Weekly Message from Fr. George:

Gradual Opening of Our Parish

Happy Pentecost! Welcome to your father’s House! On this day we cele-brate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the Church, it is gratify-ing that we could once more worship God as a community, albeit with few tem-porary modifications and restrictions. It seems like ages since we last wor-shipped together as parish community. I know we miss worshipping God as a church. But, despite being away for so long, I know God has been with each of you and your family during this challenging and uncertain times.

As I informed you earlier, we begin our worship at this time with some spe-cific guidelines as provided by the Bishop of our Diocese. These guidelines in-clude: • All Christ’s faithful in the Diocese of Saginaw are dispensed from their Sun-

day obligation to attend Mass through August 30, 2020. Anyone who is older than 65 years of age (the recommended CDC age), with a compromised health condition or caring for the sick in any way, are at higher risk of con-tracting COVID-19 and should stay home

• Anyone with a cough of any sort, and anyone feeling sick in any way, should not come to the church.

• In accord with current public health recommendations, the people above two years of age (except liturgical ministers in the sanctuary) must wear cloth face coverings (masks) upon entering the church until they depart. Masks will remain on their face throughout the whole Mass except when receiving Communion. You may not be admitted into the church if you are not having a face covering.

• For the purposes of maintaining distancing during Mass, the parish will be celebrating five weekend Masses beginning the weekend of May 30, 2020:

• Saturday: 4:30pm and 7:00pm at OLLH • Sunday: 8:30am at OLLH; 10:30am at St. Anthony; and 12:00pm at OLLH • Please do well to sign up for the Mass you will love to attend with

your family. Upon receiving this letter, please put a call through to the Parish office to register. You may not be allowed to enter the church if you are not registered for that Mass as some pews will be sealed off to maintain physical distance.

• Families who drive to church in the same vehicle will be required to occupy a pew.

• Weekday Mass will begin on Tuesday May 26, 2020. All weekday Mass at this time will be at OLLH. Tuesday 6:30pm; Wednesday to Friday 8:30am

• Reception of Communion: Holy Communion will be distributed as the Body of Christ. The precious Blood will not be distributed to the faithful at this time. Communicant will maintain the same 6 feet distance while to come out to receive. Please, note that Mass ends with the reception of Holy Com-munion.

• Worship aid will be provided for each Mass as all missalette are removed from pews. Worship aid will be included in the bulletin and you are expected to go home with it since it will not be reused.

However, know that this arrangement is temporary; and please, remember that you are dispensed from Sunday obligation to attend Mass through August 30, 2020. So, if you do not feel safe or comfortable, please stay at home. Finally, the cooperation of all of us is required at this time leading to the full re-sumption of public catholic worship. May the Holy Spirit fall afresh on us! Amen

WEEKLY SCHEDULE Saturday, May 30th 4:30 p.m. Mass at OLLH for the people of the parish 7:00 p.m. Mass at OLLH for Ira Palach, given by Dorothy Burkhard Sunday, May 31st 8:30 a.m. Mass at OLLH for an end to the pandemic 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Anthony for Ron Roggenbuck, given by Janet Kramer 12:00 p.m. Mass at OLLH for Verna Wood, given by Robert & Pauline Geiger Tuesday, June 2nd 6:30 p.m. Mass at OLLH for Gary Rose, given by Elayne Kraska Wednesday, June 3rd 8:30 a.m. Mass at OLLH for Dawn Booms, given by her family Thursday, June 4th 8:30 a.m. Mass at OLLH for Donald Terbrack, given by Kathy Cibulski, followed by Eucharistic Adoration until 11:00 p.m. Friday, June 5th 8:30 a.m. Mass at OLLH for Alan Cole, given by Gary Malchow Saturday, June 6th 4:30 p.m. Mass at OLLH for Alvin Koehn, given by Dan & Matilda Messing 7:00 p.m. Mass at OLLH for an end to the pandemic Sunday, June 7th 8:30 a.m. Mass at OLLH for the people of the parish 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Anthony for Tom Stacer, given by Linda Mausolf 12:00 p.m. Mass at OLLH for Lylan Kucharczyk, given by HB Lions Club

Holy Name Pentecost Sunday May 31, 2020

of Parish

Mailing address: 413 S. First Street, Harbor Beach, MI 48441 · Office 989-479-3393 · Rectory 989-479-9531

and Catholic School MARY

Our Lady of Lake Huron Church St. Anthony of Padua Church

Worship Aid for May 31, 2020 The celebration of Pentecost Sunday Today’s readings: Acts 2: 1-11 1 Corinthians 12: 3b-7, 12-13 Gospel of John 20: 19-23 Gathering Song: One Spirit, One Church Refrain: We are a pilgrim people, we are the Church of God. A family of believers, disciples of the Lord. United in one spirit, ignited by the fire. Still burning through the ages, still present in our lives. V. 1 Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest, And in our hearts take up thy rest; Come with my grace and heav’nly aid To fill the hearts which thou hast made. V. 2 O Comforter, to thee we cry, Thou gift of God sent from on high. Thou font of life and fire of love, the soul’s anointing from above. Glory to God in the highest…. Responsorial Psalm

Profession of Faith I believe in God, the father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only be-gotten Son, Our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven,

and is seated at the right hand of God the Fa-ther almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life ever-lasting. Amen.

Preparation of gifts: Send Us Your Spirit Refrain: Come Lord Jesus, send us your spirit, Renew the face of the earth (repeat) V.1 Come to us, Spirit of God, Breathe in us now, We sing together. Spirit of hope and of light, fill our lives Come to us, Spirit of God. V.2 Fill us with the fire of your love; Burn in us now, Bring us together. Come to us dwell in us, Change our loves, oh Lord Come to us, Spirit of God.

Communion Song: O Breathe On Me, O Breath of God V.1 O breathe on me, O Breath of God, Fill me with life anew, That I may love the things you do, And do what you would do. V.2 O breathe on me, O Breath of God, Until my heart is pure; Until my will is one with yours, To do and to endure. V.3 O breathe on me, O Breath of God, My will to yours incline, Until this selfish part of me Glows with your fire divine. V.4 O Breathe on me, O breath of God, So, I shall never die, But live with you the perfect life For all eternity.

Collection Actual Target + or - Last Week

Adult/Holy Days $11,685.00 $6,321.00 +$5,364.00 -$1,846.00

Loose 0.00 671.00 -671.00 -671.00

Youth 0.00 16.00 -16.00 -16.00

Total $11,685.00 $7,008.00 +$4,677.00 -$2,533.00

PARISH STEWARDSHIP: Thank you to those parishioners who have mailed in or dropped off their weekly contribution envelopes to the parish office. To make a donation online, go to www.saginaw.org and click on the red “Donate” button at the top of the page. Select Holy Name of Mary from the list and you will be di-rected to a page where you can make a one-time payment to our parish!

88 Regular and Holy Day Envelopes used. Property & Maintenance: 18 families contributed $910.00. Thank you for your continued support!

HOLY NAME OF MARY ANNOUNCEMENTS

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to help with cleaning/sanitizing the churches after Masses. Please call the parish office if you are able to help out, 479-3393.

Sunday, May 31st Acts 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13/Jn 20:19-23

Monday, June 1st Gn 3:9-15, 20/Jn 19:25-34

Tuesday, June 2nd 2 Pt 3:12-15a, 17-18/Mk 12:13-17

Wednesday, June 3rd 2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12/Mk 12:18-27

Thursday, June 4th 2 Tm 2:8-15/Mk 12:28-34

Friday, June 5th 2 Tm 3:10-17/Mk 12:35-37

Saturday, June 6th 2 Tm 4:1-8/Mk 12:38-44

Sunday, June 7th Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9/2 Cor 13:11-13/Jn 3:16-18

PRAYER LIST Doris Pfaff

Nancy Krueger Randy Richmond

Dean Atkins Jim Swartz Jodi Voss

Lu Lemanski Kirby Koehler

Kerri Seltz Randy Will

Pam Maurer Randy Lemanski

MaryEllen Lorkowski Thelma Duda Glenn Deer

Felicia Vigari Magdalen Goretski

Larry Mausolf Cass Kramer

Jim Kucharczyk Kathleen Bradley

Marilyn Hazel Abigail Rochefort

Michelle Will Colleen Stanowski

Denise Deitzen John Tenbusch

Addison Stomack Thelma Schubring

Derek Pfaff

STEWARDSHIP MESSAGE In the second reading today, St. Paul reminds the Corinthi-ans, “There are different gifts, but the same Spirit; there are different ministries, but the same Lord.” How am I using my gifts for the common good?

Homily for Pentecost Sunday

Readings: Acts 2:1-11; 1 Cor 12:3-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23

I will send you the Advocate, the Holy Spirit; He will teach you all things

After the Resurrection up to the Ascension, the Apostles were obviously happy on seeing Jesus again; but they were queried for gazing into heaven in sadness after Jesus ascended to heaven (Acts 1:11). The Apostles’ state of melancholy will continue for some time; for they locked themselves up in the room for the next ten days until Pentecost, when the Spirit came.

However, the Pentecost event brings to perspective the promises of Christ. The swiftness with which the promise was fulfilled goes to show the faithfulness of God and his abiding presence. In a unique way, the Church is born at Pentecost. The promise of Jesus in John 14:16, “I will send you the Advocate,” is fulfilled. The gifts of the Holy Spirit overwhelmingly envelop the church; the disciples individually are empowered to proclaim the Gospel; and thousands are converted and baptized. It is this courage that leads the apostles and future disciples to carry the gospel of Christ to the ends of the earth; because this advocate from the “father will teach you all things,” (John 14:26). Yes, the Church was born, the disciples of Jesus were happy.

My dear friends, one essential thing that we do forget is the unifying effect of Pentecost. The first reading gives an account of how people of different languages were able to hear the message in their native tongue. The Spirit comes to break barriers between races, peoples, languages, and kingdoms. It is therefore true that any Christian who basis his or her relationships with others on race or any other mundane things is directly in antithesis with the Holy Spirit. In other words, the Spirit is yet to have a hold in or an effect on him or her. It reminds us what Jesus said that those who worship God will do so in spirit and in truth, and not in any localized place (John 4:24). The Holy Spirit is equally transforming and has the effect of cleansing us of our sins and making us better and holier persons, as we experience in the confession-al.

Yes, just as the disciples who witnessed Jesus and all the mighty things he did were downcast, and afraid before the advent of the Ho-ly spirit, it is understandable if we feel downcast, when we face the challenges of life: the effects of this pandemic; drug addiction of our loved ones, lack of job, loneliness, being abandoned by friends and even children, failing health; and even the uncertainty with and within the Church. But, always remember these words of Jesus: I will not leave you as orphans; I will be with you even to the end of time (Matt 28:20); Jesus says, I will be with you in your challenges, in your low and high moments. The reason why we should be particularly confident is that Jesus Christ has all the power and authority such that all things, no matter how powerful or destructive they may seem, are subjected to him.

My dear brothers and sisters, to further his presence and influence in our lives, Jesus gives his Church, and us the Holy Spirit, who is the author of many gifts. Through the power and working of His Spirit, our sins are forgiven, through his power bread and wine are transformed into the Body and Blood of Christ. In the Holy Spirit, we have the gifts of wisdom, counsel, knowledge, understanding, piety, fear of God, and courage. The Holy Spirit is given to us in and through the sacraments. Let us not allow the Spirit with His gifts to be dormant in our lives. Let us reconnect with the Spirit within us and seek its guidance in all that we do. The Holy Spirit has the capacity to turn things around for the better. St. Paul says all things work together unto God for those who love Him (Rom 8:28). Things may be difficult today, things may seem uncertain as our country and world is faced with this pandemic, my marriage may seem unfulfilling, my health may be in jeopardy or failing, my Christian life may seem unrewarding and uncertain; but in all these, let us not give up, let us bend on our knees and seek God’s transform-ing spirit. This spirit that transforms, energizes, counsels, empowers, and directs.

Holy Spirit Fall afresh on me! Holy Spirit fall afresh on me! Holy Spirit fall afresh on me!

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