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March 8, 2020  2nd Sunday of Lent

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Welcome Bishop Fisher St. Basil the Great Parish St. Patrick and St.  and congratulations Celebration Dinner to the Confirmandi Sunday, March 15, 2020 12 noon to 3 p.m. Andrew Greggs in the social hall Emily Jones  Corned Beef, Cabbage, Potatoes,  Trevor Peters Sauerkraut, Kielbasa, Salad Coffee & Tea $15 per person desserts available       We’ll have some fun with our Basket Raffle where you can purchase chances to win truly great prizes. There will also be a live auction with a chance to win a dinner prepared by Fr. Eric. Dinner tickets available for purchase after weekend Masses or at the Parish Office. Purchase a dinner ticket early and receive a free Basket Raffle ticket!   Proceeds will benefit the parish general fund

At St. Basil this Lent   Pierogi sale until March 19th. Get your order in! Forms are in the gathering space.   Simple Supper Bible study lead by Fr. Eric, will be held 5:30pm Fridays of Lent, through April 3rd in the social hall. Stations of the Cross will follow at 7pm in the  ATTENTION St. Basil Parishioners church.    Once again we are assembling Easter gift bags for the  St. Patrick / St. Joseph dinner March 15th, Noon to 3pm children of St. Augustine and St. Monica Parish in   Praise, Worship & Adoration, Friday, March 20th Detroit. Donations of candy, small toys, games,  coloring books and crayons are being requested.  Blood Drive, Sunday March 22, 8am to 2pm Please put all donations in the box in the gathering space marked “St. Augustine & St. Monica

Donations”. Donations are due March 29th  Thank you in advance for your kindness and generosity. Page 2 St. Basil Bulletin

St. Patrick/ St. Joseph Dinner is coming up on March 15. We will be WEEKLY SCHEDULE needing raffle basket donations. Perhaps your Parish Organization  would be willing to 'create' one or two. Or, if you know a business Monday, March 9, 2020 8:00am  Reconciliation / C owner who might be willing to donate, please ask him/her or 8:30am Mass / C give us the info and we'll call. This is a very large part of the 12:30pm Gentle Exercise / S1 fundraising effort so every little bit helps. Thanks in advance! 7:00pm Usher Meeting / SH   For more information contact Maryanne Schmitz at 586350 Tuesday, March 10, 2020 5999 or Rita Harning at 5867764481 12:00pm Adoration / C 4:30 pm FF PreK5 / SH 6:20pm Reconciliation / C St. Basil Spring Blood Drive will be held on Sunday, March 22 from 8:002:00 6:30pm Rosary & Benediction / C in the Social Hall. We encourage both St. Basil and St. Veronica family and 6:30pm FF 68 / SH friends to participate in this community blood drive. Power red donors are 7:00pm Mass / C  eligible to donate at this drive since it will be 16 weeks since last drive. You Wednesday, March 11, 2020 can make appointments on line or contact me directly. Consider using your 8:00am Reconciliation / C phone or computer to complete your rapid pass on the drive date, which will 8:30am Mass / C save you some time at registration and history. 12:30pm Gentle Exercise / S1  If you have any questions or make appointments please call Mary at (586) 776 1:00pm Senior Club / SH 7:00pm New Leaven / PC 2471 or you can email me [email protected]   Thursday, March 12, 2020 Please make your calendar and include this lifesaving event as part 5:30pm SVdP Meeting / SH of your Lenten journey.  7:00pm Band Practice / S1  God Bless You for your past donations and Thank you! Friday, March 13, 2020 8:00 am Reconciliation / C St. Veronica Men’s Club Fish Fry 8:30am Mass / C   11:30am Pinochle Club / S3 Fridays of Lent 4:30pm to 7pm. The dine in meals range from 5:30pm Simple Supper / SH $11.00 to $13.00 and include ALLUCANEAT soup, salad and 7:00pm Stations of the Cross / C  pasta bar with your choice of French Fries or Baked Potato (while Saturday, March 14, 2020 they last). Coffee is complimentary with dine in meal only. The 3:00pm Reconciliation / C dine in Pasta and Salad bar have the usual favorites and rotate out specials. 4:00pm Mass / C  Pop can be purchased by the glass or 2 liter bottle. A 3pc fish dinner for carry Sunday, March 15, 2020 out or drive thru includes your choice of French Fries or Baked Potato, bread 8:30am Mass / C  and condiments. The price of this meal is $9.00. Come help support St. 10:30am Mass / C Veronica Men’s Club.  12:00pm St. PatrickSt. Joseph Dinner  If you have any questions, contact St. Veronica’s office at 5867770331 or contact Angela in St. Basil’s parish office at 5867775610.

The Ushers are having a pierogi sale. Are you looking for classical education and Catholic formation for your children? Does the Forms are in the gathering space or at the opportunity to homeschool while also allowing parish office. Orders are due by March your children to experience a structured 19th. You must preorder. Pick up is classroom environment appeal to you? Thursday, April 9th in the social hall.  Come find out more about Regina Caeli Inspiration for the Week…Have you ever given much thought Academy Winter Touring Event on Monday, to who you were really created to be? Our lives are the product of March 30, 2020  10:30am. Children are welcome! various circumstances, choices, predetermined scenarios, and a  whole host of events and inherited baggage. All of these This event will include a tour of our facilities, components come together and form the person we understand view of classes while in session (Preschool  ourselves to be. Jesus knew who he was and who he was becoming. 12th grade), a short presentation, and time He showed his transfigured self to his disciples on a high mountain for questions! and revealed to them who he was really meant to be. The  weaknesses, imperfections, fears, and impressions that we carry Location: Regina Caeli Academy Detroit 42259 with us often color our choices and hinder us from really seeing the Hayes Rd. | Sterling Heights. Please RSVP to greater picture of who we are. What do you imagine your Mrs. Sarah Arkwright  Center Coordinator of transfigured self to be? Jesus promises a new life in heaven. Have Education you ever given much thought to what that may mean for you? ©LPi [email protected] /989.402.5109 St. Basil Bulletin Page 3 Fr. Eric’s Exposé:   A Congratulations and an Update    

Congratulations to our newly confirmed! They now have all the spiritual tools to witness fully to Jesus Christ as their Lord! The Sacrament of Confirmation fully initiates a Catholic Christian into the and “completes the grace of Baptism by a special outpouring of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church glossary). In fact, “…the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace. For ‘by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed.’” (CCC 1285). The Holy Spirit makes a “mark” on the soul of the one confirmed, which happens also at Baptism and with men who receive the Sacrament of Holy Orders (deacon, priest, bishop). The Catechism points out in Scripture how Jesus instituted this sacrament: “From that time on the apostles, in fulfillment of Christ’s will, imparted to the newly baptized by the laying on of hands the gift of the Spirit that completes the grace of Baptism. For this reason in the Letter to the Hebrews the doctrine concerning Baptism and the laying on of hands is listed among the first elements of Christian instruction. The imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic tradition as the origin of the sacrament of Confirmation, which in a certain way perpetuates the grace of Pentecost in the Church.” (CCC 1288).  As many are aware, our current tenant in the school building was interested in renting 9 small offices on the second floor of the Parish Center as administrative offices for their organization. We had been working on a contract for the past couple months and the Archdiocese Properties Office had written up a draft contract for my and our tenant’s review. Unfortunately, I was informed by our realtor recently that our tenant is no longer going to pursue renting the offices because she had realized the second floor would not be accessible for any employees she might have in the future, who have disabilities. Our realtor will be looking for tenants once again for those 9 offices. He will look for a few tenants or for one tenant to rent them all. Although I was disappointed, I realized this must be Jesus’ will and He has another plan that we simply do not know yet!  Lastly, I hope to see you all at the St. Patrick & St. Joseph Dinner Celebration next Sunday, March 15th from Noon to 3pm! Take part in the basket raffle and the live auction, but most importantly, spend time in fellowship with each other. I will see you there! God bless!  In Christ through Mary, Fr. Eric Fedewa Page 4 St. Basil Bulletin

 Musings From Mary Kay    Dear Ones,    Today’s Gospel (Matthew 17:19) tells of the As a young adult, Julia was freed by the Transfiguration when Jesus took Peter, James and Legislature and the Emancipation Proclamation in John up a high mountain where his “face shone like the 1863. She made a living as a cook and nanny, and sun and his clothes became white as light”. This eventually moved to with the William Gilpin happened shortly after Jesus told the apostles that he family, where she began attending must suffer and die and then be raised. Parish. Baptized in 1880, Julia was an active  parishioner who loved attending Mass and praying the The questions of Jesus’ identity looms large in this Rosary. Despite her poverty, she performed charitable episode. Jesus is assuring his disciples that he is no works for other poor families M collecting food, donating way being rejected by God. Matthew highlights the clothes, even dipping into her own meager income, and portrait of Jesus as the new . God says, “listen distributing them from a red wagon late in the evening to him” as the Israelites were to listen to Moses. Jesus so as not to embarrass white families accepting charity is God’s beloved one and is the correct interpreter of from a poor black woman.  the Law and the Prophets. What do I hear Jesus In 1901, Greeley joined the Secular Franciscans and saying to me in this ? remained an active member the rest of her life. In  recognition of her dedication to the poor, Greeley has In the second reading (2 Timothy 1:810), Paul tells us been dubbed “Denver’s Angel of Charity”. She was that Jesus “saved us and calls us to a holy life”. Maybe wellknown for spreading her enthusiastic devotion to we think, “I am not called to a holy life M I am not smart the Sacred Heart of Jesus around Denver, especially enough; I am not holy enough; I’ve already sinned so giving literature to firefighters. Many called her a “one often; I am not worthy . . .” and so on. The Archdiocese woman St. Vincent de Paul Society”. of Detroit, in its February Office for Consecrated Life  Newsletter shared the following biography: In January 2014, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of  Denver officially opened an investigation for her M Julia Greeley on Path to sainthood. She joins four other African Americans  placed in consideration for sainthood in recent years. Julia Greeley, a black woman who was born into She is also the first person to be interred in the Denver slavery in Hannibal, Missouri around 1840, suffered a cathedral since it opened in 1912. serious eye injury as a small child when the whip being When we hear Julia’s story, can any of us honestly say used on her mother caught her right eye. Even though we can’t strive for a holy life?  Julia had seen humanity’s worst, she made it her Have a blessed week working toward sainthood, mission to help the neediest in her neighborhood. Sister Mary Kay Homan, OP

 Faith Formation    Welcome. Bishop Fisher! Today we welcome Bishop  Robert Fisher to the 10:30 Mass at St. Basil, where Apr. 67: Spring Break he will preside at the Confirmation of our 3  candidates: Andrew Greggs, Emily Jones and Trevor The YOUTH GROUP for High School Teens meets Peters.  every Monday night, 7 N 8:30 pm at St. Veronica in  the Gym. Call Mike Amigliore for information 586 RCIA: Congratulations to Jada Johnson (picture on 2424493. the front page) who celebrated the Rite of Election  on March 1st at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral. Jada MISSED SACRAMENTS will be baptized, confirmed and will receive Holy We are happy to offer Sacramental Preparation for Communion at the Easter Vigil at St. Basil. Please anyone who has missed a Sacrament: (Baptism, keep Jada in your prayers as she enters this final Reconciliation, 1st Communion or Confirmation). We stage of her preparation.  have classes for children, teens, or adults. Please  call the Religious Ed. office for information.  AFTER SCHOOL FAITH FORMATION  Mar. 8: Confirmation at St. Basil 10:30 Mass. Mary Fortunate DRE  Congratulations, Confirmandi! 586 7725434  Mar. 10: Workshop for 1st Communion parents at [email protected] 4:30 pm in Room 1 St. Basil Bulletin Page 5

UNLEASHING THE GOSPEL  AT ST. BASIL THE GREAT

Charles (85) and Patricia (83) Wummel are amazing people. They have been members of St. Basil the Great Parish on and off since 1957. They raised their five children here. At one point, in 2001, they moved up north to Lovell after retirement. They enjoyed a life of leisure until 2015 when they returned to Macomb County and settled in St. Clair Shores. “But where should we go to church?”, they wondered. After attending several churches around the area, they came to St. Basil again. They ran into old friends and felt immediately at home. They love it here and have no intention of leaving.   So why do I find them so amazing? Is it because they are still in love after  years? Still taking long road trips (to Chicago) without a care in the world? Is it because they are active in the lives of their twelve grandchildren and six great grandchildren? These are admirable achievements, indeed. But no, what I find amazing is the passion, courage and strength of conviction they show in the face of today’s greatest evil: abortion.  What is fueling this passion? Well, for the Wummels, abortion is a nonnegotiable. As lifelong Catholics, they are fully aware that life is a gift from God and each child is made in his image. To kill innocent babies is an abomination to God. And they find it outrageous that killing babies right up until the point of birth and possibly after birth is now optional! The Wummels have remarked “Next, they will come for us seniors.” Are they really far from the truth?  Charles’ passion is also fueled by his own sad story of a family member who believed the lie of abortion being acceptable in some cases. It didn’t end well for her. Charles still talks about the pain.   Chuck and Pat have faithfully attended every vigil Fr. Eric has had at the Eastland Woman’s Clinic. They have helped plan the big vigil event we had this past fall with “God’s Precious Infants”. How easy do you think has been for them at 80 plus to stand in quiet protest through snow, rain or sunshine? To walk distances from clinic to clinic in procession with much younger people? It’s not easy, but they do it. Charles said he is working on his halo!  Even though Chuck and Pat admit they were not “joiners” before this, when the vigil announcement came a few years back, they answered the call. Now they feel encouraged when they get feedback from the sidewalk councilors that a woman has changed her mind because people were outside the clinic praying. Or when there is a high turnout of people to pray with them! They have grown more and more aware of all that is happening in the fight for “Life”. The big goal now is to make it to the March for Life in Washington DC!  At the same time, their faith and zeal have grown. They are hungry to know more about their faith. Pat is becoming quite computer savvy as she has learned to navigate the Formed.org programs offered through St. Basil. They have gone through the entire Symbolon Program on their own. They said many questions they had about their faith have been answered through Formed.org. Pat even found a new release movie about Divine Mercy and shared it with others. Others from St. Basil accompanied them since they have all become friends!   There are so many blessings and benefits to being a “joiner” in the events and programs offered at St. Basil. Please consider joining Chuck, Pat and other parishioners this Lent as they go out for four consecutive Saturdays at 9 am to 10 am to do God’s work for the innocent. The only voice they have is ours. It is a blessing and a privilege. And, you make new friends, too! Page 6 St. Basil Bulletin

Saturday, Mar 14 Lector Altar Server Sacristan Come and spend one hour adoring Christ’s Presence in the Holy 4:00pm Sr. Mary Kay  Anne Kliffel Eucharist every Tuesday from  Loretta Darnell   12:00pm until 6:30pm. We now have a book for you to sign when Sunday, Mar 15    spending time with the Lord. It would be good to have someone in 8:30am Sharon Brosofski  Gary Pantelis  the church at all times during     Adoration. At the conclusion of Adoration there is a     Rosary, Perpetual Help 10:30am John Moses  Sue Moses Novena, Benediction then  Christopher Virden  Mass. (Confession 6:20). Readings for the Week of March 8, 2020  Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, “Lord, it is good that we Sunday: Gn 12:14a/Ps 33:45, 1819, 20,  are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for  22 [22]/2 Tm 1:8b10/Mt 17:19  you, one for Moses, and one for .” While he was still Monday: Dn 9:4b10/Ps 79:8, 9, 11 and 13  speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them,  [cf. Ps 103:10a]/Lk 6:3638 then from the cloud came a voice that Tuesday: Is 1:10, 1620/Ps 50:89, 16bc17, 21  said, “This is my beloved Son, with  and 23 [23b]/Mt 23:112 whom I am well pleased; listen to Wednesday: Jer 18:1820/Ps 31:56, 14, 1516 [17b] him.”  Mt 17:45  Mt 20:1728  Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, Thursday: Jer 17:510/Ps 1:12, 3, 4 and  1998, 1970 CCD.  6 [Ps 40:5a]/Lk 16:1931 Friday: Gn 37:34, 1213a, 17b28a/Ps 105:1617,   1819, 2021 [5a]/Mt 21:3343, 4546  Saturday: Mi 7:1415, 1820/Ps 103:12, 34, 910,    1112 [8a]/Lk 15:13, 1132  Next Sunday: Ex 17:37/Ps 95:12, 67, 89 [8]   Rom 5:12, 58/Jn 4:542 or 4:515, 19b26,   39a, 4042  Please join us for Peaceful Prayer Vigils for Life at the Eastland Women’s Clinic  Join us in the 15921 E. Eight Mile in Eastpointe Church every Friday Date: Saturday March 14, 21, 28, April 4 of Lent at 7pm for Time: 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Stations of the Cross  Fr. Eric will lead us in the Rosary. (Please park on the side street.)

John Achatz John Klucznik Our Offertory Stewardship  Marge Balek Koval Family 03/01/2020 Collection Kathy Black Legato Family  Brennan Family James McLarnon, III We received in gratitude to God  Judith Catoni Moussalli Family Total envelopes sent out………………..245 Jeanne Chrisman Harold Muzzi Total envelopes received……………….121 Luke Joseph Convery Cecilia Plotzke Amount offered to God in Envelopes$3,810.00 D’Ippoliti Family Catherine Podrasky Amount offered to God in Loose Collection$458.00 Lori Dean Imad Shkoukani Penny Collection Margaret Donahue Don Stocker  TOTAL COLLECTION RECEIVED$4,268.00 Anna Gottler Taglione Family  Donald Griak Thom Family Weekly budget requirement$4,200.00  Nancy Guziak Vince Vespa March Utility Collection$936.00 Mary Hamann June Watts Ash Wednesday Collection$618.00 Anna Kelly St. Basil Bulletin Page 7

Parish Organizations    LADIES GUILD Dorothy Singel(586) 7784106 Mon., March 9 Lenten Weekday  8:30am † Sam Leto, req. by Tom and Rita Harning PINOCHLECLUB Betty Rondy(586) 3373288  † Richard Hirz, req. by Tom and Rita Harning Karen Robert(586) 7476812    SAN GROUP Tues., March 10 Lenten Weekday Billie Go Belen(313) 6903009 7:00pm For Vocations    SENIOR CLUB  Mary Accardo(586) 7762471 Wed., March 11 Lenten Weekday  ST. VINCENT de PAUL(586) 7775610 ext 101 8:30am The Parish Family of St. Basil the Great    USHERS CLUB Fri., March 13 Lenten Weekday Ed Lempke(586) 7716893   8:30am † Eric Medalle4th Anniversary, req. by Mom and Family  Birthday blessing for Alex Thomas, req. by the Kansier Family Commission Chairpersons      PARISH OUTREACH Sat., March 14 Lenten Weekday Mrs. Ed Lempke(586) 7716893  4:00pm † Anthony Plocinik11th Anniversary,  FINANCE    req. by wife, Joann and Family   † Robert Cierziewski, req. by Family EVANGELISM  Judy Williford(586) 2226872   Sun., March 15 3rd Sunday of Lent   8:30am † Rita Hessling, req. by Family Parish Council  10:30am † Dick Osentoski, req. by Barb Smith CHAIRPERSON  † Pat & Ann Bianchi, req. by Phyllis and Anna Mary Marianne Schmitz(586) 7795571  VICE CHAIRPERSON   RECORDING SECRETARY Eileen McDonald(586) 2463747 Basil the Great Catholic Church   Parish Office Directory PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS:  Dennis Kulaszewski(586) 7738237 Bulletin article deadline is the Friday (the week before publication) by Noon  Parish Center Parish Office (586) 7775610 22851 Lexington Ave Fax (586) 7793341 Email: [email protected] Eastpointe, MI 48021  [email protected] Faith Formation Office (586) 7725434   Facebook: @stbasileastpointe Parish Office hours: Website: www.stbasileastpointe.com Monday thru Wednesday 9:00am to 5:00pm (Closed 121pm for lunch) Thursday and Friday 9:00am to Noon Sacramental Ministry  PASTOR:  Rev. Eric Fedewa  ext. 110  FAITH FORMATION  Mary Fortunate ext. 150 SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Scheduled throughout the year. An interview and one session of Baptismal MUSIC MINISTER: Stephanie Yu Catechesis for parents will be scheduled. Sponsors are invited to the session. SECRETARY: Angela Moyers ext. 100 MAINTENANCE: Bill Ceccacci  R.C.I.A. People of different Christian traditions or NonChristians are invited to explore BOOKKEEPER Nita Brown ext. 180 our faith through the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.) Please call ST. VINCENT de PAUL   ext. 101 Faith Formation.  SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Parish Mission Statement Mon, Wed & Fri 8am, Tues 6:20pm and Saturday 3pm.  St. Basil Catholic Parish is a community of Christians who actively live the life of  Christ among ourselves and our neighbors. We proclaim the Word, Serve one SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY another; Nurture Fellowship and Celebrate our faith. Welcome to St. Basil the Great as we build the Kingdom of God together. adopted: Advent, 1993 Arrangements are made at least six months in advance with the Pastor. VISITATION OF THE SICK A Priest or LPM will be available upon request. Parishioners are urged to take the Eucharist to their confined family after Mass. Thank you for joining our parish family today to pray and share   in the Eucharist. Our Pastoral Staff cares about you and wants to SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK do OUR best to welcome you and to be a reflection of Christ’s This sacrament is celebrated once a year at a special Mass or upon request. love to you and your loved ones. Please let us know how we may help you by contacting us at the office. New & Repairs LICENSED & INSURED ALL PRO MASTER PLUMBER Roofing • Gutters • Siding • Brickwork Professional Licensed FLO ABKE, GRI Reasonable & Insured CATERING NOW AVAILABLE Associate Broker WaterWorkPlumbing.com 23447 Gratiot Ave., Eastpointe 24938 Harper • St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 Senior Discounts Senior Discounts 586-501-8479 586-773-4244 Cell: (313) 378-3376 Over 44 Years... Same Owner, Same Phone Number 24 Hr. Emergency Service Great Food ~ Great People [email protected] Call John (586) 776-5167 $20 OFF ANY SERVICE www.andarysgrill.com www.floabke.com

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