THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER ~ APRIL 26, 2020 Saint Anne Catholic Church 817 So. Lincoln Road, Escanaba, MI 49829 Since 1888 Parish Office Hours: Mon.- Fri. 9:00 am-12:00 pm & 1:00-4:00 pm • Phone: 906.786.1421 Email: [email protected] ~ www.dioceseofmarquette.org/stanneescanaba From the Desk of Father Fran From the reading of Luke’s Gospel this Sunday, we hear the account of two of Jesus’ disciples who encountered Jesus after His Resurrection. This encounter shows how the first community of disciples came to believe that Jesus had risen from the dead and how the first community of believers, the Church, came into being. When reading today’s Gospel, we may be surprised to learn how those two friends of Jesus could walk and converse with Him at some length yet not recognize Him. Again, we discover here that the risen Jesus is not always easily recognized. Cleopas and the other disciple walked with a person whom they believe to be a stranger; only later did they discover the stranger to be Jesus. We also learn from this Gospel account how the first community of believers met and recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread, just as we meet and recognize Jesus in the Eucharist. What took place at a table in the home of Cleopas and the other disciple is really no different than what takes place in our Catholic Churches at an altar during the Liturgy of the Eucharist. The disciples invited the stranger (Jesus) to stay and dine with them. During the meal in which they shared in the breaking of the bread, the disciples’ eyes were opened; they recognized the stranger as Jesus, the One who was known to be crucified days earlier. Like the disciples from Emmaus, we too come to recognize our risen Lord’s presence in our midst whenever a priest says the words of consecration over the bread and wine that are brought to the altar. Let us not forget the first miracle Jesus performed by changing water into wine for a distraught married couple in Cana of Galilee when the wine ran out at their wedding reception. In today’s Gospel, Jesus performed a similar miracle before two distraught disciples by changing bread into His own body before vanishing from their sight. The fact that our Risen Lord vanished from their sight didn’t mean that He wasn’t still there with them. He just could not be seen by them in a human bodily form. His presence was no longer at the table but on the table in the presence of the bread that the two disciples were eating and sharing with each other. This is exactly what happens at every Mass! The priest acting in the person of Christ at the altar is suddenly replaced by the presence of our Lord on the altar following the words of consecration over the bread and wine —the same words Jesus spoke at His Last Supper when He said: “This is My Body... This is My Blood.” Our Lord continues to reveal His presence to those who can see Him through the eyes of faith. OUR LORD TOOK BREAD, SAID THE BLESSING, BROKE IT, AND GAVE IT TO THEM. WITH THAT THEIR EYES WERE OPENED AND THEY RECOGNIZED HIM. HOLY NAME ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Thrift Store: 1014 Ludington Street — 786-2808 M-F 9 am—4 pm & Saturday 10 am--4 pm Client Services Office: 115 North 8th Street — 789-1434 (M-W-F) Closed on Holidays It’s more than a school—it’s a way of life! 10:00 am — 2:00 pm Warehouse: 815 1st Avenue North — 789-1281 HOLY NAME CATHOLIC SCHOOL Pick up and donations accepted M-F 9 am — 4 pm Saturday 12 pm — 5 pm, Drop off only SPONSOR—A—DAY St. Anne Conference meets every other Tuesday MAY at 4:30 pm in the Client Services Office. You can view some of our store displays on video at May 7: In memory of Dale Van Ermen www.facebook.com/St-Vincent-de-Paul-Escanaba from Barbara Van Ermen May 15: In memory Phil Creten from Marilyn Creten Lunch Served: May 20: In honor of Fr. Eddie Dwyer on the St. Vincent de Paul ~ Wed. 11 am -1 pm 9th anniversary of his ordination Salvation Army ~ Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 12-1 pm May 24: In honor of the 45th Wedding Anniversary of Ann & Dale Ford ******************************************************************************** In this Sunday’s Gospel, as we hear the story of the May 25: In honor of Leo T. Evans disciples on the road to Emmaus, we also come to know from Beverly Evans that our daily reaching out to our neighbor is our daily May 31: In memory of the deceased members walk with the risen Lord; we recognize Him in others. of the McNamee & Walechka families from Graham McNamee THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT! Holy Name School Raffle Ticket Winners Register for the 2020-21 Holy Name Catholic 5,4,3,2,1 School year by May 15th, and be entered into a drawing! Peninsula Federal Credit Union has $500 Lee Patrick (class of ‘61), $400 Gregg LaFave, donated a Nintendo Switch, which will be $300 Joseph Potvin (class of ‘59), $200 Amber Hartman, $100 Agnes Erickson awarded to one student on May 15, 2020. Entries will be generated from all registration Dinero & Destination forms received by May 15, 2020. Mr. Carlson $5,000 Tom Woodaz will pick the winner live on Facebook at 3:00 pm $3,000 Jeffrey Lauzon (class of ‘86) on May 15th. $2,000 Sue Scheeneman (class of ‘70) ATTENTION HOLY NAME 6TH, 7TH & 8TH GRADE ARTISTS! 2019-2020 YEARBOOK COVER CONTEST! Holy Name is looking for a cover for the 2019-2020 yearbook - a very unique school year! The artwork must be original and spelling must be correct. Use ink, markers, or color pencil. No crayon. You may use digital art. It must include school color. Use 8-1/2” x 11” white paper. It must include school name “Holy Name Catholic School” and year “2019-2020”. DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON ARTWORK. Complete the contest cover form and attach with a paper clip. The winners will put their names on the front after. Two winners will be chosen, one for the front cover and one for the back. Each winner will receive $20 scrip of their choice. Submit entries by May 15th by emailing them to: [email protected] or mailing them to 409 South 22nd Street, Escanaba MI 49829. If you have any questions, contact Kristy Benoit. NEWS AND NOTES MASS INTENTIONS OFFICE CLOSED TO WALK-IN VISITORS Monday, April 27 ~ Easter Weekday 8:00 am For Vocations to the Priesthood & Religious Life St. Anne’s parish office is abiding by Governor Whitmer’s executive order to limit the exposure Tuesday, April 28 ~ Easter Weekday 8:00 am † Stan Butryn of COVID-19 to employees. The staff working † Evelyn Stimac onsite are necessary to conduct essential parish Wednesday, April 29 ~ St.. Catherine of Siena, Virgin & Doctor operations. Please call the office at 786-1421 if 8:00 am For an End to Abortions you have specific questions, would like to Thursday, April 30 ~ Easter Weekday schedule a Mass or for other parish business. 8:00 am A Cure for COVID—19 Fr. Fran can be reached at 786-1426. Also, if you leave your offertory envelopes in the Friday, May 1 ~ First Friday / St. Joseph the Worker 8:00 am † Deceased Members of the St. Anne Mass League outside mailbox during business hours, they will be quickly retrieved for safekeeping. We Saturday, May 2 ~ First Saturday / Easter Weekday 8:00 am † Bill Lewis appreciate all parishioners who are dropping off collection envelopes, mailing them to the Sunday, May 3~ Fourth Sunday of Easter 10:30 am † Maryanne Spaddaro office or have set up automatic bank account † Joan Pepin withdrawal with Lynn. For the People of St. Anne Parish Our church and ministries cannot operate without your financial support. Please call the Adoption: The Loving and Caring Option parish office or Fr. Fran if you have any questions. In the U.S., there are approximately two million couples waiting to adopt. SILENT NO MORE Clearly, this is absolutely tragic. Many good, loving Sponsored by Ushers Uniting for Life f am ilies a re wa itin g Everyone who does evil hates the light and avoids coming throughout our nation for a near the light so that his misdeeds may not be exposed. baby whom they want to ~ Jn 3:20 cherish, value, and raise for REFLECTION: A key priority of the pro-life movement the rest of that baby’s life. must be to expose the corruption of the abortion industry. Adoption – especially the adoption of a newborn baby – Making abortion legal never made it safe; keeping it legal almost always involves a loving, excited couple who have will never keep it safe. You can’t practice vice dreamed for years of holding and caring for their own virtuously. If you are willing to take a baby’s life, you special treasure. will be willing to do many other kinds of evil as well. Do mothers considering abortion realize that families PRAYER: Lord, bring into the light the evils being done actually go on waiting lists to adopt newborn babies? behind closed doors in abortion centers so that our nation Do they realize that some couples wait years to adopt the may repent and be healed in Jesus’ Name. baby they’ve desperately waited to hold in their arms? Pro-Life Reflections for Every Day ~ Fr.