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St Mary & St Michael Confirmation
April 19, 2015
Cathedral of St Andrew, Grand Rapids, MI
Come Holy Spirit, fill the
hearts of your faithful and
kindle in them the fire of
your love. Send forth your
Spirit and they shall be
created. And You shall
renew the face of the
earth. O, God, who by the
light of the Holy Spirit, did
instruct the hearts of the
faithful, grant that by the
same Holy Spirit we may
be truly wise and ever
enjoy His consolations,
Through Christ Our Lord,
Amen.
Abram Anderson, Graciela Becerra,
Christopher Creswick, Anielya Farmer,
Madison Forseman, Noah Fuller, Isabel Gomez,
Olivia Jastrezembski, Leah Johnson, Tatum Johnson,
Grace King, Kayleigh Kutchin, Kayela Malewitz,
Garret Mayse, Joshua Mc Carthy, Matthew Mc Carthy,
Sally Moore, Emma Mull, Andy Pelfresne,
Nickolas Pelfresne, Kylee Rasch, William Reames,
Lucas Ring, Kaitlin Roush, Kobe Russo,
Allyson Schoenborn, Chad Schuiling,
Gabrielle Schuiling, Zayda Slabbekoorn,
Megan Sorenson, Lanie Stream, Peyton Turmell,
Samuel Way, Rae Zemaitis, Sara Zomberg
Saint Mary’s Church
Pastor: Rev. D. Anton Tran
Parish Office: 15164 Juniper Dr. Marne, Mi. 49435
616-677-3934 / www.saintmarysmarne.org
April 26,2015 / 4th Sunday of Easter / World Day of Prayer for Vocations
Welcome to the Cluster Parishes of St. Mary and St. Michael.
April 26, 2015
4th Sunday of Easter
St. Mary’s Liturgical Ministers for next week.
Altar
Servers
Mass Schedule and Intentions
MA=St. Mary’s
Saturday
5:00 p.m.
Sunday
7:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
11:00a.m.
MI=St. Michael’s
April 26
MI Joseph Hoffman by M/M Sherm Hecksel
MI Red Sutterfield by Al & Winnie Spencer
MA For Our Parish Family
May 3-11:00 am
Elizabeth Long
Michael Wood
Isabel Gomez
April Brown
Eucharistic Brian Long
Ministers
Austin Lampe
Host
Crysta Lampe
Vicki Benedetti
Cheryle DeVries
Rick DeVries
Cindy Sabo
Eucharistic
Jose Gomez
Ministers
Kathy Gomez
Cup
Gordon Powers
Sharon Kailing
Pat O’Connor
Mel Snowdin
Roseanne Lynch
April 25
MA For Our First Communion Candidates
May 2-5:00 pm
Hospitality
Ministers
Lector 1
Lector 2
Scott Lampe
Jerry May
Agnes May
Rita Carmody
Jon Long
Darlene Andres
Lisa Long
Jon Denhof
Leo Raap
Mary Ruster
Ben Mergener
Jim Looks
Marian Looks
Mike Dunphy
John Carmody
Dave Benedetti
Donuts
Monday
April 27—NO MASS
Tuesday
April 28
9:00 a.m.
Wednesday
9:00 a.m.
Thursday
9:00 a.m.
Friday
9:00 a.m.
Saturday
5:00 p.m.
Sunday
MA Jim Meerman by M/M Arlyn Doornbos
Adoration begins after Mass until 4:00 p.m.
April 29
St. Michael’s Liturgical Ministers for next week.
May 3
7:30 a.m. Mass
Karlee Kutchin
Kayleigh Kutchin
Katie Jo Kutchin
9:00 a.m. Mass
Eli Veneklase
Owen Syrek
Nick Pelfresne
Eucharistic
Ministers
Linda Rogers
Bob Rogers
Anne Rumptz
Megan Cusick
Jennifer DeMull
Cindy Lindberg
Denise Parish
Deb Wiggins
Rose VanDenBrink
Mark Phillips
Paul Phillips
Angie Syrek
Dennis Zimmer
Joe LeMieux
Greeters
Arno Driedger
Judy Driedger
Carol Reens
Jo Reens
Lectors
Cindy Lindberg
Chris Albrecht
Sacristan
Judy Driedger
Josephine Safranski
Ushers
Peter Nielsen
Tom Rumptz
Ed Irwin
Wade Lindberg
Brandon Syrek
Tim Syrek
Greg Helsen
Simon LeMieux
Jennifer Mapes
Jennifer Mapes
Altar
Servers
MI For our Parish Family
Adoration begins after Mass until 5:00 p.m.
April 30
MA Our Parish Family
May 1
MI For our Parish Family
May 2
MA The Deceased Members of
The Butch & Rosemary Schoenborn Family
by M/M Butch Schoenborn
May 3
7:30 a.m.
MI For our Parish Family
9:00 a.m.
11:00a.m.
MI Bob & Erika Schmidt by Marlyn Anderson
Musician
MA The Deceased Mothers of the Parish
Readings for the Week of April 26, 2015
Sunday
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Acts 4:8-12; 1 Ps 118; 1 Jn 3:1-2; Jn 10:11-18
Monday
Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42; Jn 10:1-10
Tuesday
Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87; Jn 10:22-30
Wednesday Acts 12:24—13:5a; Ps 67; Jn 12:44-50
Thursday
Acts 13:13-25; Ps 89; Jn 13:16-20
Friday
Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2; Jn 14:1-6
Saturday
Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98; Jn 14:7-14
Sunday
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Acts 9:26-31; Ps 22; 1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8
Rick & Julie Lothschutz
BISHOP DAVID J. WALKOWIAK ASKS US TO
PRAY
FOR
OUR SEMINARIANS
Loving God, Raise up dedicated leaders who will
shepherd your people and guide them to your Son.
Give generous and willing hearts to the seminarians of our Diocese who have heard your call to live
a life of service to the Church. Help us to encourage and support them as they strive to become
priests who are models of discipleship, possessors
of wisdom and on fire with love for your people. We
ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
We especially pray for: Andrew J. Decker
4th Sunday of Easter
ST. MARY’S PARISH NEWS
We are pleased to welcome our newly
baptized child of God into the
St Mary’s parish family.
Lynden Frances Bush
Baptized on April 26, 2015
Daughter of Brad & Shelly Bush
CHURCH HAPPENINGS: For more information on
these events or to volunteer, please call the parish
office or visit the parish website
April 26, 2015
PLEASE REMEMBER THESE ST. MARY’S
PARISHIONERS IN YOUR PRAYERS
William Brown, Sharon Cook, Pat Goodwin, Mike Klein, Kelley
Kasul, Doris Kowalczyk, Jon Perrin, William Petrauskas, Kathleen Sobie, Darrel VanSpriell, John Vesbit 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: [email protected]
ST MARY’S FAITH FORMATION NEWS
Our last Faith Formation Class for Grades 1st – 7th will be on
Wednesday, April 29th. The last day for Sunday School will
be Sunday, April 26th.
DATE
EVENT
April 25
First Communion Mass
May 10
K of C Community Breakfast / Mom’s Eat FREE
Vacation Bible School- June 22 - June 26
June 7
Graduation Mass for High School & College Grads
June 7
Parish Picnic (Volunteers Needed-Call Parish Office)
June 21
K of C Community Breakfast / Dad’s Eat FREE
June 22-26
Vacation Bible School
This VBS promises to be mountains of fun! Plus, kids walk
away with a rock-solid faith that they can rely on God when life
gets tough. ―register to be a part of Everest VBS
www.saintmarysmarne.org . Many Volunteers Needed. Please
contact Michele at [email protected] or Kim at
[email protected] if you can help.
July 10
Relay for Life—Walk for American Cancer Society
August 23
K of C Community Breakfast
August 31
Inspiring Italy Trip
Sept 13
Parish Golf Outing (Volunteers Needed-Call Parish Office)
Sept 20
K of C Community Breakfast & Blood Drive
Sept 21 –28 World Meeting of Families / Pope Visit Philadelphia
Dec 31
New Years Eve Dance / Parish Hall
Visit www.saintmarysmarne.org for all church happenings! “Like” St. Mary’s Catholic Church—
Marne on Facebook and “Follow “ us on Twitter.
Catholic Service Appeal—2015
Thank you for your gifts to CSA 2015. Your
generous support will fund essential diocesan
ministries that support our seminarians, provide
training for teachers and faith formation staff, as
well as assist our brothers and sisters in need.
CSA Pledge Goal: $48,181.00
Total Pledges Made: $44,185.00 (91%)
Balance: $3996.00
Participation: 154 of 425 households (36%)
Our goal is 100% participation, which means a completed pledge
card from every household. If you have not responded, please do
so as soon as possible. Thank you for your stewardship! .
Giving Back to God
St. Mary’s Contributions from April 25/26
Adult (145)
$6895.25
Children
$2.00
Loose
253.34
Total
$7150.59
Capital Improvement
Rice Bowl
$668.45
Thank you for your continued support!
First Communion Day-April 25, 2015
I am the bread of life…whoever eats this bread
will live forever. John 6: 35—58
May God Bless all of the students receiving their
First Holy Eucharist.
Cruz Bajema, Norman Brown, Andrew Creswick, Elisha
Dykstra, Kirsten Fess, Maddie Keefe, Elayne Klatt, Lauren
Lothschutz, Parker May, Vivian Patz, Logan Perrin, Avery
Powers, Madelyn Ruster, Lucas Way
Dear Lord, May I receive you in this Communion with open
arms, And a loving, contrite heart, So that I may be filled with
Your grace, For my good and Your glory! Amen.
Dear Parishioners. Almost 4 months ago a
ruptured aortic aneurysm almost ended my life. The
surgeon said I had a 70% chance to survive. Thanks
to your prayers, cards and messages, I made it. I
am at home trying with therapy to regain strength.
Thank you, Thank You, Thank You, John Vesbit.
If you wish to give a donation to help offset the cost of
the new crucifix, it would certainly be appreciated and
accepted. Please use an envelope marked “crucifix
donation” and place in the collection basket or mail to
the parish office. Thank you.
ST MARY’S KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
COUNCIL #11581 NEWS
Congratulations to Adam C Smith on
becoming a 3rd Degree Knight. The
Knights meet on the 1st Thursday of the
month at 8:00 p.m. For more info please
contact Grand Knight: Chris Booth:
[email protected]
Next Community Breakfast - May 10—9:30 AM to 1PM,
Mother’s Day (mom’s eat free) Thank You for your support!
Welcome to the Cluster Parishes of St. Mary and St. Michael.
CLUSTER & COMMUNITY NEWS
ST MARY’S PARISH PICNIC-SAVE THE DATE:
Sunday, June 7 from 12PM to 3PM
Picnic will begin after our 11AM Outdoor
Mass at the Cemetery Altar. (weather
permitting) Please bring a Lawn Chair.
ALL ARE WELCOME! If you would like
to help with the planning please contact
the parish office for more information.
Areas of immediate need: Planning kid’s
games, BINGO, and Cake Walk. Volunteer Coordinator and Horseshoe, Corn hole or Kickball
tournament organizer and raffle ticket sellers. Thank You.
Diocese of Grand Rapids Pilgrimage to attend the World Meeting
of Families and the Papal Visit Philadelphia 2015
– Join us for a once in a lifetime event at the World Meeting of
Families in Philadelphia on September 21-28, 2015. The Diocese of Grand Rapids is coordinating a pilgrimage for those
wishing to participate in the World Meeting of Families and the
Papal Visit. Families from around the world will come together
for prayer, speakers, celebrations, and activities for all ages.
Craig B., Debbie V. and Kim L. will be leading the group
from our two parishes. All are welcome! The cost for double occupancy is $650 per person for the week and $325 per
person for the weekend. Space is limited! Visit
www.dioceseofgrandrapids.org for full details and registration.
For more information about the World Meeting of Families, visit
the official website at: WorldMeeting2015.org. Most family vacations are about making memories; come help make history!
Protection of Children and Young People
St Mary’s/St. Michael’s Church and The Diocese of Grand
Rapids are committed to protecting children and
adults from harm. Our safe environment program
is in place to help prevent sexual abuse within our
community and to help heal the wounds of past
victims. We will be hosting a Virtus / Protecting
God's Children Awareness Session on Wed, May 13 at
6PM at St. Mary’s Church. This session is FREE to attend.
If you plan on volunteering at Vacation Bible School, Religious
Ed, Youth Ministry, St. Michael’s Preschool, or any other
Parish Event and will have direct contact with children you are
required to attend a session. Register here:
https://www.virtusonline.org
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.
Next Pancake Breakfast ~ May 10
Mother’s Day —Mom’s eat free!
ST. MICHAEL’S SPONSOR OF THE WEEK
COOPERSVILLE CAR CARE
Auto, Light Truck, 4x4, Air Conditioning Repair, etc.
616-837-8297—Main Street Coopersville
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR BULLETIN!
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY (YM)2
Lifeteen resumes tonight 7:00—8:30 p.m.
Mission Trip meeting today after the 9:00am Mass.
Mothers’ Day flower baskets and planters
will be sold after each Mass on May 2nd and 3rd to raise money
for mission trip. Please plan to get yours to help out our youth!
St. Michael’s graduating SENIORS!!
The
mass and breakfast honoring you will take place on May 31
at the 9:00 mass with breakfast following. Please contact
the parish office or Craig to indicate whether you are interested in attending so that we can be sure to include you in
our invitations. Thanks!!
St Mary’s Graduation Mass, June 7 @11AM
Save the Date (watch the mail for more info)
All forms for events can be found online at https://
ymsmsquared.wordpress.com/ under the “FORMS” tab, on the
bulletin board or from Craig.
World Day of Prayer
Sunday, April 26th
also known as "Good
Shepherd Sunday." The
purpose of this day is to
publically fulfill the Lord's
instruction to, "Pray the
Lord of the harvest to
send laborers into his
harvest" (Mt 9:38;
Lk10:2). Please pray that
young men and women
hear and respond generously to the Lord's call to
the priesthood, diaconate,
religious life, societies of
apostolic life or secular institute.This year is the 52nd
Anniversary of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations.
PRAY FOR OUR ENGAGED COUPLES
Katie VanLier & Jeremiah Kol / May 16 (St Mary)
Samantha Carano & Chris Morden / July 11 (St. Michael)
Brianna Eldred and Michael Willacker / Sep12 (St. Michael)
Angelina McFarlane & DJ Parks / Sept 12 (St Mary)
St. Mary’s Council # 11581
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS:
The Knights meet on the 1st Thursday of the month
at 8:00 p.m. For more info please contact Grand
Knight: Chris Booth [email protected]
Next Community Breakfast - Mother’s Day (mom’s eat free)
May 10—9:30 AM to 1PM Thank You for your support!
ST. MARY’S SPONSOR OF THE WEEK
INTERURBAN DEPOT
Home-style Cooking
616.677.1280 / 1580 Arch Street, Marne
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR BULLETIN!
4th Sunday of Easter
April 26, 2015
ST. MICHAEL’S FAITH FORMATION
St. Michael’s Sanctuary Lamp
In Memory of Lorna Fitzsimons
By Jane Vitunskas
Children’s Liturgy of the Word This weekend we
St. Michael’s Parish family remembers in their prayers:
Erin Plaggemars, Quinn Janssen, Tim Johnson, Al & Winnie
Spencer, Marcia Meyers, Ruth Langlois, Alexandria Gordon,
Lillian Gray, Charles Benkert, George and Gladys Langlois,
Brooke Campbell, Linda Abel-Carroll, Jackie May, Darnell Green,
the victims of abortion, the men and women in the military.
Giving Back to God
St. Michael’s Contributions from last weekend.
Adult Envelope
$5,592.00
Holy Day
$25.00
Loose Cash
$230.00
Children’s Envelope
$3.00
Total
$5,850.00
Budgeted Income
$5,625.00
Surplus/Deficit
$225.00
Financial Assistance
$20.00
Thank you for your continued support!
end our program for the summer. CLW will resume in September. Thank you Catechists and helpers for the dedication and talents you share with the children of our parish!
Elementary Faith Formation Thank you Catechist
and helpers for sharing your time and talents with our students. Our program is on summer break. Classes will resume in the fall.
First Communion Mass will
be celebrated on May 3rd.
We welcome to the Lord’s table: Abigail,
Ava, Daniel, Hannah, Isaac, Jonathon,
Katie, Lauren and Luke. May your love for Jesus and the
Eucharist always remain strong. God Bless you always!
Please keep our First communicants in your prayers.
ST. MICHAEL’S PARISH NEWS
Save the date for our...
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The Dennison Federal Credit Union will be open on May 17
and May 31st. If you have any question please feel free to call
Chris Albrecht at (616) 403-7110. If there is an emergency
you can also reach Joan Kutchin at (616) 308-3069.
Scrip News:
Thank you to our 17 families that purchased
Scrip this week. Our total earnings were $127.74.
St. Michael’s Capital
Campaign for our Building
Fund Thank you to everyone who
already made a donation or pledge. We have received
$128,865.00 in pledges so far. Our goal is to raise
$250,000.00. NOTE: The Monthly Orange Building Fund
Envelopes also go into this campaign.
Church Chuckle
The Sunday School teacher was teaching a class of children
about creation. “Now, children,” she said, “Who can tell us
what makes the flower spring from the seed?” “God does it,”
answered one little girl, “but fertilizer helps.”
ST. MICHAEL’S PRESCHOOL NEWS
Preschool enrollment for 2015-16 is open!!!!
Preschool meets M/W/F from 8:45—11:45
a.m. After school care is available until 4pm
also. Your child must be 3 or 4 years old by
October 1st and potty trained. For more info
or to talk to our Preschool Director, Annette
Lown, call 616-384-4026 Ext: 203
WELCOME SCHOLARSHIPS are available for
anyone registered at a Catholic Church in our Diocese. If
your child will be a NEW student, and if you don’t have children currently enrolled in a catholic school, your preschooler could be eligible for $250! visit: catholicschools4U.org for
more information.
2015 Vacation Bible
School: “Everest”
Conquering Challenges with
God’s Mighty Power
July 27-31st, from 6-8:30 pm.
Many volunteers are needed! If
interested please contact Debbie
with any questions at 384-4026.
St. Michael’s CSA Update:
CSA Pledge Goal: $36,566.00
Total Pledges Made: $23,700.00 (65%)
Balance: $12,866.00
Participation: 114 of 410 (28% of households)
Thank you for your stewardship! Our goal is 100% participation, which means a completed pledge card from every
household. If you have not responded, please do so as
soon as possible so we can wrap up this campaign.
Congratulations to Catherine Meintsma for
receiving Coopersville’s Citizen of the
Year Award! You are an excellent example to follow
when it comes to volunteering and caring for others. Thank
you for your continued service to the community of St.
Michael’s Parish.
FITNESS FUN FOR ALL—Tuesday and Thursday
evenings from 6:00—6:45 p.m. at St. Michael’s Church. All
classes incorporate flexibility, strength, cardio, toning and fun
and are formatted for ALL ages, gender, and fitness level.
Classes can be joined at any time and are $3 each class.
Parish Prayer Line - If you would like to request a prayer
for our parish prayer line please contact Mary Ann Laug at
837-8223 or Lerine Lindberg at 837-8882.
St. Michael’s Angel Cooks - Call Marcy at 837-8718 if you
know of someone who could use our assistance with meals
during an illness or recovering from surgery, etc.