RANDOM THOUGHTS DIFERENTES PENSAMIENTOS

from Father Bill Promesso

Holy Families in the New Year This weekend we celebrate the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Maybe we can’t measure up to their level of holiness, but we can certainly try to welcome a sense of the holy into our family life as we begin 2018 tomorrow. A good resolution is to wake up and offer a prayer of thanks, start each meal with prayer and end each day with prayer. These prayers don’t have to be long or formal. They can be short and casual. But by offering them, we stay connected with God throughout the day and are more likely to remember that we are never far from the Lord in the challenges of the 365 days ahead. God blesses us with an abundance each day and we do well to pray with hearts full of gratitude as we wake, eat and rest. These prayers can become a good habit to start as a new year begins and are easily taken up by children and grandchildren when they’re part of a family’s daily rhythm. May 2018 bring you newness. New life, new goals, new happiness, new health, new achievement, new dreams and new blessings from God. May each day be overflowing with gratitude and your heart be filled with joy. May you be a blessing for others (especially your family) through your example of faith, hope and love. Happy New Year! P.S. January 1, 2018 is not a holyday of obligation because it falls on Monday. Enjoy the day!

Fifth Sunday Rosary December 31 after 11am Mass

Come and pray the Rosary with the Riverview Knights of Columbus. What better way to end the current year and begin a New Year.

We invite you to pray the Rosary as part of being a Prayer community. If you do not have a rosary we will provide one for you — yours to keep for future individual prayer or with us. See you there!

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Riverview Council #13980

St. Cyprian Parish, Riverview, MI

A New Me — Prayer Dear Lord, touch me with your Spirit of truth so I may be honest about my sins and failures. Forgive me for treating your covenant lightly and at times ignoring it completely. Help me truly seek and know forgiveness for all the hurts I’ve caused, for harboring ill will and for any hardness of heart I may have. Please renew a right spirit within me that I may become more Christ-like and that my life may daily reveal your love and light. In your name. Amen.

December 31, 2017

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Let Perpetual Light Shine †John Hirsch

who entered eternal life on December 15, 2017

†Daniel Edwards who entered eternal life on

December 17, 2017

Office of

Christian Service and Outreach

All Saints Soup Kitchen Our next day at the All Saints Soup Kitchen will be Wednesday, January 24th. We need frozen meatballs, cookies, and individual pudding cups. Please drop off all donations by Monday, January 22nd. Thank you for your faithful support of the hungry in our area!

For I was hungry and you gave me food,

I was thirsty and you gave me drink,

a stranger and you welcomed me. Matthew 25:35

A New Year Prayer

Dear Father, Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:

where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon;

where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light;

where there is sadness, joy. O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek

to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand,

to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive,

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Amen —Attributed to St. Francis of Assisi

I wish you all a Happy New Year! Kim Switzer, Director of Christian Service & Outreach 2017 Stewardship Contribution Statement

If you would like to have your 2017 Contribution Statement mailed or emailed to you please fill out and return this form to the parish office. Year end tax statements will only be provided upon request. The cost to mail first class to all families would be costly and some may not need it. All statement requests will be mailed/emailed by the end of January 2018.

Name:_____________________________________ Address:___________________________________ City, Zip:___________________________________ Phone:_____________________________________ Envelope #:___________________ Email to:___________________________________

I have made it a point several years ago to wake up each morning and before I get out of bed to say Good Morning to God and most importantly to say THANK YOU. I have done this faithfully and it helps start my day on a positive note.

A Prayer for January 1

God, thank you for a new year. May everyone in our family be willing to begin anew with a clean slate. We know that you are always ready to forgive us. Help us to be willing to forgive ourselves and to forgive one another.

As we begin a new year, remind us of our truest values and our deepest desires. Help us to live in the goodness that comes from doing what you want us to do. Help us to put aside anxiety about the future and the past, so that we might live in peace with you now, one day at a time.

I pray that 2018 is a year of gratitude and new beginnings. May God Bless you today and always.

Stacey Sutowski-Shurtz Director of Elementary Catechesis and Youth Ministry

Thank you As I look back on 2017 I can say that I have had many more smiles then frowns or tears. During the year, I have had wonderful times with family and friends, near and far. I camped in new places and experienced new foods, sights and sounds. My great aunt who was 95 years old died of cancer, but fortunately she did not suffer long and I was able to visit with her before she was too sick. My son passed an important job physical and interview and will hopefully be starting his new position soon. My daughter is continuing to do well at CMU. I have been very happy in my work here at St. Cyprian and enjoy the time I spend with the youth of our church. I have the best catechists, volunteers and co-workers to help me. I consider myself to be truly blessed and am very thankful for all that I have.

“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.” Meister Eckhart

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Requirements for parents for celebration of Baptism at St. Cyprian Parish are:

•Parent(s) must be registered in the parish

•If parents are registered in another parish a letter from their parish is required

•Parents who are not registered in any parish are to meet with the Pastor or Pastoral Associate prior to scheduling of Baptism or preparation

•Attendance at the Baptismal preparation session with Godparents

•Willingness to bring the child up in the faith and support the child’s faith journey

Please call the parish office for more information

or to register for the Preparation Session.

Our next Baptism Preparation

session is January 23 at 7pm

Readings for the Week of December 31 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3; Ps 105: 1-6, 8-9; Heb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19; Lk 2:22-40

Monday, Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21

Tuesday 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; Jn 1:19-28

Wednesday 1 Jn 2:29—3:6; Ps 98:1, 3cd-4, 5-6; Jn 1:29-34

Thursday 1 Jn 3:7-10; Ps 98:1, 7-8, 9; Jn 1:35-42

Friday 1 Jn 3:11-21; Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5; Jn 1:43-51

Saturday 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20; Mk 1:7-11

The Epiphany of the Lord Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12

Liturgy Schedule for January 7 Epiphany

Minister Schedule also available at www.stcyprian.com

5:00 PM 9:00 AM 11:00 AM

Altar Assistant Paul Rydesky Marilyn Hibbard Charlie Mix

Greeters Kowalczyk Family Achinger Family, L. Diedrich,

W. Rodriguez

Terpenny Family, Vanlerberghe Family,

P. Zinski

Lectors Bev Nicholson,

Gary Ennis MaryJane Fallot,

Janis Zueski Cyndi & Tom Iacobelli

Altar Servers Dan Davis Janie Eaton Dan DeAngelis

This week we are in need of the following items: cereal, spaghetti sauce and macaroni and cheese.

Thank you for your support!

Stewardship Thoughts The theme of family connects today’s Scripture readings. Whoever honors his father atones for sins, and those who revere their mother store up riches, the passage from the Book of Sirach teaches us. Those who care for aging parents are not forgotten, and their kindness is planted as an offering against sin. In St. Luke’s Gospel, Jesus is presented to the Lord in the Jerusalem Temple, in accordance with Mosaic Law. The Holy Family then returns to Nazareth, where Jesus grows in strength and wisdom. In his Letter to the Colossians, St. Paul stresses bearing with one another and forgiving one another… as the Lord has forgiven you. … Christ’s peace must reign in our families’ hearts. As St. John Paul II emphasized, the family is the “Domestic Church.” Vocations are born in families that embrace the Catholic faith. May we, as faithful stewards, continue to strive, build, and pray for solid Christian families in an increasingly antifamily world. To strengthen your family, make a daily habit of praying and eating at least one meal together. Most important, attend Sunday Mass as a family and partake of Holy Communion.

A new you The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective. —G.K. Chesterton

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Liturgy Intentions Donations have been made for the purchase of bread and

wine in honor of the following:

January 6, 5pm Liturgy

† Terry Gorman from Tom & Joyce Voyt

† John Pavliga from Family

January 7, 9am Liturgy

† Cliff & Ruth Moening from Friends

January 7, 11am Liturgy

† Bernice Mardyla from Family and Friends

† Pat Roberts from Your Sisters in Christ

Renee Belanger, Katherine Bora, Kenneth Crassweller, Jeff Goga, Tom Hoover, RoseMary Howell, Katie Kelly, Phillip Lipolis, Theodora Malhowski, Harper Rose Metropolus, Donna Montgomery, Beth Nicola, Virgie Ann O’Connor, Nancy Volk, Todd Winchel,

Judy Zilka.

St. Cyprian Catholic Church 13249 Pennsylvania Road

Riverview, Michigan 48193 Parish Phone Numbers

Parish Office (734) 283-1366 Parish Fax (734) 283-2809 Web site www.stcyprian.com St. Cyprian Parish Staff Rev. Dr. William J. Promesso Ext. 111 Pastor wpromesso@stcyprian.com Deacon James Nicola Ext. 125 Pastoral Ministry jnicola@stcyprian.com Mr. Mason Koch Ext. 120 Director of Worship and Music mkoch@stcyprian.com Mrs. Kimberly Switzer Ext. 114 Director of Christian Service and Outreach kswitzer@stcyprian.com Mrs. Stacey Sutowski-Shurtz Ext. 118 Director of Elementary Catechesis and Youth Ministry sshurtz@stcyprian.com Ms. Denise Traeder Ext. 113 Director of Finance & Administration dtraeder@stcyprian.com Ms. Denise Gorski Ext. 112 RCIA Coordinator dgorski@stcyprian.com Ms. Regina Tallion Ext. 110 Parish Office Administrative Assistant rtallion@stcyprian.com Mrs. Susan Surcek Ext. 121 Parish Census & Contributions ssurcek@stcyprian.com Mr. Brent Curry Ext. 131 Worship Assistant bcurry@stcyprian.com Ms. Susan O’Keefe Ext. 117 Hospitality Coordinator suzyqclean@msn.com Mr. Matthew Ray Ext. 116 Maintenance mray@stcyprian.com Pastoral Council Mr. Clint Switzer, Chair ppc@stcyprian.com

Weekday Liturgy Schedule Tuesday/Thursday/Friday at 9:00am

Weekend Liturgy Schedule

Saturday at 5:00pm and Sunday at 9:00am & 11:00am

Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick First Thursday of the month at 9:00am Liturgy or by appointment

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturdays at 4:00pm or by appointment

Mr. Mark Homan Mrs. Laura Lauer Mr. John Masserant Mrs. Jessica Mertz-Penquite Mr. Richard Nicholson Ms. Nona Sehoyan Mr. Christopher Penquite Vicariate Council Rep.

Mrs. Eileen Banchoff Christian Service Rep. Mrs. Cynthia Iacobelli Worship Comm. Rep. Mr. Mark Lauer Stewardship Comm. Rep Mrs. Annelise Belchunas Education Comm. Rep.

Religious Formation No Religious Formation Classes January 1 January 7 Sunday Confirmation Mass/Class 11:00-2:00 January 8 Monday Class Grades 1-5 6:15pm January 9 Tuesday Family Program w/Catechists 6:30pm January 15 Monday NO CLASS January 16 Tuesday NO CLASS January 22 Monday Class Grades 1-5 6:15pm January 23 Tuesday First Eucharist Class 6:30pm January 29 Monday Class Grades 1-5 6:15pm Stacey Sutowski-Shurtz Director of Elementary Catechesis & Youth Ministry

This Week Wednesday, January 3

10:00am Bible Sharing meets in music room

10:15am Crafters meet in social hall

7:00pm Liturgical Choir meet in music room

7:30pm AA meet in social hall

Thursday, January 4

7:00pm Knights of Columbus Officers meet in room 108

7:30pm AA meet in social hall

7:30pm Alanon meet in room 109

Sunday, January 7

12:00pm Confirmation Class meets in youth room

12:00pm RCIA meets in room 106

4:00pm Epiphany Concert in church

Parish Offices will reopen January 2, 2018 at 8am