AUGUST 29, 2021 TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

OUR MISSION STATEMENT We continue the work of Jesus Christ, to Unleash the Gospel and help everyone seek

and experience the love and mercy of God.

On this last weekend of August, I am very thankful to all parishioners and visitors for creating the climate of prayer during our liturgies. It seems to me that we all understand the meaning of the Holy Mass and participate with our whole mind, spirit and body. The music is also appropriate. One man told me Father, I have paid attention through all of your homily. Thanks to the Holy Spirit that places all of us on the same “page”. Many thanks too for your sacrificial giving. Sometimes I am dreaming that our church - St. Faustina will grow into a large and influential community. Please have the same dream. Switch your mentality from “I” to “We”. We can protect ourselves from many negative and sinful powers that we read in today’s Gospel. Together we can create more room and glory for God in our world. But remember only you and me together can change the world.

Do not be surprised on Wednesday, September 1, to see many young boys. The fresh-man from De LaSalle School will be joining us for Mass at 9 a.m. at our church. I am very happy to pray for them and with them and their teachers. For our students, we will have Mass in October.

This Friday and Saturday we will celebrate First Friday and First Saturday. We will have devo-tions to Sacred Heart of Jesus on Friday and on Saturday to Immaculate Heart of Mary along with Confession. To those who will travel next weekend for Labor Day, I wish you a safe trip.

God Bless you,

Fr. Bogdan

Father Bogdan’s Corner

Rev. Bogdan Milosz, Pastor

14025 E. Twelve Mile Road Warren, MI 48088

586-772-2720 • FAX: 586-772-5576 EMAIL: stfaustina@comcast.net

WEB PAGE stfaustinawarren.org

Established July 1, 2013

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Monday, August 30th

9:00 a.m. - No Mass

Tuesday, August 31th

9:00 a.m. - No Mass

Wednesday, September 1st

9:00 a.m. - Mass

Thursday, September 2nd

9:00 a.m.- No Mass

Friday, September 3rd

9:00 a.m. - Mass

Saturday, September 4th

10:30 a.m. - Confession 11:00 a.m. - Divine Mercy Chaplet and Rosary 11:30 a.m. - Mass 3:00 p.m. - Confession 4:00 p.m. - Mass

Sunday, September 5th

8:30 a.m. - Mass 11:00 a.m. - Mass

During the week of

August 29, 2021

the candle next to the Tabernacle

will burn in memory of

Roman Konwerski

(25th Anniversary) req by

Daughter Rosemary

Tune in each night at 7 p.m. for our daily devotion.

Our You-Tube channel is:

stfaustina.tv

Mass / Presider

Saturday September 4th

4:00 p.m. Fr. Bogdan Milosz

Sunday, September 5th

8:30 a.m. Fr. Bogdan Milosz

11:00 a.m. Fr. Bogdan Milosz

Intentions

ULaurie Loiacano req by Husband Sam UJeff Loiacano req by Father URosalie Loiacano req by Brother UGerald Labiak req by Wife Geri URon Janisse (9th Anniv) req by Family

UDiane Kruk req by Family URichard Bedra (Birthday Rem) req by Family UKelly Yousoufian req by Kathleen Mosher UJan Clim (11th Anniv) req by Janet and Family

Wednesday, September 1st 9:00 a.m.

UAmalia Torno req by Mary Torno Friday, September 3rd 9:00 a.m. UJoAnn Staton req by Family

Saturday, September 4th 11:30 a.m.

wIn reparation for the sins against the Im-maculate Heart of Mary URosalie E. Mastronardi (1st Anniv) req by Family

While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of bulletin information, we offer apologies for any errors or omissions that might occur.

August 29, 2021 Sunday: Dt 4:1-2, 6-8/Ps 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5 [1a]/Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27/Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Monday: 1 Thes 4:13-18/Ps 96:1 and 3, 4-5, 11-12, 13 [13b]/Lk 4:16-30

Tuesday: 1 Thes 5:1-6, 9-11/Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14 [13]/Lk 4:31-37

Wednesday: Col 1:1-8/Ps 52:10, 11 [10]/Lk 4:38-44

Thursday: Col 1:9-14/Ps 98:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6 [2]/Lk 5:1-11

Friday: Col 1:15-20/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5 [2b]/Lk 5:33-39

Saturday: Col 1:21-23/Ps 54:3-4, 6 and 8 [6]/Lk 6:1-5

Next Sunday: Is 35:4-7a/Ps 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 [1b]/Jas 2:1-5/Mk 7:31-37 ©LPi

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Religious Education classes will begin Monday, September 27, 2021. Please register as soon as possible, so we know how many teachers we will need for the 2021-22 classes. This year classes will be on Monday evenings from 6:00-7:15 PM. The tuition will be as follows: 1st - 8th grade $80.00 1 student $100.00 2 or more students 9th grade $75.00 (Confirmation) Registration for the upcoming classes will begin, by appointment only, the week of August 23rd. Please call or email me and I will con-tact you with a registration date and time. I am looking forward to meeting with all our families and students. If you need to contact me, I will be in peri-odically throughout August, 586-773-9220 or stfaustinaDRE@comcast.net.

God Bless Lynn McKnight

AS PARENTS OF FAITH WE ARE CALLED: TO GIVE YOUR CHILDREN THE GREATEST GIFT WE HAVE RECEIVED: TO “MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS: AND THAT STARTS RIGHT IN OUR HOMES WITH THAT CHEEY THREE – YEAR-OLD TO HELP THE GROW TO LOVE HIM & TO EX-PERIENCE A DEEP & MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.

THIS IS WHY WE TAKE OUR CHILDREN TO MASS. EVEN WHEN IT IS HARD, EVEN WHEN THERE ARE TANTRUMS AND SULLEN TEEN-AGE REBELLIONS. EVEN WHEN WE SPEND MORE TIME OUTSIDE THE CHURCH THAN IN IT. EVEN WHEN OTHER PARISHONERS JUDGE US OR WE ARE EMBARASSED THE MORE WE ARE THERE THE EASIER IT BECOMES.

JESUS

JESUS

YOU ARE NOT ALONE; GOD WALKS WITH YOU

AND DELIGHTS IN EVERY STEP YOU TAKE TO BRING YOUR CHILDREN TO HIM.

SO TAKE HEART!

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GLORIA Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

First Reading: Dt 4:1-2, 6-8 Moses said to the people: “Now, Israel, hear the statutes and decrees which I am teaching you to observe, that you may live, and may enter in and take posses-sion of the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. In your observance of the commandments of the LORD, your God, which I enjoin upon you, you shall not add to what I command you nor subtract from it. Observe them carefully, for thus will you give evidence of your wisdom and intelligence to the nations, who will hear of all these statutes and say, ‘This great nation is truly a wise and intelligent people.’ For what great nation is there that has gods so close to it as the LORD, our God, is to us whenever we call upon him? Or what great nation has statutes and decrees that are as just as this whole law which I am setting before you today?”

Second Reading: Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27

Dearest brothers and sisters: All good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no alteration or shadow caused by change. He willed to give us birth by the word of truth that we may be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls.

Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves.

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

Responsorial Psalm PS 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5 R. (1a) The one who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord. Whoever walks blamelessly and does justice; who thinks the truth in his heart and slanders not with his tongue. R. The one who does justice will live in the pres-ence of the Lord. Who harms not his fellow man, nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor; by whom the reprobate is despised, while he honors those who fear the LORD. R. The one who does justice will live in the pres-ence of the Lord. Who lends not his money at usury and accepts no bribe against the innocent. Whoever does these things shall never be disturbed. R. The one who does justice will live in the pres-ence of the Lord.

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NICENE CREED

I believe in one God,

the Father almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,

of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,

the Only Begotten Son of God,

born of the Father before all ages.

God from God, Light from Light,

true God from true God,

begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;

through him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation

he came down from heaven,

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the

Virgin Mary,

and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,

he suffered death and was buried,

and rose again on the third day

in accordance with the Scriptures.

He ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory

to judge the living and the dead

and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son,

who with the Father and the Son is adored and glo-rified,

who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.

I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins

and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead

and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Gospel Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 When the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands. —For the Pharisees and, in fact, all Jews, do not eat without carefully washing their hands, keeping the tradition of the elders. And on coming from the marketplace they do not eat without purifying themselves. And there are many other things that they have tradi-tionally observed, the purification of cups and jugs and kettles and beds. — So the Pharisees and scribes questioned him, “Why do your disciples not follow the tradition of the elders but instead eat a meal with unclean hands?” He responded, “Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines human precepts. You disregard God’s commandment but cling to human tradition.”

He summoned the crowd again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what de-file.

“From within people, from their hearts, come evil thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, licentiousness, envy, blasphemy, arrogance, folly. All these evils come from within and they defile.”

Alleluia Jas 1:18

R. Alleluia, alleluia. The Father willed to give us birth by the word of truth that we may be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

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GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE August 29, 2021 22ndSunday in Ordinary Time Albert Einstein said that the “true measure of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.” Being a disciple of Jesus Christ requires a great deal of imagination. It is not enough to simply attend to facts, rules and rituals and consider the job done. Quite contrarily, the Gospels demands creativity, of trying to discern how to put flesh on the Beatitudes and properly serve God’s children. Jesus never doled out a top down agenda. Not once did he ever demand conformity over conversion or sacrifice over mercy. The Gospel is always about putting people in touch with their compassionate, forgiving, and unconditionally loving God and meeting them where they are. For Jesus, it often meant breaking a few rules. Well respected and time-honored traditions had to be set aside in order to attend to what really mattered. God’s compassion, mercy and true conversion were always the trump cards. The story of the Good Samaritan, healing on the Sabbath, and bypassing of purification rituals all display this theme. Human beings can get too hung up on protocol and tradition. This is so much so that often preserving all of these things is of greater concern than the beggar knocking on our door or the sinner looking for mercy. It is no wonder, then, that we can easily become hypocritical. Many can see us on our knees in prayer while our true heart and actions, rooted in judgment and self-preservation, are hidden from others. It is a trap into which we can easily fall. Who cares how we live our lives as long as our hands are properly washed! Here enters the need for imagination and the distinction of truly being a wise and intelligent person. It takes a good measure of creativity and a lot of guts to really be a doer of God’s word and not merely a hearer. Being a person who doesn’t just tell people about God but shows people God requires courage and ingenuity. That’s why people like St. Francis of Assisi and St. Teresa of Calcutta are timeless. Their genuineness speaks volumes genera-tion to generation. It’s risky business taking the step to allow God into our hearts. Permitting God to release us from the grip of our evil thoughts, infidelity, greed, malice, sexual improprieties, licentiousness, envy, arrogance, folly, and the like takes courage. That’s why we prefer to spend our energy rearranging the future rather than take measures to secure a foundation that is most certainly crumbling. ©LPi

Food for SVdP Pantry Our Parish Family has been very generous is donating food for those in need and we are very grateful. At this time we could use: Spaghetti Sauce Hearty Soups Canned Macaroni (such as Ravioli & SpaghettiOs) Jelly Macaroni & Cheese With gratitude, SVdP St. Faustina Conference

SVdP “Bundle Weekend” coming up! October 9-10 We have scheduled a weekend to have a St. Vincent de Paul truck available in our parking lot to accept donations for the thrift store. We are hoping to collect usable clothing, shoes, small house-hold items, books, and any items that can be easily packed away in large collection boxes on the truck. Please begin to save donations as you are cleaning and purg-ing items you no longer need that could benefit someone in need. We will be open and accepting donations on Saturday and Sunday particularly around Mass times for your conven-ience. More information to follow in future bulletins or call our office at 586-773-9231. Thank you for your generosity, St. Faustina Conference, SVdP

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Please pray for those in our parish family in prolonged sickness:

Norma Angeleri Samantha Beattie Alice D’Angelo Ray Dominic Tom Gelardi Dorothy Gietzen Diane Guappone Rebecca Hemmesch Becky Kohagen Jim Lewis Chris Liebetreu Pamela Lo Frano Francine Lorentz Kerry Markiewicz Patrick Martin Ellen Nawrocki Colette Patterson Carol Peterson Luciana Purtill Phyllis Renze Ed Ryntz Mary Ryntz Gloria Sadocha Alice Treppa Fred Walny Gary Whyte

ST. FAUSTINA CHURCH

14025 TWELVE MILE ROAD WARREN, MI 48088

OFFICE: 586-772-2720 FAX: 586-772-5576

Email: stfaustina@comcast.net

Website: stfaustinawarren.org

submit bulletin articles to: bulletin.stfaustina@comcast.net

PARISH STAFF

Pastor………………………..…Rev. Bogdan Milosz Office Mgr/Secretary…..Linda Reiterman

Director of Music Matthew Zinser

mzinsermusicdir@gmail.com Phone: 772-2720 Ext. 106

MASSES Saturday: 4:00 p.m.

Sunday: 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday - 3:00 p.m. Or by appointment

Registration

Parishioners may register in person, by phone, or online.

Baptism

At least one parent needs to be registered, active and a practicing Catholic for at least six months. A Baptismal Preparation Class is required for both parents and godparents. The church requires that at least one of the godparents be an active and practicing Catholic. For more information call the Parish Office.

Marriages

Arrange at least six months in advance.

Communion Calls

Pastoral Staff members visit the sick in the hospital when possible and take Communion to the sick and homebound regularly. Names of the sick should be reported to the Parish Office.

Parish Pastoral Council Chairperson……………………. Gary Zilli (586) 675-0073 Vice Chairperson…………….. Vacant Recording Sec…………...………Vacant

Members-at-Large Sandra Schramm……(586) 776-4092 Edward Ryntz…….....(586) 573-3849 George Eichorn……..(586) 596-1282 Renee Warrick……….(586) 939-4746 Christian Service Chairs Joannie Matiyow (586) 293-9273 Education Chair Open Worship Chair Fr. Bogdan Milosz Evangelization Chair Open Finance Council Jim McKnight- Chairperson (586) 663-7081 Wayne Cupolo Mary Lou Krzyminski Richard Rosati Roberto Rossi Hon. Kathy Tocco Parish Organizations & Ministers (St. Faustina) Knights of Columbus...Dave Ziskie...(586) 601-4931 Ushers…….………………………..Vacant Counseling…….…...…..Gary Zilli…(586) 675-0073 St. Vincent de Paul…Joan Theisen…(586) 773-9231

If you or someone you know is interested in becoming Catholic, please contact the Parish Office or send an email to stfaustina@comcast.net St. Faustina is extending a personal invitation to you so that we can help with your spiritual needs. If you have been baptized and have made your First Holy Communion, please contact Fr. Bogdan to inquire about Confirmation.

Report Abuse

The Archdiocese of Detroit encourages individuals to report clergy sexual abuse of minors and others - no matter when the abuse occurred. Individuals may contact local law enforcement authorities and/or they may report to the Archdiocese of Detroit by calling the Victim Assistance Coordinator at (866) 343-8055 or by emailing vac@aod.org. In addition, the Michigan Attorney General’s Office can be contacted at its toll-free reporting hotline at (844) 324-3374 or by email at aginvestigations@michigan.gov.

More information about the Archdiocese’s efforts to address abuse may be found at protect.aod.org.

Director of Religious Education

Lynn McKnight

stfaustinaDRE@comcast.net Phone: 773-9220 Ext. 111

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