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St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church
On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala
came to the tomb early in the morning,
while it was still dark,
and saw the stone removed from the tomb.
From The Pastor
The Exaltet is the first acclamation of Easter joy. It
shouts the rejoicing of all creation in the liberation of all
life in the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead. More than
an excited shouting of praise, the Resurrection of Jesus
changes everything. Every life, every element of creation is
now different as Jesus has burst forth from the tomb
exploding into all that is.
More than the singular life of Jesus being raised, the
Resurrection of Jesus becomes the glorification of all
matter. With the Resurrection, Jesus, the human-divine one
has entered every particle of creation. The disorder of
creation caused by sin and death is now reconciled to the
Creator. Jesus has broken the chains of sin and death by
going through the experience of sin and death. Divine love
enfleshed in the person of Jesus has gone to the depths of
human disorder as well as the deception of all evil and
triumphed in the truth of love. No longer slaves to sin and
death, we are now free to live lives noticeably marked by
love.
As the Exaltet proceeds, it acclaims ‘what good would
life have been to us had Christ not risen from the dead? It
is a pertinent question that can open us to the realization of
gratitude that should be ours in this redemptive work. Who
would you or I be without the freedom and peace of
forgiveness and reconciliation with God? How would I
know myself as a person of love and virtue in the grace of
the Holy Spirit had Christ not defeated the lie of sin with
the truth of love? How would I know the meaning of mercy
for myself and in my relationships with others? Where
would the world be without the influence and presence of
the Risen Christ now present in the Holy Spirit?
The Resurrection of Jesus has given us the capacity to
live with the inevitable tension of sin in our lives and the
lives of others. As we well know, the rising of Jesus did not
make life to be ‘happily ever after’. We still live with the
diminishments of human sin and all the consequences of
that sin. Sometimes the consequences are small, like hurt
feelings or possible good lost. Other times the
consequences are globally tragic, like war, genocide, abject
poverty and other grave social ills.
Yet, in the Resurrection we have a new power and
wisdom to face such challenges with the surpassing hope in
the promises of divine wholeness. We cannot sugar coat
the tragedies of this world, but in the faith and promise of
the Resurrection we can move forward in the work of
justice and mercy with full confidence that our efforts are
joined to the efforts and flow of divine love. We have the
courage and the identity to act in love because of the
reconciliation and communion we share with the Lord
Jesus now present in the Holy Spirit. Despite our own
lessor nature to judge, criticize, and act only for selfenrichment, we are more deeply drawn to the higher nature
of the Spirit within.
No longer will our conscience allow us to sit idly by as
human persons are oppressed with violence, starving
through abject poverty, or simply ignored by the
selfishness of others. Now the Spirit within will disturb
our inner compass so that we may act in the right judgment
of the redemption we have so graciously been given. This
is the life process of conversion that we learn day by day
through the blessing of letting go of self and spending
ourselves for the sake of others.
The flow of divine love is now complete and inclusive
of all that is. The fullness of the Father’s love, all that the
Father is has flowed into Jesus. The love of the Father has
flowed through Jesus into and upon all creation. Love
flowing from the Father into the Son, into the Spirit now
flows into you and me. We now share in the communion
of the divine life of God that flows endlessly into us.
The dignity and value of every human life is seen in the
life of Jesus. His life also shows us what is possible in our
lives when we surrender to self-giving love. So secure was
Jesus of the unending love of the Father that he could
confidently surrender his life for our sake knowing the
Father would not fail Him. The Passion of Jesus was his
experience of being separated from the Father by taking on
the sin of all humanity. That was the action of redemption.
The one who did not know sin became sin that we might
know the righteousness of God. This means that without
sinning, Jesus took upon himself the experience of
separation from the Father that we feel when we sin;
multiplied by all the sin in the world. This was the cry of
abandonment, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken
me’.
Jesus was not forsaken. He was holding and carrying the
weight of all sin so as to offer it to the Father in a cosmic
act of forgiveness and reconciliation. Ever-present to the
Son, the Father accepts the sacrifice of the Son on our
behalf. Now dead to sin, having broken its power to
separate, Jesus is raised to new life in the power of the
Spirit flowing into him from the Father. As for Jesus so for
us; what flows from the Father to Jesus to the Spirit now
flows into you and me. The life of the Resurrection is our
glorification with Jesus into the life of the Father. Stirred
with profound gratitude, praise, and adoration, let us
joyfully shout the Alleluia of our Resurrection from sin to
forgiveness, from fear and doubt to joy and secure
freedom in the love of Jesus our Savior and King.
Father John Esper
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St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Community
LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
ST VINCENT FERRER CHURCH
WEEKEND MASSES
Saturday - 4:00pm
Sunday - 8:00am, 10:00am, and
12:30pm (Vietnamese/Bilingual)
WEEKDAY SCHEDULE
Monday - Thursday
Mass 8:00am - SVF Church
Friday
8:00am Communion Service - SVF Chapel
PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION
ST VINCENT FERRER
Parish Office
1087 E. Gardenia, Madison Heights, MI 48071
248-542-8720 Fax 248-542-8721
Website: www.stvincentferrer.net
Office Hours
Mon.-Thurs. - 9:00am-Noon & 1:00-4.30pm
Friday, 9:00am-Noon Closed Saturday & Sunday
Parish Staff
HEALING MASS
Reverend John C. Esper, Pastor
Rev. Mr. Andrew Fairbanks, Deacon
Rev. Mr. Francis Xavier Doan Chau, Deacon
Deborah Tourville, Business Mgr./Spiritual Direction
Sheryl Brown, Parish Secretary/Bulletin
Ed Miski, Music Director
Mary Ann Przybysz, Adult Faith Formation
Kirsten Kyle, Christian Service & Evangelization
Carl Copen, Facilities Supervisor
Alex Mototolea, Eric Henderson, Maintenance
Last Saturday of the Month
4:00pm
Sacramental Anointing follows Mass
SVF School Bldg. - Herbert St. entrance
248-398-1743
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Tuesdays 8:45am-6:00pm - SVF Chapel
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Private Confession
Saturday - 3:00-3:45pm
BAPTISM - WEDDING - FUNERAL
Contact the Parish Office to make arrangements
MONDAY, April 21, 2014
8:00am Communion Service
TUESDAY, April 22, 2014
8:00am Communion Service
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION 8:45AM to 6:00PM
WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2014
8:00am Communion Service
THURSDAY, April 24, 2014
8:00am Communion Service
FRIDAY, April 25, 2014
8:00am: Communion Service
SATURDAY, April 26, 2014
12:30pm: Wedding of Khuong Dinh Nguyen and Dung Thi
Hoang Duong
4:00pm Mass: Milton Mickey† req. by Cynthia Michey
Virginia Caratelli† req. by LaDonna Brooks
SUNDAY, April 27, 2014
8:00am Mass: William Olszewski† req. by Lou Ellen McGrath
Margaret & Delbert Parker† req. by daughter, Karen Gandolfo
Faith Formation Office
Faith Formation Office Hours
Mon -Thurs. 9:00am to 4:00pm
Faith Formation Staff
Suzanne Gordon, Parish Catechetical Leader
Mary Ann Przybysz, RCIA
Samantha Nguyen, Vietnamese Instruction
Mary James, F.F. Adm Asst./Sectionhead
Lisa Gray, Early Childhood Sectionhead
Thomas Warner † req. by Annette Edgerton
Connie Voiland† req. by Annette Edgerton
10:00am Mass: Mae Stimac† req. by Marlene Stimac
Genevieve Szeliga† (40th R.A.) req. by son, Tony &
Jeanette Szeliga
Henry & Frances Dolinski† req. by niece, Jeanette & Tony
Szeliga
12:30pm Mass: Ancestors, All Souls and All Vietnamese
Intentions
St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Community
extends its deepest sympathy
and support to the family
and friends of
William Garner
Peter Bomireto
Please remember him and the souls of all the faithful
departed in your prayers.
May all the deceased be welcomed into paradise!
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St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church
Memorial Easter Flower Donations
In Memory of
Joseph & Frank Abbate
My Dad
Dominic Amato Sr. & Jr.
Dominic J. Amato Jr. & Sr.
Jacob Leno
Joseph & Jennie
Carol & Dave
De Benedetto Family
Bail & Gajeski Families
John Balok
Leo & Alice Smutek
Thomas Barrett
Wanda Beauchamp
Fred Biber & Klein Family
Our Parents
Raymond Blizinski
Rogelio G. Brillantes
Alec Browning
Walter & Ann Wiktorski
Stefan Campa
Walter Chmura
Evelyn Christopher
Jerry & Elaine Rubel
John & Elizabeth Cooper
Jerome Cooper
M/M Cecil Crabb
M/M Ed Page
Deceased Family Members
Cyril D’Haene
Wysiecki Family
Maria de Guzman
De La Osa & Coty Families
Elizabeth Beckett
Gregorio Diano, Sr.
Dominador Diano
Caridad & Edgardo Diano
Honorata Villarba
Don Confer
Frank & Kate Dietrich
Robert E Dimitrie
Paul & Katherine Bilovus
Family of John F. Dombrowski
Donated by
Mr. Anthony Abbate
Miss Maria Adragna
Mrs. Dolores Amato
Miss Phyllis Amato
Rosemarie Amato
Josephine Anger
Josephine Anger
Josephine Anger
Mrs. Dolores Bail
Mrs. Mary Ann Balok
Mrs Mary Ann Balok
Mrs. Anita Barrett
M/M Charles Beauchamp
Mrs. Erna Biber
Manuel & Aurora Bionson
Mrs. Helen Blizinski
Mr. Warren Brillantes
Mr. Timothy Browning
Family Members
Mary, David & Patrick Smith
Charles Eggert
Ken Ernatt
Robert Esslinger, Sr.
Evans Family & Friends
Everyone
Flack & Miller Families
Fox Family
John & Stella Gadowski
Deceased Family
Philip Darge & William Garner
Uncle Joe Gates
Alan Brodowicz & Laura Riley
David J. Glomski
Stephan Glowacz
Jim & Corinne Grant
Fran & Henry Dolinski
Helen Wujek
James & Ellen Dyer
Annette Edgerton
Mrs. Martha Eggert
Gerald & Michele Ernatt
Miss Susan Esslinger
Doug & Mary Ann Evans
Mr. Michael Farrell
Paul & Gerri Flack
M/M Gene Fox
Ms. Patricia Gadowski
M/M Aro J. Gallerani
Ms. Joyce Garner
Edward Gates
M/M Bruce Gillespie
Joseph & Gloria Glomski
Mrs. Wanda Glowacz
Ms. Rorie Grant
Ms. Rorie Grant
Mrs. Juliann Graye
Ms. Jadranka Campa
Ms. Mary Chmura
Thomas Christopher
Joann Clarke
Marie Cooper
Marie Cooper
M/M Robert Crabb
M/M Robert Crabb
Jaclyn D’Agostino
Mrs. Rita D’Haene
Mrs. Catherine Daniels
Jucilsa de Guzman
Danilo & Marilyn De La Osa
M/M Michael DeRubeis
Miss Asteria Diano
Miss Asteria Diano
Miss Asteria Diano
Miss Asteria Diano
John & Donna Dietrich
John & Donna Dietrich
Mrs. Lorraine D. Dimitrie
M/M Anthony Dombrowski
Ms. Virginia Dombrowski
Deceased Family Members
Sr. Melanie Chateau
Leonard & Eleanore Vertel
Helen & Edmund Gutowski
M/M Bernard Guc
M/M Gerald Gutowski
M/M Gerald Gutowski
M/M Gerald Gutowski
Edward & Joan Haak
Haifleigh & Makushik Families Mary Haifleigh
Helen Hackel & Patricia Guthrie Norman & Lucille Hedges
Jerry & Gordie Hershock
Mrs. Judith Hershock
Mr. David Hopcroft
Jimmy Palmer
Mr. David Hopcroft
Lawrence Huddleston
Huddleston Family
Maggie Iapalucci
George & Gail Iapalucci
Dr. & Mrs. Grace
George & Gail Iapalucci
Rosemary St. Andre
Terry & Gale Joiner
Angelina & Lily Grace Joyce
M/M Russell Joyce
Deceased Family
Jaye Kairis
Janine Kairis
Michael Kairis
Zyg Karolski
Thomas & Dianne Karolski
John W. Kehoe
Mrs. Martha Kehoe
Eric M. Keyes
M/M Robert Keyes
Nathan & Veronica Valone
Pat & Jack King
Ruth Blinke
Mrs. Clarice Kovala
Our Parents & Relatives
M/M Chester Kresowski
Nguyen-family-parent-brother Minh Nguyet Lam
John R. Landry
Mrs. Suzanne Landry
Martha & Zyg Stachurski
Mrs. Elaine Lata
Daniel Lata
Mrs. Elaine Lata
Edward LeBlanc
Mrs. Margaret LeBlanc
Fraker and LeBlanc Deceased
Family Members
Mrs. Margaret LeBlanc
Stanley Sova
M/M Gary Lentini
Romeo Cinco
M/M Jonathan Lerias
Andy Lozito, brother
M/M Tony Lozito
Helen Malega
Pete & Debe Malega
Felix & Veronika Malolepszy
Mr. Jerome Malolepszy
Malotke Family
Mrs. Annabelle Malotke
Carolyn & Sam Mandarino
M/M Carmello Mandarino
Anthony Mankowski,
Angeline Mankowski
Paul & Joann Wensiarski
Angeline Mankowski
Grandma Leung
Mrs. Francisca Marnandus
Robert Robinson
Sherry Marshall
Beverly Mazurco
Mr. Robert Mazurco
Anna Perry
Mrs. Catherine McCarthy
Anna Perry
Corrine McCarthy
Mark A. Mikszewski
M/M Joseph Mikszewski
Deborah Allen
Mrs. Winifred Mills
Tom & Daniel Moran
Mrs. Pauline Moran
Charles Mortimore
Mrs. Clara Mortimore
N. Newell
Mrs. Johanna Newell
Maria Vu–thi Manh
M/M Chung Nguyen
Joseph
Thao Nguyen
M/M Thanh Nguyen
Thuc Nguyen
Parents, Husband, Uncle
Sadie Nimoor
Brother and Sisters
Sadie Nimoor
Robert Novak
M/M Edward Novak
Joseph & Mary Novak
Mr. Joseph Novak, Jr.
Rose Majtyka
M/M Frank Nuber
Dorothy Olane & Greg Olane
Pamela Olane/Mike Olane
All Deceased Family & Friends Tim & Nancy Oparka
Anthony & Sophie Pochmara, M/M Frederick Palardy
Paul & Evelyn Palardy
M/M Frederick Palardy
Rev. Peter M Palm O.M.I
M/M A. J. Palm
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St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Community
Memorial Easter Flower Donations
Agnes M. & Sharon M. Panek
Debra Millsap & Bennie Ramoz
Aloyious & Linda Panek
Grace & David Kaulsky
Harry Paraskevin
Deceased Family
Tom & Tommy Peacock
Len Peters
Jack & Prudence Rizzo
Dolores Pipp
Gail Menna
Richard M. Pokowski
Richard L. Porzadek
Arnold & Arthur
Przekaza, Celmer &
Debinski Families
Sean & Scott Puroll
Joachim &
Deceased Members of Grenke
and Rearick Families
Lisa Reisner
William Clark & Mr. Earl C. Repke
M/M Earl Repke
Rickle & Peacock Families
Edward Riley
Edward Riley & Jeremy Martiss
Tony & Esther Oleksinski
Marjorie Dumeah
Fr. Silas Oleksinski
Kuzma & Sadowski Families
Josephine Sadowski
Deceased Members of Koski &
Schmidt Families
Carolyn Mandarino
Henoc Hudy-Velasco
Skazalski and Skupny
Families
Lee H. & Rosemarie Smith
Richard Tucker
Thomas Burgess
Barbara Schnepp
Dave Soulliere
John & Mary Fulgenzi
Martha, Jack, Geo, Delores
Peter & David Stema
Arthur Sticklinski
Mae Stimac
Deceased Family
Mrs. Elaine Surratt
Elizabeth Milostan
Szeliga & Lebioda Families
Seidl & Szlag Families
Eleanore Szwarc
Family & Friends
Family & Friends
Kathleen “Kitty” Grobbel
Guillermo & Filomena Usita
Dirk Van Sice
Hilda Vincent
The Giuseppe Miceli Family
Ancestors
Barbara Panek
Mr. Bernard Panek
Mr. Bernard Panek
Mrs. Janey Patterson
Eleanor Paraskevin
Mrs. Bernice Pawloski
Mrs. Dorothy Peacock
Mrs. Brenda Peters
Mr. Robert Pipp
Mr. Kevin Poeppe
Mrs. Margaret Pokowski
Mrs. Margaret Pokowski
Mr. Richard J. Porzadek
Aaron & Keri Powell
N/M Leonard Przekaza
M/M Lavon Puroll
Family & Pets
Sandra Wagner
Johnson & Walewski Families Joseph & June Walewski
David & Madeline Waggoner
M/M Richard Waligora
Anthony & Virginia Waligora
M/M Richard Waligora
Antoinette Gusmano
M/M M. Waskowski
Natalie Waskowski
M/M M. Waskowski
Welsh & Fiorentino Families
M/M Regis Welsh
Westmoreland Family
Carolyn Westmoreland
Whalen & Connor Families
Ms. Helen Whalen
Winarski & Rosiek Families
M/M Donald Winarski
Deceased Family Members
M/M Richard Witkowski
Harry Wysiecki
Rose Wysiecki
Stanley & Emily Yolkiewicz,
M/M Stanley Yolkiewicz
Leonard & Josephine Celmer M/M Stanley Yolkiewicz
Lawrence Rabideau
M/M Donald Yuhasz
M/M R. Kuczera
M/M Edmund Zbikowski
M/M S. Nieboga
M/M Edmund Zbikowski
General Flower Donations
M/M William Rearick
M/M Stanislaus Reisner
Neil & Barbara Repke
Neil & Barbara Repke
M/M Joseph Rickle
Bonnie Riley
M/M Thomas A. Riley
Mrs. Ellen Ross
Mrs. Ellen Ross
Mrs. Ellen Ross
Nancy Sadowski
Mr. Richard Sadowski
M/M Robert Schmidt
M/M John Shook
Mrs. Mary Ann Simmons
Ms. Genevieve Skazalski
M/M Martin Smith
M/M Martin Smith
M/M Martin Smith
M/M Martin Smith
Mrs. Carol Soulliere
Susan Spears
M/M Richard Stanichuk
Mrs. Mary Lou Stema
Mrs. Lucille Sticklinski
Marlene R. Stimac
M/M Dallas Strawska
Mr. Larry Surratt
M/M Jeffrey Swanson
M/M Anthony Szeliga
M/M Mel Szlag
M/M Ernest Szwarc
John Tata/Ann Kresowski
Mrs. Barbara Thomson
M/M Dennis Tye
Florecita Usita
Mrs. Jeraldine Van Sice
Clarence Vincent
M/M Francesco Virga
Tony & Theresa Vu
Anonymous
Marilyn Blansfield
M/M Robert Boguslawski
Robert Briskey
M/M Matthew Bruer
Mrs. Anne Chaplinsky
Mrs. Giovanna Di Mambro
Dcn Andy & Pat Fairbanks
Ms. Arlene Gawronski
Ms. Denise Graye
M/M Paul Halkey
Mr. Charles Hansel
Ted Huminski
Binh Huong
M/M Michael Kapolka
Ken & Theresa Kowalski
Ms Theresa Lacey
M/M Robert Lambert
M/M Bill Majewski
Mike McDonald/Myanh Nguyen
Ms. Marilyn McAuliffe
M/M Alexander Napolitano
Denny & Thuy Nguyen
Minh & Tram Nguyen
Peter & Mai Nguyen
M/M Sean Nguyen
M/M Guisseppe Palazzola
M/M August Peklo
M/M Michael Scarchilli
Mr. Am Trong Tran
Hao & Dat Tran
Lisa & Vincent Tran
Phuong & Loan Tran
Dan & Kathy Vo
Hieu Vo & Nhung Tran
M/M Don Vu
Ryan Vu
Fr. John Esper and the staff
of St. Vincent Ferrer wish
you a Blessed Easter!
Readings for the Week of April 20, 2014
Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Col 3:1-4 or 1
Cor 5:6b-8/Jn 20:1-9 or Mt 28:1-10 or
Lk 24:13-35
Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33/Mt 28:8-15
Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41/Jn 20:11-18
Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10/Lk 24:13-35
Thursday: Acts 3:11-26/Lk 24:35-48
Friday:
Acts 4:1-12/Jn 21:1-14
Saturday: Acts 4:13-21/Mk 16:9-15
Next Sunday: Acts 2:42-47/1 Pt 1:3-9/Jn 20:19-31
©Liturgical Publications Inc
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St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church
First Eucharist Liturgies Next Sunday
Next Sunday, twenty-nine of our Faith Formation students will be invited to
receive Jesus in the Eucharist for the first time at the 10am and 12:30pm
liturgies. Please keep them and their families in your prayers this week.
Nathaniel Astalos
Irene Brock
Virginia Brock
Brandon Collrin
Jaiden Fizia
Jordan Fizia
Ella Fleury
Robert Guzynski
Matthew Hamel
Charlotte Jones
Braeden Leaym
Nathaniel Lerias
Joseph Luong
Rachel Maltese
Aidan Marson
Ian Moreno
Salina VenVy Ngo
Hien Nguyen
Jason Nguyen
Lily Tuyet Nguyen
Lucas Long Nguyen
Trevor Nguyen-Tran
Anna Pham
Virginia Ritter
Wesley Ritter
Gavin Szlag
Chloe Tran
Abigail Turchin
Kathy Vu
“The Eucharist is ‘the source and summit of the Christian life.’
...For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the
Church, namely Christ himself.” CCC 1324
LITURGICAL MINISTERS SCHEDULE APRIL 26/27, 2014
MASS
TIME
SACRISTAN/ READERS ALCOLYTES
SERVER
Saturday
Mass
4:00pm
L Proszkowski
Sunday
Mass
8:00am
M McLaughlin
Sunday
Mass
10:00am
P Halkey
J Szeliga
P Miles
Sunday
Mass
12:30pm
Vu Rang
Huong Tran
Hieu Tran
T Riley
K Kyle
A Barrett
R Barrett
S Barrett
E Burcham
J Dare
C McCarthy
C McCarthy C Hughes
P Ibezi-Enendu
H Ibezi-Enendu
A Ibezi-Enendu
F Haranczak
EME
D Bail
C Cooper
E Galczynski
P King
G Flack
R Grant
B Gutowski
T Karolski
LR Proszkowski
M Simmons
B Thomson
A Bionson
B McEvoy
J Newell
L Tejada
T Hoang
P Tran
J Van Sice
N Virga
Deacon Andy
M McLaughlin
B Turchin
J Turchin
T Tran
C Hoang
Loving and compassionate God, when your
Son walked this earth he extended his healing
hand toward the sick and cured those afflicted
with every disease. We turn to you now in our
need and ask you to care for those who are ill.
Protect those who face surgery, and watch
over those held bound by infirmity. Through
the power of your healing love, free from every
disease and suffering those who are beset by
poor health. Guide with your wisdom all who
provide care, and assist doctors, nurses, and
medical workers so that they may effectively
relieve suffering and bring health to all whom
they treat.
Amen.
SVF HEALING MASS
NEXT SATURDAY,
APRIL 26, 2014 - 4:00PM
Fr John will administer the Sacrament
of the Sick after Mass.
Prayer teams will be available for
those desiring individual prayer.
Traveling Chalice Host
April 26, 2014 Mike Kairis 4:00pm
FF Seventh Graders
participate in
Empty Bowl Project
at Gleaner’s
(Photos by Darren Gray)
the
in-
Last Saturday, Catechists Gigi Cooper and Stephanie Collins took students from
their Seventh Grade Class to the Gleaner’s Food Bank in Detroit to make ceramic bowls for their Empty Bowl Fundraiser. The students each made two
bowls, one to sell at the event in February and one to take home to remember
experience. This is one of Gleaner’s Kids Helping Kids activities which helps
crease awareness in our young people about the hunger crisis faced by many
families in the Detroit Metro area.
St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Community
Evangelization:
Evangelization’s Purpose is
Interior Change
Through our baptism we are called to
a new life in Christ. Each life
experience gives us an opportunity to
meet Christ in the moment. Each
encounter with the Lord draws us into
a deeper relationship with Jesus
Christ--a conversion that equals falling
in love with our Savior over and over
again. "The purpose of evangelization
is therefore precisely this interior
change, and if it had to be expressed
in one sentence the best way of
stating it would be to say that the
Church evangelizes when she seeks
to convert, solely through the divine
power of the message she proclaims,
both the personal and collective
consciences of people, the activities in
which they engage, and the lives and
concrete milieu which are theirs."
(Evangelii Nuntiandi, 18)
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For Widowed Men and
Women
Spring Fever Party
Rivercrest Banquet Center
900 W Avon Rd (at Livernois) Rochester
Sunday May 4th
1:00 to 6:00pm
Tired of the cold and snow? Join
Widowed Friends, a peer support
group in the Archdiocese of Detroit,
on Sunday, May 4th at 1:00pm for
dinner, dancing, cards, games, door
prizes and fun with new friends.
Meet us at the Rivercrest Banquet
Center in Rochester. Cost is $27/
members and $29/non-members (tax
& tip included) payable in advance.
Cash bar.
MUST RSVP by April 25th
to Gerry at 586-795-0477.
Call for mailing information. For
further information about W idowed
Friends, please visit our website at
www.widowedfriends.org