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Page 1 November 10, 2019 The Parishes of
Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 10, 2019
Fr. Joe’s article continued on Page 3
MALLIA'S MOMENTS by Fr. Joe Mallia
In this weeks’ first reading we hear from a book that most people are not very familiar with, though we recently studied it in our Bible Study group which you are all welcome to join. The reading is from the Book of Maccabees. It is a family nickname of sorts that means “hammer”. The book revolves around the tales of rebellion to reclaim the land of Israel from a tyrant ruler called Antiochus IV.
The two major highlights in this book recall the rededication of the temple after it had been profaned by Antiochus, better known to all of us as Hanukkah and also the teaching about the importance of praying for the dead. This is where we base our tradition of offering masses in memory of the dead and our belief in Purgatory. This passage is found in 2 Maccabees 12:38-45.
As for today, the readings revolve around the actions of a mother and her seven sons who are tortured as a result of refusing to break God’s law and follow the decree of Antiochus IV. They speak about willing to suffer here on earth and obey God rather than follow a human decree and end up losing eternal life. This is a key teaching in the book as it brings to light for the first time in the Old Testament a firm belief in resurrection and life everlasting.
One by one, the sons and eventually the mother are killed because they remained faithful to the law of God. It would be easy to say, why did they not just say or do what they needed to and then go home and do what they wanted? But to think that way is a failure to understand the importance of a professed faith. Faith is not about convenience; it is about conviction. You do not say one thing and do another. Your word must mean something and when we profess our faith in God, it should mean that we really believe what we say and will seek to live it out each day.
These were people who were convinced that life everlasting was of greater value than any life here on earth. They did not want to die, but they were willing to do it because the thought of losing eternal life with God would have been a greater loss. Just think about that for a minute. They would rather lose life here than lose life eternal! What about you?
As we reflect on the words and actions of this family, they challenge us, as do all martyrs, to consider how often and how easily we give in to the influence of others or our
culture over the truth which God has been revealed, simply out of convenience or our own personal desires. Are we a like a tree firmly rooted against a strong wind or are we like chaff which blows in the current of even a gentle breeze? Are we willing to hold on to the faith which we profess and do we fear losing eternal life or are we willing to put our faith aside by saying one thing and doing another? May God give us the grace to remain faithful this day and always because heaven is worth a little suffering here. How are we doing? Just a quick reminder to everyone to please read the Archbishop’s letter, Unleash the Gospel. as we move forward on our planning process. This is not a program, but a directional focus for our ministry as a parish as we move forward and so I again, encourage you to read it. Further, I ask that if you were not at the town hall meeting at your parish, that you read my comments or watch them on the website. Thank you.
I also want to encourage you to continue to pray in light of the letter I sent home on the importance of our response to what God has given us through our sacrificial return to the Lord. May the Lord in his goodness bless you according to his word. Pilgrimage to Malta I will be leaving for my pilgrimage to Malta for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on Thursday. I am leaving earlier than normal this year because the parish is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. During the war, the statue and the titular painting were removed from the church because the area was being heavily bombed and they did not want them to be damaged. As a result, they took them to another church where they remained for the duration of the war with the promise that if the church building was left standing, they would carry both the statue and the painting back. Faithful to their word, after the war a pilgrimage walk was held to bring the statue and painting back to Cospicua. That was 75 years ago on the 19th of November. This year on the 16th of November, we will again be tracing the steps of that pilgrimage walk. I am praying that it will be a time of great spiritual renewal for the parish and for the island as a whole. I will also be praying for all of you as we journey from place to place.
Pastor: Reverend Joseph Mallia E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (586) 727-5215 Ext. 119 Associate Pastor: Reverend John Nedumcheril E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (810) 392-2056 Ext. 221
Deacon: Alan Gwozdz E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (810) 392-2056 Ext. 222 Flock Notes: Text # 84567 and type SAHF in the text Screen for updates.
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1dwYNER Webmaster: [email protected]
Holy Family Parish
79780 Main Street, Memphis, MI 48041 Website: http://www.holyfamily-online.org
Email - [email protected]
Parish Office: 810-392-2056 Office hours:
Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Closed for lunch 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Bookkeeper/Parish Secretary - Barb Quigley Ext. 227 Faith Formation Director - Susan Finley Ext. 229
[email protected] Office Manager - Catherine Wullaert Ext. 237 Youth Ministry - Jennifer McClelland Ext. 228
[email protected] Director of Music Ministry - Joe Agosta 810-305-1385 [email protected] The Divine Mercy Missionary Center Ext. 246
All Saints Knights of Columbus # 10501 Grand Knight - John Mastej 810-310-0431
Sunday Masses: Saturday: 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 10:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.
Daily Masses: Tuesday: 7:00 p.m. & Friday: 8:00 a.m.
Please see the bulletin for the current Holy Day Mass schedule.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. Saturday: 3:30 p.m.
Or by appointment.
St. Augustine School 67901 Howard St., Richmond MI 48062
Website: http://www.staugustinecatholicschool.com School Office: 586-727-9365
Principal - Emily Lenn Ext. 131 Secretary - Judy Rey Ext. 130 Secretary - Lisa Hunter Ext. 129
Sacrament of Baptism: Please contact the parish office to schedule a baptism.It is recommended that parents seeking Baptism for their child attend two baptismal preparation classes.
Sacrament of Marriage:
In accordance with the guidelines of the Province of Michigan, engaged couples must contact the Parish Office six months prior to the desired date of marriage and complete required preparation.
Sacrament of the Sick:
Notify the Parish Office of any need for hospital or home visits.
Bulletin Submissions Deadline: 12:00 p.m. on Friday for the following weekend; deadline changes near major holidays. Please submit electronically to:
[email protected] or [email protected].
Announcement deadline: Thursday 5:00 p.m.
68035 Main St., Richmond, MI 48062 Website: http://www.staugustinecatholicparish.org
Email - [email protected]
Parish Office: (586) 727-5215 Fax (586) 727-3760
Office hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and Monday - Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Director of Music Ministry Joe Agosta 810-305-1385
Office of Faith Formation: (586) 727-9290 Email: [email protected] Hours: Monday - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Tuesday - 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Youth Ministry-Jennifer McClelland 810 392-2056 Ext. 228
Holy Day Masses: Please see the bulletin for the current Holy Day Mass schedule.
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MALLIA’S MOMENTS Continued from Page 1
Learning to Live with Loss and Change and Hope for the Holidays
3 Week Free Grief Education Program
Sponsored by: St. Augustine/Holy Family Health Ministry
Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. November 6, 13, 20, 2019
St Augustine Catholic Church Parish Center, Room 7
Handicapped accessible Refreshments will be served
Please RSVP or for any questions, call Maureen Duncan, RN, Health Minister, 810-531-1957
I am sure that there will be coverage of the events that day and throughout the feast on the parish Facebook page on Kolleggjata Maria Immakulata Bormla. You can also Google television and newspapers in Malta that will cover highlights. Some of the newspapers like Malta Today are actually in English. Please pray for me while I am gone and I promise to pray for all of you.
Have a great week and may the Lord bless you all.
Attention Parish Councils Meeting Notice
The first strategic planning meeting is a group meeting for all parishes in Wave 1, which will be held at Sacred Heart Seminary on Tuesday, November 12th, at 7:00 p.m. All parish council members from both parishes are requested to attend this important meeting. Since parking at the seminary is limited, we will car pool by meet-ing at St. Augustine parking lot at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12th.
This meeting will replace the regularly scheduled Parish Council Meetings on:
Wednesday November 13 @ St. Augustine
AND
Wednesday, November 20 @ Holy Family
Trick or Treating at St. Augustine Rectory
Page 4 November 10, 2019 F a i t h M a t t e r s
Monday Bible Study
November 11th
Mark your calendar for upcoming Bible Study dates this fall: December 16th.
Walking with Purpose, a bible study for women, offers opportunity for a closer relationship with Jesus and a community of women. This group meets weekly on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in the PARISH HALL at St. Augustine. If you have any questions, please contact the parish office.
Who: Men, High School Senior to 55 years old
What: Discernment Weekends are a unique opportunity for anyone
feeling a call to the priesthood. You will spend four days living at
the seminary which provides you with a first-hand opportunity to
see what it’s like from the inside. This weekend provides you with
many great tools for proper discernment, including presentations on
the foundation of the seminary formation program.
Where: Sacred Heart Major Seminary
For more information or to register visit http://
www.detroitpriest.com/programs/discernment-weekend/.
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“Building Our Lord’s Disciples”
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Page 5 November 10, 2019 E v a n g e l i z a t i o n
SSgt Kyle Abbas
MMN Henry Altermatt
DCC Troy Baran
TSgt Trent Beish
FNE3 Nathan Bilbrey
Maj. Lisa Marie Boggs
FC Nathan Burgess
PVT Samuel Calderone
MAJ Joseph Cannon
MSgt Christopher Capoccia
MAJ Kevin Chamberlain
SSG Luke J. Delcourt
Adam Dickson
LT Christopher Edwards
SFC Samuel Feldman
CWO4 Jason Garcia
PO1 Jeremy Gauthier
SSgt Craig Grabowski
PVT Brent Gracey
LT USN Adam Haag
LTCMDR Ryan Haag
Maj. Michael A. Hoffman, DDS
RP2 Michael Jahr
SSgt Pietr Jahr
1LT Virginia Jahr
Cpt. Jack Johnston
SMSGT Joseph Korotko
Maj. David F. Kuntz
SFC4 Tyler Monfette
SSgt Brendan Pfeifer
Claudia Pfeifer, Specialist
Maj. Christopher Platz
AB Daiton Platz
AB Logan Platz
PVT Brad Quant
MSgt Kevin Quant
Eric P. Raska
Lt Paul Raska
AMN Katie Ren
Col Matthew Rettke
2LT Tyler Rettke
POHM2 John-Christopher
Sbraccia
TSgt David Siegrist
MAJ Cormac Smith
Sgt Andrew Springer
LCpl Timothy James
Spruytte
SSG Raymond Stier
PO2 Brandon Stoops
PFC Christopher Tishler
SRA Logan VanBuren
Warrant Officer Jeffery Weis
1st Lt Joshua Wessel
POHM3 Nicholas Wohlfiel
Cpl Mark Zyble
Pray for Those Who Serve Our Country
Readings for the week of November 10, 2019
Good Mourning
Join us on Friday, November 15th, at 6:30 p.m. in the Life Center of Holy Family. Good Mourning is a group that will provide support, friendship and a deeper
understanding of both life and death for people who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Led by Deacon Alan, a widower for more than six years, our goal is that by sharing our stories and turning to Christ, we can begin to heal the wounds left behind after a loss. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Deacon Alan at 586-206-8334.
WIDOWED FRIENDS Widowed Friends offers widowed men and women of all ages caring companionship and the opportunity for healing, spiritual devel-
opment, education and wonderful new growth. Our enrichment activities meet a variety of needs to facilitate the journey from loss to
a new sense of joy and purpose. Widowed men and women of all faiths are welcome.
For more information visit widowedfriends.org or Sandy at 586-991-7374.
Best Year Ever!!!! Here are some photos of the Trunk &
Treat at Holy Family. If you have
pictures you would like to share,
please send them to:
See you next year!!!!
Page 6 November 10, 2019 St. Augustine Parish
Please Pray for St. Augustine Parishioners
at home or in the hospital...
SSgt Kyle Abbas Mary Lou Brickel Marjorie Brohl Marlene Brown Denise Suess Burkhardt Michelle Zakens Byrd Dennis Campbell Louis Canter Jerry Caporuscio Bailey Ann Clapper Dossie Collins Mary Ann Cunningham Virginia DeForge
Mary DeWitte Cy Dheygere Kelly Dilberti Jennie Domagalski Gail Duetsch Gary Duhamel Doug Duncan Joan Elam Jim Engels Richard Fitch Carol Fogal Dee Franz Shelley Frontera Alison Gray Art Hebel Clarence Hebel Rosann Holmes Cory Hopp Al Inson Helen Kaczperski Sylvia Kaltz Daniel Kammer William Ketelhut Dave Kisskalt Glen Knoblock Betty Kolp Tom Kowalski Arthur Lambert Barbara Lambert Pam Lawson Eugenia Lipior Roger Lumley Jim Mazzala Baby Harper Misiuk
Dan Moomaw Johny Muller Kandy Murray Tom Obee Karon Ottenbacher Bryan Pawlowski Gary Penzak Rich Platz Carol Pollari Darren Polansky Jeanette Ponski John Pytleski Ann Rabine Ray Rabine Veronica Raska Barb Reinke Howard Rhein Judy Richer Jessica Ricketts Donald Riedel Ginny Ritter Frank Ryan Gail Ryan Pat Scheuer Jan Schmidt Arlene Schweiger Rose Segatti Bernadette Sharpe John M. Sharpe Mary Shaunce Mary Smith Deb Snider Pat Stahl Carol Stanzione Joshua Stevens Lily Suess Lloyd Suess Stanley Swidersky Mary Szczerbinski Sue Thomas Sharlene Todd Eleanor Triece Michael Ureel John Ureel Bridget Urquhart Mary Valpredo Larry Wilson Maxine Wilson Lisbeth Yaek Joseph Yelencich, Jr.
St. Augustine Mass
Intentions
Celebrating
Eternal Life in Christ
Jeanette Orzel
Baptized in Christ
November 2, 2019 Sophia Grace Schweiger
Daughter of Philip & Alexandria Schweiger
November 3, 2019 Brynna Ann Gail Butlin
Daughter of Andrew & Caitlin Butlin
Monday, November 11, 2019 Mass 8:00 am Fred Fogal, req. by his Family
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 No Mass Scheduled
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Divine Mercy Chaplet Mass 8:00 am Earl Waterstraat req. by Dan & Claire Manchik
Thursday, November 14, 2019 Mass 8:00 am Rev. Timothy Babcock, req. by
Rev. Joe Mallia and St. Augustine Parish
Friday, November 15, 2019 No Mass Scheduled
Sunday, November 17, 2019 Thirty-Third Sunday in
Ordinary Time
Saturday, November 16, 2019 Mass 6:00 pm Virginia Bulski, req. by Susan Fenton Roy Niebauer, Birthday Remembrance by Kathleen Niebauer & Family Cecelia Raska, req. by Kathleen Niebauer Gus Kapolka, Jr. req. by Kapolka Family Holy Souls In Purgatory req. by Jay & Sandra Ross Kirby Smith, req. by Christine Smith
Sunday, November 17, 2019 7:30 am Mass ⬧ For St. Augustine Parishioners
9:00 am Mass Gary Ottenbacher req. by Don & Pat Deachin Bernie Riedel req. by Don & Cheryl Riedel Stephen Barjaktarovich req. by his Family Benjamin F. Schweihofer req. by Ellie Rhein Betty Raska, req. by Ray & Ann Rabine Amanda Sprys, req. by Mom & Dad Mary Iwanicki, req. by Don & Jan Schmidt Cliff Schweiger req. by Carol Swantek George Karales req. by Theresa Stevens James McKiernan req. by Eric & Lori Burns Deceased Members of the Szczerbinski Family, req. by Mary
& Gerard Szczerbinski & Family
Sunday, November 17, 2019 9:00 am Mass (intentions continued)
Rev. Michael L. Cremin req. by Rev. Joseph Mallia and St. Augustine Parishioners Mary Mazzetti, req. by Fr. Joe
Mallia and St. Augustine Parish Peggy Shepard req. by Bob & Lynda Theut Robert DeJonckheere req. by Heather Cattivera, Dan-
nette Shrodes & Maria DeLaney ⬧ Special Intentions for Zeke,
Faith, Jerry, Dakota & Gunner req. by Alaina Prior
All Souls Remembrance Candles
November 5th we remembered our loved ones whose funerals were celebrated this past year at St. Augustine Parish during the 7:00pm Mass. Special candles were lit and remained burning during mass in remembrance of our beloved dead. If you are a family member and were unable to attend the mass, a remembrance candle of your loved one is available for you to take home, all of which have been placed on the window sills of church.
Friday, November 22, 2019 St. Augustine Parish Hall
$10 Cover Charge 25¢ per euchre
Pop, Water & Snacks provided
Doors open @ 7:00 pm Cards start @ 7:22pm
For more information call Jeanne 810-543-2843
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~ This Week Ahead at St. Augustine ~
Monday, November 11, 2019 7:00pm-Bible Study with Fr. Joe at Holy Family Life Center 8:00 p.m. - AA Meeting & Al-Anon (Hall Tuesday, November 12, 2019 4:30 p.m. - Faith Formation (Parish Center) 5:30pm - Parish Councils meet @ St. Augustine parking lot; carpool to Strategic Planning Mtg at Seminary 7:00 p.m. - K of C Meeting (Hall) Wednesday, November 13, 2019 8:45 a.m. - Reconciliation 10:00 a.m. - Exploring Our Catholic Faith (Room 7) 6:30 p.m. - Grief & Hope for the Holidays (Room 7) 6:30 p.m. - RCIA at Holy Family Thursday, November 14, 2019 11:00 a.m. - Christian Service Meeting (Room 7) 6:00pm - Joint Cantor Practice @ St. Augustine - Church 6:30pm - Women’s Bible Study in Parish Hall 7:00 p.m. - Choir Practice (Church) Saturday, November 16, 2019 5:00 p.m. - Reconciliation (Church) Sunday, November 17, 2019 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. - Coffee & Donuts & Scrip Sales in School Hallway 10:15 a.m. - Faith Formation (Parish Center)
Our Mission is to Save Souls
St. Augustine Festival Open Chairperson Positions to be Filled
Several new chair positions need to be filled for Festival 2020. The current festival chairpersons of the following areas will assist the new chairs in 2020 to make a smooth transition.
Festival Chair & Co-chair (2 people) plan and coordinate 4 to 6 meetings per year with committee to plan and execute Festival. Coordinate with and assist all committee chairs in all phases of the Festival. Be available to assist all committee members and volunteers from setup of Festival through all activities ending on Sunday night. In charge of obtaining contracts for the tents, tables, chairs, dance floor, bars, port-a-johns; make arrangements to get picnic tables and the stage. Oversee deliveries and setup with parishioners on set up night. Handle all necessary permits. Handle the special meal tickets for the Golf Outing.
Volunteer Chair –Setup and manage the SignUp Genius online volunteer scheduling. Help sign up volunteers who do not utilize the internet. You will not have to make calls to sign up volunteers; all requests will be made in the bulletin, online and notices to students’ parents.
Entertainment Chair– Arrange and follow up all festival entertainment.
Seven Large yard signs - prepare and set up signs at designated spots. Obtain sign permits from municipalities.
Artist – We are looking for someone with artistic ability to create signs for the new sponsors in our sponsorship program and for any new festival signs that are needed. Any program can be used to create them. (i.e. An Adobe program or Microsoft Publisher can be used)
Chicken Dinner – Work with Achatz to plan meal and pricing. Coordinate setup of dining room, work with volunteers during dinner and facilitate cleanup on Sunday night.
St. Michael Cemetery Clean Up A Success!
On Saturday, November 2nd, after an 8:00 a.m. Mass, a team of nearly 20 volunteers gathered at Saint Michael Cemetery to perform the annual autumn clean-up. Out-of-season plants, leaves, and other debris were removed in order to make Saint Michael’s look good for the upcoming winter months. The volunteers worked very hard, and it took just about three hours to make the cemetery look great. Not only the usual cemetery cleaning took place, but two of the volunteers, Chuck Claerhout and Jeff Ryan, brought their front-end loaders to the cemetery. Chuck and Jeff used this opportunity to knock down the enormous pile of dirt at the rear of the cemetery. This allows the Stations of the Cross walkway to be more easily accessible to visitors. In addition to the cemetery clean-up, the volunteers enjoyed building fellowship among members of the Saint Augustine faith community. This effort was accomplished to in order to keep Saint Michael Cemetery a beautiful and dignified final resting place for the deceased members of our parish family.
NOTE: If any questions regarding the autumn clean up, please contact Joe Stevens at 810-543-1838.
BLOOD DRIVE Monday, November 25, 2019
12:00pm to 6:00pm St. Augustine Parish Hall
68035 Main Street, Richmond Sponsored by Knights of Columbus Richmond
To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)
SCRIP AT ST. AUGUSTINE Sunday November 17th after 7:30 & 9:00 a.m. Masses
Here is your opportunity to purchase gift cards to help St. Augustine Parish and School. Gift cards will be available to purchase on Sunday, November 17th after 7:30 & 9 a.m. Masses in the School Entrance Hallway. Plan your gift card Christmas shopping now! Also enjoy coffee & donuts & fellowship.
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Holy Family
Please mark your calendars for the upcoming MANDATORY meetings for all Liturgical Ministers. This is also a training opportunity for anyone interested in becoming a Liturgical Minister. Training is
scheduled for: NEW PROCEDURES and POLICIES make this meeting a requirement to continue serving in your ministry. If you CANNOT attend, please text or call Kellie Hoffman at (810) 392-2388 PRIOR to the session to make arrangements for personal instruction. If you fail to attend or call, you will be removed from service until you receive proper training.
ATTENTION HOLY FAMILY LITURGICAL MINISTERS
Training dates have changed…
EMHCs: Sunday, November 17 @ 11:45am (after 10:30am Mass)
Intercessory prayer reflects God’s own character of outgoing love and mercy. Please pray for the intentions of the following:
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Town Hall Meeting
If you were unable to attend the TOWN HALL MEETING that was held on
October 27th., you can watch the video by visiting holyfamily-online.org and
clicking on the link on the Pastor’s message tab. There is also a link for the
text version as well.
Saturday, November 9, 2019 4:30 PM Esther Fournier by Richard & Marge Brohl Kirk Anderson by Diane Cola Ron Sebastian by the Family Earl Waterstraat by the Family Mary McGuire by the Minjoe Family For the intentions of Christopher Smith Sunday, November 10, 2019 10:30 AM Willie Bewersdorff by the Holy Family Choir Brian Bonner by Catherine Wullaert Florence Baczewski by her Family & Friends Dennis Sharpe by Ken & Pat Stahl Ronald Motte (1st anniv.) by Rosalie Motte 5:30 PM Marilyn Marnon by Ed Marnon Jeannine Barrera by Ed Marnon Deceased members of the Pruss Family by
Kristyn Hall For the Parishioners Monday, November 11, 2019 No Mass Scheduled Tuesday, November 12, 2019 7:00 PM Gerry Kook by Tim & Susan Finley For Souls in Purgatory by Vicky Kicinski Wednesday, November 13, 2019 No Mass Scheduled Thursday, November 14, 2019 No Mass Scheduled Friday, November 15, 2019 8:00 AM Gjuste Gjonja by Vicky Kicinski Saturday, November 16, 2019 4:30 PM Rose Strecansky by the Family For the intentions of William Dennis For the Parishioners Sunday, November 17, 2019 10:30 AM James McKiernan by Dave & Rose
Piontkowski Art Rhein by the Family Esther Fournier by John & Linda Mastej Maria Davey by the Severini Family Irma Schwark by the Wullaert Family For the intentions of Dorothy Anderson
by the Altar Society 5:30 PM Mary Ann Dudek by Mitch & Fran
Marcinkowski Earl Waterstraat by the Waterstraat Family Deceased members of the Koc Family by
Bob & Judie Parks For the intentions of William Dennis
Page 9 November 10, 2019 Holy Family Parish Activities
7:00 PM Bible Study with Fr. Joe
6:30 PM Adult Confirmation Class @ SA 6:30 PM Confessions 7:00 PM Mass of Reparation 8:00 PM AA
10:30 AM Rosary Makers 4:00 PM Faith Formation 6:30 PM RCIA– Life Center 6:30 PM Choir Practice in Church 7:00 PM Louis de Montfort Consecration meeting—Life Center Library 7:00 PM K of C meeting
Our Mission: To Save Souls.
ROSARY MAKERSS! FOR YOUR INFORMATION The Rosary Markers would just like you to know that since
September of 2018, they have made 11,000 rosaries. The majority
of these rosaries are sent to Missions in other countries. Some have
been given to the Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center and to the
Knights of Columbus. We just want you to know the good works
that are being done in the parish. If you would like to join us and
make rosaries, we meet the second and fourth Wednesdays of the
month from 10:00-12:00 in the Life Center.
SHOES, SHOES, AND MORE SHOES We would just like to remind you that we continue to collect good
used shoes (no winter boots, slippers, flip flops, skates, and roller
blades). These shoes are sent to third world countries and we
receive $.50 for each pound of shoes which helps with
nonperishable purchases for the food pantry. If you have any to
donate, please feel free to drop them off at the Life Center or bring
them to church with you. Thank you in advance for your support.
Homemade Christmas Cookie Bake Sale
FEATHER BINGO
YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD TO ATTEND!
WHEN:
WHERE:
LIFE CENTER TIME:
DOORS OPEN AT 5:00 P.M.
COST:
$15.00
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Each morning in Kindergarten we add an arrow to count our days in school. A few years ago I decided to add something to our arrows - a blessing. Each day one Kindergartener is asked to tell a blessing in his or her life. I ask them to tell me a blessing, something that they are glad God gave them. When I began to do this, I wasn’t sure what to expect. My little ones did not fail to make me proud. Their blessings have included favorite toys, favorite foods, pets, friends, family members, teachers, God’s gifts of nature, Mary, Joseph, Jesus and God Himself. As I wait each day to write their blessing on the arrow, I watch little brows furrow as they think about what they want to say. They know it will be a couple of weeks before they get to name a blessing again, so they want to make sure they say something special. I can tell how special their blessing is to them because they either smile or look very solemn. They understand how lucky we are to have so many blessings in our lives, and they are grateful for them. Some years their classmates will comment - saying how sweet or nice the blessing is - and other years they will just nod their heads in ap-preciation for what was said. We talk about always respecting our friends’ blessings, because there is no right or wrong when counting our blessings. Even the teacher gets a turn to name a blessing, which makes me realize how often we take all God has given us for granted.
I know for myself personally there have been years when I haven’t made a conscious effort to count my blessings until Thanksgiving - the day we focus on be-ing thankful and grateful. As adults we often get busy and while we may think of our blessings, we don’t actu-ally stop and thank God for them. We wait until the last Thursday in November and we make a list of all we are grateful for and we share it over a meal, and then life goes on. This November, don’t wait until that last Thursday to count your blessings. Each day, take a minute to think of something you are grateful for, something you’re glad God has given you.
May your blessings be bountiful! Mrs. Ann Perry Kindergarten Teacher
Each year, more than
20,000 people receive
help and hope through the
services and programs of
Catholic Charities of South
-east Michigan (CCSEM).
This social justice arm of
the Archdiocese of Detroit works to bring the love
and mercy of Jesus Christ to those in need, regard-
less of their race or religion, culture or creed.
In two weeks, our parish will take up a special
collection for CCSEM. Please prayerfully consider
contributing to help CCSEM care for the most
vulnerable among us.
For more information about CCSEM or to make a
donation online, please visit ccsem.org.