St. Ephrem Catholic Church August 11, 2019 Reminder: No confessions this On the Road to Damascus Saturday, August 10 at 12:15pm with Rob Leonardi or before the 4:30pm Mass. There will be confessions before the Sunday Masses on August 11. Finishing our look at the liturgical vestments of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, we look at the vestments specific clergy wear during and outside of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. We continue with the dalmatic, cope, humeral veil, chasuble, mitre, crosier, and pallium. Other various vestments used by bishops when they celebrate Mass in their own cathedral and by the pope will not be discussed. This Thursday, August 15 is Dalmatic- Worn by a deacon at a Holy Day of Obligation. Mass and by the bishop (under his Masses will be offered at chasuble) during certain special 9am, 12:15pm, and 7pm. Masses. It is a robe with wide sleeves, following the color proper to the liturgical season. It is “worn See p. 2 for liturgical over the alb and stole; however, the ministry schedule. dalmatic may be omitted out of necessity or on account of a lesser Green dalmatic degree of solemnity” (GIRM 338). Due to its cruciform shape, the dalmatic symbolizes the Knights of Columbus sufferings of Christ and Membership Drive – admonishes its wearer to offer this weekend! himself as an acceptable sacrifice to God. Members of our Knights of Columbus will be at Church Cope- A vestment following the entrances after all Masses to invite color proper to the liturgical the men of our parish to become season, described as a long part of the largest Catholic men’s liturgical mantle, open in front and organization in the world! fastened at the breast with a band White cope or clasp, and sometimes with a hood.(Continued on page 2…) (Continued on page 4…) Page 2, August 11, 2019N 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Harp of the Holy Spirit St. Ephrem Catholic Church TROOPS NEED LOVE TOO! St. Ephrem parish will be parcipang in a very important Mercy In Acon Day project with our sister parish, St. Jane Frances de Chantal. We’re joining forces once again with Troops Need Love Too, a local program based in Drayton Plains, Michigan to send packages to United States military personnel currently serving overseas. Our goal is to send as many Christmas packages as possible containing sweet and salty Liturgical Ministry schedules: treats, personal hygiene items, puzzle books and games, as well as Christmas cards and notes of 9:00 am greeng from our parishes. Each box contains $23 Lector: L. AmbrosioVYlen worth of items and costs $17 in postage (which is Altar Servers: C. Janda and M. Kurczak the military, mailing discount). TOTAL COST PER EMHC: J. Korte, M. Kraus, R. Kraus, BOX = $40 Would you or your family like to M.E. Sanborn, F. Vollmers, and Need 2 purchase a box in memory or in honor of a veteran or loved one, or in honor of someone 12:15 pm currently serving in the military? The process is Lector: K. Przeklas easy. Complete the form below and drop it off at the Altar Servers: I J Campbell and N. Giovannone parish office with your $40 (checks made payable to St. EMHC: V. Calderero, R. Leonardi, S. Smith, and Ephrem) before August 11. A personalized card will be Need 4 placed in the box with your intenon. Thank you for your support of our troops and please connue to pray 7:00 pm for our service men and women and for their families Lector: P. Little who sacrifice so much for our freedom. If you have any Altar Servers: C. Folino, E. and J. Holland quesons, please contact the parish office at EMHC: M. Holland, A. Lickey, A. Pirela, (586) 264R1230 or offi[email protected]. C. Ranger, and Need 3 TROOPS NEED LOVE TOO FORM (complete, cutout and include with your paymentM due by August 11, 2019) EMHCs are still needed for all Masses! Please FAMILY NAME: _______________________________________________ contact the parish ofLice to be scheduled. PHONE NUMBER:______________________________________________ In MEMORY of: ________________________________________________________________ (Name of Deceased Veteran or Loved One) In HONOR of: ________________________________________________________________ (Name of Living Veteran…Active Service Person or Loved One) Personal Intention Card: Include a message/details about the person being honored; include words of encouragement that will be added to your personal intention card: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ The Harp of the Holy Spirit St. Ephrem Catholic Church Page 3, August 11, 2019N 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Saintly Thoughts “I find consolation in the one and only friend who will never leave me, that is, our On Friday, August 2, 2019, Divine Savior in the Holy family and friends gathered to witness Eucharist...Be not afraid Ryan Dombroski and Meghan Brown then in your solitary conversations, to tell Him of celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony. your miseries, your fears, May God continually bless Ryan and Meghan your worries, of those who throughout their marriage! are dear to you, of your projects, and of your hopes. Do so with confidence and with an open heart.” St. Damien of Molokai St. Damien de Veuster (18401889), also known as St. Damien of Molokai, was born in Tremelo, Belgium. In 1860, he joined the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and later was ordained a priest. He desired to be a missionary, which was eventually fulfilled when he was sent to minister in Hawaii. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Dombroski At that time, Hawaii experienced an influx of diseases brought by foreigners, including leprosy. The government designated the island of Thank you to all who donated to Molokai as a leper colony which was quarantined Fr. Evanson’s mission appeal for the with all lepers forcibly exiled there. It is thought Diocese of Nakuru. Donations may be that over 800 people lived in the colony. dropped off to the parish office until August 11. The bishop of the local diocese knew that those (Checks made payable to St. Ephrem.) ministering to the colony’s inhabitants would OR Donations may be sent directly to also eventually contract leprosy. As a result, the the Mission office – bishop asked for volunteers to live and work in the colony. Fr. Damien, who had been serving in (Checks made payable to): Hawaii for nine years, was the first to volunteer. CDN Mission Office He began his ministry to the lepers in 1873. 406 Spencer Street He oversaw the building of a church on the Canastota, NY 13032 island and did much to improve the morale and joy among the people. Fr. Damien lived and ministered to the colony for 15 years until his death in 1889 from leprosy. He became known as a “martyr of charity” and the “Apostle to the Lepers.” He was canonized during the Year of Priests in 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI. Michigan’s Constitution allows the people to initiate legislation through a petition drive. Religious Education Corner Currently, the Catholic Church, Right to Life of Michigan, and other pro-life individuals are The religious education office reopens this Monday. collecting petition signatures for legislation to amend the state’s partial-birth abortion ban to Registration for the 2019-2020 school year: include a ban on dismemberment abortion. This For new families, registration forms are available approach is needed as the language cannot be in the Gathering Space or the Parish office. vetoed by the governor. Learn how you can get For returning families, pre-populated registration involved at www.micatholic.org/ forms are available in the Parish office. MichiganValuesLife/ Classes begin on Monday, September 9. Page 4, August 11, 2019N 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Harp of the Holy Spirit St. Ephrem Catholic Church In antiquity, the cope was reserved only for priests, but in recent times any clergy member may use the cope in almost all liturgies other than Mass. Humeral Veil– A rectangular vestment made of silk and about 8ft long, usually with a cross in the center and the edges fringed. Fastened across the breast with clasps or ribbons, the veil wraps around the shoulders and back. With pockets for the clergy to put their hands, a white humeral veil is used in processions and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. By wrapping his hands in the humeral veil, the clergy signifies his own removal from the act of blessing because it is not the clergy that is giving the blessing, but Jesus Christ Himself. Chasuble- “The vestment proper to the Priest Humeral veil Celebrant at Mass and during other sacred actions directly connected with Mass… worn, unless otherwise indicated, over the alb and stole” (GIRM 337). A chasuble is a rectangular or circular piece of cloth with a hole in the center and is the color proper to the liturgical season. As an emblem of charity, the chasuble symbolizes the light and agreeable yoke of Christ. Mitre- A folding cap made of linen or silk which distinguishes the office of bishop. Usually white, it consists of similar front and back pieces rising to a peak with sides sewn and two lappets (infulae) hanging from the back. As the infulae is similar to the sweatband Greek athletes wore and a victorious athlete was crowned with a festive wreath, the mitre symbolizes victory of salvation and, as a crown, authority of the bishop. Crosier- A pastoral staff used by bishops, possibly having roots in Moses’ “staff of God.” Curved at the top echoing a shepherd’s crook, it is a symbol of authority and jurisdiction. Pallium- Worn over the chasuble by archbishops, it is made of white wool from two lambs gifted to the pope on the feast day of St.