St. Valentine Church

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Mission Statement: Guided by the Holy Spirit, we strive to live and share the Good News of Jesus Christ so that all may come to know God. As a Catholic Church and School Community we welcome, serve, teach, learn, reconcile and provide comfort and hope in the spirit of St Valentine.

6th Sunday of Easter and a note of appreciation
May 17,
As we approach the end of the Easter season our readings begin 2020 to focus on the Holy Spirit that awaits us on Pentecost. In the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles we read that Philip proclaimed Jesus Christ to the city of Samaria. After they had
accepted the word of God, Peter and John were sent to them to pray for them that they might
“receive the Holy Spirit, for it had not yet fallen upon any of them.
Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.” (Acts.8:1617).


The Catechism says that “the imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic tradition as the origin of the sacrament of Confirmation, which in a certain way perpetuates the grace of Pentecost in the Church” (CCC 1288). Receiving the Sacrament and its gifts we are obliged to spread the Gospel through “word and deed” because we all have received the gifts of the Holy Spirit, which consist of fortitude, wisdom, knowledge, understanding, fear of the Lord, piety and counsel.

In the Gospel Jesus did not pose the question, Do you love me, a question that was asked by Tevye to Golde in the movie, Fiddler on the Roof. But he was more direct when He said:
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.”
And toward the end of the Gospel he said:
“Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me.” (Jh.14:15 & 21).
In the response that Golde gave to Tevye, love was shown in actions, not words. Jesus asks this same thing of us who call ourselves His followers. We show we are His disciples by keeping His commandments. For Jesus, love is a verb, not a noun.
It is an action more than an emotion.
Let us use our gifts to spread the Gospel in whatever way we can, be it in our neighborhood our homes or our workplaces. And through our actions we will prove that we truly love our Lord.


Do my parishioners love me? I did not have to ask that question because in my mind there was no doubt that you truly love me. I have experienced that in all these years of my ministry be it at OLL or St. Val’s. The amount of greeting cards that I receive be it on my birthday, Christmas, Easter or Anniversary words of encouragement, prayers and love that is expressed in those greetings I knew I was loved.

Sixth Sunday of Easter Last Sunday, May 10, I was truly taken by surprise to see a great number of you who showed your appreciation towards me as I celebrate my 21st
Ordination anniversary. When I heard of the drive by wishes and greetings I thought maybe 40 to 50 cars but the number was astounding. 130 cars with some cars filled to the full not only with people but even pets. It was truly amazing. I just want to say Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. It’s you who have helped me in my years of ministry, it’s because of your kindness and love shown to me that makes me give more of what I have. The 21st
Priesthood anniversary will go down in history as one of the best. This is what COVID19 has done M it has brought out creative ideas to make any celebration memorable.

I have enjoyed serving you all these years, and as long as I get this opportunity to serve you I will do the best I can to give my all to you and to the Lord. As we make this journey together, let us hold one another in our prayers. It’s my duty to pray for the flock that is entrusted to me and I do it every day. May we continue to experience Jesus’ love for us and may we continue to spread it around joyfully. And once again, Thank you for making a joyful noise in honor of my 21st
Ordination Anniversary.

Blessings on all,
Fr. Socorro
Page 2 St. Valentine Heartline May 17, 2020 et us pray for those who are Readings for the week of
Liturgy Schedule ill and have asked for our May 17, 2020
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Sunday:
Acts 8:58, 1417/Ps prayer:


66:13, 45, 67, 16, Mass Intentions Judi Marshall
Enrico Canini


20 [1]/1 Pt 3:1518/Jn Josiah Wardrop
Phyllis Heiser


14:1521
Bridget Brennan
Dan Jenkins
Monday:
Acts 16:1115/Ps Daily Mass intentions will be Hurley
Stephen


149:1b2, 34, 56a prayed for by our priests at Kaitlin Klaus
Crane, Sr.


and 9b [cf. 4a]/Jn their private daily Mass.
Marcia Favor
Francis


15:26N16:4a

John Dillon
Flannigan
Tuesday:
Acts 16:2234/Ps MondayNMay 18 Easter Jim Dwyer
Betty Smith


138:12ab, 2cde3, 7c Weekday, St. John I, Pope Shirley
Kathy Myers


8 [7c]/Jn 16:511
and Martyr
Zimmerman
Joseph
Wednesday:
Acts 17:15, 22N18:1/

Ps 148:12, 1112, 13, Thomas Keavy
Kevin Dewan
Tomlinson
Mike Whalen
Dave DeMarco


14/Jn 16:1215
All parish members suffering from Thursday:
Acts 18:18/Ps 98:1, 2 COVID 19
Colleen Devine
Carolyn
Clara Macek
Ambramovich


3ab, 3cd4 [cf. 2b]/Jn TuesdayN May 19 Easter Autumn
Katie Webber


16:1620
Weekday
Pattenaude
Tony Janisse
Ascension: Acts 1:111/Ps 47:23, 6 Fr. Kishore req. by the Donna Kern
Victoria


7, 89 [6]/Eph 1:17 Parishioners
Carol Sneary
Stephenson


23/Mt 28:1620
WednesdayNMay 20 Easter Loretta Kemp
Joe Stephenson
Friday:

Acts 18:918/Ps 47:2 Weekday, St. Bernardine of Barb Burgess
John Fitzpatrick


3, 45, 67 [8a]/Jn Siena, Priest
James Nielsen
Wayne Reynolds


16:2023
Saturday:
Acts 18:2328/Ps 47:2 Thursday, May 21, St. Tanner Wertz
Kazia Potok
Joan Reilly
Rose Marie


3, 89, 10 [8a]/Jn Christopher Magallanes,

16:23b28
Priests, Companions and Barb Schenden
Roszkowski
Andrew Ricotta
Patricia Longo
Next Sunday:
Ascension: Acts 1:1 Martyrs
Jessica Coran
Shaunda Trafk


11/Ps 47:23, 67, 89 Richard Rydzewski, Patrick & Thomas
Mike Rodriguez


[6]/Eph 1:1723/Mt Mary Doherty, the healing of

28:1620
McCracken
Judy Zbikowski
th Patricia & Darrell Kangas, Pat Bachman
Diane Hura
7 Sunday of Easter: Acts 1:1214/ Viola, Linda, Sally and Connie Rosendall
Carol & Keith


Ps 27:1, 4, 78 [13]/1 Maryann Viola Ustes, all living Jeanette
Booms


Pt 4:1316/Jn 17:1 & deceased members of Shamma
All those who are


11a
Guziatek, Makowski, Price, Dick & Darlene
losing loved
Lumetta and Tabaczynski Eckstein
ones to COVID
families, all priests and Rosemary Byle
19
Jim Dishman
Robert Tworek
religious and a special intention. Req. by Georgiana Rydzewski
Prayer List
Weekly Donations
FridayNMay 22, Easter If you are able to donate at this time, Weekday, St. Rita of Cascia, If you would like your name or that of a loved one on our prayer list, please drop off your envelope at the Religious
parish office. Please enter the door at For an increase to the priesthood please call the parish office at 313 5324394. Thank you.
the parish office and place your and religious life
donation in the black mailbox. Fr. For all caregivers and first Kishore checks the mailbox several responders
times during the day. or mail it to St. SaturdayNMay 23, Easter We offer our deepest sympathy to Valentine Parish Office, 25881 Dow, Weekday
Lauren Hagen
upon the death of her Redford, MI 48239. Our parish is Rachel Damuth, school teachers grandmother, Margaret Hagen, to the grateful for your continued support at this time. Thank you!
and staff
family and friends of
Kathryn Quinn and to the family and friends of Jan
Faith Formation Catechists, Collection
volunteers and staff
Eskin.
May all the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God, May 10, 2020
SundayNMay 24 The rest in peace.
$5,465.00
Ascension of the Lord


Gregory Graham req. by Family
Joseph Macek req. by Mike &
Marian Stack
Helene Roggers Skora req.by Skora Family
May 17, 2020 St. Valentine Heartline Page 3 Sign Before the Gospel
Spring Clean Up
Question:
May 23rd
I have been going to Mass for years Getting tired of being indoors??? and have always wondered: why do Come join fellow parishioners while we make the three signs of the cross we spruce up the church and school before the Gospel?
garden beds. Hopefully there will be Answer:
flowers available to plant, but if not, Certainly, many people go to Mass there are always things we can do. From Faith Formation
or other devotions, doing and saying So bring your yard tools and join us things out of habit or reverence and Saturday, May 23rd, 9 am12 pm. Calculating Love
not really understanding the reasons Doughnuts, drinks and safe distance
behind some of these things. But fellowship provided. If you have any Have you ever Googled the word everything we do has a meaning or questions, contact Eileen MacDonell, “love”? If you did, you may have come purpose that helps us to worship bet- 3135920481
across something called the Love ter, proclaim our beliefs, or focus the Calculator. It is a website where you attention of the people on something can supply two names, and the that has a greater importance or sig- percentage chance of a successful nificance. A review of the meaning of relationship is calculated. Curious, I various gestures and practices can entered my name and my wife’s. help us have a deeper appreciation Twenty percent! I hope my wife for what we do.
doesn’t read this!
There is a little prayer that goes I then decided to add my name and with the three crosses before the God. A whopping thirteen percent! Gospel: “May the words of the Holy Then for the last attempt, I put in my Gospel be on my mind, on my lips St. Maximilian Kolbe
name and Jesus. A very disappointing and in my heart.” In standing to hear “I see Mary everywhere.
zero percent! Am I that unlovable? Of the Gospel, we acknowledge that I see difficulties nowhere.”
course, then I read the small print at Jesus is present, and the words of
the bottom of the page: “Please note the Gospel are addressed to us. All of that this site has no serious intention the gestures and special postures we whatsoever.” Shocking!
adopt before the Gospel are intended The truth is, the modern world to help us prepare for hearing the increasingly seems to have no real Word as well as act on it. The in- idea what love is or how to determine cense, the Alleluia, the deacon or when love is real. That makes the priest, and the special dialogue and seemingly simple words of Jesus announcement that introduces the about loving God and your neighbor Gospel help us focus our attention on very complex indeed. How can you the Good News we are about to hear. love God with your all your heart, The three signs of the cross show our soul, and mind when you have no desire and good intention to hear and idea what the act of loving means? live the Gospel.
And then, what constitutes loving a ©LPi
neighbor? To make it more complicated, Jesus commands you to love them like you love yourself. I bet Vacation Bible School
you can agree with me that there are At this time we will not be able to a lot of people out there who do not offer Vacation Bible School to our even come close to loving youngsters in June. We would like to themselves. Knowing what love is in thank Char and Mary Wilson for modern times is just not that easy. stepping forward to help us out this How is a wellmeaning person able to year. We pray next year things will be find out the true meaning of love?
back to ”normal” and we will be able You don’t know what true love is? I to start up VBS.
think you do. Turn your eyes to that crucifix hanging in your church, home, or office. The answer was given over 2,000 years ago, and the image Church Open
remains for the entire world to see.
FYI

Our church is open daily from 8:00 NTracy Earl Welliver, MTS
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for private prayer.


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spirit, we may know the Father and Sixth Sunday of Easter
Take Time to Chat
the Son, and our faith professing, God
 What is it like to be loved by God?
Three in One, Holy Sprit of Love, We hope for many things: passing teach us that stewardship is the  Which of the 10 Commandments an exam, finding our true love, disciple’s response. Amen.
is most challenging to you?
securing sustainable work, or *Adapted from the  In today's Gospel, Jesus promises surviving an illness. We often seek to International Catholic have God be a part of what we hope the Holy Spirit will come, but that Stewardship Council 2006 the world doesn’t know him yet for and desire, almost trying to Conference Prayer.
convince Him that our agenda is what and can’t see him. Is that still the
case today? Why or why not?
is ultimately important. While our 
particular hopes may appear to be Family Fun
what needs to be achieved in order Family Movie Night
Say the Rosary
for us to be happy, they really are not. Pick a movie that the whole family May is the month of Our lesser, more personal hopes can will enjoy, and have a family movie First Holy Communions distract us from true hope.
night. It could be a favorite movie from and May Crowning. When God became a human being, childhood or something brand new Please say a rosary to a powerful message was sent: all that that no one has ever seen. Get some our Blessed Mother that we may is authentically human is found in the pillows, blankets, snacks, and enjoy!
soon be able to celebrate these divine. As the human Jesus lived and
wonderful feasts.
died in order to show us that he truly Liturgy Link
is the universal Christ, we have to What kind of flowers are in the keep our sight focused on our eternal church?
Live the Liturgy Inspiration for truth and destiny and who we truly
the Week
are. We have to be careful when we Fun Facts
Do you understand the true spiritual allow our earthly concerns to distract May 18 is National No Dirty Dishes meaning of hope? Hope is the us. True hope is found when we place Day! What will you do to celebrate?
theological virtue by which we desire our trust in Christ’s promises and
the kingdom of heaven and eternal don’t rely on our own strength. True Meet our Extended Family
life as our happiness. It is found when hope focuses on striving toward the St. Vincent Pallotti (Feast Day we place our trust in Christ’s fulfillment of God’s promises and not January 23 17951850)
promises and rely not on our own simply on achieving what we think we St. Vincent Pallotti was born in 1795 strength, but on the help of the Holy need in this life. Hope always travels in Rome. It is said that he was Spirit. Hope, when seen in this way, with two friends N faith and love. In struggling with his studies, so his doesn’t set its sights purely on the this trio of virtues, we find the very mother told him to ask the Holy Spirit things of this world but on the presence of God born in every human for help. After he prayed a novena to promises of God to come. Hope being. These are God’s greatest gifts, the Holy Spirit he became a great always is linked with faith and love. and they lead us to the fullness of His student! St. Vincent Pallotti became a Often our hope can become too self presence.
priest who cared for souls and devoted focused and something that is only As with faith and love, we cannot himself completely to God. He was about me and things that matter to see hope with just our human eyes. even know to bilocate to be able to me. Christ’s resurrection reminds us We don’t carry this virtue within us to serve more people at one time.
that it is not ultimately for this use solely for our own personal
purpose. What is the reason for your agenda. Hope is not something that Family Prayer
hope? Our Easter season provides simply comes with the human Prayer to the Holy Spirit
the opportunity for us to again assess package. As with faith and love, hope Creator Spirit, Come and bless us whether it is the kingdom of heaven is a gift that is given to us to draw us with your heavenly grace.
and life eternal or something else.
closer to our eternal truth. Faith,
hope, and love are signs that there is You are called by the names of something far greater going on in us and something greater to persevere Parclete, Gift of God Most High, Memorare Prayer
in obtaining. The true divine gift of Spring of Life, Fire, Life and the Sou.ls Remember, O most gracious Virgin hope is what will endure any hardship Anointing. You are the finger of the Mary, that never was it known that we encounter, especially those that Father’s right hand. You are the clear any one who fled to thy protection, will come from authentically living the promise of the Father. Give our human Implored thy help or sought thy Gospel. With all that is happening in tongues the grace of inspired speech. intercession, was left unaided. our lives, in our church, and in our Kindle your Light in our minds, pour Inspired by this confidence, We fly world, what is the reason for our Your Love into our hearts, and uphold unto thee, O Virgin of virgins my hope? Ask God for the fortitude to with Your Unfailing Strength the fraility Mother; to thee do we come, before see His eternal gift as the reason we of our human nature. Drive our enemy thee we stand, sinful and sorrowful; O get up in the morning and do the far from us and give us your gift of Mother of the Word Incarnate, things we do.
peace. Ever guiding us, may we be despise not our petitions, but in thy always the stewards of Your Love.
mercy hear and answer them.


Amen.
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Thank you for your Redford, MI 48239
continued generosity. Rectory
You may drop your food 25881 Dow St.

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off at the back of church or between School
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Parish Website
www.stvalentineparish.us
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Rev. Socorro Fernandes SAC …………………………………………………....Pastor
Loving God, we come before you in Rev. Kishore Babu Battu SAC ….Associate Pastor & Director of Faith Formation
Lawrence Toth………………………………………………………………….…..Deacon
our time of need. We lay before you Sue Daly

Parish Secretary/Receptionist
our concerns and fears over the Kathryn Potts x203
Bookkeeper
spread of the coronavirus. We know Rachel Damuth

Principal
that you are mightier than all our fears Kris Brake

School Secretary
Bonnie Danic x201

Faith Formation Secretary/Bulletin Editor
and that the name of Jesus is the Rick Charlton & Bill Charlton

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in the name of Jesus, that you stop Music Minister
the spread of the coronavirus. In your Kevin Cushman

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mercy, heal those who are sick and Thursday

7:30 p.m.
lead those who have died into your Mass Schedule
heavenly kingdom. We ask this in the Saturday evening:

5:00 p.m.
mighty name of Jesus. Amen.
Sunday morning:

9:00 a.m.


12:00 noon
Daily MassNSeptemberNMay
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

8:30 a.m. in School Chapel
Friday

8:30 a.m. in Church
Holyday Schedule
Holyday: 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Support of U.S.
Confession
Saturday afternoon:

3:304:15 p.m. or by appointment
Armed Forces
Baptism
As a parish community we would Prior arrangements must be made by calling the parish office. Parents must attend an like to support the men and women informational meeting.
Matrimony
serving in our Armed Forces with our Arrangements for Matrimony must be made at least six months in advance.
prayer.
CatechumenateRCIA
Lord, Hold these men and women in Please call the Parish Office for more information.

your loving hands and protect them St. Valentine Parish Office Hours
as they protect us and bless them for MondayNFriday

….8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
their selfless acts. We pray for peace Closed daily from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
in our world.
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Dave Kemp and Loretta Kemp
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