twenty-fourth sunday in ordinary time · 9/17/2017 · hour videos presented by jeff cavins. each...
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Sun September 17 10:30 am People of St. Cyril
Mon September 18
No Mass
Tues September 19
No Mass
Wed September 20 St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, Priest, Martyr
St. Paul Chong Ha-sang, and Companions,
Martyrs
9:00 am Mary Bernath by family Thu September 21 St. Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist
No Mass
Fri September 22
No Mass
Sat September 23
No Mass
Sun September 24
10:30 am People of St. Cyril
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 17, 2017
St. Cyril Church 517 E. Main St., PO Box 96, Bannister, MI 48807
Parish Staff: Pastor Fr. William Gruden
[email protected] Administrative Assistant Kris Pullman [email protected]
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: Word & Communion Every Third Friday: 9:00 am Wednesday Mass: 9:00 am Thursday Mass @ St Peter 8:00 am
Sacraments: Reconciliation: Sunday, 11:30 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. Please call or stop by the parish office to register for our parish family.
Tithes & Gifts
September 10, 2017
61-Adult Envelopes: $2,191.00
Loose: 111.00
Children: .00
6-Special Needs:_____________ 80.00
Total: $2,382.00
Amount needed each week.............. $2,100.00
+/- For Year Ending 6/30/18……… . ($3,283.50)
Greeters for Sept. Ushers for September Tom & Diane Bradley Phil & Sheila Hanus
Terry & Toni Ornelas Jerry Skaryd, Jane Kral
Money Counters Knight of the month-Sept.
Sept. 12 Tucker Stehlik
Marilyn Kuchar and Sheila Hanus
Family of the month-September
Carole Custer Family
Altar Servers: Sept. 24-Christy, Mary & Emily Sopocy
Sacristans: Sept. 24– TBA
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:
Sept. 24-Diane & Terry Loznak and Diane Kusnier
Lectors: Sept. 24-Theresa Sopocy and Tamara Chapko
Please Pray for Our Sick & Shut-Ins: Audrey
Schneier, Edward Chapko, Rose Chapko, Jim Hurst, Carole
Custer, Emily Sopocy, Jeff Wadell, Clara Cermak, Jim
Korienek, Shelby Porubsky, Larry Pesda, Shirley Tesarik, Linda
Boring, Trevir Kral, Richard Bakita, John Chvojka, Rose Wolfe,
Kevin Sopocy, Jerry Horak, Frank Kral, Carl Bowles, Marcella
Baese, Ron Betts, Brian Courter, Mary Galko, John & Joan Smolka,
Joe Batora, Tillie Bohil, Helen Fabus, Mary Hanacek, Ann Luznak,
Joanne Sisco, Frances Surdenik, Elizabeth Chandler
Stewardship Message: Stewardship is not optional! “None
of us lives as his own master and none of us dies as his own
master,” says St. Paul. “While we live, we are responsible to the
Lord, and when we die, we die as His servants.”
A Reflection of the Gospel from Living Liturgy
2017: One of the first prayers many of us learn as small
children is the Our Father. We pray it every time we participate
at Mass. We pray it every time we say the rosary. But like so
many things that are repetitious, we can recite this beautiful
prayer taught by Jesus himself by rote, not really thinking about
the words we pray and the relationships they imply. The gospel
this Sunday is a kind of commentary on one part of the Our
Father: “and forgive us our debts, / as we forgive our
debtors” (Matt 6:12, NABRE), but it is a commentary with a
twist. In the Our Father God’s forgiveness of us is contingent on
our forgiving others. In the gospel parable, the servant has
already been forgiven his debt to this master, which makes his
hard and unforgiving heart toward “one of his fellow servants
who owed him a much smaller amount” even that much more
reprehensible.
Life in the church demands that we forgive one another not
only because it is the compassionate thing to do, but because this
is how God acts and expects us to act. It belongs to the very
“being” of God to forgive; if we are of God, then it is also of our
very “being” to forgive. The key to understanding this is that we
are in relationship both with God and with each other. By
forgiving we choose not to let any offense that has happened
between us control how we continue to relate to one another. By
forgiving we repair the damage to the relationship and restore
dignity both to the forgiver and to the forgiven. This is why
counting how many times we forgive—even to the seven that
Peter suggest as the beginning of the gospel—misses the point.
Jesus’ response to Peter is a way of reminding us that God
forgives us countless times, and this is the motivation for
forgiving each other equally countless times. Our “heavenly
Father” has shown us the way—forgive one another “from the
heart.”
Catholic Service Appeal 2017-18 (CSA): We are
currently at 73% toward our goal of $21,425.00. So far,
$15,534.00 has been pledged which is over half. The balance
owed is $5,891.00. Please prayerful consider your
contribution. You still have time to contribute. Envelopes are
available at all entrances of church.
Pastoral Council: Will meet on Thursday, October 12th, at
7 pm.
St. Peter Parish Bible Study this Fall: Unlocking the
Mystery of the Bible from September 17-November 12th. The
study includes a series of eight informative and engaging half-
hour videos presented by Jeff Cavins. Each video will be
followed by a lively group discussion. Times are as follows:
Sundays– 10:30 am or 6:00 pm; Tuesdays-7:00 pm or Thursdays
at 11:00 am in the parish hall. The cost is $20 for materials.
Please call Rosemary Newcomb at 989-845-1794 to register or
for more information. You may also email her at:
Faith Formation: Registration forms for Faith Formation are
in the back of church. Forms can be turned into the collection
basket or mailed to: St. Cyril Church, PO Box 96, Bannister,
48807. Please take care of this ASAP so proper supplies can be
purchased. School supplies and donations for this department are
always welcome. Theresa
Ornaments: Please continue to save your caps from mayo and
peanut jars and similar caps that size and also the front of used
Christmas cards, preferably religious. These will be used at the
Ashley Country Christmas by a church group that helps children
make ornaments. There is a box by the choir for your caps &
cards. Thank you.
Thank You: A BIG thank you to everyone who helped at the
Chicken & Ham dinner last Sunday. Thank you the workers,
people who donated desserts, food and vegetables and everyone
who came to enjoy the dinner. It couldn’t be done without you!
Tamara Chapko
Monthly Catholic Women’s Fellowship: All women
from around the diocese are invited to gather once a month at the
Center for Ministry in Saginaw for prayer, faith formation, guest
presenters, discussion, and fellowship. No registration is needed.
The first meeting is Thursday, October 5th, from 6-8:15 pm. The
presenter is Father Bill Rutkowski; topic is Reflections of a Fatima
Pilgrim. Free will offering. For more information visit:
www.womensfellowship.org
Elsie Free Fall Festival: On Saturday, October 7th,
the Village of Elsie will hold it’s annual Free Fall
Festival from 9 am to 4 pm. Join us for good food,
vendor booths, a car show and other events. All proceeds
of food or cash donations go to the Elsie Food Bank which serves
8 area communities. There will be a place for donated food items.
Invite your friends and family!