St. Pius X Parish PARISH MISSION STATEMENT: We, the community of St. Pius X in Flint rejoice in our communion with our bishop and brothers and sisters in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing. Together, we worship, we teach, we serve. G-3139 Hogarth Avenue, Flint, MI 48532

Parish/School Website: spxparish.com

PARISH STAFF Pastor ...... Fr. Anthony J. Strouse Deacon ...... Dave Jansen Principal……………………………………….Brian Sheeran Minister of Music ...... Maria Sutara Choir Director…………………………………….Kelli Kelly Organist…………………………………………...Aritta Oh

PARISH PHONE NUMBERS Parish Office ...... 235-8574 School Office ...... 235-8572 Religious Education ...... 235-8574 Minister of Music ...... 235-8574

Powers Catholic High School ...... 591-4741 E-Mail ...... [email protected] Prayer Warrior Ministry ...... (810) 487-0871 SUNDAY MASSES 4:30 p.m. (Sat.); 9:30 a.m. WEEKDAY AND HOLYDAY MASSES Consult weekly bulletin. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Parents must be registered members of the parish and must attend a workshop in preparation for Baptism. Call the rectory office to make arrangements. SACRAMENT OF PENANCE (RECONCILIATION) Saturdays 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.; Sundays 8:30 to 9:00 a.m.; Tuesdays 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Contact the parish priest at least 9 months in advance. One of the couple must be a registered member of the parish. SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Saturdays following the 4:30 p.m. Mass or call the rectory. COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND Call the rectory if you are aware of anyone who is homebound. BULLETIN DEADLINE Monday, 12:00 pm written or via email

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The Weekly Calendar Don Antonio's Dispatch…

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT Rejoice! Laetare! We’re almost done with Lent. On this (†Mass Intention) Fourth Sunday of Lent, priests are allowed to wear rose to show that the penance of Lent is brightened ever so slightly by the fact that we’re more than halfway to Easter. I don’t know if SUNDAY, MARCH 31 Fr. Kolenski will wear the rose vestment, but it’s still a time to 8:30 No Confessions rejoice a little, before we hunker down for the last couple, and 9:00 No Morning prayer most intense, weeks of Lent. 9:30 Adult Choir (church) Monday is April Fools’ Day. It’s a day that a number of us play 9:30 RCIA 2nd Scrutiny at Mass pranks on each other. However, it may have its origins with the 9:30 † The parish . According to one tradition, Pope Gregory XIII 7:00 No Youth Group in 1582 changed the world’s calendar to the Gregorian Calendar MONDAY, APRIL 1, School resumes (which we use now) from the Julian Calendar (dating back to 8:15 † Cecilia Satkowiak by Don and Terrie Michalik Roman times). This changed the beginning of the new year 1:00 Altar Society meeting (parish center) from the end of March to the first of January. As you might imagine, this was confusing to some people. Those who didn’t TUESDAY, APRIL 2 want to observe the change were called fools. 8:15 In thanksgiving for Bill and Marlene Krebs The that I’m focusing on this week is no joke, though. celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary St. Vincent Ferrer is commemorated on 5 April. He was born 23 by Bill and Marlene Krebs January 1350 in . He entered the at the 8:45 Tuesday Toasters (parish center) age of 19, and once received, he spent three years reading 5:30 No Confessions nothing by the Sacred Scriptures, and eventually memorized 7:00 K of C meeting (youth room) them. He was ordained a priest in 1379 in . For WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, School Mass twenty-one years he traveled to , , , 8:15 † Luella Derry by the Ruth family parts of Spain, , , and , preaching the 6:00 Book Study hosted by Denise Williams and converting many people. (parish center) During his life, there were two, and at one time even three, THURSDAY, APRIL 4 people claiming to be the rightful pope. Using his best judgment 8:15 Traditional Stations (church) based upon his extensive study, St. Vincent followed what is 10:00 Video/book series with Deacon Dave (parish center) now considered today an anti-pope, Clement VIII (St. Catherine 6:00 Video/book series with Deacon Dave (parish center) of Siena followed what is now considered the real pope, Urban 7:00 Adult Choir practice (church) VI). When Clement VIII died, St. Vincent followed his FRIDAY, APRIL 5 successor, Benedict XIII. Benedict XIII was supposed to resign, 7:00 No Adoration (church) but didn’t, and Benedict XIII later was excommunicated in 1417 8:15 † Memorial Association for schism. When that happened, St. Vincent withdrew his 9:00-11:00 All School Reconciliation (church) support and encouraged others to do the same. St. Vincent died on 5 April 1419. He is a model for the church, 5:30 Soup Supper (comm room) not only for preaching, which he did extensively, but as a model 6:15 Lenten Reflections that sometimes, in complicated matters which are not defined, 7:00 Stations (church) even can disagree with one another (St. Vincent Ferrer SATURDAY, APRIL 6 and St. ). But when the Church makes 3:00 Confessions official pronouncements, saints also give their obedience to her 4:30 † The parish (as St. Vincent did when the Church excommunicated anti-pope 4:30 SHU Chamber Singers at Mass Benedict XIII). May his witness help us in our own trials and SUNDAY, APRIL 7 FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT tribulations as a Church today. 8:30 Confessions 9:00 Morning prayer Thank you to everyone who has made a gift or 9:30 RCIA 3rd Scrutiny at Mass pledge commitment to DSA. If you have not 9:30 Adult Choir (church) made a gift or a pledge, I invite you to do so 9:30 † The parish today. Gift envelopes are available in Church or 10:30 K of C pancake breakfast (comm room) the parish office. You may submit your gift online 7:00 Youth Group at St. Robert’s at www.dioceseoflansing.org/dsa. This week we reached 35 1/2% of our DSA goal for a total of $18,640. To date 86 gifts/pledges have contributed to this year’s appeal. I am grateful for these contributions and invite others to join me and join together to push us over goal for the benefit of OUR WEEKLY COLLECTION our parish and the wider church.

Week of: Mar 24, 2019 Year-to-Date Altar Servers for April 6 & 7

4:30 T Weeks, G Weeks, A Brady Budgeted income $ 11,352.00 $ 390,012.27 9:30 N VanCamp, G Taylor, R Davies Actual income $ 7,560.47 $ 380,932.49

Surplus (deficit) $ (3,791.53) $ (9,079.78) Lectors for April 6 & 7 4:30 M Love 9:30 R West FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 31, 2019

Faith Formation

Adult Faith Formation/RCIA at St. Pius X—RCIA is for someone

who has never been baptized, or for someone who has been baptized in another faith, but would like to know more about being Catholic. Contact the church office (810) 235-8574 or see Fr. Anthony or Deacon Dave Jansen. ST. PIUS X CATHOLIC SCHOOL #WeBelieve #WeInspire #WeAchieve Join us during Lent for a book study, “The Biggest Website: www.spxparish.com Lie in the History of Christianity”. Our next meeting is on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 from 6:00 pm to We finished March off strong with plenty of highlights related to 8:00 pm in the parish center. This book study is led reading month and more. The excitement started with the Book by Denise Williams. Fair hosted by the PPTA early Monday morning March 18th. We also enjoyed reading with buddies and our book exchange! New! St. Pius X parish Adult Faith Formation—Join us as we Students were so excited to use all these opportunities to add begin on Thursday, April 4th, our study group which will journey to their book collections, in addition to the weekly use of our through scripture with “The and the Sacraments”. Dr. Scott library! Hahn narrates this video and workbook series. Please join us on Thursday, March 21st, was another great day. It was rock your Thursdays at 10:00 am or 6:00 pm in the parish center. crazy socks in recognition of World Down Syndrome Day. We Deacon Dave were thankful to have Kasey Cronin do class presentations about down syndrome. The conversation also included lessons of Lenten Soup Suppers 2019—Join us during acceptance and that individual characteristics or challenges do not Fridays of Lent for Soup Suppers in the community define a person because WE ARE ALL GOD's CHILDREN! Being room at 5:30 pm. Following this time of socializing able to connect these lessons to the faith is what makes our and good food, Fr. Anthony will share a Lenten school so unique. Students took the messages to heart. We Reflection at 6:15 pm and lead Stations of the Cross encourage our debrief with children as there were so many mean- at 7:00 pm. All parishioners are welcome to come. If you would ingful themes that were presented. like to provide a soup, please call Alice Fritz at (810) 695-7990. Friday, March 22nd, I asked many classes to share their favorite virtue and why. It was so much fun to hear what kids are retaining SHU Chambers Singers at St. Pius X—The Chamber Singers as they recognize God's presence in their lives. Ask your child from Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI will be singing at our what their favorite virtues are, and I think you will be impressed by 4:30 pm Mass at St. Pius X on Saturday, April 6. The Chamber their answers. Singers are under the direction of Kelly Ford. You will find Registration continues for our 2019-2020 school year. Please information at: facebook.com/shuchoir or call (517) 264-7890. continue to spread the good news about our school. This week we are on spring break and look forward to getting back at it on Sacrament of Penance—Tuesday, April 9 is our parish extended Monday, April 1st. Please keep our school in your prayers as you time of reconciliation. Confessions will be heard from 3:00 pm to will continue to be in ours. 7:00 pm. We will have priests from Genesee County assisting me. Feel free to come whenever you want, during that time, to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance. God Bless, Brian Sheeran Once again we are in need of help to decorate Principal , St. Pius X the Community Room on Wednesday, April 17 www.spxchargers.org after lunch for Gethsemane and also on Holy Saturday, April 20 at 9:00 am in the church to decorate for Easter. More hands mean less work. No experience needed! SAVE THE DATE! St. Pius X Please call the church office at (810) 235-8574 if you can help! Catholic School “Awesome 80’s” Dinner Auction will be held on Help is needed for our “Easter Church Saturday, April 27, 2019 in the Cleaning” on Holy Thursday, April 18 at 9:00 St. Pius X Community Room. Mark your am until the job is done. Come and stay as long calendars! Purchase your Super Draw as you can. Bring a bucket and some cleaning tickets now on sale in the school office! cloths. The more hands we have the shorter the time for cleaning. Please help us to make Holy Week Altar Server rehearsal:

YOUR Church look its best this Easter Season. Monday, April 15 at 6:00 pm Holy Thursday rehearsal in the Church from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. LENTEN CANTATA…..Join us for Jesus’ final Friday, April 19 at 10:00 am Good Friday rehearsal in the Church journey to Jerusalem according to Luke. from 10:00 am to 11:00 am Experience with us the events of the cross and be Saturday, April 20 at 10:30 am Easter Vigil rehearsal ready to enter Holy Week with this inspirational in the Church from 10:30 am to 11:30 am Lenten cantata “ Once Upon a Tree”, featuring the St. Pius X Choir under the direction of Kelli Kelly Please mark your calendars and thank you for and accompanist Aritta Oh on Friday, April 12, serving our Holy Week Masses at St. Pius X. 2019 at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm. SPX/St. Robert’s Youth Group: No Youth group ALTAR CARE-Team 3 this Sunday. We will meet next Sunday, April 7th. Pam Warren, Janet Matuszewski See you then! On-Site DB’s Sewing Machine Service Mobile legal help for injured people AJP Document David Baxter, Parishioner Commercial Destruction Service all Makes and Models Shredding Larry Day - free eStiMateS - Call (810) 938-0815 April Paylor Attorney President GARRISON'S HITCH CENTER (810) 874-2446 HITCHES AND RENTAL EQUIPMENT www.flinttrailerhitch.com We Sell & Install For Less lawrencedaylaw.com 5th Wheel Hitches • Complete Electric Brakes - Axles - Tires Bike Racks • Table & Chair Rental Grand Blanc, MI AJPCommercial.com 4108 Corunna Rd. (3 blks. E of I-75) 810-234-8979 make an appointment online

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