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ST. MARY MAGDALEN PARISH 1253 52ND ST SE, KENTWOOD, MICHIGAN
Scripture Readings for: JUNE 18, 2017—most holy body & blood of Christ
Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a Ps 147:12-15, 19-20 1 Cor 10:16-17 Jn 6:51-58
MASS INTENTIONS
Neighborhood 0 Carol Aldrich Donna HuebnerBarbara Kuhn Brenda Shaver Sandra VanderVoord Neighborhood 1 Norman Czerniak James Emelander Roberta Hagen Neighborhood 5 Wayne Ball Neighborhood 6 Karen Smith Neighborhood 8 Melanie Potter Matthew Potter Carol Delaney Neighborhood 9 Mary Harriet Smith Ted Cipponeri Pauline Parent Neighborhood 10 Sandy Theisen Neighborhood 11 Elsie Christensen Neighborhood 13 Mary Alice Kelly Neighborhood 14 Gary Tryon Neighborhood 15 Evelyn & John Kehoe Leon Rutka, Jr.
Janet Pallarito Neighborhood 16 Bill Derr Rosaline Coon Jean Lindsey Ann Syrba R Jay Wagner Neighborhood 20 Kevin & Kyle Friar Shirley Patterson Neighborhood 22 Judy McCaffrey Neighborhood 24 Ruth Borek Neighborhood 29 Bob Schmidt Neighborhood 30 Dorothy Daniels Neighborhood 32 Deborah Pelletier Neighborhood 33 Carolyn Sheeran Jeremy Sheeran Neighborhood 35 Richard Fliearman Others to remember: Pat VanderMeulen Stan Barron Mel Johnson Baby Lila Cheri Hall Margaret LaHuis Richard C.
Barbara Kalinowski Geraldine Hausch Karen Anderson Madison Williams Chuc Nguyen Daniel Ferguson Lyndsey Freiburger Kathy Jo Fraher Kelly Sheeran Pamela Hoffman Marie Peterson JoAnne & Patti Case Jim Nawrocki Jackie Vollink Mike Case Ross Family Christine England Trudy Swing Rosalene Burd John Chirco Jim Searfoss Sumar Kabban James LaDuke Rachel Sowers Jim Jolliffe Norma Riese Bill Louwers Patti Schoen Bob & Pam McDaniel Dan O’Keefe Bruce Lemke Xuong Vu
Let us pray for one another with one mind and heart to the Lord our God
Saturday, June 10, 2017 5:00 p.m. Deceased members of the Campione Family by Dolores Campione Sunday, June 11, 2017—THE MOST HOLY TRINITY 9:00 a.m. †Helen Jean Schmiedicke by Bill & Anne Wilson 11:00 a.m. †George & Monica Travis by Terri Mauro 5:00 p.m. Jonckheere Family by Rose Jonckheere Tuesday, June 13, 2017 8:00 a.m. †Elizabeth Hensell by Jack Hensell †Daniel Hulst by Mom & Rachel Wednesday, June 14, 2017 8:00 a.m. All Souls by John & Helen Nguyen Thursday, June 15, 2017 8:00 a.m. †Mary Jo Lauer by Michael Lauer Friday, June 16, 2017 8:00 a.m. For Thanksgiving by My-Dung-Ngo Saturday, June 17, 2017
5:00 p.m. †Jean Whichard by Joe & Lois Levan Sunday, June 18, 2017—most holy body & blood of Christ
9:00 a.m. †Kevin, beloved son of JoAnn by Mike & Carol Wood 11:00 a.m. †Gertrude Kelly by Bill Kelly 5:00 p.m. †Norman Beauchamp from the family
Most Holy Trinity Sunday—Morning Prayer
Father,
You sent your Word to bring us truth and your Spirit to make us holy. Through them we come to know the mystery of your life. Help us to worship you, one God in three persons, You reveal yourself in the depths of our being, by proclaiming and living our faith in you. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen
Source: www.churchyear.net
We offer our prayers and condolences to Joe & Margot Saladino on the death of
Joe’s sister, Kate Dupy. We also pray for Michael Stephenson, on the death of his
wife, Kathleen who passed away recently. May they rest in the peace and love of God.
A Thank You note: I would like to express my thanks and gratitude to Fr. Godfrey, the choir, and the funeral ministry for the wonderful service and luncheon provided in memory of my wife, Theodosia. Thank you so much. Gary Tryon
FAITH FORMATION
“Indeed, the Holy Trinity is ‘the greatest of all mysteries, since it is the fountain and
origin of them all.’”
-Pope Leo XIII (Divinum illud munus)
A most blessed Trinity Sunday to you! Just when you thought the Church was done celebrating she welcomes
you back to Ordinary time with another Solemnity! Trinity Sunday is a day that we remember that God is a mystery of love. Not merely human love but an eternal and divine
Love. The symbol at the top of my column this week is known as a Celtic trinity knot. Now, I am not Irish, at all,
but I have found a deep love for the Celtic spirituality which has brought us many things; individual confession
(yes, confession used to be something you did in front of a crowd, but that’s a topic for later) centering prayer, and even maintaining the majority of great spiritual writers such as Augustin of Hippo and John the Golden-Tongue. This symbol or an adaptation can be found in most Celtic religious symbols. It was used to teach people when most of the population was illiterate. It is a knot that has three
points to represent the three persons of the Holy Trinity. It is a knot made out of a single line, just as we have one
God who is three Persons. Most importantly if you look at the image it has no beginning point or end point. This
shows us that like our God, this movement of the line is eternal. So this weekend let us remember that God loves
us eternally and in his entire persons Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. May God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit be praised
from now until the end of time and into eternity!
MISSION TRIP SNACKS NEEDED
This Year’s Mission Trip to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
(June 17-24) is in need of non-perishable snacks for the
students. We are collecting snacks now! Snack donations
can be brought to the Parish Office during regular office
hours (9 am - 4 pm). Individually wrapped snacks are best.
Ideas for some snacks are: Crackers, Fruit Snacks, Bottled
Water, Small Bags of Chips, Small Bags of Pretzels, and
Cookies. Please consider donating a snack to help out our
teens in their service. If you have questions please contact
Chad at [email protected] or call the office at
455- 9310 ext. 104.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
SMM ELEMENTARY RETREAT (VBS) July 31st-August 4th
K-5 students are invited to join this year‘s adventure!
Come to the Maker Fun Factory and discover the purpose that God created you for.
6th-8th Grade students are encouraged to be Retreat Leaders.
Adults, HS and College students are needed to help guide the MS Leaders.
Leader Meeting Dates: Wednesdays, July 12th, 19th & 26th
6-7:30pm in the Family Center Registration forms are available in the
Gathering Area.
THANK YOU TO: Kathy Leeuwenburg for leading us in Rosary prior to the 9 am Mass during the month of May. It was a beautiful tribute to the Blessed Virgin.
Confirmed in the Holy Spirit
May 31, 2017
Cathedral of
St. Andrew
Sean Michael Givner-Paul
John Bosco Mutoni-John Bosco
Adrian Ramirez-Anne
Pastoral Staff: Ruth Bush: Coordinator of Christian Services/Volunteers, x106 [email protected] Chad Roden [email protected] Luke Simpson Director of Music Ministry, x 105 [email protected] Molly Wisdom Coordinator of Faith Formation, x103 [email protected]
Administrative Staff: Joe Hakeem Business Manager, [email protected], x102 Molly Reppuhn Parish Secretary, [email protected], x107 Michelle Mason Admin. Assistant, [email protected], x112
Housekeeping: Brenda Bush
Pastoral Support Staff: Deacon Michael Wood Sacristans Wayne Ball, Joseph Nguyen
Pastoral Council: Nathan Jeruzal—Chair Liem Nguyen Kathy Miller Jesus Hernandez Mary Ann Bergevin Mark Vandervoord Charles Mason Daniel Moomey Kathy Leeuwenburg Carol Wittkowski Wayne Westbrook Drew Olszewski (Youth Rep)
Finance Council: Cathy Wells—Chair Brent Hawkins
Lynie Huynh Lisa Hall Jamie Taggart Pat Snyder Chris Maday
CATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL ~ 2017
Assessment $ 88,495 Pledged to Date Needed for Goal No. of Responses 303 out of 1,128 Families
The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer. – Mahatma Gandhi
Recently there was an incident during the Saturday Mass where medical personnel were needed. Luckily those who were with this personnel had medical training and everything was handled calmly. There are times when medical help is needed and staff is unaware of people who can help. If you are a doctor, nurse, EMT, police officer, or fire fighter attending mass, please let a staff member, sacristan, or usher know. And speaking from personal experience you may need to do this several times before I remember who are and be able to come to you in an emergency.
+++ The committee has been working hard with planning the festival. Over the 3 days of festivities there will be a need for 200 volunteer positions. Sign-up sheets will be coming soon, so have a pen in hand so you can sign-up for several things. This is definitely one of those times when many hands make light work.
+++ We received a ladies life vest this week for the raffle as well as a Kitchen Aid mixer. Both items are awesome. Tickets will go on sale soon in the Gathering Area after Mass and will be available in
the office during the week. Tickets are $1 each, but for every 5 you purchase you get 1 additional. $5 will get you 6, $10 will get you 12. Put your name and phone number on the back of the ticket and drop the ticket in the bag of the item you would like to have. If you’re feeling lucky you can all of your tickets in 1 bag or you can spread them to other items you wish to win. The night of the raffle someone will pull the winning tickets out of the bags. If you’re there you can take your prize home, or you will receive a phone call letting you know that you won. You do not need to keep a ticket. The easiest way to do this is to use return address labels.
It is always fun to see what comes in. Some suggestions are a ‘back to school’ basket. Fill a back-pack with school supplies. A movie basket. Put your favorite movie in a movie cup filled with popcorn. You can give a number of gift cards to local businesses and they each can be raffled off separately. Go to one of the home improvement stores and look around. What could you put in a small tool box that someone may want to bid on? You can be as creative as you want.
+++ The Gospel today is sometimes called “the Gospel in miniature” because it so concisely sums up the Gospel message. In even more condensed form, “God loved…God gave…” is the paradigm for stewardship---we give because we love.
Widows/Widowers Group — Will meet for lunch on June 26th at 1:00. Come to Pete’s Tavern in Byron Center. All who have lost a spouse are invited to come and enjoy lunch and friendship.
THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Tuesday, June 13, 2017 7:00 p.m. Finance Council Meeting Wednesday, June 14, 2017 9:00 a.m. Morning Adult Scripture Study 7:00 p.m. Men of Emmaus Saturday, June 17—June 24, 2017 Youth Mission Trip — Departure day
WOMEN’S GUILD– will meet Thursday, June 15th at 11:30 a.m. for lunch at Culvers Restaurant — 245 54th St SW. Wyoming, Michigan. We will discuss all matters that come before the meeting. All women of the parish are invited to attend. Please join us.
A Priest Explains the Most Powerful Tool of the Devil – And How to Defeat It by Fr. Bill Peckman Fear is the biggest reason why Catholics do not evangelize. We are afraid of rejection, of having our lack of knowledge of the faith exposed, of persecution, of having to step out from society. Indeed, to evangelize is to say what the world offers is insufficient. That might well expose us to ridicule, persecution, or rejection. It might well expose our own lack of knowledge.
Fear is what destroys vocations. A young man or woman will fear rejection, accusation, loss of independence, and various other things. They will be shown the absolute worst examples: unfaithful priests, unhappy married people, bitter religious, and criminal behavior. They will be told this is the norm and who they will become should they follow such a road. Fear will be cultivated until even the thought of seeking God’s will is yanked up by its roots.
Fear is what destroys our liturgies. Fear? Absolutely! Fear that I won’t get anything out of it, fear that people will leave, fear that I will be seen as irrelevant, fear that I will be seen as dated, etc.
Fear causes us to put the focus on ourselves. It insulates us. If my modus operendi is self-protection/self-pleasure/self-satisfaction, they all scream to God, “I do not trust you! I have to look out for my own good!” cont. on right...
Lectors for the Weekend of June 17 & 18 —Dave Molyneux (
Sunday: 9 a.m.— Anthony Bielecki (1) & Chris Maday (2) 11 a.m.—Laurie Emelander (1) & Tom Buettner (2) 5 p.m.— Deanna McGowan (1) & Nancy Baum (2)
Cont. from the left… Because proper worship is focused away from ourselves and towards God, if I do not trust God then Mass either becomes placating a unfair God, or a completely disposable event…why worship something that is not looking out for our good? To be continued…
