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1055 NORTH SILVERY LANE • DEARBORN, MI 48128 • (313) 277-3110 • FAX (313) 277-3211 • www.divinechild.org PASTOR Rev. Robert J. McCabe ASSOCIATE PASTOR Rev. Matthew Hood MASS SCHEDULE Weekday: 6:30 AM and 8:30 AM Saturday: 8:30 AM & Vigil Mass: 4:30 PM (Live Stream) Sunday: 8:00, 10:00 AM and 12:30 PM +NEW OUTDOOR MASSES: 10:15 AM and 12:45 PM (Weather Permitting) Holy Day: 6:30, 8:30 AM and 7:00 PM RECONCILIATION SCHEDULE Saturday: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM RECTORY OFFICE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE PARISH MISSION STATEMENT The Church is the work of God initiated by Christ and held together by the Holy Spirit. Divine Child is a Catholic Parish The entrusted with the responsibility of bringing people to the Lord and Infant answering the call to holiness. Page 2 Church of the Divine Child, Dearborn, Michigan Mass Intentions SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2020 - MOST HOLY BODY & BLOOD OF CHRIST STAY CONNECTED 70th Anniversary of the Church of the Divine Child 8:00am People of the Divine Child Parish MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2020 6:30am (Spec. Int.) Pope Francis, Pope Emeritus Benedict, Cardinals PUBLIC MASSES HAVE Bishops & Priests, by A Friend 8:30am James J. Skelly, by Wife and Family RESUMED AT DIVINE CHILD TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2020 6:30am Mary Muscat, by Family 8:30am Carol Campau, by Carmen Mosquera BUT WE ARE STILL LIVE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2020 6:30am Larry & Vickie Zahra, by Family STREAMING MASS. 8:30am Bernice Lezotte, by Freda Bova and Family THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020 6:30am Angela Agnello, by Mario Felice Note: Dispensation from the Sunday 8:30am Joseph H. Stachnik, by Wife, Jeanette FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2020 - The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus obligation to attend Mass is granted 6:30am Margaret Moore, by Grace O’Brien 8:30am Agnes Randazzo, by Friends, Christa and Ida to all faithful through SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2020 - Immaculate Heart of Mary 8:30am Mary Yoches, by Roylene Hermann Sunday, September 6, 2020 SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020 - FATHER’S DAY 8:00am People of the Divine Child Parish MASSES TO THE MISSIONS COVID-19 UPDATES June 19: Joan Sierengowski, by Sister Please visit the parish website at divinechild.org, or our social media links, Would you like to schedule a Mass Intention? to get up-to-date information on the You can still do that! Please call the Rectory Office at 313-277-3110 or email Marilyn Coronavirus in our Community. Resources O’Brien at [email protected], and we would be happy to are also available at divinechild.org by schedule one for you. May the dear Lord bless you and your families. clicking the COVID-19 Update tab. Please Pray For Our Sick “God is our refuge and our strength, an Robert Cieslik ever-present help in our distress.” -Psalm 46:2 Rest in Peace “Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.” (Matthew 5:5) Mary Joyce McCafferty Brother-in-law of Jane Laliberte Fr. Dennis Bagley Fr. John O’Keefe Rose Mary Senatore Baptisms - June 6, 2020 Rectory Office Remains Closed to Visitors Maxwell Brandon Page Son of Brandon & Lauren (DiDomenico) Page The Rectory Office is closed to visitors, until further notice. If you need to contact us, please call the rectory at 313-277-3110. The phones are being monitored and messages are retrieved and returned as promptly as possible. In the case of an emergency, such as anointing of the sick or funeral preparations, please call the rectory and select the appropriate prompt. Your message will be given first priority and returned promptly. Church of the Divine Child, Dearborn, Michigan Page 3 The Big Picture With Fr. Bob Dear Friends, In the midst of this pandemic, we as a nation have had to rely on the courage and compassion of our first responders time and again. I am very grateful for the police officers who have helped us through these hard times. (Rain Date: June 28) However, I was shocked and horrified at Say goodbye to Fr. Matt before he leaves for his new the killing of George Floyd. It was assignment at St. Lawrence Parish in Utica. A another example of a person in authority abusing the position entrusted to him. receiving line will form on the plaza area of the athletic complex following dismissal of the 10:15AM The Church recently celebrated the feast of Pentecost. This outdoor Mass. Please save the date! recalls the time when the Holy Spirit came down upon the apostles, transforming their lives. The Holy Spirit can help us Sign Fr. Matt's Memory Book to have a heart and mind in union with Christ. We are assembling a scrapbook with photos and St. Teresa of Calcutta said, “ I see God in every human being.” messages from parishioners as a gift for Fr. Matt. What a beautiful goal to aspire to: seeing God in every human Visit this link to submit a memory. being! Racism and intolerance are repugnant in God’s eyes. https://www.newlywords.com/farewell-fr-matt/ Both times of great joy and great sorrow serve as teachable Deadline to submit: June 14, 2020 moments for our children as well as for ourselves. May this too be an occasion for growth. My prayer is that there will be a journey from intolerance to tolerance, from tolerance to respect, from respect to love. DIVINE CHILD WEEKLY LIVE Wherever we are on our life’s journey, we cannot grow closer STREAMED EVENTS: to God or one another without the help of the Holy Spirit. Mass: Saturdays at 4:30pm Responding to great injustices can bring out the best and the Intercessory Prayer: Thursdays at 7 pm worst in humanity. We have seen both take place throughout our nation since the time of the killing of George Floyd. Let The live stream events can be viewed by visiting the us pray that the Holy Spirit will give us the strength, and we parish website at DivineChild.org (click on Live will receive that strength, in order that we may all reflect Masses) or our Facebook Page. God’s love in a more authentic and compassionate manner. NOTE: If you are not yet comfortable returning to Mass, Come Holy Spirit and renew the face of the earth! please know that the Archbishop has granted dispensation from the Sunday obligation to attend Mass God bless you, to all the faithful, through Sunday, September 6, 2020. Fr. Bob Church is Open for Private Prayer Weekdays - 6:00am to 7:00pm Saturday - 7:00am to 6:00pm Sunday - 6:00am to 5:00pm • The Adoration Chapel will remain closed until further notice. • Eucharistic Adoration: Tuesdays 6pm - 7pm followed by Novena at 7pm • Confessions: Saturdays 2pm - 4pm Outside under the three church awnings located in front of the adoration chapel and on Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary, either side of the Gathering Space. Pray for us! Page 4 Church of the Divine Child, Dearborn, Michigan Church of the Divine Child, Dearborn, Michigan Page 5 Page 6 Church of the Divine Child, Dearborn, Michigan 25th Anniversary of the Parish Archbishop John Dearden sits in prayer during the dedication Mass of our current church building. Msgr. Weier kneels in the right of the photo. Notice the original stained glass was made up of squares and rectangles. One of the first Masses in the new Church, which is now the elementary school gym. Only 2 of 4 sections All pews installed in the church. of pews had been installed. Church of the Divine Child, Dearborn, Michigan Page 7 Divine Child Porch Ministry SVdP - Divine Child & Sacred Heart If you or someone you know in our parish or school Anonymous Local Philanthropist community currently is in need Gives from the Heart of food or supplies we can May God shower blessings upon an anonymous, local philanthropist who donated enough money to SVdP to shore up arrange to have items delivered to their our Kroger gift cards for a year. Clients that request aid are porch. Please reach out to us or have them often given the Kroger gift cards immediately, so that they can reach out to us by calling the Rectory Office at feed their family. These gift cards are costly when multiplied by larger families, as well as the simple volume of clients 313-277-3110. needing aid. Sometimes our clients cannot make the trip to the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry during their open hours. If you are interested in volunteering to help With your thoughtful donating, we can joyfully accomplish our goals in our Conference. We gratefully accept those in need or wish to make a donation to any size donation. Once foreclosures and DTE shut-offs are this ministry, please call the rectory at lifted, we anticipate a great upsurge of the needy clamoring for 313-277-3110. funding. We hope your Victory Gardens are planted and doing well. Any surplus is much Sign up For Flocknote appreciated. Surplus Victory Garden veggies In addition to our current communication are accepted at my home listed below. We tools, our parish is using a new texting have a team of Victory Garden Volunteers who will transport the veggies to the Food Pantry. platform called Flocknote to stay in touch with As always, God bless, and keep well. our community! ~Mindy Delano, Flocknote is completely optional. 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