ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Consecrated to the
Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary

OCTOBER 4, 2020 • TWENTY
SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Words of Appreciation
 The celebration of our Church Feast Day,
St Michael
the Archangel,
went on well. Due to COVID19, we celebrated it in a different way. We had a Eucharist adoration on Friday evening from 67 pm, Holy Rosary on Saturday afternoon at noon, all the weekend Masses were well attended and we had beautiful weather for 10.30 am Mass in the parking lot. I would like to thank all of you for your enthusiasm to celebrate our Church Feast in a small way during this pandemic.
I appreciate Mr. Zachary Bruck, the head of the Feast Day team, and all the members who meticulously planned and executed the whole celebration. I also would like to thank all of you in participating in Eucharistic celebrations and other services. My gratitude goes to all of you who purchased raffle tickets. It was a huge success. Special thanks to Karmen Way who was instrumental in preparing the raffle ticket drawing.
May God continue to bless you all
with good health of mind and body.
Our 2020 Raffle Ticket Winners:
$2500
Karl Mercer $1000
Richard Kleinsmith La
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Gabe Giarmo $300
James DuBay $200
Melody Setzler $100
George Collingsworth $250 Gold Ticket Seller
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SUSAN’S CORNER abortion and euthanasia as marks of progress and freedom. But this is a false and perverse understanding The Gospel of Life: A Brief Summary
in which freedom is equated with absolute The prophetic papal encyclical Evangelium vitae (The individualism. True freedom is inherently relational, Gospel of Life) was written by Pope St. John Paul II in recognizing that God has entrusted us to one another. 1995 to reaffirm the value and inviolability of every As cultures and societies fail to recognize these human life and to appeal to all people to respect, objective truths, everything becomes relative and all protect, love, and serve every human life. The following principles are called into questionNeven the is a brief overview of this important document.
fundamental right to life. However, the blood of Christ’s The Gospel of Life is at the heart of Jesus’ saving sacrifice remains our constant hope. Christ’s gift of message to the world. Through the Incarnation and himself on the cross reveals how precious life truly is birth of Christ, God reveals to us the dignity of all and gives us the strength to commit ourselves to human life. Human life, as a gift of God, is sacred and building a culture of life. Christ’s blood, shed for us, inviolable. The Son of God has united himself with promises that in God’s plan death will be no more, and every human being and desires for us to share eternal life will be victorious.
life with him. For this reason, direct attacks on human Society as a whole must respect, defend and promote life, such as abortion and euthanasia, are always the dignity of every human person, at every moment unacceptable. Yet, sadly we see new and expanding and in every condition of that person's life. Our lives threats to human life emerging on an alarming scale. are a gift from God and ultimately belong to him. He These new threats to life are often justified, protected, has sole authority over life and death. We are therefore and even promoted by our laws and culture.
called to reverence and love every human person, Not only must human life not be taken, but it must be loving our neighbors as ourselves. It is our protected with loving concern. Each of us is made in responsibility to care for and protect human life, the image and likeness of God, and we reflect his glory especially the lives of the most vulnerable among us.
in the world. God made the human person with the Having received the gift of the Gospel of Life, we are capacity to love and reason and share in a relationship the people of life and a people for life. It is our duty to with the Creator. The human person bears an indelible proclaim the Gospel of Life to the world. To proclaim imprint of God and is the pinnacle of all creation. The Jesus is to proclaim life itself. Gratitude and joy at the source of our dignity is not only linked to our creation incomparable dignity of the human person impel us to by God, but to our final end and destiny to spend bring the Gospel of life to the hearts of all people and eternity with the Father. By accepting Christ as our make it penetrate every part of society. In every child Savior, despite our sinfulness, we can begin to share in which is born and in every person who lives or dies we eternal life even now.
see the image of God's glory. We celebrate this glory in Despite the grave threats to human life in the modern every human being, a sign of the living God, an icon of world, we, as the People of God, are called to place Jesus Christ.
our faith in Jesus, the “Word of life” (1 Jn 1:1). As *Cf. Evangelium vitae © Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Vatican City. Christians, we have received the full truth about human Summary comprised of quotes and adaptations used with permission. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2020, United States Conference of Catholic life as proclaimed by the very person of Jesus. In Bishops, Washington, D.C. All rights reserved. Reprinted (excerpted) sharing in the lowliest and most vulnerable conditions from Respect Life Program © 2020, USCCB, Washington, D.C. All rights of human lifeNeven death on a crossNJesus shows reserved.
us that life is always good. The true meaning of our
lives is found in giving and receiving love. It is only through this understanding of a sincere gift of self that human sexuality and procreation reach their true and full significance.
God holds the lives of all people in his gentle and loving care, giving meaning and value to any sufferings that we may bear. Despite the mystery which surrounds suffering and death, they can become saving events as we unite them with Christ’s sacrifice. Truly great must be the value of human life if the Son of God has made it the instrument of our salvation.
While the roots of violence against life go all the way back to Genesis, when Cain took the life of his brother Abel, our modern world is suffering under a culture of death. Scientific and technological advances and an increasingly secularized world have led to an eclipse of the value of human life. However, respect for life requires that science and technology should always be at the service of the human person and his integral development. We must reject systems of structuralized sin which value efficiency and productivity over human persons.
Governments and international institutions promote  CATHOLIC LIFE EXPLAINED WHY DO WE DO THAT? WHAT ARE SPECIAL MASSES?

Question: Why do parishes offer special Masses like Thanksgiving and Memorial Day, even though In your charity, please pray for the repose of the soul they’re not Holy Days of Obligation? Am I obligated to attend? of Joseph Giarmo, 84, Joseph is survived by his wife, Catherine, children Jack (Tracie) Giarmo, Sandy (Todd) Answer: Sobieralski, Maria (Pete) Noble; daughter-in-law, Pamela Out of respect for the various civil celebrations Giarmo; ten grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; that take place during the year, many dioceses and parishes will host special four siblings, Marianne (Frank) Furnari, Mary (Vito) Masses. However, while it always worthwhile Gaglio, Joanne Agner, Sam (Nancy) Giarmo, and sister-in-law, Josephine to come together to worship as a community, “Pina” Giarmo.

Catholics are not obligated to attend these Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon him. celebrations. As the Catechism of the Catholic May he rest in peace. Amen. Church notes, the only times that we are obligated to participate in celebrations of the Eucharist are on Sundays and holy days of obligation: The first precept ("You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor") requires the faithful to sanctify the day commemorating the Resurrection of the Lord as well as the principal liturgical feasts honoring the mysteries of the Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the saints; in the first place, by participating in the Eucharistic celebration, in which the Christian community is gathered, and by resting from those works and activities which could impede such a sanctification of these days. ©LPi
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Registration forms are available in the church and on My oldest two children took piano lessons when then our website. Please register as soon as possible. were younger. In fact, it was because my oldest Classes have already started!
wanted to learn to play so badly that we purchased a If you have any questions, please contact Deacon Zaid piano. He would use it for practice during his few years at [email protected] or 7342411644.
of lessons, and then my daughter took up the instrument. After a few years of lessons for each, restlessness set in and a type of indifference took over. The lessons and the practicing came to an end.
My youngest had not expressed much interest in piano when he was younger. Then when he was a teenager, he asked for lessons. He began to play and now he plays even for fun and to relax. When his siblings try to play, they are stuck with the truth that those days are gone and since they gave it up years ago, they can no longer really play. In many ways, they were given a gift, but since they did not use and cultivate it, they lost it.
God gives us gifts every day and we too often act like those gifts will simply always be there. The truth is, unlike God Himself, many of those gifts are not eternal. If we fail to acknowledge them and put them to use, we risk losing them in the end. What a shame. What gifts might be slowly slipping away from each of us due to our lack of interest and indifference? They might not be LETTER OF THANKS
there if and when we change our minds.
To the friends, colleagues and former parishioners of N Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS
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you all profound thanks for all of the prayers, tributes, cards, letters, messages of support and condolences to the family that we have received. Stephen’s sudden death was a massive shock to his family at home in Ireland and in the USA and, in many ways, we are still struggling to come to terms with his loss. We have a large family of which 13 of us survived into adulthood, and we did not expect Stephen to be the first one of us to die and we certainly did not expect it to happen in the sudden way he was taken from us. As the saying Generous Scholarships Available for Ave Maria goes, Man proposes and God disposes.
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Kenny Pardo THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE OCTOBER 5 - 11 Pray for: Bill Dempsey Leigh Ann Parrack MONDAY, OCTOBER 5 Craig Dominiak Donna Perez Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest Rebecca Alexander Jeffrey Eagle Zayden Perry Mass, Devotions 8:15 am - church Loretta Aubry Marion Hass Mary Ray Theresa Balk Kate Herr-Maletich Baby Parker Reau Boy Scout Meeting 7:30 pm - gym

Javier Barrios Tricia Hummel Mary Ann Soleau TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 James Barron Rose Kavanagh Betty Steffes St Bruno, Priest; Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, Virgin Monica Beeson Edna Kinsey Wilbur Stotz WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7 Carolyn Bellino Lois Knegendorf Janelle Thursrud Our Lady of the Rosary Florence Bialy Alice LaPrad Donna Torres THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 Lynda Billock Donna Leask Alex Vanisacker Philip Bloom Madeline Lemerand Alice Villarreal FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 Mary K. Boylan Dorothy Louwsma Maria Vitale St Denis, Bishop, and Companions, Martyrs; St. John Addie Bressler Stella Mannausa Linda Wallace Leonardi, Priest AJ Bressler Diane Mennell Arlene Walsh Mass 8:15 am - church Marlene Campbell Albina Motyka Cody Wood Weatherholt - Harp Rehearsal 6 pm - church Thomas Carpenter June Neph Gordon Yerke SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 Kathy DeFigueiredo Pat Orr Mary Zubkoff Weatherholt - Harp Wedding 2 pm - church Confessions 3:30 pm - church Mass 5 pm - church PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY: Sgt. Michael Makela KofC Tootsie Roll Sale 6 pm - parking lot Major Matthew Aubry Staff Sgt. Angelo Marino SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 Brett Bennett Staff Sgt. Emily Marino th Tracy (Scobel) Bennett Airman 2 Drew McLaughlin 28 Sunday in Ordinary Time Pvt. Adrien Boudreault Sgt. William McGowan Mass 8:00 am - church Major Zachery Briscoe S. Sgt. Jill (Hoffman) Miles KofC Tootsie Roll Sale 9 am - parking lot CWO3 Ricky Brown Major Tim Payment Mass 10:30 am - church Cpt. Kyle Burkardt, DDS Alan Scobel KofC Tootsie Roll Sale 11:30 am - parking lot Cpt. Patrick Burkardt, DDS Major Marcus Sitterly 1st Sgt. Robert C. Cebina Gregory Smith LCPL Chase E. Collingsworth M/Sgt. Marian Olmsted Smith Spc. Skylar Cooper Spc. Travis Weber SMS. Wayne Fetty Cpt. Brian Worley, USMC Cpl. Jacob Luthy LCPL Justin Zukowski

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LITURGY SCHEDULE OCTOBER 5 - 11 DAY & TIME INTENTIONS Readings for the Week of October 4, 2020 Monday 8:15 am
Pietro Vitale Sunday: Is 5:1-7/Ps 80:9, 12, 13-14, 15-16, 19-20 [Is 5:7a]/Phil 4:6-9/
Clayton Charron Mt 21:33-43 Monday: Gal 1:6-12/Ps 111:1b-2, 7-8, 9 and 10c [5]/Lk 10:25-37 Friday 8:15 am
Frank Liparoto Tuesday: Gal 1:13-24/Ps 139:1b-3, 13-14ab, 14c-15 [24b]/Lk 10:38-42
Rudolph Shorter Wednesday: Gal 2:1-2, 7-14/Ps 117:1bc, 2/Lk 11:1-4 Saturday 3:30 pm Confessions

Thursday: Gal 3:1-5/Lk 1:69-70, 71-72, 73-75 [68]/Lk 11:5-13 5:00 pm
Dennis Osentoski Friday: Gal 3:7-14/Ps 111:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6 [5]/Lk 11:15-26
Virginia Sisung Saturday: Gal 3:22-29/Ps 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [8a]/Lk 11:27-28 Sunday 8:00 am
Donna Laginess Next Sunday: Is 25:6-10a/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [6cd]/Phil 4:12-14, 19-
Bernetta Brooks 20/Mt 22:1-14 or 22:1-10 10:30 am
The People of St Michael ©Liturgical Publications Inc KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Single Catholic Women Invited
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Knights will be in the parking lot next weekend after all Are you a single Catholic woman, age 1935, seeking a Masses with their Tootsie Rolls asking for donations to meaningful life of service and dedication to God? The help those of Monroe County who have some form of Adrian Dominican Sisters invite you to their virtual Intellectual Disability.
Zoom and See Weekend, October 2324, 2020, to join other women discerning whether you are called to Usually conducted in the spring, the annual Tootsie religious life M and particularly to life as a Dominican Sale was cancelled due to pandemic concerns. With safety guidelines in place, they were asked to conduct Sister of Adrian.
the sale on Christopher Columbus weekend. All funds The weekend begins at 7 pm Friday, October 23rd, and collected stay in Monroe and benefit Arc of Monroe, concludes at 8:30 pm on Saturday, October 24th. It will Holiday Camp of Monroe, and the Monroe County include time for prayer, silence, faithsharing, and fun, Special Olympics.
as well as conversations about Dominican life and the life of a Sister.
Please register online at https://tinyurl.com/ ADSDiscern.
NOW HIRING
For more information, please contact Sr Tarianne St. Charles Parish in Newport, MI
is currently looking DeYonker, OP, Vocation Codirector, at to hire
a fulltime Parish Administrative Assistant. St. [email protected] or call or text at Charles is an active, rural
parish of 500600 5179201395.
families.

This position reports to and directly assists the Pastor, supporting
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Details regarding specific job duties and qualifications
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You can apply online via AOD
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Jesus Christ, The Eternal High Priest

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Fr. Kishore Battu x12 [email protected] Susan Lyke, Pastoral Associate x35 [email protected] DeeDee Perkins, Office Manager x14 Dr. Ray McLellan, Music Director x39 TwentySeventh Sunday in Ordinary Time:

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