St. Therese Parish - Lansing - St. Therese of Lisieux Parish

St. Therese Parish
102 W. RANDOLPH
Lansing, MI 48906
www.sttherese.org
Parish Office Hours:
Monday—Thursday 9:00a.m.—5:00 p.m.
(Closed Noon—1:00 p.m. for lunch)
Friday 9:00 a.m.—Noon
CONTACTS:
Parish Office
Ph: 487-3749
Fax: 487-3755
Fr. John Fain, Pastor
Deacon David Borzenski, Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA),
Adult Faith Formation 487-0478
Bianca Murray, Secretary (Press 0)
Sue Benjamin, Business Manager (Press 1)
Dean Jong, Director of Music & Liturgy (Press 2)
Patricia Droste, Children’s Religious Education
487-3730
Secretary: Ramona Aguinaga
After Hours Emergency
487-3711
(For the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick)
St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry 482-0765
St. Therese SCRIP Program
The Holidays are fast approaching! Remember you can purchase gift cards through our SCRIP
program. SCRIP is available in the Social Room after all Masses. Now, you can designate
proceeds to go to a local Catholic School, our Religious Education program, St. Therese Food
Pantry, or the Parish Fund.
SACRAMENTS
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday 3:30 p.m. or by appointment
LITURGY SCHEDULE:
Saturday 4:30 p.m.
Sunday 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Weekdays: (see inside bulletin)
HOLY DAY SCHEDULE: Call 487-3749 (press 9)
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM:
Baptismal forms are located in the Parish Office. Please complete
the forms, turn in as directed, and we will contact you for an
appointment.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Actively participating members who are interested in receiving
the Sacrament of Marriage should contact the parish office at
least nine months prior to the desired date.
SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Communal Celebrations take place at weekend liturgies in the
spring. Watch the bulletin for details.
Welcome to St. Therese! We are so happy that you have joined us for this Mass celebration. If you’ve been away for a while, we
know coming back to the church may not have been easy for you, but we are glad you are here.
MEMBERSHIP HAS ITS BENEFITS!
Becoming a member of the St. Therese Parish brings you into a family of Families, a network of loving individuals called together
with a divine purpose—becoming Saints. By registering, you are giving us the gift of knowing you, understanding your needs and
helping establish you into a group within St. Therese that will best fit what you are looking for. Come to the Parish Office or visit
the Information Desk in the Social Room for a registration packet. If you are new to the area, please stop into the Parish Office and
introduce yourself. We look forward to getting to know you!
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME — October 24—30, 2016
From deacon dave:
THANK YOU, St. Therese Parish!
I am so grateful to God and you for the
love and support you gave me – and Kathy –
particularly over these last 6 months while serving you
as temporary administrator of the Parish. As an
Administrator for the State of Michigan for 32 years, a
budget specialist for another 10 years and Deacon
with you for 32 years, it seemed right for me to step in
and help bridge the time that Fr. John was away. With
your prayers and willingness to step in yourselves to do
valuable service, you all made my job as easy as it
could have been. Thank you!
I am so very grateful to God for our Parish
leadership team: Pat Droste, Sue Benjamin, Bianca
Murray, Neil Danby, Dean Jong and Ramona
Aguinaga. They themselves operated at a level
above and beyond, keeping their own areas in your
service while helping me do what I had to do. Each of
them command all our thanks and respect.
I welcome Fr. John back to St. Therese Parish. Each of
us and all of us can help him reenter this Parish, full of
hope that he will remain healthy as our Pastor.
I thank God for the continuing opportunities
he gives me here at St. Therese Parish to form Disciples
of Jesus Christ who are eager to live his model of love,
mercy, service and justice for and among the most
vulnerable among us.
Called by Name
More than 30 of us from St. Therese joined almost 2,000
others at the second of three Diocesan Assemblies.
While continuing our efforts to become a more:
 Welcoming Parish
 Intercessionally-Praying Parish
 Jesus-Encountering Parish
 Personally-Relational (to Jesus) Parish
we pick up another mission - to invite back to our
community those around us, family, neighbors and
friends who no longer, but once did, practice our Faith.
More than 30 of us from St. Therese Parish are
enlivened with prayer and enabled with new ideas to
now call each of YOU by name, the other 1,450
souls of St. Therese Parish, in the mission of leading
back others by your own joy in growing in the
discipleship of Jesus Christ. Welcome to the “fishing”
trip.
Small Discipleship Groups
continue to meet Tuesday mornings after Mass and
Wednesday evenings @ 6:00 pm. We will be choosing
our groups and next areas of discussion in the next
weeks. Join us in Fr. Murray Hall now so you will have a
voice in YOUR small group moving through Advent
and into 2017. Catch up on Lectio: Prayer on
FORMED.org, Parish Code 9R3MMF (case sensitive).
Monday — St. Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop; Eph 4: 32-5:8;
Lk 13: 10-17
8:30 a.m. † Mass Russell Allswede/Jack Shields
Tuesday — Eph 5: 21-33; Lk 13: 18-21
8:30 a.m. † Mass Ruth Colson/Clare Rademacher
9:00 a.m.
Small Discipleship Group Meeting
6:30 p.m.
T.O.P.S
7:00 p.m.
Bell Choir Rehearsal
Wednesday — Eph 6: 1-9; Lk 13: 22-30
8:30 a.m.
NO SERVICE
1:00 p.m.
Library Ministry
6:00 p.m.
Small Discipleship Group Meeting
6:30 p.m.
Couple to Couple League NFP Class
7:00 p.m.
Guitar Group Practice
Thursday — Eph 6: 10-20; Lk 13: 31-35
5:30 p.m.
Rosary
5:45 p.m.
RCIA Inquiry Session
6:00 p.m. † Mass Joan Pricco/Karen Simmer
6:45 p.m.
Council of Catholic Women Meeting
7:00 p.m.
Vocal Choir Practice
Friday — SS. Simon & Jude, Apostles; Eph 2: 19-22;
Lk 6: 12-16
8:30 a.m. † Mass Bonnie VandenBerg/ Dale VandenBerg
9:00 a.m.
Raising Saints Homeschoolers
Saturday — Phil 1: 18b-26; Lk 14: 1, 7-11
3:30 p.m. Confessions
4:05 p.m. Rosary
4:30 p.m. † Mass Harley Jensen/Tom & Ruth Taliaferro
7:00 p.m. N.A.
Sunday — Wis 11: 22-12:2; 2 Thes 1: 11-2:2; Lk 19: 1-10
8:05 a.m.
Rosary
8:30 a.m. † Mass Mr & Mrs Linus Arens/Leo Arens
9:30 a.m.
Library OPEN
10:05 a.m. Rosary
10:30 a.m. Mass People of the Parish
12:00 p.m. Religious Education Halloween Family Hour
7:00 p.m. A.A.
STEWARDSHIP - 2016-17 (548 Env. Issued)
Sunday & Egive 10/16/2016 Env. Used: 151 $ 9,910.00
Sunday Collection Budgeted
$481,000.00
Year-to-Date Budgeted
$148,000.00
Year-to-Date Actual
$149,379.48
Above Budget
$ 1,379.48
Budgeted Each Week
$ 9,250.00
Children’s Env.
$
6.00
Sponsor of the Week
Olympic Broil
485-8485
Corner of Willow & Grand River
Sacred Heart Circle will hold a Craft & Bake Sale in the Social
Room before & after all Mases Nov. 12 & 13. Donations of
crafts & baked goods are greatly appreciated.
2016 Pictorial Directories will be available for pick up
in mid-November. Thank you for your patience.
Our Social Ministry
Calling All Comets! If you attended St. Therese School
in Lansing during the years 1950-1970, the proposed
Relationships: Reunite! Re-Ignite! reunion is meant for
you. An organizational meeting will be held Thursday,
November 3rd, at noon at Robinhill Catering. Please
come join the fun in planning such an event tentatively
slated for September 30, 2017, the eve of the Feast of
St. Therese. For more information, contact Elissa
Faggion Greenburg, [email protected],
517.482.6397.
RELIGIOUS CHRISTMAS CARDS on display and for sale
starting on Sunday November 6
in Fr. Murray Hall during the
pancake breakfast. Cards will be
on sale throughout November
after the weekend Masses. Stop by to see the card
display & purchase Christmas cards. Spanish, Polish,
Italian & French text can be ordered. You can also
special order yard signs, car magnets and more. The
money raised will be used to put up a “Keep Christ in
Christmas” billboard in the Lansing area. Let’s proclaim
the true meaning of Christmas!
The Catholic Community of St. Jude invites you to a
Men’s Afternoon Retreat –“Being a Man of Faith”
Saturday, November 5, 2016 from Noon – 6 pm. Cost
of Retreat $20 by November 1, -- $25 after Nov 1.
Register online at www.stjudedewitt.com . The retreat
includes speakers Craig Pohl and Tom Maloney,
Reconciliation, and Adoration of the Blessed
Sacrament. We will conclude with Mass. For more
information please call Terry Humenik at 517 669-8335
ext 18
Liturgical Ministers Schedule—October 29 & 30, 2016
4:30 PM
Lector: J. Neubecker
Mass Coordinator: B. Wenzlick
Servers: B & N Wenzlick
EMs: A. Droste, S. DiVietri, R. Feldpausch, R. Margetin,
C. Wright
Ushers/Greeter: D & M Mumby / M. Buxton, R & M Simon
8:30 AM Mass
Lector: J. Shields
Mass Coordinator: C. Haley
Servers: C. Haley, Les. Ozanich
EMs: Lau. Ozanich, C. Braun, D & M Howland, G. Maurer
Ushers/Greeters: J. Miller, M.Visser / S. DiVietri,
P & R Sprayman
10:30 AM Mass
Lector: T. Kavanagh
Mass Coordinator: S. Benjamin
Servers: M & R Mumby, E. Nishimwe
EMs: T & K Kavanagh, K. Jonas, R. Monkman, J. Strang
Ushers/Greeters: C & G Daggett / J & V Cimala, P. Ruiz-Helmic
Counters: Team B
Our Winter Apparel
Donations have
surpassed the first full, BLUE
LAUNDRY BASKET!!!
Thank you!!
We will continue to collect coats, jackets, boots, gloves
and scarves and heavy sweatshirts thru November 5/6.
Let’s make sure that all items are HEAVY, CLEAN,
UNSTAINED and UNRIPPED.
Thank you for being a part of another miracle
of the multiplication of cold weather clothing!
Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizens
It is important for our society to continue to combat any
unjust discrimination, whether based on race, religion, sex,
ethnicity, disabling condition or age, as these are grave
injustices and affronts to human dignity. Where the effects
of past discrimination persist, society has the obligation to
take positive steps to overcome the legacy of injustice,
including vigorous action to remove barriers to education,
protect voting rights, support good policing in our
communities and ensure equal employment for women
and minorities.
The Parish Social Ministries Commission is thinking an indoor
Just Neighbors picnic at Hildebrandt Park tentatively
on Saturday morning, November 12. Would you please
pencil that in on you calendars?
Our Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
Inquiry sessions continue THIS Week!
Conner, Marisa, Rogelio, Alfrancine, Fifi will meet:
 What: Personal Relationship with Jesus Christ; The
Passion, Death, Resurrection & Ascension
 When: Thursday, October 27; 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
 Where: Church for Mass; Rainbow Room
Please take the invitation to join us as a guest parishioner,
a crucial component of our Inquiry session.
Our Adult Faith Formation
FORMED.org, [9R3MMF (case sensitive)]: now at 80;
it’s inching up!
On your own, you can catch up with our…
Small Discipleship Groups
putting each one of us “all in” “to equip us, the holy ones, for
works of service building up the Body of Christ…” (Ephesians
4:12-16) continue in Fr. Murray Hall Tuesday morning,
October 25 after Mass and Wednesday, October 26 @ 6:00
p.m. Each session lasts no more than 90 minutes. Our 6session focus until Thanksgiving will be Prayer, i.e.
encountering God’s voice in Scripture, meditating on it,
conversing with God about it and then responding to it
with your life. You can be assured that there will always
be a seat reserved for you, whether you registered or
not; we’ll catch you up.
October 24 — 30, 2016