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LYNN'S STORY The pain in her back had become increasingly worse. It had started in August of '91, but it was not until December that we received the diagnosis: cancerous tumors were growing on the spine and pelvic bone.
My sister had moved in with my parents in September because her second floor apartment had become too difficult. Besides, my father, who was retired, had time to take her to the doctor appointments and the hospital.
The chemo-therapy was difficult for her, but successful. Her hair had grown back some over the summer, but her physical recovery was slow. Even though she was able to return to work (and her favorite past time: shopping), she was never well enough to take the stairs which led to her new garden-level condo.
In September of '92, the pain and the cancer were back. New chemo treatments left her with very little resistance, so weeks of hospitalization often followed each treatment. The last four months of her life were spent in isolation. By the time my sister died on March 14, 1993, she had spent more than 8 of her 18 month-long struggle in the hospital. (We used to laugh as we sang her theme song: "Please Release Me".) The insurance bill was almost $1 million.
If Proposal B passes, will insurance companies still be willing to pay that kind of money to keep people alive? Will some folks be forced by financial circumstances to take their lives?
As more and more services have been cut back, restricted or changed to co-pay, it is not difficult to see how easily the "right to die" could subtly become an obligation. Moreover, tax dollars would pay for this service through Medicare. Taxes would also fund the secret Review Board responsible for life and death decisions.
Increasingly, I am frightened by the provisions and potential of Proposal B. I urge you to protect innocent lives, vote no! Fr. Dave Howell
Please pray that the sick will respond to God's healing will, especially: Vivian, Jane, Harry, Timothy, Zora, Mary Kay, Wayne, Brianna, Ed, Mike, George, Tom, Keith, Jim, Ruth, Karen, Victor, David and Roland.
Before each weekend Liturgy begins, there is a three minute explanation of a segment of the Mass.This column offers additional information.
In the early years after that first Pentecost, the Church did not view itself as something new, but rather they regarded Jesus as the fulfillment of all the hopes of Judaism and their way of life as a continuation of Judaism. They continued to go to the Temple for Liturgy, to the synagogue on the Sabbath to celebrate the Word and on Sunday they gathered to celebrate the resurrection with the Lord's Supper.
It was not until we were expelled from Judaism that real change began to take place. First, we formed our own synagogues, moving the focus from the Torah to the Gospel. But the Lord's Supper continued to be separate from the celebration of the Word. Like the Passover, the Lord's Supper simply retold the story of the passion, death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and like the Passover, it included a common meal. So as the story was told, they took the bread, said the words of Jesus and then all shared the Cup. After hearing of the resurrection, all began the common meal.
As the Church grew, especially with the increase of gentiles, the distinctively Jewish elements of synagogue and Passover began to diminish. Moreover, persecution of the Church by Rome made gatherings more difficult. By the close of the first century, the common meal had long disappeared from the service and the separate services for Word and Eucharist had been joined together in a single Sunday celebration. While this single service was still Jewish in character, it had evolved into something new. Before the last of the apostles had died, the basic form of the Mass as we know it, was common throughout the Church.
October 26 marks the beginning of our Homecoming '98 program, providing each of us with an opportunity to invite inactive or alienated friends and family back to the Catholic Church for an evening of questioning and exploring their relationship with her. Please pass the invitation on to anyone you know who might benefit from this experience, or even better, come with them. We will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the adult ed room.
Small Faith Communities are forming for the fall. Sign up sheets are in the gathering area. The first meeting on Sunday, October 18, will combine all participants in the social hall at 7:30 p.m. Fall materials will focus on the Catholic Church today.
We will be starting a new session of our Grief Support group entitled A New Day, on Sunday October 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the rectory basement. If you or someone you know has recently experienced a loss through death, please consider joining us.
Our Barn Dance is scheduled for Saturday, November 21. We are in need of volunteers to chair this event. Please contact me if you are willing to help with this very social, fun evening. Yours on the journey, Marilyn
Last Sunday was a very special day as I participated in the Crop Walk. The walk was 3.2 miles and many of you contributed $250.00 to feed the poor. It was a huge success.
The children who will be confirmed by Bishop Mengeling on December 5 will participate in the Rite of Enrollment today at the 11:00 liturgy. Please continue to pray for these students.
Women's Spirituality will meet on Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the church. Please join us for sharing, prayer, reflection and time together. Sister Maryetta
Next Sunday we will be going to St. Thomas, Ann Arbor. Permission slips will be handed out tonight. The evening will focus on abstinence, death and dying (assisted suicide). It's a chance to be among other teens who share the same values. Enjoy the snacks, music, discussion and speakers. Margaret Callaghan
FORUM ON PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE will be held Sunday, October 25, 3-5:00 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Hall in Lansing. Professionals from fields of medicine, law, ethics, and Hospice will discuss the key points about Proposal B.
ALL SOULS DAY MEMORIAL MASS will be celebrated on Monday, November 2, at 7:00 p.m. We invite all parishioners to attend, but especially those who have lost a family member or friend within the last year. If you cannot attend, please submit names of family and friends who have died this year to the office for inclusion in the prayers.
TODAY IS WORLD MISSION SUNDAY. Today, in a special way, we share in Christ's mission by our prayers and generous sacrifices through the Propagation of the Faith on behalf of those who serve in faith communities, mission schools and clinics, helping children, the elderly, families and refugees to hear the Good News and experience Jesus' love and peace. Please be as generous as possible and continue to pray for missionaries and those they serve.
The Book of Rememberance will be displayed in the gathering space during the month of November. Members are asked to list in the book the names of loved ones who have passed away, and they will be remembered in prayer throughout the month.
Last weekend approximately 1241 people participated in the Liturgies.
These folks contributed $9,913.85 to the parish. Last year on this Sunday the
contributions totaled $8,968.27.
MOVING BEYOND - FACING THE HOLIDAYS ALONE is a four week workshop for divorced, separated and widowed, beginning here in the rectory basement on Nov. 13. Sponsored by Catholic Social Services, it helps adults to deal with aloneness, grief, relationship changes and healing. Call 227-2151 to register.
Sunday, October 18
Ex 17:8-13/2 Tm 3:14 - 4:2/Lk 18:1-8
Monday, October 19 North American Martyrs, religious
Eph 2:1-10/Lk 12:13-21
9:00 a.m. Cliff Shipley
Tuesday, October 20
Eph 2:12-22/Lk 12:35-38
9:00 a.m. Richard Smith
Wednesday, October 21
Eph 3:2-12/Lk 12:39-48
7:00 p.m. Mary & Carl Wojewodzki
Thursday, October 22
9:00 a.m. Keith Erickson
Friday, October 23
Eph 4:1-6/Lk 12:54-59
9:00 a.m. Carl Nosal, Sr.
Saturday, October 24
Eph 4:7-16/Lk 13:1-9
Sunday, October 25
Sir 35:12-14,16-18/2 Tm 4:6-8,16-18/Lk 18:9-14
4:30 (Vigil) Phyllis Marciniak
9:00 a.m. Jerry Pence
11:00 a.m. St. Mary Magdalen Parishioners
Minister of the Word:
John Murphy, Laura Drittler
Ministers of the Eucharist:
Pat & Sheila Daul, Pat Shiek, Barb Gillespie,
Ken Anderer, Kathy Blue, Joan Monforton
Ministry of Server:
Michelle Murphy, Kari Murphy
Ministry of Hospitality:
Connie & Shannon Murphy, Bill Spindler,
Kathy Anderer, Larry Herzinger
Minister of the Word:
Lee Ann Louis-Prescott, Dan Ahearn
Ministers of the Eucharist:
Rhonda Barclay, Debbie & Mark Ruf, Al &
Barb Lanigan, Annie Ahearn, Bill Colley, Laura Meader
Ministry of Server:
Elizabeth Atwood, Julie Crabbe, Steven
Louis-Prescott
Ministry of Hospitality:
Deater Family, Rick & Sandy Phillips, Rene'
Tierney, Didyk Family, Eagle Family
Nursery:
Dan Nagle
Minister of the Word:
Josie Doucette, Pauline Flowerday
Ministers of the Eucharist:
Kim Sochacki, Kathy McKay, Karen Hostnik,
Nancy DiValentin, Jan Baldinger, Larry Baldinger,Jr., Margaret Wenzel, Al
& Mary Korch
Ministry of Server:
Nick Sochacki, Shannon McKay
Ministry of Hospitality:
Gene & Tony DiValentin, Magon Family, Brent
& Carrie Simon, David Wenzel
Nursery:
Need
Monday, October 19
7-9:00 p.m. BeFriender Training
7:30 p.m. Properties Committee
7:30 p.m. Baptism Class
7:30 p.m. Spirituality
Tuesday, October 20
7:00 p.m. Welcoming (Conf.Room)
7:30 p.m. Inquiry/Journey
Wednesday, October 21
7:30 p.m. Pastoral Council
7:45 p.m. Your Future in the Corp. World(#3)
7:45 p.m. Scripture
Thursday, October 22
10:00 a.m. Scripture
6:30 p.m. Scripture Rosary
7:30 p.m. Music Ministry
Friday, October 23
7:30 a.m. Men's Breakfast (Rectory LL)
Saturday, September 24
7:00-10:00 p.m. Junior High Night Out
(Grades 6-7-8)
Sunday, October 25
11:00 a.m. Infant Baptism
7-8:30 p.m. Youth Group
7:30 p.m. Grief Support
7:30 p.m. Another Look Adult Ed.
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