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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Ann Catholic Church January 27, 2019


Dear Friends,

Allow me to spend some time talking, once again, about the unique benefit and importance of the Classical education we strive to provide at our school, Light of Christ Academy.

People often demand statistics that classical education works. This is a fair request, since it is only recently that it has come back into favor; in that sense, it is “untested”. However, with a wider view of history, it is a surprising request. The best response is pointing to what has happened to our educational system and our culture ever since we abandoned our appreciation for classical education and our Western cultural heritage.

Whatever your background, I don’t think there is anyone that thinks our children are better educated now than in the past. Is our technology better? Yep. Is there anything else we can boast over our ancestors in terms of being better formed, more moral, wiser (not just being able to access more information on our phones)? Nope.

Perhaps some might take issue with the focus on Western civilization and culture. Isn’t this narrow minded? Not at all. First of all, here in the West, it

makes sense for us to be in touch with our cultural roots. Second of all, it is due to the West - its Greco-Roman roots and Christian fulfilment - that we even have the values which we consider so sacrosanct: human dignity, personhood, freedom, altru-ism, etc.

If we polled exasperated parents in this social media-driven culture, what would they say that our younger generations need the most? More technology? More entertainment? Nope. Almost certainly the majority would say: “Some kind of stability. A moral compass. Virtue. The ability to think for themselves. The ability to communicate.” These are all things that classical education aims to provide. Not just information and preparation for a pragmatic and materialistic life.

Does modern education address the soul? No. It either denies or ignores the soul. It treats our young as receptacles of information and nothing more. Can we really call anything “education” that ignores the most important aspect of a human person?

So, the better question is: Where is the data that our abandonment of classical education has benefitted us?

In Christ,

Fr Marotti

LIGHT OF CHRIST ACADEMY A Good Shepherd Montessori

School for Ages 3-6 A classical school grades K-8

We have open enrollment all year. Contact Office Administrator Mary Memmott for a tour at

269•203•6808 • lightofchristacademy.org

This week we celebrate Catholic Schools Week together. We want to thank our parish family for all of their support over the past year. Our school is expanding and our students are growing in mind, heart and character. We are so blessed to be part of the St. Ann Church family. During this week we will celebrate in the following ways:

MONDAY: We celebrate vocations. Students have created posters depicting why they appreciate their Catholic school. The posters are on display in the social hall. They are holding a penny war contest for the best poster. Proceeds from the penny war will be donated to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal and will be earmarked for vocations formation. Also, the students will create spiritual bouquets for priests and seminarians.

TUESDAY: We celebrate our families. Light of Christ Academy families will join together in the evening for a meal together.

WEDNESDAY: We celebrate first responders. Students will be decorating cookies for them.

THURSDAY: Students will participate in the All Schools Mass held at Hackett Catholic Prep.

FRIDAY: We celebrate teachers and staff. There is a surprise in store at LCA!

SATURDAY: We celebrate our parish. Look for us as we show our gratitude for the support of the St. Ann Parishioners.


WELCOME TO ST. ANN CHURCH!

If you have been considering joining St. Ann Church we have made it super easy! Just stop in the office and say “hi” and pick up a Welcome folder. Inside you will find a registration form, a parish directory, and information on the many activities in which you can get involved. If the office is closed, folders can also be found on the counter in the vestibule. We are very excited to meet you! Blessings!! Visit stannaugusta.org for more info!

ARE YOU BEING CALLED?

St Vincent needs phone workers on Tuesdays or Wednesdays from 10-12. Especially Tuesdays! The basic duty is taking intake information from clients for the committee meeting on Wednesday afternoon. Lots of training provided Contact Bobby Kinkela at [email protected] or call 269-731-4721 ext. 50 for more information. This is very satisfying work and direct contact with those we serve. Please consider it. Thanks!

JOIN IN THE FUN OF FELLOWSHIP

We would like to invite you to join us for coffee, donuts and fellowship. There are still several spots open to host on Sundays in February and March. As a host you would put out donuts, make sure the drinks are filled and then clean up. You only need to sign up for after one of the Masses on a Sunday. You can register to host by going to our “Sign up Genius” online. You need to put in your name and email so we can remind you the week before about your commitment. If we have both 9 am and 11 am filled out by the Thursday before, we'll be able to have donuts on that Sunday. If no one signs up, then we won't have donuts. To sign up go to our website at stannaugusta.org/donuts

ADULT FAITH FORMATION

Wild Goose Video Series – The Spirit and the Sacraments. The video and discussion will demonstrate the ways in which the Sacraments offer us an encounter with the Holy Spirit.

WED I JAN 30 Mass 5:30 pm I Dinner 6:00 pm Presentation 6:30-8:00 pm Social Hall

This is another opportunity to grow in your Catholic faith and share in great fellowship with other St. Ann parishioners!

FIRST SATURDAY MASS AND DEVOTION

Sung Mass in the Extraordinary Form

FEB 2 I 8:30 am

We invite all to join us in making the First Saturday Devotion which Our Blessed

Mother requested and made known through Sister Lucia, one of the Fatima seers. This devotion has great power to prevent evil and obtain peace in our world.

BRING IN YOUR PALMS! We are getting ready for Ash Wednesday on March 6th and it’s time to collect last year’s palms to burn.

Did you know that Palms are considered sacramentals? "Sacramentals are sacred signs which in a sense imitate the sacraments. They signify certain effects, especially spiritual ones, and they achieve these effects through the intercession of the Church." [C.C.C. # 1166] Palms become sacramentals when they are blessed by the Church for Palm Sunday and are to then be treated with reverence. Therefore, one should never throw blessed palms away in the garbage. Rather, one should bring them back to the church where Deacon and/or Father will burn them to use as the ashes for Ash Wednesday.

You can drop your palms off in the baskets found at the church.

THE PRESENCE RETREAT 2019 Is God is calling you to share your gifts and talents?

The Presence Kalamazoo is a weekend High School Youth Retreat held at the Sherman Lake YMCA on February 22 through February 24.

MANY Adult Protocol Trained Volunteers are needed. A volunteer is 18 years and older who is not with a group of students or registered as a chaperone. This retreat is a closed event and only verified volunteers can join us.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: 1. Meals & Snacks 2. Adoration 3. Stage & Support - Set Up, Luggage De-livery, Registration, Spot Light, Confession and Tear Down

4. Guides 5. Media 6. Market Place staffing QUESTIONS? Please contact our team at [email protected]

Please do not call the YMCA or Diocese of Kalamazoo offices -- email us and we will contact you asap.

OLDER BUNCH FOR LUNCH Help Needed!

THUR I MARCH 7 I 9:00 am-3:00 pm

Older bunch for lunch is a senior citizen luncheon started by the United Way of Michigan almost thirty years ago. In the absence of a community center for seniors the United Way approached area churches and asked them to sponsor a luncheon followed by a short program to give senior citizens a time of education, entertainment but most of all fellowship. Many area churches responded, so much so that each church is responsible for only one luncheon a year. At St. Ann we

host OBFL the first Thursday in March. The menu is designed to provide a hot meal, usually something one would not prepare for one or two people. We serve approximately 80 people including staff and volunteers. It is a time to welcome local residents into our church, evange-lize and shower them with hospitality. Sometimes baked goods are provided by volunteers. The time commitment is just one day a year from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The day involves setup, food prep, serv-ing and cleanup. If you are interested in volunteering contact Melon Lasich at 269•731•5995.


Parish Finance Council Members: Jeanne Blondia, Bill English, Todd Maddox, Martha Reid, Tom Zavitz

DAILY READINGS

STEWARDSHIP

Collection

JAN 6 $ 10,144.00

JAN 13 $ 9,053.00

JAN 20 $ 10,922.49

JAN 27

Electronic Gifts $ 7,963.00

Total JAN $ 38,082.49

Year to Date $423,786.35

FEB 2-3 5:00 PM 9:00 AM 11:00 AM

SACRISTAN P. Novak D. Kaczanowski Deacon Carl

E.M. M. Stage G. Anthony D. Boone

LECTOR P. Novak M. Christensen G. Sattler

ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY St. Ann Parish Conference Est. 2003

The food pantry is nicely stocked for the New Year, but we could use meat and cheese for the freezer. Gift cards to Meijer or Hardings are always appreciated so our dedicated food pantry volunteers can purchase items for the freezer. Thank you everyone, for your generosity to the poor!

Committee Meetings WED | 1:00 pm (except 1st WED) THUR | 7:00 pm (1st THUR)

Office Hours TUE/WED | 10:00 am-12:00 pm

Contact: PHONE | 269•389•0370 WEBSITE | svdpstannaugustam.com EMAIL | [email protected]

LITURGICAL MINISTRY TEAM SCHEDULE MASS/SERVICE AND CONFESSION TIMES MASS INTENTIONS

SAT JAN 26 SATURDAY VIGIL Confession | 4:00-4:45 pm Mass | 5:00 pm | †Tim Healey

SUN JAN 27 3rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Confession | 8:00-8:45 am | 10:00-10:45 am Mass | 9:00 am | †Carl Fry

11:00 am | The Parishioners of St. Ann Church

MON JAN 28 ST. THOMAS AQUINAS Confession | 7:30-8:15 am Mass | 8:30 am | †Alice Hoyt

TUE JAN 29 WEEKDAY Confession | 7:30-8:15 am Mass | 8:30 am | Special intention of Lisa and Dave Iselli

WED JAN 30 WEEKDAY Confession | 4:30-5:15 pm Mass | 5:30 pm | Special intention of Deacon Mike Carl

THU JAN 31 ST. JOHN BOSCO Confession | 7:30-8:15 am Mass | 8:30 am | Special intention of the St. Ann Staff

FRI FEB 1 WEEKDAY Confession | 7:30-8:15 am Mass | 8:30 am | †Sue Foster

SAT FEB 2 FIRST SATURDAY MASS Mass | 8:30 am | Special intention of Melon Lasich Confession | Following Mass

SATURDAY VIGIL Confession | 4:00-4:45 pm Mass | 5:00 pm | †Jari O’Hara

SUN FEB 3 4th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Confession | 8:00-8:45 am | 10:00-10:45 am Mass | 9:00 am | †Dorothy Geisler

\11:00 am | The Parishioners of St. Ann Church

THE POPE'S JAN INTENTION: Evangelization: That young people, especially in Latin America, follow the example of Mary and respond to the call of the Lord to communicate the joy of the Gospel to the world.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AT ST. ANN

"Trust all things to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and to Mary Help of Christians and you will see what miracles are." - St. John Bosco

There are several hours that need to be filled in the adoration chapel each week. Go to the St. Ann website at stannaugusta.org/adoration-times to see the current hours that need to be filled.

Interested in becoming a regular adorer? Contact Brenda Sinkovitz 269•491•0377 [email protected]

MON 28 | Heb 9:15, 24-28 | Mk 3:22-30 TUE 29 | Heb 10:1-10 | Mk 3:31-35

WED 30| Heb 10:11-18 | Mk 4:1-20

THU 31 | Heb 10:19-25 | Mk 4:21-25

FRI 1 | Heb 10:32-39 | Mk 4:26-34

SAT 2 | Mal 3:1-4 | Lk 2:22-40

SUN 3 | Jer 1:4-5, 17-19 1 Cor 12:31-13:13 | Lk 4:21-

You can find a Magnificat in the church vestibule. It contains daily

readings, information

about saints and other interesting

insights about faith.

NOTE: Due to an increase in the number of cold and flu cases in our community, we will be discontinuing the distribution of the precious blood until Easter. AROUND THE DIOCESE

“The Missionary Family” Student Contest deadline is fast approaching! Pope Francis reminds us: “Christian families are missionary families... the salt of the earth and the light of the world... the leaven of society.” If you’re a student in grades 4th to 12th and have talent for art, music, writing poetry or creating videos; this is your chance to win prizes for your submissions. The deadline is February 15th. Go to diokzoo.org/student-art-contest for more details.

Institute of Missionary Discipleship:

The next day training is Saturday, February 2, 2019 from 9:00am – 5:00pm at the Borgess Lawrence Education Center. The training is entitled Introduction to Missionary Discipleship. Registration is open on the website IMDisciple.com. Seminar registrations are now open for the spring schedule on the website as well. If you have questions please contact Joan [email protected].

Second Collection The Annual Collection for the Churches in Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, and Latin Ameri-ca happens on Feb 2nd and 3rd.

Prayer Requests

If you would like to request that someone be put in the bulletin or on the prayer chain, please go to stannaugusta.org/prayer-chain and complete the form.

Please keep the family & friends of our St. Ann community in your prayers.

Philip Anthony Dale Beauchamp Dolly Brogger Ron Carl Kalisz Family Deb Helton Margaret Fifelski Lisa and Dave Iselli Linda Ted Miller Benni Nazarians Mary Nazarians Robert Pennock Rita Spencer Tom Theisen and Deanna Lunardini

Note: Names will be kept on the list for 30 days. If you need an to extend that time re-submit the request at stannaugusta.org/prayer-chain


CONTACT INFORMATION

Office Hours: 8:30 am-4:30 pm

12648 East D Ave•Augusta•49012 Fax: 269•731•4147 Email: [email protected] Website: stannaugusta.org Facebook.com/SaintAnnChurch

Clergy Fr. Francis Marotti | 269•731•4721 [email protected]

Deacon Mike Carl | 269•207•7365 [email protected]

Parish Secretary Pat Lawrence | 269•731•4721 [email protected]

Religious Education | 269•731•0295 Director | Pat Vanderpool [email protected]

Associate Director/ Safe Envir. Coordinator | Bobby Kinkela [email protected]

Parish Communications Michelle Guthrie | 269•998•0587 [email protected]

Bookkeeper Martha Reid | 269•629•7228 [email protected]

Music Minister Martha Reid | 269•629•7228 [email protected]

Maintenance | 269•731•4721 [email protected]

Abuse hotline: 877•802•0115

WEEKLY PARISH ACTIVITIES

MONDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY MON I 9:00-11:00 am Social Hall Lesley Bodary at [email protected]

MONDAY EVENING CATHOLIC STUDIES MON I 6:00-8:00 pm Conference Room Melon Lasich [email protected]

MEN’S BASKETBALL MON I THU I 6:30 pm-8:00 pm Family Center Gym Matt Nusbaum [email protected]

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TUE I 7:15 pm (1st Tuesday) Conference Room Mark Gentilia [email protected]

MARIAN MISSIONARIES THURS I After 8:30 am Mass Church (1st and 3rd Thurs) Sandra Sherwood [email protected]

YOUTH FAITH FORMATION WED I 6:30-8:00 pm Family Center Bobby Kinkela [email protected]

ADULT FAITH FORMATION WED Mass 5:30 pm Dinner I 6:00 pm I Discussion 6:30-8:00 pm I Social Hall Pat Vanderpool [email protected]

MEN’S PICKLE BALL FRI I 6:30 PM Gymnasium Gary Anthony 269-420-7420

THAT MAN IS YOU! SAT I 6:30-8:00 am Social Hall Dale Boone [email protected]

THE FORGE MEN’S SMALL GROUP SAT I 8:00-9:00 am (2nd and 4th Saturdays) Conference Room Mike Marino at 269•589•9186

TEEN FAITH FORMATION SUN I 10:00-10:50 am Conference Room Michael Christensen [email protected]

PARENTS OF TEENS SMALL GROUP SUN I 10:00-10:50 am Social Hall Michelle Guthrie [email protected]

RESPECT LIFE GROUP SUN I 10:00-10:50 am (3rd Sun)

Outer Conference Room Julia Marino [email protected]

WEEKLY ROSARY 40 minutes prior to the SAT 5:00 pm Mass and the SUN 11:00 am Mass

If you are interested in finding out more about Baptism, First Holy Communion, Confirmation, Holy Matrimony, becoming Catholic (RCIA), religious education for chil-dren, or Adult Faith formation, contact Pat Vanderpool at [email protected]

All volunteers who want to work with children must contact the Safe Environment Coordinator Bobby Kinkela: [email protected] 269-791-4721 Ext. 50

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