Sun May 24 Seventh Sunday of Easter

No Mass People of St. Cyril Mon May 25

No Mass Tues May 26 St. Philip Neri, Priest No Mass Wed May 27 No Mass Deceased members of the Polash & Meehan Families by Dave & Maureen Polash Thu May 28 8:00 pm John Kirby by family

Fri May 29 9:00 am Pope Francis/Bishops/Priests Sat May 30 No Mass Sun May 31 Pentecost Sunday 10:30 am People of St. Cyril

Seventh Sunday of Easter May 24, 2020

St. Cyril Church 517 E. Main St., PO Box 96, Bannister, MI 48807

Parish Staff: Pastor Fr. William Gruden

frwjgruden@gmail.com Parochial Administrator Rev. Fr. Edwin Dwyer

rev.dwyer@yahoo.com Administrative Assistant Kris Pullman ckleinstcyrilchurch@gmail.com Bookkeeper Jean Burns Lay Minister Margaret Horak Organist Geraldine Winkler Maintenance Jim Porubsky Faith Formation Theresa Sopocy (989) 862-5909

Phone Numbers: Parish Office (989) 862-5270 Parish Fax (989) 862-4534 St. Peter Parish (989) 845-1794

Parish Office Hours: Tuesday & Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

(Bulletin items need to be in by 4:00 pm Tuesday prior.)

Liturgical Schedule: Saturday @ St Peter* 4:30 pm Sunday @ St Peter* 8:30 am Sunday 10:30 am * St. Peter Parish, 404 S. Wood Street, Chesaning Weekday Schedule: Tuesday Mass: 5:45 pm Wednesday Mass: 9:00 am Thursday Mass @ St Peter* 8:00 am Friday Mass: 9:00 am Sunday Adoration 9:00 am Sunday Rosary prayed in Chapel 10:00 am

Sacraments: Reconciliation: Sundays, 9:00 am Anointing of the Sick: Please contact the parish office. Baptism: Please contact Margaret Horak at 862-5027 to make arrangements. Marriage: Engaged couples must contact the priest at least six (6) months prior to anticipated date of marriage. Weddings are not celebrated during the Lenten Season. Sick or Homebound: If someone in your family or neighborhood is Sick or homebound, please contact the Parish Office. When entering a hospital, please register as a member of Saint Cyril Parish and notify the parish office. New Parishioners: Welcome to Saint Cyril Parish! There are registration forms at all entrances of church. You may also stop by the parish office to register for our parish family.

Greeters for May Greeters for June Al & Mary Porubsky family Robin & Karen Wooley Jim & Diane Korienek Phil & Sheila Hanus Money Counters Ushers for May Keith Homer, Tamara VanHaun Duane Schneider, Tom Hedrich Family of the Month-May Knight of the Month-May Steve & Theresa Sopocy John Chvojka

Altar Servers: May 31-TBA Sacristans: May 31 –TBA Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion: May 31-TBA Lectors: May 31-TBA

Please Pray for Our Sick & Shut-Ins: Jim Porubsky, Jim Stehlik, Donna Merignac, Gene Schoendorf, Helen Slowinski, Frank Klasek, Terry &

Frank Sefl, John Kusnier, Jr., Audrey Schneider, Edward Chapko, Rose Chapko, Carole Custer, Jeff Wadell, Clara Cermak, Jim Korienek, Shelby Porubsky, Larry Pesda, Shirley Tesarik, Linda Boring, Trevir Kral, John Chvojka, Rose Wolfe, Jerry Horak, Frank Kral, Gale & Marcella Baese, Ron Betts, Mary Galko, Tillie Bohil, Ann Luznak, Joanne Sisco

Stewardship Message: In today’s Gospel, Jesus prays, “I have given You glory on earth by finishing the work You gave Me to do.” Good stewards follow His example by using their time and talents for the glory of God.

Roof Replacement Funds: The hall roof bill has been paid. There is an deficit of $3,955.00. Please continue to use the monthly ivory envelopes to make a contribution to this fund.

Tithes & Gifts May 24, 2020

13-Envelopes $1,195.00

Loose: 250.00

Children: . 00

1- Special Needs:_________ 5.00

Total: $1,450.00

Amount needed each week . . . . . . . . $2,020.00 +/- For Year Ending 6/30/20. . . . . . . ($229.30)

Resuming Public Masses: The Diocese of Saginaw has begun to offer public Masses on Monday, May 25, 2020. The celebration of public daily Masses may resume, with protocols to ensure parishioners safety. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY! There will be a Mass on Thursday, May 28th at 8 pm and Friday, May 29th at 9 am at St. Cyril. They will take place in the main body of church. Those attending should sit in every other row and maintain 6 ft. distancing. Mass on Sunday, May 31st will be the same time. Everyone MUST wear a mask or face covering in and around the church. Please use the hand sanitizer entering and leaving the church. There will be hand sanitizer at all entrances of church. The dispensation from Sunday obligation to attend Mass is granted to all the faithful through Sunday, August 30, 2020. Anyone who is older than 65 years of age with a compromised health condition and/or caring for the sick in any way should stay home. If you feel sick you should stay home. As we continue through this new way of celebrating Mass please be patience and keep each other in your prayers.

Knights of Columbus Fund Raiser-Our golf outing is now in process for collecting hole sponsors. We thank the many of you who have so generously sent in your donations of $100.00 to sponsor a hole in memory of your loved one, your business or just to sponsor this fund raiser. If you have not contacted a Knight to support this fund raiser and you wish to do so, it is not to late. You can make our your check to St. Cyril Knights of Columbus and mail it to Jerry Horak, PO Box 424, Elsie, MI 48831. Thank you. Jerry

Church Offerings: As we are unable to gather as a church family due to this virus, if it is at all possible please mail your church offering to the parish. We understand that these are trying times and we need to have faith that God and prayer will help us through this difficult time. Fr. Dwyer and Fr. Bill

Parking Lot Adoration: Parking Lot Adoration continues at the following time: every Sunday from 9-11 am. Go to the east lot and the Blessed Sacrament will be expose in a visible manner through the day chapel window. Folks should park in a manner that permits viewing, so the lines in the parking plot need not be observed. You are to remain in your cars and bathrooms will be available in the church, but folks are to keep social distance. Fr. Dwyer

Fr. Dwyer Vacation: Fr. Dwyer will be on vacation from Monday, May 18th until Wednesday, May 27th. There will be no individual reconciliation, or daily live stream Masses until he returns. If you need to speak to a priest, please contact Fr. Bill at St. Peter Parish at 989-845-1794. You may also email him at frwjgruden@gmail.com.

Scam Alert: Fr. Bill’s email was hacked last week. Please DO NO RESPOND to any request for gift cards or money in his name or the church. Just delete the email. Thank you!

A Reflection of the Gospel from Living Liturgy 2020: As we near the end of the Easter season, we hear a gospel reading from John. The setting is Jesus’ final prayer to the Father prior to his being betrayed on the night before his death. The prayer is more than three chapters long (chapters 15-17)! Moreover, it concludes on a somewhat startling note with Jesus saying he is NOT praying for the world “but for the ones you have given me.” He says he will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world. We live in the world, but are not of the world. Such is Christian identity, as it is rooted in Jesus’ identity. God so loved the world that he gave his only son. But he called those who were his own in the world. The son came for us; we have been chosen. When we feel called by the allure of the world, let us recall that the world is only a temporary home for us. A bright future awaits where love reigns and glory is resplendent. The night before he died, Jesus prayed for us and for all those who were chosen by God. Rather than make us smug, this knowledge should humble us and cause us to emulate him who came to serve rather than be served. For Jesus in the Gospel of John, the crucifixion is the lifting up, the exaltation of the Son of God. With eyes of faith, let us see anew and reorient our lives.