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Divine Mercy Sunday St. Ann Catholic Church April 19, 2020
Welcome to St. Ann Catholic Church
Divine Mercy Sunday St. Ann Catholic Church April 19, 2020
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A Good Shepherd Montessori School for Ages 3-6.
A classical school for grades K-8.
Contact Office Administrator Mary Memmott Phone: 269•203•6808 Email: [email protected] Website: www.lightofchristacademy.org
Light of Christ Academy, in partnership with St Ann Parish welcomes all parents and students to visit our school to see what makes us unique.
No child will be denied the opportunity for this wonderful Catholic education due to financial need.
Happy Easter! God has surely given us the opportunity to live the virtue of OBEDIENCE during this time of restriction and quarantine. Holy Week and in particu-lar, Good Friday focus our attention on the power of perfect obedience – Jesus Christ, Our Savior was obe-dient to the Father’s Will even unto death. Three times He begged the Father to let the cup of suffering pass Him by, but in the end, He was obedient and said, “Not My will but Yours be done”.
Jesus' acceptance of the Father’s Will in the Garden before His Passion and Death show us perfect and heroic obedience. It is through Jesus’ obedience that the whole world is redeemed. May we work to grow in imitation of that example.
Obedience is the virtue through which we say “Yes” to the Holy Will of God and those He has set over us – Trusting in God’s plan for our lives over our own de-sires.
To be perfect obedience, it must be prompt, exact and joyful. This means we accept and carry out the order right away, precisely the way we were asked to do it, and we do it with a smile in our heart if not on our face. The joy comes from the knowledge that our obe-dience is an opportunity to offer it as an act of love for God.
We practice the virtue of obedience well when we: • Obey the Ten Commandments and the Precepts
of the Church – • Work to know, love and serve God with our
whole heart and being. • Put God first. (Make time for prayer, Adoration,
Scripture and worship.) • Frequent the sacraments. Mass, Eucharist, • Show great respect for God, His name, His
Church (Pope, bishops, priests) and the Faith. • Take our responsibilities seriously. • Tell the truth and Keep our promises.
May the practice of this powerful virtue bless your family.
In Christ, Carrie Jewett Dean of Formation
A MESSAGE FROM DEACON MIKE
I hope you had a blessed Easter with your family and that you are all in good health.
I am pleased to announce that Father James Richardson has been appoint-ed Pastor of the Collaborative of St. Ann Parish; St. Ambrose Parish; and Our Lady of Great Oak Parish. Most recently Father has been the pastor at St. Mary Parish in Kalamazoo. He will begin Monday (April 20th). We are blessed to have him here and look forward to welcoming him and celebrating Mass as a parish family.
For the foreseeable future we will offer the Sacrament of Reconciliation from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm each Tuesday and Thursday evening as well as from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm each Saturday afternoon until we are allowed to resume our regular schedule.
The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for Adoration each day from noon until 9:00 pm. We ask that you continue to adhere to the sanitary guidelines posted on the doors of the church and limit the number of people in the church to ten. Also, please practice social distancing.
Our Saint Vincent de Paul office is still assisting families in need. We thank them for all of their support of our community. If you know of some-one who needs food, please call them at 269•389•0370. They are open Monday-Friday, by appointment only, for curbside pick-up.
We will attempt to keep you up-to-date with any changes in schedules. If you have not been receiving parish emails, you can fill out an information update form by going to the St. Ann website (the link is on the homep-age). You can also find updates on the MyParish App, Facebook and the St. Ann website.
We now have the ability to accept donations using debit and credit cards online. Please remember that even though there is no Mass, the day to day operations of the church continue. This includes things like maintaining the facility, paying the utilities and covering the general daily expenses. Pease consider mailing your tithe to the church or submitting your tithe online (information on the following page).
As always, please call me if you need assistance or if you have a Sacra-mental Emergency at 269•207•7365.
Yours in Christ, Deacon Mike Carl
LET JESUS' LIGHT SHINE
Bishop Bradley and the Diocese of Kala-mazoo is launching a “Let Jesus’ Light Shine” campaign inviting you and all Christians to turn on their lights on for Easter Day and throughout the Easter octave or the complete Easter season, beginning on Easter Sunday, April 12 through Pentecost Sunday, May 31,to bear witness to the Risen Lord and the Light of the World.
We invite you to decorate your windows and homes with bright lights – much like the lights we see around the Christmas season. Go to the “Let Jesus’ Light Shine” link at www.diokzoo.org/shine to download and print the graphic to place on your window or door to display the message for your neighborhood.
Below are some resources that will help you stay engaged in the Liturgy.
The Diocese of Kalamazoo now has a Sun-day Experience page full of helpful resources that can be found at https://diokzoo.org/sundayexperience
EWTN Daily Mass and Readings: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/daily-readings
Diocese of Grand Rapids, St. Andrews live Sunday Masses https://grdiocese.org/diocese/televised-mass/
Divine Mercy Sunday St. Ann Catholic Church April 19, 2020
PERPETUAL ADORATION
Adoration is in the main church from noon until 9:00 pm daily. Posted on the doors are the required safety protocols for entering the church. Please limit the number of people in the church to 10 and observe social distancing and sanitary positions. You can sign up for needed spots by going to bit.ly/adoreET.
If you have any questions or would like to volunteer to fill one of the spots you can also contact Brenda at [email protected] or call her at 269•491•0377.
Parish Finance Council Members: Jeanne Blondia, Bill English, Todd Maddox, Martha Reid, Tom Zavitz
DAILY READINGS
Please know that priests are still offering daily Mass for our prayer intentions.
MASS/SERVICE AND CONFESSION TIMES MASS INTENTIONS
SAT APRIL 18 VIGIL MASS ~The Parishioners of St. Ann Church
SUN APRIL 19 SUNDAY OF DIVINE MERCY
~†Paul Sutherland ~†Frankie Zanetti
TUE APRIL 21 EASTER WEEKDAY ~Special intention of Agnes and Roy Marko
WED APRIL 22 EASTER WEEKDAY
~Special intention of Todd Novak (Birthday)
THU APRIL 23 EASTER WEEKDAY ~Special intention Melissa Marko (Birthday)
FRI APRIL 24 EASTER WEEKDAY ~†Lorraine Welling SAT APRIL 25 VIGIL MASS ~The Parishioners of St. Ann Church
SUN APRIL 26 THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER ~†Barbara Jeska ~†Arlene Huver
Mass intentions are a way to pray for the deceased or for a special intention. Contact the office to add a Mass intention. The suggested (not mandatory) offering is $10.
MON 20 | Acts 4:23-31 | Jn 3:1-8
TUE 21 | Acts 4:32-37 | Jn 3:7b-15
WED 22 | Acts 5:17-26 | Jn 3:16-21
THU 23 | Acts 5:27-33 | Jn 3:31-36
FRI 24 | Acts 5:34-42 | Jn 6:1-15
SAT 25 | 1 Pt 5:5b-14 | Mk 16:15-20
SUN 26 | Acts 2:14, 22-33 | 1 Pt 1:17-21 Lk 24:13-35
You can find a Magnificat in the church vestibule. It contains daily
readings, information
about saints and other interesting insights about
faith.
REPORTING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT The Diocese of Kalamazoo has and will continue to cooperate with the Michigan Attorney General’s investigation and encourages anyone with information related to misconduct to call the reporting number setup by the Michigan Attorney General’s office at: 844.324.3374
Safe Envir. Coordinator | Bobby Kinkela | [email protected]
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.
ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY St. Ann Parish Conference Est. 2003
Please spread the word! The SVDP food pantry is open Monday-Friday. Call 269-389-0370 and someone will return your call and make arrangements for curbside pick-up.
The food pantry needs: •Laundry Soap •Small bottles of pancake syrup •Healthy-ish Cereal •Toilet Paper
Committee Meetings WED | 1:00 pm (except 1st WED) THUR | 7:00 pm (1st THUR)
Hours TUE/WED | 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Contact: PHONE | 269•389•0370 WEBSITE | svdpstannaugustam.com EMAIL | [email protected]
~Doree Boyle ~Jenni Carl ~Ron Carl ~Vince Continenza ~deVere Family ~Tom English ~Matt Fifelski ~Hans Geisler ~Deb Helton ~Lisa and Dave Iselli ~Robert Jensen ~Kalisz Family ~William Kudrick ~Dick Laur ~Sheridan and Griffen Leatherman ~Kenny Levingston ~Fr. Marotti ~Tom Millard ~John Mursch ~Benni Nazarians
~Scott Oomen ~Robert Pennock ~Shane and Abigail Peterson ~Dan Reid ~Myles Parker Scharfenberger ~William Seppala ~John Spagnolo ~Ally Szwmanski ~Deanna Lunardini and Tom Theisen
Note: Names will be kept on the list for 30 days. If you would like to request a prayer intention, please go to the parish website at stannaugusta.org and fill out the form.
THE POPE'S APRIL INTENTION:
Freedom from Addiction
We pray that those suffering from addiction may be helped and accom-panied.
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 Administrator Pro Tem Msgr. Michael Osborn | 269•731•4721
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]
A GENTLE REMINDER
We are now able to take online donations using debit and credit cards. All of the day-to-day func-tions of our parish still continue including maintaining the facility, paying the utilities and covering the general daily expenses. Please consider sending your tithe through the mail or online.
Address: 12648 East D Ave, Augusta, MI 49012
Online Giving: stannaugusta.org/donate-online
SACRAMENTAL EMERGENCIES
If you have a true sacramental emergency, please call Deacon Mike Carl at 269•207•7365 or email him at [email protected]