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THIS WEEK’S LITURGIES

March 21, Monday Is 42:1-7/Jn 12:1-11 9:00 am +Robert Rumpz March 22, Tuesday Is 49:1-6/Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 9:00 am +Louise Churches March 23, Wednesday Is 50: 4-9a/Mt 26:14-25 9:00 am +Annette Ciccone March 24, Holy Thursday Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/1 Cor 11:23-26/Jn 13:1-15 8:00 am Morning Prayer 10:30 am Chrism Mass—Lansing 7:30 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper 11:30 pm Tenebrae March 25, Good Friday the Passion of the Lord Is 52:13—53:12/Heb 4:14-16, 5:7-9/Jn 18:1—19:42 9:00 am Morning Prayer 1:00 pm Stations of the Cross 7:30 pm Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion March 26, Holy Saturday 9:00 am Morning Prayer 2:00 pm Blessing of Food Gn 22:1-18/Ex 14:15—15:1/Is 55:1-11/Ez 36:16-17a,18-28/Rom 6:3-11/Lk 24:1-12 8:30 pm Easter Vigil St. Mary Magdalen Parishioners March 27 Easter Sunday, Resurrection of the Lord Acts: 10-34a, 37-43/Col 3: 1-4/Jn 20:1-9 9:00 am St. Mary Magdalen Parishioners 11:00 am St. Mary Magdalen Parishioners

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED

CELEBRATING PENANCE Lent means Spring, a time of new life and growth. Over these 40 days, we have used our personal penances, prayer and reflec-tion to make us more aware of the mercy that God offers us.

Hopefully, over these 40 days, we have be-come more aware of the sin that separates us from God, each other and even our better selves. We rec-ognize the sin that causes the dis-ease of our spirit. Just as we go to the doctor, because we discover that some illness diminished our health, we bring our dis-ease of our spirit to the Divine Physician and ask for healing. (The priest is there as the “Physician’s Assistant!”)

During Holy Week, we have a few more op-portunities to celebrate the richness of God’s mercy in the Sacrament of Penance. There will be a Com-munal Penance Service here (with 8 priests) on Monday evening at 7:30.

There will be additional times for Individual Penance on:

Mon, March 21 from 2:30-3:30 pm Tues, March 22 from Noon – 1 pm & 7- 8 pm Wed, March 23 from 11am – Noon & 4:30-5:30

THE SEDER MEAL The Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke all testify that on the night Jesus was be-trayed, He gathered with His disciples to celebrate the Passover. This ritual celebrated the exodus, the escape of the Jewish people from their slavery in Egypt; their 40 year journey through the desert and their arrival at the Promised Land.

This gathering is called the Seder Meal, which is a combination of storytelling, prayer and a family dinner. Not only is it the basis for the Eucharist, it is also the background for Jesus’ passion, death and resurrection. For Jesus is the Lamb of God, the Lamb of the new Passover and we who share in His feast will pass over with Him, through death, to the promised land of heaven.

Each year, on Wednesday of Holy Week (March 23 this year), we celebrate a Seder Meal to help us prepare for the Passover of the Lord Jesus (Holy Thursday, Good Friday & Holy Saturday). If you have never attended, I hope you will, and if you have, I hope you will come again! Reservations are necessary! Fill out a form in the Gathering Area, or call Sr. Joyce!

THE HOLY LAND I am in the process of planning another pilgrimage to the Holy Land for Sept 18-30. It will be led by Marilyn Pence Rhadigan and myself. The cost will be approximately $4,000 per person. Let me know if you are interested. Fr. Dave Howell

EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

Acts: 10-34a, 37-43 Today is the greatest feast on the liturgical calendar. We now bask in the glory of the resurrected Lord for the 50-day season of Easter. We begin today with Peter’s summary of the life, work, death and resurrection of Jesus. Colossians 3: 1-4 Notice how brief this reading is. As complicated as it may sometimes seem, the good news of Jesus Christ can be summarized in a few words. Sometimes we need to remind our-selves how beautifully simple our faith can be. John 20: 1-9 The overall purpose of the way John describes the resurrection scene is to testify to the disciples’ response of faith when they saw the empty tomb. Note the unique features used to tell of the account. Reflect: What is Jesus risen saying to you in this years Easter celebration?

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THE WEEK AHEAD

Please remember in your prayers: Al and Barb Lanigan and family, in the death of their nephew, Kevin Wald-mann; Patti Mohrenweiser and family,

in the death of her father, James Monroe.

Monday, March 21 9:00 am Preschool 2:30 pm Individual Penance 6:00 pm Magdalen’s Kitchen 6:00 pm RCIA Retreat 7:30 pm Couple Prayer 7:30 pm K of C Planning 7:30 pm Regional Penance Tuesday, March 22 9:00 am Preschool 12:00 pm Individual Penance 1:00 pm Matter of Balance 6:00 pm Boy Scout Troop #385 6:00 pm Dearborn Meat Pick up 7:00 pm Individual Penance 7:00 pm Living the Eucharist 7:30 pm K of C Golf Committee Meeting Wednesday, March 23 9:00 am Preschool 9:45 am Moms 11:00 am Individual Penance 1:00 pm Knitters 4:30 pm Individual Penance 6:30 pm Seder Meal HOLY THURSDAY, March 24 9:00 am NO PRESCHOOL 8:00 am Morning Prayer 7:30 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper 9:00 pm Adoration 11:30 pm Tenebrae GOOD FRIDAY, March 25 9:00 am NO PRESCHOOL 9:00 am Morning Prayer 1:00 pm Stations of the Cross 7:30 pm Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion HOLY SATURDAY, March 26 7:30 am Men’s Breakfast 9:00 am Morning Prayer 10:30 am RCIA Reflection 12:00 pm Vigil Rehearsal 8:30 pm Easter Vigil EASTER SUNDAY, March 27 9:00 am Liturgy 11:00 am Liturgy

STEWARDSHIP REPORT Week of 3/13/2016

Approximately 1395 people participated Env/Cash $14,211 EFT 15,008 Securing Our Future $ 1,190 TOTAL $30,409 Children’s Collection $48.43

“In him we were also chosen.” Ephesians 1:11

Emma Aiello Laurie Aldrich Ken Aris Laurie Atkinson Jan Baldinger Taylor Brake Mary Brummer Diane Bullard Larry Buslepp Kathy Clark Mark Comeau Hugh Conahan Dave Cooney Sarah Czarnowski Marty Deater Joyce Drwiega Chuck Erger Julie Everton Mike Finelli Bill Gamble Amanda Garcia Frank Glowacki Ben Hemker Tom Herrmann Julia Herrell MaryAnna Horkan Susan Jardine Greg Kalwasinski

Teresa Kaminsky Monika Knudson Marguerite Konkel Walter Kovacs Sherri Kunkel Herb Langer Christina LaRosa Kelly Luck Gwen Maes Hogan McCuan Teresa McDaniels Tom McSweeney Donna Miller Delaney Mitchell Christine Paweski Sam Petrocella Michelle Schmid Mark Siegrist Elaine Sirko Anna Thatcher Timothy Thayer Marylyn Trader Donny Urban Jerry VanBuskirk Elaine Woods Tom Zremski Doreen Libby

Please pray for the sick, especially:

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Religious Formation News Karen at sect2@saintmarymagdalen.org

Mary Mahar

Youth News Margaret at yminister1@gmail.com Jillian at jilliankillian25@gmail.com

Easter Break: No classes March 20--March 31 Classes resume Sunday, April 3, 6 and 7.

Holy Week begins TODAY with Palm Sunday! The Triduum which includes Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday are all very moving. I hope your family will participate in these sacred days through the week ahead. All of us in Religious Formation wish you and your family a very happy and blessed Easter. First Eucharist Retreat for parents and their First Eu-charist candidate is Saturday, April 9, from 8:30 until 12:00. Watch for information in your email and regular mail. Please respond to Karen in the office by April 1, how many parents/guardians will attend the retreat with your child. Fall Registration for Formation Classes will begin April 6, 7 and 10. Assessments: Youth in grades 5 and 8 will take an assessment required by the Diocese. Our Wednesday/Thursday and Home Study classes will be completing their assessment April 6 and 7. These assessments help us see how effective the materials we use in our formation classes are and show us areas where we need to im-prove. Second Semester Celebration! Mark your calendar for April 9 beginning at 4:30. We are in the planning stag-es for a great night of fun! We started our year off with a youth Liturgy in September. On April 9, we are planning our Second Semester Celebration which will begin with Liturgy followed by a special dinner and night of fun and games. I hope your family will make time to join us for this special event! Watch for more information in the bul-letin and gathering area in the weeks ahead! Journey with Jesus is August 1-5! Volunteers need-ed! We are in the process of planning our Vacation Bible School, Journey with Jesus, (JWJ)! If you are inter-ested in being part of the planning committee (it takes a lot of helping hands) or have a youth in grades 6 and up who would like to help, please sign up in the gathering area on the formation table. A start-up meeting will be held soon. PLEASE pray about joining our catechetical team. We are in need of catechists for next fall. We offer training and certification classes to help you to be confident in the classroom. We train you, give you mega amounts of sup-port, and usually have a catechist, co-catechist and/or aide in each classroom. We even have Lead Catechists to help with lesson planning and classroom management. We are recruiting now so you can observe a class in ac-tion if you would like to, see how much support is availa-ble, and look through the materials we provide. Feel free to call or email Karen in the office to see where your tal-ents and gifts fit in. We need you and would love to talk to you!

Your Dearborn Ham and meat orders will be ready for pick up this Tuesday evening in the gathering area 6-8pm. Thank you for your support in this fundraiser to help our youth with their mission trip this summer. Following Thursday evening’s Last Supper Liturgy, all high school youth are invited to the youth room for the evening. We will share in a snack and then settle in to watch The Passion. Promptly at 11:30, we will all make our way to the day chapel to be present for the Tannebrae prayer. Our time to-gether will come to an end at this time as well, which will be midnight. Please arrange for rides home. For Boys Only...All high school aged boys are invited to participate in a one day retreat Saturday April 16th, 9am to 9pm here at St. Mary Magdalen. This one day retreat promises to not only be full of God and faith, but also fun, engaging and thought provoking. With content taking from The Theology of the Body, con-versations and activities have been created for the day. The focus for the day will be on what society says about sex and how we are called to be Catholics among the pressures of today. For more detailed in-formation, myself and Darlene March will be available after all three Liturgies the weekend of April 9 and 10, to answer any questions and go over the agenda. Please feel free to contact Margaret Callaghan at yminister1@gmail.com sooner if you’d like.

We will not be meeting next Sunday as it is Easter Sunday! May your day be filled with love that overflows, with laughter that fills the air, and with love that can’t be contained. God is so good! Have a blessed celebration! EDGE Our last two meetings of the year are Monday April 4 and 25! WOW!! Hard to believe we are coming to the end. Have a most enjoyable spring break no matter what your plans are. Just staying home and getting to sleep in is a treat!!

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Adult Education and Formation Faith and Service - from Sr. Joyce pastmin1@saintmarymagdalen.org

Charity & Justice

Seder Meal Please RSVP by Monday, March 21.

Women’s Weekend Retreat

Theme: Christ is Counting on You: Deepening Your Relationship With Christ

St. Francis Retreat Center in DeWitt April 22-24 Check in time: 6 pm and Dinner at 7 pm. Departure Sunday after the noon Lunch. Suggested Donation is $145 for the weekend. A dis-count coupon is given to each retreatant for use in the Gift and Bookstore. Register by calling Sr. Joyce at 810-229-8624, or www.stfrancis.ws

Adult Confirmation Preparation

The sacrament of Confirmation com-pletes our initiation into the Catholic Church. If you are an adult who has not yet been confirmed, you are invited to participate in an Adult Confirmation Program during the Easter Season. Six evening ses-

sions will prepare you and lead up to the celebration of Confirmation on Pentecost, May 15. These clas-ses will be held at St. Patrick Parish Adult Faith For-mation Center, Room B. They begin Tuesday April 5 and end Tuesday, May 10. Sessions are 7-9pm. Please register with Sr. Joyce.

Matter of Balance

Offered at St. Mary Magdalen Tuesdays, 1-3 pm April 19-June 7 This is offered a second time since the present one is filled. See Adult Formation Board for registration information.

Backpacks for Flint Men’s T-shirts (L, XL, and XXL) and toiletries are needed for the next group of backpacks to be assembled and taken to Flint. These backpacks are being given to men released from the Michi-

gan Department of Corrections into job training and the start of a new life. Please consider helping this effort con-tinue to move forward.

Hope in the Box March shopping lists for Hope in a

Box are available at the Charity & Justice table. The re-quested item for this month is feminine care products and water. Thank you for supporting Hope in a Box.

Panera Bread Pick Up Names of those interested in

picking up bread for Magdalen’s Kitchen at Panera Bread (in Brighton on Grand River) on Saturday evenings (at 9:30 pm) for April and the first half of May are being accepted. The sign-up sheet is on the Charity & Justice table in the Gathering Space. A reminder email or phone call will be placed just prior to the date you are to serve.

Magdalen’s Kitchen Sign-Up Names of those in-

terested in serving at Magdalen’s Kitchen for the Mondays of April and the first half of May are being accepted. As-sistant cooks, set-up/server/clean-up, dish washing, des-sert providers, and sub positions are needed. Sign-up sheets are organized by date and are on the Charity & Justice table in the Gathering Space. Reminder slips are available to remind you of your commitment. Please list the email address or phone number you can be con-tacted at; a reminder email or phone call will be made prior to the day you are volunteering. Volunteers must be middle school age or older to fill a server/dish washer po-sition and 18 or older to fill a cook position.

Celebrate Earth Day Celebrate both Earth Day and

Arbor Day this year by ordering and planting a white pine seedling. Planting trees on Earth Day, April 22, or Arbor Day, April 29, to help increase our earth’s oxygen levels is a very civic minded thing to do and a great opportunity to involve your children in helping God’s earth be more sus-tainable. Seedlings can be purchased from now through April 3 by placing your order and money in the box at the C & J table in the gathering place. Seedlings may be picked up April 23/24. Questions or concerns please all Jan Carpenter 810-227-5269 or jmcmomof3@yahoo.com.

Flint Catholic Charities “Pack and Purge Day” Catholic Charities’ Center for HOPE is holding a Pack & Purge Day on Saturday, April 9. Volun-teers are requested to help organize the inventory of clothing and supplies at the Center. A car-pool will depart St. Mary Magdalen at 9:00 AM to arrive at the Center by 9:45 and conclude at 2:00. Lunch is included. Please sign up at the Charity & Justice table in the vestibule and indi-cate if you can drive.

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Men’s Breakfast Saturday March 26, at 7:30 am

Men’s Breakfasts are the 2nd and 4th Sat-urdays of the month, at 7:30 am. Are you hungering for a deeper relationship with God? Come to the Men’s Breakfast in the Rectory lower level.

MINISTERS OF PRAYER Sun Mar 20 Nancy Nychypor Mon Mar 21 Bruce Dehanke, Larry Detter Tue Mar 22 Barb & Joe Kowal Wed Mar 23 Gale & Pat Harris, Carolyn Crabbe Thu Mar 24 Joe Martinez Fri Mar 25 Lynn Pfaff, Mary Ann Hargrave Sat Mar 26 Tom Askew

ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE Mon Mar 21 8:30 pm Men’s Basketball Tue Mar 22 8:30 am Zumba 6:00 pm Troop 385 Wed Mar 23 6:30 pm Seder Meal Thu Mar 24 Holy Thursday 8:30 am Zumba 6:00 pm Hartland Travel Baseball Fri Mar 25 Good Friday Sat Mar 26 Holy Saturday 7:30 am Boot Camp - Gym Sun Mar 27 Easter Sunday

Saint Mary Magdalen 2201 Old US 23 Highway

Brighton, MI 48114

Office Phone: (810) 229-8624 Fax: (810) 229-6471 Preschool Phone: (810) 229-0010 Website: www.saintmarymagdalen.org Office Hours: Mon - Thurs 8:30 am - 8:30 pm Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Staff: Pastor: Fr. David F. Howell Permanent Deacons: H. David Scharf, James Chevalier, Gary Prise, Devon Wolfe Pastoral Ministers: Sr. Maryetta Churches, O.P., Sr. Joyce Hoile, O.S.F (Adult Formation & Evangelization) Director of Faith Formation: Mary Mahar Formation Administrative Assistant: Karen MacDonald Director of R.C.I.A. & Liturgist: Diane Kubus Youth Ministry: Margaret Callaghan Youth Ministry Assistant: Jillian Killian Director of Music: Steven H. Schulte Director of Pre-School: Kathie Anderer Parish Secretaries: Debbie Dehanke, Sandi Phillips, Diane Whiton Bookkeeper: Dave Wisniewski Facilities Team: Dan Tuthill, Kathy Gehring, Mark Wolf Sacramental Information: Weekend Liturgies: Saturday 4:30 pm, Sunday 9 & 11 am Weekday Liturgies: 9:00 am Monday, Thursday, Friday 7:00 pm Wednesday Sacrament of Penance: Saturday 11:30 am to 12 noon Infant Baptism: Erin Wolfe Sacrament of Matrimony: Please contact the office at least nine months prior to wedding date.

Thank you to everyone who has shared the many blessings they have received, with your generous gift to our Diocesan Services Appeal. On week 3 of our Diocesan Services Ap-

peal, 332 of our 1375 St. Mary Magdalen families, made pledges totaling $79,924, 85% of our DSA Par-ish goal of $93,809.

The Knights of Columbus is sponsoring another Grand Slam Raffle. The winner will receive the following prizes:

4 Tiger tickets and Tiger Bucks - Value: $500 Two-night stay and passes for four at Splash Universe, Dundee, MI - Value: $500 Douglas Spa package for two - Value: $500 F.A.O Jewelers Gift Certificate - Value: $1,000. Tickets are $5.00 ea. or 5 for $20.00. The net proceeds will be used to help purchase ultrasound machines for Pro Life pregnancy centers in Michigan. Please see any Knights of Columbus member for tickets.

ST MARY MAGDALEN NOW LIVE-STREAMING!

St. Mary Magdalen is now livestreaming the 9 am Liturgy every Sunday morning on our web-site. You may also watch the reading of the Scrip-tures and the homilies from past Sunday 9 am Litur-gies!

Website: www.saintmarymagdalen.org Homilies: https://www.saintmarymagdalen.org/

VideoHomilies.html

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A MATTER OF BALANCE

Offered at St. Mary Magdalen Tuesdays, 1-3 pm, April 19-June 7

This is being offered a second time, since the present one is filled! See Adult Formation Board for registration infor-mation.

World Wide Marriage Encounter Looking for away to increase the love and romance in your marriage? Attend a Worldwide Marriage encounter to re-new and enrich your marriage—and your faith, too! An upcoming getaway

getaway weekend is April 15—17, 2016 at St. Fran-cis Retreat Center in DeWitt, MI. For more infor-mation or to apply, please visit www.wwme.org or contact Harry & Karen Porter at 888.628.7433.

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March Disciples' Night with Connor Flanagan Thursday, April 7, 2016

Death by Netflix

This Month’s Talk will focus us on the

Pillar of COMMUNION. 6:30pm Mass at St. Joseph, Howell with Fr. Dave

Howell 7:40pm Livestream Talk in the Emmaus Room

followed by Dinner Please RSVP by Monday,

April 4 via facebook, email or text. Questions on all Young Adult Ministry events can be

directed to Shannon (810)588-7665 or info@livingstonyam.com

“GATHER AT OUR

TABLE Our Parish Cookbook !!

Did you know that we have a Par ish Cook-book with over 180 favorite recipes f rom our parishioners? It ’s a really nice one! The price is $15 per cook-book . You c an p u r -chase them in the parish of f ice during off ice hours!

MY PARISH APP

Our parish app enables us to better communicate with you throughout the week and bring you relevant parish news and updates. The app is well de-signed and very intuitive. It is a great resource for parish-ioners by providing daily Mass readings, Homilies, Catholic news and prayers, convenient reminders, funeral\death an-nouncements, our bulletins and

much more. We hope for our new app to be a tool for fostering stronger parish life and better communica-tion. You can download our app at myparishapp.com or search your phone's app store for myparish.

THOSE WHO HAVE DIED

If you would like to know about a parishioner or family member of a parishioner who has died, including obituaries and funeral arrange-ments (if they are available to us),

Please regularly visit “Those Who Have Died” on our parish website: www.saintmarymagdalen.org