church for the celebration of the

Liturgy of the Lord’s Supper.

Mass begins in the usual manner.

Unlike the rest of Lent, the vest-

ments of the Mass are white, the

Gloria is sung, and there is a

sense of celebration. After the

reading of the Gospel, the priest,

following the example of Jesus,

washes the feet of people who rep-

resent the apostles. This sacred

action recorded only in the Gospel

of John reminds us of the need to

live the mystery of the Eucharist

by giving of ourselves for the sake

of others.

When the gifts of bread and

wine are presented, the Holy Oils

blessed and consecrated earlier in

the day by the Cardinal are pre-

sented to the parish and received

by the pastor. The Oil of Catechu-

mens, the Oil of the Sick, and the

Sacred Chrism are used through-

out the year in the celebration of

the sacraments. They are kept in

vessels in the special case set

aside for them in Saint Thérèse

Chapel.

After the reception of Com-

munion, there is a prayer. Then

the Blessed Sacrament, the bread

consecrated now the Body of

Christ, is carried in solemn pro-

cession to the Altar of Repose in

Saint Thérèse Chapel. Adoration

continues to midnight symbolizing

the time Jesus spent in prayer in

the garden before his arrest.

There is no conclusion to the Lit-

urgy. The faithful simply slip

away and go their way in silence

after a time of prayer.

If you are unable to attend the

Mass of the Lord’s Supper on

The Triduum Holy Thursday throughEaster,

The holiest days of the year.

Christ redeemed humankind

and gave perfect glory to God

principally through his paschal

mystery: by dying he destroyed

our death and by rising he re-

stored our life. The Easter trid-

uum of the passion and resurrec-

tion of Christ is thus the culmina-

tion of the entire liturgical year.

What Sunday is to the week, the

solemnity of Easter is to the litur-

gical year.

The Easter triduum begins

with the evening Mass of the

Lord’s Supper, reaches its high

point in the Easter Vigil and

closes with evening prayer on

Easter Sunday.

On Good Friday and, if possi-

ble, also on Holy Saturday until

the Easter Vigil, the Easter fast is

observed everywhere.

The celebration of the Lord’s

passion takes place on Friday dur-

ing the afternoon hours.

The Easter Vigil, in the night

when Christ rose from the dead, is

considered the mother of all vigils.

During it the church keeps watch,

awaiting the resurrection of

Christ and this vigil should take

place at night, beginning after

nightfall and ending with dawn. General Norms for the Liturgical Year

Holy Thursday At 7:30 PM the parish commu-

nity of the National Shrine of the

Little Flower will gather in

Bearings

Notes from Monsignor Easton

Thursday, have a special meal

with your family. Look for ways to

serve each other. Spend some

time in quiet prayer.

Good Friday Stations of the Cross will be

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H o l y W e e kH o l y W e e kH o l y W e e kH o l y W e e k

Monday, March 25 Mass

6:30, 8:30 AM Penance Service

7:30 PM

Wednesday, March 27 Mass

6:30, 8:30 AM 7:30 PM

Holy Thursday March 28

8:30 AM Morning Prayer 7:30 PM Liturgy

Adoration until Midnight

Good Friday March 29

8:30 AM Morning Prayer 12:00 noon

Stations of the Cross and Services

7:30 PM Tenebrae

Holy Saturday March 30

8:30 Morning Prayer 7:30 - 10:30 PM

Easter Vigil

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Sun 3/24 Mon 3/25 Tue 3/26 Wed 3/27 Thur 3/28 Fri 3/29 Sat 3/30

Masses: 7:30, 9, 10:45 am 12:30 pm Life Teen Mass 6 pm Intramurals GS Gym 8am - 8 pm Rosary Devotion Adoration Chapel 5 pm Life Night Life Teen Room after 6 pm Mass

Masses: 6:30 & 8:30 am Religious Form Grades K - 6 Grade School 4:30 & 6 pm Grades 7 & 8 Life Teen Rm & Seton Hall 6:30 pm Parents of Teens Coughlin Bldg 6:45 pm Parish Council Board Rm 7:30 pm Penance Service Church 7:30 pm

Masses: 6:30 & 8:30 am Scripture Study Board Rm 9 am Devotions St. Therese Chapel 6:50 pm K of C Seton Hall 7:30 pm Boy Scouts GS Café 7:30 pm Prayer Group St. Therese Chapel 8 pm

Masses: 6:30 & 8:30 am Girl Scouts CB & SH 3 pm CB 5:30 pm SH 6 pm Treble Choir Choir Rm 5:30 pm Mass Church 7:30 pm

Holy Thursday Morning Prayer Church 8:30 am Mass of the Lord's Supper Church 7:30 pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until Midnight

Good Friday Morning Prayer Church 8:30 am Good Friday Service Church 12 Noon Fish Bake GS Gym & Cafe 4:30 - 7:30 pm Tenebrae Service Church 7:30 pm

Holy Saturday Morning Prayer Church 8:30 am Blessing of Food Church 11 am Vigil of Easter 7:30 pm Easter Sunday Masses 7:30, 9, 10:45 am and 12:30 pm (No 6 pm Mass)

Week of 24-30 2002

Eloise Barner

Evie Bell

Sarah Calomeni

M/M Jeff Campbell

Margaret Cavanaugh

Robert Chance

Beverly Clouse

Robert Copley

Lilia Crosa

James Czarski

Mary Lou DeFauw

Nick /Delphine Delich

Jane Doherty

Don Fowler

Lynn C Frank

Olga Frederick

Janice Garcia

Victoria Gilbert

Mary Ann Gipprich

Ruth Gleason

Thomas Guccini

Shirley & Sandra Haffey

Mary Hanson

M/M Richard Herr

Edward Hramiec

Chester Karolak

Otis Kees

Eleanor La Joye

Barbara Lewand

Therese Luke

Florence Malec

Julie Martin

Patricia Masser

Alexis Mc Guier

Dick McLaughlin

Georgina Menendez

Emmett Mills, Jr

Henry Mittelstaedt

Maureen Musser

John O'Connell, Jr

Margaret Olsen

Hind Oram

Nickolas Persha

Marty Pinto

Annis Pratt

Geraldine Price

Beatrice M. Riddle

Marie Riegel

Brett Rollin

Diane Russell

Amanda Sagert

M/M Patrick Sankuer

Noah Schunck

Stanley J Sidor

Blanche Marie Smith

Grace Smith

Jared Snyder

Margaret Spitzley

Timothy Sullivan

Mary Ann Tait

Beatrice Vai

Julius Vai

Alfred Vallad

Hector Villarreal

Michele Villerot

David Waligora

Catherine Warner

Elizabeth Warner

Please be sure to let us know

as soon as possible when we

can remove the names from

the sick list. Thank you.

Pray for the Repose of

the souls of:

Robin A Feddersen

James Giblin

Loretta McCuiston

PARISH SICK LISTPARISH SICK LISTPARISH SICK LISTPARISH SICK LIST Please pray for the health of our parishioners and friends.

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Bearings (Continued from page 1)

celebrated at Noon on Good Fri-

day. At 1 o’clock in the afternoon,

we will celebrate the sacred lit-

urgy of Good Friday.

The Liturgy of the Word on

Good Friday is dominated by the

reading of the Passion of Our Lord

Jesus Christ according to John.

More than the other Gospels,

John connects the suffering of the

Cross to the glory of the Resurrec-

tion.

“For St. John, then, Christ’s

cross and death are unintelligible

unless they are seen as a sign of

his glorification and exaltation….

In St. John’s Gospel, the cross it-

self is presented as resurrection

and glory no less than as death.

John certainly depicts the cruci-

fixion as a visible, sensibly real

event, but he also insists that it be

seen as a sign that contains what

it signifies, namely, Christ’s glori-

fication. When Christ is dying, he

is already going back to the Fa-

ther. Adrian Nocent

Following the Passion, the

Church prays an extended prayer

of the faithful. We pray in a spe-

cial way for the conversion of the

world and for those who are to be

baptized at the Easter Vigil.

We then take time to reflect

on the mystery of the Cross.

Three times we proclaim our ado-

ration for Christ crucified.

The liturgy concludes with

communion when we receive the

Body of Christ consecrated and

reserved from the previous eve-

ning’s Mass of the Lord’s Supper.

After communion, the community

leaves in silence with no final

blessing or dismissal.

If you are unable to attend

church, take time to read the ac-

count of the Passion from the Gos-

pel of John. Spend time in silence

and prayer.

Holy Saturday – the Easter Vigil

At 7:30 PM on Saturday eve-

ning, the parish community of the

National Shrine of the Little

Flower will gather for the celebra-

tion of the great Vigil of Easter.

In this great vigil we celebrate a

“Night truly blessed when heaven

is wedded to earth and we are rec-

onciled with God.”

At the Vigil, the new fire is lit.

The Easter Candle is blessed and

lit, processed into the church,

Christ our light. The great canti-

cle of Easter is sung. “Rejoice,

heavenly powers! Sing, choirs of

angels! Exult, all creation around

God’s throne! Jesus Christ, our

King, is risen! Sound the trumpet

of salvation!”

The prophecies of old are read.

The whole Church breaks out in

song of Alleluia. The resurrection

is proclaimed. After the Liturgy of

the Word, the elect are called

forth. We pray for them. The wa-

ters of the Baptismal Font are

consecrated and those prepared

are baptized.

After baptisms, those pre-

pared to enter into communion

with the Catholic Church from

other Christian denominations,

make a profession of faith. The

whole assembly renews their bap-

tismal promises.

The newly baptized, the newly

received into the Church, and

those prepared then receive the

sacrament of Confirmation.

The Vigil originally lasted the

entire night and ended at dawn.

Although we have a large number

to be baptized and received into

the Church (the largest group in

our Archdiocese), our Easter Vigil

will last but a few hours.

The Easter Vigil is the most

important and the most dramatic

liturgy of the Church year, and

well it should be. If you have ex-

perienced it before, you will want

to attend again. If you have never

attended the Vigil, I strongly urge

you to do so. You will not be disap-

pointed.

Prepare Ye the Way for “Godspell”!

The cast and crew of Shrine

High School are busy rehearsing

and preparing for this year's

spring musical, “Godspell”. The

play will open April 25-28.

“Godspell” is a rock musical based

on the Gospel According to Mat-

thew. It brings to life the parables

and teachings of Jesus through

song, dance, pantomime, and even

a few cheesy magic tricks! If you

are interested in placing an ad in

our program or making a donation

as a patron of the Shrine High

School Performing Arts Depart-

ment, you may contact Mrs.

Nancy Sawyer, Director, at the

High School, 549-2928. Tickets for

all performances will go on sale in

early April.

Fishbake 2002

March 29 Good Friday

4:30 to 7:30 PM

Fish Dinner fish from Superior Fish

and “Cheesy potatoes”

$6.50 Adults $5.50 Seniors $4.00 Children

Macaroni & Cheese Dinner $5.00 Adults $4.00 Seniors $3.00 Children

Beverage included (Senior=60 yrs. of age)

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March 28-31, 2002 Triduum /Easter Sunday

Mass 7:30 PM Easter Vigil

7:30 AM 9:00 AM 10:45 AM 12:30 PM

Presider Concelebrated Fr. Smits Fr. Gerardi Msgr. Easton Fr. Thibodeau

Lectors Bess Booker Van Rohr Ginny Gamber

Phil Clark Carl Gildner

John Sier Dan O’Connor Julia Kendziorski

William Urich Dennis Koltunchin

Bill Barnes Jim Woods

Servers Neal Cole Adam Cheff Aaron Cheff Brian Budzyn Dan Palmer Joel Marquard

Andrew Phillips Brad Phillips Tyler Ruhle William Hunter

Rose Gibbons Margaret Clark Katherine Clark Cait Sullivan

Joseph Falocn Jeff Cornillie M McCloskey Dan Wison

Holly Stamps Annie Wade Heather Alexnader Ally Tresnak

Hospitality Margie Suchyta Team

MaryAnn Skaggs Team

Doug Vernier Team

Norm Thom Team

Hugh Brennan Team

7:30 PM Holy Thursday

Concelebrated

Carole Galli Jerry Sedick

Leslie Kehoe Erin Gleason Jennifer Kudsin Katherine Clark

1:00 PM Good Friday

Marlene Kowalewski Geo Van Antwerp

Andrew Phillips M. McCloskey Glenn Stamps Tim Jakobic

Date March 25-27 March 27 March 28-30

Mass 6:30 AM Mon - Wed

8:30 AM Mon - Wed

7:30 PM Wed.

8:30 AM Thur - Sat

Presider Fr. Smits Msgr. Easton Fr. Smits

Fr. Thibodeau Fr. Gerardi Msgr. Easton

Fr. Gerardi Morning Prayer

Servers C Goddard Z Chabaan

J Warshay A McNish

Joel Marquard

Readings of the Week Sunday, March 24 Passion Sunday Mt 21:1-11 Is 50:4-7 Ps 22:8-9, 17-18a, 19-20, 23-24 Phil 2:6 - 11 Mt 26:14-27:66

Monday, March 25 Is 42:1-7 Ps 2 7:1- 3, 13 - 14 Jn 12:1-11

Tuesday, March 26 Is 49:1-6 Ps 71:1-4a, 5-6ab, 15, 17 Jn 13:21-33, 36-38

Wednesday, March 27 Is 50:4-9a Ps 69:8-10, 21bcd-22, 31, 33-34 Mt 26:14-25

Thursday, March 28 Mass of the Lord's Supper Ex 12:1-8,11-14 Ps 116:12-13,15-16bc, 17-18 1 Cor 11:23-26 Jn 13:1-15

Friday, March 29 Good Friday Is 52:13-53:12 Ps 31:2, 6, 12 - 13, 15 - 17, 25 Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9 Jn 18:1-19:42

Saturday, March 30 Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil) Gn 1:1-2:2 Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10, 12-14, 24, 35c Gn 22:1-18 Ps 16:5,8-11 Ex 14:15-15:1 (Ps) Ex 15:1-6,17-18 Is 54:5-14 Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-12a, 13b Is 55:1-11 (Ps) Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 Bar 3:9-15, 32-4:4

Divine Life Banns of Marriage

First Erica Ruhig & David Skapyak

Second Suzanne Grooms & Damon VanderVanden Christine Therrian & Jim Sachs

Baptized in Christ Ethan James, son of Scott and Judith (Converse) Webster

MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2002 MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK 6:30 a.m. For the Intentions of the Benefactors of the National Shrine of the Little Flower 8:30 a.m. †William Lane

TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2002 TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK 6:30 a.m. †Lottie Cane 8:00 a.m. (Academy) †Patrick Murray 8:30 a.m. †Phyllis M. Horton

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2002 WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK 6:30 a.m. †Marguerite O’Donnell 8:00 a.m. (Academy) †Mary Ann Gallagher 8:30 a.m. †John B. Rohr 7:30 p.m. †Audrey Janelle

THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2002 HOLY THURSDAY 7:30 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper For the Intentions of the People of the Parish

GOOD FRIDAY 12:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Passion and Cross

SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2002 HOLY SATURDAY 7:30 p.m. Vigil of Easter

SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 2002 EASTER SUNDAY 7:30 a.m. For the Intentions of the People of the Parish 9:00 a.m. †John O’Brien 10:45 a.m. †Veronica Agnes Zinger 12:30 p.m. †Adele Duracko

MASS INTENTIONS SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2002 PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION 4:30 p.m. Sat. †John Lewis 6:30 p.m. Sat. †James Lutken hoff 7:30 a.m. †Martha and †Robert Koss 9:00 a.m. †David Koss 10:45 a.m. †Paul Truchan 12:30 p.m. †Pat Anderson 6:00 p.m. For the Intentions of the People of the Parish

Ps 19:8-11 Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28 (Ps) Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 Rom 6:3 - 11 Ps 118:1-2, 16ab-17, 22-23 Mt 28:1-10

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FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2002

Thank you for answering

your phone! Thank you, good people of

Shrine! Your generous response

and that of alumni in the metro

area was great! And the students

were excited that so many of you

took the time to talk with them

about Shrine.

As of the Herald deadline, this

year's pledges total $26,661.00.

Monday evening callers received

$9,450.00 in pledges which is the

most any group has raised in one

s e s s i o n s i n c e o u r f i r s t

Phone-a-thon began in the late

1970's.

Please remember, every dollar

pledged goes to directly to benefit

the High School's academic

programs, tuition assistance,

athletic programs and department

needs. Our kind donors will

receive a letter from the High

School for income tax purposes

once the pledge donations are

received.

What's as important as the

money pledged is that you are

demonstrating to the Parish

Community your support of the

High School and your faith in our

mission. Our students, faculty and

administration thank you for your

generous spirit.

Forensic Competition Last Saturday, four members

of our Forensic Team competed at

Birmingham Groves High School

in the Falcon Invitational

sponsored by the Michigan

I n t e r s c h o l a s t i c F o r e n s i c

Association. Forty schools, out of

over 200 state-wide, opted to

compete in this competition.

Of Shrine's group of nine

orators, four represented the team

in Saturday's competition. In the

Story Telling category of three

rounds, Freshmen, Lauren

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Shrine Grade School Shrine Academy Shrine High School

Grade School Happenings Third Grade News

In Room 102 we are extending

our social studies unit about the

Birth of Our Nation by doing in-

terviews of Benjamin Franklin as

if we were time travel reporters.

We are video-taping them, and we

can't wait to see ourselves in ac-

tion.

Prayer is the key word in

Room 214 as we are preparing for

the Grade School Mass on March

26, praying for our prayer part-

ners and looking forward to mak-

ing pretzels as a symbol of prayer.

In Room 101 we have begun

weekly writing topics. All year

third graders have practiced

proofreading and dictionary skills.

We have investigated similes and

metaphors, so our work will be as

brilliant as diamonds!

All of the 3rd Grade classes are

on the Web now and are making

book covers of books we've read by

or about a woman for Woman's

History Month. We'll be sharing

our reports with our classmates.

We're also doing very well with

our cursive handwriting and tack-

ling multiplication and division!

Ms. Bartkowiak Mrs. Derdarian

Mrs. Morrison

From all of the faculty and staff at the Grade School have a blessed Easter!

Upcoming Dates

March 25 Reports Cards

March 26 8:30 AM Grade

School Mass

March 28 1/2Day

Noon Dismissal Easter

Vacation Begins

April 8 Classes Resume

Shrine of the Little Flower Schools

Academy News Optimist Speech Results:

Congratulations to all the Shrine

Academy students who partici-

pated in the Royal Oak Optimist

Speech Contests. With the topic,

If I Could Change the World,

these students excelled at pre-

senting their dreams of tolerance

and racial harmony combined

with a willingness to personally

take on the challenge of making

the world a better place to live.

Boys' Finalists:

3rd Place— Shawn Whitehead;

Runner-Up—Brad Stuart;

Winner—Jeff Budzyn.

Girls' Finalists:

3rd Place—Piaget Ventus;

Runner-Up—Cait Sullivan;

Winner—Jenny Spencer.

Future Problem Solvers: Con-

gratulations to Coach Golombisky

and the FPS team invited to the

State Bowl on April 20. Team

members include Katherine Della

Porta, Alaina Maten and Lara Ta-

kenaga. Several additional

FPSers will participate in a Alter-

native State Bowl on the same

day.

Upcoming Dates: Mon, Mar 25 4th Quarter begins

Thur, Mar 28 1/2 day of school

Vacation begins at 12:00 Noon;

Report Cards mailed.

Mon, Apr 8 School Resumes

We wish all the Shrine Community a spiritual and fulfilling Holy Week leading to an inspiring celebration of Easter.

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Religious Formation for the Shrine Community March 24—March 30, 2002

RCIA Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week and the end of our preparation for the Sacraments of Initiation. RCIA participants are excited and anxious as they look forward to the Easter Vigil. This is a time of increased

prayer, reflection, and great anticipation. Please keep us in your prayers.

Adult Bible Studies

Passion and Resurrection of Jesus Tuesday Mornings—Starting April 9th Mary Martens leads this group each Tuesday morning in the parish boardroom immediately following the 8:30 AM Mass. All are welcome!

Is Christ Calling You to Be A Catechist? Jesus sent the disciples into the world to proclaim the Good News of Salvation to all people. Following this call, Catechists bring the Word of God to the youth of our parish at many levels. The special ministers of the Word not only teach the tenants of our Catholic faith using the same gifts as did the disciples, but they build community, promote prayer life, and witness to their own faith story. They are on fire to spread God’s message of salvation to all they meet in a variety of creative ways. Catechists are prayerful and devoted to growing in their own faith, so that they can share their joy with others.

We Need You Does God’s Word burn within you? Do you have an enthusiasm and desire to share His Good News with others? Are you willing to learn new ways to bring His Word alive to children. Then we need you! If you are interested in becoming a Catechist in one of our many programs at Shrine, working with children from 3 years old to 14, then please call the Religious Formation Office at 541-5133. Our preschool program meets on Sunday morning during the 9:00 AM Mass. Elementary and 7th and 8th grade Youth Ministry programs meet on Mondays. Catechist Formation workshops will be offered in May and June, and we want to make sure that you are part of the team! Call 541-5133 now to be included in this wonderful ministry!

Special Thanks To: Family Life Committee and Jr. High

Confirmation Students Thanks to the Family Life Committee for planning the activities of the Easter Egg Hunt and to the Jr. High Confirmation students for preparing and hiding the eggs.

Participants in the Children’s Living Stations Thanks to all the students who participated in the Stations of the Cross bringing the weekly devotion alive for our parishioners last Friday. Special thanks to Mr. Joe Chase for making the cross and Donna Tomaszycki for helping with the costumes.

Confirmation Updates Subiaco Retreat Reminder Eighth Grade Confirmation students who registered for the Subiaco Retreat on Sunday, April 21 should meet at 12:30 PM in the Shrine Grade School Parking Lot. Students will return to the same place at 8:00 PM Sunday evening. The program will include an art activity, discussions, meditation, Mass, snack, and pizza dinner. The Mass will take care of their Sunday obligation. Dress is casual, but appropriate. Our prayers are with the students as they continue their journey towards the Sacrament of Confirmation this fall.

Confirmation Journals are due to be presented

Sunday, April 28th at the 6:00 PM Mass!

6th Grade Seder Meal Monday, March 25 from 4:30—6:00 PM Both sessions of Religious Formation 6th Grade classes should meet in their classrooms at 4:30 PM for attendance. Catechists will then escort them to the Coughlin Building for the Seder, or Passover Meal led by Seminarian Paul Czarnota. Parents delivering food may drop it off directly at the Coughlin Building between 3:00—4:15 PM. Those helping should meet at 4:00PM at the Coughlin Building for some instructions. Parents should note that the Seder will last until 6:00 PM.

Shrine Grade School 6th graders will celebrate the Seder on Tuesday, March 26, during regular school hours.

March 25 is the last Religious Formation class

before Easter vacation. Classes resume on

Monday, April 8th. Happy Easter!

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COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC

WOMEN

INVITE YOU TO “2002” BIENNIAL ASSEMBLY

Saturday, April 13 8 A.M. – 2:30 P.M.

SACRED HEART SEMINARY Liturgy 9:00 AM Cardinal Maida

SPEAKERS 10:30 A.M. – 12 NOON Prof. Fatima Al-Hayani

“Overview: Women of Islam” Bro. Rick Samyn, OFM “Caring for the Earth” Luncheon 12:30 PM.

Speaker: Teresa Tomeo Cost $25

for reservations call Marge Caram

(248) 544-2660 Deadline April 3

Shrine Ladies Golf League calling all past,

present, & new

members. With Spring just

around the comer, it won't be long

before the Shrine Ladies Golf

League hits the greens again for

another season of golf. This year

the league will play every

Thursday morning from May to

September at the scenic Pontiac

Municipal Golf Club.

This is a great opportunity to

meet, socialize, improve, and test

your golf skills with a fun group of

women varying in age and ability.

Interested? Line up your

babysitters, rearrange your

schedules, recruit your friends

and plan on attending our kick off

meeting Friday, April 19th in the

Coughlin Building at 10:00 AM. If

you are interested but cannot

attend, please contact Carolyn

Ginotti or Barb Wloch.

2002 Officers:

Co-chairs:

Carolyn Ginotti 399-3788

Barb Wloch 288-0535

Secretary:

Dorothy Sheldon 542-1203

Treasurer:

Laura Noble 362-2511

Shrine Mission Ladies

The Shrine Mis-

sion Ladies are raffling

a "Vintage Quilt", circa 1920's; medal-

lions donated by Catherine Fischer.

The quilt is full size, 77"x94". The

drawing will be held at the Mis-

sion Ladies Luncheon and Card

Party on May 9th, 2002. (Need not

be present to win.)

Donation for tickets: $1.00

each or 6 for $5.00 and may be

purchased from any Mission Lady

member or contact Evelyn Weir at

544-1930.

Shrine Ladies Guild

is proud to present

"SCRAPBOOKING"

with Theresa Hogan, on Mon-

day, April 8 in the Grade School

Gym at 7:00 PM. Whether you

have a 'work in progress' or

never scrap-booked before,

come enjoy Theresa's presenta-

tion. Find out about the basics

of scrap booking, as well as the

fun you can have with decora-

tive lettering, stickers, die

cuts, etc. A great family project

to enjoy.

HIGH SCHOOL (Continued from page 5)

Pennington received 291 points;

Emma Czarnecki, 286 points; and

sophomore, Christine Kelley 282

points. Students earning at least

297 earned trophies.

In the Oratory category, freshman,

Michaela Norman earned 288 points;

winning trophies were students

earning at least 291.

Other members of the team

include senior, Erica Williams,

sophomore, Everette Jackson;

freshmen, JoAnna McCulloch,

Amy Smith, and Erin Nellis.

Since most of the Forensic

Team are freshmen and sophomores,

Shrine has a great future in

forensics, according to Mr. Jerry

Kanka, English teacher and team

moderator.

Shrine Mothers' Club Spring Plant Sale

The Shrine Mothers' Club is

conducting a Spring Plant Sale.

Lilies, Tulips and Mums in

assorted spring colors are

available in 6 " pots for $10.00

each. You may purchase the

plants during the Fish Bake

Friday March 29, 4:30 - 7:30 PM

The plants will also be available

for sale Saturday, March 30

12:00 - 4:00 PM. The plants make

a wonderful Easter gift or

brighten the house for Spring!

Your support is sincerely

appreciated.

Mother's Day and Father's Day Mass Remembrance Cards

Beautiful full color Mother's

and Father's day Mass remem-

brance cards will soon be avail-

able in the Shrine Office and the

Gift Shop. Masses will be cele-

brated on Sunday at 10:45 AM on

May 12th (Mother's Day) and

June 16th (Father’s Day) Sug-

gested donation is $5.00 per card.

If there are any questions, please

call Jack Hoolehan at 541-4122

ext. 18.

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Mother of Perpetual Help and “Chaplet of the Divine

Mercy” Devotions. Tuesday, 6:50

PM, St Therese Chapel.

Priests Appreciation Day You have an opportunity to

say "thank you" to our Shrine

priests. Our Priests serve us in a

very special way every day of the

year! Ask yourself, do I ever say

"thank you" for all they do on my

Spiritual behalf? If not, you have

a chance now. Holy Thursday is

d e s i g n a t e d a s " P r i e s t s

Appreciation Day" at Shrine. This

is an appropriate day as all our

priests renew their vows on this

day and rededicate themselves to

serve you and our Parish

community. In addition, all of our

Priests will be saying Mass

together Holy Thursday evening

so it's a perfect time to say "thank

you".

It would be very nice if you

would take the time to write a

note of thanks to one or all of our

Priests: Msgr. Easton, Fr.

Gerardi, Fr. Thibodeau, and Fr.

Smits. No gifts required, just a

note of thanks and putting them

in your prayers.

Drop your note off at the

Rectory or in the collection basket

before Holy Thursday.

T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r

consideration of this request.

The Vocations Committee

Volunteer Work:

A Commitment From The Heart

Over the past several weeks

and months, we have identified

and recognized the various groups

of volunteers in Shrine Parish.

This week, we would like to

acknowledge and thank the people

who at one time were able to

volunteer for the parish, but now,

for some reason, are unable to do

so. The reasons may vary from

age, sickness, and disability to job

changes, or unforeseen circum-

s t a n c e s i n t h e i r l i v e s .

Nevertheless, at one time, these

individuals gave their time and

talents to our parish. As a parish,

we are, who we are because of

their service and commitment.

We continue to build and

accomplish great things because

of their example of service.

some way. We decide how.

Perhaps the following prayer will

keep our hearts on track as we

discern that how.

Help me, O Lord, that my eyes may

be merciful,

So that I may never suspect or judge

from appearances,

But look for what is beautiful in my

neighbor’s souls

And come to their rescue.

be merciful

And filled with good deeds, so that I

may do

Only good to my neighbors and

take upon myself

The more difficult and toilsome tasks.

Help me, O Lord, that my feet may

be merciful,

So that I may hurry to assist my

neighbor,

Overcoming my own fatigue and

weariness.

My true rest is in the service of my

neighbor.

Help me, O Lord, that my heart may

be merciful

So that I myself may feel all the

sufferings of my neighbor.

I will refuse my heart to no one.

I will be sincere even with those

who, I know,

Will abuse my kindness. And I will

lock myself up In the most merciful

Heart of Jesus.

I will bear my sufferings in silence.

May your mercy, O Lord, rest upon

me.

O my Jesus, transform me into

yourself, for you can do all things.

May all Shrine volunteers have

a joyful Easter.

Knights of Columbus

Adam Ruhle,

from Shrine Parish,

represented our council at the

basketball free throw contest

state finals in Mt. Pleasant MI.

Adam had a great run, finishing

second in his age group.

Our Financial Secretary, Carl

Gildner was recently re-appointed

for another three year term. A

special thanks goes out to Carl for

all of his hard work.

At our meeting on April 23,

2002 we will welcome back Dr.

Michael Hagan from the Trans-

plantation Society of Michigan.

Dr. Hagan attended Sacred Heart

Seminary with Msgr. Easton and

is himself the recipient of a liver

transplant. He will speak to us

again on the very important need

for organ donations. This evening

will be an open night for all fami-

lies of the Knights of Columbus as

well as families from any other

parish organization that wishes to

attend. It will take place in Seton

Hall at 7:30 PM.

Upcoming Events:

Tues, Mar 26, - business meeting

Seton Hall- 7:30 PM;

Tues, April 9, - business meeting

Seton Hall- 7:30 PM;

Sat, April 13, - 1st degree meeting

Sacred Heart Seminary

1:00 PM

Tues, April 23, social meeting

Seton Hall 7:30 PM

Transplantation Society of

Michigan.

VIVAT JESUS!

Frank Roche, Grand Knight

Thank you God's love is all around us, in

people we know and people we

don't know. My husband became

ill at Mass last Thursday morn-

ing. I said a quick prayer asking

God to help me and when I looked

up Bunny Trenam and Dr. Bauer

were at our side ready to assist us

and another woman called 911.

Thank you "Angels on earth" for

all your help and all who prayed

for him. Bill is doing very well

and all the tests for stroke and

heart attack were negative. What

a blessing our church family is to

all of us.

Thankfully,

Marie DeMerle

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PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Chapel Closure: During the

Easter Triduum, there will be no

Adoration of the Blessed

Sacrament in the Adoration

Chapel in Seton Hall. The Blessed

Sacrament will be removed from

the tabernacle at 7 p.m. on Holy

Thursday. Adoration will resume

in the Adoration Chapel at 12 AM.

Easter Sunday morning.

Spring Cleaning: Anyone

willing to help give the Adoration

Chapel a thorough cleaning while

it is "closed" on Good Friday and/

or Holy Saturday, please

volunteer.

Open Hour: We are in need

of adorers to commit to the

following open hour:

12-1 PM Sat

Other Hours: There are

many hours that have only one

scheduled adorer. The following is

a list of hours for which there

have been specific requests for

partners.

11 AM - 12 PM Sun

12-1 PM Sun, Thu

1-2 PM Thu

3-4 PM Tue

5-6 PM Wed

6-7 PM Mon, Wed

8-9 PM Sat

10-11 PM Sat

Note: If you left me a message

between March 11 and March 19,

and haven't heard back from me,

please call again. Several messages

were lost due to a power outage,

and there are two I cannot

account for.

Direct inquiries to Theresa

Dysarz at (248) 559-2781.

The Shrine Gift Shop The Shrine Gift Shop is open

Monday thru Friday from noon to

4:00 PM and every second Sunday

of the month from 9:30 AM to 2:00

PM. It is located on the North

East Side of the church, where the

former Adoration Chapel used to

be. Come visit our shop.

8th Annual Shrine Soccer Road Rally Fund-Raiser

WHEN: Saturday, April 13, 2002 meet at 5:30 PM WHERE: Shrine High School Parking Lot COST: $22.50 per person OR $45.00 per couple

(Includes dinner, beverages, prizes - cash bar available)

Please complete the following and return with payment by SATURDAY, March 30, 2002.

Road Rally instructions will be mailed as confirmation of your registration.

REGISTER EARLY - Space is limited to the first 120 people! Team Members Address City Zip Phone 1. _____________________ _________________________ ____________ 2. _____________________ _________________________ ____________ 3. _____________________ _________________________ ____________ 4. _____________________ _________________________ ____________ 5. _____________________ _________________________ ____________ 6. _____________________ _________________________ ____________ 7. _____________________ _________________________ ____________ 8. _____________________ _________________________ _____________

Please enclose this form and a check payable to CASH or Alice Else

(DO NOT make check payable to Shrine) and mail to:

Soccer Road Rally c/o Alice Else 2813 Glenview

Royal Oak, MI 48073

Number of people ____x $22.50 = $ _____________ AND/OR Number of couples, ____ x $45.00 = $ __________

Call the Thoms (398-3845), the Nobles (362-2511), or the Wayners (543-8563) with questions.

Rosary for Life Meet with us in the Eucharistic

adoration Chapel located in Seton

Hall at 5:00PM. We pray the ro-

sary each Sunday evening for the

unborn and their struggle for life.

Come and join your voice with

ours in petition to the Lord.

Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati

1852-2002 150 Years of Caring

You are cordially invited to the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati 150th Anniversary Celebration

at the 12:30 PM Mass at the

National Shrine of the Little Flower

12 Mile and Woodward Ave. Royal Oak, Michigan. Sunday, April 7, 2002.

A reception will follow in Seton Hall RSVP by calling

248 541-4122

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AARP 55 Alive

Tuesday, March 26 and

Wednesday, March 27 1:00 PM

Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak

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Few places in the world are as

precious to Catholics as those

where Jesus Christ, Our Savior,

walked and taught lived and died.

Your generosity can help keep

alive those Holy Places and the

Franciscan Missioners who serve

the people there.

All the work done by the

Franciscan Friars for the pil-

grims, the native Christians and

the poor of every faith depends, in

great part, on your generous sup-

port.

Please be as generous as you

can to our less fortunate sisters

and brothers in the Holy Land

when the annual Collection for

the Shrines and the people of the

Holy Land is taken up on Good

Friday, March 29,2002.

The Holy Land Franciscans

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Come and Praise Dear Parish Member,

God blesses us abundantly.

He is so faithful and continues to

pour His Spirit out on us at the

Tuesday night Prayer Meetings.

God encourages us in His Word to

pray and to praise Him. Consider

joining us on Tuesday evening at

8:00 PM in the St. Therese

Chapel.

Youth Ministry

Sunday 7:00-9:00 PM

March 24…”Bloodlust” Drop in Nights

No Drop-in on March 28 be-

cause of Holy Thursday.

National Shrine of the Little Flower, Royal Oak Page Thirteen

League of Catholic Women Resale Shop

The League of Catholic Wo-

men has a resale shop, “Bargain

Counter North”, located at 2741

Twelve Mile Road, Berkley. This

shop raises funds through your

donations and purchases for many

Catholic youth, family and adult

services in the Detroit area. Your

assistance through the years has

been appreciated.

National Shrine

of the Little Flower Royal Oak, Michigan

Air-Conditioned

www.shrinechurch.com

Parish Office 2123 Roseland, R.O. 48073 541-4122

Rev. Msgr. William H. Easton, Pastor - ext 15

Rev. Scott Thibodeau, Assoc. - ext 12

Rev. Joseph Gerardi, Assoc. - ext 16

Rev. Lambert Smits CICM, In Residence ext 19

Deacon Lynn Henning Director of Liturgical Music

Mr. Rob Abbott ………………………...ext 42 Christian Service

Sister M. Alicia S.C. ……………………..ext 11 National Shrine Development Director

Mr. Jack Hoolehan ……………………….ext 18 PARISH EDUCATION

Shrine High School

Mr. Thomas Kirkwood ………………..549-2925

3500 W Thirteen Mile Rd. R.O. 48073 Shrine Academy

Mrs. Gabrielle Erken …………………...549-2928

3500 W Thirteen Mil Rd. R.O. 48073 Shrine Grade School

Mrs. Sharon Dixon …………………….. 541-4622

1623 Linwood R.O. 48067

Religious Education……………… 541-5133

Mrs. Judy Maten (Pre-sch—6 Gr)

Mr. John LaCroix (Adult Ed)

Ms. Jennifer Owens ……………541-4122 ex 39

Grades K-6: Monday 4:30-5:30 PM &

6:00-7:00 PM

Grades 7-8 Monday 6:30-8:15 PM

Grades 9-12 Sunday 6:00 PM Mass followed

by Evening Session 7:00-9:00 PM

Preschool Age Children 3 & 4 years old

Sunday during 9:00 AM Mass

OFFICE HOURS

Monday—Friday … 9:00 AM— 5:00 PM &

6:30 PM—9:00 PM

Saturday ………… 9:00 AM—2:30 PM

Emergencies handled at any time. Please limit

Other visits or phone calls to the above times.

MASSES

Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 10:45 AM (Adult Choir)

12:30 & 6:00 PM

Saturday 8:30AM, 4:30 & 6:30 PM

Weekday 6:30, 8:30 AM

Holy Day 6:30, 8:30 AM 12:00 noon, 7:30 PM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Tuesday & Thursday after 6:30 AM Mass

Saturday 3:00—4:00PM and after 4:30 Mass

until 6:30 PM

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Sunday at 2:00 PM Please contact the

Parish Office

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE

Please contact the Parish Office at least six

months in advance.

PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK

AND HOMEBOUND

Notify the Parish Office of illness, hospitaliza-

tion, nursing home status as soon as possible

SHRINE HERALD

While we urge our readers to consider

patronizing our advertisers, we cannot and do

not endorse their conduct or performance.

Carolyn Hurford

WARMING CENTER

UPDATE

More than a week of hosting

the Warming Center has passed

at the time of this writing, and

the evening and nights have been

going well, thanks to all the

p r a y e r s , v o l u n t e e r s a n d

donations. By Saturday morning,

March 23rd, we will have

completed our two weeks of

hosting the Warming Center, and

this program will have ended for

another season. We (Shrine

Parish and Berkley Community

Church) are the last host

Churches for this year's program,

which began on December 17,

2001.

On Tuesday morning, March

26th, beginning at 8:00 AM.

several volunteers will be meeting

to launder all the blankets at a

nearby Laundromat. We still need

about five or six more volunteers

to help. If you can spare a few

hours on Tuesday morning, please

call Judy DeHondt at 542-2249 by

Monday evening, March 25th.

The more sets of hands helping

out, the faster this effort will go.

Again, thank you for all the

prayers, and thanks to all who

have volunteered their time and/

or made food donations, and to the

Section Leaders. The commitment

a n d c o n t r i b u t i o n s f r o m

EVERYONE helping with the

Warming Center program, in one

way or another, made it possible

for Shrine Parish to share God's

blessings and gifts with those that

are homeless.