St. Mary Catholic Church

Msgr. George C. Michalek

509 N. Main St., P.O. Box 310 Morrice, MI 48857

517-625-4260

www.stmarymorrice.org

Cindy Garrison, Secretary cgarrison@catholicweb.com

Lisa Nebo, Bookkeeper lnebo@catholicweb.com

Susan Baldwin, DRE sbaldwin@catholicweb.com

Office Hours:

Monday - Friday 8:00 am-2:00 pm

Parish Devotions and Sacraments

Rosary– 20 minutes before each weekday Mass (Mon., Tues., Fri.)

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament– every Wednesday 5:30-6:30 pm

Confession—Saturdays 3:00—4:00 pm or by appointment

First Holy Communion & Reconciliation— for 2nd graders

Confirmation—2 year preparation starting in 7th grade

Baptism and Anointing of the Sick– Contact Msgr. George

Marriages– Contact Msgr. George 9 months in advance

Mission Statement

We, the People of God of St. Mary Parish, Morrice, seek to grow as a community united in Jesus Christ in the Catholic Church. Being rooted in the tradition of our ancestors, we are committed to: † Pass on the Faith to future generations and † Build God’s kingdom by: fostering love for prayer and liturgy; evangelizing ourselves, and reach out to the alienated and un-churched; educating ourselves in Sacred Scripture in the Catholic Tradi-tion; accepting the responsibility to be servant people aware of the needs of our parish, community and world.

Parish Council

Mrs. Jerry McDevitt, President 655-6745

Finance Council

Mike Eckert, President 625-7045 Steve London, Secretary 625-6545

RCIA Marie Lewis 989-274-1457

Director of Liturgy Susan Baldwin 468-3801

Altar Society Jeanine Stack 625-5194 Funeral Luncheons Sandy Michalek 625-3576

Men’s Club Joe Pokorney 625-5355

Right to Life Jack Karr 517- 651-7029 Elizabeth Poe 989-245-1878

Over 50 Group Elaine Movalson 517-294-5651

Council on Aging Elizabeth Poe 989-245-1878

Knights of Columbus Ross Demerly 517-881-4050

St. Vincent DePaul Society Jim Nutter 675-7320

Easter Sunday the Resurrection of the Lord

Mon., Apr. 13th—church open 4:00 –7:00 p.m. For the repose of the soul of Rick Spickard req. by Marie Lewis

Tues., Apr. 14th -church not open today for the repose of the soul of Peg Smith Req. by Jerry & Jerry McDevitt

Wed., Apr. 15th-church open 4:00—7:00 p.m. for the repose of the soul of Betty Toma Req. by Tom & Susan Bishop

Thurs., Apr. 16th-No Mass-church not open today

Fri., Apr. 17th-church open 4:00—7:00 p.m. For the repose of the soul of Joe Wesley Req. by Tom, Sharon & Mike Wesley

Sat. Apr. 18th-church open 4:00 –7:00 p.m. for the living and deceased members of the Pavlica & Toma families req. by Alice Pavlica

Sun. Apr. 19th-church open 4:00 –7:00 p.m. For the People of the Parish

Easter Sunday the Resurrection of the Lord April 12, 2020

Mass Intentions

The Sanctuary Candle is: in loving memory of my sisters, Roz, Sally & Joan, req. by Pat Ellis

Adult Envelopes Sunday & Holy Days $ 1,665.00 Loose Money 0.00

Student Envelopes 0.00 ConnectNow Giving online Donations 155.00

All Other Income / Donations 261.44 Total 2,081.44

Special Collections: SCRIP 0.00

Adult Sunday Envelope count includes make-up Envelopes. Your generosity and support in giving what you can, including sending in missed weeks envelopes, is greatly appreciated!

Online Giving: You may now make your weekly/monthly Sunday offerto-ry donations online using ConnectNow Giving. Please go to our website at: www.stmarymorrice.org in the upper right hand box that says “Online Giving” click on the ConnectNow Giving link to make your pay-ment and follow the directions on the page. We thank you for your sup-port!

St. Vincent De Paul Society: Help our less fortunate neighbors by do-nating to St. Vincent’s. We work with other local groups to help with rent, utilities, prescriptions and other needs. Envelopes are in the church vestibule. Make checks payable to: St. Vincent de Paul. New Members are welcome!

Food Bank Collection: the first weekend of every month non perishable food, supplies and monetary donations which help with gas & electric bills, are collected for our area Food Bank. Please bring your donations to the church vestibule. Make checks payable to: Perry/Morrice/Shaftsburg Food Bank.

“The Lord is Risen!” He is Risen indeed!”

May you all have a very blessed Easter. Hopefully, the be-ginning of May we will be able to gather again at the Altar of the Lord.

It seems a very strange Easter! We live out the paschal mys-tery in our daily lives. It just seems we are stuck in Good Fri-day experience. Jesus experienced isolation from his apostles and to the extent on the cross when He prayed “My God, My God, why have you abandoned me.” The Eucharist is the source and summit of our lives as Catholics. When we are iso-lated from one another we cannot participate in the Holy Sac-rifice of the Mass. Yes, I am celebrating Mass daily but it is not the same without you being there. Many have expressed the desire for the Eucharist by asking when will we be able to have Mass again? Right now, that will be the month of Our Lady, May. How appropriate that we, a nation under the patronage of the Immaculate Conception should be able to celebrate the sacraments again under Our Lady’s protective intercession.

Thank you so much for those of you who have been send-ing in your envelopes. So far we have not had to deplete our checking account very much. Your continued generosity in this period of isolation is greatly appreciated.

Please continue to pray at home especially the rosary and seek St. Joseph’s intercession to spare us the ravages of this pan-demic. I am grateful that though exposed at the diocese I was spared the disease. Thank you for your prayers for my protec-tion.

Another way to pray at home is to pray the daily scripture readings. For your convenience the readings for the Triduum and Easter Sunday are given below and the times I will private-ly be doing the Masses & Liturgy:

Holy Thursday—Ex. 12:1-8,11-14, 1 Cor. 11: 23-26, 7:00 p.m. Mass John 13: 1-15

Good Friday—Is. 52: 13-53, 12 Hebr. 4: 14-16, 5: 7-9, John 18:1-19; 42 12:15 p.m-Stations of the Cross, 1:00 p.m.—Liturgy, 3:00 p.m. –Divine Mercy Chaplet

Easter Vigil—Gen. 1: 1-2; 2, Exodus 14, 15, Isaiah 55: 1-11, 8:00 p.m. Romans 6: 3-11, Matthew 28: 1-10

CCD has been cancelled for the rest of the year since the schools have been closed to person to person learning. When the Bishop called recently he is still undecided how all the con-firmations will be made up. First Communion has been trans-ferred to Pentecost. This way if the isolation is extended a week or two we will still be able to go forward. Our Blessed Mother will still be crowned the first Sunday in May even if I do it alone. We will get to the other side of this unreal time. I do think we have come to appreciate the importance of family and friends who support us in this trial. May we turn to God for strength. “May the Lord bless you and keep you, may he let His face shine upon you and show you his mercy. May he turn His countenance toward you and give you his peace”. Msgr. George

Pray for: Hailey Scott, Russ Scripter, Greg, Kim & Larry St. Onge, Suzy Lucas, Laura Crawford, Jeff Michalek, Julie Finu-cane, Mary Roll, Joan Labelle, Victorya Babcock, Doreen Sinn, Myrna Harlacher, Shirley Brooks, Scott Coleman, Steve Wesley, Cari Militello, Julie Stoner, Leslie Baley, Mary Ann McAlear. Please call the Parish office to add or remove names. Thank you!

Catholic Charities box in the vestibule: we will now be collecting personal care items like: razors, nail files, nail clippers, feminine products, soaps (hotel size are accepted too.), clothing, blankets, sheets, towels. Thank you for your generosity!

Special Events, Activities and Meetings

Over 50 Mass & Potluck: CANCELLED

Altar Society Meeting: CANCELLED

Parish Council Meeting: CANCELLED Finance Council Meeting: CANCELLED

K of C Council #8735 meets the third Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm in the Parish Center. Our next meeting is: Wednesday, April 15th Grand Knight: Ross Demerly

Knight of the Month: Eric Schneider Family of the Month: Rick & Sue Baldwin Family of the Year: Jerry & Barb Martz Knight of the Year: Jaime Pavlica

Due to the COVID-19 virus we will be holding a virtual meeting on April 15th at 7:00 p.m. We will be using Skype for the meeting/call. Any brother knight is invited to take part in this, please send Ross or Marty an email so we are able to add you to the meeting invite list and keep you informed. Ross: demerlyr@aol.com, Marty: jmser-rfarms@charter.net. If you do not have a computer or would prefer to just call into the meeting, you can call 1-872-240-9147 and use the conference ID: 441747423# to join the meeting.

News from the St. Joseph Center……..

Scripture Study: First Letter of St. John Ch. 1; Wednesday, Apr. 22nd at 2pm at the home of Holly Socia. Everyone is welcome! Now is a great time to join us! Questions: please call Holly So-cia at: 517-599-5335.

Religious Education Religious Education classes have ended for this school year. Parents will receive a letter from our DRE, Sue Baldwin soon with further information. RCIA RCIA classes will resume again in the Fall. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the path that leads to a relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church. If you would like to know more call Jerry at 989-277-0779.

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Designer Bag Bingo

Thursday, July 16th at 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)

Tickets: $15 per person ($20 at the door) only 200 tickets available

St. Mary Altar Society is sponsoring the 3rd annual Designer Bag bingo. Come for a chance to win beautiful designer bags. Door prizes, 50/50 drawing and concessions are also available. Tickets are available at the SCRIP table or the Parish office.

Did You Know: Mass Intentions provide a more powerful prayer offering for those souls, and they “contribute to the good of the Church and by that offering share its concern to support its minis-ters and works” (CCC945, 2) If you would like schedule a Mass for your loved one, please contact the Parish office. Cost is: $10.

St. Mary DSA Goal: $18,559.00

Amount Pledged to date: $8,228.00

The Diocesan Services Appeal is a way to faithfully participate in the good works of our Holy Catholic Church. Please prayer-fully consider a gift. Envelopes can be found in the pews for your convenience. You may drop them in the collection basket or return them to the Parish office.

Men’s Club Game Supper WILL BE RESCHEDULED TO A LATER DATE

Please join us for a fun filled evening. Bring a food item for the potluck dinner. It can be your favorite game recipe of a domestic dish. Raffle items include: Ruger 450 Bushmaster rifle, Samsung Chrome Book 3, Muddy LR 450 Laser finder, Mr. Heater Portable Buddy & $50 cash. Tickets are available from a Men’s Club member or the Par-ish Office. $5 each or 5 for $20.

Easter Flower Memorial Donations

Since we were unable to have a public Easter Mass, we did not order flowers, however, we will order them for Pente-

cost Sunday on May 31st. We will use the money you donated to purchase those flowers and will print a memorial sheet for the bulletin at that time. Thank you for your donations and for under-standing.

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St. Mary Altar Society For all Ladies of the Parish

Meets 2nd Tuesday of each month October—May Please consider joining us

Our mission - to promote devotion to Mary and assist in providing for needs

on the altar and within our church