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Encounter Christ
With Us!
St. John XXIII 12100 Beech Daly Rd.,
Redford, Michigan 48239 (248) 800-6081
Weekend Masses Saturdays at 4 p.m. Sundays at 9 & 11 a.m.
Weekday Masses Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays at 12 p.m.
Eucharistic Adoration Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Benediction Tuesdays at 7 p.m.
Confessions Saturday, Sept. 25 From 2-3 p.m., Chapel
Parish Office Hours Mon.-Thurs. 8-11:30 a.m.
Parish Happenings 9/17 .... Food Truck Rally 9/24 .... Movie Night 9/25 .... Meal After Mass 9/25-26 Name Tag Weekend 10/1 .... Euchre Night 10/15 .. Baby Shower Event 11/19 .. Parish Ministry .......... Appreciation Night 11/14 .. Veteran’s Day .......... Breakfast 12/12 .. Santa Breakfast & .......... Toys 4 Tots Event
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St. John XXIII Redford MI
Sunday, September 19th, 2021 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. Greg Piatt, Pastor
September 17th 5:30 -8 p.m.
St. John XXIII
Sat., Sept. 25
Dine-In
Friday, September 24
Future Movie Nights Oct. 8, Nov. 12,
Dec.10
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Join us for Confession on Sat., Sept. 25 from 2-3 p.m. Confessions will be heard in the Chapel.
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Our Door is Open, Our Table is Set — There is a Place for You Here! We’re honored to share the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time with you. We hope God touches your life as we worship side by side and you leave us today with the peace of God in your mind and heart. To learn more about St. John XXIII Parish, visit our website or Facebook page. If you are new to the parish, we encourage you to register at the parish office. We look forward to meeting with you!
PASTORAL STAFF
Father Gregory Piatt, Pastor [email protected] Laura Scanlan, Pastoral Associate [email protected] Steve Morello, Deacon [email protected]
PARISH STAFF
Linda Hudy, Secretary [email protected] Frank Munoz, Maintenance [email protected] Colette Renaud-Maher, Bulletin [email protected] Please email your bulletin submissions on or before Monday at noon.
COUNCILS & LEADERSHIP
Finance Council Jim Allan, Jim Francis, Michelle Poisson, Cheryl Roza, Fred Schneider & Jack Templin.
Parish Council Mark Cochran, Denise Zuzow-DeKett, Maureen Franklin, Chuck Sudekum & Jim Vote.
Parish Leadership Team Pam Condron, Shane Foley, Maureen Franklin & George Salloum.
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PRAYER LIST
Clarence Guilbault, Bob Hopp, Helen Walker, Ann Caruso, Chris Scanlan, Anne Marie Murphy, Yvonne Lowry, Betty Maher, Louis D’Ambrosio, Colleen Meyers, Mary Katina, Linda Pietrandrea, Stella Wolak, Deacon Ziggy, Florence Crowley, Lester Williams, Carol, Meghan Perkins, Larry Skotzke, Esther Johnson, Bob Frank, Jim Frank, William Saxby, Scott Miller, Martha Batayeh, Ed Furstenberg, Carol Walsh, Alice Stefanich, Benjamin Hodge, Kenneth Rozmys, Tom Hurley, Loretta Gasiorek, Tony Capraro, Jr., Sylvia Clark, Jack Flanagan, Victor Waling, Eileen Roy, Dennis
Sokol, Enrico “Ricky” Canini, Patricia Griffin, Fr. Larry Kaiser, Evelyn Martin, and Bob Witt request your prayers.
St. John XXIII Parish has several ways in which we support each other in special personal prayer. Prayer requests and Mass intentions are accepted at the parish office. Mass Intentions are dedicated to the intentions of the petitioner and are mentioned out loud during the Prayers of the Faithful. Intentions for Mass may be for the support of the sick, for repose of the soul of a loved one, in thanksgiving, on the occasion of an anniversary or for other special intentions.
REST IN PEACE
Sunday: Wis 2:12, 17-20/Ps 54:3-4, 5, 6-8 [6b]/Jas 3:16—4:3/ Mk 9:30-37
Monday: Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gon and Paul Chong Ha-sang Ezr 1:1-6/Ps 126:1b-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 [3]/Lk 8:16- 18
Tuesday: St. Matthew, Eph 4:1-7, 11-13/Ps 19:2- 3, 4-5 [5]/Mt 9:9-13
Wednesday: Ezr 9:5-9/Tb 13:2, 3-4a, 4befghn, 7-8 [1b]/Lk 9:1-6
Thursday: St. Pius of Pietrelcina Hg 1:1-8/Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b [cf. 4a]/Lk 9:7-9
Friday: Hg 2:1-9/Ps 43:1, 2, 3, 4 [5]/Lk 9:18-22
Saturday: Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a/Jer 31:10, 11-12ab, 13 [cf. 10d]/Lk 9:43b-45
Next Sunday: Nm 11:25-29/Ps 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14 [9a]/Jas 5:1-6/Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48
Lorraine Waling
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AGGIORNAMENTO! By Fr. Greg Piatt
Last Saturday, I blessed the parish’s new organ at the 4 p.m. Mass. Our new organ will enrich our music at Mass and has been a missing piece in our music ministry.
Next month, during the weekend, our parish will celebrate its patron saint, St. John XXIII; we will showcase our new organ with a recital on Sunday, October 10, at 2 p.m. A reception will follow in the parish hall.
Two organists will play at the recital: Rick Cucchi, our musician at our Saturday 4 p.m. Mass, and Lance Luce, Evola Music organ specialist who sold us the instrument.
Luce is a high school classmate of mine and has been playing organs at different venues—Fox Theatre, Little Caesars, and Joe Louis Arenas—around town since our high school years.
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Come this Friday and check out Fr. Greg in his 15 minutes of fame when the parish will show Schindler’s List for its Friday Movie Night this week.
There will be ice cream before the film, which we will be showing at 7 p.m. Since the Schindler’s List runs for more than 3 hours, there will be an intermission with snacks.
Fr. Greg, in the photo, will also fill the 15-minute intermission with a few stories and experiences while working as a bit-part actor on the Academy Award-winning film.
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There will be Confessions at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 25, in the chapel.
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Next weekend is a Nametag Weekend, and we have a meal after Saturday’s Mass.
SATURDAY, September 18 Mass at 4:00 p.m. Gerald Beamish By Family Charles Tabeek By Wife and Children Stella Dazbaz By Family Mary Moore By St. Hilary Goldenaires SUNDAY, September 19 Mass at 9:00 a.m. Anna Saxby By Husband, William Carlo Benedettini By Graziano Canini Linda Klebba (2nd Anniversary) By
George & Cheryl Roza Holly Klebba (3rd Anniversary) By
George & Cheryl Roza
Mass at 11:00 a.m. Theresa Delling By Mary Toal Donald Cowell (4th Anniversary) By
Wife, Tina TUESDAY, September 21 Mass at 9:30 a.m. The Parishioners of St. John XXIII WEDNESDAY, September 22 Mass at 6:30 p.m. Carlo Benedettini By Graziano Canini THURSDAY, September 23 Mass at Noon The Parishioners of St. John XXIII SATURDAY, September 25 Mass at 4:00 p.m. Eleanore Holowach By Renee & Fred
Schneider Gail Witt By Sue Watt & Vicki Bury Carlo Benedettini By Graziano Canini Anna Saxby By Husband, WIlliam SUNDAY, September 26 Mass at 9:00 a.m. Carlo Benedettini By Graziano Canini
Mass at 11:00 a.m. The Parishioners of St. John XXIII
MASS INTENTIONS
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Our Parish’s Society of St. Vincent DePaul
The parish’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul was busy last weekend.
First, they held a successful parking lot sale. Secondly, they collected returnable cans and bottles in a fundraising drive. Lastly, they had a SvdP truck parked at St. John XXIII to collect furniture, clothing, appliances, and other items for neighbors in need.
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KofC Corporate Communion
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EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP The View from the Back of the Line
By Tracy Earl Welliver
Have you known that person? The one who leaves every person they encounter feeling a little more blessed for having met them? They’re the friend you can count on when nothing is going well. They’re the one who’s always “doing” for others. They’re never gossiping or sniping, or complaining.
We wonder how they do it, how they have it in them. We’re a little envious, even if we don’t let ourselves acknowledge it.
That, folks, is what the view is like from the front of the line, gazing at those suckers in the way back and wondering why they’re smiling so much.
We’ve all been at the front of a line and felt no shame about it. We show up early, we put in the time and the legwork, and we “earn” whatever it is we came for — sports tickets, the latest Apple product, whatever. That’s how it works here on Earth, where the fastest wins the race, the fittest survive, and always the first shall be first.
It’s precisely why stewardship is such a tall order. Stewardship calls us to play by the rules of another kingdom — one where the richest have the least amount in their bank accounts and the happiest don’t seem to have anything to show for it, at least materially.
If you have a person in your life who always seems happy “doing” for others, it’s because, by a boatload of God’s grace, they play by the rules of the other place.
Watch and take notes — and don’t be afraid to join them at the back of the line.
OUR STEWARDSHIP We need your support. Thank you for your generosity
every week and for the Catholic Services Appeal. We sincerely thank our parishioners who mail or deliver your weekly envelopes to the parish office while you
CSA 2021 Goal $49,456 Pledged $8,316 Paid $16,632.67 Anticipated Shortfall $31,140 September 12 81 Envelopes $3,185 11 E-Envelopes $615 Maintenance $92 Loose $310 Total $4,202 Priest Retirement $10
CATHOLICISM SERIES More than 30 parishioners attended the
Catholicism series on Thursday. Bishop Robert Barron asks parishioners in the first episode, “who do you say Jesus is?”
Catholicism is St. John XXIII’s Fall programming that is held 7 p.m. Thursdays for ten weeks.
PEACE & JUSTICE ... have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil designs? James 2:4
National Migration Week begins September 20 and ends with World Day of Migrants and Refugees on September 26. The theme this
year is “Toward an Ever Wider ‘We.’” Pope Francis asks us not to think in terms of “them” and “those” but only “us.”
Refugees often flee their homelands because of persecution based on race, religion, or political opinions. If selected to live in the United States, they must undergo rigorous security screenings and receive English lessons, cultural orientation, and medical evaluations. They are most thankful to live where they will not be attacked for their beliefs.
To learn more, visit https.justiceforimmigrants.org. Click on “Take Action” then “Action Alerts” to contact Congress.
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LET GO & LET GOD! By Laura Scanlan
Many scripture scholars feel that this reading from the Book of Wisdom and today’s Psalm speak of the Passion of the Lord. Both readings talk about a “just one” “…who is obnoxious to us; he sets himself against our doings…” so they decide to torture and kill him. If he is truly just, then God will deliver and defend him. “Behold, God is my helper; the Lord sustains my life.”
St. James continues to give us other ways of being
doers of the word by focusing on what was happening in the Christian community. Verses 1-12 of the third chapter of St. James tells the people how dangerous the tongue can be. He equates the tongue to the small rudder of a ship. A ship is steered by a small rudder, no matter how big the ship is. The tongue is a small part of the body but can do a lot of damage.
St. James tells us that the “human species can
tame every animal on Earth.” However, this is not true of the tongue. In the verses, we hear today, “Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show his works by a good life in the humility that comes from wisdom.” The wise are humble, not given to jealously or self-interest, and thus true wisdom promotes peace. St. James tells the people that they must control their impulses that lead to provoking others and seeking one’s advantage.
In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus is telling his
disciples for the second time that “The Son of Man is to be handed over to men, and they will kill him, and three days after his death, the Son of Man will rise.” They did not understand what he was saying, and they were too scared to ask any questions. As they enter a house in Capernaum, Jesus asks the disciples what they are discussing on the way. They remained silent. They were discussing who was the greatest among them. Jesus must have been horrified. Have they learned nothing of Jesus’s humble and gentle way? Following Jesus does not lead to greatness but suffering, self-denial, and service. A child had the lowest status in that society, so Jesus shows his disciples that a child is the greatest in God’s eye.
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Bl. Karolina Kózka (Feast Day November 18)
August 2, 1898 – November 18, 1914
Karolina grew up in a Catholic family in rural Poland in the Diocese of Tarnow. She was one of eleven children. Her family prayed daily and displayed the love of God to her. Often, Karolina
would gather neighbors and relatives, mainly children, and they would read the Scriptures together under a pear tree near her home. She loved praying the rosary, using the beads given to her by her mother. Her prayers often caused her to get less sleep than she needed.
She would pray the rosary constantly, and even though it was a long walk to Mass, she would go during the week, in addition to Sunday. Because of her love for serving, she helped her uncle in the library, and she also helped organize things at her parish. In addition to serving the Church, she taught her younger siblings and the children of the area their catechism. By age 16, Karolina was a beautiful, enthusiastic girl.
In 1914, World War I broke out in Poland, and in November 1914, the Russian army controlled her city. On November 18, an armed Russian soldier attempted to force himself on her and eventually killed her. Karolina was only 16.
Three thousand people flocked to her funeral and called for her cause for sainthood to be introduced. Pope John Paul II beatified her in Poland.
TAKE TIME TO CHAT
In what way did Bl. Karolina’s family shape her faith? I what way does your family shape your family member’s faith?
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