August 2, 2015
RCIA INVITATION “I have called you by name, you are mine.”
Isaiah 43:1 The invitation to respond to God’s call is extended to all who are interested in exploring the Catholic way of life. The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) process is open to adults, teens, and children of catechetical age (7 years of age or older) who…
* Have never been baptized. * Have been baptized in another faith & would like to become Catholic. * Have been baptized Catholic and have had no further catechization. * Have been baptized Catholic but have not completed full initiation into the Church through Confirmation and/or Eucharist. * Would like to explore Roman Catholicism and make no commitment at this time.
Please contact Jan Bartek the Director of RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) at 734-878-3161
to discuss in further details.
Also, if you are already a fully initiated Catholic & would like to be part of our team, please contact
us!
Start saving your items
to donate to the
RUMMAGE
SALE!
The youth will be collecting items from 9am-7pm
on Monday, August 10th
and Tuesday, August 11th !
Sale will be held:
Wed-Thurs. Aug. 12-13th from 9am-7pm
and Friday, August 14th from 9am – 12pm.
To be included on the St. Mary
Email Prayer Chain
or to submit a prayer,
please send an email to:
KELLY MILLER CIRCUS
Saturday, August 15th
St. Mary Grounds Shows: 2pm & 7pm
TICKETS ON SALE AT PARISH OFFICE & BUSCH’S STORE
$12 Adults (12 years & older) $6 Children (11-3 years old)
FREE (Children 2 years of age & under) BUY your tickets EARLY & SAVE! Prices will increase the day of the show. $15 for adults & $8 for children.
August 2, 2015
AUGUST KNIGHTS KORNER Golf Outing--Aug 1 Lansing Lugnuts Baseball game--Aug 7 Installation of Council Officers--Aug 11 General Business Meeting--Aug 11 Kelly Miller Circus--Aug 15 Kans for Kids--Aug 15-16 Pasty Orders--All Month Poker Room 59 West--Aug 19-22 Officers Planning Meeting--Aug 26 Membership Drive--Aug 29-30 July Knight of the Month: John Korneder July Family of the Month: Brad Miller Visit us at www.pinckneyknights.org
SUMMER CELEBRATION & PICNIC
50+ Livingston Vicariate
Catholic Council on Aging WHEN: Thursday, August 13, 2015
WHERE: Holy Spirit Parish, Hamburg Township
9565 Musch Road, corner of Winans Lake
Brighton, MI 48161-8841
TIME: 11:00 am: Mass
Noon: Picnic Lunch & Music
50+ CCA PARISH REPRESENTATIVE: Lisa Stahl at
734-648-0445
There is no cost for this activity, though all attendees are
asked to bring a dish to share. Bring your specialty picnic
food, whether vegetable, dessert, fruit or “SURPRISE!” The
Livingston Vicariate Catholic Council on Aging will provide
sloppy joe’s, paper products and beverages. To assure
sufficient food, please RSVP with your CCA Parish
Representative no later than August 10, 2015. Mass will be
celebrated by Father John Rocus, Pastor of Holy Spirit, at
11:00am. We will be indoors if the weather is rainy or too
hot.
All community members over 50 years of age are welcome to
attend. For more information, contact Jaynee or Mark at
(517) 545-5944.
WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Why not celebrate the Year of Marriage by making
your good marriage even better? Attend a Worldwide
Marriage Encounter to renew and enrich your marriage
and your faith! Upcoming weekends will be
held September 25-27 at the Holiday Inn - Troy,
and October 16-18 at the Saginaw Center for
Ministry. For more info or to apply,
visit www.wwme.org or call Harry & Karen Porter
at (888) 628-7433.
50+ Livingston Region
Catholic Council on Aging
CCA SENIOR APPRECIATION MASS
MAIN CELEBRANT: Bishop Earl Boyea
WHEN: Friday, September 11, 2015 WHERE: St. Agnes Parish, 855 E. Grand River Ave. Fowlerville, MI 48836 TIME: Mass: 11:00a.m. Luncheon & Fellowship: Noon COST: There is no cost, but donations will be accepted RESERVATIONS REQUIRED BY: September 2, 2015 TICKETS AVAILABLE: Lisa Stahl 734-648-0445 LIVINGSTON COUNTY CATHOLIC CHARITIES: (Jaynee or Mark) at 517-545-5944
All community members over 50 years of age are welcome to attend.
ATTENTION:
St. Mary Parish needs your help in finding members
of our parish that are no longer able to celebrate in
the Mass due to failing health or illness. Our Lay
Eucharistic Ministers are here to serve you and your
loved ones. Please notify the parish office at 734-
878-3161.
SAVE THE DATE Livingston County
Ultrasound Initiative Charity Golf Outing Sunday, September 13, 2015
Whispering Pines Golf Course, Pinckney, Michigan $280 per Foursome www.lcultrasound.org
The Annual July Blood Drive, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, was a huge success due to the many people who sacrificed their time to donate blood, especially during the
summer, when there is a shortage. Thank you to all the donors and the various volunteers who helped at this event!
August 2, 2015
PRAYER SERIES
Lectio Divina
Praying with Icons
St. Francis Retreat Center 703 East Main St., DeWitt, MI 48872
www.spe-stfrancis.org 866-669-8321 x.22
Join us as we explore several forms of prayer. Each workshop will include two forms of prayer that will be
taught, reflected upon and practiced.
October 22, 2015 9am to 4pm
Lectio Divina with facilitator Mary Sue Kennedy Praying with Icons with facilitator Linda MacDonald
Cost: $50 if you register by September 10 $60 if you register after September 10 Registration deadline is October 15 (Full payment must accompany registration) Lunch included
Mary Sue Kennedy, OP, an Adrian Dominican Sister has served as Executive Director of the Dominican Sisters Conference, in leadership for the Adrian Dominicans and as Vicar for Religious for the Diocese of Toledo. She is currently a Spiritual Director, facilitator and a presenter of workshops and retreats. There are many different prayer forms of which Lectio Divina is one. It is intended to promote deeper union with God and to increase the knowledge of God’s Word. It treats Scripture as the Living Word. This session will explore the background and history of Lectio Divina as well as allow participants to experience prayer with Lectio Divina.
The Venerable Linda MacDonald, Archdeacon, Emerita the Episcopal Diocese of MI. Deacon for 21 years, served as an occupational therapist for 29 years. Ministries included working with prisoners, the sick and the needy. Began icon writing in 2007 and has used icons as part of her daily prayer since then. Discussion will include history of icons, canons, and how to interpret and pray with them.
Altar Candles $15 for an entire week of prayer!
Please contact the parish office to purchase.
SUNDAY “…all ate and were filled.”
Luke 9:17
O that day!
O our waiting To be gathered For Mass! Lord, we taste Your presence, Like good bread Placed in our hands. We gather Your love Like a sweet fruit Filled with the sun. O our feast To be with you, Lord! Your body and your blood, Your life surrendered, Your life poured out, These we sing. They are joy To the world. O our light To listen to your Word And to welcome it As food That strengthens the soul And the heart! O our Lord! To believe in you, That is happiness!
If you are going through a difficult time of “waiting on the Lord,” repeat to yourself the promises of your faith. Your Father is a kind and loving God who cares about you beyond all comprehension. He sent his Son
Jesus to suffer for you and redeem you. Jesus will never abandon you. He weeps with you in sorrows and rejoices with you in your victories. You will live with him forever in his glory. Let these promises sink into
the very core of your being so that they become the foundation of an unshakable faith.
Prayer: Lord, as I wait for you, teach me prayers of intercession so that my faith can move mountains. Help me to persevere as I pray for my family, your church, and the world.
August 2, 2015
www.stmarypinckney.org
IT’S TIME! Religious Education Fall Registration
It’s time to register for Religious Education! Please plan to register early so we can ensure a smooth process and proper materials are here on time!
Registration means that ALL paperwork is properly filled out and payment is made OR you have discussed arrangements with Rebecca. You can register in the Parish office, download forms from the website and drop them in the collection basket, or at the Parish Office. http://www.stmarypinckney.org/#/faith-formation/formation-prek-12-grade
CHECK OUT OUR NEW MONTHLY
NEWSLETTER (Paper copies in literature rack or available on the
website or facebook)
Middle School Youth Group Schedule Date: Time: Event: 08/02 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 08/04 7-8:30pm Youth Night 08/09 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 08/11 7-8:30pm Youth Night
High School Youth Group Schedule
Date: Time: Event: 08/02 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 08/05 7-9pm Youth Night 08/09 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 08/12 7-9pm Youth Night Website: http://www.stmarypinckney.org/#/youth/
St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor, Italy (1696-1787)—Feast, Aug. 1 “To cast fire upon the earth—that is my mission! And how I wish it were already blazing fiercely! Nothing in the world can set hearts ablaze with love for God like the Blessed Sacrament.” (St. Alphonsus Liguori)
St. John Vianney, Cure of Ars, Patron of Priests, France (1786-1859)—Feast, Aug. 4 “The many wonders of creation can only fill us with astonishment and admiration. But when we speak of the most holy Eucharist we can say that here is to be found the miracle of divine love for us.... Has there been, or will there ever be, a nobler or more magnanimous love than that which He has shown us in the sacrament of love?” (St. John Vianney)
The Transfiguration of the Lord—Feast, Aug. 6 “The heavens proclaim his justice and all peoples see his glory.” (Ps 97) At exposition of the Blessed Sacrament we recall the Transfiguration of Jesus. We behold Him face to face in the monstrance, which has rays like the sun. The candles recall the light of Christ’s glory and the incense the clouds that surround His presence. The stand the monstrance rests on is called “tabor.” “It is good for us to be here.” (Mt 17:4) “We all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory.” (2 Cor 3:18)
St. Dominic, Priest, Dominicans Founder, Spain (1170-1221)—Feast, Aug. 8 St. Dominic had a great love of the Holy Mass and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. He drew strength from the Holy Eucharist to convert souls who did not believe in the teachings of the Catholic Church.
Report for July 27, 2015 Parishioner Donations - Giving Back To The Lord
YTD 07/01/15 – 07/27/15 Weekly YTD Offertory $ 14,444.85 $ 60,063.25 Operating Budget Reqmnt. $ 15,620.00 $ 62,480.00 Variance $ (1,175.15) $ (2,416.75)
Debt Reduction/FaithQuest Collected $ 6,828.97 Ring the Bell Campaign $ 4,310.43 $112,146 needed to reach goal
Mortgage Payment Requirement $ 37,515.00 Mortgage Amount Paid $ 20,000.00 Shortfall $ (17,515.00)
August 2, 2015
MASS INTENTIONS
Sunday, August 2nd
9:00am: For Our Parish
11:30am: In Memory of Patricia Lichwala by Leonard
Lichwala
Monday, August 3rd
9:00am: Communion Service
Tuesday, August 4th
9:00am: Communion Service
5:00pm: In Memory of Carlo Lubiato by Michael & Mary
Benjamin
Wednesday, August 5th
9:00am: In Memory of Theresa Fulgenzi by Karen Reske
Thursday, August 6th
9:00am: In Memory of Thomas J. Reeber by Ron & Lisa
Abbott & family
Friday, August 7th
9:00am: In Memory of Joshua McKinney
Saturday, August 8th
5:00pm: In Honor of Jean Mayer by Mayer family
Sunday, August 9th
9:00am: In Memory Joe Pitrone by family
11:30am: For Our Parish
WEEKLY READINGS: August 2-8
Sunday:
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ex 16:2-4, 12-15;Eph 4:17, 20-24; Jn 6:24-35
Monday:
Weekday
Nm 11:4b-15; Mt 14:13-21
Tuesday:
St. John Vianney, Priest
Nm 12:1-13, Mt 14:22-36
Wednesday:
The Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major
Nm 13:1-2, 25-14:1, 26-29a, 34-35; Mt 15:21-28
Thursday:
The Transfiguration of the Lord
Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; 2 Pt 1:16-19; Mk 9:2-10
Friday:
St. Sixtus II, Pope & Companions, Martyrs;
St. Cajetan, Priest
Dt 4:32-40; Mt 16:24-28
Saturday:
St. Dominic, Priest
Dt 6:4-13; Mt 17:14-20
We always keep our military family close
and far in our thoughts and prayers,
especially for Joshua Kolnitys.
(Please contact the church office to add your loved one
to our prayer list).
LAY MINISTERS: August 8th
-9th
Communion Service Leaders
Aug 3: J. Wilson Aug 4: G. Wizgrid
Aug 10: D. Hall Aug 11: T. Boos
Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist
5:00pm 9:00am 11:30am
*Self-Scheduling by Sign-Up.
*Sign-Up In Meeting Room A.
Altar Servers
5:00pm: M. Haynes, D. Haynes, G. Liddy
9:00am: B. Wittrup, A. Sanchez, L. Cross
11:30am: M. Tarske, B. O’Keefe, C. Capstick
Proclaimers of the Word
5:00pm: L. Wack, K. Wiley
9:00am: D. Hall, S. Kuschel
11:30am: L. Read, L. Lichwala
Greeters 5:00pm: T. Czubaj
9:00am: Kuczajda family
11:30am: R. Hall, L. Read
Ushers
*Please sign up if you’re available.
Offertory Gifts
*Please sign up if you’re available.
Home Chalice Program *Please sign up if you’re available.
Linens
August: K.Leonard, B. Olekas
Cleaning the Altar
V. Bensinger
Collection Counters:
Aug 3: J. King, R. Miller, B. Zielinski,
D. Backlund
Aug 10: D. Tryon, M. Ulman, L. Hazel
OUR PRAYER LIST
Denise Day, George Dudek, Agnes Dzombak, Judy
Grobbnagger, Michael Grossmeyer, Mike Kiernan,
Don Keiser, Sr. MaryKelly, RSM, Dylan Knightley,
Tom Kochan, Elaine LaMontagne, Jean Mayer, Joe
Miller Jr., Robert Nauroth, Tricia Outwater, Adeline
Penrod, Angela Raffensperger, Linda Schneider, Gerald
Staub, Ray Wingert, Mary Zeismer
“Father of goodness and love, hear our prayers for
the sick members of our community and
for all who are in need”.