Catholic Church

THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ~ JANUARY 24, 2021

817 So. Lincoln Road, Escanaba, MI 49829 Since 1888 Parish Office Hours: Mon.- Fri. 9:00 am-12:00 pm & 1:00-4:00 pm • Phone: 906.786.1421 Email: [email protected] ~ www.dioceseofmarquette.org/stannesescanaba

FROM THE PASTORS’ DESK In contrast to what we heard last Sunday from John’s Gospel, JESUS CALLS

where Andrew and his brother Simon took the initiative them- HIS FIRST DISCIPLES selves to follow Jesus, this Sunday we hear in Mark’s Gospel where Jesus took the initiative himself to call His first disciples. As mentioned last week, it was more typical of first-century rabbinical schools for students to seek out rabbis, asking them if they could be their disciples. However, in Mark’s Gospel, Jesus broke away from that tradition and began calling forth His own disciples whom He wanted to follow Him and learn from Him. Jesus is said to have first called four fishermen—Simon, Andrew, James, and John. Simon and Andrew were brothers. Jesus promised them that He would make them “fishers of men,” which they did become. James and John were also brothers. Mark does not report Jesus’ words of invitation to them, but He does report that they immediately left behind their fishing interests as well as their father, Zebedee, who was in a boat with them. Mark’s Gospel account of Jesus calling After John had been arrested, Jesus came to forth His disciples was told with a great Galilee proclaiming the Gospel of God: “This sense of urgency and immediacy. Jesus was a person of action, and events occur is time of fulfillment. The Kingdom of God is in rapid succession. We see this in today’s at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” Gospel. Time was of the essence; the fishermen immediately put aside their As he passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw livelihood to become Jesus’ disciples. The Simon and his brother Andrew casting their Kingdom of God is here and now. The time of fulfillment is at hand. How might our nets into the sea; they were fishermen. Jesus lives be different if we shared in their said to them, “Come after me, and I will enthusiasm and sense of immediacy to proclaim that the Kingdom of God is at make you fishers of men.” ~ Mark 1:16-18 hand? Fr. Fran HOLY NAME ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

SPORTS ARE BACK IN ACTION Thrift Store: 1014 Ludington Street — 786-2808 M-F 9 am—4 pm & Saturday 10 am--4 pm FOR GRADES 6-8! Client Services Office: 115 North 8th Street — 789-1434 Boys Basketball for grades 6-8 practice starts on (M-W-F) Closed on Holidays January 25th. The first week of practice is Monday- 10:00 am — 2:00 pm Friday 3:45-5:00 every day. Please contact the office Warehouse: 815 1st Avenue North — 789-1281 Pick up and donations accepted M-F 9 am — 4 pm soon if you are interested in playing! Saturday 12 pm — 5 pm, Drop off only Girls Basketball for grades 6-8 will start practice on You can view some of our store displays on video at Monday, February 15th 3:30-4:45. The times for the www.facebook.com/St-Vincent-de-Paul-Escanaba first week are Monday, February 15th 3:30-4:45, Tuesday 3:30-4:45, and Thursday 3:30-4:45. Please Lunch Served: notify the office soon if you are interested in playing! St. Vincent de Paul ~ Wed. 11 am-1 pm Salvation Army ~ Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 12-1 pm

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6 feet distancing will be maintained until further In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus says: “Come after me, notice. Coaches will have the full schedules for and I will make you fishers of men.” As disciples, we are practices. called to continue God’s work on earth. Taking care of God’s poor is indeed living gospel values.

Through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is able to assist families with food, rent, utility assistance, medication and more. May God bless you! CAN YOU HELP OUT? We have a few opportunities for you to help out the school. The Uniform Closets are overflowing with uniforms and we would like a volunteer (or 2 or 3) to organize them. It would be great to have them set ST. VINCENT DE PAUL out on tables to be shopped in the upcoming weeks. NOW HIRING TRUCK DRIVER Contact the school office at 906-786-7550 for more details if you are interested.

We have some work to be done at the school putting covers on iPads. This would probably take a few hours. Give us a call in the office if you are interested in this. Both of these opportunities would go towards volunteer hours in case you are in need with scholarship help. Are you looking for a part time job? Love to help our community? Have a positive attitude? HOLY NAME SCHOOL SPONSOR A DAY Apply at the St. Vincent de Paul warehouse Jan. 25: In honor of Collin Bugay located at 815 1st Avenue North, Escanaba! from Pete & Irene Debelak * No CDL required Jan. 27: In honor of Evelyn Marais Young * Must have a valid drivers license from Grandma Barb Mead * 29 hours per week * Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs In memory of Robert D. Ramspeck * Good oral communication skills required from his family * Able to work in hot and cold environments NEWS AND NOTES MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, January 25 ~ Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle 7:30 am Rosary 8:00 am INTENTIONS OF THE SISTERS OF ST. PAUL DE CHARTRES

Tuesday, January 26 ~ St. Timothy & St Titus, Bishops 7:30 am Rosary Support Holy Name Catholic School 8:00 am † DORIS FUDALA Virtual Book Fair January 31—February 12 Wednesday, January 27 ~ St. Angela Merici, Virgin & Religious Founder 7:30 am Rosary Shop online for fun, inspiring and faith-filled 8:00 am INTENTIONS OF ESCANABA PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS 12:10 pm † ARNIE TAYLOR books shipped directly to your home! Thursday, January 28 ~ St. Thomas Aquinas, www.goodnewsbookfair.com/virtual-fair Priest & Doctor of the Church Enter code HOLY at the checkout. 7:30 am Rosary 8:00 am END TO ABORTION

Friday, January 29 ~ Weekday SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE 7:30 am Rosary

Looking for financial assistance with 8:00 am VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD & DIACONATE

your college education? Applications Saturday, January 30 ~ Weekday are now being accepted for the 8:00 am END TO CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION 4:30 pm INTENTIONS OF HOLY NAME SCHOOL STAFF & STUDENTS 2021 Bibianne Bessette Scholarship Fund. The scholarships aid Sunday, January 31 ~ Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 am FOR THE PEOPLE OF ST. ANNE PARISH graduating high school seniors who 10:30 am † STAN BUTRYN are pursuing a college or vocational † ROSEMARY POULIOT education at an accredited degree granting 6:30 pm † DON & JEAN SEYMOUR institution. Consideration is based on academic achievement. Applicants must complete the on-line TRUST IN GOD application found at h t t p : / / During a time of crisis or uncertainty, we may find www.dioceseofmarquette.org/bbscholarshiplink and ourselves struggling with fear and anxiety. This a either mail an Official Transcript and ACT/SAT natural reaction. But St. Paul reminds us in his Letter scores (via postal mail) to: Bessette Scholarship to the Philippians to “have no anxiety about anything, Fund, Diocese of Marquette, 1004 Harbor Hills but in everything by prayer and supplication with Drive, Marquette, MI 49855 or email transcripts thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to to Irene McCauley. Applications must be received no God”. Then, he assures, us, “the peace of God, which later than March 15, 2021. passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus”. With steadfast prayer and thanksgiving, then, we do our best to put our trust in SILENT NO MORE the Lord. Let our actions reflect the trust and peace that can only be found in Him. Stay close to Jesus and Sponsored by Ushers Uniting for Life the Blessed Mother in prayers, asking that those who are suffering from disease or anxiety may find healing I do ask You to protect them from the evil one. ~ Jn 17:15 and peace. REFLECTION: If you are wrong on abortion, you can’t be right on other issues. To permit abortion, but PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL then to cry out for the right to work, housing, education, and health care, is to say that these rights St. Michael, the Archangel, defend belong to some people but not to all. They obviously us in battle, be our defense against do not belong to those who were snuffed out by the wickedness and snares of the abortion. devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince PRAYER: Lord, protect Your people in all of their of the Heavenly Host, by the power rights, and help us to protect one another. of God, thrust into hell satan and the other evil spirits who prowl Pro-Life Reflections for Every Day about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. ~ Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life FAITH FORMATION NEWS AND NOTES

Matt Buchmiller, Coordinator Calendar Raffle Winner Nicolas Moreno, Coordinator and Prize Sponsors Email: [email protected] [email protected] Sunday, January 17th Phone 786-6202 Winning Ticket #: 641 Office Hours: Raffle Winner: Tom Erickson

Monday – Wednesday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm The $150 Prize Sponsor was in memory of Judy Thursdays by appointment * Closed Fridays Lippens by Albert Lippens.

This Sunday’s Prize Sponsor and next week’s will also be in memory of Judy Lippens by Albert.

HOPE AT THE INN SEEKS VOLUNTEERS

Hope at the Inn, Delta County’s From The Classroom: rotating faith-based homeless During the last couple of weeks, the younger students in shelter, needs volunteers to CCD learned about Noah and Abraham. Both of these staff the three nightly shifts: historic figures are similar in a lot of ways. Primarily, they 5:30 pm-10:30 pm, 10:30 pm- both were good people who always did as God asked. By 3 am, and 3 am-8 am. Hope at obeying God, they were rewarded with a covenant from God. God told Noah “to have many children, so that your the Inn has new policies and descendants will live all over the earth.” (Genesis 9:1). procedures in place to keep God then said “I am now making my covenant with you everyone COVID-safe. For more information call and with your descendants.” (Genesis 9:9). With this Lisa at 420-1311. covenant, God promised Noah that He would never Hope at the Inn is no longer accepting evening again flood the earth and sealed His promise with a “walk-ins”. Individuals must first sign up at the rainbow in the sky. Likewise, God made a covenant with Salvation Army office located at 3001 5th Avenue Abram. God appeared to him and said, “I am the Almighty God. Obey me and always do what is right. I will South to register. Any questions, please call the make a covenant with you and give you many Salvation Army office during the day at 786-0590. descendants.” (Genesis 17:1-2). God then changed The Salvation Army is open Monday through Abram’s name to Abraham since He made him the Friday from 9 am to 3 pm. If someone is homeless ancestor of many nations. This covenant from God was and needs shelter after business hours, they must fulfilled when Abraham and his wife Sarah had a son. call Escanaba Public Safety at 786-5911 for

Both of the men were deemed worthy of these promises assistance. from God because they listened to God and always obeyed Him. After reading these stories from the Bible, the class discussed how we all should obey God just as Noah and Abraham did. Sometimes we don’t obey God and we sin. We must then seek forgiveness. God made a promise to us when He sent Jesus to save us. If we believe in Jesus and follow Him, we too will benefit from a covenant with God. We will go to heaven! To do this, we must all keep our promises, and always do as God wants us to do. The class then learned that when we confess our sins, we once again make a promise to God to do good. These lessons were a great way to lead into the class’ preparation for their First Reconciliation.

This year’s March for Life in Washington D.C. will be held virtually. Please visit www.marchforlife.org to follow the march and participate virtually. NEWS AND NOTES

JOE BIDEN WILL DISBAND PRO-LIFE POLICIES

AND EXPAND ABORTION RIGHTS

The administration of President Joe Biden is preparing a widespread disbanding of pro-life policies enacted under the Trump administration, in addition to new legislation that will expand abortion rights under federal law.

The rollback will include revoking the Mexico City Policy – which restricts U.S. taxpayer dollars from sponsoring abortions in other nations – in addition to restoring Title X money to clinics such as Planned Parenthood that provide abortions or refer people to abortion providers.

Biden is expected to also revive the contraceptive coverage NATIONAL PRO-LIFE YOUTH mandate of Obama's Affordable Care Act, which forces employers RALLY & MASS GOES VIRTUAL like Little Sisters of the Poor to cover birth control, including "emergency contraceptives," which are abortion drugs that kill a Mark your calendar for a virtual rally newly formed embryo. and Mass on the morning of the

In addition, Biden has promised to "codify" abortion into federal law March for Life on Friday, January in an effort to prevent any potential Supreme Court overturn of Roe 29th. While typically an in-person v. Wade and combat the increasing number of state policies that event is held at Capital One Arena in seek to protect the life of the unborn. Washington, D.C. due to COVID-19, Both Biden and Congressional Democrats have also discussed there will be no in-person rally. Check repealing the Hyde Amendment in 2021, which would allow for information and updates on the taxpayer dollars to be directly used for aborting children. Rally and Mass for Life as information Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson called Biden's is made available at plans "tremendously exciting.” https://youthrallyandmassforlife.org. “We have a ton of work to do to undo the harm over the last four years, but knowing we have champions there who understand what needs to happen in the first 100 days is tremendously exciting," BULLETIN ADVERTISING Johnson said. SPACE AVAILABLE! Pro-life groups lamented the planned policy changes.

"It's certainly disheartening, but we aren't going to give up, and we St. Anne’s is renewing bulletin ads for 2021 will do whatever we can to stop abortion from being promoted," and there will be a few spaces available. If said Carol Tobias, president of the National Right to Life you would like to reserve this space for a Committee. family memorial or for your business, now Biden has also received pushback from the Catholic Church, of is the time to call the office. As you can see which he claims membership. Last week, New York Cardinal in our advertising section, all ads are printed Timothy Dolan said that Catholics would continue to be "hung up" in full color and in various sizes. You can on abortion. "Actually, we're obsessed with the dignity of the human person and the sacredness of all human life!" said Dolan. "Yes, the create and submit your own ad or we can innocent, helpless life of the baby in the womb, but also the life of design the perfect one for you. For the death row prisoner, the immigrant, the fragile elderly, the poor, information about placing an ad in our and the sick." bulletin, you may call the parish office or

Source: The Loop at Catholic Vote contact Karen Wigand at 786-1399 or email https://catholicvote.org/loop her at: [email protected]. PARISH DIRECTORY CALENDAR & FINANCIALS

Parish Staff Sunday, January 24 Pastor, Fr. Francis DeGroot ...... 786-1426 [email protected] 11:30 am Calendar Raffle Drawing, Parish Hall

Secretary, Lori Gerard ...... 786-1421 [email protected] Tuesday, January 26 Deacon, Terry Saunders...... 786-0727 4:00 pm CCD Classes, Grades 2 & 3 Deacon, Lewis (Lew) Vailliencourt ...... 786-4148 7:00 pm Patriotic Rosary Bookkeeper, Lynn Wulf ...... 786-1421 [email protected] Wednesday, January 27 Coordinator of Faith Formation, Gr. K-5, Nick Moreno ..... 786-6202 4:00 pm CCD Classes, Grades 4 & 5 [email protected] Coordinator of Faith Formation, Gr. 6-12, Matt Buchmiller 786-6202 7:00 pm CCD Classes, Grades 6-11 [email protected] Director of Choir/Music, Travis DuBord ...... 786-1421 Saturday, January 30 [email protected] 8:45 am Our Lady of Fatima/Blue Army Rosary Pastoral Care, Bereavement 3:00 pm Confessions Counselor & Spiritual Director, Charlene Carlson …………. 241-6635 [email protected] Church Janitor, Mary Gregory ...... 399-2683 Survivors of Suicide support group will meet on the School Janitor & Maintenance, Wayne Kleikamp ………...... 241-7296 2nd Monday of every month at 6:00 pm in the Natural Family Planning, ……………………………visit website………… ccli.org St. Anthony Parish Hall. For more information, you Prison Ministry, Gregory Mitchell ...... …..………………....786-8484 Prayer Chain, Bonnie Hurkmans ………...... 906-362-2942 can call Cindy Bintner at 789-0003 or Janet St. Anne Conference, St. Vincent de Paul, ...... Service Center 789-1434 Lindstrom at 786-3852. Catholics Returning Home, George Rusch…………………………….. 233-9726 Altar Servers Coordinators, Barbara Van Ermen ...... 786-8957 Debbie Warren ...... 786-7259 COLLECTION FROM 1/17/2021 Extraordinary Ministers Coordinator, Pauline Marmalick...... 789-9219 Ushers, Randy Kleiman...... 786-1136 113 SUNDAY ENVELOPES ……….…….. $ 4,739.00 Lectors, Lisa Anderson ...... 399-7565 33 MONTHLY AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWAL $ 758.00 Holy Name Catholic School Principal, Joseph Carlson...... 786-7550 11 WEEKLY AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWAL ... $ 307.00 [email protected] LOOSE …………………………………………. $ 468.00 Office ~ [email protected] CHILDREN ……………………………………. $ .00 Pregnancy Services of Delta County, 24 hour crisis hotline……… 786-7474 155 FAMILIES ………………………………. $ 6,272.00 Our Lady of Fatima Statue Custodians, Bonnie Hurkmans…906-362-2942 Mary Gregory……………… 399-2683 Every Penny Counts — Especially Now!

THANK YOU FOR CARING AND SHARING! TEACH ME YOUR WAYS, O LORD. It Is In Giving That We Receive.

PLEASE REMEMBER ST. ANNE’S CHURCH Mass Schedule IN YOUR ESTATE PLANNING AND/OR YOUR WILL. Weekend Masses Saturday 4:30 pm; Sunday 8:30 am, 10:30 am and 6:30 pm

Weekday Masses Monday-Saturday 8:00 am; 12:10 pm on Wednesday

Eucharistic Adoration

OSF Hospital Chapel: Tuesday-Sunday 11 am-12 noon before daily Mass at 12:10 pm. To sit in chapel on weekends before our Lord in the tabernacle, enter through the corner “code” door.

Sacraments

Baptism Please contact Fr. Fran at 786-1426 for baptismal preparation. For adults RCIA is required. In the case of infants, at least one parent should be a practicing Catholic. Reconciliation Saturday 3:00-4:00 pm and after 8:00 am weekday Masses, or anytime by appointment. Thank you Marriage Please contact Fr. Fran at 786-1426 for marriage preparations. DOCTORS PARK REHAB Diocesan regulations require that preparations begin with initial and all our sponsors interview six months in advance of a tentative date. Anointing who make the bulletins available to our Please contact the Parish Office if you or someone you know has any continuing or serious illness, or is in the hospital, and would like to parishioners! We appreciate your support! celebrate this healing sacrament.

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