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MARCH 20, 2022 THIRD SUNDAY OF LENTThe season of Lent is another attempt by the Lord to try and encourage us tomove forward in our faith journey. There are no guarantees that what Godwants to happen will actually happen. We do have our free will to respond ornot. Will we allow God’s mercy to seep into us, nourishing us so that we willbe even greater and bear some fruit this spring and summer?ADDRESS14200 East Old U.S. Hwy 12Chelsea, MI 48118Ph: (734) 475-7561Serving over 1100 Familiesin our 177th yearOFFICE HOURSMonday -Friday9:00am- 5:00pmCONNECTsmcch@aol.comwww.stmarychelsea.orgFB: @StMaryofChelseaMASS SCHEDULEWeekday MassMonday - Friday: 9:00amTuesdays During Lent at 7:00pmConfessionAt St. Mary:Sat., 12:00pm-1:00pmOr by appointmentAt St. Joseph Dexter:Sat., 4:00pm-4:30pmWeekend MassSaturday: 4:30omSunday: 8:00am and 10:00amEucharistic ExpositionThurs., 9:00am-Fri., 7:00pm
Page 2 St. Mary, Chelsea, MichiganPARISH MISSION STATEMENTWe the people of God of the Parish of St. Mary,Chelsea, are a faith community guided by the HolySpirit, Christ made present in our time and place.As the visible Body of Christ, we are called to makeGod's light shine through us in love, in service, inworship, in celebration, in education, in guidance, inprayer, and in healing.PARISH STAFFParish PriestV. Rev. William J. CanonTurner PhD, KCHS, PastorDeacon Thomas FranklinDeacon D. Michael MartinDeacon Wayne SlomianyElizabeth EwaldBusiness ManagerBeth WenzelSecretaryMarita Martin L.E.M.; D.R.E.Director of ReligiousEducationJenny HaroneyReligious EducationSecretaryRyan HouleYouth MinisterSteve HinzDirectory of Music Ministryand LiturgyBaptismsSecond Sunday of the month, by appointment.MarriageArrangements to be made nine months in advance, pleasecall the office before setting the date.Fransiscan SistersSr. Ann and Sr. Patricia734-475-9005IN OUR PRAYERSMelissa HandloserJoan HoffmeyerDonna HoganLloyd KooyersJune MaciagBrenda McGeeTrevor McGeeSr. Ann MahanyBill MillerMary Ellen MynningDon ProctorJeff Williamsand all those who aresuffering from chronicillness, depression, andthose in despair.St. Mary Parish offers their sympathy andprayers to the family of Thomas Caplis, whopassed away on March 5, 2022. Tom issurvived by his wife, Dawn, his children,Jennifer, John and Robert. A funeral Mass washeld on March 11, 2022 at St. Mary Church,officiated by V. Rev. William J. Turner. Eternal restgrant to him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shineupon him.FROM YOUR PASTORThe “Reboot” experience was a greatsuccess. We had at least half of the 625people in attendance come from St.Mary and hear the encouragement tobe joyful. This is an appropriatemessage in a world today of war andconfusion. Generations of Christianssince the first century have had the same experience oftroubles but responded to the call to “Rejoice in theLord always!”There will be a follow-up to “Reboot” - Join us forLiving Joy: Small Groups in a Big Room in the parishHall at 7PM tomorrow, Monday. I invite you all tocontinue living in joy as we gather in small groups.Please contact the office to let us know you are coming!Remember the Friday Fish Fry Takeaway beginning at5:00 PM and also the Benediction and Stations of theCross Friday at 7:00 PM in the church.The Choir will be practicing in the church Wednesdayat 7:00 PM. New members are always welcome!The Regional Lenten Penance Services will take placeMonday-Thursday of next week (March 28-31.)Wednesday Women’s Bible Study in the Hall eachWednesday afternoon from noon until 2:00 PM.Thanks to all who have contributed to the annual DSA.I hope for the usual “over goal” in the weeks ahead!St. Mary Rosary ProgramRosaries prayed this week: 547 Rosaries prayed to date: 142,656Say “yes” to Our Lady; on May 13th, 1917 at Fatima, Mary told 3children “Pray the rosary every day to obtain peace for the worldand the end of the war.” Challenge yourself this Lent and say anextra rosary or decade while you are driving or preparing dinner.Tally sheets are in the gathering space.St. Mary Parish offers their sympathy andprayers to the family of Joan Vandegrift, whopassed away on March 2, 2022. Joan is survivedby her children, Brian, Lorrie, Lisa, and Kevin.A funeral Mass was held on March 14, 2022 atSt. Mary Church, officiated by Fr. David Stawasz.Eternal rest grant to her, O Lord, and let perpetuallight shine upon her.
St. Mary, Chelsea, Michigan Page 3RELIGIOUS EDUCATION& FAITH FORMATIONHow are we doing, folks? Twoweeks have passed since AshWednesday. The Third Sundayof Lent looms large. It’s a goodtime to take stock of ourresolutions and see if we needto adjust, tighten things up,get back on track, or just keepmarching on! If you’ve kept your resolutions well, great!Give thanks to God and pray for the grace ofperseverance as we continue into Week Three andbeyond. If you haven’t done as well as you hoped, don’tlose your resolve! We’ve got plenty of Lent left, andthere’s a great deal of humility to be gained in dustingourselves off and starting again. Don’t give up! You gotthis! One strategy—if you’ve found that you’ve bitten offmore than you can chew—is to pare down yourresolutions and focus on consistency during these firstfew weeks. You can always add a few more penances ordevotions once you’ve got the rhythm down. Even if youcan only do a little—consistently, and with great love—you’re on your way to an abundantly fruitful Lent. Andif you fail again, don’t give up. As St. Benedict said:“Always we begin again.” (Get Fed the CatholicCompany)Tuesday, March 22 The Eucharist Our Lenten 7 pmMass continues with a short presentation on theEucharist following in the chapel. “All the good worksin the world are not equal to the Holy Sacrifice of theMass because they are the works of men; but the Massis the work of God. Martyrdom is nothing incomparison for it is but the sacrifice of man to God;but the Mass is the sacrifice of God for man.” St. JohnVianneyThe Life-Giving Wounds retreat isfor young adults and adults withdivorced or separated parents. Itgivesparticipantsagreaterunderstanding of the wound ofdivorce and ways it affects their livesthat leads to self-knowledge andhealing. April 29-May 1 at St. Francis Retreat Center inDeWitt, MI. Cost 225. Go to stfrancis.ws to register.LITURGY CORNERThe Prayer of the Faithful– The General IntercessionsWe have just heard the homily and recited the Creedand now we are ready to pray for the church and thepeople around us. We call this the Prayer of theFaithful.The Prayer of the Faithful comes to us from the secondcentury. The priest would introduce the prayers, muchlike today, and then the deacon would announce eachprayer and the people would respond, much like today,and the priest, like today, would offer a concludingprayer. Over time, the prayers developed a pattern:Prayers for the civic authorities, then prayers for thechurch as a whole and then prayers for the churchfamily gathered for “this” Eucharist.The Solemn Intercessions of Good Friday are modeledafter the intercessions of the early church. Here is thefirst of those prayers: “Let us pray, dearly beloved, forthe Church of God, that our God and Lord be pleasedto give her peace, to guard her and to unite herthroughout the whole world and grant that, leading ourlife in tranquility and quiet, we may glorify God theFather Almighty.” By the time of the Council of Trent,the practice of the general intercessions had beenreduced to a simple “Let us pray” (“Oremus,” in Latin),followed by a brief silence.The Prayer of the Faithful was recovered after VaticanII, and the following guidance is given for use incomposing the prayers: [They should be] a) for the needsof the church; b) for public authorities and for thesalvation of the whole world; c) for those burdened byany kind of difficulty; d) for the local community. Theymay be announced from the ambo by a deacon or by alay person. The Prayer of the Faithful offered at a Masscelebrated for a Wedding, Funeral or other special eventare to be adapted to the particular celebration.
Page 4 St. Mary, Chelsea, MichiganREADINGS FOR THE WEEKSunday: Third Sunday of LentEx 3:1-8, 13-15 Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 11 1 Cor 10:1-6,10-12 Lk 13:1-9Monday:2 Kgs 5:1-15 Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4 Lk 4:24-30Tuesday:Dn 3:25, 34-43 Ps 25: 4-5, 6 & 7, 8-9 Mt 18:21-35Wednesday:Dt 4:1, 5-9 Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20 Mt 5:17-19Thursday:Jer 7:23-28 Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 Lk 11:14-23Friday: The Annunciation of the LordIs 7:10-14; 8:10 Ps 40:7-8, 9, 10, 11 Heb 10:4-10 Lk1:26-38Saturday:Hos 6:1-6 Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21 Lk 18:9-14Next Sunday: Fourth Sunday of LentJos 5:9, 10-12 Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 2 Cor 5:17-21 Lk 15:13, 11-32ST. MARY PRAYER CORNERMarian apparitions in Ukraine. In 1987,in a small Greek Orthodox church inHrushiv, a miraculous event occurred.This little church suddenly becamecovered with a glowing light. Believerscelebrated Mass and crowds gathered.The KGB were helpless as ferventbelievers prayed together and praisedGod! Our Lady then appeared on theFeast of the Ascension, exactly one yearafter the nuclear reactor disaster at Chernobyl saying “Do notforget those who have died Chernobyl is a reminder and signfor the whole world.” The apparition occurred above this samelittle church dedicated to the Holy Trinity where 500,000witnessed seeing the Virgin Mary over four months. Our Ladygave many messages and thanked the Ukrainian peoplebecause they had suffered the most for the church in the last70 years. Mary prophesied saying; "Forgive your enemies.Through you and the blood of the martyrs will come theconversion of Russia. Repent and Love one another.Teachthe children to pray. Teach them to live in truth and liveyourselves in truth. Say the Rosary. It is the weapon againstSatan. He fears the Rosary. Recite the Rosary at any gatheringof people." In 1914, 73 years previously, Mary had appeared inthe same village to 22 people warning, "There will be a war.Russia will become a Godless country and Ukraine, as anation, will suffer terribly for 80 years and will live throughthe world wars, but it will be free afterward." Her predictioncame to pass, Ukraine became an independent, democraticstate on August 24, 1991. Mary is known as The Madonna ofKiev.MASS INTENTIONSSaturday, March 194:30pm For Our ParishSunday, March 208:00am Special IntentionsBrian and Sarah HartleyBy Phillip and Ann Kwaske10:00am Liz HolloBy The Breakfast ClubMonday, March 21 9:00am First AnniversaryLisa FoytikBy Our ParishTuesday, March 227:00pm Religious VocationsBy Frank and Becky BartelWednesday, March 239:00am Special IntentionsColleen EganBy Debbie ShookThursday, March 249:00am Special IntentionsKonnie KalmbachBy Kerry and Glenna KargelFriday, March 259:00am Lois OrlowskiBy The Orlowski FamilySaturday, March 264:30pm For Our ParishSunday, March 278:00am Special IntentionsRyan and Cathy CaddertonBy Phillip and Ann Kwaske10:00am Liz HolloBy George and Mary McGuireThank you for all theChristmas donations to ourFlint Ministry. Mark Beckerfrom Koch and White arrangedfor a donation from Carrier of4 furnaces and 3 Central ACs.It was very timely, because a week later, one of ourfurnaces was condemned as unsafe. Indoor Comfort, whoalso supports our bulletin, sent a crew the next day toinstall one of the furnaces into our house on WisconsinSt. It’s beautiful to see competitors work together to helpthe poor. We still need donated used vehicles forindividuals and families. God bless you!Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for suchsacrifices are pleasing to God. (Hebrews 13:16)Welcome SpringTHIS WEEK IN THE PARISHMonday, March 217pm Living Joy:Small Groups in a Big RoomTuesday, March 227pm Daily Mass& Lenten Class7pm RCIAWednesday, March 2312:15pm Women's Bible Study7pm Choir PracticeThursday, March 2433hr. Adoration6:30pmCommunity PrayerService & Rosary7pm Holy Spirit Prayer GroupFriday, March 255pm Fish Fry /Carry Out7pm Stations of the CrossSaturday, March 2612:00-1:00pm ConfessionsSunday, March 27Fourth Sunday of LentCoffee and DonutsNo Church History
St. Mary, Chelsea, Michigan Page 5STEWARDSHIP“ He said to the gardener, ‘For three years now I havecome in search of fruit on this fig tree but have foundnone.’” (LUKE 13:7)We can all be like the barren fig tree at times. Do youcling to what you have, or do you generously share withothers? How will you respond when God asks you whatyou have done with all the gifts He has given you?Remember, not only are we called to be generous, we arecalled to develop and nurture our gifts, and return themwith increase. Remember, we are called to be generouswith all of gifts; especially the one that means the most toyouWEEKLY OFFERINGGiving back to the LordMarch 12 & 13, 2022Envelope Total: 6,593.00Envelopes:112Online Giving: 6,582.00Online Givers: 90Weekly Total: 13,175.00Second Collection 759.00DSA2022 Goal 63,281.00Collected To Date: 19,300.00Percent of Goal: 30%RECENTLY MOVED?CHANGED YOUR EMAIL?NEW PHONE NUMBER?Please let us know!Help St. Mary have the most up-to-dateinformation available, give us a call at 734-475-7561Council 3092 expresses our gratitude to the membersof the parish in supporting the people of Ukraine.We would like to thank thevolunteersandpatronsthatcontribute to our Lenten Fish Fry'ssuccess. This past Friday we sold 300meals (100 online and 200 at the door) and served 370meals in total. There are multiple ways to order yourmeals. One, you can order and pay at the door withcash or credit card. Two, you can order online at:kofc3092.com. Online orders stop at 2 PM on the dayof the fish fry. We open at 5 PM and close at 7 PM.3917 Jackson Rd.Ann Arbor(734) 665-59091555 S. Main St. Chelsea(734) 433-1012www.uptownconey.com6595 Brooklyn Rd. (M-50) Napoleon, MI 800-645-6811M-F 7:30a - 5:30p Sat. 7:30a - 1:00p Sun. ClosedR.D. Kleinschmidt, Inc.We Build Our ReputationAround Your Home19860 Sharon Valley Rd Manchester734-428-8836ROOFING SIDING SEAMLESS GUTTERSDOORS WINDOWSAccepting New Patients - Newborn to Young AdultSacred Heart PediatricsJoel Dinverno, M.D.U of M Medical School Graduate11755 E. Michigan Ave., Grass Lake(517) 522-6100John & Colleen Kemner, ParishionersCHELSEACHIROPRACTICCENTERServing breakfast all day, lunch & dinner. Homemadesoups, daily specials, senior discounts. Warm friendlyatmosphere and plenty of room for families to gather. HEATING COOLING PLUMBING ELECTRICAL DRAIN CLEANING734.424.9170We care about your comfort!Short term care for yourBack and Neck pain.(734) 475-2932www.DrJamesGDuncanBlog.comSt. Mary ParishionerSt. Mary’s Discount! Hearing Aids 20% OFFCall Today! 734-433-0699Dr. Michelle Rankin, Owner1600 Commerce Park Dr., #300, Chelsea, MI 48118www.rankinhearing.com3-B-4-2For ad info. call 1-800-477-4574 www.4lpi.com15-0008
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