St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church 280 E. Square Lake Road, Troy, Michigan 48085 September 11th, 2016 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Important Reminders! Religious Education Sign-up for the Fall ends September 28th! Sign-up now! Bunco Night: September 25th Page 2 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church - saintliz.org

Weekly Calendar

Readings Calendar Events (©Liturgical Publications Inc.) Ex 32:7-11, 13-14 Sunday 9:00 AM Mass 1 Tm 1:12-17 11:00 AM Mass Sept. 11th Lk 15:1-32 or 15:1-10 10:30 AM Tai Chi Monday 1 Cor 11:17-26, 33 6:30 PM Rosary Lk 7:1-10 Sept. 12th 7:00 PM Mass 8:00 AM Rosary 8:30 AM Mass Tuesday 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a 1:30 PM Rosary Makers Lk 7:11-17 Sept. 13th 5:30 PM Christian Meditation 7:00 PM Christian Service Commission Meeting

Wednesday 8:00 AM Rosary Nm 21:4b-9 8:30 AM Mass Phil 2:6-11 Sept. 14th 6:30 PM Rosary for Peace Jn 3:13-17

Thursday 8:00 AM Rosary 1 Cor 15:1-11 Sept. 15th 8:30 AM Mass Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35

Friday 1 Cor 15:12-20

Sept. 16th Lk 8:1-3 PRIEST RETIRMENT FUND WEEKEND Saturday 1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49 4:30 PM Reconciliation Lk 8:4-15 Sept. 17th 5:00 PM Mass PRIEST RETIREMENT FUND WEEKEND Next Sunday 9:00 AM Mass Am 8:4-7 10:00 AM St. Vincent de Paul—Conference Room 1 Tm 2:1-8 Sept. 18th 11:00 AM Mass Lk 16:1-13 or 16:10-13 12:15 PM RCIA

CSA 2016 ENVELOPE OFFERTORY FOR SEPT. 4TH: As of August 25th, we $11,049.00 have collected ELECTRONIC OFFERTORY FOR AUGUST: $128,195.00 out of $130,136, or 98.5%, of our $1,652.00 Weekly Average 2016 CSA total. (EFT Totals reflect previous month)

The Year of Mercy: Saint Mother Teresa

Teresa of Kolkata was canonized this month. Perhaps more than any other individual in recent memory, she embodied the face of the merciful Christ for the world. Her selfless service on the streets of Kolkata inspired people of all ages and many faith traditions. This Week: Embrace her as your role model. Let her inspire and challenge you.

New Members Are Always Welcome! Our parish family extends a warm welcome to all who join us for worship. If you are new to the area or coming home, we invite you to register and make St. Elizabeth Ann Seton your parish. All applicants may contact the Parish Office at (248) 879-1310 to set up an appointment to meet with Father Norm Nawrocki. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church - saintliz.org Page 3 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time In place of Father Norm’s article this week, we instead have a reflection by author Gina Loehr. Words from "The Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, 'This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.'" Jesus knew these self-righteous religious leaders were complaining. And he knew they needed to learn a lesson. So, in addition to giving a lived example of welcoming the company of "tax collectors and sinners," Jesus also directly taught the skeptics about the importance of welcoming those who have been lost. Today's Gospel gives a powerhouse lineup of three parables that all teach a similar message: rejoice over the lost sheep, rejoice over the lost coin, and Father Norm rejoice over the return of the lost son. The theme can be summarized in the simple directive: rejoice don't reject. When someone who isn't part of the "fold" appears in church, this is cause for rejoicing! It should not be cause for gossip, sideways glances, or nervous whispers about what to do or say. Rather a genuine smile and word of welcome would be in order at the very least, and a heartfelt invitation to join the community would be totally appropriate. Too often we become complacent about our Christian company. We get used to seeing the same people every Sunday and forget about the "lost" men and women who are outside the bounds of our comfort zone. Jesus gives us the image of an active shepherd who goes "after the lost one until he finds it," and a diligent widow who will "sweep the house, searching carefully" until she finds her coin. He tells us of a father who "ran to his son, embraced and kissed him," in spite of the separation they had faced. We too are called to take initiative in seeking out those who are lost, and to rejoice heartily when they finally do come back home.

Bible Study and Video Commentary on the Books of Judges and Ruth

Join us for this 9 week bible study on the books of Judges and Ruth. Judges provides religious perspective on Israel’s successes and failures while they occupied the Promised Land until the rise of the monarchy. In the book of Judges, considerable importance is attached to the religious and political development of the tribal life of the Israelites. The people are bound together solely by their faith in YHWH. The Book of Ruth is a beautiful story of love, loyalty, trust and faith. This book also provides some history on how Jesus comes from both Jewish and gentile roots. Each week's lesson includes a reading from one of the above books of scripture, study questions, a group discussion and a video commentary by either Fr. Mitch Pacwa or Fr. Scott Courtney (both of whom have been featured on EWTN). Study Materials include a New Collegeville Bible Commentary booklet on Judges/Joshua. (Note: those who attended our previous study on Joshua already have this commentary). The bible alone will be used for the Book of Ruth (no commentary booklet will be used). Cost: There is no charge to attend. Judge/Joshua commentaries will be available to purchase for $10. Dates: Tuesday evenings starting September 20th through November 15th Times: 7:00 – 8:30 PM Location: SEAS classroom #3 & 4

Join us as your schedule permits. Page 4 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church - saintliz.org Parish Faith Formation Question of the Week for Youth Calendar Information

Online Registration for our Elementary Students is now open

September 18th Who are the three people who are 12:10 PM seeking or searching in these Gospel Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults stories today? What do these seekers teach us about God? What September 20th do these stories teach us about sin 7:00 PM and forgiveness? Bible Study Begins: The Books of Joshua and Ruth

September 25th Catechetical Sunday

October 5th Calling all Catechists! 5:00-6:15 PM and 6:30-7:45 PM Elementary Religious Education Begins Please mark your calendars for our upcoming events. Our Elementary Catechists (for both Thinking of becoming Catholic? Or looking to Wednesday night sessions) have an complete your Sacraments of Initiation? orientation meeting

If you are, then the RCIA is for Wednesday, September 14th at you. RCIA stands for the Rite of 7:00 PM. We will be working on Christian Initiation of Adults. It the calendar for the year as well as is for those who have never been taking a look at our new craft and baptized, for those baptized in prayer table supplies. another faith, or for those who The following week, Wednesday, wish to complete their initiation September 21st, we are planning a retreat evening into the Church by celebrating focused on Evangelization. Our evening will begin with the Sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation. dinner at 6:00 PM followed by our speaker Nick Jeorgenson, from the Office of Evangelization with the The RCIA will be meeting on Sundays from 12:15-1:30 Archdiocese of Detroit Not only will his information help PM. Many Catholic topics, especially the seven you understand how your relationship with Jesus sacraments are discussed each week. Please call the assists you in spreading His word but you will also Religious Education Office, (248) 879 –1314 if you have receive a foundational topic credit as well. This evening any questions. is open to ALL Catechists. Catechetical Sunday will be September 25th at the 11:00 AM Mass. We look forward to seeing you!

What’s Happening in Religious Education Our Fall Tuesday night Bible Study with Rob Pelliccia will be a 9 week study on the book of Judges and Ruth starting September 20th and ending November 15th. Sign up is available both in the Parish Office as well as in the Parish Hall. Our R.C.I.A. (the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) Team will begin its programming Sunday, September 18th following the 11:00 AM Mass. We are quite enthusiastic to welcome a nice group of candidates into our church. If you are interesting in learning more about our faith (or know someone who has questions) and have not contacted us yet, you’re not too late! Simply call the Religious Education Office, (248) 879-1314, and leave a message for Terri Konwinski. She would love to hear from you. Our Elementary Religious Ed. begins Wednesday, October 5th with our regular class times, 5:00 - 6:15 PM for the first session and 6:30 - 7:45 PM for the second session. Registration for the Elementary Grades is now available online at saintliz.org. As always, if you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask, we are happy to help you. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church - saintliz.org Page 5 Our Parish Get to Know the Person Behind the Bag How much do you really know about the homeless in our area? Some Protecting God’s Children: VIRTUS Sign-up simple facts about homeless children in Oakland County: To view the entire  40% of all homeless people are workshop schedule in children. the Detroit area and to  Half of homeless students eat just one meal a day. sign up for a workshop:  We have homeless students in every one of the 28 school districts in Oakland County. 1. Go to the website: www.virtus.org 2. Click on the “Protecting God’s Children for Adults” The South Oakland Shelter (SOS) program was link on the right side of the screen. established in 1985 by seven religious congregations in 3. Click FIRST-TIME REGISTRANT on the left of the Oakland County. The Mission of SOS is to end screen. homelessness by mobilizing interfaith and community 4. Click “View a list of session.” resources. At SEAS we will host the homeless 5. Choose “Detroit, MI (Archdiocese)” from the drop Thanksgiving week (Nov. 20-27). We need many down menu and click the “Select” button. volunteers to prepare food, drive mornings or nights, 6. The complete schedule for all upcoming “Protecting check guests in, monitor, mingle, encourage, etc. We God’s Children” workshops will be displayed in date encourage you to spend some time, “Getting to know order. Once you have selected a workshop you want to the person behind the bag”. So often we fail to even attend, note the parish and date and scroll to the top look at the homeless in our area. We are embarrassed and click the “Start Registration” button. that one of the richest counties in the United States 7. When asked to create a USER ID and PASSWORD, we suggest using your first name and last name in has so many homeless. lower case with no spaces and your last name in lower

case as your password. Enter your registration If you would like first-hand experience with our information. guests, you must take a free Protecting God’s Children class. We will be hosting a class in our parish hall on Saturday, October 1st from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM. If you have already taken a class, you do not need to take it again. A Call for Ministers of Welcome Please see the VIRTUS Article on this page for St. Elizabeth Ann Seton has an urgent need for information on how to sign up for this workshop. additional Ministers of Welcome (MOW), especially for the 9:00 AM Mass. We are losing several MOWs in the next month, which will adversely affect the number of members on each team. The responsibility of a MOW includes getting to Mass about 15 minutes before Mass starts, welcoming those attending Mass, assisting with the offertory collection, bundling the collection after Mass, handing out bulletins, and straightening out the pews after Mass. You would be assigned to a team that works at the Mass you volunteer for every other month. I am hoping that you will hear God knocking at your door, asking you to donate some of you time to St. Elizabeth. We are known as a welcoming parish, we need your help to maintain that reputation. If you are interested please call Gary Ward at (248) 890-9206. Page 6 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church - saintliz.org Catholic Life Detroit Mass Mob CSA: Marriage, Family, and Pro-Life Ministry

Sunday, September 11th Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan and the St. Veronica Parish archdiocesan Office of Marriage, Family and Pro-life Eastpointe, MI are hosting a half-day “how to” session at Sacred Heart His Excellency Most Reverend Allen Vigneron, Major Seminary this Thursday, September 15th, to Archbishop of Detroit, will celebrate Mass at 11:00 help parishes learn about offering a complete support AM. group ministry for divorced and separated Catholics. Following Mass, you are invited to stay for tours of the Your CSA gifts help fund this two-hour session for Church, School and Gianna House. A delicious lunch pastors, deacons, parish pastoral staff, and parish lay will be available in the gym. ministers. The gathering, a follow-up to previously offered training for parish-based divorce recovery ministry, will feature an overview of and best practices La Storta Theological Library for the “Catholic Divorce Survival Guide” program, It is with great joy that Manresa announces the resources and networking, and an opportunity for opening of the Manresa theological library. The library collaboration with other ministers. will operate on the Roman library system: the stacks The Marriage, Family and Pro-life Office offers support will be closed to the public. The librarian will bring the services and programs that enrich and nurture people books requested to the front offices where you can pick in every stage of the family life cycle. them up. Please read the directives for requesting books. For more information about CSA-funded ministries, The La Storta Library consists of almost 4,000 titles of programs, and services, please go to www.AOD.org. a professional theological nature. They are listed by indexes of titles and Authors which open in new Guest House Bishop’s Dinner windows and are searchable. They may be borrowed by the general public for a period of three weeks, with no The Guest House 58th Annual Detroit Bishop’s Dinner more than four titles being withdrawn at any one time. will take place Thursday, September 15th. Hosted Requests should by submitted by Tuesday and they by Archbishop Allen H. Vignernon, this evening of may be picked up after 12:00 PM Thursday at the front fellowship and inspiration begins with 4:30 PM Mass office of Manresa during normal office hours [8:00 AM- at St. John Fisher Chapel in Auburn Hills, followed by 4:00 PM, Monday to Friday]. a reception and dinner at 5:30 PM at Meadowbrook https://manresa-sj.org/ Hall in Rochester. Stationed touring of the historic 1390 Quarton Road, Bloomfield Hills mansion will be available during the cocktail hour. (248) 644-4933 This year, Guest House will honor Monsignor Timothy D. Hogan with the Edmund Cardinal Szoka Sensus Ecclesiae Leadership Award, and Wayne and Joan Webber will receive the Bishop Kevin M. Britt Award. Tickets are $175 each or $300 a couple. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. For information or reservations please contact Lisa Drummond at [email protected] or (248) 393-8903.

Divorce Recovery Workshop

Separation and Divorce can be the most painful and stressful experiences that you will ever face. Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan is facilitating an 12- Blessed Sacrament Prayer Line week workshop from 7:00-9:00 PM at Sacred Heart of The Nuns of the Monastery of the Blessed Sacrament the Hills, located in Auburn Hills, starting in have initiated a twenty-four hour prayer line. Even if September. These workshops provide gentle guidance the call goes to voice mail, the Sisters are attentive to toward recovery from the heartbreak of begin the requested prayers promptly. The prayer line divorce. Participants must be separated or number is: (248) 626-8253. For more information, divorced. For more information and to register, call contact via email at [email protected]. (248) 930-4157. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church - saintliz.org Page 7 Bulletin Board

SEPTEMBER 18TH BAPTISM CLASSES 9:00 SCHOENHERR Baptism classes will be offered on the second Sunday of each month at 11:00 EL-KHOURY 10:00 AM. Parents and Sponsors are requested to attend. An appointment Coordinators: will be required to participate. Jeanne Richart (9:00): (248) 680-2976, Please contact the Parish Office at [email protected] (248) 879-1310 to make your appointment. Linda Gifford (11:00): (313) 790-7401, [email protected] Volunteers are assigned for a specific weekend, and Jeanne will give reminders beforehand. Please call or send an e-mail for any other questions. NOTE: Young children may not be in the kitchen due to the danger of Hot Coffee and equipment. WE ARE LOOKING FOR ALTAR Also check www.saintliz.org for schedules. SERVERS! Requirements: JOIN US AS WE WALK IN SOLIDARITY AS FRIENDS  Must be in at least 4th OF THE POOR ® ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9TH. grade  Must have celebrated the Sacrament of First Eucharist Benefits: What: Friends of the Poor ® Walk  Get involved in the When: Sunday, October 9th Liturgy! Where: Belle Isle—300 Riverplace Drive  Learn more about the Detroit, MI 48207 Liturgy! Time: Registration at 10:00 AM  Great way to participate in your parish Walk begins at 11:00 AM community! Who: You! Join us for 9:00 AM Mass at St. Bonaventure Altar Servers choose a preferred Mass, can submit Monastery “vacation time" and are scheduled around that (1740 Mt. Elliot Street in Detroit) time. New Altar Servers are scheduled with Register online at www.fopwalk.org or contact experienced Altar Servers. your local SVdP Conference President, Jerry Peltier, for information on registering. Altar Servers have one meeting a year for training. Our SEAS SVdP will in the Social Hall after Training session: Date to be determined Masses the weekend of September 17th-18th to New Altar Servers will begin their ministry register anyone who would like to join us. effective January 2016 but will have the Please help us by joining our walk, supporting opportunity to “shadow” existing Altar Server our fundraising effort, and/or praying for those teams to learn and practice before that time! we serve. Please consider joining this ministry. Sign Up Commitment Weekend during Mass: THE CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY September 24th-25th! ✢ Feed the Hungry ✢ Give Drink to the Thirsty For further questions, please contact SEAS Altar ✢ Clothe the Naked Server Coordinator: ✢ Shelter the Homeless Linda Busk ✢ Visit the Sick (248) 879-9005 ✢ Visit the Imprisoned ✢ Bury the Dead Page 8 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church - saintliz.org THE SCHEDULE IS ONLINE! Please see the “Service” section on www.saintliz.org to see the latest weekly schedule. LITURGICAL MINISTERS’ SCHEDULE September 17th—September 18th -- 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ministry 5:00 PM 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Sacristan Kathy Brunner Judy Manturuk Mary Eavenson

Commentator Linda Koehler Ginny Czerwinski Arun DeSouza

Lector 1 Jane Hime Mary Kerwin Katie Crawford-McKinney

Lector 2 Seth Paul Julie McCormick Ruth Hoppe

Altar Server 1 Lillian Aldinger Brianna Polosky Justin Ther

Altar Server 2 Allie Hayes Evan Polosky Mark Lee

EMHC - B1 Nina Hurst Randy Kasperksi Wendy Scyphers

EMHC - B2 Karen Hornyak Bev Kasperski Rob Pelliccia

EMHC - B3 Dave Aldinger Ron Ruckdeschel Dan Saunders

PT Sally Raffler Valerie James Mary Eavenson

EMHC - C2 Charlotte Wong Carmina Polosky Jim Moseley

EMHC - C3 Janice Aldinger Jim Hlifka Barb Tripp

EMHC - C4 Denise Stout Bonnie Hlifka Gabriela Pinotti

EMHC - C5 Jean Plante Bill Pfannes Rosa Pinotti

MOW Team 1 Team 3 Team 5 Please pray for those serving in our Armed Services: Sgt. Robert McGlynn Sgt. Edward Alsip 82nd Airborne Division United States Marine Corps Specialist Amy L. McKinney Cpl Sarah Alsip 10th Mountain Division United States Marine Corps David Ruckdeschel, Chief Petty Officer Christopher Mitchell, Chief Petty Officer United States Navy United States Navy Diana Ruckdeschel, Petty Officer, First Class Alexander Mitchell, Petty Officer 3rd Class United States Navy United States Navy Master Sgt. Christen Reinhart Sgt. David Miller, Jr. 82nd Airborne Division United States Army Lieutenant Colonel John M. Barnett Jeffry Schuele, Captain United States Marine Corps SPC Kellen Przywara United States Marine Corps United States Army LCpl Justin Schade Sgt. Austin Janutol United States Marine Corps United States Marine Corps Private 1st Class Justin Stroupe LCpl Matthew Falardeau United States Marine Corps United States Marine Corps

William Garbe, Senior Chief Petty Officer United States Navy Call or e-mail us with your loved one’s name, rank, and Erin Freedom Hawtin, Spec. branch of the service. You can call the office at United States Army (248) 879-1310 or e-mail to [email protected]. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church - saintliz.org Page 9 PLEASE PRAY FOR…

September Mary Lowe Stan Piasta Tillie Porolniczak Karen Rybak Monday, September 12th 7:00 PM Rick Toppin Melanie and Frank Chronowski Patti Vincent (Helen Bergeron)

Tuesday, September 13th 8:30 AM People of SEAS

Wednesday, September 14th 8:30 AM Patti Leitheiser (Husband)

Thursday, September 15th 8:30 AM People of SEAS

Friday, September 16th

Saturday, September 17th 5:00 PM Irene Beltramini (Cindy & Jim Berta) Paul Drury (Tan Family) Ray DeLuca (Pauline Drury)

Sunday, September 18th 9:00 AM Please note… SEAS Choir Members Living and Passed on  Mass intentions should be arranged two (SEAS Choir) weeks in advance to appear in the bulletin. Raid Nassri (Kubasinski Family)  Requests for names to be mentioned during the Prayers of the Faithful or for the bulletin 11:00 AM prayer list should be provided by a member Joe Smalley (Mary Eavenson) of the family. Michael McGregor (Family)  The Prayer List is updated monthly. If we do not hear from you to keep your person on, we will take him/her off the list. You can always call to put him/her back on.

Respect Life will be holding an on-going Baby Shower to benefit Abigayle Ministries, a local crisis pregnancy center. It is not enough that we pray to end abortion, and ask our legislators to pass laws to end abortion. We must help women who are pregnant and scared and believe that they have no other option. Donations of new or gently used baby clothing can be placed in the crib in the parish hall. Baby food, formula, diapers and other baby necessities are also welcome. Unfortunately, we cannot accept stuffed animal toys. Thank you in advance for your generous support. Respect Life Committee Page 10 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church - saintliz.org St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church Mission Statement In the spirit of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, we are a welcoming Catholic community, helping each other connect faith with everyday life through our worship, education and service.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church 280 East Square Lake Road Troy, MI 48085 Office: (248) 879-1310 Fax: (248) 879-2886 Religious Education Office: (248) 879-1314 Web Site: www.saintliz.org Mass Schedule Pastor Saturday: 5:00 PM Deacon Fr. Norman D. Nawrocki Sunday: 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM Deacon Gregory Formanczyk [email protected] [email protected]

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Director of R. E. R.E. Secretary Parish Secretary Music Director Christian Service Terri Konwinski Edwina Abbate Lynn Kramer Tim Palmer Coordinator

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Karen Webb [email protected] Parish Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Friday 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Saturday 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM Sunday Business Manager 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM Webmaster / Bulletin Deb Peltier Deadline for Bulletin Articles: Seth Paul [email protected] Monday 12:00 PM [email protected] E-mail to: [email protected] Weddings Please make arrangements at least 6 months in advance. Contact the Parish Office for more information.

Baptisms Call Parish Office to register for class. (It is advisable to schedule and take the class before the baby is born.)

Official Greeter Sacrament of Reconciliation Augie Saturdays from 4:15-4:45 PM.