7010 Valley Park Drive, Clarkston, Michigan 48346 (248

Rev. John R. Bettin, Pastor

7010 Valley Park Drive, Clarkston, Michigan 48346 (248) 625-4580

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November 21, 2021

Our Lord JESUS CHRIST the KING

(or Jesus Christ King of the Universe)

This 34th Sunday is the final Sunday in Ordinary Time

for the Church, and it marks the end of the current

liturgical year. I truly like the title of the solemnity

we celebrate this Sunday – Jesus Christ King of the

Universe! It sounds like a title given to the

characters of the many superhero movies that have

come out these past few years. When asked, “Who

is your hero?,” very few (if any) individuals respond,

“Jesus!” That’s because Jesus is so far removed

from our daily lives that we don’t see Him as a hero

– our hero!

This beautiful feast is very recent in the church

calendar, established in the early twentieth century

by Pope Pius XI. At a time when many political

leaders were vying for power and control in and of

the world, the Holy Father, Pope Pius XI, wanted

to assure the world that Jesus is King of both

Heaven and earth. Jesus Christ reigns and has

sovereignty over ALL things! It is Jesus Christ who

reigns, not secularism, consumerism, materialism,

or any other “…ism” created by man or the world.

In the final analysis it is Jesus’ reign which will last

forever, so you choose this day who or what you

will allow to reign over you! Will you let Jesus be

your Hero?

Sacred Scripture reminds us constantly that we

are not to “lord it over them.” All power and

authority ultimately come from God. As Christians

we must remember that we lead people by example

and by servant-leadership, and by developing the

whole of the human person(s) who are led by us.

Jesus is the quintessential example of servant

leadership – leading by serving others. We must

keep in mind that Jesus Christ is the true King of

all things and everyone, and He will decide our

final destiny by the power and authority given to

Him by God the Father. We, therefore, should

imitate Christ in everything we say and do,

including the way we exercise power and authority

over others. We, therefore, share in Jesus’

Kingship by loving and caring for others.

Today the Church Honors Her Youth

We give God thanks today for the gift of the youth

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Prayers for Our Parishioners in the Military:

Lt. Jamel Chokr - Coast Guard

Nick Cyr - Air National Guard

David Donnellon - Marines

Joshua Goolsby – AirForce

Gunnar Ottman - Army

Lucas Peterson - Army National Guard

Please Pray For…

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This Week at St. Daniel Parish

Don & Ronda Barron Don Boyd Cindy Brancheau Lynn Brockman Richard Brondyke Bill Chamberlin Lowell Chuba Lewis Collins Jason Coryell Liz Deibel Jacob Dimick Carol Druskinis Joe Figa Bob Frank Pat Glowzinski Kyle Good Nate Gregart Nancy Grimmer Dee & Greg Hall Richard Haviland Kevin Juzysta

Barbara Marcoux Kathy McCarty Helina Muczynski Mary Lou Mulgren Karleen Mrazik Michael Osberger Christine Postal Dennis Ritter Pat & Ron Roberts Edward Rozmary John Rzepka Barbara Schwenk Claire Smith Lynne Straney Len Wasilk Dr. Stephen Werner Jack Will John Wolfgang Tom Zagorski Marilyn Zawacki

Pray for the Sick

Monday, November 22nd, at 8:30 am Mass

++Norma Fay

Tuesday, November 23rd, at 8:30 am Mass

++Elizabeth (Betty) Schmitt

Wednesday, November 24th, at 8:30 am Mass

++Gerry Gebrowsky

Thursday, November 25th, at 8:30 am Mass

++Jim Zeleznik

Friday, November 26th, at 8:30 am Mass

++Leonard Colee

++George DePillo requested by Florence DePillo

Saturday, November 27th, at 8:30 am Mass

Lowell Chuba

Saturday, November 27th, at 5:00 pm Mass

++Harvey Kramer

Sunday, November 28th, at 7:30 am Mass

Richard Haviland


For Eve Bayer & all Mothers who choose life

Requested by Dave & Marie Gravel


++Janet Hurlbert

October 30th & October 31st, 2021

Loose cash $ 1,036 Envelopes/Checks $17,202

Online Giving $ 6,917 Total $25,155

Weekly Budget $17,000 Weekly Budget Position $8,155 YTD Budget Position $ 288

Thank you for your generosity! God bless.

Liturgy & Worship Observances and St. Daniel’s Directory


St. Daniel Church 7010 Valley Park Drive Clarkston, MI 48346

Rev. John R. Bettin - Pastor Rev. Mr. Stephen Talbot - Deacon (248) 625-4580; Fax: (248) 620-9839

Cushing Center Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 am – 5 pm Website: www.stdanielclarkston.org

www.facebook.com/StDanielClarkston

Worship Coordinator - Marsha Eagleton…………..248-625-1482

Spiritual Director - Helen Vardon…………………..248-623-5868

Faith Formation Director - Marianne Boesch.…......248-625-1750

Faith Formation Coordinator - Vikki Toth.………..248-625-1750

Christian Service Coordinator - Nancy Steele..….....248-625-4583

Business Manager - Lori Johnston….…………...….248-625-4580

Director of Music Ministry - Colette Cempura.……248-625-4580

Parish Secretary - Mary Wiencko…………………..248-625-4580

Maintenance - Scott Brancheau & Joe Viazanko.....248-625-4580

Weekday Mass Schedule

Monday through Saturday 8:30 am

Weekend Mass Schedule

Saturday: 5:00 pm Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 11:00 am

Holy Day Mass Schedule

8:30 am & 7:00 pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday 4:00 pm

Baptisms

Please call Parish Office to schedule an appointment

Marriages

The couple must make an appointment for a personal interview with Fr. John Bettin at least nine months in advance of the wedding.

The bride or groom should be a registered parishioner in good

standing.

Sick Calls and Communion for the Homebound

Please contact Nancy Steele at (248) 625-4583

R.C.I.A.

Please call the office (248) 625-4580

St. Vincent de Paul – St. Daniel Conference

Hotline number: (248) 795-1755

Funerals

Please contact Marsha Eagleton (248) 625-1482 Office

Monday, November 22

8:30 am Mass

Tuesday, November 23

8:30 am Mass

7:00 pm—33 Days to Morning Glory

Wednesday, November 24

8:30 am Mass

10:00 am Sunday by Sunday

PARISH OFFICES CLOSE AT NOON

Thursday, November 25

8:30 am Mass

THANKSGIVING DAY

Friday, November 26

8:30 am Mass

PARISH OFFICES CLOSED

7:00 pm AA and Al-Anon

Saturday, November 27

8:30 am Mass

4:00 pm Reconciliation

5:00 pm Mass

Sunday, November 28

7:30 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am Masses

Knights lead Rosary after 11:00 am Mass

10:00 am RCIA

7:00 pm - Parish Advent Evening

Weekly Calendar


Faith Formation News Marianne Boesch, Director/[email protected]

Vikki Toth-Coordinator/[email protected]

St. Nick Party for Kids Sunday, December 5 after the 9 & 11 am Masses in the Social Hall

Parents, enjoy coffee and a donut while your kids make a craft, play games, visit and take a photo with St. Nick!

There’s no cost or registration

Sponsored by our Middle School Youth Group

Advent Begins November 28

Do you need an Advent wreath or new candles? Wreaths, candles and Advent pray-ers will be available after all Masses THIS weekend in back of church. Suggested donation: $15 for wreath and candles or $5 for candles only.

Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest

The Knights of Columbus invites children from 5-14 years of age to enter a contest and create a poster that displays the true meaning of Christmas. Each winner will receive a $25 Ama-zon gift card, certificate and photo in the bulletin!

Pick up rules, an entry form and an 11 x 17 piece of paper in back of church.

Deadline is December 12, 2021

Let Your Child or Grandchild Say Grace on Thanksgiving Day

God, I thank you for today. I thank you for cousins with whom to play. I thank you for the food we eat. I thank you for all the tasty treats. Bless the hands that made this food. Thank you for everything because it’s good. Amen.

The Faith Formation department wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving!

Evangelical Charity/Christian Service


Huge Thanks! … to the Men of St. Daniel and our Knights of Columbus Council #15967 for hosting the Veterans’ Breakfast on Sunday, November 7. Your hard work and smiling faces (and yummy breakfast!) made the morning extra special for all who attended, but especially those who have served. We appreciate you!!!

Knights to Lead Rosary Next Sunday After Mass Maybe praying the Rosary is a devotion close to your heart. Maybe you’re new to it. Either way, please join your parish family after the 11:00 a.m. Mass next Sunday, November 28 to pray the Rosary, led by the Knights. Please join in this beautiful devotion to Our Blessed Mother.

Want to be Someone’s “Angel”??? Much like we’re doing for Thanksgiving, our parish St. Vincent de Paul Conference will be submitting names of families we will be adopting for Christmas. We will provide the children with clothes and/or toys, and the family with a Christmas meal. This will be in addition to our annual Giving Tree endeavor. In the past, we have had “angel families” who stepped forward to adopt those in need. Maybe those angels will once again grace us with their gifts. Or maybe there are work or other small groups who would like to participate specifically in this Adopt-A-Family endeavor. Please contact the

Christian Service Office at [email protected] or 248-625-4583.

Parish Advent Evening November 28 The days leading up to Christmas are often filled with hustle and bustle and lots of preparation. But what is it that we are REALLY celebrating? Let’s take an evening to slow down and prepare our hearts and minds for the coming of the Greatest Gift!

Join your parish family for an Advent Evening of Prayer, Reflection, Fellowship, and Desserts for Women and Men on Sunday, November 28, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in Cushing Center Social Hall.

Have a group of family or friends that you would like to invite to this special evening? Sign up to be a table host/hostess! Or come by yourself … there will be open seating and you’ll be in good company! For more information, either see the flyer in the church gathering space, or visit

https://stdanielclarkston.org/the-greatest-gift-advent-evening. And let us know you’ll be attending the evening so we’ll have a place set for you! You can fill out the RSVP form online, send an email to [email protected], or call 248-625-4583 by Wednesday, November 24. Hope to see YOU there!


St. Daniel News

Let’s extend a Warm Welcome to our new

family members of St. Daniel:

Mr and Mrs Tom Biehl

Mr and Mrs Thomas Christenson

Mr Drake Gentile

Mr and Mrs Ross Kersey and children;

Claire and Kerrigan

Mr and Mrs Christopher McNutt and son,

Weston

Mr and Mrs Kenneth Mercer and children;

Trent and Craig

Ms Tamara Molitz

Mr and Mrs Christopher Peyton and children;

Avanel and Josephine

Mr and Mrs James Pleiman

Mr and Mrs Michael Riley

Mr and Mrs Rodolfo Torres-Naranjo and

children; Rodolfo and Nicolas

Mr and Mrs David Viray and son, Andrew

He has bestowed upon our community and through-

out the world. Yes, the youth are the leaders of our

future both in the Church and in the world. But they

are also leaders now, today.

Young people have much to offer us in their manner

of expression, views, outlook, perspective, intellect,

etc. We are blessed here at St. Daniel to have a very

active and vibrant High School Youth Group. I can

tell from my interaction with them that they are fully

engaged and in tune with the world around them.

These youths demonstrate a genuine care for others

both in our St. Daniel community as well as in the

whole world. They have a well-balanced concern for

both ecclesial and secular matters, challenges, and

opportunities. I thank Leanne Schuster, Pam

Zawadski, and Liz Diebel for leading our St. Daniel

Youth Group. Through their leadership our young

people are being developed spiritually, personally,

and intellectually via the various activities in which

they partake, such as prayer, participation at Mass

and liturgies, fun and games, presentations on varied

topics, prayer, etc.

May God bless our youth that the good work God

has begun in them may come to fulfillment! Have a

blessed week and a Thanksgiving filled with family,

thanks, giving, rest, peace, and love!

In Jesus through Mary,

Fr. John


On November 28, at the 9:00am Mass, this year’s class of Inquirers will go through the Rite of Welcome, also known as the Rite of Acceptance. These Inquirers have already been attending RCIA sessions since early October. During that time, some of them have experienced a conversion;

others have deepened and strengthened their relationships with God in Christ, and still others have come to know and understand the Catholic faith a bit better. In either case, some of these Inquirers are now ready to publicly declare their desire to continue their journey towards full initiation into the Catholic Church. We invite you to join us and offer your support through your smile and your prayers and as they continue their journeys toward Easter.

The Ministry of Acolyte is one of three minor orders that the Church has created: Catechist, Lector, and Acolyte. These minor orders correspond with three ministries essential to the Church's life, namely: teach-ing the faith, proclaiming the Scriptures, and serving at liturgies. While anyone can do these things, the Church has seen fit to give certain Individuals a special blessing and responsibility

for doing them. Seminarians are required to receive the orders of Lector and Acolyte before becoming Deacons and then Priests, which means that these orders function a little bit like rites of passage as a seminarian moves through his formation process. In fact, these orders are very rarely given outside of that context, which is why very few people have heard of them. At my seminary, we receive the Ministry of Lector at the beginning of our third-to-last year, and the Ministry of Acolyte at the beginning our second-to-last year. Receiving the Ministry of Acolyte, for me, means that I am on schedule to become a Deacon at the end of this school year, and then a Priest a year after that! Becoming a Deacon is an especially big deal because at that point, my commitment to a life of ministry in the Church will become fixed and permanent. I appreciate all of the prayers and support that I receive from St. Daniel's please continue to pray for me as I approach this very important step in my journey!

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