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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY This father would like to extend his best wishes to all our fathers. My prayer for you comes from the Baptismal Liturgy: "You, along with your wife, are the first teachers of your children in the ways of faith. May you be the best of teachers!" Amen!
SURVEY RESULTS Last month our Finance Council took a survey of our parishioners. At issue is the concern that the majority of our building fund pledges will come to an end this July. That means that our income will drop by $5,000 per week as we begin making monthly mortgage payments, and the expense of operating our building rises.
The expected budget shortfall will be approximately $170,000. The primary purpose of the survey was to seek your advice on how to handle the expected shortfall. The options included fund raising, increasing stewardship (the Sunday collection), a second fund drive and budget cuts.
The Finance Council met last week, and we discussed the survey at length and began to formulate plans for how we would address the expected shortfall over the next year. After our discussions, I said that I would give you a report on the survey and the direction we are taking.
There were 426 surveys returned. Of these only 13 suggested budget cuts (for 28 it was the second option). So we are not considering any budget cuts in the immediate future. But since support for the other three options was about equal, we addressed our attention to them.
We had already begun work on stewardship and the fund drive. We continue to ask all new members to our community to make a pledge to the building fund. In addition, we have begun contacting those whose original commitment is complete, to consider either increasing their stewardship or renewing their pledge (or making a new one).
The Council will soon begin preparing for our fall stewardship campaign. The hope is to increase awareness and to encourage a greater participation among those who sign commitments. If we are going to begin fund raising, we decided that we would need another group of people to plan and organize fund raising activities. This kind of effort requires a committed group of people to provide leadership. So next weekend, there will be a sign up sheet in the gathering area for those who would like to assume responsibility for fund raising activities.
THE SACRAMENT of PENANCE At the beginning of Lent, I changed the regular time for Penance in hopes that it might provide a more convenient time for people. For 12 weeks, there have been fewer people during this time slot before the 4:30 Liturgy. So I have decided I misread that one.
Beginning next weekend we will return to the original time for Penance: Saturdays from 11:30 to
Noon.
Fr. Dave Howell
Our coffee & donut coordinator, Joanne Pasienza will no longer be able to handle this ministry. We are in need of somebody to take over this very important service. Please call the parish office (810) 229-8624 if you would like to assume this responsibility or would like more information on what entails this ministry.
Please pray that the sick will respond to God's healing will, especially: Miriam Marker, Matt Even, Eileen Auld, Keith Kovach, Ellen Colombo, Ken Colombo, Emerson Brown, John Fay, Adeline Smith, Richard Waldeck, Clark, Larry Cecil, Anna Cecil, Catherine Howard, Dottie King, Nola Mitchell, Catherine Schumont, Ken Carson, Emily Cooper, Jake, Shirley Brake, Keith Dunn, Karen (Pat Spindler's daughter), Laurie Deirlein, Ron Schaar, Marilyn (Steve Crowell's mother), Jeannette Wood, Bob Chilton, Nancy, Jane, Merle, Ed, Zora Kolef, Keith Freel, Tom Cavanaugh, Timothy Richards, Mary Kay Davis, and Donovan.
ROAST BEEF DINNER to cover costs of a bone marrow transplant for Keith Dunn (Carolyn Jandasek's son) will be held Sunday, June 27, from 12-4:00 p.m. Cost for the dinner is $7.00 for adults and $2.00 for children. Your support and your prayers in this effort would be greatly appreciated.
Who are The angels in our lives? This summer's Scripture and Stitches" will provide us with an opportunity to study the scriptural references to God's special friends while we use photo transfer techniques to incorporate our angels into this summer's quilt project.
Our first meeting will be Tuesday, June 29, at 10:00 a.m. We will go over equipment needs
and fabric selections that morning. Please let me know if you need day-care for your children.
Yours on the journey, Marilyn
THEOLOGY ON TAP for all young adults in their 20's and 30's will be held at St. Michael in Grand Ledge on Wednesdays, July 7, 14, 21, and 28, 1999. To register, call Young Adult Ministry (517) 342-2494.
We congratulate their parents and godparents and offer them our prayers and support, as they accompany them on their journeys of faith.
Schedule for next year: Kindergarten during the 11am liturgy, Grades 1-6 from 9:30-10:45 on Sunday, and Grades 1-8 on Wednesday and Thursday 6:30-7:45. The ninth and tenth grades meet Sunday evening from 5:45-7:00pm. We are in need of catechists, aides and hall monitors.
Journey with Jesus will be held Monday, August 2 through Friday, August 6 from 9:30 to 12:00 noon. Please join us for a wonderful week!
We received word from the Bishop's office that the date for Confirmation is Saturday,
December 4, 1999, at the 4:30 liturgy.
Sister Maryetta
Just this afternoon three of our youth will be leaving for Olivet, Michigan for the week, to attend the Diocesan Youth Leadership Camp. Kimber Kunkel, David Deater and Maggie Pence will spend a very intense, spiritual, energetic and fun week with teens throughout the diocese. Tommy and I wish them luck and ask you to keep them in your prayers, as we will.
CEDAR POINT TRIP Money and permission slips should be already turned in to me for next Monday's Cedar Point trip. If you have not already done so, please turn yours in now.
Next weekend we will begin our campaign for our annual bottle & can drive. Fliers will be passed around in the different neighborhoods. If you would like to help us with this, please call me at (810) 227-7937. Our bottle & can drive will take place Monday, July 5, from 9:00 till noon. A barbecue will follow at the Francis' home.
A camping trip is in the works for August 6, 7 & 8. Please let me know if you are interested in joining us!
There is no meeting tonight or next weekend. Take time today to tell your father how much
he means to you. Take time to just be together. God bless!
Margaret Callaghan
Stewardship Report Last weekend approximately 1,348 people participated in the Liturgies. These folks contributed $13,297.11 to the parish. Last year on this Sunday the contributions totaled $9,006.24.
PARKING LOT PAVING is scheduled for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, June 21, 22 and 23. Please be sure to park only in the designated areas on those days!
Food Collection Now that the summer months are upon us, please don't forget the food collection and alms box in the gathering area. People are still hungry; this doesn't go away because the weather is warm. Charity and Justice would like to give you a little background on the recipients of the food and alms donations you contribute each Sunday.
St. Anne's Parish was chosen as a recipient because they are the oldest parish in southern Michigan and we here at St. Mary Magdalen are the youngest. They are located near the old Tiger Stadium and are very close to Mexican Village. Many years ago, Fr. Dave's great-grandfather helped to place the crosses on the two steeples of the church. Our contributions are included in food baskets distributed to the needy, not only at holiday time, but all year round. This is a very needy area in Detroit.
Mary Lou Brown Ministry is located on Third Street, near Forest and the Lodge Expressway. This Ministry began 32 years ago. A parishioner told us of their good works and of their great need for food donations. Mary Lou Brown Ministry serves poor families and street people. No one is turned away, and no one is ever denied food. Our parish was mentioned in their March newsletter because we donated food, paper products and cleaning supplies. This Mission relies solely on donations, there is no government support.
The sign-up sheets are in the gathering space after Masses when required. Please stop by and volunteer to help deliver the gifts to these our brothers in Christ. For Jesus said, "What you do for the least of my brethren, you do also for me."
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 23 at St. Agnes Parish, Fowlerville. Mass will be at 9:00am and the meeting will follow from 10:00-12:00 noon. All 50+ Catholics are invited to attend. Any questions or for more information call Cynthia Gagnier (810) 227-2151.
All young adults in their 20's and 30's are will be held at St. Michael in Grand Ledge on Wednesdays, July 7, 14, 21, and 28, 1999. To register, call Young Adult Ministry (517) 342-2494.
Are in the gathering space. Please pick up your family's schedule. There will not be a Visionary published for July.
CHANGE TO BE CONSIDERED IN BY-LAWS: The Pastoral Council shall be composed of twelve members who shall be representative of all the registered and Confirmed membership of the parish, and a thirteenth member for one year of the high school youth. The twelve members shall be elected at large in the manner as prescribed in Section I and the thirteenth member representing the high school youth shall also be elected at that time: Elections. Each member shall serve for a three year term, beginning with the June meeting in the year they were chosen, with the exception of the high school youth representative, who will serve for one year. Only one third (four) council members and the high school youth representative shall be elected each year. The pastor serves as president and a member of the parish staff may be appointed to the council by him. Elected or appointed council members may serve no more than three consecutive years.
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 23, at St. Agnes Parish, Fowlerville. Mass will be at 9:00 am and the meeting will follow from 10:00-12:00 noon. All 50+ Catholics are invited to attend. Any questions or for more information, call Cynthia Gagnier (810) 227-2151.
I. Mandi Dobrynski & Andrew Taylor
II. Patricia Pless & Dennis Flynn
COUPLE TO COUPLE LEAGUE will be offering two different series of four classes for engaged or married couples who want to learn some practical aspects of living a chaste and holy life within their marriage covenant. Cost for materials for each series is $55.00 per couple. At St. Thomas the Apostle in Ann Arbor, beginning Sunday July 11, 2-4:00 pm. Other classes are Aug. 15, Sept. 12 and October 10. Call Tina at (734) 944-1182 for more information. At St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ypsilanti, beginning Saturday, Aug. 7, from 10-12:00 Noon. Other classes are Sept. 11, Oct. 2 and Nov. 6. Call Becky at (734) 973-3173 for more information.
CAREGIVERS' ISSUES, a presentation for those who care for aging parents/loved ones, will be the topic of discussion at the Howell Rec Center on June 23, from 6:30-8:00 pm. Presenter will be Darlene Fraley, Livingston County Catholic Social Services. Call (810) 227-2151 for more information.
A RETREAT FOR DIVORCED AND SEPARATED MEN AND WOMEN will be held Friday, August 27, through Sunday, August 29, at Manresa Jesuit Retreat House in Bloomfield Hills. The weekend includes special presentations, healing service and Mass. Cost is $110 which includes meals & single accommodations. For more information, call Virginia (734) 994-9194.
Perhaps you were unable to make an appointment when the sign-up sheets were in the gathering space, but can do so now. If either one of these profiles fits you, your dilemma can be solved by calling Carol Mitchell at (810) 225-9330. She can schedule you in!
MARRIED COUPLES RETREAT will be held at St. Francis Retreat Center, DeWitt, July 30-August 1. The theme is "Marriage and the Cost of Sharing". Facilitators will be Fr. Larry Delaney and Fr. Charlie Irwin. The retreat will look at sharing in all areas of married life - family, sexuality, finances, emotional intimacy, faith and spirituality. Give yourselves the precious gift of time away together. For more information, call the retreat center (517) 669-8321.
Before each weekend Liturgy begins, there is a three minute explanation of a segment of the Mass. This column offers additional information.
THE HISTORY OF THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER The second part of the Liturgy of the Eucharist is the Eucharistic Prayer. It begins after the prayer over the gifts and concludes with the Great Amen.
The Eucharistic Prayer was not originally a prayer but rather a part of the Gospel. Biblical scholars generally agree that the last chapters of the Gospels of Matthew (chapters 26-28), Mark (chapters 15-16:8) and Luke (chapters 22-24) are the oldest segments of each giving the account of the Last Supper, passion and death and resurrection. These sections were liturgical in origin, having been used every Sunday for the "Breaking of the Bread". This is evident because they include the directions. "During the meal Jesus took the bread, blessed it, broke it and gave it to his disciples saying..." "Then he took a cup, gave thanks and gave it to them saying..." As the presider told the story, he simply did as the words directed.
We are not sure when the Church changed to a prayer form, but it was probably some time after the Gospels were put in a final written form. This transition possibly came out of the narrative itself. When the presider arrived at the place where he said, "Jesus took the bread (and the cup), said the blessing...", the presider stopped the narrative to say the blessing prayer. By the end of the first century, these blessing prayers evolved into a single, longer prayer which we call the Eucharist Prayer. The earliest evidence of a Eucharistic Prayer was written about the year 98.
As the Eucharistic Prayer evolved over the next two hundred years, it was a spontaneous prayer of the presider. Testimony from the second century gives a description of the Eucharistic celebrations of the age and speaks of the presider praying the prayer "giving thanks as best as he is able".
Early in the next century most of this prayer became a fixed formula which was written down and repeated each Sunday. The text continued to undergo various additions until it was edited and given its final form by Pope Gregory the Great (590-604). Called the Roman Canon (Eucharist Prayer I), it had several openings called the preface which varied according to the celebration. The remainder of the prayer was always the same. The Church in the east developed a different tradition. There they had several different versions of the Eucharistic Prayer, in some Churches as many as 200!
In the reforms of 1969, the Roman Liturgy added three additional Eucharistic Prayers. During the time of Pope John Paul II eight more have been approved for our usage.
Every Eucharistic Prayer has three sections and three acclamations. The first section, the preface, gives our specific reasons for giving thanks. This leads to the acclamation: Holy, holy... In the second section we call down the Holy Spirit and then the words of Christ are spoken. The assembly then proclaims its faith with a second acclamation. The third section makes present the saving reality of Christ, prays for others and finally offers the gift of Christ to the Father. The third acclamation, the assembly resounds with Amen!
Sunday June 20
Jer 20:10-13/Rom 5:12-15/Mt 10:26-33
Monday, June 21 Aloysius Gonzaga, religious
Gn 12:1-9/Mt 7:1-5
Mae & Ronald O'Brien
Tuesday, June 22
Gn 13:2,5-18/Mt 7:6,12-14
9:00 a.m. Audrey Grace
Wednesday, June 23
Gn 15:1-12,17-18/Mt 7:15-20
7:00 p.m. Paul Allberry
Thursday, June 24 Birth of John the Baptist
Is 49:1-6/Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66,80
9:00 a.m. Our Youth Group
Friday, June 25
Gn 17:1,9-10,15-22/Mt 8:1-4
9:00 a.m.Our Parish Nurse Ministry
Saturday, June 26
Gn 18:1-15/Mt 8:5-17
Sunday, June 27
2 Kg 4:8-11,14-16a/Rom 6:3-4,8-11/Mt 10:37-42
4:30 St. Mary Magdalen Parishioners
9:00 a.m. Anthony Aiello
11:00 a.m. 1st Grade Catechists
Monday, June 21
7:30 p.m. K of C Business Meeting (Rectory
LL)
Tuesday, June 22
7:30 p.m. Inquiry (Conference Room)
Wednesday, June 23
7:45 p.m. Revelations (Adult Formation)
Thursday, June 24
10:00 a.m. Revelations (Adult Formation)
7:30 p.m. Baptism Workshop
7:30 p.m. Music Ministry
Friday, June 25
9:30 a.m. M.O.M.S. Core Group
Saturday, June 26
7:30 a.m. Men's Breakfast
4:30 p.m. Baptisms
Sunday, June 27
12-4:00 p.m. Keith Dunn Roast Beef Dinner
(Social Hall)
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