St. Suzanne ● Our Lady Gate of Heaven ● Catholic Community 19321 West Chicago ● Detroit, Michigan 48228 (313) 838-6780 ● (313) 838-1063 (fax) [email protected] ● www.stsuzanneourladygateofheaven.wordpress.com

St. Suzanne/Our Lady Gate of Heaven Catholic Community Mission Statement St. Suzanne/Our Lady Gate of Heaven is a community of disciples of Jesus, who witness, celebrate and announce the Kingdom of God in this West Detroit area. As Catholic Christians we receive God’s gifts gracefully, cultivate them responsibly, share them lovingly in justice with others and return them with increase to the Lord. We will use our time, our treasures, and our talents to respond to the challenges of our time to the needs of the people in our faith community and in our neighborhood community.

Mass Intentions Please Pray Tuesday, August 10 All-powerful and 9:00am Deceased members of our Parish everlasting God, your Son accepted our sufferings to Wednesday, August 11 teach us virtue of patience No Mass @ CTK in human illness. Hear the Thursday, August 12 prayers we offer for our sick brothers and sisters. 9:00am Deceased members of our Parish May all who suffer pain, Friday, August 13 illness, or disease realize No Mass @ CTK We continue to read from the “Bread of that they have been chosen Life discourse” found in the sixth chap- to be saints and know that Sunday, August 15 ter of John’s Gospel. Last week, the they are joined to Christ in 8:45am Betty Theisen req by Carol Fox crowd asked for a sign that would show his suffering for the salvation of the world. We that Jesus came from God. Jesus re- ask this through Christ our plied by saying that he is the sign and Lord. the bread of life sent by God. Jesus says that he was sent by God to do the We pray for those who Father’s will. Jesus promises that those are in the hospital or ill: who look upon the Son with faith will Joseph Allard find eternal life. Some of these themes Vickie Belue Scripture Readings are repeated in today’s Gospel reading. Bob Brown Week of August 8, 2021 Today’s Gospel begins with a report Jolynn Gould that the Jews complained about Jesus’ Sharron Lile-King Sunday Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time claims regarding his identity. They knew Gaston Nash 1 Kgs 19:4-8; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Eph 4:30—5:2; Jn his family, and they knew he was the son Rose Nabongo 6:41-51 of Joseph. They could not comprehend Mary Leverette Monday Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin what Jesus meant when he said that he Diane Davis-Rhetta came down from heaven. Jesus re- Tammy Smith and Martyr sponds to the complaints by saying that Mario Wilson Dt 10:12-22; Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20;Mt 17:22-27 only those who are chosen by God will Stanley Zalewski Mary English recognize him as the one that God sent. Tuesday Feast of Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Shelley & Derrick This is a recurring theme in John’s Gos- Martyr Vickie Figueroa pel, that God has chosen those who will 2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112:1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9; Jn 12:24-26 have faith in Jesus. Jesus talks more We pray for those who Wednesday Memorial of Saint Clare, Virgin about his unity with the Father. He is the are unable to be in one who has seen the Father and, there- Dt 34:1-12; Ps 66:1-3a, 5 and 8, 16-17; Mt 18:15-20 church with us: fore, knows the Father. Those who listen Thursday Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious to God will recognize that Jesus is the Annie Hooper Jos 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17; Ps 114:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Mt 18:21— one sent from God. Those who believe We pray for those 19:1 will have eternal life. Jesus concludes serving in the Armed Services. We pray for: Friday Saints Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus, with the central element of our Eucharis- tic theology. He promises that the bread Priest, Martyrs Cody Berndt of life will bring eternal life to those who Justin Blanford Jos 24:1-13; Ps 136:1-3, 16-18, 21-22 and 24; Mt 19:3-12 partake of it, and he tells us that the Chad Brooks Saturday Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and bread of life will be his own flesh, given Eric Brooks Martyr for the life of the world. We hear Jesus Jennifer Brooks say again, as he did in last week's Gos- Jeremy James Jos 24:14-29; Ps 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 11; Mt 19:13-15 pel, that he is the bread of life. We also Michael Stonestreet Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2; Ps 132:6-7, hear Jesus add that he is the living bread. 9-10, 13-14; 1 Cor 15:54b-57; Lk 11:27-28 Both of these statements help us under- stand better the gift that Jesus gives us in Sunday Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed the Eucharist. We celebrate this gift of Virgin Mary Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10, 11, Jesus each time we gather for Mass. We 12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 believe that receiving Jesus in the Eucharist will lead us to eternal life. LP

St. Suzanne ● Our Lady Gate of Heaven ● Detroit, Michigan (313) 838-6780 MISSION PARTNERS EXPO Minister Schedule The Archdiocese of Detroit’s Mission Partners Expo is an opportunity for clergy and August 15, 2021 @ 845am parish leaders to network with leaders from over sixty ministries and non-profit 1st Reader 2nd Reader organizations that serve within the Archdiocese. The event will help to establish important connections needed to move forward as one Church in southeast Sylvia Walker Sheila Roy* Michigan. Thursday, August 26 Clothing Closet 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (open house) -St. Paul of the Cross Passionist Retreat Center Located in the parking lot. Feel free to 23333 Schoolcraft Road, Detroit drop off donations for the closet We encourage all clergy to attend and to invite key staff and volunteers from their anytime during the day at the parish who would benefit from networking with these great organizations. Resource Center. The closet is open Register here: https://www.aod.org/mission-partners-expo for shopping Tuesday through Thursday from 3pm-5pm. Everything Zoom With Us! SSOLGH Zoom Mass is free! 8:30 am, Every week on Sunday Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85154587801 Free Diapers Meeting ID: 851 5458 7801 St Suzanne 19321 W. Chicago (Room is available starting 15 minutes before and for 15 minutes after each service.) SSOLGH Mass Zoom Room Free diapers will be distributed by the Metropolitan Detroit Diaper Bank on every 4th August 1, 2021 ● 8:37 AM Wednesday of the month from 1-2pm. Meeting Recording : https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/dmgo09G0e6DHu_bIMlXviZNm_lrtvT- jleydl0J_we9liiymFQaqLT7U91GaK6Yb.7YFn8ENUO7lR4-sZ St. Suzanne Our Lady Gate of Heaven Memorial Board 2021-2022 Catholic Community The new year for our Memorial Board begins at the end of August. For 19321 West Chicago Detroit, Michigan 48228 $60.00 a year, you may place a name or an intention on the Memorial Board 313-838-6780/313-838-1063 (fax) on the back of the bulletin. These names/intentions will be listed each week [email protected] www.stsuzanneourladygateofheaven.w and remembered in prayer at mass on the first Thursday of each month ordpress.com throughout the year. We are responsible for the cost of 20 names and/or intentions. Drop your names and a check written out to St. Suzanne/Our Pastor ...... Fr. Victor Clore Associate Pastor ...... Fr. Joshua Peters Lady Gate of Heaven in the collection basket and mark it “Memorial Board” Deacon ...... Rev. Mr. Chris Remus or drop it at the office. The money from the Memorial Board helps to defray Music Minister ...... Cynthia Brown the cost for the printing of our bulletin. Office Staff ...... Diane Chiola Housekeeping ...... Dawn Sivako

Mass Schedule Daily Mass Annual Feast Day at Tuesdays and Thursdays ...... 9:00am

Basilica St. Anne-Detroit Weekend Mass Sunday ...... 8:45am

Baptisms, Confirmations and Marriage Call the church office for details. Welcome to All Our Visitors! If you would like to join our parish, please call the parish office. Archbishop Vigneron preaches to a large congregation during the feast of Sts. Anne and Joachim at Parish Office Hours the Basilica of Ste. Anne in Detroit. Ste. Anne was named the patroness of the Archdiocese of Tuesday and Thursday Detroit in 2011. The basilica’s rector, presented the archbishop with a Ghirelli family rosary from the 8:30am-1:30pm Vatican featuring images of the edifice of Ste. Anne de Detroit, the archdiocesan shrine to Ste. Anne, Wednesdays 1:00-6:00 pm the women at the Crucifixion, the basilica’s umbraculum , the papal umbrella that signifies a church’s title as a basilica , and an image of Fr. Gabriel Richard. The archbishop thanked the parish for the gift If you are a current parishioner we ask and encouraged all in attendance to use their lives to give witness to Christ, just as Anne and that you notify the parish office of any changes in your information. Joachim did. 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 8, 2021 1458 g . n i n a e l tes C

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