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FROM THE PASTOR
SALUTING OUR VETERANS
This Tuesday, November 11, we salute all those men and women who have so bravely
served our nation, in combat and in peacetime, in the various branches of the armed
forces: the Army, the Marines, the Navy, the
Air Force, the Coast Guard and the National
Guard. This day celebrates the signing of the
Treaty of Versailles, ending hostilities in “the
War to end all Wars,” what we now call World
War I. The treaty was signed at the 11th hour
of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. November 11 became an American holiday in
1919 under President Woodrow Wilson who
called it “Armistice Day.” In 1954, President Eisenhower signed HR7786 removing the
word “Armistice” and renaming it Veterans Day, to honor veterans of all of America’s
wars, especially World War II and the Korean Conflict. Veterans Day focuses on all our
veterans, living and deceased, while Memorial Day recalls the sacrifice of those who have
died. In 1921, the body of an unidentified soldier killed in World War I was buried in
Arlington National Cemetery, in what has since come to be known as the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier. At 11 a.m. each Veterans Day, the United States President or his designate places a wreath on that tomb, honoring all those who serve the cause of our flag
and our freedom. Our veterans deserve our thanks and respect for stepping up in defense
of our great nation. Their sacrifice reminds us that “freedom isn’t free.”
THE EMERITUS POPE ON PURGATORY
As we pray for the souls of the faithful departed this November, I read this reflection on
Purgatory by Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, which I found most useful:
“There will be few people whose lives are pure and fulfilled in all respects. And,
we would hope, there will be few people whose lives have become an irredeemable
and total ‘No.’ For the most part, the longing for good has remained, despite many
breakdowns, in some sense determinative. God can pick up the broken pieces and
make something of them. In any case, we need a final cleansing, a cleansing by fire,
to be exact, in which the gaze of Christ, so to say, burns us free from everything, and
only under this purifying gaze are we, as it were, fit to be with God and able, then, to
make our home with Him...I think it is something very human. I would go so far as
to say that if there was no Purgatory, then we would have to invent it, for who would
dare say of himself that he was able to stand directly before God. And yet we don't
want to be, to use an image from Scripture, ‘a pot that turned out wrong,’ that has to
be thrown away; we want to be able to be put right. Purgatory basically means that
God can put the pieces back together again. That he can cleanse us in such a way
that we are able to be with him and can stand there in the fullness of life. Purgatory
strips off from one person what is unbearable and from another the inability to bear
certain things, so that in each of them a pure heart is revealed, and we can see that
we all belong together in one enormous symphony of being.”
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VOTIVE CANDLE INFORMATION
Please feel free to light a votive candle at our Marian shrine in church. New candles (as
well as a box for your $5 suggested donation) are now available near the statue. (No need
to track down a sacristan.)
COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING SERVICE
Tuesday, November 25, 7 p.m.
First Congregational Church, 120 North Jackson Street
784-8577 for information
JACKSON
, MBICHIGAN
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THE DEACON’S
BENCH...REVISITED
Editor’s Note: The following is first in
a series originally published in this bulletin in November 2000. Although 14 years
have passed, the issue of domestic violence remains a terrible reality in our
community, state, nation and world.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: I
NEW YORK—A man threw his threemonth old son out a 15th-floor window minutes after his estranged wife
called police to say he had violated
an order of protection, authorities
said. The couple had been arguing
over a visitation schedule regarding
the infant when the woman made the
call early Tuesday, police said. A
responding officer saw the baby’s
body lying in a grassy area and summoned an ambulance. The baby,
Kharle Slade, was pronounced dead
at the scene. Derek Slade, 30, was
arrested at the home.
He was
charged with second-degree murder
and ordered held without bail.
(Citizen Patriot 10-18-00)
Glad you don’t live in New York City?
Consider these Jackson county statistics
offered by the Honorable Chad C.
Schmucker, to a group of ministers and
pastoral care workers at a workshop on
domestic abuse and violence, sponsored
by the Jackson AWARE Shelter.
• Over 600 arrests (12 a week) for domestic violence in 1999.
• Over 1,100 personal
protection orders (22 a
week) issued in domestic abuse cases in 1999.
• From November 1997 to
September 1999, six
women were killed in
domestic violence incidents.
Jackson County is no exception. It’s
estimated that more than 50% of all
women will experience violence from
their partners. Wife beating results in
more injuries requiring medical treatment
for women than rape, auto accidents and
muggings, combined. According to an
October 29, 2000, Detroit Free Press
article, domestic violence is the number
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The Deacon’s Bench…
From the Pastor (continued)
Revisited (continued)
FIRST AMERICAN SAINT
one health risk for women between the
ages of 15 and 44. Of the women murdered in the United States, 30% of all
women die at the hands of their husbands,
ex-husbands or boyfriends.
This violence has many sources. Our
motion pictures and television leave no
doubt that we live in a culture that celebrates violence. Not infrequently, it is a
tool of public policy and foreign affairs.
Abortion, capital punishment, euthanasia
are all becoming forms of legalized violence. Even our religious beliefs become
a twisted justification for aggression
against spouses.
Women may feel compelled to stay in
an abusive relationship, by Scriptures
mandating them to “submit to their husbands” or “turn the other cheek.” Our
marriage vows refer to “in good times and
in bad,” “for better, for worse.” Divorce
is frowned upon. Everyone knows, don’t
they, that suffering is redemptive?
The AWARE workshop presenters,
both ordained ministers and police chaplains, made the point that clergy and pastoral care workers do not do a very good
job of dealing with those who are caught
up in psychological and physical abuse.
Too often, we attempt to be reconcilers
when we ought to be rescuers. Our offers
to mediate and counsel the couple just
increase the danger. We fail to see that
wife battering is a criminal act, not a
marital problem.
We don’t understand that, regardless of
the provocation, domestic violence is illegal. It is behavior that is solely the responsibility of the violent person; is chosen by him, and he alone is capable of
changing it.
Sadly, even the word “domestic” has a
peaceful connotation, suggesting tameness. The reality of domestic violence is
anything but tame; it is feral, animal brutality.
More next week.
2015 MASS INTENTION BOOK
OPENS THIS WEEK!
You may request Mass intentions for
2015 beginning this Friday, November 14,
from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the cafeteria. Afterward, you may request them
during regular parish office hours.
NOVEMBER 9, 2014
This Thursday, November 13, marks the feast day of the first American citizen to become a canonized saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Frances Cabrini was born two
months premature in July of 1850 in a small northern Italian village.
Frances was one of eleven children, but sadly seven of her siblings
died in childhood. Frances, too, was very frail, so much so that the
first convent she attempted to enter turned her away. Frances’ health
never improved to any great degree, but she was undeterred. Unable
to find a religious order interested in her frailties, she founded one of
her own in 1880, the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
In 1889, she accepted a personal directive from the Pope to come to
New York City and minister to Italian immigrants who were fast on
their way to losing their faith in the New World. Until her death in
1917, she worked tirelessly all across America on behalf of immigrants, the sick, the
poor, and orphaned children. She founded 67 institutions including schools, hospitals and
orphanages in places like Manhattan, Chicago, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Los Angeles
and Denver. Mother Cabrini became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1909.
While she was being canonized a saint in the Vatican in July of 1946, just a week shy of
what would have been her 96th birthday, more than 120,000 Catholics filled Soldier Field
in Chicago, where the NFL’s Bears now play, for a Mass of Thanksgiving. Cabrini
couldn’t have been five feet tall and she was always sickly, yet she took on poverty, discrimination and injustice and fought all of them head-on, thus proving the Scripture:
“The Lord chooses the weak to fool the strong” (1 Cor. 1:27).
Mother Cabrini, Patroness of Immigrants, pray for us.
Fr. Tim
JACKSON AREA CIVIL RIGHTS AWARENESS ASSOCIATION
You are invited to participate in a series of interactive activities and conversations between 10 African-Americans and 10 Caucasians on Friday and Saturday, November 2122. The object is to have fun as well as enlighten participants. The event is free, but participants must commit to the two-day event. For information contact Christine Peterson
at: [email protected] or 517-416-2281.
We will host the FIRST Confirmation meeting for eighth graders today, Sunday, November 9, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Social Center/Gym. This will begin the preparation
time for the group that will celebrate Confirmation with Bishop Boyea NEXT October
2015. Letters have been mailed to all potential candidates of whom we aware. If you
have NOT received the initial letter, please contact me as soon as possible so we can send
you the details. The introductory letter is also available on the parish website
(www.queenschurch.com), on the Confirmation page.
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QUEEN OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL
MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
Below you will find the names of those enrolled in the Queen of the Miraculous Medal
Memorial Association. Each $60 membership is allowed 33 characters, including spaces.
One weekend liturgy per month will be offered for the intentions of those enrolled in the
Association. New intentions will be published beginning the first weekend of Advent,
November 30, 2014, and run until the bulletin of November 22, 2015. If you are interested, please provide the appropriate information. Also, please enclose the enrollment fee
of $60 and drop the completed form in the Sunday collection or mail/bring it to the parish
office, 606 South Wisner St., Jackson, MI 49203.
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Memorial Association Enrollment 2014-15
ATTENTION!
If you will be wintering in a warmer
climate, please complete the form below
and return it to the parish office before
you leave. This saves on return postage
when we send mailings and get them
back stamped with “Temporarily Away.”
_____ Please renew my membership exactly as it appears now.
_____ Please enroll the following in the Queen of the Miraculous Medal Memorial Association (maximum 33 characters - including spaces):
________________________________________________________________________
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Name __________________________________________________________________
Phone __________________________________________________________________
Name ____________________________
Please forward:
_____ offering envelopes
_____ other mail
_____ I do not wish to receive mailings
Winter address:
_________________________________
I (we) will leave ____________________
BOY SCOUT NEWS
Please be aware that our Boy Scout Troop will not be selling Christmas trees this year.
They will, however, continue their live Christmas tree pickup on January 10, 2015.
Watch the bulletin for details. Thank you.
and return _________________________
Queen of the Miraculous Medal Memorial Association
2013-14
L. & D. Adams & Blair Families
L. & D. Agnello & Pellerin Families
Dec. of Anderson & Way Families
Andruszewski & Konkel Families
Syl & Helen Anulewicz; Lloyd &
Ann Murphy
L. & D. Anuszkiewicz &
Kornak Families
Augustine & Wozniak Families
Beasley, Kistka & Wozniak Families
Berg & Altesleben Families
Russ & Irene Bjorkman
Ron Borkowski
L. & D. Brunner & Clements Families
Brzezinski & Fox Families
L. & D. Bucior & Keena Families
Frank Bullinger & Mike Daly
John & Louise Bullinger
L. & D. Burbridge, O’Neil &
Balunas Families
L. & D. George Carr Family
L. & D. Clarke & Griffin Families
L. & D. Cochran, Morrissey &
Tumey Families
Jeanette & Leslie Courter
L. & D. Crowley, Harr & Weed Families
L. & D. Cummings &
Dorfmeister Families
Sean Daly
L. & D. R. Doyle & J. Lindbert Families
Thomas, Berinice & Cheryl Doyle
L. & D. Eder & Arcaro Families
Herbert & Helen Eder
Robert Eder
L. & D. “Bud” Eisele Family
L. & D. Erhardt & Misner Families
John & Jackie/Steven Fitzgerald
Gorney, Miller & Stackable Families
Walter & Stella Grzesek
L. & D. Hallett & Petrick Families
Ed & Rose Hamilton, Mary E. Todaro
Ted & Mary Helen Hamilton
Hornbeck, Bush, Wrozek &
Saari Families
L. & D. Howard & Stafford Families
L. & D. Huffer & Manseau Families
Tim Hunt
L. & D. Janson & Job Families
Kasprzycki, Karazim & Larson Families
L. & D. Kiessling, Kinney &
Evans Families
L. & D. Konopka, Clark &
Bacon Families
L. & D. Kowalczyk & Testa Families
Robert & Jeanne Lange
L. & D. Frank Layher Family
Rachel Marie Long
L. & D. Ludwig & Job Families
Jerry & Georgia Ludwig Families
L. & D. Lundberg & Grabe Families
L. & D. Maes, Belknap &
Adams Families
Jerry, Agnes & Phil McCleer
L. & D. McCluskey, Wolfe &
Bland Families
Mary McIntyre & son, David
Bill McLaughlin
Miller & O’Donnell Families
Carleen Mogilnicki
L. & D. North & Parzych Families
G. M. North, Jr. & Family
R. F. North Family
L. & D. Nowak & Dybas Families
L. & D. O’Connell, O’Neil &
Haynes Families
Dec. of Oleksy & VanderVeen Families
Steven O’Rourke, William &
Sophia Pelsinski
Ed, Alice & Bridget O’Shea
L. & D. Pacyna & Stevens Families
Michael & Regina Paskett
Brick & Mary Helen Pauwels
L. & D. Don & Lola Peterson Family
John & Jean Potok
Marilyn Dillon Robinson
Sidney & Theresa Roman
L. & D. Roty & Huhn Families
L. & D. Sharrar & Dunigan Families
L. & D. Hank Smith &
Robinson Families
Sandy Soper
Souls in Purgatory
L. & D. Spaan & Birney Families
L. & D. Durwood Stark & B. J.
Vogt Families
L. & D. Tallman & Malewitz Families
L. & D. Thorrez & VandeZande Families
Edward & Winifred Stimer
L. & D. Syrjamaki & Higgins Families
Thomas & Wurdock Families
L. & D. Watters & Duvall Families
Wolverton & Bianco Families
L. & D. =
Living & Deceased
The waters of the river gladden the city
of God,
the holy dwelling of the Most High!
—Psalm 46:5-6
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VETERANS DAY OBSERVANCE
All veterans and their spouses are invited to the Ella Sharp Museum on Veterans Day, this Tuesday, November 11,
from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. for a special exhibit and musical performance, in appreciation of their service to our country.
Beverages and baked goods will be
served. For more information contact
Chris Reigle at 782-1773.
PREGNANCY LOSS?
Call Treasures in Our Hearts
517-563-8166
THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED
WITH SHOP-N-SHARE!!!
Our annual Shop-N-Share collection
was a tremendous success. The pantries
each asked that appreciation be sent along
to those who gave and to our parish. We
don't yet have a total on the monies collected—Father Tim and the Social Justice
Commission will determine where those
dollars should go. Here are the provisional numbers on the bags collected:
Saturday’s 5:00 p.m. Mass
First Evangelical Church of God in Christ
70 bags
Sunday’s 7:30 a.m. Mass
Michigan Center Food Pantry, 51 bags
Sunday’s 9:00 a.m. Mass
Higby Street Church of Christ, 80 bags
Sunday’s 10:30 a.m. Mass
Queens St. Vincent de Paul Conference
101 bags
Sunday’s 12:00 noon Mass
Trinity Wesleyan, 41 bags
Sunday’s 5:00 p.m. Mass
Cornerstone/God’s Pantry/
Emergency Needs, 22 bags
TO STRENGTHEN A MARRIAGE
Marriage Matters Jackson: Its mission is to strengthen marriage for the
benefit of adults and children, decrease
unnecessary divorce, and measurably impact our community today and for future
generations.
www.marriagemattersjackson.com, or
call 517-796-5116.
PLEASE REMEMBER THE ADORATION CHAPEL
EUCHARISTIC DEVOTIONS
We currently have available these urgent hours (when no one is committed to
being present for adoration).
Urgent Hours
Tuesday—2 p.m.
Friday—12 noon
Saturday—4 a.m., 7 a.m. & 6 p.m.
When considering your choice of an hour to spend in adoration, please think about one
of the ”Would Like a Partner” times listed below. Partners help ensure that all hours
are covered, when one partner has a conflict, which does not allow them to attend
their prayer hour.
Would Like a Partner
Sunday—7 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Tuesday—9 a.m., 11 a.m. & 3 p.m.
Friday—7 p.m.
Saturday—9 a.m. & 10 a.m.
If you can help with one of these hours, please call Mary Jo at 517-748-7342.
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CARE
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FOR AND GENEROUSLY SHARE YOUR
YOUR GIFTS FROM
TREASURES -
GOD -
FOR YOUR OWN BENEFIT AND FOR THE GOOD OF OTHERS.
A NOTE ABOUT YOUR DSA CONTRIBUTION
Thank you to all those who are supporting
the 2014 Diocesan Services Appeal. Please
remember that payments on existing pledges
should be mailed directly to the Diocese.
New gifts or pledges may be made at the parish office. Your cooperation in this matter is
appreciated.
The sponsor of the week is:
Building New Homes
and Condos
Sean Lefere
Norfolk Michigan Division President
Gloria Galbreath, Sales Agent
Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my
apple tree.
—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Queen’s Legacy Group offers assistance to those who wish to perpetuate the mission
of Queen’s Parish and School through planned giving, including trust or will bequests and
charitable gift annuities. Please contact the parish office at 783-2748 to request more
information.
A portion of this week’s offering will go to:
THE CENTER FOR WOMEN
USING YOUR GIFTS
As we pray today for an increase of spiritual gifts, we are reminded by the bishops’
pastoral on stewardship that good stewardship of the Church “means cherishing and fostering the gifts of all, while using one’s own gifts to serve the community of faith.”
SCRIP NEWS (ALSO KNOWN AS T.R.I.P.)
Black Friday is only 19 days away! Plan now for all your shopping needs!
Bonus Offer
Stein Mart—8% to 11/12/14
Use SCRIP instead of your debit card….you won’t be affected by any security
breach!
Did you know? SCRIP can be used to pay your Kohl’s charge account bill?
Please be aware: SCRIP will not be sold after Masses on Thanksgiving weekend,
November 29-30.
Blessings on your week!
Karla Warriner & Lori Dragonetti
CRAFT SHOW
St. Martha, Okemos, Holiday Heaven Arts & Crafts Collection, next Saturday, November 15, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 517-349-1763 for information.
To see the full ad, go to page 16 of the
bulletin. Please remember to patronize
all of our sponsors. They make the bulletin possible!
WEEKLY OFFERING
All Saints (11/1/14)
$4,683.00
Weekly Goal
$30,000.00
Sunday 11/2/14
31,700.83
Above/(Below) Weekly Goal $ 1,700.83
Envelopes & online gifts
(1,649 registered households)
703
Parish Financial Summary
Fiscal Year-to-Date Goal $540,000.00
Amount Collected YTD $
531,666.59
Above/(Below) YTD Goal $ (8,333.41)
Children’s Offering
$ 180.37
BEFRIENDER VISIT?
A BeFriender Minister is available to
visit, listen and bring the caring of our
faith community to shut-ins, to persons
experiencing loss, or perhaps someone
experiencing major life changes. A call to
the parish office (783-2748) will get you
in contact with a BeFriender. Visits can
be arranged at mutually agreeable times
and dates.
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QUEEN’S CHILDREN OFFER
THEIR GIFTS TO GOD
Anyone who takes his or her Catholic
faith seriously can’t help but have a life
that looks different from time to time.
Choosing not to worship material
wealth, leads to a simpler lifestyle than
the dominant cultural ideal might suggest. Choosing to make the needs of the
less fortunate an important priority is
bound to mean you have less time to
spend on climbing the ladder of material
success. Children whose parents live
daily their baptismal promise to love God
and neighbor above all else, will become
adults who recognize the value of stewardship, of sharing “time, talents and
treasure” with others.
The children of Queen of the Miraculous Medal Parish offered the following
gifts of time and talent:
Jadyn: “Gave my little brother some
candy because he’s little and it was
cold, so he only went to eight houses.”
Joseph: “Went to early morning Mass.”
Thomas: “Cleaned my grandparents’
home.”
Elizabeth S: “Prayed for my Aunt Stella,
who is very ill.”
Charles: “Spent time playing with the
kittens every day.”
Hunter: “Did my homework without being asked.”
Timothy: “Helped my mom put away my
clothes.”
Emma: “Did my homework when my
parents asked.”
Natalie: “Made my classmates special
bracelets, and helped pick up leaves and
sticks.”
William: “Helped Mom take down decorations, and played nicely with my sister.”
Anjanette: “Said ‘Thank you’ after being
helped.”
Elizabeth E: “I played nicely with my
friends and sisters.”
Josephine: “I complimented my sister
and teacher.”
RECENTLY BAPTIZED
Father Tim MacDonald baptized Austin Thomas, son of Andrew and Courtney
(Ingraham) Toteff, last Saturday, November 1, 2014, in our church. Welcome and
congratulations!
JACKSON AREA CATHOLIC COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING
This Tuesday, November 11, 9:30 a.m.
St. John the Evangelist Parish Hall
Speaker is Mary Grillo Carey, “Answering a Call”
Mary Grillo Carey will share her personal story as a lay person in the Catholic Church.
Her fervor for service began as a young girl, and her passion to be a witness to the Gospel
message continues today in her retirement years. Her life has been filled with many opportunities, as well as challenges, disappointments and sorrow. She
has never let those low spots define who she is. Come, hear Mary’s
inspirational story.
Please bring an item for the Personal Needs and Linen Closet at
Catholic Charities of Jackson, Hillsdale and Lenawee Counties.
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PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS
ILL
Brother John
Bailey, OSFS
Leo Bell
Patricia Bland
Jean Blodgett
Hannah Campbell
Jim Canny
Barbara Crowley
Lyle Culver
George &
Peggy DeBruyne
Maryann Desnoyer
David Fleming
Bill Frost
Grayson Giltner
Susan Gleeson
Jeff Granger
William Gray
Father Paul
Grehl, OSFS
Janene Henley
Owen Campbell
Humphrey
Jeremy James
David Janiak
Vince Kowalewicz
Michael Kuras
John Labowski
Brian Ludwig
Louise Ludwig
Carl Miller
Denie Miller
Jerry Murphy
Juliet O’Connell
Paul Pawlak
Lori Pietroytys
Paul Ripp
Bill Rose
Michelle Salyer
Theresa Saumier
Frank Silvernail
Mary Ann Spaan
Kate (Janiak) Stillion
Marilyn
Way Summers
Barbara Tucker
Marion &
Gary Vanshoultz
Jim Way
John West
Leonard West
KNIGHTS CORNER
DECEASED
Lillian Cornstubble
Elizabeth Driscoll
Margaret Hoch
“I have chosen and consecrated
this house,”
says the Lord,
“that My name may be
there forever.”
—2 Chronicles 7:16
SERVICE PEOPLE IN
IRAQ/
AFGHANISTAN/BAHRAIN
Sgt E7
Thomas Caywood
Sgt. John
M. Cummings
SP4 Heather Gunsett
PFC Joseph Kucharek
SPC Benjamin
McLaughlin
SGT Brian Merrill
Private 2nd Class
Patrick Schafer
Cpl. Brad Skidmore
SPC Dominic
Wheeler
PFC Patrick Wheeler
Sgt. Paul Wheeler
SPC Quentin Wheeler
COFFEE AND DONUTS
Sponsored by the Parish Life Commission
Today, Sunday, November 9, after the 7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. Masses
In the Social Center Gym
The parish nurses will be available to take blood pressure readings.
All are welcome!
PRAY WITH & BRING THE EUCHARIST TO
FACILITY’S RESIDENTS
Volunteers are needed on Saturday mornings to pray the Rosary and bring the Eucharist
to the residents of the Jackson County Medical Care Facility. The team of ministers, led
by parishioner Sharon Bliss, meets at the facility at 524 Lansing Avenue on Saturdays
from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. You would not need to commit to every Saturday. If you are
interested, please call Sharon at 517-745-0278 for more details.
PRAYER OF THE MONTH
One of our Holy Father’s prayer intentions for the month of November 2014 is “...that
all who suffer loneliness may experience the closeness of God and the support of others.”
The Apostleship of Prayer offers this prayer for the month of November:
How long, O Lord? Will You utterly forget me? How long will You hide Your face
from me? How long shall I harbor sorrow in my soul, grief in my heart day after
day? Look, answer me, O Lord, my God! Let my heart rejoice in Your salvation;
let me sing of the Lord, “He has been good to me.”
—Psalm 13
Essay Contest
All Catholic students in grades 8
through 12 are invited to enter the
Knights of Columbus Essay Contest. The
topic this year is “The Importance of Religious Freedom.” The guidelines are as
follows:
• Deadline is tomorrow, Monday, November 10. Please submit to your
parish office in a sealed envelope.
• Must be student’s original work.
• Essays are to be typed on 8.5” x 11”,
one-sided, double-spaced with oneinch margins.
• 500 to 750 words.
• Please submit an unsigned copy, attaching a page identifying name
and parish.
• You compete only within your grade
level. There will be five council winners and five district winners.
• District winners move on to
state judging.
• All entries become the property of
the Knights of Columbus and will not
be returned.
Essays will be judged on: overall impression, content, grammar and style. For
more information please contact Joe Munie, 581-2299, [email protected].
Winners of the various levels can earn
cash prizes.
Join the Knights
The Knights of Columbus is a Fraternal
Service Organization, grounded in Catholic values. Membership is available to
any practicing Catholic gentleman. For
information on becoming a Knight, phone
Grand Knight, Roger Kremer, at 7401136 or Deputy Grand Knight, Frank
Page, at 962-1700. You may also “like”
us on Facebook: Jackson Council 609.
SACRED HEART HOLY HOUR
Saint Mary Star of the Sea Church
This Thursday, November 13, 7 p.m.
784-7184 for more information
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884
11
2657
1776
1036
1963
268
2955
470
1496
2607
2138
499
768
1288
2093
533
1940
673
Joshua Mattison
Joey Keiser
Nancy Osterhaus
Travis Atherton
Jay Deraedt
Ron Whitaker
Ernest Cooper
Neill Perrine
Carol Molton
Marilyn Eccleton
Rachel Wheeler
D. Hudy, L. Laubauh
The Lockhart Family
Eddie Breton
George & Kathie Veach
Dennis & April Bryne
Jim Shepard
Brian Duffy
Chris Alexandrowski
Barbara Barton
Jim Herdus
Craig & Judie Rockwell
Erinn Burgess
Malcom Beaton
Larry & Cindy Bauer
Kay & John Mykala
Bob Stevens
Sue Culver
Matthew Sierminski
Steve Miatelka
T. Jay Paxton
SENIOR PARISHIONER NEEDS
RIDE TO MASS, PARISH EVENTS
If you’d like to help a senior woman
living in Concord Square apartments on
South Brown Street to be more involved
in parish life by offering her a ride to
weekend and/or daily Mass, the adoration
chapel, and/or a bible study, please contact Joan at the parish office, 783-2748.
JACKSON CATHOLIC SINGLES
Second Wednesday Dinner
November 12, 6 p.m.
Outback Steakhouse
RSVP to Jennifer Lamp by cell/text at
517-937-2444 or by email
at [email protected].
For updates, like us on Facebook or
request to be added to the email
update list.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The St. Louis Center in Chelsea has an immediate opening for a clerical assistant
to support the Servant of Charity administrator by performing clerical duties consisting of
typing, filing, telephone support, computer software programs, and other clerical duties as
required. The clerical assistant will be the primary contact with several Catholic parishes
that with whom we are looking to make contacts and relationships. The ideal candidate
will possess the following: Office organization and filing skills; computer skills to include Word, Excel, Power Point etc.; proficient typing skills (at least 40 words per minute), excellent punctuation, and spelling; telephone proficiency and good manners; excellent organizational skills, current working knowledge of the Catholic Church and its various parish networks; and ability to work within a diversified environment. Must enjoy
working with people. A high school diploma and some post high school clerical training a
must. Two to five years of clerical work experience required. Qualified applicants may
remit their resumes to [email protected].
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WEEKLY CALENDAR
LOCATION KEY
Ch
SH
SJ
StC
Church
Seton Hall
St. Jude
St. Catherine
SVDP
MCR
SC-C
SC-G
EC-C
EC-RF
St. Vincent de Paul
Men’s Club Room
Social Center-Cafeteria
Social Center-Gymnasium
Education Center-Chapel
Education Center-Ruth Fors
Monday, November 10—Saint Leo the Great, pope, doctor of
the Church (Week 32 in Ordinary Time)
Scripture
(491) Titus 1:1-9; Psalm 24:1-6, Luke 17:1-6
9:00 a.m.
JuDee Rouiller
3:15 p.m.
Girl Scout Troop 60233 (EC-304)
5:30 p.m.
Men’s Prayer Group (StC)
6:30 p.m.
Boy Scout Troop 424 (SC-G)
7:00 p.m.
Special Religious Education Staff (SC-C)
Tuesday, November 11—Saint Martin of Tours, bishop
Scripture
(492) Titus 2:1-8,1-14;
Psalm 37:3-4,18,23,27,29; Luke 17:7-10
6:45 a.m.
Intentions of Pat & Maria Gorczyca
9:00 a.m.
Guy Hockenberry
1:00 p.m.
Quest (StC)
2:30 p.m.
Mass at Countryside (OC)
6:30 p.m.
Commissions (SC-C, EC-RF)
6:30 p.m.
Intercessors (EC-C)
7:00 p.m.
St. John Paul II: Fides et Ratio (StC)
Wednesday, November 12—Saint Josaphat, bishop, martyr
Scripture
(493) Titus 3:1-7; Psalm 23:1-6; Luke 17:11-19
Mary & Ted Hamilton
6:45 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
BeFrienders Training (SVDP)
6:00 p.m.
Bob Powers
7:00 p.m.
Choir Practice (Ch)
7:00 p.m.
RCIA (SH)
Thursday, November 13—Saint Frances Xavier
Cabrini, virgin
Scripture
(494) Philemon 7-20; Psalm 146:7-10;
Luke 17:20-25
6:45 a.m.
Phillip Kelly
9:00 a.m.
Robert Lefere
9:00 a.m.
Siena Heights Class (StC)
10:00 a.m.
Mass at Arbor Woods (OC) - Ernie Ambs
12:15 p.m.
Brown Bag Bible Bunch (StC)
1:30 p.m.
Mass at Summit Park (OC)
8:00 p.m.
Men’s Basketball (SC-G)
Friday, November 14—Weekday
Scripture
(495) 2 John 4-9; Psalm 119:1-2,10-11,17-18;
Luke 17:26-37
6:45 a.m.
Christopher Knickerbocker
No school today
8:30 a.m.
2015 Mass Book Opens (SC-C)
9:00 a.m.
Rosie Lowden
4:30 p.m.
WE CARE (SH)
Saturday, November 15—Weekday; Saint Albert the Great,
bishop, doctor of the Church; BVM on Saturday
Scripture
(496) 3 John 5-8; Psalm 112:1-6; Luke 18:1-8
8:00 a.m.
Richard Constantini
8:30 a.m.
Rosary for Persecuted Christians & World
Peace (Ch)
8:30 a.m.
Bible Study (EC-RF)
9:00 a.m.
Brothers in Christ Men’s Group (StC)
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
EC-UR
EC-B
EC-W
OC
Education Center-Upper Room
Education Center-Bowen Wing
Education Center-Wisner Wing
Off Campus*
*Call the Parish Office for Exact Location
WE CARE (SH)
Craft Group (SC-C)
Wedding: James Bommarito &
Kimberly Walker
Christmas Wreath Orders Taken
5:00 p.m.
Altar Servers
Lectors
EMEs
Hospitality
Vincent M. Thompson
M. Cox, M. Gannon, F. Smith, M. Smarch
G. Gallas, S. VanderVeen
M. Artz, M. Cox, S. Gannon, J. Maes,
D. White, L. White
J. Maes, T. McMurtrie Family, J. & B. Pauli,
L. Hartley
Sunday, November 16—33RD SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
Scripture
(157) Proverbs 31:10-13,19-20,30-31;
Psalm 128:1-5; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6;
Matthew 25:14-30
7:30 a.m.
Altar Servers
Lectors
EMEs
9:00 a.m.
Altar Servers
Lectors
EMEs
Hospitality
10:30 a.m.
Altar Servers
Lectors
EMEs
Hospitality
10:30 a.m.
12:00 noon
Altar Servers
Lectors
EMEs
Alfred & Margaret Hoch
H. Richmond, N. Harworth
L. Sete, R. Stafford
K. Foster, R. Gunsett, N. Parzych,
N. Showerman, K. Swihart
Intentions of Donald & Marion Elinski on
their 55th Wedding Anniversary
J. Koerkel, C. & A. Inosencio
R. Gilmore, M. Miller
R. Blinn, T. Dark, R. Gilmore, A. Koerkel,
B. Miller, A. Tyler
P. & M. Gorczyca, E. & B. O’Connor,
S. & N. Dunigan
Frances Neubecker Barlow
L. Beebe, C. & A. Hilderley, L. Miller
R. Freedberg, E. Lienhart
B. Barton, M. & S. Brigham, S. Fitzgerald,
N. & R. Javier
R. & J. Gonerka, R. McEldowney Family,
A. & A. Gale
Faith Formation for preschool through
adults (EC)
For the parish
L. Aronoff, A. Gale, A. & B. Hendrickson
C. Brechtelsbauer, B. Higgins
D. Best, R. Best, C. Brechtelsbauer,
A. Magyar, J. Watters, Help Needed
1:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
Baptisms
Eugene Smak
6:00 p.m.
Middle & High School Youth Groups (EC-UR)
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LIVE FREE CONFERENCE
Do you struggle with areas of your life
that just won’t change, despite your sincerest repentance and your best efforts?
Do you feel like Jesus has more for you,
but you can’t break through to it? Do you
feel like the heavenly banquet is a party
you’ve been invited to...but you don’t
have a ride? The LIVE FREE Conference may be for you!
The conference will take place on Friday and Saturday, November 14-15 at St.
Thomas the Apostle Church in Ann Arbor. It presents the teaching of Neal
Lozano as explained in his book Unbound: A Practical Guide to Deliverance. This model helps Catholics fight
everyday spiritual battles, using the tools
of repentance, faith, forgiveness and renunciation of evil, and teaches how to
enter more fully into the salvation and
blessings Jesus Christ has already won
for you.
Contact [email protected] to
register or for more information or call
Michelle at 734-660-6268.
SACRED HEART OF JESUS
HEALING SERVICE
St. Mary Star of the Sea Church
Today, Sunday, November 9, 6 p.m.
Jesus healed the sick throughout His
ministry. Through His Holy Spirit and
the Sacraments, God continues to be a
source of comfort, strength and healing
today. The healing service will include,
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, a
Gospel reading and reflection by Father
Mathias Thelen, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, praise and worship music, and
“laying on of hands” for those who seek
healing and a greater outpouring of the
Holy Spirit. Call 784-7184 for information.
“The Lord your God, is in your midst, a
mighty Savior, He will rejoice over you
with gladness and renew you in His
love…” Zephaniah 3:17.
ST. JOHN’S CEMETERY NOW
ON FACEBOOK
“Like” St. John’s Cemetery on Facebook for updates, photos of the latest projects and current offers and specials.
Phone 783-1728 for information.
VISIT AQUINAS COLLEGE
Aquinas College in Grand Rapids is hosting a “Science, Nursing & Math AQDay” this
Friday, November 14, for all high school juniors and seniors interested in visiting their
beautiful 107-acre campus. You’re invited to come and discover what life at AQ is all
about. Get the inside scoop on academics, athletics, scholarships, service learning, study
abroad, and more. Please visit: aquinas.edu/undergraduate for more details or to register.
PILGRIMAGE TO MEDJUGORJE
April 6-11, 2015
Father Gordon Reigle and Suzanne Krisak invite you on a retreat-like pilgrimage to the
small Croatian village in Herzegovina. Attend Mass, pray the rosary, climb Apparition
Hill and Cross Mountain, visit one of the visionaries. Cost is $2,459 per person, double
occupancy. Contact Suzanne at 248-931-0194 or [email protected] for information.
Visit queenschurch.com
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I saw the holy city,
a new Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God,
prepared like a bride adorned for
her husband.
—cf. Revelation 21:2
Call Ron Whitaker at
782-9113
for information.
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