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THANKSGIVING We have many, many reasons to thank God. We have our lives and those with whom we share life. Our gifts, our talents, the good things of the earth and the promise of heaven. We have so very much. There is good reason for Thanksgiving.
In its origin, Thanksgiving Day was a religious observance which now has become a civic holiday. Some think it a bit odd, but we have never had a Thanksgiving Feast on our calendar. The reason is quite simple: Eucharist, which is the sacramental name of the Mass, means Thanksgiving.
Every celebration of Eucharist is a thanksgiving feast. We are thankful for what God has done, is doing and will do! While thanksgiving should be a daily experience for us, it is important for us to take the time to become even more aware of our reasons to be grateful. I invite you to join your fellow parishioners this Thanksgiving Day for Eucharist at 9 a.m. Come give thanks for what the Lord has done for you! Come give thanks for what He has done for us all! You are also invited to bring a gift of food for the poor, to share some of your blessings with those who have less.
ADVENT EVENING OF PRAYER Monday, Nov 30, we will have a special evening of reflection, prayer, quiet and sharing to begin the season of Advent. It will begin at 7 p.m. in the main worship area with Evening Prayer. Two reflections will follow, one by Marilyn the other by Sr. Maryetta. Quiet time for personal prayer and shared reflections will complete the evening. The program will end at 9 p.m. with some time for socializing afterward.
Advent's quiet and reflection often gets lost in the busy-ness of preparing for Christmas. Please consider this evening, which is an opportunity to prepare for Christ! Fr. Dave Howell
On Wednesday, November 25, we will celebrate the Sacrament of the Sick during the 7:00 p.m. Liturgy. All with serious or chronic illness are especially invited.
PLEASE PRAY that the sick will respond to God's healing will, especially: Lynn and children, Jeanette, Bob, Claudette and child, Pete, Vivian, Jane, Timothy, Zora, Mary Kay, Wayne, Ed, Merle, Mike, Tom, Keith, Ruth, Karen, Victor, David, Kenneth, and Roland.
ART & ENVIRONMENT is in need of 2 lb. coffee cans (empty with lids). If you can donate, please bring them on Sunday to the Social Hall.
CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Help people help themselves out of poverty by participating today in the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. Your gift helps people solve community problems, strengthens families, creates jobs, and builds affordable housing. Please give generously. The staff at St. Mary Magdalen gives thanks to all of you for being a part of the One Body we are in Christ. Have a Bountiful and Blessed Thanksgiving. The office will be closed Thursday, Nov. 26 and Friday, Nov. 27.
Before each weekend Liturgy begins, there is a three minute explanation of a segment of the Mass. This column offers additional information.
Every Liturgy celebrates the life, death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus -- all that He did to share His saving life with us.
The Church calendar takes what we celebrate in a single Liturgy and spreads it out over the Seasons, Sundays and Feasts of the year so that we can better understand and live this wonderful gift. The specific Scripture readings and prayers of a particular Liturgy focus our attention on an aspect of His saving work.
The new Church begins on the First Sunday of Advent which this year starts on November 28 at 4 p.m. Initially, Advent looks forward to the completion of Christ's saving work by His glorious return. By the end of the season the focus changes as we celebrate how He first came among us. This, of course leads to our celebration of Christmas.
The Liturgical Christmas Season begins on Dec 24 with the commemoration of the birth of Christ. But the feasts of the season celebrate why He came to share our life.
We return to Ordinary Time (the green season) with the feast of the Baptism of our Lord which celebrates the inauguration of Jesus' public ministry. The theme of the first weeks of this season is our call to follow Him.
Where is Christ leading us? The answer comes in the seasons of Lent and Easter. He calls us to take our cross and follow Him through His passover from death to new life.
The return to Ordinary Time after Pentecost is an invitation to grow in this new life (which is one of the reasons the liturgical color is green). Finally this growth is meant to bear fruit through lives of faith and loving service. Thus the final weeks of this season begin to talk about end times culminating in the feast of Christ the King. This celebrates the return of Christ when He will gather all those who have grown in the life of the kingdom.
Once again as the Church year comes to an end, the lectionary readings pointedly reflect on the end times. Each year we hear them but seldom does the message really take hold. I'm sure that in the fall of 1996, as my husband discussed these readings with the RCIA group he never anticipated that it would be his last meeting with them. It became one of those prophetically astute moments when he told them that he was no longer afraid to die. In the past, when he and I had talked about dying, he had expressed his anxiety and even questioned the depth of his faith. That Tuesday evening was different.
The readings from these past three weeks call all of us to be different, to live each day like it was our last and to meet it with hope, faith and confidence. Yours on the journey, Marilyn
The children in the religious education program will not be meeting this week because of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Please continue to pray for the children who will be confirmed by Bishop Mengeling on December 5. There will be a prayer service and practice for Confirmation on Friday, December 4 from 7:00-8:00. All children and their parents or sponsors are asked to be at this gathering. Sister Maryetta
Blanket Drive Please make note of the signs posted about our Blanket Drive. We will be collecting them this weekend and next. Thank you in advance for the donations of blankets for the poor and homeless. Jamboree we spent this Saturday in Lansing participating in the Jamboree. Wow what a day! and the energy level! What an awesome thing to have so many young people together celebrating love, life and God! It was well worth our time. Thank you to the parents who came along and shared their time with us.
Note: all high school teens, we will be having a day long retreat December 19 to celebrate Advent. We will be focusing on our wants, our needs and then being able to wait for Jesus. It will be a great way to reflect on the season and its meaning with friends. See you tonight at the meeting 7-8:30 p.m.
THIRD ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY Livingston Area Catholic Council on Aging is sponsoring this festive event on Monday, December 7, beginning with Mass at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Parish, Howell followed by dinner, party, prizes and entertainment. The cost is $5.00 and tickets can be purchased by contacting Betty Polaske (8l0) 227-5370.
ADVENT CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC PRAYER MEETINGS will be held at St. Patrick, Brighton on Friday evening from 7:30-9:00 p.m. on December 4 & 18 in McCann Hall.
STEWARDSHIP REPORT Last weekend approximately 1209 people
participated in the Liturgies and contributed $10,266.56 to the parish. Last
year on this Sunday the contributions totaled $8,837.17.
ADOPT-A-FAMILY sign-up is ongoing after all Masses. Costs average about $100 per family member, so sign up for the size family you can accommodate. Two or three families can sign up for one large family. Info on age, size, sex will be provided. Gifts will be delivered on Dec. 19.
Sunday, November 22 Christ the King
2 Sm 5:1-3/Col 1:12-20/Lk 23:35-43
Monday, November 23
Rv 14:1-3,4b-5/Lk 21:1-4
George Bennett
Tuesday, November 24 Andrew Dung-Lac, presb.&companions martyrs
Rv 14:14-19/Lk 21:5-11
9:00 a.m. Jerry Pence
November 25
Rv 15:1-4/Lk 21:12-19
7:00 p.m. Victor Jarosz
Thursday, November 26 Thanksgiving Day
Deu 8:7-18/Col 3:12-17/Lk 17:11-19
9:00 a.m. St. Mary Magdalen Family & Friends
Friday, November 27
Rv 20:1-4,11 - 21:2/Lk 21:29-33
9:00 a.m. Ruth Howell
Saturday, November 28
Rv 11:4-12/Lk 20:27-40
Sunday, November 29 First Sunday of Advent
Is 2:1-5/Rom 13:11-14a/Mt 24:37-44
4:30 (Vigil) Mary & Carl Wojewodzki
9:00 a.m.John Francis McElligatt
11:00 a.m. St. Mary Magdalen Parishioners
Minister of the Word:
Stephanie St. Clair, Maura Giardina
Ministers of the Eucharist:
Bob & Mary Weyand, Laura Drittler, Doris
Jones, Steve & Pat Hancock
Ministry of Server:
Gabrielle Witt, Kristy Hancock
Ministry of Hospitality:
David Witt, Wagener family
Minister of the Word:
Paul Schifko, Joan Monforton
Ministers of the Eucharist:
Sue Tucker, Casey & Mike Clabby, Anne
Loveland, Ron Godek
Ministry of Server:
Beccie Govan, Tim Clabby
Ministry of Hospitality:
Peplinski family, Suzanne & Mike Beauchamp
Advent Wreath Lighting:
Bob Campbell Family
Minister of the Word:
Bill Colley, Janet Baldinger
Ministers of the Eucharist:
Diane Deater, Marianne Quada, Fred Arthur,
Jan & Rob Carpenter, Karen Polcyn, Margaret Callaghan, June Brown,
Kristine Fenton
Ministry of Server:
Dave Carpenter, Brett Quada, Bobby
Henderson
Ministry of Hospitality:
Hucal family, Ann Meredith, Kathy Gannon,
Jan & Tony Altermatt, Bob & Donna Sixbery
Nursery:
Mary Cavanaugh
Advent Wreath Lighting:
Jeff Newsom Family
Minister of the Word:
Marilyn & Tom Farrington
Ministers of the Eucharist:
Jack & Pam Hornsberger, Jim & Pam
Connor, Mike Christie, Joy Sullivan, Sally Miracle, Cathy Goettsche
Ministry of Server:
Nate Thomas, John Reineke
Ministry of Hospitality:
Michelle & Jim Yokum, Marty Daniels,
Donna Clark, Mary Ansbro, Lisa & Charlie Klein, Katie Connor
Nursery:
Laura Hostnik
Advent Wreath Lighting:
Bill Slack Family
Monday, November 23
7:00 p.m. Art & Environment
7:00 p.m. BeFriender Training (Soc. Hall)
7:30 p.m. Reg. Yth. Min. Mtg. (Rectory LL)
7:30 p.m. Baptism Class (Chapel)
7:30 p.m. Homecoming (Adult Ed)
Tuesday, November 24
7:30 p.m. Inquiry/Journey (Adult Ed)
Wednesday, November 25
No Bible Study - Genesis
Thursday, November 26
Parish Offices closed
Friday, November 27
Parish Offices closed
Saturday, November 28
7:30 a.m. Men's Breakfast (Rectory LL)
4:30 p.m. Infant Baptism
Sunday, November 29
9:00 a.m. Rite of Acceptance
No Grief Support
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