appeal (dsa) commitment weekend. st. mary parish men’s...
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March 8, 2015
This weekend is our Diocesan Services
Appeal (DSA) Commitment Weekend.
Our DSA theme “For Everything is
From You, and What We Give Is What
We Have From You,” reminds us that
we bring nothing material into this
world and we take nothing out of it.
I invite all members of our parish community to join in
support of our annual appeal. Our parish goal is $64,959.00.
I would like to remind you that all paid pledge monies
received, over and above our parish goal, will be returned to
our parish for our local use. No gift is too small…every
dollar donated helps us meet, and even exceed, our parish
goal.
You can submit your DSA pledge envelope during Mass this
weekend or take your envelope home, prayerfully consider
your gift amount, and return your completed pledge form, in
the DSA envelope, to our parish office. I encourage every
one of our parish households to reflect on the many blessings
we have received from the Lord and share these blessings
through a generous gift to the DSA.
LECTORS / GREETERS
ALTAR SERVERS &
PARENTS OF ALTAR SERVERS The upcoming Lay Minister Schedule will cover April 11-12
thru August 29-30, 2015. If you no longer wish to serve as
an Altar Server, Lector or Greeter please let the Parish Office
know by Friday, March 13th. If you will be unable to serve
for a period of weeks/months in the next schedule, please
also call the Parish Office and let them know by Friday,
March 13th and you won't be scheduled when you are
unavailable.
The Parish thanks all lay ministers, those retiring from this
ministry and those who will be continuing on.
Peggy Clough
HELP GLORIFY THE LORD VISUALLY
Have you been blessed with creativity? Do you want to find a special way to honor the Lord? Do you have a few hours every few months? Do you want to increase your own spirituality and make some wonderful friends at the same time? If the answer to these questions are “Yes, Lord” then we welcome you to join us and to learn the art of liturgical decorations for the Church year. No experience needed. We will teach you the way of telling Christ's story from birth to death through nature and symbolic ornamentation. What better offering can you give to the Lord than to present the creativity he gave to you back to Him as a gift to glorify Him? If you are interested in joining our team you can call Priscilla Deleruyelle 734-878-5286 or Marion Manners 734-426-3581
St. Mary Parish Men’s Club Presents
FRIDAY FISH DINNERS
Serving From 4:00-7:00 PM Dinner Includes:
Baked or Beer Battered Fried Fish, Choice of Potato
(French Fries, Scalloped, or Baked) Beets, Cole Slaw,
Macaroni & Cheese, Cut Veggies, Homemade Rolls,
Homemade Desserts, Jell-O, Milk, Coffee, Tea, & Punch
NEW: For our younger guests individual size cheese pizza
Join us each Friday during Lent
February 20 & 27, March 6, 13, 20, & 27
Adults $10.00 Seniors $9.00
Children $5.00 (Under Age 12)
Family $35.00 (Immediate Family Only)
Take-outs Available!
WE NOW ACCEPT VISA, MASTERCARD, & AMERICAN EXPRESS!
Stations of the Cross will be prayed Friday evenings during Lent
at 7pm in the church.
Lent Reconciliation Services 2015
March 15: St. Agnes 3pm March 18: St. Mary 7pm March 19: St. Augustine 7pm March 19: St. Joseph 7pm March 23: Holy Spirit 7pm March 25: St. John 7:30pm March 28: St. Patrick 9am March 30: St. Mary Magdalen 7:30pm
March 8, 2015
Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University
Learn God’s ways of handling money
This 9 week course begins April 12, 2015
Class will be held here at St. Mary
Start time of 1:00pm
Contact Rick & Maggie Andrus
H 517-223-0165 C 810-293-7311
Save the Date!
Catholic Men’s Conference
Accept the Challenge
April 25, 2015
8:30am-3pm
St. Mary Magdalen, Brighton
FOR YOUR MARRIAGE Celebrate your good marriage by making it even better during the "Year of Marriage!" How? Attend a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend! WWME has been helping couples fall in love all over again for nearly 50 years. 2015 Weekends will be held March 20-22 at St. Gerard in Lansing, April 28-30 at Weber Center in Adrian, August 7-9 at St. John in Fenton, and October 16-18 at Center for Ministry in Saginaw. During in-parish weekends, you sleep at home. To apply for a weekend, contact Harry & Karen Porter at 800-628-7433 or apply online at www.wwme.org.
3 GREAT DATES for married and engaged couples!
Friday evenings, March 27, April 17, and May 29.
Held at St. Francis Retreat Center in DeWitt
from 5:30-9:15pm and includes dinner.
Cost is $75 per couple. The topics in order of
dates are Communication, Commitment, and To Love & To Honor. Given by Tony Sperendi. Please
register with the retreat center at 517-669-
8321 or http://www.stfrancis.ws/.
QUARTER MANIA
Benefit For St. Louis Center in Chelsea
Join us at the Dexter KofC on Wednesday, March 25th
6:00pm Registration & Shopping
7:00pm Mania begins
YOU MUST BE 16 OR OLDER TO ATTEND
Quarter Mania – a cross between an auction, bingo, and a
home party. Purchase bidding paddles $3 for 1, $5 for 2, and
$8 for 3. Auction will include Dexter Green Day Plant sale
participates - St. Joseph Plant Sale and the Dexter Garden
Club. Dexter Green Day is May 16. Hosted by the Dexter
Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary.
40 DAYS FOR LIFE SPRING CAMPAIGN
Here’s an awesome way to spend time with the Lord during
Lent, praying for the lives of mothers and babies. 40 Days
for Life begins on February 18 (Ash Wednesday) and
continues through March 29 (Palm Sunday). St. Mary is
signed up for Monday, March 9th
. We need two people to
pray each hour between 8am and 8pm in front of the
Brighton Planned Parenthood. There is a sign-up sheet in the
gathering space. Eventually our goal is to have 40 churches
signed up for each of the 40 days. If March 9 doesn’t work,
St. Mary is also signed up for March 10-13. Please sign up
and commit to prayer for this important event. You are
welcome to bring a chair. Brighton Planned Parenthood is
located at 7900 W. Grand River across from Champion
Chevrolet, park in the lot east of the clinic. Contact Peggy
White 734.878.5835 with questions or go online to
40daysforlife.com/Brighton.
LIVINGSTON COUNTY ULTRASOUND INITIATIVE
SPRING RAFFLE 2015
PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES
TICKETS $5 EACH -OR - 5 FOR $20
Single Ticket wins all 3 prizes
Drawing Thursday, April 16, 2015
Pregnancy Help Clinic Fundraiser
Tickets available from Rod Forman 810.599.7349
Prize #1 Planes: B-17 one hour flight for two
Flights are usually on Wednesdays from Willow Run.
They will allow family members to climb into the plane on
land to check it out - Once the plane is off the ground,
passengers (2) are able to move around inside to check out
the gun turrets, the bomb bay, etc.
http://www.yankeeairmuseum.org/ - $900 value
Prize #2 Trains: Round Trip for 4 Adults from Ann Arbor
or East Lansing Amtrak to Chicago on Friday or Sat. (TBD
by winner). 4 Adults for Dinner at one of three Italian Village
Restaurants. 1 night stay Quad room JW Marriott Chicago -
$1200 value
Prize #3 Automobiles: Detailing of 2 VEHICLES - interior
exterior and engine compartment - Auto One Brighton,
MI - $400 value
Aquinas College Fine Arts Visit Day
Friday, March 20th
Aquinas College in Grand Rapids is hosting a Fine Arts
AQDay for high school students interested in Theatre,
Music, Art and Creative Writing. Discover what
studying fine arts is like at AQ as you attend breakout
sessions, view an exhibit of current students’ work, tour
our beautiful 117-acre campus and chat with faculty
from your specific area of interest. Please visit
aquinas.edu/fad for more details or to register for the
event on Friday, March 20th.
March 8, 2015
Report for March 2, 2015 Parishioner Donations - Giving Back To The Lord
YTD 07/01/14 – 03/02/15 Weekly YTD Offertory $ 18,365.00 $ 553,091.88 Operating Budget Reqmnt. $ 15,940.00 $ 557,900.00 Variance $ 2,425.00 $ (4,808.12)
Debt Reduction/FaithQuest Collected $ 51,754.52 Ring the Bell Campaign $ 57,229.17 $147,146 needed to reach goal
Mortgage Payment Requirement $ 300,120.00 Mortgage Amount Paid $ 160,000.00 Shortfall $ (140,120.00)
SALUTE TO THE STARS
CELEBRITY DANCE COMPETITION Livingston County Catholic Charities celebrates 30 years at
our Annual Salute to the Star and Celebrity Dance
Competition in addition to honoring our community stars.
Our celebrity dance teams are:
Heather & Paul Menosky (Pinckney Vlg. Trustee &
Dancing w/Stars Wii Champion)
Courtney & Fabrizio Tarara (Frontal Lobe/Heart of
Howell Owners)
Erica Karfonta & Richard Lim (OLHSA Exec. Dir.
& Richard Lim Photography)
Chief Andy & Luann Pless (Howell Fire Dept. &
Treasurer Oceola Twp)
Platinum Sponsors: St. Joseph Mercy Livingston
Hospital, Dr. Edward Loniewski
The event will be held on March 21, 2015 at The Johnson
Center at Cleary College with Mass celebrated prior at St.
Joseph Church in Howell with Bishop Boyea. Tickets are
$60/person or $440/table of 8 – deadline to purchase is
March 17. For more information, to sponsor the event or to
purchase your tickets, contact Julie Amman at 517-545-5944.
Wedding Vows Group Photo
Now Available Via Email
Contact Kim [email protected] or
Heather [email protected]
END OF YEAR CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!
Please call the parish office at 734-878-3161 to request your statement or email Kim: [email protected] or
Heather: [email protected]
DINNER AT TERRY B’S We, the members of St. Mary Parish, are so blessed by
our community of love and light. We are blessed with this
beautiful school that enables our children to prosper
academically in a safe and nurturing environment, where
they can grow in faith and communion with God.
Terry & Kate Braciszewski have generously offered their
Award Winning restaurant, Terry B’s, for an exclusive party
in celebration of our St. Mary Community on Sunday, April
26, 2015, at 5:30pm Terry B’s is an upscale, contemporary
restaurant and bar, located in a Greek Revival style, former
1850’s farmhouse in Dexter. They have received numerous
Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence and were named a
Top 5 Michigan Dining Destination form the Detroit Free
Press. Tickets for this event are $50 per person.
And now for the AMAZING TWIST: Terry B’s will
donate $25 back to St. Mary School for each ticket
sold!
Ticket price includes:
Butler passed Hors’D’oerves
Choice of soup or salad
Choice of (2) main courses
Dessert
(2) Glasses of wine of beer
Our goal is to sell 100 tickets. That would result in a $2,500
donation to our school! Tickets available at the school or
church office. Come and help us celebrate our tremendous
blessings!
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there
am I in the midst of them.” -Matthew 18:20
ARISE CHURCH SCRAPBOOKING DAY 11211 Dexter Pinckney Road, Pinckney
Saturday, March 21st from 9am-5:30pm
“Crop till you drop”
*Date change from February to March!
Come enjoy good food, beverages, prizes, and a fun time
scrapbooking, card making, or just to make new friends or
visit with old friends. Drawings every hour from 10am-5pm.
We’ll also have a consultant from “Close To My Heart.”
Cropping fee: $35 or $30 if you sign up by March 15th.
Please call Maryann at 734-878-0191.
Proceeds benefit the Arise Church Missions Committee.
Don’t Seek Rewards
Jesus insists that we will be rewarded for our service to others.
-Matthew 20:27-28
March 8, 2015
RCIA RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITATION OF ADULTS
Do you know someone who may be interested in becoming
Catholic? Have you ever invited another to explore the
Catholic faith? Please join us for our upcoming meetings.
All are welcome to join us for any
subject meeting listed below!
03/07 FIRST SCRUTINY 5pm Mass
Marriage/Holy Orders 6:15-7:15pm
03/07-08 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS
TURN CLOCKS FORWARD ONE HOUR
03/15 SECOND SCRUTINY 9am Mass
Holy Spirit 10:15-11:15am
03/18 PENANCE SERVICE 7pm
03/21 RCIA RETREAT 8:30am – 5pm
THIRD SCRUTINY 5pm
Dinner Celebration 6:15pm
03/29 PALM SUNDAY 11:30 Mass
NO MEETING
Religious Education K-8 & 2nd Grade Sacrament Prep
3/8 10:15-11:20am Class (K-8) 3/15 10:15-11:20am Class (K-8) 3/22 10:15-11:20am Class (K-8) 3/29 NO Class: Palm Sunday 4/5-4/12 NO Class: Christ Is Risen! /Spring Break 4/19 10:15-11:20am Class (K-8)
Confirmation 3/8 10:00-11:15am Confirmation 3/15 10:00-11:15am Confirmation 3/22 10:00-11:15am Confirmation 3/29 NO Class: Palm Sunday 4/5-4/12 NO Class: Christ Is Risen! /Spring Break 4/19 10:00-11:15am Confirmation During No physical Class times Teens should continue to work on homework and write in their Mass Journals! Please ensure they stay connected! Check out the Confirmation Information Hub:
http://www.stmarypinckney.org/#/faith-formation/confirmation-info-hub
Middle School Youth Group Schedule Date: Time: Event: 3/8 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord”
Date: Time: Event: 3/10 7-8:30pm Youth Night – 3/15 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 3/17 7-8:30pm Youth Night – 3/22 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 3/24 7-8:30pm Youth Night – 3/29 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 3/31 7-8:30pm Youth Night – 4/5 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 4/7 NO YOUTH GROUP
High School Youth Group Schedule
Date: Time: Event: 3/8 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 3/11 7-9:00pm Youth Night – 3/15 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 3/18 7-9:00pm Youth Night – 3/22 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 3/25 7-9:00pm Youth Night – 3/29 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 4/1 7-9:00pm Youth Night – 4/5 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 4/8 NO YOUTH GROUP
Website: http://www.stmarypinckney.org/#/youth/
If you have any questions please call 734-878-2217 or email [email protected]
Calling Interested Teens
for Living Stations Have you witnessed the Living Stations of the Cross that the
teens bring to you on Good Friday? Would you like to be a
part of it? You do not have to have any “acting” ability just
the willingness to open yourself up to become the person
who witnessed Jesus on the road to Cavalry. It is not just
some part that you read. It is a part that you witness and
become. The stations are a prayer, prayed with our parish
family on Good Friday. It truly is a beautiful ministry. You
must be willing to put time in and truly be open to this
wonderful gift. You must also be available Good Friday!
Please contact Rebecca Keiser at
[email protected] (preferred)
or 734-878-2217 ext. 203
March 8, 2015
MASS INTENTIONS
Sunday, March 8th
9:00am: In Memory of Nathaniel Wylie by Mom and Dad
11:30am: For Our Parish
Monday, March 9th
9:00am: Communion Service
Tuesday, March 10th
9:00am: Communion Service
5:00pm: In Memory of Cathy Toth by Susan Katon
Wednesday, March 11th
9:00am: In Memory of Richard & Rose Berardinelli by the
Wack Family
Thursday, March 12th
5:00pm: In Memory of Roy Hoeft by Karen Reske
Friday, March 13th
9:00am: In Memory of Patricia Kaliszuk by Linda Mable
Saturday, March 14th
9:00am: In Memory of Don & Cathie Carruthers by the
Dible family
5:00pm: In Memory of Eloise Berendt by Frank Berendt
Sunday, March 15th
9:00am: For Our Parish
11:30am: In Memory of Patricia Kurzawa by Bernie
Kurzawa
WEEKLY READINGS: March 8th
-14th
Sunday:
Third Sunday of Lent Ex 20:1-17; Ps 19; 1Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25
Monday:
St. Francis of Rome, Religious
2 Kgs 5:1-15; Ps 42, 43; Lk 4:24-30
Tuesday:
Lenten Weekday
Dn 3:25;34-43; Ps 25; Mt 18:21-35
Wednesday:
Lenten Weekday
Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147; Mt 5:17-19
Thursday:
Lenten Weekday
Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95; Lk 11:14-23
Friday:
Lenten Weekday
Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81; Mk 12:28-34
Saturday:
Lenten Weekday
Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51;Lk 18:9-14
We always keep our military
family close and far in our
thoughts and prayers, especially
for Joshua Kolnitys.
LAY MINISTERS: March 14th
& 15th
Communion Service Leaders
March 9: D. Hall March 10: T. Burke
March 16: L. Lichwala March 17: R. 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: B. Aten, C. Aten, J. Hummel
9:00am: K. Flaherty, E. Flaherty, A. Sanchez
11:30am: I. Hanshue, J. Burke, B. Burke
Proclaimers of the Word
5:00pm: P. Hohl, K. Wiley
9:00am: S. Kuschel, P. White
11:30am: T. Burke, A. Shmina
Greeters
5:00pm: J&L Wallace
9:00am: D. Magier
11:30am: B&K Olst
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
March: K. Leonard, L. Wack
Cleaning the Altar
March: J. Helmboldt
Collection Counters:
March 9: B. Olst, D. Eggleston, S. Katon
March 16: R. Bartkovich, L. Wallce, N.
Rickelmann, C. Hazel
OUR PRAYER LIST
Hannah Campbell, Peggy Curtis, Denise Day, John Dinkel,
Linda Ferendt, Michael Grossmeyer, Larence Hurtubise,
Richard Jesionowski, Don Keiser, LaVerne Keiser, Sr.
MaryKelly, RSM, Elaine LaMontagne, Dick Laws, Paul
Martus, Adeline Penrod, Angela Raffensperger, Linda
Schneider, Allan Steinaway
Prayer For the Sick
“Heavenly Father, we lift up all those who are facing various illnesses. Give them the hope and courage they need today and every day. Comfort their pain, calm their fears, and surround them with Your peace.
(Please contact the church office to add your loved one to our
prayer list).