July 10, 2016 RCIA INVITATION St. Mary Knights of Columbus will

Ways of Mercy
RCIA INVITATION
By Joseph R. Veneroso, M.M.
“I have called you by name, you are mine.”
(Isaiah 43:1)
The invitation to respond to God’s call is extended to all who
are interested in exploring the Catholic way of life. The
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) process is open
to adults, teens, and children of catechetical age (7 years of
age or older) who:
* Have never been baptized.
To the hungry, mercy comes as a hot meal
To the homeless, a safe place to sleep
To the poor, new clothes to wear
To those who thirst, clean water.
To the sick, mercy comes as a healing hand
To those in sorrow, a peaceful presence
To the elderly, a sympathetic ear
To the lost, a guiding voice.
To the lonely, mercy comes as a caring visit
To the fearful, a reassuring calm
To the refugee, a warm welcome
To the prisoner, a spirit reborn.
* Have been baptized in another faith and would like to
become Catholic.
* Have been baptized Catholic and have had no further
catechization.
* Have been baptized Catholic but have not completed full
To the unemployed, mercy comes as a long-sought job
To those who fail, a second chance
To the addict, twelve steps to freedom
To the dying an unwavering hope.
Mercy thus comes to all people
In whatever form they most need
For it is our duty as followers of Jesus
To bring, to become, to be that mercy
To everyone we meet.
initiation into the Church through Confirmation and/or
Eucharist.
* Would like to explore Roman Catholicism and make no
commitment at this time.
If this is YOU or if there is someone you would like to
extend an invitation to please contact the parish office at 734878-3161 for further information.
Also, if you are already a fully initiated Catholic and
would like to be part of our team, and/or a sponsor,
please contact us!
ST MARY 2016 PARISH RAFFLE!
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St. Mary Knights of
Columbus will hold their
Annual Blood Drive on
Thursday, July 21st
from 12pm – 6pm.
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CIRCUS HELP
I'm looking for people to be on the circus committee!
The circus is coming to St. Mary on Saturday,
August 20th & we need to get planning! We have
several fun & exciting things that we need to get
started on. Please contact Cindy Schang at
734-904-6247 for more information!
Many hands make for less work.
How the St. Mary Parish Raffle works:
The Grand Prize of $5,000.00 is drawn on Sunday,
August 14, 2016, after the 9am Mass.
For$10/ticket the prizes are:
Grand Prize: $5,000
st
1 $2,500
nd
2 $1,250
rd
3 $1,000
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4 (4) $100 each
If you missed picking up your tickets, you can stop by
the parish office to get them.
Please return the tickets and money to the parish
office as soon as possible. The DEADLINE to return
sold tickets is Wednesday, August 3, 2016. Thank
you for your support and stewardship with this much
needed raffle!
Please let us know if your stewardship calls
you to teach Religious Education!
We currently have teacher openings for
Kindergarten & 6 t h Grade!
July 10, 2016
St. Mary Parish
Men’s Club
Presents
EUCHRE NIGHT
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Registration begins at 6pm & Play starts at 7pm
$10 per person. Fee covers food and beverages.
Top Prize $100!
50+ Livingston Vicariate
Catholic Council on Aging
SUMMER CELEBRATION & PICNIC
A TIME TO PRAY, EAT & SHARE
WHEN:
WHERE:
TIME:
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Holy Spirit Parish,
9565 Musch Road (corner of Winans Lake)
Brighton, MI 48116
11:00 am: Mass.
Noon: Picnic Lunch & Music
RESERVATIONS BY: Thursday, August 4, 2016
There is no cost for this activity, though all attendees are
asked to bring a dish to share. The Livingston Vicariate
Catholic Council on Aging will provide sloppy joe’s, paper
products and beverages. To assure sufficient food, please
RSVP with your CCA Parish Representative no later than
August 4, 2016. Mass will be celebrated by Father John
Rocus, Pastor of Holy Spirit, at 11:00am. We will be indoors
if the weather is rainy or too hot. All community members
over 50 years of age are welcome to attend. For more
information, contact Jaynee or Mark at (517) 545-5944.
Start saving your items to donate to the
RUMMAGE SALE!!
Youth Group Annual Rummage Sale!
Drop off Dates: August 1-2
Sale Dates: August 3 – 5
PARKING LOT ISLANDS
We have a couple flower beds in our parking lot that
could use someone to adopt them! Do you have an
island and could use a little help with watering? Please
contact the church office if you are interested in taking
care of our flower beds. If you have committed to
taking care of one of our islands, but no longer have the
time, please let us know. Your help is greatly
appreciated!
Thank you to our parishioners who have
already turned in their raffle tickets!
If you have not yet picked up tickets, they
are available in the parish office.
Tickets are due August 3, 2016.
July 10, 2016
WOMEN OF GRACE STUDY GROUP
Grace Filled Moments will be held on Sunday morning’s
between the masses in the multi-purpose room. We start
right after 9:00 a.m. mass (about 10:15 am). Please take a
look at the schedule of upcoming topics and if available, join
us for an hour. As promised, this is an ongoing women’s
group, you can come and go as you desire and your schedule
permits. We are working from Johnnette S. Benkovic’s book
“Grace-Filled Moments” available at
www.womenofgrace.com.
If one of these topics “speaks to you” but you don’t have
the book, COME ANYWAY!
Section 1: The Soul of Women Must Be Expansive…
And Open to All Human Beings:
7/10/2016:
The Mystery of Woman
7/17/2016:
The Womb of Woman
7/24/2016:
The Soul of Woman
7/31/2016:
The Nature of Woman
8/7/2016:
Woman’s Gifts
8/14/2016:
Woman’s Spiritual Call
Father Gabriel Richard High School in Ann Arbor is
currently seeking a full time Special Education Teacher for
the 2016-17 school year:
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It’s time for the 7th Annual
St. John the Baptist Catholic
Church Car Show!
Join us Saturday, July 16th for a fun
day filled with great cars, a fantastic
Silent Auction, 50/50 raffles, and
bake sale, all held on the beautiful
parish grounds.
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
2099 N. Hacker Rd, Howell, MI 48855
(Corner of M-59 & Hacker Rd).
Show Car entrance fee: $20
Spectator General Admission: $2 per Car
LIVE MUSIC by the Fast Eddie Band
If you have any questions about this event contact St.
John Church at [email protected] or 517-5467200.
"His Mercies Never Come to An End”
“His Mercies Never Come to An End” is a new
retreat offered at St. Francis Retreat Center
from July 31st to August 2nd. It will include meals,
lodging, Reconciliation, Mass, Morning and Night
Prayer, Eucharistic Adoration, Gospel Presentations
on Mercy, quiet time to pray, rest, and relax, and the
opportunity for individual directed conferences.
Tony Sperendi will be your retreat director. The cost
is $225. For registration and more information
contact the retreat center at www.stfrancis.ws or
517-669-8321
July 10, 2016
Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Special Education is
required.
Preference will be given to those with a concentration
in math.
Special education teacher will be responsible for
working with students with a wide variety of mental,
emotional, physical, and learning disabilities—
adaptability and compassion are essential.
Please visit our website for more
details: http://fgrhs.org/20162017-full-time-specialeducation-teacher/
Check out:
St. Mary Catholic School on
FACEBOOK
Middle School Youth Group
Monday’s 7-8:30pm
July 11: Youth Group
July 18: Youth Group
July 25: Youth Group
Religious Education
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION
2016-2017 Registration
Registration Forms are now available! Please pick up a
form from the table in the gathering space or click on our
website www.stmarypinckney.org Sacramental year
students MUST send in a copy of their child’s Baptismal
record. If your child was baptized here at our parish it will
already be in our files, no worries! If your child was baptized
at another parish, LET us know if you have trouble finding
your record, call us and we can help!
We have a Pre-school teacher for next year! This will
be free for our parishioners! We are so very excited to offer
this opportunity! Please call the church office if you are
interested! Also pick up a registration packet as well. Sunday
10:15–11:20am Religious Education start date is: September
18th, 2016.
Please let us know if your stewardship calls you to
teach Religious Education! We currently have openings
for Kindergarten & 6th Grade! I will be scheduling a
training date and welcome you to consider this calling!!!
Thanking you for the opportunity to serve, God Bless the
children and all the parents for all their help, attendance at
meetings and on and on and on! See you in September!
-Maureen Carroll
ATTN: CONFIRMATION STUDENTS
Please submit your forms to the parish office that
indicate your Saint Name & your Sponsor Details!
Thank you!
9th Grade Confirmation: Mrs. Erickson’s Team ONLY
August 14: Formation Session 9am Mass
High School Youth Group
Wednesday’s 7-9pm
July 8-10: Steubenville
July 13: Youth Group
July 20: Youth Group
July 27: Youth Group
ST. MARY ELECTRONIC FUND
TRANSFER FORM
Consider an automatic withdrawal for your Sunday
Contributions, Ring the Bell, or Debt Campaign!
Check out the link below to download
the Electronic Transfer Form Today!
http://storage.cloversites.com/stmarychurch/documents
/EFT%20Form_3.pdf
(You may also contact the parish office to request a form).
Report for July 5, 2016
Parishioner Donations - Giving Back To The Lord
YTD 07/01/16 – 07/05/16
Weekly
YTD
Offertory Envelopes
$ 8,565.50
Offertory Loose Cash
$ 1,951.47
Offertory ACH’s-Weekly
$
2,942.00
Offertory ACH’s-Monthly 1st
$ 2,573.00
Total Offertory
$ 16,031.97 $ 16,031.97
Operating Budget Reqmnt.
$ 15,890.00 $ 15,890.00
Variance
$
141.97 $
141.97
Debt Reduction/FaithQuest Env.
Debt Reduction/FaithQuest ACH
$
$
1,112.50
1,025.00
Ring the Bell ($67,090.00)
$
620.75
Ring the Bell Campaign ACH’s
$
417.18
needed to reach goal
Mortgage Payment Requirement
Mortgage Amount Paid
Shortfall
$
2,137.50
$
1,037.93
$ 37,515.00
$
-----$ (37,515.00)
The Strengthening of the Family Unit
Father, it is apparent throughout Your Word that You instituted the family –father, mother, & children.
I realize, however, that a family unit can also consist of many other combinations, such as a husband &
wife, a father & children, a mother & children or siblings.
I pray in the name of Jesus that the standard of a godly family will be restored to our nation.
May there be a resurgence in the public forum of the benefits of a godly family.
May it be become apparent to those who form public opinion that family values as represented in Scripture
are the path in which to lead our nation.
Scripture References: Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:24, Leviticus 25:10, Numbers 36:6-8
July 10, 2016
MASS INTENTIONS
LAY MINISTERS: July 16-17:
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Sunday July 10
9:00am: In Memory of Dave Mallia by McGlade family
11:30am: For Our Parish
Monday, July 11th
9:00am: Communion Service
Tuesday, July 12th
9:00am: Communion Service
5:00pm: In Honor of Amy Nicholas
by Gary & MaryJo Nicholas
Wednesday, July 13th
9:00am: In Memory of Ray Wegher
by Martin & Marcia Piechowski
Thursday, July 14th
9:00am: No Mass
Friday, July 15, 2016
9:00am: In Honor of Deacon Dan Hall by RAS
Saturday July 16th
5:00pm: For Our Parish
Sunday July 17th
9:00am: In Memory of Greg Reske by Karen Reske
11:30am: In Memory of Ruth Kuk by Heuwagon family
Communion Service Leaders
July 11: J. Wilson
July 12: T. Burke
July 18: L. Lichwala July 19: R. Boos
Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist
5:00pm 9:00am 11:30am
*Self-Scheduling by Sign-Up.
*Sign-Up In Meeting Room A.
Altar Servers
5:00pm L. deBeauclair, T. deBeauclair,
Z. deBeauclair
9:00am T. LeVasseur, Z. LeVasseur, L. Cross
11:30am S. Miller, M. Miller, M. Tarske
Proclaimers of the Word
5:00pm R. Gass, K. Wiley
9:00am P. Candy, P. White
11:30am K. Hogan, J. Hogan
Greeters
5:00pm T. Czubaj. R. Young
9:00am D. Magier
11:30am H. & J. Jarvis
Offertory Gifts
*Please sign up if you’re available.
Home Chalice Program
*Please sign up if you’re available.
WEEKLY READINGS: July 10-16:
Sunday: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dt 30:10-14; Col 1:15-20; Lk 10:25-37
Linens
July: B. Olst and G. Pezzoni
Monday: St. Benedict, Abbot
Is 1:10-17; Mt 10:34-11:1
Cleaning the Altar: S. Katon
Tuesday: Weekday
Is 7:1-9; Mt 11:20-24
Collection Counters
July 11: L. Wallce, N. Rickelmann, L. Hazel
July 18: B. Olst, D. Eggleston, S. Katon
Wednesday: St. Henry
Is 10:5-7, 13b-16; Mt 11:25-27
Thursday: St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin
Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19; Mt 11:28-30
Friday: St. Bonaventure, Bishop & Dr. of the Church
Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; Mt 12:1-8
Saturday: Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Mi 2:1-5; Mt 12:14-21
Heavenly Father, we lift up all those who are sick.
We ask for your healing hand and to guide doctors,
medical staff and caregivers with their care. We ask
you to surround them with your peace and bring
them comfort.
We ask for your protection of our military and for their
safe return home to their loved ones. We ask this all in
your name, Amen.
July 10, 2016