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Fifth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2020
IN OUR PARISH THIS WEEK
Sunday, May 10th NO MASSES
Fifth Sunday of Easter “Mother’s Day”
NO MASSES
Monday, May 11th
Tuesday, May 12th Pantry Closed
Wednesday, May 13th
NO MASS
Thursday, May 14th Pantry Closed
NO MASS No Adoration
Friday, May 15th
NO MASS
Saturday, May 16th Confessions 3:30pm– 4:45pm
NO MASS
Sunday, May 17th Sixth Sunday of Easter
NO MASSES
Readings for the Week of May 10, 2020 Sunday Fifth Sunday of Easter
Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; 1
Pt 2:4-9; Jn 14:1-12
Monday Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-2, 3-4, 15-16;
Jn 14:21-26
Tuesday Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs;
Saint Pancras, Martyr
Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab,
21; Jn 14:27-31a
Wednesday Our Lady of Fatima
Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5;
Jn 15:1-8
Thursday Feast of Saint Matthias, Apostle
Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; Jn 15:9-17
Friday Memorial of Saint Isidore
Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-9, 10 and 12;
Jn 15:12-17
Saturday Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 5;
Jn 15:18-21
Sunday Sixth Sunday of Easter
Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7,
16, 20; 1 Pt 3:15-18; Jn 14:15-21
ROSARY GARDEN COMMITTEE ANNUAL FLOWER SALE
St. Patrick Rosary Garden Committee would love to spread some springtime cheer and joy in these times
of confinement and confusion. We will be having our Annual Flower Sale via pre-sale orders. You can order
by emailing ([email protected]), texting (313-348-3812) or leaving a message at the rectory
(231-943-4633). Please leave your name and contact number in case there are any issues.
Thanks much, St. Patrick Rosary Garden Committee
When ordering specify the following 5 areas:
#1. Planter____ Hanging Basket _____
#2. Mostly sun plants ____ Mostly shade plants ______
#3. Size: Medium $10 ___ Large $15 ____
#4. Pickup date: May 16th 10-2pm _____ May 17th 10-2pm ____May 21st 4-6pm _____
Cash or checks accepted (made out to St. Patrick Rosary Garden)
#5. Name: ______________________ Contact info ___________________
Email ([email protected]), text (313-348-3812) or leave a message at the rectory (943-4633).
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St. Patrick Church May 10, 2020
A PRAYER FOR PROTECTION
IN TIME OF PANDEMIC O Mary, you always brighten our path as a sign of
salvation and of hope. We entrust ourselves to you,
Health of the Sick, who, at the Cross, took part in
Jesus’ pain while remaining steadfast in faith. O
loving Mother, you know what we need, and we are
confident you will provide for us as at Cana in Gali-
lee. Intercede for us with your Son Jesus, the Divine
Physician, for those who have fallen ill, for those
who are vulnerable, and for those who have died.
Intercede also for those charged with protecting
the health and safety of others and for those who
are tending to the sick and seeking a cure. Help us,
O Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of
the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who
took upon himself our sufferings and carried our
sorrows, so as to lead us, through the Cross, to the
glory of the Resurrection. Amen.
Under thy protection we seek refuge, O Holy Moth-
er of God. In our needs, despise not our petitions,
but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious
and blessed Virgin. Amen.
Adapted from the prayer of Pope Francis
Resources available to help in your
prayer life: If you stop in the Church to pray, please take a mo-
ment to look at the resources available on the wall
- pamphlets, books, Cds. There are pamphlets for
this Easter Season, Lives of the Saints, Praying the
Rosary, Prayers for our Priests, and many more.
Pray Daily for our Clergy
and Religious
From the Diocese of Gaylord website:
Below are links to calendars which offer a month-
ly resource to help pray for a different priest and/
or group of individuals on each day of the month.
Let us show our love and appreciation for our cler-
gy and religious by joining our voices in prayer
and thanksgiving for those who serve us as well
as those who are discerning their vocation.
To find the monthly calendar and prayers, go to:
w w w . d i o c e s e o f g a y l o r d . o r g
>Vocations>Commitment to Pray>Praying for
Clergy and Religious
Pray for Fr. Gerald on his day on May 8, 2020.
GIVE THANKS…..
WITH A GRATEFUL HEART!
To our Priests, Deacons, Doctors,
Nurses, First Responders
Financial Report—Week 4/26/2020
73 Envelopes & Direct Deposit $8,145.00
Children’s Gifts $0.00
Loose Cash $0.00
Weekly Total $8,145.00
Income Total 2019-2020 (week 43) $501,024.49
DIRECT YOUR DOLLARS For every $150,000 worth of Family Fare cash reg-
ister receipts, we will get $1,000. We have
collected $122,804 already toward our fourth
goal.
Please do not cut your receipts off as the
important part was missing from a large
amount of receipts turned in and could
not be used.
Please continue to put Family Fare cash
register tapes in the container in the hallway
off the vestibule near the restrooms.
Thank you.
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Fifth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2020
Purgatorio: Deep Cleansing Bathed In Mercy
This article is the second in a series of four that discusses the gift of mercy from God. In the first article, I
explored the importance of this gift as Dante traveled through Purgatory in his book Divine Comedy. In this
article, we will reflect more in depth on mercy, as he continues his travels through Purgatory.
One thing Dante notices is that prayers from those still living, assist the souls in shortening their stay in
Purgatory. The souls discover that they are dependent on the love of the human community on Earth. One
soul that Dante briefly conversed with expressed her regret in not partaking in the Sacrament of Reconcilia-
tion as often as she should have. Because of this, the debts she owed from her sins were greater. “Peace, I
desired peace with God only at the very end of my life; and my debt would have been reduced through pen-
ance.” She tells Dante, that no living soul in her family or friends prays for her. The only soul that does ex-
tend any comfort is a poor street vendor that resided outside of her home. She leans on his spirituality.
Through his acts of love and charity, she is brought relief. As Dante’s journey continues, he observes that
this place of suffering is also a place where final justice is served. In other words, the punishment fits the
crime. His angel begins to show him a variety of punishments that the souls must endure in order to purge
their debts. First Dante is told to observe a large group of souls whose crime was that they were lazy in
both their everyday and spiritual life and now justice is being served as they must ascend a steep jagged
mountain. Next he witnesses souls that were guilty of both laziness and pride. They must now carry enor-
mous rocks on their backs which forces their faces to stare at the ground, under the weight of the
rock. With every trembling step and as they fear their legs are about to give out under their burdened
backs, they cry out, “Piu non posso” (More I cannot). And yet, even in the midst of their pain, there emerges
a kind of deep recognition: at the very moment they feel they cannot do this anymore, somehow they find
that they can continue moving forward. These words become not so much a cry of despair; as an acknowl-
edgment that it is a tremendous spiritual penance for the proud and laziness. Also with every step that
they take, they are filled with such a strong desire for transformation and their hearts are filled with pray-
er. Despite Dante’s urge to assist in their burdens, his angel instructs that they must leave. Their travels
take them to the area in Purgatory where resides those souls guilty of being envious of others. These souls
are covered in rough sackcloth and because they are also struck blind, each one must bore up another with
his shoulder and their heads must rest onto another. Without the support of each other, they cannot move
forward with their transformation. They realize the weakness they had caused people to suffer in their lives,
through their envious actions, they are now forced to experience the same. They fully understand that envy
is the devils way of having an individual find displeasure at another’s good. Dante’s angel must remind
him that purgatory is a place of personal responsibility. The souls are here because it is their fault. The
souls abused their gift of free will and did not partake of the sacrament of Reconciliation. He further ex-
plains that is why many souls can be heard chanting out loud, “Agnus Dei”. God has ordained our earthly
lives as being the time of mercy when the process of purgation begins. God freely gives us His grace to puri-
fy and transform us and, as this grace increases within our soul, we are being increasingly renewed and
perfected. However, for those of us who die in a state of grace but not yet made perfect, God has given us
the great gift of purgatory because of His merciful love. It is in purgatory where men can be made holy and
enabled to enter Heaven to be in the presence of God. –Sherrie Clutts DRE
CRAYONS TO COFFEE CUPS
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Please Pray For Our Ill and Infirm & Their Caregivers
Barbara Roach Mark Blondshine Amanda Rode Joey Santa
Tom Hammond Erich Zimmer Larry Lamie Jacob Cabinaw
Jim Hammond Jim & Debra Barth Joan Frixen Shaun Butt
Sandy Wing Lottie Legeret Violet Clement Richard Sarber
Donna Poliski Lucy Herman Louis Gates Mary Kramer
Amand Lucsy Tony Bischof Dorothy Rohde Jane Kekic
Andrea Teagen Jacqueline Clark Bill Walton Plichta Family
Alex Webb Lori Taylor Popa Adell Maksimowicz Ann Drury
Brenda Denninger Lillian Rose Bloss Anna Zionskowski Al Staley
Baby Gino Lafave III Sadie Binford Carla Metcalf Bob Moler
Laura Coleman Michael Couturier Richard Russell Judith Ann Stroup
Lyndia Timbs Patti DeAgostino Margy Moeggenberg Sophie Cobb B i l l &
Mary Lipuma Kathy Johnson Joan Richards Frances Schroeter
Richard &Beth Cieslik Bonnie Tumey Natalie Hammond Pat Heintz
Geraldine Sattler Al Fasel Lynn Kolarik Kathy Micallef
John Gruber Joan (Korson) Herman Pat Michels Maris Kramer
Marcelline Perry Terrance Corcoran Debby Regiani Kim Gipson
Robert Weber Paulette Kabot Morris Kolarik Valeriy Gorohowski
Kali Ken Godin Helen Niccum
GOD IS
GOOD
ALL THE
TIME!
ALL THE
TIME GOD
IS GOOD!
St. Patrick
Mission
Statement
We share the Good
News of Jesus
Christ through
Word, Worship and
Action.
We minister to the
Spiritual and Life
needs of our broth-
ers and sisters.
Parish Staff 943-4633
Pastor Rev. Gerald Okoli ext 202 Critical Care Catholic Chaplain Deacon Rene 499-8030
Homebound & Hospital Ministry Deacon Rene 499-8030 Parish Secretary Sue Korson ext 201
Bookkeeper Dave Basler ext 203 Maintenance Director Curt Britten ext 204
Director of Liturgical Music Laurie Plichta ext 205 Youth Ministry Coordinator Stacey Popp ext 207
Director of Religious Education Sherrie Clutts ext 217
Ministries
Altar Servers Teresia Moreno Baptismal Preparation Jacqueline Hoenscheid
Children’s Liturgy of the Word Barb Grewe
Welcome/CRHP Representative Debbie Ritchie DCCW/Women’s Guild Mary Meernik/Karen Youker
Durable Medical Equipment Kern Burden Finance Council Nick Agostinelli
Food Pantry Lisa Schaub/Mary Clulo GTACS Advisory Board Theresa Andrews
Funeral Luncheon Tanya Struble Knights of Columbus Bob Glass
Marriage Couple Sponsors Herb & Barb Lemcool Men’s Club Jim Scrivener
Mothers in Christ Theresa Andrews Pamphlets & Media Nancy Burt/Barb Benson
Parish Nurse Jacquelyn Collins Pastoral Council Barb Benson
Respect Life Jeannie Stricker Right to Life Sherrie Clutts
Safe Harbor Joanne Willis Senior Spirits Kasia Parcia
Social Media Administrator Sherrie Clutts Sunshine Greetings Maxine Steinmiller
Ushers Tom Richards Veterans Carol LaCross
Wellness Ministry Barb Wilson
Please Note: All the representatives listed above are reachable
through the parish office.
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