~Sacraments~ Baptism: You must be a registered active member of either Parish for three months prior to the baptism. Parents are expected to attend a baptismal preparation class before baptism. Marriage: Arrangements should be made at least 12 months before the date of the marriage to take marriage preparation courses. Anointing of Sick: Upon request, contact the Durand office, 1-855-288-6704. RCIA: Starts in the fall. Contact your respective parish office for times and dates. Reconciliation: St. Joseph on Wednesday 9:00am to 9:30am. St. Mary on Saturday 3:30pm to 4:30pm. Spe-cial request, contact the Durand office. Check the bulletin for special times.

St. Mary & St. Joseph

Parish

One Holy Family Together In Christ

Official correspondence should be sent to: 700 Columbia Dr., Durand, MI 48429. 1-855-288-6704

Pastor: Rev. Dan Westermann Email: fr.danwest@gmail.com Deacon: Wayne Corrion Email: Deaconwaynecorrion@gmail.com 989-271-8434

Deacon: Greg Middleton 1-855-288-6704 Ext. 7014 Secretary/Business Manager: Paul Williamson Email: stmarydurand@gmail.com

Secretary: Sandy Bensinger Email: stjosephgaines@gmail.com Lifeteen Coordinator: Sara Folsom Email: stmjlifeteen@gmail.com

Director of Religious Education (DRE): Robin Doyle Email: smsjdre@gmail.com

St. Mary Church 700 Columbia Dr., Durand, MI 48429

1-855-288-6704 Mass Times:

Sat.: 5:00pm - Sun.: 11:30am Weekday Masses - See Bulletin

Office hours: Mon., Thurs., Fri., 8:30am to 2:30pm.

Tues. 8:30am to Noon Website: stmarystjoseph.org

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St. Joseph Church 9450 Duffield Rd., Gaines, MI 48436

1-989-271-8434 Mass Time: Sun.: 8:30am

Weekday Masses - See Bulletin Office hours: Tues., Wed., Thurs.,

9:00am to 3:00pm. Website: stmarystjoseph.org

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ST. MARY & ST. JOSEPH PARISH PAGE 2 Serving Durand, Gaines & Surrounding Communities

Grow - Pray.....for others PLEASE PRAY FOR THE

SUFFERING OF ST. MARY & ST. JOSEPH For those who are ill at home, in the hospital or in the nursing home.

Mike Gentry, Kim Bartes, Brian Sweet, Cindy Goad, Jessica Yanta, Louise Jarrad, Toby Verso-la, and Alex Proulx.

Please note: Individual names will remain on the prayer list for four (4) weekends, before being removed. If your ill-ness is long term, your name should be put on the prayer board in the back of your church. St. Mary’s parish office 1-855-288-6704 or the St. Joseph’s office at 989-271-8434.

Pray for all men and women in the armed services.

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Prayer...

...Almighty ever-living God, whose will is to restore all things in your beloved Son, the King of the uni-verse, grant, we pray, that the whole creation, set free from slav-ery, may render your majesty ser-vice and ceaselessly proclaim

your praise. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

St. Mary & St Joseph Parish Mass Schedule

Monday, November 26 - No Mass Tuesday, November 27 - St. Mary Eucharistic Adoration - 7:20am to 8:20am Mass - 8:30am - Bob Tillson by Nikki & Joel Cunningham Wednesday, November 28 - St. Joseph Eucharistic Adoration - 7:20am to 8:20am Mass - 8:30am - Fr. Francis Mossholder by Diocese of Lansing † Sacrament of Reconciliation - 9:00am to 9:30am Thursday, November 29 - St. Mary Mass - 9:00am - Chester (Chet) Grifka by Tom and Jan Sovis Friday, November 30 - St. Mary Eucharistic Adoration - 7:20am to 8:20am Mass - 8:30am - Steve Doyle by Michael and Brenda Wells Saturday, December 1 - St. Mary † Sacrament of Reconciliation - 3:30pm to 4:30pm Mass - 5:00pm - Joe Drenovsky (35th Anniversary) by Jack & Riky Drenovsky Sunday, December 2 St. Joseph Mass - 8:30am - Dean Crandell by Rita Crandell and family St. Mary Mass - 11:30am - St. Mary and St. Joseph Parishioners

Grow - Pray….every day Mass Intentions - please call the office

at St Joseph church if you would like to offer a Mass Intention for dates in December and in the coming months. There are several dates that need to be filled. 989-271-8434.

Grow - Engage….in parish life St. Mary Advent by Candlelight, Sun-

day, November 25, 5:00pm in the church basement. Sign up sheets are in the gathering space. For more info, call Pam Corwin 989-288-4009.

Solemnity of Christ the King Deacon Wayne’s Wonderings

John 18:33b–37 Jesus answered (Pilate), “You say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.” The exchange between Jesus and Pilate makes it clear that the execution of Jesus is a consequence of the anger and hate of the Jewish leaders of that time who were called out for their corruption of Gods’ truth. This conflict is described in terms of the ‘truth’ that he has brought from his Father: He has urged his people to belong to their true call-ing in the designs of God, to be ‘a light to the nations’, showing the world the life and joy of a people living ac-cording to the truth that can be learned from his Father. John’s gospel portrays Jesus as reigning on the Cross, bringing forth his Kingdom. So what kind of King is found nailed to a cross for his throne, wearing a weave of thorns for his crown, and a spear in his side for his scepter? -A King who has overcome sin and death out of obe-dience for the Father, out of love humankind, the Fa-thers creation. -A King who teaches us that by tenderly holding our sufferings and ridicule we too can be transformed. Just as He was transformed from His passion and death to the Resurrection. Notice, He never came back looking for retribution on those who committed those atrocities to Him. When we find ourselves in those difficult situations, we have two choices; we can become angry and hate-ful and cast those sufferings onto someone or some-thing else, as the chief priests and elders did to Jesus, or we can hold them as our King did and be trans-formed into peace, compassion, and love. This weeks challenge: Choose to belong to His truth! Listen to His voice. Be transformed. In Gods Mercy (IGM)

No Religious Education classes will be held on November 25.

Classes resume Dec 2.

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe ~ B PAGE 3 November 25, 2018

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Parish Support for the weekend of Nov. 18

The Dec. 2 bulletin cut off is Mon. Nov. 26 by 10:00am.

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This week’s prayer to carry in your hearts and your prayer time:

Pray for the souls in purgatory.

PLEASE NOTE: Since we are in our twenty first month since St. Mary and St. Joseph Parishes merged and changed our name to St. Mary and St. Joseph Parish, we are asking for those parishioners that make their donations by check, to please start writing their checks out to St. Mary and St. Joseph Parish if you haven’t already. At some point, Sagelink Credit Union now called PFCU – Portland Federal Credit Union (our banking institution) will be requiring that all checks be made out to our new name. Please keep this in mind when writing out your donation checks. Thank you so much. If you have any ques-tions, please contact Paul Williamson at the office at 1-855-288-6704 Ext 7001

Grow - Serve….others’ needs The tags for the Giving Tree...

Are on the tree and available to be picked up, along with the Hat and Mitten tree at St Joseph church.

Collection amounts for November 18 and 25 will be reflected in next weekends bulletin.

Grow - Engage…..in parish life Volunteers needed for decorating

for Advent at St Joseph Church on Thursday, Nov 29, at 10:00am in the gathering space.

Grow - Serve….others’ needs St. Mary's Altar Society is in need of a

few more ladies to help with cleaning the sacristy in 2019. We need one person for June, October and November and 2 people for July. We clean twice per month and it takes 1-2 hours. Please call Carol Spoor if interested. 989-980-3642.

The Gaines K of C council 12186 will be selling “Keep Christ in Christmas” Christ-

mas cards and signs during the months November and Decem-ber. The cards will range from $5.00-$8.00 per box and the yard signs will be $5.00. They will be after Masses. For more information call Rich Ocker-man at 810-444-9454.

Grow - Serve….others’ needs There will be a Parish Council Meet-

ing on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 7:00pm at St. Joseph church in the gathering space. All members, please plan to attend.

Thank you to all the Religious Ed Stu-dents that sang their hearts out last Sunday. They did a terrific job! Thank you to Robin Doyle, our DRE, all the Catechists and the parents for their sup-

port. You do our parish proud!! Well done kids!!!! Look forward to another fun presentation next year! Thank you again! Paul Williamson, Music Director

Congratulations to 3 new Knights of Columbus Council 12186: Harold DeMott, Ben Monroe and Phil Elders. GK Mike Gentry For 2019, the combined Knights of

Columbus Councils are offering three scholarships through Shiawas-see Community Foundation. These scholarship applications are availa-ble now through February 1, 2019.

These are Faith based scholarships open to graduating high school seniors and currently enrolled college stu-dents of St. Mary/St. Joseph families in good standing and are available online at: www.shiacf.org/scholarships/ Scroll down to and click on “Online Scholarship Application”. If needed, there is a “Scholarship Application Instructions” pad to click on. Thank You, The Knights of Columbus Scholarship Committee

Grow - Serve…..others’ needs Heartbeat of Greater Flint is an organi-

zation that was created after Roe versus Wade. If we are going to promote Women respecting life, we must be available to assist them. At heartbeat, we provide diapers, formula, clothing, car seats, and furniture (new and gently used). There is a great need for all these items as we work strictly off donations. There is a donation box provided in both gathering areas. If you have any questions or are interested in volunteering, please contact Mary Deering 810-513-7399 or Karrie Johnston 810-735-1827.