculous about the plight of Zacchaeus. He is no ordinary tax collector (a group despised by the citizens), he is the chief tax col-lector. He must have been slightly em-barrassed—a person of his position hav-ing to climb a tree to see Jesus. But he sets aside any personal inhibitions and climbs up.

Then an amazing thing happens. Jesus announces that he is coming to stay at his house. Jesus becomes both guest and host at the table of a sinner.

When we gather for liturgy we believe that we encounter the Lord in the Word, in the elements of the sacrament, in the priest, and in each other. At the Eucha-ristic Liturgy the Lord is both guest and host. He becomes the meal and the host at our Eucharistic Table, and in that event of communion we are trans-formed.

(Taken from At Home with the Word) ***

Weekend of Nov. 5th & 6th, 2016 Lectors 5:00—Judy Henley, Margaret Lee 8:30—Gary Putt 10:30—Matt Butkis, Alex Leskie

Eucharistic Ministers 5:00—Kris Anderson, Bud Johnson, Trina Lang, Cathy Lounsbury, Melis-sa Tremblay, Renee Thompson, Bob Henley (MS) 8:30—Don Buza, Michele Dulek, Na-talie Gilbert, John Hansel, Al Sagert, Karyn Milligan, Linda Mizejewski, Gary Schafer (MS) 10:30—Jerry Bellefeuille, Gloria Boesch, Marianne Boesch, Sue Kelty, Patty Salter, Beth Eschmann, Judy Glissman, Joe Claya (MS)

Altar Servers 5:00—Lily Ingman, Rose Ingman 8:30—Asia Darbyshire, Noah Brink-er, Natalie Brinker 10:30—Jamie Huerta, Diego Huerta, Delaney Sebring

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ALTAR LINEN

SCHEDULE

10-30-2016—Ruth Rogan 11-06-2016—Marilyn Bornais

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Readings for November 6th, 2016

2 Maccabees 7: 102, 9014

Psalm 17: 1, 5-6, 8, 15

2 Thessalonians 2: 16—3:5

Luke 20: 27-38

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ALTAR CARE November 4th

Marilyn Bornais ***

WOMEN’S ADVENT TEA Mark your calendars for

our annual Women’s

Advent Tea on Sunday,

December 4th. More

Information will be

forthcoming!

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OCEF HAPPENINGS

THANKSGIVING: Food Sort – Sunday, November 20th – 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Food Packing – Monday, November 21st starting at 8:00 a.m.

Food Distribution – Monday, November 21st, 3:00 to 7:00 pm,

CHRISTMAS: Food Sort – Sunday, December 11th at 1:00 pm.

Food Packing – Monday, December 12th – 8:00 a.m.

Food Distribution – Monday, December 12, - 3:00 p.m.

Food Donations and Bueche Gift Cards

Please pick up a Thanksgiving food Donation flyer in the Gathering Area. We will also be collecting $25.00 Bueche cards to give to the families so they can purchase their meat for the holidays.

Volunteers Needed for the OCEF Holiday Distribution

If you or your organization would like to volunteer for the food sort, packing or distribution, please contact OCEF Volunteer coordinator, Karen Kubik, by phone: 248-627-3965, ex. 102. Please leave a message and your telephone number and Karen will return your call. Or, you can e-mail Karen at ocef@churchofstanne.org

workshop taking place on Sunday, No-vember 6th at 1:00 p.m. right here at St. Anne. If your heart is calling you, please come and join us and be a part of saving our young adults from leaving this earth way too early! If you have questions, please contact Kim at extension is 132.

Thank you. Karyn

BEEP BEEP……. That is the sound of the St. Vincent De-Paul truck, which will be pulling into St. Anne on Friday, November 11th through the weekend. All donations will be wel-comed.

Simply Give Campaign at the Oxford Meijer to Benefit OCEF Food Pantry For the months of November and De-cember, the Simply Give program at the Oxford Meijer will benefit our local OCEF Food Pantry. Simply pick up one of the Simply Give cards from a sand-wich board located near the checkouts at the store and take it to the checkout. Scan the bar code on the back just like any other item you are purchasing. Each time you scan the bar code, you will be donating $10.00 to the OCEF Food Pantry. But the best part is that Meijer matches it so the $10.00 dona-tion you make becomes $20.00. Better yet, November 11 & 12 are double match days when Meijer will contribute $20.00 for each $10.00 donation you make for a total benefit of $30.00. What a deal!

Meijer is very generous with their sup-port of local food pantries throughout the state wherever their stores are locat-ed. And that support is very much ap-preciated by our OCEF Food Pantry.

So when you shop at the Oxford Meijer during November and December, re-member to use a Simply Give card at the checkout to support our OCEF Food Pantry. Thank you all.

Christian Service

“Being more closely united to Christ, those who dwell in heaven fix the whole Church more firmly in holiness, they do not cease to intercede with the Father for us.” (CCC 956)

As we come together for All Saints and All Souls this week, take a moment in quiet reflection on those we have lost, and for the Saints who fought for the church in so many different ways. The determination they had for following the word of the Lord, and practicing the world of God in their daily life. They carried our Lord’s word to all people, and observing why He came into our world, and truly believing in the word of God. Sadly, their devotion some-times came to a horrific end of their life. All Saints and All Souls days can be said that they are the prayerful, spir-itual bond between those in heaven and the living.

I hope all of you will be able to attend the very meaningful Mass as we cele-brate the life of those we miss every day, and to honor the memory of all the Saints who inspire us every day with their story of faith.

Peace and blessings,

Karyn

“THE SADNESS OF ADDICTION” As we come together as a community in observance of All Saints and All Souls Day, there is nothing so sad as attend-ing a funeral for someone so young who lost their life due to addiction. This past year there have been so many of our beautiful, young people who left such grieving families behind due to an over-dose. With our eyes ever painfully be-ing opened to this problem here in our community and in our world, our very compassionate Youth Minister, Kim Zernec has put together the “Communities Combating Addiction” workshops which will be offered several times during this year and next. Addic-tion is turning into a massive problem, and if we do not come together, as a whole, and share stories, ideas on pre-vention, and keeping up with legislature agendas to help in this epidemic, I truly fear where we will be going, and my deep, deep concern on what kind of world we will be leaving our children and our grandchildren, has encouraged me to jump on board to help Kim and all the members of the workshop to do whatever I can to help this epidemic. Please, please read the flyer in this weekend’s bulletin about the first

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Parish Directory Pastor: Rev. Gerry Frawley Deacon: Rev. Mr. Tony Morici Parish Phone: 248-627-3965 Parish Fax: 248-627-5153 Website: www.churchofstanne.org

Parish Staff Director of Religious Education Marianne Boesch 131 Worship Coordinator Julie Neal 107 Christian Service Coordinator Karyn Milligan 103 Music Director Ingrid Kasper 121 Youth Minister Kim Zernec 132 Bookkeeper Sheryl Van Fleteren 106 Parish Secretary Mary Ann McCarville 100 Building Maintenance Steve Szach 100

Worship Schedule Weekend Masses Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:30 and 10:30 AM Weekday Masses Monday, 7:00 PM Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 AM Holy Day Masses 9:00 AM, 7:00 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 4:30 PM or by appointment Sacrament of Matrimony Couples should contact the pastor at least six months before the marriage Infant Baptisms Parents contact the parish office

St. Anne Pastoral Council Nancy Allar 248-627-3984 Renee Banner 248-922-0243 Carol Born 248-891-9116 Ken Cronander 810-636-6306 Diane Knowles 248-625-0446 Judi Pearce 248-390-4248 Bernie Potts 248-872-4435 James Sebring 248-627-4503 Angie Sheperd 248-249-1542 Marge Sisson 248-627-8662 Sharon Voyer 248-627-4216

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The Mission Statement

of St. Anne Parish "We, the people of St. Anne, are a

growing Catholic Community with

various gifts and talents, and we are

open to the Spirit among us. Rooting

ourselves in The Word of God, we

reach out to all in loving service,

witnessing, and celebrating the life of

Jesus Christ in our midst."

Thank You to our St. Anne Gardeners On Tuesday morning, some of our St. Anne parishioners came and pulled out all of our perennials and bulbs. It was a very cold morning but they showed up and stayed until the job was done. Thank you Pat Bardel, Marilyn Bornais, Cathy Gromek, Julie Lentz, Connie & Don Stalker and Steve Szach. A big thank you to those who came and watered the flowers all summer long. You all did a great job!!

Visit Aquinas College

Aquinas College is hosting two AQDays for all high school juniors and seniors interested in visiting their beautiful 117-acre campus. You’re invited to come and get the inside scoop on academics, athletics, scholarships, service learning, study abroad, and more.

Friday, November 4th: General AQDay (open to all academic majors) Friday, November 11th: Science, Nurs-ing, Math and Kinesiology AQDay

Please visit aquinas.edu/undergraduate for more details or to register.

St. Anne’s Monthly Tithing

The following charities benefited from St. Anne’s gift of tithing for the month of September, 2016:

Catholic Charities

St. Leo’s Soup Kitchen

THAW Heat & Warming Fund

Cross International

OXFAM

*********** The following charities benefited from St. Anne’s gift of tithing for the month of October, 2016:

Covenant House

Habitat for Humanity

Help the Helpless

Penrickton Center for the Blind

Families Against Narcotics

Bryan’s Hope

Unite to face Addiction

Votive Candle Intention For the week of November 4-10, 2016

A Special Intention

Eucharistic Celebrations Saturday, October 29, 2016 5:00 p.m. Francis Geis req. by Don &

Connie Stalker Sunday, October 30, 2016 8:30 a.m. Colleen Stringer req. by

Family 10:30 a.m. Stanley Kowalski (Birthday

Rembr.) req. by Martha Phipps Monday, October 31, 2016 7:00 p.m. Fr. Bernie Mullen req. by

Parish Tuesday, November 1, 2016 All Saints Day 9:00 a.m. Fr. John Hardy req. by Parish 7:00 p.m. Ed Valverde req. by Donna

Valverde Wednesday, November 2, 2016 All Souls Day 9:00 a.m. Deceased Members of St.

Anne Church Friday, November 4, 2016 9:00 a.m. Mary Ann Beegi (26th An-

niv.) req. by Don & Marian Olsen & Family

Saturday, November 5, 2016 5:00 p.m. Patricia Peiffer (3rd Anniv.)

req. by Lou Peiffer Sunday, November 6, 2016 8:30 a.m. Jacob Wojtalewicz (41st

Anniv.) req. by Daughter-in-law, Kathy Wojtalewicz

10:30 a.m. Diosdado Candol req. by Jose Olmeda

Please Pray for the Intentions of: Theresa Devine, Gary Priebe, Al Grzes-kowiak, Jim Hunter, Jerry Schmeise, The Carmody Family, Lee Steinhoff, Fr. Ron Anderson, David Saroli, Bud Bar-ron, Danny Jankovich, Cathy Fisher, Chuck Jeffers, Arnold Pacer, Cindy Kennedy, Maddy Tomas, Robert Thompson, Sue Howard, Darrell Horn-bacher, Jennifer Perosky, Frank Mahlau Sr, Betty Jacobs, John E. Mayer, Jr, To-ny Mielke, Loretta Yelanich, Alex Fon-stad, Agnes Wolf, Nicholas Periard, Sharon Cristy, Geila Omashinski, Gale Gault, Fr. Robert Fuller, James Radich, Dawn Kristoff, Kevin Sparks, Jessica De Bruyne, Rebecca Howard, Emily Snitgen, Elijah Back, Diane Hanlin, Kimberly Conan, Bill Barger, Jennifer Rubin, Mark Saroli, Peggy Carpenter, Robert LoDolce, Wayne Wolosyk, Jessi-ca Carlson, Glenda Badgley, Doris Tackett, Richard Nicosia, Ann Bixby, Sofia Sirutis, Sharon Galloway, Terry Lindeman, Jenny Gels, Joyce Opalko, Madison Chind, Judy Johnson, Polly Mayer, Mark Batulis, George Stone, David Wood, Jerry Seme, Patrick Lamb

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Stewardship Corner

Parish Support Fiscal Year: July 1, 2015/June 30, 2016

Weekly Budget Sunday contribution………....….…...…….$8,983.00 (100%)

October 1st Sunday, Received…………………..…$11,036.00 (122%) 2nd Sunday, Received……………………...$7,203.00 (80%) 3rd Sunday, Received………………………$9,751.00 (108%) 4th Sunday, Received………………………$9,179.00 (102%) October 22/23, 2016 Amount in Envelopes………….…....…..…….$7,935.00 Electronic Offertory…………..…..……….........$850.00 Loose Monies……………………………..….....$394.00 Weekly Over Budget………................................$196.00 Yearly Under Budget………….….....…...........$2,875.28

Electronic Offertory We currently have several families enrolled in Automated Electronic Offertory. If you have taken advantage of this type of payment system for your mortgage or utilities, you know the convenience and security an electronic payment can provide. Automated electronic Offertory is an ideal way for parishioners to deserve Christ through their treas-ures. To sign up, simply stop by the parish office for an enrollment form or contact our bookkeeper, Sheryl Van Fleteren at 248-627-3065, ex. 106 to have a form mailed to your home.

BRAND NEW THIS YEAR!

NET (National Evangelization

Team made up of young adults)

will be putting on a one day re-

treat for all the churches in our

Vicariate on Sunday, Nov. 13th at

Our Lady of Refuge. The Theme is “Fully

Alive” (True Happiness) Only God is big

enough to fill you. The pursuit of happiness

motivates every decision we make. Why is it,

then, that we find ourselves unhappy so of-

ten? This theme explores our search for true

happiness, highlighting the one thing that is

big enough to fill our deepest desires-God

himself.

Permission slips are available in gathering

area and Solanus Hall-due Nov. 1st.

See you at Nov. 2nd gathering! Kim

High School Youth Group

Gatherings

Our gatherings are on Wed.

evenings 7-9 p.m. and con-

sist of interactive games as

well as relevant discussions.

We touch on topics such as:

Preparing for High School and College, How

to be a good friend, Your purpose in life, Da-

ting, Communication, Catholic Leadership,

and much more. Our goal is to grow closer

to Christ and each other, while building real

friendships and building our faith life.

ALL ARE WELCOME regardless of denomina-

tion. Bring your friends from sports, band,

neighborhood, etc.

Future Dates: Nov. 2nd, 9th, 16th and 30th.

Dec. 7th 6-9 p.m. will be our Youth Group

Family Christmas Party!

RAINBOW CATHOLIC YOUTH CONFERENCE WILL

BE FEB. 10-12, 2017. PERMISSION SLIPS ARE

NOW AVAILABLE AND $50 DEPOSIT REQUIRED

BY NOV. 10TH. This is a great weekend to

grow in your faith and get to know 1500

other Catholic youth from all over! The keynote speakers are:

Fr. Tony Ricard and Kevin Szawala

“Mr. Peace”, The Theme this year

will be “Give it all to God”. Some of the

workshops you can choose from are: Faith

through Sports, Forgiveness starts with You,

Staying connected with your faith after High

School, Deadly Decisions, Making Time, Deal-

ing with change, Good Girl Comeback and

MUCH MORE! This weekend is filled with

Great presenters and Workshops, Music,

Mass, Dance, and lots of time for fun and re-

flection. Everyone that has gone LOVES IT!

LADIES ADVENT TEA IS OPEN TO ALL YOUNG

LADIES 16 AND OLDER ON SUNDAY, DEC. 4TH.

The Theme is “Cup of Peace with a Heart of

Joy” & it will help us see how we can find

contentment regardless of our circumstanc-

es.

COMMUNITIES COMBATING ADDICTION

WORKSHOP WILL BE HERE ON NOV. 6TH 1-4

P.M. PLEASE COME JOIN THE CAUSE.