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St. Jude Catholic Church

Grand Rapids, MI

From the Director of Faith Formation

Thursday, August 22, 2019 Vol. 6 Issue 34

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Background for the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

For the last several weeks we have encountered a

rather stern Jesus and that continues this week. In

today’s Gospel from Luke, Jesus paints the stark picture

of many who attempt to enter through the narrow

gate yet are not strong enough to do so. He makes

a distinction between those who say they know him, and

those who act as his disciples. It is not enough to say we follow Jesus, we must

do so with our lives.

The idea of a narrow gate would have been familiar to the people whom Jesus

was teaching. In many parts of the ancient world , huge stone walls were built

around the cities for protection . Narrow gates in the walls allowed people to

walk through, but horses, donkeys, camels, or carts and wagons may not fit

through them. Very often a person had to walk through and couldn’t just ride

along. Sometimes, the packs on the animals would have to be removed, and the

person had to carry the packs through. Only one person at a time could enter

through the narrow gate, so one message is encouraging us to be strong, walk on

our own, and stand up for ourselves. We will find that when we do this, others

will see our example and stand for themselves.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German Christian pastor who was killed by the Nazis

during World War II, spoke of “costly grace.” He said that our faith in Jesus

Christ directs us to realize that being a disciple calls us to accept Jesus’ call

through the grace of God, who gives us all that we need in order to be ready to

fulfill our call as disciples. There is a cost of discipleship – we, have to put aside

our worldly desires for prestige, wealth, or power. And there is great freedom in

accepting the call of Christ, through which we experience the empowering grace

of God and the promise of eternal life.

Bishop Barron often cites those same worldly desires for prestige, wealth or

possessions, and power which often get in the way of our accepting the call of

Christ. We often get side tracked with this earthly goods. Yet if we keep our

focus on Jesus we will experience the empowering grace and ultimately that

promise of eternal life.

Jesus describes people coming from all directions and reclining at table in the

Kingdom of God, and he declares, “some are last who

will be first, and some are first who will be last (Luke

13:30). Do you think of yourself as “first?” Perhaps you

consider yourself a “good” person, or you see others

mistreating or bullying others and think to yourself, “

I certainly do not act that way!” Yet, we cannot judge

others, and are called instead to recognize our own

sinfulness and the ways we fail to live as Christ’s

people? What do you think it means to be “last” in today’s culture?

Table of Contents Living the Word 2

Gospel Summaries 4

Weekly Lesson Plans 6

Parish Calendar 9

Vatican News 10

55+ Summer Events 11

CIC Schedule 12

Did you receive your

Family Registration forms

for the Sunday evening

program for public school

families? We emailed the

family registration form

and a letter on Tuesday to all those

families for whom we had email

addresses

If you did not receive this email on

Tuesday, please phone Mary Ellen

Boruta at 363-6897 or use her email

address: mboruta@stjudes.net and

update your email address.

Classes this year begin on September

15, at 5:30 pm - a week later than the

last school year.

We are still looking for a third grade

catechist. Kindly contact Janet DeBoe

jdeboe@stjudes.net if you can help out.

We can also use others to help during

classes in the office and on the opening

night assisting with the ice cream

social for parents and students after

classes.

Please contact Janet if you can help on

the first night of classes or rotate

helping us in the office. Typically,

office assistants create a schedule so

they don’t need to be there every week.

Kindly e-mail your comments and

suggestions to cschwartz@stjudes.net

Clem Schwartz

Bishop Barron's Homily for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

We must be faithful to the teachings of Jesus and try our best not to sin. We must practice humility,

so that the sin of pride will not make us too inflated to pass through the gate. Listen to Bishop Barron’s

radio homily this week. He addresses the whole concept of humility. This week’s readings focus on the

importance of humility. Humility is the foundation for the whole of spirituality. In order to truly pursue

truth and goodness, it is necessary to let go of the ego and realize that everything we are and everything

we have are gifts from God.

https://www.wordonfire.org/resources/homily/humility-queen-of-the-virtues/1010/

August 25, 2019 - Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

Our focus this week will be to remember that discipleship has a cost.

Read: Isaiah 66:18-21 ; Hebrews 12:5-7,11-13; Luke 13: 22-30

Pray with the Word (Pray with this text before and after attending Mass.)

Prayer for this week: Lord Jesus Christ, you said to the apostles, “Come, follow me.” You say the same words to us,

today and every day. Help us to follow you faithfully: to walk in the way of your commandments, to help those who are

struggling , and to love all people as you love them. May we rejoice in your presence with us as we work to build up the

Kingdom of God, where you live and reign with the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Amen.

Gospel Prepare for Word (Before attending Mass, reflect on these questions to help prepare to hear the readings.)

What do today’s readings teach you about the Christian life?

Where in your life do you need more discipline?

How might you allow God to enter more fully into your life?

Reflect on the Word (After attending Mass, read this reflection.)

When you play a sport, you must be disciplined in eating healthy, learning the plays, practicing every day, and giving

your all in games or competitions. When your friends invite you to a late movie and you have a game at 8:00 a.m. the

next day, it takes discipline to decline the invitation.

If your coach asks you to play a position that challenges your skill set because your teammate was injured, you figure out

a way to play with your whole heart and soul. It takes discipline. Sometimes it is not all glory and fame. Most of it is

grinding work with little triumph. There can be conflict and ego that distracts the team. However, most people join the

team to feel a part of a community and to work toward a goal. As Catholics, we do this but in a spiritual sense. We go to

Mass on a weekly basis, we pray daily, and we try to live the teachings we hold dear that give us discipline in our moral

and spiritual lives. Jesus asks us to go beyond these rituals and truly embrace the faith as a discipline that will lead to

changing the world.

Act on the Word

Go to Mass every day for a week. If you live in an urban area, then you will be able to find a Mass every day either early

in the morning or around dinnertime. It will not be easy to coordinate your schedule as you may need to invite someone

with you just to get a ride to the church. In a rural area, this may be more difficult. Attempting this discipline will be like

entering the narrow gate Luke mentions in today’s Gospel. Spiritual discipline takes time, courage, and a lot of discipline.

Reflect on your resistances and desire to be in God’s presence through the sacred ritual of Liturgy. “Go in peace,

glorifying the Lord by your life.”

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reserved. Witten by Jennifer Farrell. Used with permission. NABRE copyrighted 2010 CCD.

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August 25 - Twenty-First

Sunday in Ordinary Time

https://www.loyolapress.com/our-catholic-

faith/liturgical-year/sunday-connection/21st-

sunday-in-ordinary-time-c-sunday-

connection

Today's Gospel reading is the third of three

parables in chapter 13 that deal with the

theme of the unexpected reversals brought

by the Kingdom of God. The other two

parables are about the tiny mustard seed that

grows into a large tree and the small amount

of yeast that makes a large batch of dough

rise. All three are about the few and the

many and the Kingdom of God.

As this parable opens, Luke reminds us that

Jesus is making his way to Jerusalem. This

journey, this exodus as Luke refers to it,

makes up the entire middle of the Gospel.

He is teaching as he goes. A question from

the crowd gives Jesus the chance to make a

prophetic statement. Luke uses this question

device a number of times in his Gospel. A

few weeks ago, the question “What must I

do to inherit eternal life?” led to the parable

of the Good Samaritan. The question about

will only a few be saved uses typical

Christian language about salvation but also

expresses the Jewish concern about whether

everyone who calls himself a Jew is actually

faithful to the covenant. This was a concern

of the Pharisees.

Jesus answers that they must strive in the

time remaining to enter through the narrow

door because many will be trying to get in

but won't be strong enough. He then moves

to a parable about another door. (The

translation says “gate” then “door,” but the

same Greek word is used.) Once all those

entering the master's house are in and he

locks the door, there will be no way for

others to get in. Those left outside may

knock, but the master will say he doesn't

know them. Unlike the Gospel reading from

a few weeks ago where Jesus was teaching

about prayer, and we were told to knock and

the door would be opened, in this parable,

the master will not open and say he does not

know us. People from the north, south, east,

and west will take our place inside.

Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets

will take our place in the Kingdom of God.

Read the Gospel…

Read the Gospel from your Bible, or go to USCCB.org for the readings:

Luke 13:22-30 http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/082519.cfm

People will come from north and south, east and west, and take their place

in the Kingdom of God.

Read the Gospels

Families take advantage of certain days throughout the year to celebrate

individuals in the family and to make sure that they know that they are

not taken for granted. As a family, recall all of the days that someone in

the family was celebrated in the past year—birthdays, Mother's Day,

Father's Day, anniversaries, graduations, and so on. Next, challenge each

individual to recall what gifts were received on the day(s) on which he

or she was celebrated.

What is the message and how can you respond to it?

Emphasize that these days are intended to express appreciation in a

special way but are not meant to replace the appreciation that we should

always show. Point out how, at times, families can take one another for

granted. Explain that in this Sunday's Gospel, Jesus tells a story about

some people who took something for granted and paid a price. Read aloud

Luke 13:22-30. Explain that, in this story, some people took it for granted

that they could enter the house whenever they wanted, but the master

locked the gate and would not let them in after hours. Point out that Jesus

was warning his listeners not to assume that they will have eternal life in

heaven and not to take this invitation for granted.

Apply that message to change your attitude or behavior.

As a family, commit to showing appreciation for one another in the days

ahead, striving to not take for granted any of the many things that family

members do in their roles as parents and children.

https://www.loyolapress.com/our-catholic-faith/liturgical-year/sunday-

connection/21st-sunday-in-ordinary-time-c-sunday-connection

Did You Know…

Isaiah 25:6 speaks of the

Lord providing a feast of rich

foods and choice wines for

all peoples on his holy

mountain. The answer to the

question if only a few will

be saved is no. In the end,

many will be saved, but

many who thought they

would be saved will not

be saved. The parable is a

prophetic warning to

repentance in order

to enter the kingdom.

We would like to acknowledge the following publisher we have used with permission sections from its publication:

Celebrating the Liturgy for Junior High Copyright, 2017 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications. All

rights reserved. Orders 1-800-933-1800. Permission to publish granted by the Most Reverend Francis J. Kane, DD,

Vicar General Archdiocese of Chicago, on February 6, 2017

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading

Isaiah 66:18–21

Inviting All People

The greatest music ever written appeals to people of

every culture. People who do not speak a common

language can all enjoy the same music. If the music is

well written, it will touch the spirit of any human.

The same can be said of architecture, sculpture, and

painting. People of all cultures connect with the same

treasures. This is also true of many sports, like soccer,

and athletic achievements, like running a marathon.

It is also true of the Gospel. The message of Jesus Christ

appeals to believers all over the world because it

proclaims the news that all can be saved.

In the prophecy of Isaiah, God promised to gather

together people of every language. Representatives from

Israel would go to foreign nations and distant coastlands.

Foreigners would hear about God and would come back

to Jerusalem to make an offering there. New leaders

would be raised up from these foreigners. It is a bold

vision proclaiming the universality of God’s intent.

In both the Old and New Testaments, it slowly became

evident that God intended to invite all people of all

nations into a holy relationship.

How do you help God’s work? Do you know the names

of people at church? Do you invite your neighbors and

friends? Do you introduce yourself to newcomers?

Anyone can understand the Christian message, but first

it must be heard

Lectionary Bulletin Inserts: Reflections on the First and Second Readings, Year C

© 2019 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications.

All rights reserved. Written by Paul Turner. Lectionary for the Mass © 2001, CCD.

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

Second Reading

Hebrews 12:5-7,11-13

For Your Own Good

“You’ll thank me for this one day.” Oh, how a kid hates to

hear those words. They often accompany some

punishment that kids have to put up with until they get

older. Kids see the under those words. They do not make

any sense. They take away fun. And they make them mad.

But those words are usually right. Maybe that adds to the

frustration. We all hate to do what is “for our own good”

when it feels like it is anything but. We do not like being

told we did the wrong thing. We do not like to be pun-

ished. And we do not like being told to fix our attitude

about punishment

So when the Letter to the Hebrews says God treats us like

children, it doesn’t quite sound like good news. The

author recalls a quote from the Old Testament. It is

enough to make you wince: “My son, do not disdain the

discipline of the Lord or lose heart when reproved by him;

for whom the Lord loves, he disciplines; he scourges

every son he acknowledges.

So, here is the advice we get: “Endure your trials as

‘discipline.’” We would rather not have to endure trials at

all. But when they come, we are supposed to endure them.

“At the time, all discipline seems a cause not for joy but

for pain, yet later it brings the peaceful fruit of

righteousness.”

Weekly Lesson Plans for August 25, 2019

The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

Making the Connection (Grades 1, 2, and 3)

Begin with Song: You are Mine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14pPevY5sd8

Younger children are beginning to see that their actions and choices have consequences. The parable that Jesus tells in this

Sunday’s Gospel emphasizes the importance of not taking his invitation to eternal life for granted.

Preparation for Sunday Scripture Readings

Ask: Have you ever been invited to a birthday party or another celebration? (Pause for your children to raise their hands.)

Ask: If the party started at noon and ended at two, what would happen if you arrived at three o’clock? (You’d be late. You

missed the party.)

Say: In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us a parable about people who arrive at a house too late. Listen to learn what happens.

Read aloud Luke 13:22–30. Then watch this video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dppDFeja1Ug

Say: The master of the house had already locked the door. He did not allow the people to enter. They did not pay attention

and arrived too late.

Say: Jesus loves us and invites us to share eternal life with God in heaven. But we cannot take his invitation for granted

and do whatever we want. When we do and say things to grow closer to God, we are accepting Jesus’ invitation. What is

something we can do or say to be closer to God and accept Jesus’ invitation? (Accept reasonable responses, such as pray,

attend Mass, read Scripture, help others.)

Conclude by praying the Lord’s Prayer.

Conclude by listening to this song and singing along with the lyrics: Our Father

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzTxvOWpr7M

Making the Connection (Grades 4, 5, and 6)

Begin with Song: You are Mine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14pPevY5sd8

Children at this age are beginning to take on more responsibility for getting to and from places on time. The danger of

arriving late is more and more of a reality for them. The parable that Jesus tells in this Sunday's Gospel emphasizes the

importance of being on time (not missing opportunities).

Preparation for Sunday Scripture Readings

Ask your children to describe the schedule that they follow in school: what time they must arrive, what time class begins,

what time lunch or recess begins and end, and what time they get out of school.

Ask your children to describe what happens if they are late for any of the times that are established in their schedules.

Say: What happens if you are late arriving to school? What happens if you are late arriving for a team practice? (Accept all

reasonable answers.)

Say: In this Sunday's Gospel, Jesus tells a story about some people who miss a deadline.

Invite one of your children to read aloud Luke 13:22-30. And now watch this video clip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dppDFeja1Ug

Say: Why do you think the master in the story did not allow the people to enter? (He had locked the gate for the night, and

they arrived too late.)

Say: We are all invited to share eternal life with God forever in heaven, but Jesus is warning us today that we cannot take

that invitation for granted. We need to pay attention, to stay focused, and to take advantage of the opportunities we have to

grow closer to our Lord.

Tell the children that when we pray the Lord's Prayer, we ask that we pray to be delivered from temptation—those things

that distract us from keeping focused on opportunities to grow closer to God.

Conclude by praying aloud the Lord's Prayer.

Conclude by listening to this song and singing along with the lyrics: Our Father

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzTxvOWpr7M

Making the Connection (Grades 7 and 8)

Begin with Song: You are Mine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14pPevY5sd8

Young people are often very competitive and like to prove that they are the best at something. The following

demonstration will allow you to illustrate the importance of paying attention to opportunities, a message that comes

through in this Sunday's Gospel.

Preparation for Sunday Scripture Readings

Ask if any of your children can remember Playing miniature golfing before. Point out that one of the obstacles at most

miniature golf courses is a door that opens and closes (of lifts and falls), requiring you to time your putt just in time so that

the ball will go through.

Ask: What is required of the person rolling or putting the ball to make it past the obstacle? (You have to pay attention and

have a good sense of timing.)

In this Sunday's Gospel, Jesus teaches us that we may run into obstacles trying to reach our ultimate goal of eternal life in

heaven.

Invite one of your children to read aloud Luke 13:22-30. And now watch this video clip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dppDFeja1Ug

Say: Why do you think the master in the story did not allow the people to enter? (He had locked the gate for the night, and

they arrived too late.)

Say: We are all invited to share eternal life with God forever in heaven, but Jesus is warning us today that we cannot take

that invitation for granted. We need to pay attention, to stay focused, and to take advantage of the opportunities we have to

grow closer to our Lord.

Tell your children that when we pray the Lord's Prayer, we ask that we pray to be delivered from temptation—those things

that distract us from keeping focused on opportunities to grow closer to God.

Conclude by praying the Lord's Prayer.

Conclude by listening to this song and singing along with the lyrics: Our Father

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzTxvOWpr7M

The Our Father

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as

it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against

us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen

Read my full-length commentary at

https://pivotalplayersfilming.com/commentary1/#top

Go online to www.stjudes.net/mothers-of-grace-calendar to

view the calendar of events or contact Sue Wuorinen at: (616)

363-6885, ext. 1166 or email swuorinen@stjudes.net

Go online to www.stjudes.net/thaddeus-society or

contact Sue Wuorinen at: (616) 363-6885, ext. 1166 or

email swuorinen@stjudes.net

Sue Wuorinen,

Evangelization & Youth

Coordinator

(616) 363-6885

Cell: (616) 560-8107

Email: swuorinen@stjudes.net

August 22nd

Thursday

* 8:30 am School Mass in the church

August 23th

Friday

* 8:30 am Mass in the chapel

August 24

th Saturday

* 3:00 pm Confessions

* 4:00 pm Mass

August 25th

Sunday * 8:30 am and 10:30 am Masses

* 9:00 to 11:00 am Northview Community Church of Christ

Services in the ASA Family Center/Gym

August 26th

Monday

* 8:30 am Communion Service in the chapel

August 27th

Tuesday

* 8:30 am Mass in the chapel

* 7:30 to 8:45 pm Men of Emmaus in the Millennium

Conference Room

August 28th

Wednesday

* 8:00 am to 12:00 noon Sr. Men’s Group in the Thaddeus

Center

* 8:30 am Mass in the chapel

* 6:30 to 8:45 pm Support Group in the Thaddeus Center

Pope Francis: "In times of suffering, know that

you are never alone."

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-francis-

in-times-of-suffering-know-that-you-are-never-alone-

76257

Vatican City, Aug 13, 2019 / 10:45 am (CNA).- Pope

Francis wrote a heartfelt letter Tuesday to an Italian

community still suffering one year after a bridge collapse.

His message: “Know that you are not alone.”

“Jesus passed before us through suffering and death. He

has taken upon us all our sufferings. He was despised,

humiliated, beaten, nailed to the cross and brutally killed.

God's response to our pain was closeness, a presence that

accompanies us, that does not leave us alone,” Pope

Francis wrote in a letter published Aug. 13.

Pope Francis’ letter was published in a local newspaper in

Genoa to mark the one year anniversary of the collapse of

the Morandi Bridge, which killed 43 people.

“Jesus made himself like us, and for this reason, we have

Him next to us, to cry with us in the most difficult

moments of our lives. We look to Him, we entrust our

questions to Him, our pain, our anger,” the pope

continued.

“Today I want to tell you one thing first of all: know that

you are not alone. Know that you are never alone. Know

that God our Father has answered our cries and our

questions, not with words, but with a presence that

accompanies us, that of His Son,” Francis said.

“I would also like to tell you that Jesus on the cross was

not alone,” he said. “Beneath that scaffold was his mother,

Mary. Stabat Mater, Mary was under the cross, to share the

suffering of the Son.”

“We are not alone, we have a Mother who from Heaven

looks at us with love and is close to us. Let us cling to her

and say to her: ‘Mother,’ as child does when it is afraid

and wants to be comforted and reassured,” he added.

Tennessee legislators discuss abortion bill in

hopes of overturning Roe v. Wade

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/tennessee-

legislators-discuss-abortion-bill-in-hopes-of-overturning-

roe-v-wade-41882

Nashville, Tenn., Aug 13, 2019 / 01:57 pm (CNA).- The

Tennessee Senate judiciary committee held a second day

of hearings Tuesday in a 'summer study' session of a bill

regulating abortion.

In its current form, the bill would define an unborn child's

viability as starting from conception. Legislators who

support the proposal hope it would find sympathetic ears

at the US Supreme Court.

House Bill 77 (Senate Bill 1236) was passed by the state

House in March, but the Senate judiciary committee voted

5-3, with one abstention, on April 9 to defer it to “summer

study.”

SB1236 would have banned abortion from the detection

of a fetal heartbeat, usually around six weeks of

pregnancy. It was opposed by the state's bishops, and

Tennessee Right to Life, over concerns it would not stand

up to judicial scrutiny.

In choosing to send the bill to summer study, the

committee chairman, Sen. Mike Bell said it had “the best

of intentions,” The Tennesseean reported.

“But to be successful in the fight to protect the unborn,

strong conviction is not enough. We must also have the

proper legal and constitutional strategy. I can assure you

the left will use every legal means at their disposal to

ensure abortion remains legal, unrestricted and readily

available. We must do likewise to prevent it.” Bell told

the bill's sponsor, “I can assure you your bill is not dead.”

In 2014, voters in Tennessee approved an amendment to

the state constitution that said, "Nothing in this

Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or the

funding of an abortion.”

Saint Alphonsus Programs & Activities for Seniors 55 +

St. Alphonsus Parish at 224 Carrier NE provides activities on Mondays and

Wednesdays each week. All programs take place in the Parish Center. Everyone

55+ is welcome including non- parishioners.

For more information or to RSVP contact the Senior Program Voicemail at

616-913-4419 or phone this number to obtain the Calendar of Events or e-mail

vscholten18@gmail.com

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

for

September, 2019 Located inside Cathedral Square – Suite 2A

360 Division Ave South, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

The following is a partial list of events scheduled at the Catholic Information Center located in Cathedral Square on

Division at Wealthy in downtown Grand Rapids. For information, phone the CIC at (616) 459-7267. Register online:

http://www.catholicinformationcenter.org/course-registration

Catholic Inquiry Classes

Thursday, September 5, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

CIC| 360 Division S | Grand Rapids | |616-459-7267

This program is designed for those who wish to learn more about the Catholic faith and way of life and for Catholics who

wish to update or renew their understanding of Catholic Teaching. Specific topics are presented each week and

participants are encouraged to present questions for discussion.

Biblical Training Institute for Michigan Catholics

Saturday, September 7, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

CIC| 360 Division S | Grand Rapids | |616-459-7267

With Sr. Diane Bergant, CSA, PhD

Sr. Bergant is a Professor of Biblical Studies at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Until 2005, she wrote a weekly

column known as "The Word" for America Magazine that has now been published by the Paulist Press

Wangari Maathai: Visionary and Environmentalist

Wednesday, September 11, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

CIC| 360 Division S | Grand Rapids | |616-459-7267

Learn about the remarkable life of the world’s most famous woman environmentalist, Dr. Wangari Maathai (1940 –

2011). Born in the Kenya, she became the first African woman to obtain a PhD and was founder of the Green Belt

Movement. Educated at Catholic schools in Kenya, she was awarded the Kennedy Scholarship to attend college at a

Benedictine institution in the United States. Retuning to Africa, Wangari was able to bring a spiritual component to the

hard work of encouraging women to renew the land by planting millions of trees, she also stood against governmental

corruption and the degradation of women in Kenya. ($10 Donation Requested)

Holy Brew for Adults in their 20s and 30s

Thursday, September 12 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm at Peppino's Sports Grille - 130 Ionia Ave SW

With Fr. Michael Hennessy, CSP

CIC| 360 Division S | Grand Rapids | |616-459-7267

Advance Registration Required: Call 616-459-7267 or email register@catholicinformationcenter.org

At Holy Brew, we come together as young adults and talk about life and faith over a meal and a pint. It’s a great way to

meet new people, connect with the Grand Rapids young adult Catholic community, and to connect our faith with our

everyday lives. Our past discussion topics have included prayer, the Holy Spirit, and friendship. Come on your own or

bring a friend as we go deeper into our Catholic faith.

Catholic in Recovery

Monday, September 16 , 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

CIC| 360 Division S | Grand Rapids | |616-459-7267

Catholic in Recovery seeks to serve those suffering from addictions and unhealthy attachments through the help of

twelve step recovery, scriptural reflection, and the sacramental love and mercy provided through the Catholic Church.

The goal of every group encounter and interaction is connection—connection with others who have struggled or still

struggle from a similar state as well as connection to Jesus Christ, the Lord that delivers new life. (No reservation

necessary)