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St. Joseph Parish The Vigil May 10th, 2020
ROONEY TUNES FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER: The opening lines of the Gospel for this Fifth Sunday couldn’t be more welcoming: “Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled.’” An assurance, for some of us, that is like giving a cup of water to a thirsty man! These past couple of months have caused many of us to have a ‘troubled heart’. Seeking a word of hope in a crisis of uncertainty: when will we get back to nor-mal – and what will the ‘new’ normal look like? For sure, this is not a time for selfish-ness, as has been demonstrated by those in every sector of the healthcare profession. The pandemic and self-isolation represent a crisis for a culture that has been accus-tomed to permanent entertainment and noise. These days we have seen people re-spond with an incredibly generous spirit. The Czech priest and professor of sociology Tomas Halik has offered the thought that: “After this global experience, the world won’t be the same, and it probably should not be.” Each one of us has been changed and maybe that’s what the ‘new’ normal will look like? A CALL FOR REFORM: In an article in Amer-ica magazine (13 April 2020) Fr. Halik sug-gests that maybe we should accept the pre-sent abstinence from religious services and the operation of the church as kairos, as an opportunity to stop and engage in thor-ough reflection before God and with God. He goes on to say that he is convince the time has come to reflect on how to contin-ue the path of reform, which Pope Francis
says is necessary: not attempts to return to a world that no longer exists, or reliance just on external structural reforms, but in-stead a shift toward the heart of the Gos-pel, what Halik calls “a journey into the depths.” RAMADAN: These days faithful Muslims are in the final days of their Holy Month of Ramadan. It’s a month of fasting from dawn till dusk, prayer, reflection and gath-ering as a community. The month is a com-memoration of the first revelation received by Mohammed. If you have a Muslim friend or relative, it would certainly be appropri-ate to wish them a ‘blessed Ramadan’. Around the parish people continue to stop in at church during the day. The Elm Street door is open from about 8:00 am – 3:00 pm. The staff are in and out of the office trying to keep up with voice mail and emails. We continue to stream online the Mass at 4:30 each Saturday afternoon and 11:00 Tuesday mornings – in the hope of keeping contact with the Faith Formation and Parish Grade School students. This weekend we were supposed to have infant baptisms. I’ve no idea when those babies will receive the Sacrament. Several couples have either brought their wedding date for-ward or put off the wedding until next year. In the midst of it all we strain to hear the voice of the one who is the source of all comfort: Do not let your hearts be trou-bled! Pray for me and I will pray for you! Stephen Rooney.
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Our Sanctuary Lamp
Burns this week for the Intention of:
Mary & Tony Isoldi, The Chirillo Family
Mass Intentions
Schedule of Ministers
4:30 P.M 8:00am 10:00 A.M. 12:00 P.M.
Coordinators
Lectors
Eucharistic Ministers
Altar Servers
Christ Cleaners
Linen Cleaners
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Faith Formation Corner
First Communion and Confirmation Masses have been postponed indefinitely. Please continue to pray for these and all of our students as their everyday lives have changed. These kiddos, however, are more than ready and excited for the day they can receive our Lord.
Facebook group page: I've received many emails from parents (and grandparents) for a place to find resources to help their families grow in their faith during this time. I put together a FB group called Faith Forming Resources for anyone in our parish/school/faith formation program that would be interested in these. This effort is being done with the input of many people, not just by me. Thank you to our catechists, school staff, and a few parishioners who have contributed to this effort. Please feel free to email your trusted resources to add to this effort. I'll be happy to review and post them. If you are interested in the Faith Formation Resources group please find the link here https://www.facebook.com/groups/249873266206075/ Remember our FF Student/School Student Mass this morning at 11am on the Parish Facebook page, and then on our YouTube channel. Registration for the 2020-21 Faith Formation year has begun. Please contact the Parish Office for a registration packet, or email me your inquiry. We welcome all new and existing families to register at this time. God’s Blessing for the week ahead, Dennae Petrlich, Director of Faith Formation [email protected]
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Spiritual Communion
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St Joseph School
We are asking that you continue to financially support the parish in this time as
You can also drop your envelope in the back of the Sacristy in our drop
The J. Paul Getty Museum in California issued a playful challenge to people to recreate famous pieces of art-work using objects found around the house. The 6th graders did a great job completing this challenge. Some of the artwork the 6th graders took inspiration from include “Fruit in a Bowl” by Paul Gauguin, “The Son of Man” by Rene Magritte, and “A Polish Nobleman” by Rembrandt. Feel free to try this challenge for yourself!
Schwartz Gift Card Fundraiser for the 7th and 8th Grade Washington DC Trip! We will be selling $25 Schwartz Gift Cards to raise money for our trip. With Schwartz’s Greenhouse opening up May 1st, phone ordering for curbside pickup or in person shopping are both available to shop using your gift cards! A great idea for spring garden planting, flowers and Mother’s Day gifts! The gift cards are available Now through May 12th! Payment can be made via cash, check (made payable to St. Joseph School) on card pickup, or via Venmo to myself, @Diana-Yanoski. Please feel free to contact me (Diana Yanoski) with any questions, concerns or gift card orders at 734-624-7625. Thank you in advance for helping our kids get to Washington DC! BRING ON THE SPRING FLOWERS!!
St Joseph School Fundraiser
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Prayers
Prayer for those who tend the sick:
Almighty God, Father of mercies, in his earthly life your son Jesus Christ went about doing good, healing all manner of sickness and disease among the people:
Comfort, heal, and sanctify those who suffer in body, mid or spirit:
Grant to all those doctors and nurses , and to those who tend the sick, skill, sympathy, and patience;
Bless all who labor to prevent suffering,
Make them instruments of your healing love, and con-tinue through them your loving purposes among us, through the same Jesus Chris our Lord. Amen
For Medics Loving God, Lord and Giver of life, you have fashioned in your own likeness and breathed life into us by your Holy Spirit. Be with those who care for the health and mind of body. Fill their hearts with reverence for that life which is your gift and sustain them daily in your service that through their hands, others may feel the power and comfort of your heal-ing touch. Through Christ our Lord, Amen
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May 10th FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Equal actions of the spiritually ma-ture
There’s some disagreement be-tween those who consider prayer the number-one obligation for be-lievers and those convinced that actions speak louder than words. Monastic leader Benedict of Clair-vaux wrote his Rule to ensure his
monks understood that ora et labora—prayer and labor—are part-
ner activities in reaching spiritual maturity. Some people are clearly
called to devote themselves primari-ly to spiritual matters in full-time religious vocations. Others can
better serve elbow-deep in more worldly arenas. Try to balance the mix between spiritual rejuvenation
and gritty action in your life. Today's readings:
Acts 6:1-7; 1 Peter 2:4-9; John 14:1-12 (52).
“It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to serve at table.”
May 11th EASTER WEEKDAY
Be an advocate Jesus promised to send his followers
an advocate—the Holy Spirit—to come to our aid, to strengthen and plead our Christian cause and de-fend us from evil. (We can use all
the help we can get in these trying times!) As part of our church’s social teaching, Catholics are to be advo-
cates for the poor. Add your voice to those urging policymakers to take
action on critical issues from malnu-trition to forced migra-
tion. Confrontglobalpoverty.org is a good place to start. Today's readings:
Acts 14:5-18; John 14:21-26 (285). “The Advocate, the Holy Spirit
whom the Father will send in my name.”
May 12th MEMORIAL OF PANCRAS, MARTYR
A child shall lead us Not much is known about Saint Pan-cras—other than he was martyred, like many Christians, by the Roman Emperor Diocletian around the year 303. Historic churches and a famous
train station in London bear his name because Augustine of Canter-bury brought devotion to Pancras
with him to northern Europe. A truly defining characteristic of Pancras,
though, is that he was only 14 when he was tortured and beheaded,
putting him in the same “child saint” category as martyrs Maria Goretti,
Agnes of Rome, and José Luis Sánchez del Río. How can your own faith benefit from a childlike trust?
Today's readings: Acts 14:19-28; John 14:27-31a (286).
“Do not let your hearts be trou-bled.”
May 13th MEMORIAL OF OUR LADY OF FATI-
MA Pray as if your (eternal) life de-
pends on it Beginning May 13, 1917 and contin-uing through that fall, three children
(Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta) of Fatima, Portugal reported several
Marian apparitions. Much has been written about the message of Our Lady of Fatima, whose feast was added to the church calendar in 2002. The defining document on Fatima comes from the Vatican’s
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. In sum: The apparitions
did not predict the future or an-nounce the end of the world.
They did “exhort” us to pray, be-cause “prayer is the salvation for souls.” Good advice in any guise!
Today's readings: Acts 15:1-6; John 15:1-8 (287).
“No more than a branch can bear fruit of itself apart from the vine,
can you bear fruit apart from me.” May 14th
FEAST OF MATTHIAS, APOSTLE Ready and willing
Not much is known about Matthias except that he replaced Judas as one
of the 12 apostles. Tradition has it that he preached in the areas
around Judea and possibly farther afield and was persecuted and mar-tyred, but details are few and unreli-able. Today’s first reading tells us he stepped in when needed and agreed to join the apostles following Jesus’ death and Resurrection. Like most
Christians, he lived a life of quiet faithfulness without much glory. Be
ready to step in to serve others. Never mind the glory.
Today's readings: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; John 15:9-17
(564). “Then they gave lots to them, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he
was counted with the eleven apos-tles.”
May 15th EASTER WEEKDAY
That they might be one The call to unity is woven through-out our Catholic faith. In Laudato Si’, Pope Francis writes that we
share with our ancestors in faith the conviction “that everything is inter-connected, and that genuine care for our own lives and our relation-
ships with nature is inseparable from fraternity, justice, and faithful-ness to others.” Recent events bring
this truth home in forceful ways. Today let’s commemorate Interna-tional Day of Families and Endan-gered Species Day, both of which
are ways to help nurture our essen-tial connectedness with each other
and the world. Today's readings:
Acts 15:22-31; John 15:12-17 (289). “This is my commandment: love one
another as I love you.” May 16th
EASTER WEEKDAY Being Christian has a cost
Religious persecution was common-place in the story of the Early
Church. Two thousand years later, persecution of Christians continues. In a 2019 trip to the Catacombs of Priscilla in Rome, Pope Francis re-marked, “Still today Christians are
persecuted—even more than in the first centuries.” Play your part in
stopping all religious persecution by expressing zero tolerance for it in
your own backyard. Today's readings:
Acts 16:1-10; John 15:18-21 (290). “If they persecuted me, they will
also persecute you.”
Prepare the Word
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For Our Military Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for their selfless acts they perform. Pray for us in our time of need. Amen.
Aaron Ames Rachel Tarbuton-Ames
Anthony Allen Fred Arugi Evan Arturi
Scott Bennett Joe Biedenbach
Dale Brewer Veronica Davis
Breghan Drummond Mitch Farnum David Giltner
Colton Henninger Kathy Hill Tom Hill RobLichy
Patrick Lynch Andrew Maki
Jonathan Martin Brad Molnar Cody Pratt
Michael Rich David Seymour Luke Sanders
Zachary Schafer Chris Sepine Cody Smith
Denny Szczechowski Blade Weedon David M. Wolfe
Leon Abbott Bernice Anderson
Carol Baker Charles Beaudrie John Biedenbach
Rose Bono Richard Bradybaugh
Adalyn Bratcher Mike Bratcher Addi Bressler
Bill Clark Susie Clark
Bob Conway Ron Corbett
Lucian Coviloe Nathan Crowe
Patrick Day Pamela Davis
Stephanie Direzze Denise DuRoss
Fred Elliot Lawrence Elmore
Mary Evans Donna Saucier-Fantin
Elvira Ferrante Michelle Ferrante
Michael Fleszar John Fleszar
Lawrence Galofaro Kelly Gaynier
George Ghindia Amy Gilstorf Janet Gogo
Kathryn Grimes Janet Gurecki
Carole Hagerman Kevin Henninger
Patti Herczeg Jackie Holder
Susan Holder Jeanne Howey
Gloria Jean Jubenville Connie Jurado David Kalaska Alicia Kelley
Daniel Kearney Lauren Kettler Paul Kopitzke
MaryLou Kropik Carol Krushinski
Rosemarie Laurain Emily Linench Joan Sue Legel Raymond Legel
Vito Leone Liza Lloyd
Nicky Lloyd Ana Magee
Katie Manning Daphne Martin
Brandon Matusik Joann Mead
Shawn Meloche Bentley Micallef Frank Miklaski
Marcella Miklos Kathy Moore Ann Moody Betty Pasola
Nancy Patrias David Prueitt Larry Pytleski
Michelle Ramos Tom Reno
Gideon Rhodes Mary Lou Romano
Phil Rozewicz Pamela Saldana
David Saldana Pat Samons
Connie Sanders Mike Simone Sara Simone Carole Sokel
Darlene Sudak Special Intention Sharleen Stack
Bill Stanton Chad Sullivan Owen Taylor Sue Theeck
David Thomas Natalie Thomason Jackie Thompson
Max Tomon Geraldine Torolski
Frank Toth David Trela
Phillip Vallar Jr Joseph Vassar Larry Vaught
Ofelia Waruszewski Dennis Weber
Bill Wegher Mary Whaley
Dan Wittersheim Eleanor Woolery
Glen Yank If you have a loved one in need of prayers, please call the parish office at 676-9082
For Our Friends and Family
For Those Requesting Prayers
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In and Around Our Parish
Join us every Sunday at 7pm on Zoom to say the Rosary!! Please check the St Joseph Catholic Church Trenton facebook page for meeting details!
The Parish staff is here praying for you and here to serve you. The Church is open for private prayer M-F 7-3pm; Saturday and Sundays 7-4:30 There are prayer resources for you, including booklets for stations of the cross. We will be live-streaming Masses every Tuesday at 11am and Saturday at 4:30pm on our parish Facebook page and will post the Mass to watch any time on our website. The parish bulletin is available online. We are asking that you continue to financially support the parish in this time as we continue to be present here to serve you. Online giving is also available through Faith Direct. Information can be found on the website and you can also call the parish office. As we go forward, we are asked to pray a prayer of spiritual communion: 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 sacra-mentally, 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.
Stay connected on social media with St. Joseph!! Search facebook “St. Joseph Catholic Church Trenton” Our youtube account: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClgvlsfE3_QcfXYFWA0YQtQ/ We will live-stream every Tuesday at 11am and every Saturday at 4:30pm. Please join us!
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Weekend Masses Saturday ....................................................................... 4:30pm Sunday ... ………………………………………………………………….8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00 noon
Weekday Masses Tuesday & Friday ......................................................... 8:30 am
Church Hours Weekdays .............................................................. 7am to 3pm Saturday ..................................... 3pm until after 4:30pm Mass
St. Timothy Weekday Masses Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday .............................. 8:30 am
Holy Day Masses To be determined - watch the bulletin.
Reconciliation Saturday .......................................................... 3:30 to 4:00 pm
Baptisms For dates and details call Scott Anastasia at the Parish Office at 676-9082 extension 20.
Marriages Make arrangements at least 6 months in advance. Contact Pastor at the Parish Office 6 months prior to wedding date 676-9082 ex 15
Mass Times St. Joseph Parish 2565 Third St.
Trenton, MI 48183 Parish Office: 734-676-9082
Parish fax: 734-676-6255 Parish Center Office Hours: Monday-Friday:
9:00am - 3:30pm
St Joseph School 2675 Third Street
Trenton, MI 48183 School Office: 734-676-2565
www.stjosephtrenton.com www.stjosephschooltrenton.com
www.downrivervicariate.org Smart phone App: myparishapp
Facebook: St. Joseph Catholic Church Trenton www.aod.org
Sally Bersot ..................... Bookkeeping/Business Mgr. ext. 25 ......................... [email protected] Laurie Weber ........................ Administrative Assistant ext. 10 .......................... [email protected] Jaime Calvin .............. Admin Assistant/Bulletin Editor ext. 16 ........................... [email protected] Dennae Petrlich……………Director of Faith Formation ext. 22 ...................... [email protected] Sean Calvin ........................................... Music Director ext. 19 ............... [email protected] Mark Stewart ........................... Maintenance Director 734-676-9082 Fr. Stephen Rooney ........................................... Pastor ext. 15 .......................... [email protected] Teri Thomas ..……………………………………………Principal [email protected] Tim Mullahy ...................................... Athletic Director 734-507-0521 [email protected] Lea Charron ...................................... School Secretary [email protected] Lori Waling………………………….FACTS Tuition Manager [email protected]
Websites
Parish Council Email: [email protected] Gilbert Normandin Dianne Pavlov Linda Korowin Judy Vasicek Bill Jasman Mary Jane Magalotti Pauline Bergeron Eric Sattler
LOST AND FOUND Located in the hallway next to the music area in the Church!
