February 2, 2014 On this feast of The Presentation of the Lord, forty days after the Feast of the Nativity, we hear Simeon’s bless- ing proclaim, “My eyes have seen your salvation… a light for revelation to all the nations, and glory for your people Israel!” (Lk 2:30,32) As I write this article, this very cold and long winter is blowing snow across the gray landscape. The days since our celebration of the Incarna- tion at Christmas have hurried by, filled with all the normal busyness of work, school, meetings and whatever else fills our every day family lives. So, it is very good that we have yet another feast to recall the hope and joy given us in the Word made flesh at the birth of Jesus. In love, God bent low into this world in the person of Jesus to give us the light of revelation, fulfillment of all that is promised by the prophets and assuring us we are never alone on our journey. In love, God enters our lives as the Son who brings salvation to all who believe in Jesus. (cf Jn 3:16) In her book, The Humility of God, spiritual writer Ilia Delio de- scribes this wondrous and humble act of the Incarnation in this way: “God is at once the small helpless infant who lies quietly in the crib of the universe, and also the strong one who can raise up a fragile human being and draw that person into the embrace of infinite love. God is Most High and Most Humble… God bends low so that God can meet us ex- actly where we, finite, fragile, cre- ated human beings, creatures and all living things are.” It is in this encounter with God, in the flesh of Jesus the Christ, that both light and glory is given to all God’s people. This is what Simeon is rejoicing in as he holds the child in his arms and praises God. It is also traditional on this day, known as Candlemas, to bless candles with which we pray, reminding us al- ways it is Jesus, the Word of God, who illumines the Way to salvation in the Kingdom. Just as God encounters us and draws us into divine life, we must encounter and be that light of Christ for each other. That is ex- actly what the Parish Encounter was about this weekend as we cele- brated and explored together the gifts of each other in our celebration of the Eucharist at Mass. That is what the teens of our parish will engage in next weekend at the Rainbow Conference that has as its theme, Ignite the Light. The Incarnation is not a solitary event of long ago, but the ongoing and faithful presence of our God with us. As Mary and Joseph pre- sented the child Jesus to God in the temple, God presented the Christ Jesus to all peoples as the true light of the world. As followers of Christ, we are all commissioned to bring that light to all in this parish, this neighborhood and to all the commu- nities to which we belong. I offer a suggestion that on this Feast of the Presentation, Candle- mas, we light a candle and prayer- fully read our Welcoming State- ment, asking for the grace to be, and to humbly present ourselves to all as the Light of Christ. Reflecting the welcome that Je- sus Christ offers to all, Christ the King Parish welcomes every per- son to full participation in our parish community. We believe that all are worthy of respect and love, because all are created in the image of God. We strive to welcome into full participation in the Body of Christ persons of every age, race, cultural background, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, social and economic situation, marital status, and faith background. We do not seek to erase our differences. Rather, we lovingly embrace the rich and unique dimensions within each of us; this is the wholeness of life. Moving with as much gracious- ness and humility as we can, we journey together in a safe, posi- tive and nurturing environment, beyond tolerance, toward mutual respect, in grateful celebration of God’s creation. Peace, Deacon Joe The Broadcast 20800 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48219 Christ the King Parish OUR PARISH MISSION We are Christ the King Parish, a richly diverse Christian Community in Northwest De- troit. We are on a journey of Discipleship with Jesus, seeking conversion, reconciliation and renewal. We reach out in welcome to all the people within our neighborhood, pro- claiming the good News of Christ the King, building community, celebrating together, serving one another’s needs and the needs of all our neighbors. Next Weekend…… ….14 of you teens will be attending the annual Rainbow Youth Confer- ence. This event brings together about 2,000 teens from the metro- politan area. Please keep them in your prayers.
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February 2, 2014
On this feast of The Presentation of the Lord, forty days after the Feast of the Nativity, we hear Simeon’s bless-ing proclaim, “My eyes have seen your salvation… a light for revelation to all the nations, and glory for your people Israel!” (Lk 2:30,32) As I write this article, this very cold and long winter is blowing snow across the gray landscape. The days since our celebration of the Incarna-tion at Christmas have hurried by, filled with all the normal busyness of work, school, meetings and whatever else fills our every day family lives. So, it is very good that we have yet another feast to recall the hope and joy given us in the Word made flesh at the birth of Jesus. In love, God bent low into this world in the person of Jesus to give us the light of revelation, fulfillment of all that is promised by the prophets and assuring us we are never alone on our journey. In love, God enters our lives as the Son who brings salvation to all who believe in Jesus. (cf Jn 3:16) In her book, The Humility of God, spiritual writer Ilia Delio de-scribes this wondrous and humble act of the Incarnation in this way:
“God is at once the small helpless infant who lies quietly in the crib of the universe, and also the strong one who can raise up a fragile human being and draw that person into the embrace of infinite love. God is Most High and Most Humble… God bends low so that God can meet us ex-actly where we, finite, fragile, cre-ated human beings, creatures and all living things are.”
It is in this encounter with God, in the flesh of Jesus the Christ, that both light and glory is given to all God’s people. This is what Simeon is rejoicing in as he holds the child in his arms and praises God. It is also traditional on this day, known as Candlemas, to bless candles with which we pray, reminding us al-ways it is Jesus, the Word of God, who illumines the Way to salvation in the Kingdom. Just as God encounters us and draws us into divine life, we must encounter and be that light of Christ for each other. That is ex-actly what the Parish Encounter was about this weekend as we cele-brated and explored together the gifts of each other in our celebration of the Eucharist at Mass. That is what the teens of our parish will engage in next weekend at the Rainbow Conference that has as its theme, Ignite the Light. The Incarnation is not a solitary event of long ago, but the ongoing and faithful presence of our God with us. As Mary and Joseph pre-sented the child Jesus to God in the temple, God presented the Christ Jesus to all peoples as the true light of the world. As followers of Christ, we are all commissioned to bring that light to all in this parish, this neighborhood and to all the commu-nities to which we belong. I offer a suggestion that on this Feast of the Presentation, Candle-mas, we light a candle and prayer-fully read our Welcoming State-ment, asking for the grace to be, and to humbly present ourselves to all as the Light of Christ.
Reflecting the welcome that Je-sus Christ offers to all, Christ the King Parish welcomes every per-son to full participation in our parish community. We believe that all are worthy of respect and love, because all are created in the image of God. We strive to welcome into full participation in the Body of Christ persons of every age, race, cultural background, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, social and economic situation, marital status, and faith background. We do not seek to erase our differences. Rather, we lovingly embrace the rich and unique dimensions within each of us; this is the wholeness of life. Moving with as much gracious-ness and humility as we can, we journey together in a safe, posi-tive and nurturing environment, beyond tolerance, toward mutual respect, in grateful celebration of God’s creation.
Peace, Deacon Joe
The Broadcast 20800 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48219
Christ the King Parish
OUR PARISH MISSION We are Christ the King Parish, a richly diverse Christian Community in Northwest De-troit. We are on a journey of Discipleship with Jesus, seeking conversion, reconciliation and renewal. We reach out in welcome to all the people within our neighborhood, pro-claiming the good News of Christ the King, building community, celebrating together, serving one another’s needs and the needs of all our neighbors.
Next Weekend…… ….14 of you teens will be attending the annual Rainbow Youth Confer-ence. This event brings together about 2,000 teens from the metro-politan area. Please keep them in your prayers.
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Mass Intentions
Sunday February 2, 2014 10am Mary Hughes By Dace & andi Kovach
Monday ~ No Mass Tuesday 8:30am Kelly Johnson By Christ the King Staff Wednesday 8:30am David Himick By Dave & andi Kovach Thursday 6:15pm Family, Friends,
Neighbors & Enemies— Living & Deceased
By T.G. Friday 8:30am For the people of Christ the King
Saturday ~ No Mass Sunday February 9, 2014 10am Theresa Gawlik By Maureen Northrup & Janet Blackburn Don’t forget to sign up to sponsor Coffee Hour! We need you! There are Candles for sale in Church today. The different colored ones in the glass containers are $3.00 each. The larger white candles in the plas-tic containers are $13.00 each. Although today is a special day for blessing and using candles, these candles can be purchased through the office any time.
FOOD FOR THE JOURNEY
2/2 Presentation of the Lord Mal 3:1-4, Heb 2:14-18, Lk 2:22-40 Mon 2/3 2 Sm 15:13-14, Mk 5:1-20 Tue 2/4 2 Sm 18:9-10,14b,24-25a,30-19:3, Mk 5:21-43 Wed 2/5 2 Sm 24:2,9-17, Mk 6:1-6 Thu 2/6 1 kgs 2:1-4,10-12, Mk 6:7-13 Fri 2/7 Sir 47:2-11, Mk 6:14-29 Sat 2/8 1 Kgs 3:4-13, Mk 6:30-34 2/9 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 58:7-10, 1 cor 2:1-5, Mt 5:13-16
Liturgical Ministries For NEXT Sunday February 9, 2014
Lector: Luther McCaskill & Cathy Sharp Servers: Brandon, Kendall & Ben-jamin McCaskill Liturgy of the Word for Children Carole Ann Beaman Serving at the Table of the Lord Michelle Lewis Ministers of Service Adam Morency & Sonja Still
This Week: Sun 2/2 8:50 Religious Education 9am St. Vincent dePaul 10am Mass Mon 2/3 7pm Choir Tue 2/4 8:30am Mass Wed 2/5 8:30am Mass 9:30am Bible Study Thu 2/6 6:15pm Mass Stewardship Fri 2/7 8:30am Mass Sat 2/8 9am RCIA
Rainbow Weekend Sun 2/9 10am Anniversary Mass 3pm Confirmation Class at Gesu
15317 Dacosta at Fenkell………………313-535-7272 Www.SCCSdetroit.org
Siena Literacy…………………….…...313-532-8404 Mrs. Donna Nesbitt………[email protected]
The Education Experience at St. Vincent & Sarah Fisher Ms. Diane Renaud……………………..313-535-9200
diane.renaudsvsfcenter.org
Pastoral Staff Rev. Victor Clore, Pastor……[email protected] Mrs. Joni Scott, Pastoral Associate [email protected] Deacon Joe Urbiel………[email protected] 248-910-0490 Mrs. Maureen Northrup...…Christian Service Outreach [email protected] Mrs. Andi Kovach ………………………...Office Mgr. [email protected] Mrs. Rosanne Jodway………………………...Principal [email protected] JoAnna Powell…………………………Music Minister [email protected] Christine McCall……………………….Choir Director [email protected] Parish Council Elected Members: Susan Groenenboom………………..…Council Chair Joinae Jennings, Trevor Lile, Tim Ivory, Mary Price, Valencia Brooks, Maureen McCall, Genny Singleton, Louis Phan Commissions Debbie MacDonald………………..Christian Service Carole Ann Beaman…………………...……Worship Ron Hildebrandt……………………...…Stewardship Michelle Lewis……………………...Faith Formation Michele Rochester……………….....Finance Council Ruth Remus……………………….….Evangelization St. Vincent dePaul………...…………313-535-7272 Liturgy Schedule Sunday……………………………………10:00am Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday…………..8:30am Thursday (Sunday Readings)……………...6:15pm Religious Education First & Third Sunday 8:50-9:50am Becoming Catholic Adults, Children, Youth: If you are interested in becoming a member of the Catholic faith or learning more about the Catholic Church, the Adult Catechu-menate will prepare you for this decision. Please call Joni Scott if you would like more information. Infants: Baptism is the public celebration of the begin-ning of life in the Church. At the celebration of Bap-tism, parents publicly affirm their decision to raised their child in the faith of the church. To make arrange-ments for your infant to be baptized, please contact Joni Scott. Pre-Baptismal classes for parents and god-parents are necessary, held as arranged with families.
Holy Eucharist and Confirmation Preparation Call the Parish Office…………………..313-532-1211 Other Sacraments Reconciliation……………………….Sundays 9:30am Anointing of the sick…………………..313-532-1211 Marriage Call the parish office; 6 months preparation
Please let an usher know if you would like to receive Communion at your pew.
Anniversary Mass
In a few weeks we will be cele-brating our annual
Anniversary Mass. If you are celebrating an anni-versary this year that is a mul-tiple of 5: 5-10-15-20-25-30-35-40-45 OR ALL those cele-brating 50 years or more, please call and let us know that you will be there to receive a blessing. Don’t Forget! We would love it if you would drop off a picture from you wed-ding to be displayed in church! Please allow your parish family to celebrate with you as you mark these special dates in your life.
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Saturday, February 14 Open Mic: Poetry, Singing, Dancing
Musicians Welcome Special performance by
HERB MONTOYER Featuring Mike Jones the
Dancing Poet
FREE
Bring a dish to share and join us for this wonderful evening of fun and fellowship all in the name of LOVE! Sponsored by Poets & Writers Magazine
A Visit from the Ruth Ellis Center: February 16th, After Mass
Did you know that as many as 50% of all gay and lesbian youth report that their parents reject them due to their sexual orientation? And that up to 40% of runaway and homeless youth in the U.S. are LGBTQ (that’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning)? The Ruth Ellis Center is a local or-ganization that offers residential safe space, a drop-in center, counsel-ing and other services to LGBTQ youth. The center was named after Ruth Ellis, a Detroiter who died in 2001 at the age of 101, and was probably the world’s oldest, out Afri-can-American lesbian when she died. A few of us went to the center last month, viewed an inspiring film about Ruth, and learned a little about the center and the young peo-ple they serve. For more informa-tion, see their website: http://www.ruthelliscenter.org/ Some of us met Karen Brown, a long-term board member of the Ruth Ellis Center, at the Motor City Pride Fest last June, and are eager to have her share about this ministry for Detroit area youth. She is look-ing forward to coming to our parish to talk about their organization and the challenges their young people face. Perhaps we can learn ways to reach out to and make a difference for this very vulnerable population in our city. A free-will offering will be taken for the work at the center. Please be generous. Please plan to join us on February 16th, after mass, as we continue to explore ways we can become more inclusively welcoming to all in our lives, especially these most vulnerable.
Adrian Dominican Sisters Come and See: Feb. 21-22, 2014
Single Catholic women, ages 18 to 35, are invited to a Come and See with the Adrian Dominican Sisters. We will pray together, study Do-minican life, learn about discern-ment, and enjoy delicious meals. There is no cost for this weekend. Plan to come to Weber Center at the Adrian Dominican Motherhouse – 1257 E. Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, Michigan – by 3:00 p.m. Friday, February 21, 2014, and depart after supper on Saturday, February 22, 2014. RSVP to: [email protected] by Monday, February 17, 2014.
Support the Mission Tea
At Home Visitors of Mary Convent Once the JL Hudson Home 121 E. Boston Detroit 48202
