~share a little light~ 2 The Week Ahead • 7 Blessing of Pets: At Home Guide • 9 Upcoming Events Commyn Cents Respect Life Sunday The Church's teaching about life encompasses the whole spectrum of human life, “from womb to tomb.” The Second Vatican Council proclaimed that “whatever is opposed to life itself, such as any type of murder, genocide, abortion, euthanasia or willful self-destruction, whatever violates the integrity of the human person, such as mutilation, torments inflicted on body or mind, attempts to coerce the will itself; whatever insults human dignity, such as subhuman living conditions, arbitrary imprisonment, capital punishment, deportation, slavery, prostitution, the selling of women and children, human trafficking, as well as disgraceful working conditions, (Continued on page 4) INVITE • WELCOME • BUILD • WORSHIP • ENCOURAGE • REACH OUT • ENGAGE OTHERS 2 • S T . L UCY C ATHOLIC C HURCH , S T . C LAIR S HORES , M ICHIGAN THE WEEK AHEAD OUR SUNDAY SCRIPTURES It takes great faith not to 8am Mass - Chapel MON lose hope in God in Oct 1pm Friends of Vision - 2 times of deep suffering 7 6:30pm Rosary - Chapel and affliction. 7pm Women’s Club Ministry - 1 Habakkuk, in today's 7pm NA - HFH/Nar Anon - 2 First Reading, exhorts his No Mass hearers to faith and hope. TUES 10am Earth Ministry - Cafe We may think of the word “vision” (which occurs Oct twice) as all God has promised, all that hope 8 5pm TOPS - 2 7pm Men’s Scripture - 1 encompasses. This hope has its time -- it will come to 7pm The Wild Goose fruition. The promises will be fulfilled. We must only have faith. 8am Mass - Chapel Hear the word of the Lord and receive it -- in WED 1:30pm Bible Study - Café your heart. Psalm 93 calls us to humble obedience to Oct 6:30pm Feed the Shores - 1 the God in whom we find strength. 9 7pm Baptism Prep - 4 Bear your hardships, encourages Saint Paul, fan 7pm ACA-2/Shores Youth AA-HFH into even stronger flames the fervor of your zeal for the Gospel. Embrace in your heart the rich deposit of faith the Church teachers. THUR No Mass Today's Gospel consists of two rather Oct 7pm Inquiry/RCIA - Room 1 10 independent sayings or teachings. The first begins 7:30pm Choir Rehearsal with a request or prayer: “Increase our faith.” Jesus' response points out the strength and power of even a FRI little faith. The second part of the Gospel is the Oct 8am Mass - Chapel 11 parable of a servant. How easy it is to think only of what we shall receive in return for whatever we do. Before the Lord, however, we are servants and whatever we do is only what we have been SAT 3pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Oct commanded. 12 4:30pm Mass - Church LIVE THE LITURGY Inspiration for the Week 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time SUN 9am Mass - Church Oct 10:30am Faith Formation All of the violence and unrest we regularly witness in 13 11am Mass - Church our world can easily distress us. We can also find 7pm Al-Anon - 2 ourselves wondering how long it will take before God 7pm AA - HFH & Cafe intervenes and does something about it. Then we remember our call to discipleship and spreading the “The apostles said to Good News of the Gospel. We recall the persecutions the Lord, ‘Increase the early disciples endured and the fate of so many our faith.’ The Lord martyrs throughout history, both past and present. It replied, ‘If you have is not God’s responsibility to fix our mess but ours. faith the size of a God has given us the power of love and a strength of mustard seed, you endurance that comes from Him alone. Our request would say to this of God becomes that of the disciples: “Increase our mulberry tree, Be faith.” It is our task to stand up for the values of the uprooted and planted Gospel and live them regardless of the price. in the sea, and it would obey you.’” ~Luke 17:5-6 O CTOBER 6, 2019 • 3 OUR PARISH LIFE TwentyEighth Sunday Scriptures Intentions in Ordinary Time Sunday, October 13, 2019 Monday, October 7, 2019 Our Lady of the Rosary Eucharistic Liturgies: Jon 1:1—2:2, 8 am James L. DeBaker 11; Lk 10:25-37 Mass req. Pat DeBaker Saturday 4:30 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 8, 2019 Scriptures: Jon 3:1-10 No 8 am Lk 10:38-42 Mass 2 Kings 5:14-17 Wednesday, October 9, 2019 There is no God but the Lord Saints Denis and John Leonardi Psalm 98:1-4 Jon 4:1-11 8 am Alice Zech The nations see God’s salvation Lk 11:1-4 Mass req. Her Husband, Jim 2 Timothy 2: 8-13 If we persevere, we shall reign Thursday, October 10, 2019 Luke 17:11-29 The foreigner gives thanks Mal 3:13-20b No 8 am Lk 11:5-13 Mass Mass Intentions for the Friday, October 11, 2019 Weekend: St. John XXIII Alice Zech Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2 8 am Barbara Quell req. Her Husband, Jim Lk 11:15-26 Mass req. Her Family Barbara Quell Saturday, October 12, 2019 req. Her Family Ron Gavula Jl 4:12-21 3 pm req. His Wife, Diann Lk 11:27-28 Penance John LoVasco req. The Mastromatteo Family Special Intentions of Joyce Payne req. Frank Piatkowski Please pray for those facing the challenges of illness: Florence Alexander Kathleen Weber Fran Price Extended Care Rollin/Claire Allen Joe Ebenhoeh Terry Robertson Charlotte Bist Mary/Julie Barnes Florence Fournier Joshua Sajor Dallas Disbro Katerina Bennett Debbie Gerrick Robert Shaulis Anne Dobbins Fr. Tim Babcock Diane Biafora Norbert Green Gail Sheahan Jane Farrelly Jerry Jordan Sarah Bisesi Melissa Hafeli Brian Shensky Bernard Loren Regina Kiernicki Art Blomeke Jaqueline Hayes Phil Sheridan Tom Luetz Judith Kovalcik Cathy Bussey Steve Heide Payton Shock Helen Zimmer Robert Constantino Bob/Joyce Herta Greg Simon Lee Farkas Gabriel Crowe Paul Jakel Claire Thomas Barbara Quell Darlene Czop William Jakel Richard Toenjes Rosemary “Nancy” Sullivan Karen Daley Leon Karpinski Norma Thurlow Thomas Buckley Christine D’Angela Paige Lanier Mary Ann Tindall Jonathan Thiel Sherry Day Josephine Lopetrone John Urbanek John LoVasco Christina Deveroux Louise Muhaw Joanne Watko Ray Rudoni Skylar Pfromm Jim Bennett 4 • S T . L UCY C ATHOLIC C HURCH , S T . C LAIR S HORES , M ICHIGAN Pray For Our Commyn Cents Seminarians Respect Life Sunday (Continued from page 1) Zaid Chabaan where men and women are treated as mere tools for profit, rather than Theology IV free and responsible persons; all these things and others of their like are National Shrine of infamies indeed. They poison human society, but they do more harm to the Little Flower those who practice them than those who suffer from the injury. Basilica, Royal Oak Moreover, they are supreme dishonor to the Creator.” (Gaudium et Spes Sacred Heart Major #27). Seminary This Sunday, let us open our eyes to the many ways in which human life is at risk in our world and find constructive ways to preach the Gospel of Life. Watch for a variety of learning and service opportunities to O Jesus, our good Shepherd, benefit life not only throughout October, but at other times of the year as bless all our parishes with well. numerous priests, according to Stewardship Conference in Chicago the needs of the entire world, This weekend, and for most of next week, I am in Chicago attending which You love and wish to save. the International Stewardship Conference. St. Lucy has been a member of the conference for many years. As a result, I also happen to be on one of We especially entrust our the committees this year so there is a need for me to be in Chicago before community to You; grant us the the conference actually begins. Special thanks for both “Dons” who spirit of the first Christians, so adjusted and accommodated their schedules to be with you while I am that we may be a cenacle of away. prayer, in loving acceptance of The conference always offers a number of new insights and ideas in the Holy Spirit and His gifts. the area of stewardship, development and evangelization. Remember Assist our pastors. Guide the stewardship is about so much more than fundraising. Key presentations steps of those who have will focus this year on engagement and evangelization. I am hoping the responded generously to Your learning gained will give us some ideas about how to Unleash the Gospel call and are preparing to receive within our own parish community as we move forward with Sent on Holy Orders. Mission, the movement's next phase. Look with love on so many Because I will be away much of the week, Daily Mass will be well-disposed young people and celebrated on Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week. There will be no call them to follow You. Help morning Masses on Tuesday and Thursday. them to understand that in You alone can they attain complete Month of the Rosary October traditionally is the month of the Holy fulfillment. Rosary. In the Rosary, with its sequence of To this end, we call on the prayers and mysteries, we contemplate the powerful intercession of Mary, Gospel in company with the Blessed Virgin Mother and model of all Mary. As Saint Pope John Paul II wrote in 2002, vocations. “the Rosary… is a prayer loved by countless Amen.