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THE TWENTI-FIRSTSUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 27, 2017
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Witnessing to the Resurrection
2201 South Old U.S. 23 Highway
Brighton, Michigan 48114
Phone: 810-229-8624 • Fax: 810-229-6471 Preschool: 810-229-0010
Website: www.saintmarymagdalen.org
OFFICE HOURS
Monday‒Thursday………... 8:30am‒8:30pm Friday ................................ 8:30am‒4:30pm
Weekend Liturgies: Saturday: 4:30m • Sunday: 9 & 11am
Weekday Liturgies: Mon., Thurs., Fri. 9am, Wed.7pm
Sacrament of Penance: Saturday: 11:30am‒12noon
Infant Baptism: Call Erin Wolfe. Sacrament of Matrimony:
Please contact the office at least nine months prior to wedding date.
ST. MARY MAGDALEN BRIGHTON, MI
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Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 20: 7 – 9 Jeremiah often anguished over the difficulty in being a prophet. Proclaiming God’s message made him very unpopular. Today we hear why he still felt compelled to keep on going. Romans 12: 1-2 Toward the end of Paul’s letter to the Romans, he deals with the moral demands made on those who follow Christ. In today’s reading, Paul reminds us that living a Christian life—which so often includes sacri-fice—is like an act of liturgical worship in which we offer ourselves to God. Matthew 16: 21 - 27 In this reading Jesus both blesses Peter and insults him in anger. Then Jesus follows his outbursts at Pe-ter with stern words to all his disciples: “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” Reflect: Is sacrifice in your spirituality? What do you deny yourself?
THIS WEEK’S LITURGIES
August 28, Monday, Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church 1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10/Mt 23:13-22 9:00 am +Ruth Howell August 29, Tuesday, The Passion of Saint John the Baptist 1 Thes 2:1-8/Mk 6:17-29 9:00 am Communion Service August 30, Wednesday, Mass of Anointing 1 Thes 2:9-13/Mt 23:27-32 7:00 pm +Ron Abramovich August 31, Thursday, Saint Bartholomew 1 Thes 3:7-13/Mt 24:42-51 9:00 am +Michael Cottrell September 1, Friday 1 Thes 4:1-8/Mt 25:1-13 9:00 am +Catherine & Louis Monk September 2, Saturday 1 Thes 4:9-11/Mt25:14-30 September 3, Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 20:7-9/Rom 12:1-2/Mt 16:21-27 4:30 pm Vigil St. Mary Magdalen Parishioners 9:00 am +Mary & Carl Wojewodzki 11:00 am +Jean Schultz
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED
BLESSED SOLANUS CASEY The special Liturgy of Beatification for Blessed Solanus will take place at Ford Field in Detroit about a mile from where he ministered in the afternoon of Saturday, Nov 18. We submitted all the names we had by August 15, but learned we needed to submit not just the names of those requesting tickets but a name for every ticket requested!
I am not sure what will happen. We may get fewer tickets than requested. So we will have to wait until we hear something from the Solanus Guild that is overseeing the distribution of tickets.
SOCIAL SINS There are many ways to define sin, but the simplest and most understandable definition I have known is sin is a conscious failure to love. Love, in this sense, is not an emotion but a profound sense of respect for another and myself.
Most people tend to view sin as something personal—sins that I commit by my actions or by my inaction; sins for which I am fully responsible. Besides personal sin, there is also social sin – sins committed by our communities, the organizations to which we belong and even our country. While we are not personally responsible for these sins, if we are silent in the face of these sins, then we are complicit. To not express disapproval or disagreement when another makes a prejudicial statement or use uses humor to denigrate another. Then we are complicit
What kind of sins fall into this category? They come from an attitude that condemns, excludes or denigrate people. It is an attitude that prejudges a person and rejects them simply because they belong to a certain group or class of human beings. Our group has deemed that person or that group as unworthy of our respect or inclusion.
Among the social sins that afflict our communities, organizations and our society are any prejudice against other because of their race, ethnic or religious group. Social sins include any discrimination because of a person’s gender, sexual orientation, age, weight or abilities.
Often it is easiest to see these sins and failings in others, in other communities or in other organizations or even other countries. Sadly, we often fail to see how they exist within ourselves, our community, our country and even in our Church.
Jesus said that it is easier to see the splinter in another’s eye than to see the log in our own.
The larger the group to which we belong the harder it is to correct or change the sinful behavior but the Gospel calls us to both acknowledge our social sins and to do whatever we can to correct them. At the very least, we need to make sure I\we are not complicit by
our silence. Fr. Dave Howell
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Sue Beaumont Laura Bialorucki Daryle Bilicki Darlene Bohn Taylor Brake Eugene Buel Jeanne Buel Nancy Burelle Larry Buslepp Ann Campbell Regina Caprara Hugh Conahan Clara Coronnier Marc Craig Cienna Ditri Pat Doyle Sean English Donald Felic Caitlin Forhan Jennifer Gehres Helen Hargenrader Joseph Harper Barb Hemmi Patrick Hobbins MaryAnna Horkan Greg Hrbal Teresa Kaminsky Colleen King Herb Langer Robert Laginess Kim Macal
Rita Marcy Jean Mayer Pearl Mays Nancy McElligatt Tom McSweeney Emily Metcalf Charlotte Nason Cara New Stan Osdras Frank Pellerito Nancy Pellerito Sam Petrocella Mike Rollinger Mike Ryan Larry Schmid Michelle Schmid David Shevock Lisa Shibley Bob Stecewicz Mikaela Sullivan-Golbiw Marylyn Trader Mick Trudeau David White Marcia Wyderko Tom Zremski Anthony Estelle Gwen Kathy Terri
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK
THE WEEK AHEAD Monday, August 28
6:00 pm Magdalen’s Kitchen Tuesday, August 29 7:00 pm Alpha Training Mtg. Wednesday, August 30 1:00 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry Thursday, August 31 7:00 pm Catechist Training 7:30 pm Music Ministry Friday, September 1 1:00 pm Pain Sake Saturday, September 2 Sunday, September 3 10:10 am New Parishioner Meeting
Liturgical Minister Sign Up all weekend
STEWARDSHIP REPORT Week of 8/20/2017
Approximately 1,281 people participated Env/Cash $19,437 EFT/Online $12,498 TOTAL $31,935
Children’s Collection $47.08
III Linda Vulaj & Daniel Venus
SAINT MARY MAGDALEN PARISH 2201 South Old U.S. 23 Highway
Brighton, Michigan 48114
Phone: 810-229-8624 • Fax: 810-229-6471 Preschool: 810-229-0010
Website: www.saintmarymagdalen.org
OFFICE HOURS Monday‒Thursday.................. 8:30am‒8:30pm Friday …………………….…………….8:30am-4:30pm
SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION
Weekend Liturgies: Saturday: 4:30pm • Sunday: 9 & 11am
Weekday Liturgies: Mon., Thurs., Fri.: 9am Wed.: 7pm Sacrament of Penance: Saturday: 11:30am‒12noon
Infant Baptism: Call Erin Wolfe. Sacrament of Matrimony: Please contact the office
at least nine months prior to wedding date.
SAVE THE DATES – 40 Days For Life Ann Arbor Fall Campaign is Coming!
The 40 Days For Life Ann Arbor FALL CAMPAIGN will kick off on Sunday, Sept 24th with the Jericho March and Kickoff Rally beginning at 2 PM. The Fall Cam-paign runs from Wed. Sept 27 through Sunday, Nov. 5 with the Prayer Vigil taking place daily from 7 AM until 7 PM outside of Planned Parenthood, 3100 Professional Dr. To sign up for an hour or more at our prayer vigil, please go to: www.40daysforlife.com/annarbor. Please plan to join us for one or more laps of our Seven Sun-day Interfaith Jericho March, which will take place every Sunday afternoon during the campaign. Life Chain will take place on Sunday, Oct 1. Additional details to fol-low. For additional information please contact Sandie at 734-657-1936 or [email protected].
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YOUTH NEWS
Margaret Callaghan
RELIGIOUS FORMATION NEWS
Roxanne Hundsrucker
WELCOME BACK! We are currently planning for an evening full of fun, friends, food and games! This Sun-day evening from 5-9, plan to join us! Come to meet your 2017-18 youth leadership team, to play games, to make new friends and see old ones. God is good and we want to celebrate our blessings! Come to learn what YG is all about and to grow in your faith. I am still collecting donation items for the Tin Can Raf-fle. Items are set out during the parish picnic scheduled for Sunday September 10 starting with the 11 am out-door liturgy. All tickets are $1. You can purchase them the day of. Items for donation could be anything. Be creative and donate something you’ve made or a themed basket. Summer items are deeply discounted now, back to school stuff is out and I you can find holi-day things as well. The more donations, the more choices and the more fun this raffle is!! If you like to play games, hand out prizes and to be right in the thick of all the action, then I have a great opportunity for you! Contact me if you would be inter-ested in helping with games and such during the parish picnic. If you need volunteer hours, this would perfect. Contact me at [email protected]. Mark your calendar for YG meetings which officially start Sun Sept 10th. All meetings are Sunday evenings 7-9pm in the youth room. Be there Sun’s Sept 10, 17 and the 25th and in Oct on Sun evenings the 1, 8, 22 and 29th. All high school aged teenagers are welcome to join us. Be sure to stay up to date with the YG Remind text up-dates. Just text the message @stmmyg to 81010. You won’t want to miss out on planned events or deadlines for paperwork and payments.
WELLNESS QUOTE
The first to apologize is the bravest, The first to forgive is the strongest, The first to forget is the happiest.
-Unknown
Religious Formation Registration Shout Out to “Parents of First Graders”. If you have a child, grandchild, or know someone entering first grade, it is necessary they are registered in Religious Formation too. It is so important that each child does two years of formation prior to receiving the sacrament of First Eucharist. Parents of first graders please register you child right away if you have not already. Grandparents, Godparents, relatives and friends of first grade children, please ask parents if they have registered their child yet… Our office is now open Monday through Thursday 9 am –8:30 pm for registration. Many classes are filling up and you will be forced to take a second choice for your class day and time. Our classes will begin the week of September 10. A Reflection on Confirmation As our tenth graders grow closer to the date of their Confirmation Liturgy, December 2 at 4:30, there are many things that are transpiring for them. Overnight retreat, Interviews with Father Dave, and many opportunities to reflect on the Gifts of the Holy Spirt and building their relationships with Jesus Christ. We will celebrate the Rite of Enrollment on September 16 during the Liturgy. After this Mass we will hand out doves with the candi-dates names on them with the re-quest that you pray for this person as they enter the final stages of preparation for the sacrament of confirmation. The sec-ond reading for this weekend is a perfect on to reflect upon. This passage is a final reflection given by Paul, celebrating the wisdom of God’s plan of salvation. Paul expresses the fact that God’s salvation will include every human. It is so difficult for a young person to understand the “depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God.” We catechist, parents and faithful, plant the seeds and pray they grow within every individual preparing for the final sacrament of Christian Initiation into the Catholic Faith. Please add the following thirty eight candidates to your prayers as they are on this final journey to their sacrament of confirmation. We continue to remind them that formation is not over, we are in constant formation until our last day here on earth. It is up to us to be open to formation, prayer and living as disciples of Christ.
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OF FAITH AND SERVICE
Sr. Joyce Hoile, OSF
Please remember in your prayers:
Eric Silvestri and family in the death of his grandmother, Kazimiera Boruta.
With Sympathy
Summer Quote
“Summertime is always the best of what might be.” ~Charles Bowden
Come to the Parish Picnic! Sunday, September 10
This year we will celebrate Mass at 11 am, outdoors in the back yard. Bring a dish to pass at our potluck and enjoy refreshing Ice Cream for dessert. Table-ware is provided and we ask that you bring your own drinks. Petting Farm, Hay Rides, Bingo, Cards, Games, and Prizes will be available. The Accelerat-ed Slide accommodates up to 200 pounds, and adults and children 42 inches or taller--wearing socks for this ride is encouraged. Come to meet new parishioners and enjoy the fun. Please check the Community Life Board to see if more help is needed. Please sign up if you are coming to the Parish Picnic to help us prepare. It makes a difference if we host 300 or 600 people! Thanks.
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Livingston Region Catholic Council on Aging CCA SENIOR APPRECIATION MASS MAIN CELEBRANT: Bishop Earl Boyea
Thursday, September 28, 2017 St. Mary Parish, 10601 Dexter-Pinckney Road
Mass: 11:00a.m. Luncheon & Fellowship: Noon
There is no cost, but donations will be accepted RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: No Later Than Septem-ber 21, 2017. TICKETS BY CALLING LIVINGSTON COUNTY CATHO-LIC CHARITIES, (Jaynee or Mark) at (517) 545-5944
Make the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises “If you always imagine God in the same way, no matter how true and beautiful it may be, you
will not be able to receive the gift of the new ways
He has ready for you.” ~Carlos Valles, S.J.
The Ignatian Spiritual Exercises is a pilgrimage of a spiritual search for the fulfillment of a desire for holiness. The pilgrimage is about praying, searching, exploring and discovering; it is a journey with God and a journey to(ward) God. Christ Jesus is the pilgrim’s companion as one learns to walk the life journey path as Jesus. Jesus asks: “What are you looking for?” (Jn1:38) and “Come and see.” (Jn 1:39). Those who engage in the Spiritual Exercises discover a response to “What is God asking of me?” The Exer-cise experience is good for increasing openness to the movement of the Holy Spirit strengthening and sup-porting one in the effort to respond ever more faithfully to the love of God.
The full Spiritual Exercises may be done in the midst of ordinary daily life at home. It involves a daily commitment of 45-60 minutes in prayer and reflection centered on the themes of the Exercises and a weekly meeting with Linda Chevalier, Spiritual Director for ap-proximately eight or nine months. Linda meets with the Exercise pilgrim on a weekly basis at her home which allows for reflective conversation and confidentiality. The cost for the Spiritual Exercises is to offer your di-rector a stipend, payable to the director over the course of the retreat. You will have a discussion about the precise details during your first conversation.
If you feel drawn to make the Ignatian Exercis-es in Daily Life first pray about it and if you still feel drawn toward making the Exercises contact Linda Chevalier (810.229.9734) or [email protected]
Stop Human Trafficking
Planning Meeting Thursday, September 7, 7-8:30 p.m
Social Hall at St. Patrick Church in Brighton
People from Brighton First United Methodist, Christ the King (Ann Arbor), and St. Patrick met in July to talk about getting our churches involved in efforts to stop human trafficking. The September meeting is opened up to any interested church members. A member of the Livingston County Abolitionist Project will be presenting at the meeting.
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ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE
Mon Aug 28 ———— ————
Tue Aug 29 8:30 am Zumba Wed Aug 30 ———— ————
Thu Aug 31 8:30 am Zumba
Fri Sept 1 ———— ————
Sat Sept 2 ———— ————
Sun Sept 3 ———— ————
MINISTERS OF PRAYER
Sun Aug 27 Leigh Thomas Mon Aug 28 Bob & Pat Metz, Jeanette Moran, John Galleher Tue Aug 29 Matthew Kroll, Mary Ann Hargrave Wed Aug 30 Joe Lubig, Gale & Pat Harris Thu Aug 31 Jim Hynes, Anna DeMonaco Fri Sept 1 Mary Bidinger Sat. Sept 2 Volunteer
PASTORAL STAFF Pastor Fr. David F. Howell
[email protected] Deacon H. David Scharf
[email protected] Deacon James Chevalier
[email protected] Deacon Gary Prise
[email protected] Deacon Devon Wolfe
[email protected] Formation - Evang. Adults Sr. Joyce Hoile, OSF
[email protected] Pastoral Minister Sr. Maryetta Churches. OP
[email protected] Youth Minister Margaret Callaghan
[email protected] Dir. Rel. Formation Roxanne Hundsrucker
[email protected] R.C.I.A. & Infant Baptism Erin Wolfe
[email protected] Liturgist/IT Specialist Diane Kubus
[email protected] Pastoral Musician Steven H. Schulte
[email protected] Director of Preschool Kathie Anderer
[email protected] Bookkeeper Dave Wisniewski
[email protected] Rel. Form. Admin Asst. Karen MacDonald
[email protected] Administrative Asst. Gayle Zawisa
[email protected] Administrative Asst. Sandi Phillips
[email protected] Administrative Asst. Diane Whiton
[email protected] Facilities & Maintenance Dan Tuthill
Bishop’s Golf Classic Wednesday, August 30, Hawk Hollow Golf Course 15101 Chandler Road, Bath, Michigan To register, e-mail Lisa Weber via [email protected]
How Do I Become Catholic?
Do I Want To Become Catholic?
** If you have never been baptized. ** If you were baptized in another Christian faith. ** If you were baptized Catholic but did not receive the Sacraments of Eucharist and/or Confirmation. * * If you are interested in finding out more about the Catholic faith.
Call Erin Wolfe in the parish office (810)229-8624 ext 176. There are no commitments or obligations to be-come Catholic, just the opportunity to find out more.
Grief Support Saint Mary Magdalen will be offering a Grief Support Group on Monday evenings, 7:00-8:30 pm. If you have lost someone and would like to partici-pate, please call Sister Maryetta at 229-8624. The group will begin on Monday, Sept. 11, until Monday, Oct. 30.
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Reminder: Class Registration Deadline is
Sunday, September 3
The Catholic Biblical School of Michigan
is opening a class at St. Mary Magdalen
The class is open to adults whose hearts yearn to study the entire Bible. Tuesday evening classes will meet at St. Mary Magdalen from September to May, and will study the entire Bible in four years. All fac-ulty members hold graduate degrees in Catholic the-ology. They are experienced teachers and are deeply devoted to the Catholic faith. To learn more about this faith-filled Scripture study program, visit www.cbsmich.org.The registration deadline for first-year students is on Sunday, September 3. To register, call (313) 274-4500.
Ever wonder about the Biblical
roots of our Catholic faith? Do
you wish you knew more about the Bible?
World Apostolate of Fatima
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Pilgrim Virgin Statue
Visitation to Old St. Patrick’s
Parish
The world-famous International Immaculate Heart of Mary statue of Fatima will be visiting Old St. Patrick Catholic Church - Ann Arbor (in the Parish Hall) on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 from 3 pm till 8 pm. Rosaries will be recited every hour (on the hour) begin-ning at 3 pm. At 7pm, a Mass of departure will be held with a special talk given by the Custodian of the statue, prayer and silent veneration of the statue with follow, and we will end with a procession led by the Knights of Columbus.
