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www.stmarycharlotte.org [email protected]
St. Mary THE COMMUNITY OF
St. Ann 807 St. Mary’s Blvd. • Charlotte, MI 48813 312 South Main St. • Bellevue, MI 49021
Fr. Dwight M. Ezop, Pastor Dcn. Thomas J. Fogle, Permanent Deacon
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Mass Intentions for the Week:
AUGUST 16, 2020—TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
For those who need to continue to stay home, our Masses are also available for you to watch at our parish website and our parish Facebook page.
View our website at: www.stmarycharlotte.org The Facebook page is: facebook.com/StMaryStAnn
Saturday, August 15
3:00 pm 4:30 pm
Adoration and confession (SM) Mass (SM) Intentions of our Parish Family
Sunday, August 16
8:00 am 9:30 am 11:15 am
Mass (SM) +Rosie Schneider, by J Klingshirn Mass (SA) +Fr. Jim Lothamer, by T Benjamin Mass (SM) +Rosalie Schneider, by Keith & Rita Skidmore
Monday, August 17
Tuesday, August 18
6:00 pm 7:00 pm
Adoration and confession (SA) Mass (SA) +Mary Vall, by Christine Sloan
Thursday, August 20
9:00 am Mass (SM) +Jane Papranec, by Ed Schneider family
Friday, August 21
9:00 am Mass (SM) +Larry Wichlacz, by F & B Kane
Saturday, August 22
3:00 pm 4:30 pm
Adoration and confession (SM) Mass (SM) +Josephine Ostrowski, by Joann Parrinder and Hazel Longton
Sunday, August 23
8:00 am 9:30 am 11:15 am
Mass (SM) +Bernie Tennes, by SMS families Mass (SA) +Mary Vall, by Christine Sloan Mass (SM) Intentions of our Parish Family Wednesday, August 19
9:00 am 6:00 pm
Mass (SM) +Rosalie Schneider, by McCormicks Adoration and confession (SM)
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SACRAMENTS
Anointing of Sick: Inform the Parish Office prior to elective surgery or when someone is homebound or hospitalized. Baptism: Contact Fr. Dwight Ezop Marriage: Contact Deacon Tom Fogle Becoming Catholic: Contact Brian Epkey
BULLETIN INFORMATION
Bulletin Deadline: Monday afternoon Bulletin Article Submissions: If your organization is holding an event we are happy to post it in the bulletin, as space allows. Writing, proofreading and submitting an announcement is the responsibility of the sponsor-ing group. All bulletin content is subject to review by the pastor and/or parish staff and content may be edit-ed or declined. See the parish website for all bulletin submission guidelines.
PARISH STAFF Pastor………………………….…………..……………Fr. Dwight Ezop 517-543-4319 x34……..….…[email protected]
Pastoral Associate…………………………….Deacon Tom Fogle 517-543-4319 x31………………[email protected]
Director of Faith Formation…………………..…...Brian Epkey 517-543-4319 x32………[email protected]
School Principal…..……………………..…….…..Mandy Wildern 517-543-3460 x29…..…[email protected]
Coordinator of Youth Ministry……….....Kristina Priesman 517-543-4319 x28.……[email protected]
Director of Music (St. Ann)………..…………….…...Tina Lewis 517-803-7065………………...……[email protected]
Director of Music (St. Mary)…….……...….…....Jon Sommer 517-543-9150……….…..…[email protected]
Bookkeeper and Bulletin Editor…………….Deanna Boston 517-543-4319 x30.…………[email protected]
Administrative Assistant (St. Ann)………….Jan Hankinson 269-763-9620……...……[email protected]
Administrative Assistant (St. Mary) 517-543-4319 x10
PARISH GROUPS
Knights of Columbus Tim Howard (St. Ann).……….…..…...…..…..517-231-7738 James Wyszynski (St. Mary)……...……......517-582-6000 Scouts: Brian Epkey…………………….……....….517-543-4319
PARISH MINISTRIES Sick & Disabled Ministry Micki Lothamer (St. Ann)……...……..………….269-763-9551 St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry (St. Mary)……………..……….517-543-4319 x26 General Assistance (St. Mary)………………….517-599-3167
ST. MARY SCHOOL & CHILDCARE School……………………………………………………......517-543-3460 Child Care & Pre-School…………..…...….....517-543-4319 x22
ST. ANN CAMPUS 312 South Main St. • Bellevue, MI 49021
269-763-9372
ST. MARY CAMPUS 807 St. Mary’s Blvd. • Charlotte, MI 48813
517-543-4319
COMMUNITY OF ST. MARY AND ST. ANN DIRECTORY
MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 8:00 am, 11:15 am Wednesday: 9:00 am
Thursday: 9:00 am Friday: 9:00 am
RECONCILIATION AND ADORATION Wednesday: 6:00-7:00 pm, Saturday: 3:00–4:00 pm
1st Friday Adoration: 9:00 am–5:00 pm 1st Friday Benediction: 5:00 pm
ROSARY Wednesday: 6:25 pm
DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET Saturday: 3:45 pm
MASS SCHEDULE Sunday: 9:30 am
Bible Study Sunday following Mass Tuesday: 7:00 pm
RECONCILIATION AND ADORATION Tuesday: 6:00-7:00 pm
ROSARY Tuesday: 6:30 pm
Emergency: 517-667-9384
OFFICE HOURS Regular office hours are only held at our St. Mary Campus
and by appointment at St. Ann
Monday–Thursday: 8:00 am–noon, 1:00pm—5:00 pm Friday: 8:00 am–noon
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SOME NOTES FROM FR. DWIGHT’S DESK [email protected]
Pray for Teachers, Staff, Students and Families This past week I was able to join the school faculty and staff for a day-long retreat at St. Francis Retreat Center in DeWitt. It was a wonderful day that
was divided into two parts. The first part emphasized team-building and coming to understand and appreci-ate more clearly the strengths of each individual mem-ber of the school faculty and staff. I think all of us left with a new-found appreciation for one another and the many gifts and strengths that God has provided in or-der to make our parish school community the wonder-ful place that it is.
The second half of the day focused more on some of the “nuts and bolts” of getting the school year off to a smooth start this Monday morning, August 17. Teachers, staff and parents have been hard at work on this plan literally since the last day of school in May. As one might imagine, there are many parts and aspects to a plan that will help keep students and staff healthy and safe during this pandemic in order to accomplish our parish school’s stated goal of shaping hearts and minds in the service of Christ. I am so grateful to eve-ryone who has worked so hard at formulating and im-plementing this plan. With the cooperation and hard work of students and parents, I believe this will be a good, if different, school year.
School Masses will resume at some point in Sep-tember, but no precise date has yet been established for this. School Masses, like all other school activities, will need additional planning and support in order to achieve the goal of keeping everyone safe and healthy. I will let you know once we set a date for the resump-tion of school Masses.
For now, please pray daily for all students and fam-ilies, teachers and school staff as we anticipate the new school year ahead. Our friends in the public schools are facing just these same challenges, and so they need our prayers, as well. May this year be safe and healthy and a time during which we all grow in wisdom, age and grace.
New to Charlotte or Bellevue? New to our Parish Community?
This time of year normally sees a number of new families move into the area. I’d like to offer my own personal welcome if you are new to our parish commu-nity or to Charlotte or Bellevue. I’m glad that you are
here with us and hope that you find a welcome home here within our parish community.
In order to take advantage of many of the pro-grams and ministries our parish offers and in order for those ministries to best serve you, please take a mo-ment to register with the parish.
Parish registration is a simple process: you can see me after any of the Masses and I will be most happy to assist you. You can call our parish offices (517-543-4319). Or you can stop by the parish offices at our St. Mary location in Charlotte, Monday through Friday, to register in person. This is also a perfect time to register your children in our parish school or to gather more information about our parish religious formation pro-gram.
We are ready to help you and to answer any ques-tions you may have. We also look forward to and en-courage your involvement in the parish. That’s what helps to make our parish into the community that it seeks to be. Thanks again for being a part of our parish community, and welcome!
The RCIA: The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults at St. Mary and St. Ann
God works in many ways. Sometimes in our faith life, we are called to new places. In the Catholic Church, we have a process of Christian formation in which persons who are interested in becoming Catholic participate in a group process to learn more about our Catholic faith. It is a journey of faith and conversion. It includes people who have never been baptized. It in-cludes people who have been baptized in another Christian tradition. It also includes those who have been baptized as Catholics but who have not been brought up in the Catholic faith. If you or anyone you might know is interested in becoming a Catholic, please feel free to contact me, Deacon Tom, or Brian Epkey. Also, if you have a child older than the age of 7 who has not yet been baptized but who you would like to have baptized, Brian Epkey, our parish coordinator of faith formation, is more than happy to work with families in preparing older children for baptism.
One of the keys is to remember is that each of us knows someone who is hungering for this journey of faith—a non-Catholic spouse, a family member, friend or co-worker. A personal invitation from you could be all that it takes!
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“Fear not, I am with you; be not dismayed; I am your God. I will strengthen you, and help you, and uphold you with my right hand of justice.” - Isaiah 41:10
MORE FROM FR. DWIGHT
Youth Ministry Grades 9-12
For more information contact Kristina Priesman at [email protected] or 517-543-4319
Upcoming Events: August TBD: Ice Cream Social
August 29: Theology of the Body, 5:30-7pm at St. Mary's, dinner/snacks provided
September TBD: Leader Mtg
Sept. 20: Youth Group at St. Mary’s, 9:30-11:00am
Sept. 26: Theology of the Body, 5:30-7pm at St. Mary's, dinner/snacks provided
October TBD: Leader Mtg
Oct. 4: Confirmation Meeting for parents & students at St. Ann’s, 11am-12:30pm
Oct. 18: Youth Group at St. Mary’s, 9:30-11:00am
Oct. 24: Theology of the Body, 5:30-7pm at St. Mary's, dinner/snacks provided
FAITH FORMATION
FAMILY CHAT AFTER MASS If needed, you can review the Sunday readings or hear the homily again from myparish app.
The Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Today, we hear another story of the power of faith. When the Canaanite woman asks for healing for her daughter, Jesus tells her it is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs. But she points out that she does not need to take the food—even the scraps will be enough. We, the baptized, are invited to the feast at Christ’s table. The food is so rich that even one crumb would be enough.
Ask your family to pay attention to the moment at Mass when we say, “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.”
What do the words said before receiving Holy Communion mean in light of today’s Gospel?
Living the Word God always hears what we ask in prayer and gives us the healing we need. At home, read today’s Gospel aloud to your children. Ask them to imagine that the woman followed Jesus for two hours, begging him to heal her daughter. Sometimes in life, we have to be as focused and persistent as this woman was with Jesus. We must have a persistent faith in God.
Taken from Celebrating Sunday for Catholic Families 2019-2020 by Kara O’Malley, published by LTP
An Update about Pig Palooza and Harvest Wheelers If Pigpalooza happens this year, it won’t be the
same as in years past. So much of the success of the Palooza rests on the generous donations of local mer-chants and businesses. This year, it just doesn’t seem right to ask those donations while the uncertainty and negative impact of the economy is still so prevalent. We may be able to host the parish picnic part of Pigpalooza, but even that won’t be quite the same, as so much depends on the guidelines that are offered by the State of Michigan regarding large social gather-ings.
The same applies for Harvest Wheelers. Much of the social activity that is normally part of Harvest Wheelers is not possible under current guidelines. We will maintain the raffle portion of the Harvest Wheel-ers, but even that will be slightly different from years past.
More about both of these events as details be-come available.
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READINGS FOR THIS WEEK
Readings for the Week of August 16, 2020
Sunday: Is 56:1, 6-7 Ps 67:2-3, 5-6, 8 Rom 11:13-15, 29-32 Mt 15:21-28 Monday: Ez 24:15-24 Dt 32:18-21 Mt 19:16-22 Tuesday: Ez 28:1-10 Dt 32:26-28, 30, 35-36 Mt 19:23-30 Wednesday: Ez 34:1-11 Ps 23:1-6 Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Ez 36:23-28 Ps 51:12-15, 18-19 Mt 22:1-14 Friday: Ez 37:1-14 Ps 107:2-9 Mt 22:34-40 Saturday: Ez 43:1-7ab Ps 113:1-8 Mt 23:1-12 Sunday: Is 22:19-23 Ps 138:1-3, 6, 8 Rom 11:33-36 Mt 16:13-20
Intentions of Pope Francis The Holy Father asks for our prayers for a specific inten-tion each month. You are invited to answer the Holy Father’s request and to join with many people world-wide in praying for this intention each month. For the month of August:
Parish Prayer List To add names to the St. Mary and St. Ann prayer list, send an email to [email protected].
All names submitted will be prayed for. However, con-sent to publish an individual’s name in the bulletin must be obtained by the person submitting the request. If permission to make public has not been obtained, we cannot publish their names. In your email, please let us know if you have obtained the individual’s consent. A person’s privacy will be respected.
PRAYER
Spiritual Communion Prayer My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love you above all things and I desire to receive you in my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, Come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace you as if you were already there And unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.
Natalia Andrews Alice Carr Virginia Fox Pete Lothamer Mort McKillop
Bruce and Linda Miller Lindsay Francis Nakfoor Marissa Newhouse Bob Sinko Lynn Wireman
Pray For Our Homebound and Sick
The Maritime World We pray for all those who work and live from the sea,
among them sailors, fishermen and their families.
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MORE NEWS
In the past several bulletins you may have seen that we are encouraging folks to sign up for “Flocknote” which is a tool to help the parish com-municate with our parishioners (you) more effec-tively. It will allow us to send email or text, send polls out when we need input from you, sign up easily for various groups or events, and group shar-ing. Essentially, it is a database that is built around communication rather than a database built on col-lecting data.
We are going to phase Flocknote in over the next several months and be completely operational by January 1, 2021. To help us ensure we have the most current and accurate information for you, go to https://stmaryandstann.flocknote.com and click on “sign me up.” You won’t even have to re-member a password. Note that it will only ask you information about yourself, not anyone else in your household.
The question has been asked, “How is this differ-ent from myparish app?” The app is a tool that puts a lot of parish information at your finger tips, from the parish calendar, bulletin, live stream mass, prayers, daily readings, and much more, where as Flocknote is a platform where we can send out
communication via email or text and know who has received it or not. Yes, we can send out notifi-cations or messages on the parish app but we have no way of knowing who has received it, and not everyone has the app. Communication, as we dis-covered this past March, is spotty unless we do a bulk mailing to all households. Even then, there is no guarantee we reach all of our parish families.
Have you changed addresses? Dropped your landline? Switched to a different email account? In order for any of this to be effective, it is essen-tial that we have current, up-to-date contact infor-mation from you. If, in the past, you have wished for better communication from the parish, please help us in our endeavor to stay connected via Flocknote. Thank you!
Through your generosity we collected 26 units of blood on Wednesday, August 12, during our blood drive. 1 unit of blood has the potential of saving up to 3 lives. That means that through our donations we have the potential of saving 78 lives. Thank you so much!!!
Fun Facts:
32,000 units of blood are used each day in the United States
Every 3 seconds someone needs blood.
NOW MY PARISH WANTS ME TO SIGN UP FOR FLOCKNOTES?
AA Meetings Have Resumed Do you feel lost and alone? There is help. Open meetings are held on Sunday evenings at 7:00 pm here at St. Mary Church in or around the parish hall. There are also meetings at St. Ann in Bellevue on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7:00 pm. For confidential information pertaining to alcohol or substance abuse for you, a loved one, or a friend call 517-712-0845.
Offertory Collection Counters Counter(s) for August 17:
Patty Abent
We have resumed our regular counting schedule. Please call the office if you will not be coming in to help with counting as scheduled, just so we know who to expect. If you are not comfortable helping at this point in time, we understand, so please stay home and stay safe.
F i n a n c i a l S u m m a r y f o r F i s c a l Y e a r 2 0 2 0 - 2 0 2 1
Contributions Aug 3—9 Fiscal YTD
Budgeted Expenses $ 24,654.58 wkly average $ 147,927.48
Offertory — cash/checks $ 7,473.15 actual $ 36,294.15
Online Offertory $ 4,719.00 actual $ 19,002.00
Non-Offertory* $ 9,518.87 actual $ 17,699.81
$ 7,957.00 wkly average $ 47,742.00 School and Childcare Income
Deficit $ (5,013.44) $ (27,189.52)
Roof Repair Donations: $ 1,795.00 actual $ 148,588.00
Building Fund Donations: $ 855.00 actual $ 3,855.00
With the new Fiscal Year which began on July 1, we are reporting budgeted expenses as compared to weekly and YTD income. This will give you a more comprehen-sive view of the parish finances. In the past, we only compared budgeted offertory income to actual offertory income.
*Examples of non-offertory income: hall rentals, donations for youth programs, coffee & donuts, candles, flowers, etc.
