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The Ascension of the Lord St. Ann Catholic Church May 13, 2018
The Ascension of the Lord St. Ann Catholic Church May 13, 2018
The Ascension of the Lord St. Ann Catholic Church May 13, 2018
Dear Friends, The celebration of the Ascension is a celebration of the culmination of our Lord’s redeeming work here on earth, and it is the final glorification of Christ in His humanity before the Second Coming. Consider what we celebrate: not simply the Son of God ascending to heaven - because as God, He never was absent from heaven - but the first entrance of our human nature, our human flesh into heaven. Before Christ died, rose from the dead, and ascended into heaven, human nature could not enter into Paradise. Now we have a concrete hope and sign of our own ascension into glory - body and soul - on the Last Day!
What an amazing event! Christ and His Blessed Mother are now present bodily in eternal glory. The Apostles were left looking heavenward - and that is indeed where our hearts should reside. In the Mass, the priest exhorts you to “lift up your hearts!” This is how the Christian should always live, with hope. Of course, the Apostles were then told to carry on with their mission of evangelizing the world, not staring with mouths agape at the sky. We too must fulfill our daily obligations, the demands of our vocations, and the daily tasks which burden us here be-low, but even though we are not liter-ally looking heavenward, we should always be living in hope of that day where we will behold Christ in His glorified humanity. In Christ, Fr Marotti
QUESTION: What’s the deal with the pipe organ? ANSWER: After the human voice, the pipe organ is the ideal liturgi-cal instrument, since it was made to mimic and support the human voice. For this reason, the Church has always asked that it be given pride of place in liturgical celebrations with Sacred Music.
Some people are concerned that it will be too loud, but I ask that everyone keep a couple of things in mind:
1. It will certainly have a fuller sound, since you will be hearing the pipes themselves, not focused through a sound system. More like hearing live music, rather than a recording. So please do not confuse volume with richness or fullness of sound.
2. Most people have experienced organ music at cathedrals or large churches, where there is often music which is more complex and performance-like. We will not do this; in fact, we have made it very clear that we intend to use the pipe organ more softly, and for its original purpose: supporting the voice, not overwhelming it.
Do you have a question for Father Marotti about the Catholic faith or a Catholic practice? Email your question to [email protected].
WELCOME TO ST. ANN CHURCH!
We are blessed to have you here!
If you have been considering joining St. Ann Church we have made it super easy! Just stop in the office and say “hi” and pick up a Welcome/Registration folder. Inside you will find a registra-tion form, a parish directory, and information on the many activities in which you can get involved. If the office is closed, folders can also be found on the counter in the vestibule. We are very excited to meet you! Blessings!!
Congratulations Morgan Nusbaum and Nick Miller on your engagement and your upcoming wedding on May 12, 2018.
Please pray for this couple as they join in the Sacrament of Matrimony.
Learn to square dance and have a great time at this fun family event. Instruction will be provided. Proceeds to support the purchase of an ultrasound machine to be used at a local family health clinic.
Dinner includes baked chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, coleslaw, beverages, and desert. Drink tickets can be purchased for Beer and Wine.
Advance* At the door Family of 4 $35.00 $40.00 Each Adult $13.00 $15.00 Each additional child $ 5.00 $ 5.00
Don’t delay seating is limited.
*Advance tickets must be purchased by June 3rd.
Vineyardopoly
Annual Gala Dinner and Auction
Support the Light of Christ Academy School!
Ticket Deadline: TUESDAY 5/15!!
Go Directly to: Gull Lake Country Club
When: Friday, May 18, 2018 Doors open at 5:30 pm What: Take a chance on silent and live auction items. Enjoy the Water Works wine pull, games and dinner all for a great cause!
Buy tickets, purchase property and preview auction items at www.bidpal.net/vineyardgala2018
St. Ann’s Knights of Columbus
Dinner & Square Dance
Saturday, June 9th St. Ann Gym
Reception 6:00 - 6:30 pm Dinner 6:30 pm Dance 7:30-10:30 pm
Contact Mark Gentilia 269•760•3131 [email protected]
The Ascension of the Lord St. Ann Catholic Church May 13, 2018
Parish Finance Council Members: Jeanne Blondia, Bill English, Todd Maddox, Martha Reid, Tom Zavitz
DAILY READINGS
STEWARDSHIP
Collection
5/6/18 $ 14,880.64
5/13/18
5/20/18
5/27/18
Electronic gifts to date for May 2018 $ 4,446.00
Total gifts to date for May 2018 $ 19,326.64
YTD Actual $591,866.20
We currently need laundry detergent and paper towels. Thank you for your generosity!
Committee Meetings WED | 1:00 pm (except 1st WED)
THUR | 7:00 pm (1st THUR)
Interested parishioners welcome
Office Hours TUE/WED | 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Contact PHONE | 269•389•0370 WEBSITE | svdpstannaugustam.com EMAIL | [email protected]
Please note: Names will be kept on the prayer list for 30 days. If you need to extend that time, please call the parish office at 269•731•4721.
MAY 19-20 5:00 PM 9:00 AM 11:00 AM
SACRISTAN P. Novak D. Kaczanowski T. Kubiak
E.M. P. Novak D. Kaczanowski T. Kubiak
D. Rzepka M. Nusbaum D. Hadden
S. Kupiecki K. Nusbaum K. Hadden
J. Marino J. Ehlich M. Christensen
LECTOR C. Chojnowski J. Ehlich K. Borobia
MASS/SERVICE AND CONFESSION TIMES MASS INTENTIONS
SAT May 12 SATURDAY VIGIL Confession | 4:00-4;45 pm Mass | 5:00 pm | †Peter and Isabelle Geisz
SUN May 13 THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD Confession | 8:00-8:45 am | 10:00-10:45 am Mass | 9:00 am | Special intention of Joanne and Dick Keilen
11:00 am | The Parishioners of St. Ann Church
TUE May 15 EASTER WEEKDAY Confession | 7:30-8:15 am Mass | 8:30 am | Special intention Todd Novak (Baptism Anniversary)
WED May 16 EASTER WEEKDAY Confession | 4:30-5:15 am Mass | 5:30 pm | Special intention of Pat Vanderpool
THU May 17 EASTER WEEKDAY Confession | 7:30-8:15 am Mass | 8:30 am | †Victoria Miller 3 Year Anniversary
FRI May 18 EASTER WEEKDAY Confession | 7:30-8:15 am Service | 8:30 am | Special intention of the Flach Family
SAT May 19 SATURDAY VIGIL
Confession | 4:00-4:45 pm Mass | 5:00 pm | †Alex and Georgia Pinto
SUN May 20 PENTECOST SUNDAY Confession | 8:00-8:45 am | 10:00-10:45 am Mass | 9:00 am | The Parishioners of St. Ann Church 11:00 am | Special intention of Jack Lawrence
AROUND THE DIOCESE
KDCCW Summer Event The Kalamazoo Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will hold a summer retreat titled "Where Charity and Love Prevail"
WED I JUNE 20 8:15 am-3:00 pm St. Mary Parish in Paw Paw
Cost is $20 and includes lunch. Grants are available. Register by June 14 at 517•617•5682.
The Catholic Relief Services Collection (CRSC). On May 20th our parish will take up a collection for CRSC. Six Catholic agencies use funds from this collection to provide food to the hungry, support to displaced refugees, and bring Christ’s love and mercy to all people here at home and abroad. Learn more about the collection at www.usccb.org/catholic-relief. Please give generously.
Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery, Kalamazoo, is the only Diocesan cemetery? Check out www.diokzoo.org/mt-olivet-diocesan-catholic-cemetery for current pricing information.
THE POPE'S INTENTION FOR MAY
Evangelization-The Mission of Laity
That the lay faithful may fulfill their specific mission, by responding with creativity to the challenges that face the world today.
ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY St. Ann Parish Conference Est. 2003
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AT ST. ANN
"I understand that, each time we contemplate with desire and devotion the Host in which is hidden Christ's Eucharistic Body, we increase our merits in heaven and secure special joys to be ours later in the beatific vision of God." - St. Gertrude WED I 6:00 pm to SAT 4:00 pm Adoration Chapel
Interested in becoming a regular adorer? Contact Brenda Sinkovitz 269•491•0377 [email protected]
LITURGICAL MINISTRY TEAM SCHEDULE
Prayer Requests
Please keep the family & friends of our St. Ann community in your prayers.
REQUESTING A MASS INTENTION Would you like to request a Mass to be said for a deceased family member or friend, or for a special intention? Contact the office to add a Mass intention. The suggested (not mandatory) offering is $10.
Jill Adamski Gloria Amador Philip Anthony Leo Beamer Bill Bramble Dolly Brogger Allie Bruski Mark Bryant Ron Carl Dave Creamer Dave Iselli Joey Kalisz Julaine Kalisz Lauretta Kalisz Rose Kalisz Ellen Kenyon Joshua Knobloch David LaRue
Kim Latora Lunardini Family Aaron Marcus Margaret McCarthy Jenna Miller Valerie O’Brien Shirley Peters Maryann Poi Melissa Pennock Robert Pennock Melia Sepeta Carl Shumaker Ernest Stage Danelle Lawrence Sweet Phil Teutsch Dana Winchester
You can find a Magnificat in the church vestibule. It contains daily
readings, information about saints and other
interesting insights about
faith.
MON 14 | Acts 1:15-17, 20-26 Jn 15:9-17
TUE 15 | Acts 20:17-27 | Jn 17:1-11a
WED 16 | Acts 20:28-38 | Jn 17:11b-19
THU 17 | Acts 22:30; 23:6-11 Jn 17:20-26
FRI 18 | Acts 25:13b-21 | Jn 21:15-19
SAT 19 | Acts 28:16-20, 30-31 Jn 21:20-25
SUN 20 | Acts 2:1-11 I 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15
The Ascension of the Lord St. Ann Catholic Church May 13, 2018
JOIN US TO PRAY THE HOLY ROSARY
Each week parishioners join in the church before Mass to pray the Holy Rosary together. Join them Saturday at 4:20 and Sunday at 10:20.
The Forge A Men’s Small Group
and
The Men’s Catholic
Studies Group
MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH
We want to say thank you to all the Moms in our lives, and to treat her to a free breakfast on Mother’s Day. Breakfast will be served after each Mass and our 50/50 raffles will include free chances to win a future breakfast.
SUN I MAY 13 After the 9:00 am and 11:00 am Masses
THE DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Pat Vanderpool
If you are interested in finding out more about Baptism, First Holy Communion, Confirmation, Holy Matrimony, becoming Catholic (RCIA), religious education for children, or Adult Faith formation, contact Pat Vanderpool at 269•731•0295, or 269•731•0295 or email her at [email protected]
Prayerfully consider what you can do to support all the diocesan spiritual, pastoral, educational and charitable programs and services-we all benefit from them. No gift is too large or too small. Our parish goal is 100% participation and with your gift we can achieve it! Ways to donate:
• Return the envelope sent to you by the diocese by mailing it or putting it in the collection basket.
• Use one of the pew envelopes and return it to the collection basket.
• Give online at www.osvonlinegiving.com/867
These groups will be combining for the summer and starting a new book series called “A Mind at Peace, Reclaiming an Ordered Soul in an Age of Distraction” by Christopher Blum
Begins JUNE 23-AUG 18 (Every other week) 8:00-9:00 am
Contact Mike Marino at [email protected]
Adult Faith Formation Summer Opportunity
Maybe summertime is a little more flexible and the Holy Spirit is calling you to explore your faith and maybe even meet some new folks at St. Ann. We hope you will pray about and consider joining a group here at the parish to look at the contemporary issue of the lack of absolute moral truth (relativism); and ways to defend and live a more Catholic and classical of view morality that will lead to greater joy and hopefulness.
The plan is to meet every other week June through August beginning on Wednesday June 6 at 6:30 (complete schedule available on website) and watch a short video and then consider the challenges of our contemporary culture in light of the presen-tation. The material for the presentation is entitled, “Who am I to judge” authored by Dr. Edward Sri and available through the parish Formed subscription. You got a brief taste of this at the Pack the House session on April 25 that Steve Eilertson led. Steve is
willing to host these summer sessions and would love it if you would join us. The good news is that if you should have to miss a week you can still watch the video content at your home through Formed so even though you would miss the discussion you need not feel that you were out of the loop with content.
There is nothing to purchase but it would be lovely if you would contact Steve Eilertson at 269-615-9999 or the religious education office 731-0295 if you think you would like to plan to attend in case we want to plan for
a light snack we would know how much to prepare. Hope to see you on June 6 at 6:30pm
THE SISTERS ARE COMING, THE SISTERS ARE COMING
St. Ann appears to be on the very short list of parishes hosting the Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist for Vacation Bible School again for 2018. We know it will be in the month of June but do not yet have the actual dates. In order to have the best possible experience for our students we are need of lots of adult and teen help to bring the week together. Adult helpers are needed for the basics (registration, snack prep, crowd control) Families are needed to host the sisters for meals (both lunch time and dinner time for most days Monday through Friday) and older teens are needed (classroom helpers with students). It is not too early to begin planning and if you think you might be able to help in organizing any aspect of this week please contact the Religious education office 731-0295 or Pat Vanderpool 967-7493 or by email [email protected]. Please join the team for VBS.
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The Ascension of the Lord St. Ann Catholic Church May 13, 2018
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office Hours: 8:30 am-4:30 pm
12648 East D Ave•Augusta•49012 Fax: 269•731•4147 Email: [email protected] Website: stannaugusta.org Facebook.com/SaintAnnChurch
Clergy Fr. Francis Marotti | 269•731•4721 [email protected]
Deacon Mike Carl | 269•207•7365 [email protected]
Parish Secretary Pat Lawrence | 269•731•4721 [email protected]
Religious Education | 269•731•0295 Director | Pat Vanderpool [email protected]
Associate Director | Bobby Kinkela [email protected]
Parish Communications Michelle Guthrie | 269•998•0587 [email protected]
Bookkeeper [email protected]
Music Minister Martha Reid | 269•629•7228 [email protected]
Maintenance Ryan Anthony | 269•731•4721 [email protected]
Abuse hotline: 877•802•0115
A Good Shepherd Montessori School
Ages 3 to 6
And a classical school grades K-8
We are currently enrolling for the 2018-19 school year!
Contact Office Administrator Mary Memmott for a tour at
269•203•6808
MON | May 14
Men’s Basketball 6:30 pm I Gymnasium
TUE | May 15
Boy Scouts 6:00 pm | Social Hall
THUR | May 17 Men’s Basketball 6:30 pm I Gymnasium
D.O.D.D 7:00 pm I Social Hall
FRI | May 18 Vineyard Gala 5:30 pm I Gull Lake Country Club
The flowers are in bloom that we planted in the fall and the Montessori children can select to work there.
Flowers are picked and distributed to the staff at the Parish and used for flower arranging in the Atrium as well as used to adorn Mary.
