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.

April 26, Jesus’s appearance to two Believers on the Road to Emmaus (24:13
35)
2020 My dear friends, this is a special Easter season. Every Sunday in this season is special. It is a season of resurrection, new life and new hope. During this special Easter season of grace, we not only celebrate that Jesus is risen and he is with
us, but we also celebrate that Jesus gives Himself to us, the Bread of Life.
It has been more than a month we started our fight again Covid
19. Due to this Virus everyone of us is affected and everyone of us is struggling. We are unsure of our future life. There are so many concerns about what is to come. As disciples of Christ, the biggest thing that we face at present is, we are unable to congregate to celebrate the Holy Eucharist. We are unable to receive the Body and Blood of Christ. We are unable to adore the Most Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is sad and depressing.
During this unprecedented time the 3rd Sunday of Easter Scripture readings give us one common, encouraging message: No matter what happens in our lives, the risen Jesus is always with us. God is always near to those who seek Him, hope in Him and who want to live in His presence.
The first sermon ever preached after Pentecost was preached by Peter. He focused on the proof of the resurrection. He quotes the prophecy of David concerning Jesus.“For David says of him: I saw the Lord ever before me, with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed. Therefore my heart has been glad and my tongue has exulted; my flesh, too, will dwell in hope, because you will not abandon my soul to the netherworld, nor will you suffer your holy one to see corruption. You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.”

Third Sunday ofThird Easter Jesus experienced God’s constant presence and power. Jesus’s body lived in hope. In the gospel, we hear about two disciples who were disturbed about the incidents that happened around them. Jesus appears to them and grants them faith, hope and encouragement. Their eyes were opened, and they recognized Jesus at the breaking of the bread.
The same God who raised Jesus from the dead will help us to overcome this unprecedented time. God is our hope and our strength. Let us not lose our hope in God, let us be strong in faith and continue to pray for each other and for the whole world.
Stay safe & stay home.  In Christ Jesus, Fr. Kishore Babu Battu SAC Page 2 St. Valentine Heartline April 26, 2020 et us pray for those who are Readings for the week of  Liturgy Schedule ill and have asked for our April 26, 2020 L
Sunday:
Acts 2:14, 2233/Ps prayer:


16:12, 5, 78, 910, Mass Intentions Judi Marshall
Enrico Canini


11 [11a]/1 Pt 1:1721/ Josiah Wardrop
Phyllis Heiser


Lk 24:1335

Bridget Brennan
Dan Jenkins
Monday:
Acts 6:815/Ps 119:23 Daily Mass intentions will be Hurley
Stephen


24, 2627, 2930 prayed for by our priests at Kaitlin Klaus
Crane, Sr.


[1ab]/Jn 6:2229
their private daily Mass.
Marcia Favor
Francis
Tuesday:
Acts 7:51N8:1a/Ps
John Dillon
Flannigan


31:3cd4, 6 and 7b MondayNApril 27, Easter Jim Dwyer
Betty Smith


and 8a, 17 and 21ab Weekday Shirley
Kathy Myers


[6a]/Jn 6:3035
For all Doctors and Nurses
Zimmerman
Joseph
Wednesday:
Acts 8:1b8/Ps 66: 1

3a, 45, 67a [1]/Jn TuesdayN April 28, Easter Kevin Dewan
Tomlinson
Mike Whalen
Dave DeMarco


6:3540
Weekday, St. Peter Chanel Thursday:
Acts 8:2640/Ps 66:8 Priest & Martyr; St. Louis Colleen Devine
Carolyn
Clara Macek
Ambramovich


9, 1617, 20 [1]/Jn Grignion de Montfort, Priest Autumn
Katie Webber


6:4451
All parish members suffering from Pattenaude
Tony Janisse
Friday:

Acts 9:120/Ps
COVID 19
Donna Kern
Victoria


117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/ WednesdayNApril 29, St. Carol Sneary
Stephenson


Jn 6:5259
Catherine of Siena, Virgin & Loretta Kemp
Joe Stephenson
St. Joseph the Worker:
Doctor of the Church Barb Burgess
John Fitzpatrick


Gn 1:26N2:3
ThursdayN April 30, Easter James Nielsen
Wayne Reynolds


or Col 3:1415, 17, 23

24/Ps 90:2, 34, 12 Weekday, St. Pius V, Pope Tanner Wertz
Kazia Potok
Joan Reilly
Rose Marie


13, 14 and 16
For all caregivers


[cf.17b]/Mt 13:5458
First FridayNMay 1, Easter Barb Schenden
Roszkowski
Andrew Ricotta
Patricia Longo
Saturday:
Acts 9:3142/Ps Weekday, St. Joseph the Jessica Coran
Shaunda Trafk


116:1213, 1415, 16 Worker Thomas
Mike Rodriguez


17 [12]/Jn 6:6069
For all families suffering with McCracken
Judy Zbikowski
Next Sunday:
Acts 2:14a, 3641/Ps COVID19
Pat Bachman
Diane Hura


23:13a, 3b4, 5, 6 First SaturdayNMay 2, St. Connie Rosendall
Carol & Keith


[1]/1 Pt 2:20b25/Jn Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor Jeanette
Booms


10:110
of the Church Shamma
All those who are
Michael Cavanaugh req. by Dick & Darlene
losing loved
Family
Eckstein
ones to COVID
John & Stella Guziatek,
Rosemary Byle
19
Jim Dishman
Robert Tworek
Richard Rydzewski, Patrick &
Mary Doherty, the healing of
Patricia & Darrell Kangas, Linda,
Maryann and Viola Ustes, all
living and deceased members of
Weekly Donations Guziatek, Makowski, Price,
Prayer List If you are able to donate at this time, Lumetta and Tabaczynski
If you would like your please drop off your envelope at the families, all priests and religious
name or that of a loved one parish office. Please enter the door at on our prayer list, please the parish office and place your and a special intention req. by
call the parish office at 313 Georgiana Rydzewski
donation in the black mailbox. Fr. 5324394. Thank you.
Kishore checks the mailbox several SundayNMay 3, Third Sunday times during the day. or mail it to St. of Easter (World Day of Valentine Parish Office, 25881 Dow, Prayer for Vocations) Redford, MI 48239. All donations are In memory of Joseph & Julie greatly appreciated.

Tucholk req. by Family

Bruce Hutcherson req. by Carol Collection  Hutcherson
We offer our deepest April 19, 2020 Achille & Celestina Carolini, Val & sympathy to Eric $ 7,285.00
Wright
upon the death Donna Carolini req. by Anne of his mother, Carolini
Mary.
May all the souls
of the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace.


April 26, 2020 St. Valentine Heartline Page 3 Show Children How Faith is Why Do Catholics Do That?  Done
Children read our signals, even Why do Catholics celebrate First when we don’t intend to communicate Holy Communion?
them. When parents are worried or Any time a sacrament is received is concerned, children can tell. In cause for celebrating. All the uncertain times, we can help sacraments convey God’s grace, but youngsters live as people of hope by in this one we receive God himself! From Faith Formation living with hope, ourselves.
First Holy Communion is special Stay calm. To calm a child’s fear, let because it’s the first time (of many) Mean What You Say her know that you have confidence in Jesus comes into our hearts and
God’s love and care for each of us souls and fill us with graces. First Missouri is known as the “Show Me” and she can trust him, too.
Holy Communion also means that state. There seem to be differing Question. Asking questions helps the communicant is one step closer points of view as to how this motto us feel more confident about our to becoming a full member of the came into existence, but today it is beliefs. Help children find answers to Catholic Church (Confirmation is said to speak of a people who operate their questions and doubts. Refer to often the last step). What a lot to with common sense and are not easily Scripture and the Catechism of the celebrate!
fooled by slicktalking or show. We Catholic Church. If you get stumped, would be prudent to adopt such a ask your parish priest for guidance.
disposition ourselves. To be this way Pray. Pray together before meals, at is not really like St. Thomas in the bedtime and for special intentions like Feasts and Celebrations Gospel when he doubts what he the health of friends and family.
April 16 M St. Benedict Joseph clearly sees right in front of him. It is Keep your eyes on Heaven. Hang Labré (1783). Nicknamed “the poor more about holding ourselves to a a crucifix in your home. When you get man of the Forty Hours (Eucharistic) standard explained in another motto: overwhelmed by pessimistic news in devotion,” St. Benedict spent much of “Say what you mean and mean what the media, stand before it to join in his life as a poor pilgrim. He you say.”
family prayer.
voluntarily lived on the streets
Do for others. Place a bowl on a continually absorbed in prayer.
If we claim to be Christians, disciples table to collect change for almsgiving. April 23 M St. George (c. 300). of the risen Jesus, then those around Donate the coins to your parish poor Although many legends surround St. us should be able to tell by our box on Sunday.
George, we know he was a soldier actions. Can someone truly be a Act M Let your children “catch” you under Emperor Diocletian who disciple of Jesus and not be a good living your faith. Attend Mass each persecuted Christians, and that he steward of all he has given? Jesus week and holy day, and go to died a martyr in Palestine. He is a makes himself known to us continually Confession. When others are in need, patron of England, Portugal, in the Holy Eucharist. When we come reach out to them and encourage Germany, Spain, and Italy.
together to break bread at Mass, children to help as well.
April 28 M St. Peter Chanel (1840). Jesus shows us his love by becoming St. Peter Chanel entered the Society truly present to us. He is willing to of Mary and was sent to evangelize show us. What are we in turn willing to the Marshall Islands. Despite show him?
adversities, he baptized a few
natives, including the chieftain’s son. Every day, Jesus calls us to respond The entire island converted two years in some way. Our response shows after his martyrdom.
whether we are who we claim: his disciples. I am pretty sure Jesus is not from Missouri, but I know he is not fooled by our halftruths and misguided intentions. He also means what he says and says what he means. Shouldn’t his disciples do the same?

Sacramental  NTracy Earl Welliver, MTS Celebrations Calendar And it happened that, while [Jesus]
Confirmation We do not have a was with them at table, he took ©LPi
date available.
bread, said the blessing, broke it, First CommunionN In the process and gave it to them. With that their of confirming a date
eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight.  Lk 24:3031

Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD.
Page 4 St. Valentine Heartline April 26, 2020 52 Sundays rededicated to you, we would give Third Sunday of Easter Take Time to Chat
bolder witness, and freely a spirit of What does it take for our eyes to be  In the beginning of today’s Gospel welcome and humility, we invite you opened? Every day, a man story, the disciples were frustrated to dwell with us always. We offer our laboriously walks down Main Street of and discouraged when Jesus praise and thanks for the many ways town. With great difficulty but graceful came along side and began to that you feed us and provide for our determination, he places one foot in converse with them. Share a time many needs. Keep us closely front of the other, uses a crudely when you talked to Jesus about connected to our brothers and sisters made staff for support, and walks. His something that frustrated you. in faith. Help us to see others with the pace is slow, but he walks. What does What did Jesus say back to you?
eyes of love. Fill us with your he hope to see? Where does he want compassion. May we work tirelessly to  When do you find it easy to invite to go? What does he find? We all foster relationships in our community Jesus to walk with you? When do walk through life. The type of built on the foundations of truth, you find it difficult?
“walking” life requires is not always mutual respect, cooperation, and physical but is most assuredly  In what way does today’s story trust. Amen. emotional and spiritual. We walk, we remind you of Mass?
 look, we encounter, and we seek.

How we do these things and what we Family Fun

actually find is determined by what we Have a Family Picnic
carry and what we allow ourselves to Pack a meal to share together at a discover along the way.
park or in the yard. It can be a formal If walking is too challenging for us, meal, or just have everyone bring a we may choose to isolate and stay snack to share. Bring a large blanket, alone. If we are afraid to walk, we towels, or lawn chairs to sit in while may become overly dependent on you eat. If the weather isn’t nice, have others providing for us and abandon the picnic inside. Set up a blanket on the journey. We can walk and pay the floor and eat there!
St. Pio attention only to what is in front of our
“Pray, hope and don’t  feet and never notice the immensity of Liturgy Link
worry. Worry is useless.  what is happening around us. The Find the Paschal Candle in your God is merciful and will  road is never the same twice. The church. What do you see on it? What hear your prayer.” journey is always different. What makes it different than any other kinds of things do you notice as you candle in the Church?
walk through life? It seems that the
disciples of the Road to Emmaus Fun Facts
missed a lot at first. We do as well.
Sunday, April 26 is National Pretzel We are called to walk with purpose, Day! A young monk first started baking to listen, and to notice things that may pretzels around the year 610. He not at first be apparent. We have to folded the dough into a shape allow the One who has a special resembling a child crossing its arms in claim on our soul to enlighten, prayer. It is said that the three holes in instruct, and inspire us. The incarnate a pretzel twist represent the Holy mystery of God is pulsating in and Trinity.
through all of creation, where the
presence of the Word who became Family Prayer
flesh can be discovered. He has been Emmaus Prayer
with us all along. How could we have Lord, as we walk down the journey of missed Him? Our journey brings us life, we ask that you would be our back to the breaking of the bread, and constant companion, particularly on something begins to stir within us. We those days when we are disheartened begin to understand, and things look or when we have strayed off of your differently. Bread, body, wine, and path. When we are downcast, we ask blood bring us to see that everyone that you lift our spirits. When we are and everything is a “Eucharistic” confused we ask that you enlighten encounter. We become what we eat our minds. When we are disappointed, and we see what we eat. We continue we ask that you give us hope. You, to walk. Our eyes are now opened, Lord, have blessed us with your and we recognize Him. Our hearts gospel. Open our minds and hearts to burn. Stay with us. Please stay with receive your word, and send your Holy us.
Spirit to give us understanding. May your teaching take root in our lives and
guide us in your ways. While we have ©LPi
faith in you, Lord, we also have our moments of doubt. We ask that you would deepen our faith, so that April 26, 2020 St. Valentine Heartline Page 5 College
Scholarship
Application
Del PapaGrimaldiGabriele Scholarship Fund
Archdiocese of Detroit,
Department of Development and Stewardship
12 State Street, Detroit, Michigan 482261823
Tel: 313.596.7400 Fax: 313.883.8681



The Del PapaGrimaldiGabriele Scholarship Fund
Mission Statement






The Del PapaGrimaldiGabriele Scholarship Fund was established to provide educational grants to students who meet the following criteria:

1.
Demonstrate good moral character, trustworthiness and willingness to work to support themselves and others

2. Demonstrate financial need

The Fund’s mission is to provide grants to students who meet these criteria to assist them in attending accredited colleges and universities in the United States and Canada that promote high academic and moral standards. The recipients should in turn strive to improve the society in which they live in a positive, moral and industrious manner.

The Del PapaGrimaldiGabriele Scholarship is open to men and women without regard to race, religion, ethnic origin, disability or age. Award recipients will be known as Del PapaGrimaldiGabriele Scholars.
Application must be postmarked by June 15, 2020.
Page 6 St. Valentine Heartline April 26, 2020 About the Del Papa
Grimaldi
Gabriele Scholarship Grant The founder of this grant program was born into poverty and spent her life working, beginning in childhood until finally retiring just before age 92. She was never wealthy, but always spent what money she had for the benefit of others. In the course of her life, she had been unemployed, and she and her family were made homeless by the Great Depression. Through faith, hard work and education, she and her family survived and flourished. Before her death, she established this scholarship through a grant to the Archdiocese of Detroit Endowment Foundation to provide similarly hardworking, but impoverished, students an opportunity to avail themselves of a college education.
Award Criteria The grant is to be awarded annually to one or more students who reside in the Archdiocese of Detroit to assist them in pursuing higher education. “Higher education” means fulltime college or university education beyond secondary school. This grant should not be sought by, nor awarded to, students for whom work is a hobby or a luxury, but rather by those who have worked because of necessity. All manner of work is acceptable, including significant household responsibilities (that is, tasks akin to running the household, not performing routine light chores).
To be considered for this grant, candidates must demonstrate through their daily actions to be of good moral character and trustworthy. Candidates must also demonstrate in the course of their daily life a willingness and commitment to work to support themselves and others.
Candidates must demonstrate financial hardship that would jeopardize their effort to attain their educational goals without the assistance provided by this grant.
This grant is designed for high school seniors entering college and college students entering their second year. The Fund Committee (“Committee”) will consider all relevant circumstances including a candidate’s intended use of the grant as well as academic record.
The grant shall not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnic origin, disability or age.
The founder intended that those who may know of the applicants’ particular circumstances will have recommended them for this grant on the basis of their need. This could be, for example, a parish priest, school principal or guidance counselor.

For more information please call the Parish Office 313
532
4394 x201.  We will return your call in a timely manner.
April 26, 2020 St. Valentine Heartline Page 7 Pantry Item  St. Valentine Directory Canned Stew Thank you for your Redford, MI 48239
continued generosity. Rectory
You may drop your food 25881 Dow St.

3135324394
Fax

3135372237
off at the back of church or between School  the doors at the parish office.
25875 Hope St.

3135337149

Fax

3135333060

Parish Website  Memorare Prayer
www.stvalentineparish.us
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Parish E
mail Address Mary, that never was it known that [email protected]
any one who fled to thy protection, Facebook Implored thy help or sought thy Rev. Socorro Fernandes SAC …………………………………………………....Pastor
intercession, was left unaided. Rev. Kishore Babu Battu SAC ….Associate Pastor & Director of Faith Formation
Inspired by this confidence, We fly Lawrence Toth………………………………………………………………….…..Deacon
Sue Daly

Parish Secretary/Receptionist
unto thee, O Virgin of virgins my Kathryn Potts x203
Bookkeeper
Mother; to thee do we come, before Rachel Damuth

Principal
thee we stand, sinful and sorrowful; O Kris Brake

School Secretary
Mother of the Word Incarnate, Bonnie Danic x201

Faith Formation Secretary/Bulletin Editor
Rick Charlton & Bill Charlton

Maintenance
despise not our petitions, but in thy Faith Formation Office

3135324394 x201
mercy hear and answer them.
Music Minister
Amen.
Kevin Cushman

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Choir Practice
Thursday

7:30 p.m.
Mass Schedule
Saturday evening:

5:00 p.m.
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.
Saturday & Sunday

CLOSED
Credit Union
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Scott Shoemaker, Christopher Tibei, Mon. Tues..

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Joshua Coe, Anthony Potter, Andrew Wed………………………………………………………………….10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thurs. Fri

9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Kliman, Luke Leveillee, Michael Cain, Sat

9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Kristen Lauber, Frank Bordo, Bonda Revised 102719
Bordo, Larry Silk, Bradley Swanson, Gary Semon, Brian Jones, Seth DeTavernier, Christopher Rodriguez, Adam Fisher, Brent Byerle, David Starsinich, Timothy Mc Carthy, Rob Parish Council  Tom Alexander
Nitz, Jesse Moore, Michael J. Ryan, Ron Fron….……………………Chairperson
Dave Kemp and Loretta Kemp
Mike Nowak………………….…...... Worship
Ryan Coppens, Daniel T. Ryan, Wendy Wagner…………….Vice Chairperson
Jeff Kramer……………………..…Secretary
Joe Kelly…………………...Finance Council
Justin Ryan, Micheal Nalepa, Steven Rosemary Fox……………Christian Service
Tomlinson and Alex Blackwell.
Anthony Janisse
Frank Zbikowski
Rachel Damuth……………. School Advisory

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