St. Valentine Church Heartline

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 and School Community we welcome, serve, teach, learn, reconcile and provide comfort and hope in the spirit of St Valentine.

2nd Sunday of Advent December 8, 2019

“Clear the Path” Page 2 St. Valentine Heartline December 8, 2019 et us pray for those who Readings for the week of Liturgy Schedule are ill and have asked for December 8, 2019 L Sunday: Is 11:1-10/ Ps 72:1- our prayer: Mass Intentions 2, 7-8, 12-13, 19 [cf. George Zalewski Crane, Sr. 7]/Rom 15:4-9/Mt Tim Holme Jim Dwyer 3:1-12 Monday—December 9 The Judi Marshall Norman Savard Monday: Gn 3:9-15, 20/Ps Immaculate Conception of the Josiah Wardrop Pat Bachman 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 Blessed Virgin Mary Kathleen Keefe Harriet Sielski [1]/Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/ 8:30 a.m. Mass in Chapel Joyce Kelly Ken Sielski Lk 1:26-38 Bridget Brennan Shirley Tuesday: Is 40:1-11/Ps 96:1- Allen Thomas req. by Len 2, 3 and 10ac, 11- Hunter Hurley Zimmerman Kaitlin Klaus Kevin Dewan 12, 13/Mt 18:12-14 Tuesday— December 10 Wednesday: Is 40:25-31/Ps 103:1 Advent Weekday Dan Jenkins Mike Whalen Marcia Favor Sonya Kingsley -2, 3-4, 8 and 10/Mt 8:30 a.m. Mass in Chapel Rachel Silva Gay Krerth 11:28-30 All living and deceased Jesus Silva Colleen Devine Thursday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/ members of St. Valentine Tony Janisse Clara Macek Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, Victoria Linda Pattenaude 16-17 [cf. 8]/Lk 1:5- Wednesday—December 11 Stephenson Molly Watters 25 Advent Weekday St. Damasus Joe Stephenson Diane Whitty Friday: Is 48:17-19/Ps 1:1- Joseph Tomilson Betty Smith 2, 3, 4 and 6/Mt I, Pope 11:16-19 No Mass at St. Valentine, Dave DeMarco Autumn Kathy Myers Pattenaude Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11/Ps please worship at another 80:2ac and 3b, 15- parish. Thomas Donna Kern McCracken Francis Flanagan 16, 18-19/Mt 17:9a, Thursday— December 12 Our Caroline Donna Kern 10-13 Lady of Guadalupe Fastenau Janice Ross Next Sunday: Is 35:1-6a, 10/ Ps For all women who are Tom Carol Sneary 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10 expecting Sandomierski Eddie Marnon [Is 35:4]/Jas 5:7-10/ Friday—December 13 St. Cody Reed Maggie Perkins Mt 11:2-11 Lucy, virgin and Martyr John Dillon Patty Tobey 8:15 a.m. Mass in Church Joey Pasek Loretta Kemp November 24, 2019 For the children of St. Valentine Josh Woodward Ryan Peterman Budgeted Amount $ 6,500.00 Parish Kenneth Eaves Barb Burgess Amount Collected $ 5,736.97 Saturday—December 14 St. Kerry Tassone Msgr. Timothy $ ( 763.03) Melissa Tassone Hogan John of the Cross, Priest and Second Collection for Joe Biber Kevin Tunison Catholic Charities $ 913.03 Doctor of the Church Louis Jedlick James Nielsen Heating $ 20.00 5:00 p.m. Stephen Tanner Wertz John & Stella Guziatek, Frank & Needy $ 1.00 Retirement for Rel. $ 30.00 Josephine Lumetta, Leo & Betty Prayer List Announcement Price, Walter Ustes, Richard If you would like your name or that School $ 25.00 Rydzewski, Patrick & Mary of a loved one on our prayer list, December 1, 2019 Doherty, the healing of Patricia please call the parish office at 313- Budgeted Amount $ 6,500.00 & Darrell Kangas, Linda, 532-4394. Thank you. Amount Collected $ 6,551.25 Maryann & Viola Ustes, and all $ 51.25 living and deceased members of We offer our deepest sympathy to Second Collection The Guziatek and Makowski the family and friends of Marie For the School $ 597.75 Families, all priests & religious Collins and to Michael Mc Comb All Saints $ 25.00 req. by Georgiana Rydzewski upon the death of his father, George. Catholic Charities Sunday—December 15 Third May all the souls of the faithful de- Of S.E. MI $ 55.00 Sunday of Advent parted through the mercy of God, Christmas $ 7.00 9:00 a.m. Margaret M. rest in peace. Heating $ 70.00 Schenden Ashburn req. by Immac. Conception $ 35.00 Family 12 noon Mary Tobin req. by Little Blue Books $ 64.00 Katie McEvoy Needy $ 10.00 Bill Zimmerman req. by Family Retirement For Rel. $ 487.00 December 8, 2019 St. Valentine Heartline Page 3 Mass Time & Sacristan Lector Servers Eucharist Coming Up This Week Date Ministers Monday, December 9th Saturday, Janet Muliett Luke Jachman Alex Carpenter Joe Brehm Worship Commission, Parish Office December 14 Tom Sesko Axel Barajas Maureen Estermyer Meeting Room – 6:30 pm 5:00 p.m. Mary Courtney th Suzanne Mote Tuesday, December 10 Kim Bickley Golden Years, School Meeting Room – 12:15 pm Sunday, December 15 Kathy Petlewski Matthew Dominick Anna Ryan Joan Ricotta St. Vincent de Paul Conference 9:00 a.m. Jeff Clark Kendall Carter Bonnie Danic Meeting, Parish Office Meeting Emily Olesky John Danic Frank Zbikowski Room - 7:00 pm Jim Soter Wednesday, December 11th Patty Soter Mary Wilson Reconciliation Service, Church – 7:00 pm th Sunday, December 15 Ozzy Nelson-Pawlik Fred Foster Pablo Foster Natalia Foster Thursday, December 12 12 noon Keith Vega Charley Nelson-Pawlik Ann Brighton Prayer Group, Church – 7:30 am Frankie Nelson-Pawlik Brian Humphry Vince Schenden School Play, “Frozen”, Gym – 7:00 Patty Williamson pm Volunteer needed RCIA, Parish Office Meeting Room – Saturday, Rosie Gonzales Tom Sesko Adam Yaris Ann Berini 7:00 pm December 21 Elaine Kramer Volunteers needed Tony Silva Practice, Choir, Church – 7:30 pm 5:00 p.m. Patricia Lewis th Suzanne Lewis Friday, December 13 Kim Bickley School Play, “Frozen”, Gym – 7:00 pm Sunday, Michael Stack Janet Doody Ashleigh Betzler Julie Witkowski th December 22 Briana Betzler Jax Baehr Carol Dillon Saturday, December 14 9:00 a.m. Cadie Baehr Michael Burden Christmas Holiday Dinner/Walk, Abby Sitarski Juanita Benard Gym – 4:00 pm Ted Kozlowski Confessions, Church – 3:30 pm – Meg Venn 4:15 pm Sunday, Zemina Treglowne Millie Rodolosi Emma Klein Patty Williamson 5:00 pm Mass December 22 Alan Pawlik Henry Espanola Kaitlin Murray Sunday, December 15th 12 noon Joey Pfeifer Michelle Prowse rd Ann Brighton 3 Sunday of Advent Volunteers needed 9:00 am Mass and 12:00 noon Mass Video Series, Parish Office Meeting Room – 10:15 am School Play, “Frozen”, Gym – 3:00 Attention All Ushers pm Advent Evening Prayer, Chapel – 5:00 Usher Schedule pm

December Month14 & 15 Frank Flores5:00 p.m. Frank Tislerics9:00 a.m. Mike Nowak12:00 noon John Black Bryan Davis Mary Ann Ziginow Vocation Chalice Beth Jachman David Nedeau John Murzin Sam Barbario December 8 Bob & Linda Rybka Neil Martinuzzi Terry Galloway January 5 Isabella Hainley and Family

December 21 & 22 Ken Berini Gene Wozniak Eileen MacDonell Tom Alexander Vince Schenden Tony Janisse Maureen Polania Jamie Olesky Patrick Jeffries Al Betzler Ron Klassa Mike Valla

Golden Years Come join the Golden Years Club for cards, coffee and conversation on Tuesday’s at 12:15 p.m. in the School Meeting Room. Please join us! Page 4 St. Valentine Heartline December 8, 2019 Penance Service A Christmas

Our yearly Advent Gift Penance Service To Your this year will take Parish p l a c e o n Soon we are going to enter into the th December 11 at St. Valentine Advent Season and then Christmas, Church. This service will begin at From Faith Formation as usual I have to remind 7.00 p.m. with a little preparation parishioners to remember St. Have a peaceful Advent followed by individual confession. Valentine Parish as you go around Besides Fr. Kishore and myself Do you wish for an idyllic family shopping, buying gifts for your family there will be Fr. Alex Steinmiller and Christmas complete with joyful and friends. Fr. Pat Brennan from St. Paul of the music, grateful children, and tinsel- Every Christmas the Archdiocese Cross, and Fr. Athanasius FHS covered tree? For many parents, the gives all parishes a special (Franciscan Friars of the Holy weeks of Advent before Christmas exemption from the 7% diocese Spirit). We invite and encourage you mean weeks spent shopping, assessment for the Christmas to join us in the celebration of the wrapping, and spending, and are collection, so your Christmas Sacrament of Reconciliation in wrought with family tensions, contribution stays right here. So far preparation for Christmas. Let us obligations, and overly excited we have been doing pretty good, then make a good confession and children. Try these steps to keep besides paying off our current bills "Clear the Path" for the coming of your sanity and your Savior in your we are also chipping off little by little Jesus. family’s observance of Advent and the parish debt. It has come down to Christmas: less than $300,000. What a blessing! Be realistic. It isn’t the goal of the Its all because of your generosity. season to make everyone happy. If Thanks to each one of you who has you don’t overspend and over extend Advent Sunday St. Valentine Parish in your mind and before Christmas, you’ll be in a Evening Prayer heart every time. We are a strong community let us continue to be better frame of mind when it arrives. During the Advent stronger. May God Bless us all in Tie gifts with heartstrings. It’s season, Evening this effort. okay to give fewer gifts and to keep Prayer will be Fr. Socorro what you give simple, meaningful, offered in our Chapel at 5 p.m. on and from the heart. For example, the following Sunday’s: December give a coupon for a household chore 8th, 15th and 22nd. The service lasts The Party is ON!!!!! to a someone who would appreciate approximately 30 minutes; and is a Christmas Holiday Walk an extra hand. Handmade wonderful respite to our hectic, Our Christmas Holiday Walk is ornaments make meaningful gifts weekend schedules. We invite you this Saturday, December, 14th. that last. and your family to attend as many of The homes are open from 4 p.m.—7 Soothe the beast. Beautiful music these prayer services as you can. p.m. can set a soothing tone for the • Dinner is from 6 p.m.—8 p.m. season. Play your favorite hymns • Entertainment, cookies and and carols to keep a peaceful tone in raffles from 8 p.m. - 9:30 pm. your home. • Adults - $15 Reach out. Want to help children Reminder to our • Teens ages 13-17 - $10 focus on something other than their Confirmation • Children 12 and under - $5 gift lists? Do at least one good deed Candidates for someone needy. “Dinner with • If you do not want to visit the Seek the eternal. Jesus gives us Dennis” homes but would like to stay peace, purpose, and perspective. Please be sure your for dinner, caroling, cookies Spend time with Jesus each day of calendars reflect your and raffles - $10 Advent and Christmas to remember Confirmation Retreat on • The dinner is being catered what is most important about Wednesday, December 11th at St. and tickets must be purchased Christmas. Kenneth’s Church at 5 p.m. Please no later than December 7th. report to the Hall to the south of the You can purchase tickets in church. the back of Church or the **Parents: please be sure the Faith Parish Office. Formation Office has your letter and Thank you, please be prompt when picking up Lisa Alexander your child at 9 p.m. at St. Kenneth’s. 313-410-4597 If you have any questions, please “Clear the Path” call the office at 313-532-4394 x201. December 8, 2019 St. Valentine Heartline Page 5 St. Valentine Drama Men’s Retreat Women’s Club Presents During this weekend you can December 18th Meeting Disney Frozen Jr. experience God’s love, healing, All women of St. Valentine and Based on the Disney film written by peace and forgiveness. The retreat Our Lady of Loretto Parishes are Jennifer Lee and directed by Chris theme this year is “Who do YOU invited to our next meeting to be held Buck and Jennifer Lee. Music and say I AM?” Join the men of the Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez parish on the weekend of January 10 7:00 PM. and Robert Lopez. Book by Jennifer -12, 2020. Register by calling Johnn Location: St. Valentine’s Church Lee. Produced by arrangement with Danic at 313-613-8331 or the Meeting Room (Entrance on south MTI International. Retreat Center at 313-286-2801. side of Dow next to parish office) Thursday, December 12 at 7 p.m. You can also register online at We will be decorating Christmas Friday, December 13 at 7 pm stpaulretreat.org. ornaments to donate to seniors in Sunday, December 15 at 3 pm Assisted Living facilities. Please Ticket prices are as follows: bring items to donate for Children’s All seats: $12 and Hospital to keep the kids busy! $8.00 for children under 5. (details below) St. Valentine Gym Call Angela with questions: 734- 427-0502. Women’s Club Faith Formation Christmas Project Presentation St. Valentine Giving Tree 2019 For December the Women’s Club Of the Nativity Our 2019 Giving Tree is up! The has decided to take up a donation to recipients will once again be St. Play bring joy to kids all year long at Aloysius, Franciscan Ministry, St. Children’s Hospital of . A Our 3rd and 4th Vincent De Paul Prison Ministry, collection basket will be located in graders will be Right to Life, Mary’s Children Family the vestibule at the back of church. presenting the Nativity Play on Center, our own homebound You can also bring them to the Monday, December 16th at 7 pm in parishioners, as well as St. Valentine meeting on December 18 at 7pm or Church. Our students have worked parishioners in need. New this year call Angela at 734-427-0502. Here is very hard to present this beautiful we are adding Gianna House, a the list of new items the hospital has play of Christ’s birth to their families residence that supports pregnant requested (they can’t accept used and classmates. Please join us. All teens and their babies. items for health reasons): are welcome to attend. This year’s Giving Tree will be up • Coloring books and specifically through December 15. Please help Crayola -brand crayons Sunday Group Video Series yourself to a tag, or more if you’d (ingredients are safe) The Bible and the Virgin Mary like, but please have gifts back by • Matchbox cars Based on Dr. Scott Hahn’s 1:00 pm on the 15th. • Card games such as UNO Thank you for your support, • Golden books book Hail, Holy Queen St. Valentine • Puzzles (all count sizes) All are invited to join us in the Christian Service Commission Parish Meeting Room (attached to • Playdough (mini sizes are great the Church) for our video series, The too) bible and the Virgin Mary after the 9 a.m. Mass. This weeks Lesson 2: Thank You Handmaid of the Lord I would like to extend a huge thank you Please join us! We always have to the staff, volunteers and members of coffee and light snacks. St. Valentine for the collection of Retirement Fund for Religious blankets for the Social Services Support aging religious. Our Department at The Salvation Army in Dearborn Heights. You well exceeded Entrée with Padre’s second collection is for the your count from the previous years. Winning Ticket Pulled Today! Retirement Fund for Religious. Many These blankets will be used through the The winning ticket will senior Catholic sisters, brothers and year for persons in need. be pulled today after religious order priests served for little We are able to meet the many needs the 9 a.m. Mass. or no pay. Today, religious of our customers because of the The dinner will be communities often do not have generous contributions from our held on January enough savings to meet retirement community. They are greatly 11th, 2020 in Fr. Kishore’s dining needs. Your gift helps provide appreciated. Have a great Fall season. room. Good luck to all who medications, nursing care, and more Sincerely, purchased a ticket. for ensure of thousands of elderly Colleen Dahl/RSST religious. Director of Social Services Ministry Page 6 St. Valentine Heartline December 8, 2019 A Guide for Family Prayer Monsignor Robert McClory 2nd Sunday of Advent Our parish staff was fortunate to Named to Lead Diocese of What does it mean to be worthy? attend an Archdiocesan Parish Day Gary, There are a few different ways to of Renewal. The articles below and Archdiocesan Communications approach this question. Today’s those coming in future weeks are edited version Gospel highlights two: the way of the taken from the Conference Resource Pharisees and the way of John the Book, Encountering the Risen Christ. Pope Francis has appointed Baptist. Our faith values good works Monsignor Robert McClory, 56, to be and discipleship. Perhaps, then, we “Only by praying together with their the fifth of the Diocese of “earn” our worth by adhering to the children can a father and a Gary, Indiana. The Diocese of Gary right doctrines and following the right mother...penetrate the innermost is in northwest Indiana, on the pious practice. The Pharisees depths of their children's hearts and southern shore of Lake , thought they were worthy. Due to leave an impression that the future and has a Catholic population of their religious pedigree and proper events in their lives will not be able 168,500 and a total population of procedures, they were self-satisfied. to efface.” (St. John Paul II, 786,000. Bishop-elect McClory, John the Baptist’s words to them are Familiaris Consortio, 60) currently serving as pastor and strong. “Do not resume to say to Prayer has the power to rector of the National Shrine of the yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as dramatically shift the spiritual Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, our father.’” Of course, Jesus (and atmosphere in your home. Home life Michigan, will be ordained as bishop John) don’t omit the responsibility for can sometimes be filled with chaos, and installed on February 11, 2020. moral behavior. John gives the tension, and stress. Praying helps to He will succeed Bishop Donald Pharisees quite a strong warning in restore peace and change Hying, who was appointed Bishop of that regard. “Produce good fruit as perspectives. Prayer helps us to Madison, Wisconsin in April of this evidence of your repentance 5 align with God’s will and encounter year. every tree that does not bear good his love. Parents have been given “I am honored and humbled that fruit will be cut down and thrown into the power to be ministers of prayer the Holy Father has appointed me as the fire.” and to be intercessors for their the bishop of Gary. During this week It’s a question of attitude. Of children. The following are some tips in which we celebrate Thanksgiving, disposition. It’s a matter of the heart. and tools to help empower families my heart is full of gratitude that he If anyone would be worthy in this to become effective ministers of has entrusted me to serve the scenario, it’s John the Baptist. Jesus God’s grace by using the power of people of northwest Indiana,” Bishop himself will name him the greatest of prayer to encounter Jesus more -elect McClory said. “I look forward prophets and a great man. John, deeply. to getting to know the needs of our however, recognizes his own lowly Family Prayer Tips local church and, together, sharing place in the grand scheme of things. Timing is everything. Choose a the Good News of Jesus Christ.” “The one who is coming after me is prayer time that works with your Bishop-elect McClory was ordained mightier than I. I am not worthy to family schedule: pray in the car, a priest for the Archdiocese of carry his sandals.” The Pharisees before meals, around sporting Detroit on May 22, 1999. “Here in take pride in being “better” than events, bedtime, before special Monsignor McClory’s home diocese, others. John embraces humility in occasions, etc. Each family is he is recognized as a zealous priest Christ being “better” than him. We unique, so feel comfortable who generously devotes all the don’t self-generate our own developing your own routine. Be talents God has blessed him with to worthiness. We receive it as a gift flexible, be consistent. Try to find the ministry of spreading the from God. times to pray when the family has Gospel,” said Detroit Archbishop In a few short weeks, we’ll good energy and there are fewer . “The pastors and celebrate the birth of Christ. Bishop distractions. people of the Church of Gary will find Ven. Fulton Sheen wrote about the What do we say? There’s no “one themselves blessed by his Nativity in his “Life of Christ”: way” to pray as a family. Family service. We, the priests, religious “Because [Jesus] was born in a members can recite a prayer and faithful of the Archdiocese of cave, all who wish to see Him must together or one family member can Detroit, send him on mission with our stoop. To stoop is the mark of take the lead and pray on behalf of heartfelt prayers.” humility. The proud refuse to stoop the group. Families can pray Bishop-elect McClory is the second and, therefore, they miss divinity.” traditional prayers of the Church or priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit to God invites us to prepare our hearts pray in their own words. Family serve as Bishop of Gary. Bishop this Advent. When you consider your members can also take turn sharing Dale Melczek, ordained for Detroit in own life, where are you looking for prayer intentions. Continued next 1964, led the Diocese of Gary from your worth? This Christmas, are you week. Taken from the Encountering the 1992 until his retirement in 2014. prepared to stoop. ©LPi Risen Christ, Conference Resource Book 2019 To Evangelize is to<.. Befriend others to Jesus. December 8, 2019 St. Valentine Heartline Page 7 Pantry Item St. Valentine Directory Jelly Thank you for your Redford, MI 48239 continued generosity. Rectory 25881 Dow St...... 313-532-4394 We appreciate all you Fax ...... 313-537-2237 do for our food pantry. School 25875 Hope St...... 313-533-7149 Fax ...... 313-533-3060

Holy Land Pilgrimage Parish Website Terra Sancta Pilgrimages with www.stvalentineparish.us Franciscan friar Fr. Alex Kratz will be Parish E-mail Address leading a Catholic Pilgrimage to the [email protected] Holy Land from April 20-May 4, Facebook 2020. This life-changing experience Rev. Socorro Fernandes SAC 6666666666666666666....Pastor walking in Jesus’ footsteps includes Rev. Kishore Babu Battu SAC 6.Associate Pastor & Director of Faith Formation daily Mass and Rosary, biblical Lawrence Toth6666666666666666666666666.6..Deacon Sue Daly ...... Parish Secretary/Receptionist readings on site, time for prayer and Kathryn Potts x203 ...... Bookkeeper spiritual guidance, and meeting local Rachel Damuth ...... Principal Christians. Cost is $4,299 (all Kris Brake ...... School Secretary expenses included, round trip from Bonnie Danic x201 ...... Faith Formation Secretary/Bulletin Editor Rick Charlton & Bill Charlton ...... Maintenance Detroit, 3 daily meals, all tips and Faith Formation Office ...... 313-532-4394 x201 taxes). $500 deposit due at Music Minister registration. Orientation Meeting is Kevin Cushman ...... 313-930-8907 February 9 at St. Joseph Chapel our Choir Practice Thursday ...... 7:30 p.m. headquarters (400 14, 2020. For Mass Schedule information, contact Fr. Alex: (313) Saturday evening: ...... 5:00 p.m. 727-9784 [email protected]. Sunday morning: ...... 9:00 a.m...... 12:00 noon Daily Mass—September—May Support of U.S. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday ...... 8:30 a.m. in School Chapel Friday ...... 8:30 a.m. in Church Armed Forces Holyday Schedule As a parish Holyday: 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. community we Confession would like to support Saturday afternoon: ...... 3:30-4:15 p.m. or by appointment Baptism the men and women Prior arrangements must be made by calling the parish office. Parents must attend an serving in our Armed Forces with our informational meeting. prayer. Matrimony Arrangements for Matrimony must be made at least six months in advance. Lord, Hold these men and women Catechumenate-RCIA in your loving hands and protect Please call the Parish Office for more information. them as they protect us and bless them for their selfless acts. We pray St. Valentine Parish Office Hours Monday—Friday ...... 6.8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for peace in our world. Closed daily from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Brent Vann, Michael Arsenault, Saturday & Sunday ...... CLOSED David DeAngelis, Christopher Credit Union LePain, Patricia Molloy, Scott Catholic Vantage Financial ...... 734-432-0212 Located in Livonia and Plymouth Service Hours: Shoemaker, Christopher Tibei, Mon. Tues...... 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Joshua Coe, Anthony Potter, Wed6666666666666666666666666.10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Andrew Kliman, Luke Leveillee, Thurs. Fri ...... 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sat ...... 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Michael Cain, Kristen Lauber, Frank Revised 10-27-19 Bordo, Bonda Bordo, Larry Silk, Bradley Swanson, Gary Semon, Brian Jones, Seth DeTavernier, Parish Council Tom Alexander Ron Fron6.66666666Chairperson Dave Kemp and Loretta Kemp Christopher Rodriguez, Adam Mike Nowak6666666.6...... Worship Wendy Wagner66666.Vice Chairperson Fisher, Brent Byerle, David Joe Kelly6666666...Finance Council Starsinich, Timothy Mc Carthy, Rob Jeff Kramer66666666..6Secretary Anthony Janisse Rosemary Fox66666Christian Service Nitz, Jesse Moore, Michael J. Ryan, Frank Zbikowski Rachel Damuth66666. School Advisory Ryan Coppens, Daniel T. Ryan, Justin Ryan, Micheal Nalepa and Note change< Please submit articles for the Heartline to: Steven Tomlinson. [email protected] by 11:30 am Friday (8 days before prior to printed edition.) . Submit flyers to the rectory office by Wednesday 11:30 am. CENTER TIRE INC. Supporting Redford Township Since 1967 Celebrating 35 Years Michael J. McCarthy Member MFDA Pre-Planning Trust Family Owned & Operated Attorney At Law Brian & Martin Gehan ASE Techs. One Stop Tire And Auto Service 26001 Five Mile Road 10% Discounts • Same Day Service Charles R. Step Funeral Home 531-7670 Redford, Mi 48239 18425 Beech Daly Road • 313-531-1888 22300 W. McNichols Between 6 and 7 Mile Roads, Redford Township, MI (1/2 Mile E. of Telegraph) 313-535-1300 WIETECHAS MONUMENT CO. Clark & Fron 22602 W. Warren • 313-278-0380 Realtors 25685 W. 10 Mile Rd • 248-356-7625 734-425-7300 27492 Five Mile Road • Livonia, MI 48154 www.monuments1947.com Ronald Fron, Parish Member

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