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127 N. Monroe St., Monroe, MI 48162 | 734R241R1644 www.stmarymonroe.org March 22, 2020 Founded in 1788 4th Sunday of Lent Vision Statement: To Welcome. To Inspire. To Transform. To Serve. A LENTEN NOTE FROM FR. DAVID look like. We will continue to follow the guidelines of the So much has happened in the last week, archdiocese and make pastoral judgments about how to best serve continuing to change our lives. Truly what we are God’s people during this time. Please check the parish website for experiencing is unprecedented in our updates or messages. We plan to still publish the Chronicle, which is lifetimes. It was so strange for us priests to not always on the parish website. Confession, sick calls, and access to gather with God’s people for masses last the church can be arranged on request by calling the parish office. weekend. So much confusion and mixture of Even if the parish office isn’t open at times, the parish staff will do emotions for us for whom the mass is a weekly their best to be available to take care of peoples’ needs. We want to focal point. All public parish gatherings and devotions and meetings be careful of the safety of everyone, and I ask for your understanding have been canceled or will be rescheduled. It is so different from the if we cannot get back with you in a timely manner. You may use the feel of Lent that we are all used to. designated phone extension for urgent needs during this time, I believe that God works in all things. Talk about expanding our according to the prompt when you call the parish phone number. understanding of fasting! I believe that sometimes it takes the “He must increase, and I must decrease”: When so much seems to removal of so much that we take for granted to get back to the basics be taken away, do we really believe that God will provide what I and renew our appreciation for all that God gives us. Also, the truly need? Please spend time in regular prayer, reflect on the Sun- disconnect of this health concern can bring us to a greater apprecia- day readings, and offer the prayer for spiritual communion that is tion of our need for each other as a human family. If this isn’t a time provided in today’s Chronicle. Check out formed.org (see page 7 for to put aside our differences and work together, there is never a time. log in instructions) and any other spiritual resources that you may How can we keep connected? Each of us has a role to play. I plan to have as we continue the journey to Easter. make phone calls and send some old time notes to people whom I FR. KEVIN ASSIGNED TO ST. GABRIEL, DETROIT cannot personally visit as I revise my Lenten plans. There are so It was announced last weekend that Fr. Kevin Roelant has been many who feel isolated because of the danger of infection. They assigned to St. Gabriel parish in Detroit beginning July 1, 2020. He need us as we need them. will be the administrator. This is where Fr. Marc Gawronski is As we priests offer masses privately, we will pray for the needs of currently the pastor. I congratulate him on this new chapter in life our family at St. Mary. I love you and miss the usual activity and and ask the Lord to guide and keep him. I will keep everyone interaction with you. Only God knows how things will apprised of what is next for us here in Monroe, and put this in God’s progress, and what the celebration of Holy Week and Easter will hands. Please pray with me for trust and courage in this transition for Fr. Kevin and for us at St. Mary and St. John the Baptist. We are encouraged to participate in mass with electronic means These and other mass times can be found ataod.org. that we have available to us. Weekend livestreamed mass times: Masses available online and on TV are listed in the next column. Online 8 am & 11:30 amstjascs.org In the Archbishop's letter, he says "as you temporarily participate 10 amsthugo.org/live at mass in this different way, you and your families are NOONaod.orgor AOD Facebook page encouraged to make a daily spiritual communion by praying: TV My Jesus, 6 am Fox 2 I believe that you are present 8 am & Noon EWTN in the most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. 8 am, 2 pm, & 10 pm in Spanish CTND I love You above all things, 10, 2:30, 3:30, 5:30, 6, 7, and 11 30pm CTND and I desire to receive You in my soul. Since I cannot at this time receive You sacramentally, Weekday Mass schedule I invite You spiritually into my soul. Online I embrace You as if You were already there, 7 am stjascs.org and unite myself wholly to You. Never allow me to be separated from You. TV 8 am, NOON, 7 pm EWTN Keep my eyes fixed in joyful hope 9 30, NOON, 7 pm CTND to the coming of Your Kingdom. Amen. DIRECTORY HOW TO RECEIVE THE SACRAMENTS THE WEEK AT ST. MARY PARISH CONTACT US AT 734R241R1644 PASTOR Rev. David Burgard ASSOCIATE PASTORS Please contact the parish office or Fr. David Rev. Giancarlo Ghezzi with inquiries about the Sacraments at: Rev. Kevin Roelant 241R1644 or parishoffi[email protected] [email protected] SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (734) 241R8910 x115 Saturday, 3:00 R 4:00 p.m. Reconciliaon room IN RESIDENCE is in the le sacristy door behind the altar. The Due to the coronavirus, Rev.Bob Singelyn sacrament is available upon request from one DEACONS of the priests. all events scheduled for Dcn. Mike Stewart MARRIAGE March 23 R April 6th [email protected] At least one individual must be a member of Dcn. Michael Ingels Deacon Emeritus St. Mary Church. A minimum of six months have been cancelled. PASTORAL MINISTER AND previous noce is required before the wedding CHRISTIAN SERVICE date. Please phone the parish office for more Lorie Bronson informaon. 734R241R6088 THE RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) [email protected] Anyone interested in inquiring about our faith, or anyone interested in becoming a Roman DIRECTOR OF FAITH FORMATION Catholic Chrisan please contact the parish Mary Quick office. The Lent 4.2 series will be 734R241R6097 rescheduled for a later date. BAPTISM OF INFANTS [email protected] Please contact the parish office for bapsm MCES dates at least one month in advance. Arrangements for individual Kyle Kubik, Execuve Principal SACRAMENT OF THE SICK confession can be made by 734R241R3923 The Sacrament is available upon request for calling the parish office. MUSIC DIRECTOR & ORGANIST persons who are seriously ill, scheduled for a John Raymond medical procedure, or with a chronic Regarding offertory envelopes. 734R242R6253 condion. A person can be anointed as o en as their condion warrants. FINANCE DIRECTOR During this uncertain time for our human Julie Dull POPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER INTENTIONS family and the family of the Church, 734R241R8910 RECOGNITION OF THE RIGHT OF THE including the suspension of public masses, CYO SPORTS CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES please remember that in addition to daily Cliff Jackson That Chrisan Communies, especially prayer, we need the support of God’s those that are persecuted, feel that they [email protected] people that comes in the weekly Sunday are close to Christ and have their rights PARISH OFFICE MANAGER offertory. I realize that some of us are respected. personally impacted by the financial Karen Beaudrie implications of the virus. For those who parishoffi[email protected] are able, please continue to offer your PJG PY C`-JY financial support to the parish according Roger Kidd, Chair (at large) to your situation. We must continue to pay Elliot Alfredson , Vice Chair (at large) our bills and compensate our hard Hugh Acosta (Stewardship) Donna Banker (Recording Sec) working staff. Your support may be sent Sal Benisatto (at large) to the parish through the mail, through Fred Fedorowicz (Christian Service) automatic giving, or brought directly to Al Gallan (at large) We're glad you came to join with us in our the office when the office is open. For David Heilman (at large) worship me today. security sake, please don’t leave offerings Rick Kidd (at large) Maria Liparoto (at large) We hope that you have felt God's love in in the church mailbox or drop box. Gus Martyres (at large) a new, refreshing way. Bob McMillan (at large) We look forward to seeing you again next Thank you so much! week! Page 2 f 7342411644 ■ www.stmarymonroe.org ■ FAX 7342413077 ■ Celebrating 225 Years 17882013 MINISTRY SCHEDULE March 28th & 29th 4:30 Mass 7:30 Mass 9:30 Mass 11:30 Mass ALTAR SERVERS All masses are cancelled CANTORS until April 6th. EME Please see an online or TV mass schedule on page 1 or GREETERS: MAIN visit aod.org for EAST WEST additional LECTORS resources MEDICAL LINENS: Cleaning: LAY LEANINGS By Deacon Mike Stewart © 2020 Mike Stewart Email: [email protected] Used with permission “Grampy, sometimes I get afraid.” “Me too, buddy. So what makes you afraid?” “I get scared of things I can’t see, Grampy.” “That’s interesting, buddy. But what makes you so afraid of things you can’t see? I mean, if you can’t see something, doesn’t that mean it isn’t real?” “No Grampy, sometimes your eyes can’t see what’s in the dark, so that’s why I get afraid.” “So what can make that better for you, buddy? What can help you not be afraid when you’re in the dark?” “That’s simple, Grampy … a light will help me not be afraid of the dark.” Last Fall, one of our neighbors decorated their house quite elaborately for Halloween.