St. Mary of Hannah Catholic Church

2912 W. M-113 Kingsley, MI 49649

Parish Office Phone: (231) 263-5640

Mass Schedule Reconciliation Schedule Saturday 5:00 pm Saturday 4:00 4:30 pm Sunday 9:00 am & 11:00 am Tuesday 3:30-4:30 pm Tuesday Mass 7:00 pm Tuesday after 7:00 pm Mass Wednesday 8:30 am Wednesday After Evening Prayer-7:40 Thursday 8:30 am Thursday 6:30 7:30 am Friday 8:30 am Friday 9 - 10am & 5 - 7pm

Fr. Joe Muszkiewicz, Pastor: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Every

231-263-2430 (Rectory) Wednesday 6:00 - 8:00 pm with evening jmuszkiewicz@stmaryhannah.org prayer and Friday 9:00 - 10:00 am. Deacon Tim Webb, RCIA Baptism: Call the parish office to set up an 231-409-0786 Cell appointment with the priest. Parish member - DeaconTimWebb@stmaryhannah.org ship is required. Rosie Belles, Parish Secretary Marriage: Arrangements/Instruction must be 263-5640 or231-499-3040 made with the Pastor at least 6 months in rbelles@stmaryhannah.org Advance. Parish membership of the Bride 231-263-5288 and/or Groom or their parents is required. School Office: RCIA: The Right of Christian Initiation for 231-263-5288 Adults. Please contact Deacon Tim Webb at Schoolsecretary@stmaryhannah.org 231-499-0786(cell) or 231-263-4553(home). Lisa Medina, School Principal Visitation of the Sick: Please call the Rectory 231-263-5288 or Parish office if you or a member of your Lmedina@stmaryhannah.org family would like a visit. Faith Formation: Funeral: Please contact the parish office to Liza Weber 231-357-0105 arrange for funeral services. Lm12weber@gmail.com

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Mission Statement

“We the Roman Catholic Community of St. Mary Church believe in a loving and caring God. By our Baptism we are called to proclaim and live the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we use our gifts and talents to build the kingdom of God, a kingdom of love, peace, and justice in our families, in our school, in our parish, and in our world.”

From Fr. Joe

“Whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all. For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:43-45).

Hmmm … what about this “servant” thing? To be honest, that kind of life really isn’t very appealing. But it’s not so much about the kind of job you might have, as it is of the relationships that you have with other people; a servant’s greatest strength isn’t their ability to produce things, but their desire to serve others. The following story, based on an actual event at a Marriott hotel in Anaheim, CA, may help to shed some light on being a servant:

A room-service waiter at one of the Marriott hotels learned that the sister of one of the guests had just died. The waiter, named Charles, bought a sympathy card, had other night hotel staff members sign it, and gave it to the grieving guest along with a piece of hot apple pie. That so touched the guest that she wrote a letter to the president of the hotel chain:

“Mr. Marriott, I’ll never meet you. And I don’t need to meet you because I met Charles. I know what you stand for. I know what your values are. I want to assure you that as long as I live, I will stay at your hotels and tell my friends to stay at your hotels. That night I realized that you care more about me as a person than you do about the few dollars I spent at your hotel …”

Charles the room-service waiter wasn’t responding to his guest in accordance with any checklist or proce-dure. He simply treated her like a human being, giv-ing personal service based on his understanding of her needs. (from the book Turned On, by Roger Dow and Susan Cook, 1997)

As a disciple – a servant – of Jesus, could someone write such a letter relating how our service, as Catholics, touched their life? How the way we treated them would bring them to the Catholic Church, and they would tell their friends too? Now THAT’S evangelization! ------------------------------------

Last Saturday was the inaugural session of Potluck Theology. The food was great, the discussion was fruitful, and the event ended about 7:40 pm (the target was 7:30, but we were in the midst of discussing the an-swer to a question). We didn’t get to all of the questions submitted, so those not drawn from the basket will be in

the pool for next time. FYI – The next Potluck Theology will be Saturday, November 13th. With our Saturday evening Mass then being at 4:00 pm (for the months of November – March, the Sunday Anticipatory Mass starts at 4:00 pm) Potluck Theology will begin after Mass and end at 6:30 pm.

To give you an idea of what kinds of things are/can be discussed, the following are the questions that were pulled out of the basket:

What is purgatory? What is hell?

Who goes to purgatory?

Why do we confess our sins to a priest, when we can talk directly to God?

Is a baptismal sponsor supposed to help guide the child into adulthood? An example would be inguiding them with their future mate at age 40.

How is it possible for a man who was married tobecome a priest if his former wife has not passed on?

Is it recommended to abstain from eating meat every Friday throughout the year, not just during Lent?

And what were the answers? Well … you’ll have to come to Potluck Theology to hear the answers and the discussion of the questions.

A reminder that on All Souls’ Day, Tuesday, Nov. 2nd, we will in a special way remember all those who have died in this past year – i.e. since Nov. 1st, 2020. If you have a family member or dear close friend who has died since Nov. 1, 2020 and you want to remember them on All Souls’ Day, contact the parish office and give us their name and date of death. At the 7:00 pm Mass that day a candle will be lit in their honor and their name will be read aloud as we pray for them. After Mass you are wel-come to take that candle home with you and use it as a reminder to continue to pray for them. Only one candle will be lit for each person remembered, so if there are multiple households of the deceased person, please de-termine which will take the candle home. If no one takes a particular candle home, it will remain in the sanc-tuary through the month of November.

The bulletin article series “A Journey Through the Mass”, will hopefully begin in next week’s bulletin. (The day before writing this current article I was blessed to find a lot of the fall mushrooms my family calls “stumpers.” Well, that also involved cleaning and pro-cessing them, which meant I was up very late. So, I’m just too tired to have it be part of this week’s bulletin.

Have a blessed week.

How the re-roofing of the church will affect our usual weekday schedule:

The church will not be open from 7:30am to 5:30pm* on weekdays while the re-roofing work is in progress. (* see #5 re. Friday Mass)

The Tuesday 3:30pm communal praying of the Rosary will not take place, nor the 3:30-4:30pm confessions. The 7:00pm Mass and confessions after Mass will be as scheduled.

Wednesday Mass will be at 6:00pm, followed by Adoration with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from after Mass until 8:00pm. Confessions are available during Exposition.

Thursday morning 6:30-7:30am confession time will take place as usual. Thursday Mass will be at 6:00pm

Friday Mass will be at 5:00pm* with confessions available from after Mass until 7:00pm. There will not be the Fri-day morning Adoration with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, nor the Friday morning confession time. *Yes, the Friday Mass will begin at 5:00pm.

If the re-roofing extends into the following week, it will be announced at the weekend Masses how the schedule will be affected.

This Weeks Bulletin sponsor:

Kingsley Pharmacy &

Compounding Center

~SCHOOL NEWS~

Our Lady of the Rosary

Students and staff honored Our Lady with praying the rosary together. The older students taught the younger students how to count the rosary beads. Our older students serve as faithful mentors and wonderful examples to the younger students. The Rosary is a prayer group that is out of love for Our Lady and Her Son, Jesus.

M ISS IO N STA TE ME N T S T . MA RY O F HA N NAH SC HO OL

St. Mary-Hannah Catholic School is committed to nurturing all children through a strong formation of faith, academic excellence and discipleship in the Catholic tradition. Our Foundation = Faith + Family +Fundamentals

**Protecting our children: Diocese Promise to protect; pledge to heal in an effort to protect all children and to promote healing, the Diocese of Gaylord encourages victims of child abuse or neglect to report the matter. In fact, many professionals are required by Michigan State law to report suspected abuse or neglect of a child or minor. Individuals should contact their local office of the Department of Human Services. If an allegation involves sexual misconduct of a minor by clergy or any employee of the Diocese of Gaylord, even if it is in the past, individuals may also contact Larry LaCross at (989) 705-9010.

~PARISH NEWS~

Baby Bottle Boomarang: Thank you to all who

supported the baby bottle boomerang fund for the

Thrive Medical Clinic is Traverse City. Your gift today

will save a baby’s life tomorrow.

Blood drive: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2021

2:00 - 7:00 pm in the school Cafeteria. Please give if

you can. Blood is urgently needed.

Congratulations Deacon Tim: 1st Anniversary as a permanent Deacon. You are such a blessing to our Parish. Thank you for all you do. God Bless You!

Mass Time change: Beginning November 6th , Sat-urday Evening Mass will go back to 4:00 p.m.

Aquinas College Open House: Saturday, October 16 and November 13

Aquinas College welcomes any high school students and families to our Fall Open Houses on Saturday, October 16 or Saturday, November 13! Choose your own path through sessions throughout the day as you get the inside scoop on academics, athletics, service learning, study abroad and more! Details and registration information can be found at aquinas.edu/openhouse.

St. Mary’s Altar Society, Respects Life and

Protects the Precious Gift of Life. Please Pray

the Rosary daily. For more information, call

Karen Weber (231) 263-5851.

~ St. Mary-Hannah ~ 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ October 17, 2021 ~

Bread and Wine donated

for the month of October

in Memory of

JIM RODES

By: Doris Rodes

& Family

Please come to the

Knights of Columbus

every second Wednes-

day of the month at 6:30

p.m. Even months are

located at St. Mary-

Hannah and odd months

are located at St. Patrick’s. For more infor-

mation call Richard Karsncik, (313) 819-2469.

Sanctuary Lamps burn

for the month of October

In Memory of

BOB & MARGE OCKERT

By: Rosie, DeWayne

And Family

Please keep the following, friend and

family who are sick in your daily prayers

David Wurm Chari Schmuckal Heidi Musser Betty Newell Coral Negron Louis Beriault Bruce McVannell Mary DelGrosso Lynda Mannor Judy Schmansky Kelsey Clous Loretta Gebhard Hope House Jean Franco Trenton Schaub Robert Pulaski Cindy Dahike Joe Schichtel Don Weston Valita Ellefson Jacalyn Knight Susan Chastney Norbert Miesch Don Smith Mark Ockert Chad Zenner Al-Joe Ockert Debby Regiani Gene Ockert Cheryl Olds Dan Schneider Sherrie Haggerty Rita Wright-Sedlacek Emily Weber Matt Clous Carol White Carolyn Miesch Tami Laurent JoAnn Day

Tom & Mary Weidner Vic & Jan Rioux Daughter of Greg & Mari Leach

WEEKLY CONTRIBUTIONS

October 9 - 10

General: $ 2,687.00

School: $ 1,245.00

Holy Day: $ 10.00

Votives: $ 24.00

Loose: $ 237.25

Visitors: $ 31.00

Online Giving : $ 1,577.00

Total: $ 5,811.25

Thank you for your Contributions !!

October 23 - October 24

Eucharistic Lector Minister Servers 5:00 Rosie B Jean D. Laparr’s

9:00 Kelley F. Tony F. McCoy’s

11:00 Dan W. Emilia J. Belanger’s

For the Safety of all our Military Service Person-nel, Firefighters, Police, Front Line workers and Emergency workers.

Mass Intentions and Schedule

MONDAY-FRIDAY CHURCH WILL NOT BE OPEN FROM 7:30 am to 5:30 pm

Monday, October 18th WEEKDAY NO MASS

Tuesday, October 19th WEEKDAY Mass for Students/Staff † Cecilia Weber Only By: Deacon Tim Webb 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Rosary & Confession 7:00 pm Mass † Eugene & Viola Suomi By: Maria Suomi & Tom Carr After Mass - 8:00 p.m. Confession

Wed., October 20th WEEKDAY 6:00 pm Mass † John Tiesworth By: Patricia Strickland After Mass - 8:00pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Confession available

Thursday, October 21st WEEKDAY 6:30 am - 7:30 am Confession 6:00 pm Mass † Wayne Mannor By: John & Lynda Mannor

Friday, October 22nd ST. TERESA of JESUS 6:00 pm Mass † Wayne Mannor By: John & Lynda Mannor 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm Confession

Saturday, October 23rd WEEKDAY 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Confession 5:00 pm Mass † Bob & Marge Ockert By: Rosie, DeWayne Belles & Family

Sunday, October 24th 30th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9:00 am Mass † Bill & Margaret Lewis By: Margaret Lewis

11:00 am Mass People of the Parish

Since 1967, the Catholic Church has recurrently called together a Synod of Bishops. This is a time when bishops from all over the world gather in Rome to “journey together” and discuss issues in the life of the Church. In the coming months, ahead of the 2023 Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis has invited all Catholics from around the world to come together to reflect on their experiences and share input on matters of faith and the Church.

In so doing, the Church will voice our dreams, inspire hope and trust, bind up wounds, weave together relationships, and learn from one another in order to better love God and neighbor. This input from around the world will then be compiled and shared for richer discussion at the Synod of Bishops. Your involvement is greatly desired. More information on how the Church asks you personally to participate will be available in the weeks and months to come.

To mark the beginning of this synodal process in our local Diocese of Gaylord, Bishop Hurley is celebrating the 5 p.m. Mass at St. Mary Cathedral on Saturday, October 16. All are invited to attend or view this Mass online at www.dioceseofgaylord.org.

Please join in praying that this synodal process will be fruitful and for widespread engagement throughout our diocese in the coming months.