Church Open for Prayer

Monday through Friday

10:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.

Saturday 10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.

Sunday 10:00 a.m.—noon

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Mission Statement Called by Baptism, nourished by the Eucharist, and inspired by the Holy Spirit, our mission is to live the Good News of Christ through Worship, Evangelization, Service, Spiritual Formation, and Stewardship.

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Father Jim Morris, Primary Pastor, St. Basil

Father Fabio Garzon, Primary Pastor, St. Peter

Deacon John Lohrstorfer

Deacon Bill VanDril

Andrea Aleman, Church Manager

Cecilia Wondergem, Music & Liturgy Coordinator

Charlie Hamlin, Facilities Manager

Camille DeLano, School Principal

Margie Little, DRE/Youth Faith Formation

Geralyn Monacelli, Coordinator of R.C.I.A.

Sylvia Verdonk, Confirmation Program

Sister Maria Eugenia Gomez, Parish Pastoral Associate for Hispanic Ministry

St. Basil Catholic Church

513 Monroe Blvd., South Haven, MI 49090

Parish Office 269-637-2404 Fax 269-637-8374

School Office 269-637-3529

www.SaintBasilCatholicChurch.org

Parish Office Closed

Joe Aleman

Colleen Barbour

Edoardo Borrello

Tony Brush

Tommy & Andrea Connors

family

Dennis Dascenzo

Mike Dickson

Jeff Edwards

Avery Ellis

Louise Llorens Ford

Roy Hale

Lyle Harrison

Joey Hartmann

Laura Hentchel

Ellie Hoban

Bob Hughes

Marilyn Johnson

Jim Kummeth

Randall Latorre

Doe Leonard

Merna Llorens

Dorothy Lockwood

Bill Mabry

Paul Macyauski

Joe Malbouef

Kristin Napier

Kim Needham

Benjamin Nicoloff

Dee Pavich

Dawn Romagna

Madeline Shiflett

Dennis Sheehy

Julian Soroka

Joscelyn Spear

Suella VanDyke

Carol Vissett

Lucille Wabanimkee

Patt Welder

Nancy Whitten

Mark Williams

This week’s bulletin sponsor is Walt Sicard Car Company.

Please keep all of our advertisers in your prayers as our businesses and sponsors struggle during these times.

Our Generosity to God for the weekend of April 26

Envelope Offering (22) ..................................... $4,605.00 Electronic/Online Contributions (11).....................$733.00 Loose Offering ................................................................. 0 Total Collection ................................................. $5,338.00

Mass Intentions

Saturday, May 2 † Ruthann Bullard

Sunday, May 3 † Thomas Sullivan

Monday, May 4 † Sharon Borkovec

Tuesday, May 5 † John Stewart

Wednesday, May 6 † Linda Tebeau

Thursday, May 7 † People of the parish

Friday, May 8 † Annette, Dolores, and Wallace Bacehowski

Saturday, May 9 † Evelyn Fleming

Sunday, May 10 † Evelyn Nower

Fr. Jim will celebrate daily Mass in private. Mass intentions will be fulfilled.

Confessions Monday 2:00—3:00 p.m.

Saturday 4:00—5:00 p.m. All confessions will be heard from behind the screen. Please allow a minute between penitents for sanitation. Remember to maintain social distancing and follow all of the other instructions posted on the hand sanitizer stands.

Our parish office is closed during the mandated stay-at-home order for Michigan. You may still contact us at 269-637-2404. When you call the office and press our extensions

(Andrea, Cecilia, Fr. Jim, and Charlie) your call will be auto-matically sent to our personal phones so we can answer your questions and concerns from home. If we don’t answer, your call will be forwarded to a voicemail which we are able to retrieve from home. We ARE available for you, just not in the office.

Offertory Giving All have felt the financial impact of COVID 19 in one way or another. Everyone’s situation is very personal to them. Our offertory has dropped significantly with the suspension of Mass.

Average weekly contribution needed to meet budget $11,050

Weekly collection April 26: $5,338

Please consider giving any amount that you are able to share so that we can continue the ministry of the church and help those in need.

Contributions may be mailed in or made electronically via the church website. If you are interested in regular automatic giving, please contact the office for an ACH form or download at https://www.saintbasilcatholicchurch.org/parish-forms

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Religious Education News

I am not capable of doing big things, but I want to do everything, even the smallest things,

for the greater glory of God. St. Dominic Savio, Feast day May 6

So, what's going on in your life? How are you handling all this COVID-19 stuff? What are you doing to keep yourself busy? And how are you supposed to answer any of those questions? It's not like the bulletin has a "Comment" button.

Well, what I've been doing during this time of isolation gives us a means to respond to such questions. Like many people, I'm working mostly from home now, sit-ting at my computer. (Don't worry, I do get up and exercise every now and then. I'm not turning into a "computer pota-to.") I'm technology-oriented so I have enjoyed learning how to publish things on our parish website at https://SaintBasilCatholicChurch.org. It gives me a way to com-municate with at least some of the parishioners -- the ones who can access the website. I've been having fun creating various kinds of content for the site: a page with more or less random things; a page of reflections I write every now and then, most often based on something I've read in prayer; and a page that asks (and eventually answers) Catholic trivia questions. (I just learned how to add forms to the website. Can you tell?)

Well, that last one gives you a way to answer a question like the ones at the beginning of my article. I've created a new page on the website that asks a question and gives you a chance to respond. You can get to it by clicking on Fr. Jim's Corner > Weekly Question. Depending on how many responses we get, and how much room we have, we will publish a number of them in next week's bulletin. Giving your name is optional but, if you give it, it will be printed next to your response. So, want to tell folks what you've been doing in this goofy time? Head on over to the website. If you know someone who can't access the website give them the question and they can call in their response if they want.

Meanwhile, we're all waiting to see when this will end. Bishop Bradley had online meetings with his priests and deacons this week to discuss how we may end up going about getting things back to normal. Stopping operations was quick. Starting them up again may turn out to be com-plicated. I'll let you know more as soon as I am able. Fr. Jim

Rice Bowl You may drop off your Rice Bowl contributions any time the church is open for prayer. Please place

them on the table in the back of church. They will be collected daily.

Daily Mass is livestreamed and available on our St. Basil Church website! Visit www.saintbasilcatholicchurch.org and click on Mass times. The livestream from Word on Fire is on that page. The Diocese of Kalamazoo livestreams daily Mass on their Facebook page, and we have a link on our website for that Mass.

And don’t forget our St. Basil Sunday Mass, livestreamed at 9:00 a.m. on Facebook, with music!

Due to the stay-at-home order currently in place through May 15, Confirmation, which was scheduled to be held at the 5:00 Mass on Saturday, May 9, has been postponed. The Confirmation Mass will hopefully be rescheduled for late summer or fall. We pray that the Holy Spirit continues to guide and support our youth in their journeys toward this life-affirming sacrament. Because we are unable to meet face-to-face, we also ask that parents and sponsors assist the Confirmation leaders by providing opportunities for our candidates to grow in faith by encour-aging individual and family prayer, by participating as a family in weekly Mass online or on television, and by taking advantage of the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) at 2:00 p.m. on Mondays or 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays at the Church. Additional resources are available online at diokzoo.org and at AscensionPress.com.

"Fr. Jim's Corner," found in the toolbar of our parish web-site, www.saintbasilcatholicchurch.org,, explains a new virtual Sunday evening Youth Group, supported by almost 50 Diocese from around the country, with over 2000 teen participants. The website is https://ProjectYM.com/live. Check it out and sign up to "attend." Whether you join in this session or not, you are invited to face-time with other youth in the parish through a Zoom "meeting" at 9:00 p.m. on Sundays, following the ProjectYM session. Let's move one step closer to "face-to-face!" God bless.

"For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." - Romans 8:38-39

CHECK THIS OUT!

The Religious Education Corner now has a page on our website: https://saintbasilcatholicchurch.org/faith

Click on the Faith Formation or Religious Education links. You will find links to the Saint of the Month, links for topics on “What Catholics Believe”, and links to our Zoom sessions. There will be new content added periodically though out the week.

Our next Zoom session will be this Sunday, May 3, at 12:30 p.m. We will talk about the Psalms and the 5 forms of prayer. It will last approximately 30 to 40 minutes.

St. Basil - Did You Know?

Our patron, Saint Basil the Great (329 -379 ) was born in Caesarea Cappa-docia, about 165 miles east of modern day Turkey. Caesarea was an important center of Christianity in the fourth century. St Basil was one of the early church

fathers who defended the Orthodox faith against the Arian heresy. St. Basil’s feast day is January 2.

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St. Basil Catholic School

St. Basil Catholic School, South Haven, MI, is seeking a qualified and committed professional for a full time position in a grade 3 & 4 split classroom for the 2020-2021 school year. The candidate must have a current Michigan teaching certificate and should be a practicing Catholic. We are look-ing for a dynamic, energetic, enthusiastic individual to join our highly motivated Preschool through grade 8 teaching team. Please send a letter of interest, resume and references to

Camille DeLano, Principal, camilledelano@gmail.com. (or 94 Superior St., South Haven, MI 49090).

FOOD PANTRY NEEDS REPLENISHING

Please, if you are able, consider donating non-perishable food to the We Care I.N.C. Food Pantry. If there

was ever a time to feed the hungry, this is it.

We have moved the drop-off location to ensure that the items make it to the appropriate agencies. Items should be dropped off in the church near the office. You may also take non-perishable items to First Congregation-al Church, 651 Phoenix Street, during this national health crisis. They are open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:00 a.m. till noon.

Personal Care Pantry We will also accept contributions to the Personal Care Pantry. We Care I.N.C. asks for items such as laundry soap, shampoo, hand soap, toothpaste and toothbrushes. We will continue the collection through the month of May.

Sunday Church Bulletins for Children Now available on our Website

You may download one from our website, under the Education tab, and use it at home as we practice social distancing.

The St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry remains open during the pandemic. We are providing a drive through service on Thursdays between 1-4 p.m., located at 201 S. Walnut, Bangor (back door).

St. Basil Bear Spirit Week—Virtual Style Favorite Pet/Stuffed Animal Day, and

Play a Game/Work a Puzzle Day

Well, the tech gremlins have struck again! While I certainly expected an uptick in glitches during this time of distance learning, I certainly didn't see the current snafu coming. Due to a domain name issue that we are currently working to straighten out, our emails and our school website are down. If you need to reach me, please contact me at 269-637-3529 (please leave a message and it will be forwarded to me) or camilledelano@gmail.com. You may also stop by the school office on Mondays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. You never realize how much you rely on technology until it goes awry!

However, this hasn't stopped us from moving forward with our students and their academics. It's been an adjustment for all, but I am amazed at how well our students have adapted. They really seem to enjoy the class video chats and lessons conducted by their teachers; it gives them an opportunity to see their friends for a bit and just reconnect in some way.

This week we did a Basil Bear Fun Week with our families, each day having a different "theme". Families were asked to either email pictures to teachers or post them on Facebook to share. It was a fun way to break up some of the monotony of the past couple weeks.

Thank you for your continued support during these difficult times. Please know that we all appreciate it, and that you are in my thoughts and prayers! Camille DeLano, Principal

Ribs ‘n Raffle—ONLINE—Coming Soon! Our annual fundraiser, Ribs ’n Raffle, will still take place but is being moved to an online platform. More information and a date will be coming soon. Thank you to all who have already donated money or items!

Enroll Now For 2020-21 School Year! Open enrollment is currently active for grades PK-8! We would love to have your family join our Saint Basil School family. Please contact Camille DeLano at 269-637-3529 (please leave a message and it will be forwarded to her) or camilledelano@gmail.com. You may also stop by the school office on Mondays from 11 :00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

St. Basil Book Group Monday, May 11 10:00 a.m.

via Zoom The St Basil Book Group participants who are reading “Faith Beyond Belief”, will have a Zoom meeting on May 11 at 10:00 a.m. to discuss pages 66 -79.

Please contact Deacon John for more information and for the link for the Zoom meeting, at jlohrstorfer@yahoo.com

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In Our Collaborative

Scripture Readings for the Week of May 3

Sunday Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; 1 Pt 2:20b-25; Jn 10:1-10

Monday Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42:2-3; Ps 43:3-4; Jn 10:11-18

Tuesday Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7; Jn 10:22-30

Wednesday Acts 12:24—13:5a; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6 and 8; Jn 12:44-50

Thursday Acts 13:13-25; Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25 and 27; Jn 13:16-20

Friday Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11ab; Jn 14:1-6

Saturday Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; Jn 14:7-14

Interested in the Knights of Columbus and the

good works they do? Contact the parish office,

269-637-2404, and we will put you in touch with

Ken Little or Martin Super.

The Lord is my shepherd,

there is nothing I shall want.

Dear Brothers and Sisters, The month of May is approaching, a time when the People of God express with particular intensity their love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is traditional in this month to pray the Rosary at home within the family. The restrictions of the pandemic have made us come to appreciate all the more this “family” aspect, also from a spiritual point of view. For this reason, I want to encourage everyone to redis-cover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of May. This can be done either as a group or individually; you can decide according to your own situations, making the most of both opportunities. The key to doing this is always simplicity, and it is easy also on the internet to find good models of prayers to follow.

Pope Francis, 4/25/2020

O Mary, You shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who, at the foot of the cross, were united with Jesus’ suffering, and persevered in your faith. “Protectress of the Roman people”, you know our needs, and we know that you will provide, so that, as at Cana in Galilee, joy and celebration may return after this time of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform ourselves to the will of the Father and to do what Jesus tells us. For he took upon himself our suffering, and burdened himself with our sorrows to bring us, through the cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen.

We fly to your protection, O Holy Mother of God; Do not despise our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from every danger, O Glorious and Blessed Virgin.

A Message from Pope Francis