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Welcome to the Cluster Parishes of St. Mary and St. Michael.

St. Michael’s Liturgical Ministers for next week.

Nov 29 7:30 a.m. Mass 9:00 a.m. Mass

Altar Servers

Mark Borek Will Reames NEED 1 MORE

Eli Veneklase Grant Sommers Lauren Sommers

Eucharistic Ministers

Amy Hehl Jeff Johnson Carolyn Johnson Kathy Maka Amy Anderson-Tolar Jeremy Cusick Ray Maka

Debbie Veneklase Chris Albrecht Michele Anderson Lauren Anderson Scott Bertelson Tracy Bertelson

Greeters Jeff Johnson Carolyn Johnson

Carol Reens Jo Reens

Lector Jeff Johnson Joe LeMieux

Sacristan Amy Hehl Debbie Veneklase

Ushers

Dave Balkon Peter Nielsen Ed Irwin Ray Maka

Cliff Kozminski Julia Kozminski Simon LeMieux Herb Schoenborn

Music Barb Rohen Barb Rohen

Submissions to the bulletin must be made in writing and sent via mail or email to secretary@saintmichaels.us or secretary@saintmarysmarne.org. The deadline is Monday at noon for the following Sunday’s Bulletin. Thank you!

November 22, 2015 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

St. Mary’s Liturgical Ministers for next week.

Nov 28— 4:00 pm Nov 29 — 11:00 am

Altar Servers

Nina Lothschutz Ashley Lothschutz

Jack Kluting Need One

Eucharistic Ministers Host

Ruth Kasul Julie Lothschutz Deb Hapon

Pat O’Connor Margie Jirous Chris Pabst

Eucharistic Ministers Cup

Chris Morgan Rita Carmody Rob Rander Lori Rander

Lynn Schoenborn Marian Looks Jim Looks Sharon Kailing

Hospitality Ministers

Scott Lampe Jerry May Agnes May Mary Northrup Mel Northrup Jeff Schneider

Mike Dunphy Don Banks Mary Rose Johnson Mary Hendershot Need Two

Lector 1 Vito Dolci Vince Schoenborn

Lector 2 Jon Denhof Joe Grabinski

Music John & Youth Choir John & Choir

Donuts n/a Dykstra Family

Mass Schedule and Intentions MA=St. Mary’s MI=St. Michael’s

Saturday November 21 4:00 p.m. MA Fred Burdick by Mary Byrne

Sunday November 22 7:30 a.m. MI Paul Lindberg by The VanDenBrink Family

9:00 a.m. MI Chris & Jackie Weis by M/M Sherm Hecksel 11:00 a.m. MA For Our Parish Family

Monday November 23 No Mass

Tuesday November 24 9:00 a.m. MA For our Parish Family Adoration begins after Mass until 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday November 25 9:00 a.m. MI For our Parish Family

Adoration begins after Mass until 5:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m. MA Thanksgiving Eve Mass 7PM St Mary Grocery Collection & Slide Show

Thursday November 26 9:00 a.m. MI Thanksgiving Day Mass 9AM St Michael

Friday November 27 9:00 a.m. MI Seth Rollenhagen by Sandy Rollenhagen

Saturday November 28 4:00 p.m. MA Bob Byrne by Mary Byrne

Sunday November 29 7:30 a.m. MI The Deceased members of

the Wing/Hoffman Family 9:00 a.m. MI Jane Kromer by Joe Hitchings 11:00 a.m. MA Bill Petrauskas by Dave & Vicki Benedetti

Readings for the Week of November 22, 2015 Sunday Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Dn 7:13-14; Ps 93; Rv 1:5-8; Jn 18:33b-37 Monday Dn 1:1-6, 8-20; Dn 3; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday Dn 2:31-45; Dn 3; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28; Dn 3; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday Dn 6:12-28; Dn 3; Lk 21:20-28 Friday Dn 7:2-14; Dn 3; Lk 21:29-33 Saturday Dn 7:15-27; Dn 3; Lk 21:34-36 Sunday First Sunday of Advent Jer 33:14-16; Ps 25; 1 Thes 3:12—4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36

THANKSGIVING LITURGIES

St. Mary’s—Wednesday, November 25 at 7:00 pm Altar Servers: Elise & Wyatt Brouwer Host: Paul Lothschutz, Gary Karr, NEED 1 Cup: Cathie VanGessel, NEED 3 Hospitality Ministers: NEED 4 Lector: Kim Lothschutz

St. Michael’s—Thursday, November 26 at 9:00 am Altar Servers: NEED 2 Eucharistic Ministers: NEED 3 Lector: NEED 1 Greeters: NEED 2

Call or Email your parish office to volunteer.

ST. MARY’S PARISH NEWS PLEASE REMEMBER THESE ST. MARY’S PARISHIONERS IN YOUR PRAYERS

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 22, 2015

Diane Barron, William Brown, Pat Goodwin, Doris Kowalczyk, Jon Perrin, Jim Poley, Mabel Siemen, Kathleen Sobie, and the personal intentions that St Mary’s Parish parishioners hold close to their hearts. If you or a loved one would like to be added to this prayer list, please contact the parish office at 677.3934 or Linda at 677.3269 for evening requests call Darlene 616.453.0157 or email: bfa1414@yahoo.com

Visit www.saintmarysmarne.org for all church happenings! “Like” St. Mary’s Catholic Church—Marne on Facebook and “Follow “ us on Twitter.

DATE EVENT

Nov 25 Thanksgiving Eve Mass & Slide Show

Nov 30 Christmas by Candlelight

Dec 14 Icons of God’s Mercy: Emmanuel, Pope Francis and You / Fr. Phil Shangraw Presenta-tion followed by Refreshments & Discussion

Dec 17 Reconciliation Service (at St Michaels)

Nov 8 K of C Community Breakfast

Dec 31 New Years Eve Dance / Parish Hall

Jan 30, 2016 BINGO in the Parish Hall

Jan 30/31, 2016 Blessing of the Throats after Masses

Feb 6, 2016 Valentine Dinner & Dance

Feb 19, 2016 Healing Mass (at St Michaels)

Feb 27, 2016 BINGO in the Parish Hall

Mar 19, 2016 Soup Supper

ST MARY’S FAITH FORMATION NEWS

PRESCHOOL & Kindergarten Sunday 11:00AM GRADES 1-7 Wed 6:15 – 7:30 PM GRADE 8 ~ Confirmation Prep classes Begin in Wed. Dec

2nd from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. at St. Mary's Community Room.

“Like” St. Mary's-Marne Religious Education on FACE BOOK & “follow” on TWITTER @StMarysRelEd

All Saint Mary’s 6th grade through 12th grader are welcome to join YOUTH MINISTRY LifeTeen & Middle School. The groups meet on Sundays at St Michaels Middle School-4:30 pm—6:00 pm / High School-7:00pm—8:30pm See Cluster Page for More Information!

Giving Back to God St. Mary’s Contributions from Nov 14/15

Adult (147) $7077.00

Loose $207.35

Children Total $7284.35

Capital Improvement $25.00

Thank you for your continued support!

SAVE THE DATES

NEW YEARS EVE DANCE@St Mary’s Parish Hall. Tickets: $60.00 a Couple, Price includes: Hot & Cold Appetizer Buffet, Beer & Wine, Soda, Party Favors and Music Provided by The Shotman Band! FRIENDS & FAMILY WELCOME (must be 21 to attend) Tickets available to purchase at the Parish Office or after Masses (Come As You Are ~ No Dress Code)

The St Mary’s Rosary Altar Society Presents the

41st Annual CHRISTMAS BY CANDLE LIGHT Mon, Nov 30th at 7:00 P.M. Donation - $3.00 All women of the community are invited to an elegant dinner by candlelight. The evening will include dinner, dessert, musical entertainment, raffles, faith and fellowship. Guests are asked to please bring a salad or dessert to share. Please call Kay 616.677.5505 for more information. Thank You.

The Giving Tree will be in the Narthex beginning Thanksgiv-

ing weekend. Parishioners are asked to take a tag off of the tree and replace it with one of the ornaments provided and purchase the gift listed on the tag. Please place these gifts in a gift bag and return with the ORIGINAL gift tag attached to the Giving Tree no later than Sunday, December 13 The tags on the giving tree pro-vide gifts for the 101 residents of Ferguson Apartments, clothing for the Coopersville Cares shopping day and HELP Pregnancy Crisis Center. Everyone is WELCOME to join when the gifts are delivered to the residents at Ferguson. Dec 16 @ 6:15 It is quite a memorable evening! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

THANKSGIVING LITURGY on WED. NOV. 25-7PM. Fr Anton will be celebrating Mass. We will also watch a short slideshow from the past year’s activities here at St. Mary’s Parish. Saint Mary’s will again be collecting gro-cery items at the Service. Grocery Bags will be collected during the offertory. The St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus are chal-lenging the St. Mary’s family to a two-part food collection task during the month of November. *First, they are challenging us to help Coopersville Cares stock up on 4 of the items that are often in high-demand and short supply in their pantry. The items are strawberry jam, canned meats, soup, and canned beans. There will be bags in the back of church until the food drive at mass on Thanksgiving Eve. Please help us fill these bags with these high-need items! *Second, the Knights are encouraging everyone to help this year’s Thanksgiving food drive yield the most abundant col-lection ever. For each pound of food (by estimation) collected, the Knights will donate $.25 to Coopersville Cares, up to $500

Prison Jail Ministry Christmas Drive: We are collecting: NEW-PACKAGED white tube socks and NEW Reading Glass-es, Plastic Framed in +1.00 - +1.75 strengths. The donated items will be used at the various jails, shelters and juvenile de-tention centers within the Diocese. More Info: Jude at 616.475.1255 or email jacheson@dioceseofgrandrapids.org. Deadline Dec 15. Thank You in advance!

MANY THANKS to the luncheon committee and the people that donated their time and prepared meals for the funeral luncheon. God Bless you all. The John Zolinski family.

Welcome to the Cluster Parishes of St. Mary and St. Michael.

HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY (YM)2

St. Michael’s Council #9909 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS:

The St. Michael’s Knights meets on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.

ST. MICHAEL’S SPONSOR OF THE WEEK

Coopersville Floral - 616-837-8525 Main Street ~ www.coopersvillemifloral.com

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR BULLETIN!

CLUSTER NEWS

PRAY FOR OUR ENGAGED COUPLES

Cara Schmidt & Justin Allison / June 18, 2016 (St. Michael) Kelli Bouchard & Doug Ferguson / Sep 30, 2016 (St. Michael) Lindsi VanGessel & Trevor Shillinger / Oct 1, 2016 (St Mary) Elizabeth DeWitt & Kenneth Emery / Oct 15, 2016 (St Mary) Lindsay Latimer & Aaron DeVos / Oct 22, 2016 (St Mary)

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY...

Lifeteen this Sunday - will meet at Saint Mary’s today from 7 – 8:30pm for XLT. (SM)

2 will be hosting an XLT adoration at St. Mary’s today

from 7:00-8:30. Adoration, worship, and praise followed by pizza!

MISSION TRIP NEWS!!!!– June 12-17 Warrens-

burg, NY. Contact Craig for more info.

Please order poinsettias and wreaths from

Lifeteen members today after mass! Proceeds to support this summer’s mission trip!! They will be ready for pickup after masses the weekend of Dec. 5 and 6. Thanks!!

PACK IT UP will be holding a bake sale/fundraiser at the Coopersville Farm Muse-um on Saturday, December 12, 2015 from 10am-2pm. Hunger is real and is in our own community, so please help support PACK IT UP so children can have a nutri-tious meal to take home after school. PACK

IT UP is in constant need of the various items used for the sack meal. Money raised from this fundraiser will go to pur-chasing much needed items. We are in need of people to donate baked goods for the sale. We are asking that dona-tions be brought to the Coopersville United Methodist Church, 105 68th Ave. in Coopersville, on Friday, Decem-ber 11, from 6:30 - 8pm. Donations can also be dropped off at the Coopersville Farm Museum on Saturday, Decem-ber 12, from 9-10am. Use this link to sign up signupgeni-us.com/go/10c0d49afad22a4fd0-christmas If you have questions, contact Renee Homrich through packitupcoop-ersville@gmail.com or 616.997.9225. Thank you in ad-vance for your donation!

NEW YEARS EVE DANCE@St Mary’s Parish Hall. Tickets: $60.00 a Couple, Price includes: Hot & Cold Appetizer Buffet, Beer & Wine, Soda, Party Favors and Music by The Shotman Band! FRIENDS & FAMILY WELCOME (must be 21 to attend) Tickets available to purchase at the Parish Office or after Masses For more info, call Todd or Cathie 677.3934 (Come As You Are ~ No Dress Code)

ICONS OF GOD’S MERCY: Emmanuel, Pope Francis and You / Dec 14, 2015 ~ 7PM Just in time for Christmas, Pope Francis has declared a Jubilee Year of Mercy. Here is a present you can give yourself: Discover again a God who is kind and merciful in the pages of the Old Testament and the Gospels, in the teachings and min-istry of Pope Francis, and in the compassion of the parishioners of St Mary’s & St Michael’s. Fr. Phil Shangraw is a priest of the Dio-cese of Grand Rapids who lives like a monk and serves as needed in parishes around our diocese. He is highly sought after for his ability to inspire. The evening will begin with Evening Prayer, followed by Father Shangraw’s presentation and will conclude with refreshments and discussion. Everyone in the community is invited to attend this FREE event. A Christmas Gift to you from St. Mary’s Parish.

Grand Rapids Sled Wings Olive Garden Benefit Dinner Saturday, Dec 5 at 5PM St Mary’s Parish Hall. Come Support the Grand Rapids Sled Wings and St Mary’s own Suzie Kluting) ! 100% of ticket sales are given to the Sled Wings for expenses. Tickets:$8 for adults (kids 5 and un-der free) Meal Includes: Complete Olive Garden dinner, des-sert and beverages. More Info: Alicia Hass 616.840.8134 or Georgia Noel 616.899.2132.

St. Mary’s Council # 11581

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS: The Knights meet on the 1st Thursday of the month at 8:00PM. for more info please contact Grand Knight: Chris Booth: cboothx6@gmail.com

Community Breakfast-Dec 13 Please visit www.saintmarysmarne.org for more information.

ST. MARY’S SPONSOR OF THE WEEK IRELAND CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC

616.997.1938 25 N. 68th St. Suite J. Coopersville, MI

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR BULLETIN!

Communal Reconciliation Service with indi-

vidual confession and absolution will be Thursday, Decem-ber 17 at St. Michael’s. There will be other priests from the area joining us to allow everyone in attendance to receive absolution. Everyone is welcome to come receive the for-giveness that God so desperately wants to give you!!!

A note from Dr. Allan TenEyck-Pastoral Minister

THE COMING

For millennia our Hebrew ancestors taught us that a messiah was coming to save mankind.

Throughout the Hebrew testament we encounter references to the one who is to come. And, just

as the prophets of old predicted, the Messiah did come, at least in the view of some. We are

members of that “some” group. We do believe the Messiah came some two thousand (give or

take a few) years ago and the event changed all creation for all time. Is that worth celebrating?

Indeed it is and so we do celebrate with great joy and thanks the coming of the Messiah, the

Savior. Just as we celebrate our own birthdays, we celebrate the birthday of the Messiah – the

Lord. We call this time of celebration Christmas. It is a period which lasts from 25 December

until 6 January each and every year. And for millennia the world celebrated the birthday of Jesus

just that way – December 25 through January 6. That is why it is called the” Christmas Season.”

It was the time when great celebrations honoring this birth were held. If there were offices, may-

be even office parties were celebrated then too. Who would celebrate before the event which

called for a celebration? Well, maybe some folks who said “Geeze we could make a bunch more

money if we started celebrating say in November through December instead of just for those

twelve days of Christmas. Yeah, let’s do that. We might even make 50% (or more) of our annual

profit during those couple of months.” “Oh and let’s give it a slogan that will satisfy those reli-

gious fanatics – say - um… “Jesus, the Reason for the Season!” “yeah, that’s it – Jesus, the rea-

son for the season.” “Folks will really buy into that.” “We’ll just not mention that He is the rea-

son for every season. Don’t want to overdo a good

thing.”

OK, so call me Scrooge or the Grinch because I just had to go and remind us of what the season

is all about, or at least partially. My view is if I did not do a bit of reality rub-in I would not be

true to my vocation as catechist. Even the church does a bit of compromising over this sensitive

issue. The first Sundays of Advent do talk of the second coming of the Lord, and then as we ap-

proach the end of Advent it tends to focus more on the celebration of Christ’s birth. The church

is not asking us to forego the joy and happy celebration of Jesus’s birth, but it reminds us that

Jesus will not be born again, but He will come again not as a baby but as judge.

Finally, the late Advent readings give us this message which speaks of our hope and longing and

makes clear to us what the season is also about. “Advent is an opportunity for the people of God

to once again rekindle our hope and our longing for the day – the day of Christ’s return. It is a

good time for us to ask ourselves what would our life be like, how would we live in the world,

in our communities, in our workplaces, in our homes, if we lived out the hope that maybe, just

maybe, this year will see the coming of THE DAY? Maybe, just maybe, this will be the year in

which Christ returns. Can we imagine this?”

Allan

November 2015 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, During World Youth Day 2013, Pope Francis said, “The measure of greatness of a society is found in the way it treats those most in need.” Through his words and actions, Pope Francis continues to draw our attention back to the Gospel message concerning care of the poor and our responsibility toward them. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) responds by addressing the root causes of poverty in the United States. November 22 has been designated as the CCHD national collection in our parishes. This collection is

the primary source of funding for the CCHD’s anti-poverty grants and education programs by giving a “hand up,” rather than a “handout.” CCHD helps people living in poverty join together to identify problems, make decisions, and find solutions to improve their lives and neighborhoods. Of the CCHD funds collected in our parishes, 25 percent is retained by our diocese to help fund local anti-poverty projects. Through your generosity in 2014 four programs in West Michigan received grants. One such outreach is the Salvation Army’s Congregational Partnership Program. Using the rap-id rehousing model, this program assists homeless families to obtain long-term stable housing pairing them with local church congregations. Another is Catholic Charities West Michigan’s Pregnancy Sup-port Services which offers help and support to women throughout their pregnancies. CCHD funded organizations that address poverty issues in a variety of areas including housing, educa-tion, neighborhood improvement, and criminal justice reform. One such organization, Ex‑prisoners and Prisoners Organizing for Community Advancement (EPOCA), works to change the future for men and women returning to society after incarceration. Since inception, EPOCA has steadily grown in membership, influence, and vision. Today, its diverse team works with allies to win legislative victo-ries that improve the lives of families around the country. The CCHD collection offers new hope to those living in poverty throughout the United States. May our experience of God’s love continue to open our heart to those in need and move us to action. Thank you for your continued support of this important outreach of the Church. For more information about the CCHD collection and the groups it funds, please visit www.povertyusa.org Sincerely yours in Christ,

Most Reverend David J. Walkowiak Bishop of Grand Rapids

Preschool meets M/W/F from 8:45—11:45 a.m. It is not too late to enroll. Your child must be 3 or 4 years old by October 1st and potty trained. For more info, please call our Preschool Director, Annette Lown at 616-384-4026.

St. Michael’s Parish family remembers in their prayers: Rose Vargo, Margaret Langlois, Erin Plaggemars, Al Spen-cer, Marcia Meyers, Ruth Langlois, Alexandria Gordon, Charles Benkert, George and Gladys Langlois, Brooke Campbell, Linda Abel-Carroll, Jackie May, the victims of abortion, the men and women in the military.

R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)

ST. MICHAEL’S PRESCHOOL NEWS

ST. MICHAEL’S PARISH NEWS

St. Michael’s Capital Campaign for our Building Fund

Thank you to everyone who already made a dona-tion or pledge. We have received $206,582.00 so far. Our goal is to raise $250,000.00. The Monthly Orange Building Fund Envelopes also go into this campaign. We are getting closer to our goal! Please turn in your pledge card if you have not already done so.

The Dennison Federal Credit Union will be

closed on Thanksgiving weekend. If you have any ques-tions please call Chris Albrecht at 997-6980.

St. Michael’s Sanctuary Lamp

For Pete & Marge Ferwerda By Pam Raczkiewicz

Children’s Liturgy of the Word: This program

is offered on Sunday during the 9:00 Mass. Each week we pray, read and explore the Sunday Gospel from a child’s viewpoint. There will be no CLW Nov29

th due to Thanks-

giving. Have a wonderful holiday.

Elementary Faith Formation for Grades 1-5

meets on Wednesday from 6:00- 7:30 pm. Our program begins in Church. Contact Debbie Veneklase if you have any questions (616)384-4026. Wednesday Nov. 25th there will be no class due to Thanksgiving. Have a safe and wonderful holiday.

Giving Back to God St. Michael’s Contributions from last weekend.

Adult Envelope $4,320.00

Loose Cash $240.00

Children’s Envelopes $3.00

Total $4,563.00

Budgeted Income $5,790.00

Surplus/Deficit ($1,227.00)

Financial Assistance $5.00

Cemetery Fund $110.00

Thank you for your continued support!

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 22, 2015

Scrip News: Thank you to our 23 families that pur-

chased Scrip this week. Our total earnings were $204.45.

We will be carrying smaller denominations of Amazon $10, Barnes & Noble $5, and Target $10 for Christmas.

Start your Christmas shopping now!

Middle School Youth Ministry will meet at Saint Mary’s today from 7 – 8:30pm for XLT.

8th Grade Confirmation (St. Mary’s and St.

Michael’s Combined) - Classes begin on Wednesday, De-cember 2nd from 7:00—8:30 and will be held at St. Mary’s.

MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY

RCIA meets every Sunday at 10:15 a.m. (after the

9am Mass). It is not to late to join. Interested in the Catho-lic faith? Please join us!!!! If you have any questions con-tact Deb Wiggins at mwiggins5142@charter.net .

ST. MICHAEL’S FAITH FORMATION

The Book of the Dead is on display in the front of Church throughout the month of November and it serves as a reminder to pray for all of our faithful departed. Everyone is welcome to write the names of their deceased loved ones.

Cemetery Fund Donations As we remember our dead this month, we encourage everyone to make a donation to our Cemetery Fund. This money goes toward the upkeep of our cemetery such as mowing, mole control, future improvements, and repairs. The envelopes are located in the pews and in the back of church. Please drop them in the collection basket.

GIVING TREE – Please select as many ornaments as you would like and have the un-wrapped presents back by December 6 so they can be delivered to Coopersville Cares. Thanks for your generosity and may God bless you as you have blessed others.

Midnight Mass Choir Practice will held on Sun-days beginning on November 22 after the 9am Mass in the church. You must be high school age or older. Contact Jennifer Mapes or just show up.

Christmas Eve Children’s Choir - Grades 3-8

We need your voices to help celebrate the Christmas Eve Mass. It is time to start

preparing and practicing for the Mass to be held on Thurs-day, Dec. 24 at 4:00 p.m. The children will be the “musicians” for the Mass. We will be holding two practic-es: Saturday, Dec. 12, and Dec 19 at 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. in the church. Please contact Sue Smith at 446-6390 if you have any questions.

FITNESS FUN FOR ALL—Tuesday and Thursday

evenings from 6:00—6:45 p.m. in the Family Center. Clas-ses can be joined at any time and are $3 each class.