Shrine Herald. Bearings Notes from Monsignor Easton. Saint Thérèse. Convocation. Congratulations to Tom Kirkwood.

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1 Shrine Herald Royal Oak, MI September 29, 2013 Bearings Notes from Monsignor Easton Saint Thérèse "Thou, O Lord, hast been the only object of my songs in the place of my pilgrimage." Saint Thérèse wrote a number of poems, songs and canticles. She had a love for music. It is most fitting therefore for the National Shrine to celebrate her feast day with a vigil of music, prayer and growing in our understanding of Saint Thérèse. We can be proud of our parish musicians, soloists and choirs. Their ministry is deeply appreciated. It is also good for us to celebrate solemn sung evening prayer on her feast with the Archbishop of Detroit and a good number of priests who once served the Shrine. I always enjoy our children singing. I am sure it pleases The Lord and delights Saint Thérèse. I look forward to seeing you and your family and friends at these wonderful ceremonies. I am confident you will find them enriching. Convocation This past week I was with our three associate pastors and almost 300 other priests of the Archdiocese of Detroit at Boyne Highlands for a convocation. It was a deeply enriching time of prayer, fraternity and facing the stresses and challenges of our Church. It was a very profitable time. Congratulations to Tom Kirkwood The third annual Bishop Michael J. Gallagher Society Mass and Award Dinner will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Ladywood High School in Livonia. The evening will start at 6:00 pm with Mass at the Felician Mother House Presentation Chapel, to be followed by a dinner, and program at Ladywood High School, located on the Felician's Livonia campus. The program will honor three Detroit area Catholic educators with the Society's "Order of St. We proclaim Jesus as Lord and ourselves as servants for His sake. continued on page 3... Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

2 Page 2 Shrine Herald National Shrine of the Little Flower Please pray for the sick of our parish Eugenia Baczkowski Anthony Beima Dan Cavanaugh Kathy Cobbledick Tom Connelly Deanna Conway Joann Cook Lisa Marie Coutinho Selma Coutinho Carl Culver Mari Anne Dayton Dora Dlima David Fix Linda Gergosian Randy Hartman Donald Holden Michael Ingram Joylene Alena Jabboori William F. Janelle III Dorothy M. Kail Yeong Kim Cathy Krenzer Marie LaPage Edna Lobo Bob Maybee Carmen Menezes Cleone Menezes Delphine O'Brien Patricia Putansu Jim Shirk Deanna Swincicki Mary Tobin Dennis Van Stednas Grace Weidman Kathy Wigmosta Karl Wolfe Please pray for the repose of the soul of Joseph Kay Christian Service SVDP Clothing Drive This Weekend St. Vincent de Paul is holding their annual clothing drive this weekend. The SVDP truck is located in the Grade School parking lot at the corner of 12 Mile and Linwood, ready to receive your donations before or after all weekend Masses. Coffee and Donuts-This Weekend Welcome to Autumn. In honor of our patron saint, St. Thérèse, we will be having coffee and donuts on September 29 after the 9:00 am Mass. Hope to see many of you there for donuts and fellowship. Peace, The Welcome Committee Crosses for Life at the National Shrine of the Little Flower The Right to Life-Lifespan Crosses for Life will be installed on the lawn of the National Shrine on Saturday, October 5. The crosses are a visible sign of the tragedy of abortion. You are invited to join us next Saturday, at 9:30 am. Volunteers are needed. Please join us and be a part of this annual life project. Sponsored by the National Shrine Knights of Columbus Council St. Francis of Assisi Solemn Feast Day Mass Friday, October 4, 7:00 pm Come join us in a joyous celebration of one of the world s favorite saints, St. Francis of Assisi. All are invited to gather with local Franciscans to honor our beloved Seraphic Father on his Feast Day. Our Presider for Mass will be the Most Reverend Bishop Francis Reiss. Mass will be followed by a light reception and fellowship. All of this takes place on October 4, at 7:00 pm at the National Shrine of the Little Flower on the corner of Woodward and 12 Mile Rd. in Royal Oak. For more information, call Patti Giangrande, OFS at

3 September 29, 2013 Page 3 continued from page 1 Bearings... Bede": Sr. Carolyn Ratkowski CSSF (Livonia St. Michael), Fr. Richard Elmer CSB (Detroit Catholic Central and Wixom St. Catherine of Siena) and Tom Kirkwood (Royal Oak Shrine). Two closed Detroit area Catholic schools will be recognized during the program: Detroit St. Gregory High School, and Grosse Pointe Park St. Ambrose. Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi & the Animal Blessing The annual blessing of the animals will take place on the Feast of St. Francis, Friday, October 4. The blessing will take place at 4:30 pm in the grotto area by the outdoor Stations of the Cross adjacent to the north 12 mile road parking lot. Please bring your pets to share in this special blessing of the animals. Also on October 4, at 7:00 pm, the Franciscans will celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Francis at the National Shrine of the Little Flower church. Bishop Francis Reiss will preside at the Mass. Rosie, Carlito and Lord Stanley Rosie spent time with the Romito family while I was at the convocation. Carlito spent time with the Lynch family. Lord Stanley traveled with me. He thoroughly enjoyed the north woods and Lake Michigan. Divine Life Banns of Marriage First Bann Nicole Mullen and Carl Punzalan Laura Hall and Nate Dickeman Second Bann Marie Brent and Larry Schwei Religious Assistance to Poland and Polonia The Church in Poland asks its friends in the United States for spiritual help through their prayers and financial help through their offerings. The annual collection will be taken up next weekend, October 5-6. Your donation will assist the education of Polish priests, Polish-American students and the missionary work of Polish religious across the world. It will provide charitable aid to parishes and catholic institutions in Poland and fund formation programs for lay leaders serving Polonia in the USA. Please give generously.

4 Page 4 Shrine Herald National Shrine of the Little Flower Mass Information Monday, September 30 6:30 am Mass Msgr. Easton Phillip Fogle, PetrMehall 8:30 am Mass Fr. Camilleri Maria Ruhle, Clara North Tuesday, October 1-Feast of St. Thérèse 6:30 am Mass Fr. Gonyeau Rose Vidosh, Kira Jenkins 9:00 am Mass Msgr. Easton Andrew North, Sean Ruhle Tom Peaslee, Cal Liggett M.C. Stevie Erwin 12:00 Noon Mass Fr. Lang TBA 7:00 pm Vespers Archbishop Allen Vigneron Patrick Pullis, Joe Lynch, Billy Norris M.C. s Alex Bain and Zaid Chabaan Wednesday, October 2 6:30 am Mass Fr. Camilleri Jake Vogelheim, Owen Smit 8:30 am Mass Fr. Lang Lucy Breda, Kira Jenkins Thursday, October 3 6:30 am Mass Fr. Lang Carter Buchanan, Anthony Massucci 8:30 am Mass Msgr. Easton Regan Smith, Kate Laqui Friday, October 4 6:30 am Mass Fr. Gonyeau Eli Thummel, Noah Gappy 8:30 am Mass Fr. Camilleri Billy Norris, Cal Liggett Saturday, October 5 8:30 am Mass Msgr. Easton Jake Vogelheim, Peter Mehall Pray for Vocations 31 Club Pick a day of the month and sign-up at the church entrance. No Dues. No Meetings. Just Prayers. Sunday, October 6 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Vigil Masses (on Saturday) 4:30 pm Fr. Gonyeau Lectors Lisa Pickering, Preston True Madelyne Luddy, Maureen Luddy Carolyn Luddy, Isabel Panyard Hospitality Margie Suchyta, Team 6:30 pm Mass Fr. Camilleri Lectors Don Erwin, Dacia Van Antwerp David Zobl, Dmitri Krick, Ben Vidosh Nikolas Wills Hospitality Gerald Schaffran, Team Sunday Masses 7:30 am Mass Msgr. Easton LectorsDonna McNamera, Marlene Kowalewski Andrew North, Sean Ruhle Tom Peaslee, Cal Liggett Hospitality MaryAnn Skaggs, Team 9:00 am Mass Fr. Gonyeau Lectors Victor Carpenter, Emily Turner Anne O Donnell Joe Wagner, Blake Smith Owen Smith, Max Gouin Hospitality Tony Recchia, Team 10:45 am Mass Msgr. Easton Lectors Van Rohr, Ed Sulak Andre Moon, Grant Fogle Phillip Fogle, Ethan Cwiek M.C. Daniel Carlin Hospitality Wayne Friedman, Team 12:30 pm Mass Fr. Lang Lectors Dave Uchalik, Tom Kendziorski Anna Bradley, Gwendolyn Schmidt Gina Schmidt, Mary Doman Hospitality Hugh Brennan, Team 4:00 pm Spanish Mass Fr. Gonyeau 6:00 pm Mass Fr. Camilleri Lectors Thomas DeVoe, Gabrielle Schmidt Sarah Quigley Andrew Scott, Kenyatte Byron Jake Vogelheim, Billy Norris Hospitality Tom Torma, Team

5 September 29, 2013 Page 5 Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration "Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses." - C.S. Lewis "How small were the number of our Lord's friends when He was silent before His judges! Oh, what a melody for my heart is that silence of Jesus...He makes Himself poor that we may be able to do Him charity....he stretches out His hand to us like a beggar, that on the sunlit day of judgment, when He appears in glory, He may be able to utter and we hear the loving words: 'Come, blessed of my Father; for I was hungry and you gave Me to eat; I was thirsty and you gave Me to drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was in prison, sick and you came to Me.'...It was Jesus Himself who uttered those words; it is He who wants our love, begs for it. He puts Himself, so to say, at our mercy. He wills to take nothing unless we give it to Him and the smallest thing is precious in His divine eyes." - St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face Please call Marie Lama at if you are able to help with any of the following Holy Hours. Open Holy Hours: Sunday, 11 pm; Tuesday, 4 am; Wednesday, 3, 4 am. The following Holy Hours have persons who desire partners with which to share their Holy Hours: Sunday, 8 am, 10 am, 2, 3, 4 pm; Monday, 10 am; Tuesday, 9 am, 3 pm, 7 pm; Wednesday, 3 pm; Thursday, 7 am; Friday, 10 am, 1, 2, 3 pm; Saturday, 9 am, 4 pm; Tuesday-Friday, 1 pm. Thank you, John Faris, for the beautiful draperies put up in the chapel. They are lovely! Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, pray for us!!! Mass Intentions Monday, September 30 St. Jerome 6:30 am Ann Kurczyk 8:30 am Living and Deceased Members of the Frank J. Schymik Family Tuesday, October 1 St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus 6:30 am Larry McNish 9:00 am Intentions of the Parishioners of NSLF 12:00 pm Intentions of Pat Leto, 25 years as LTU admissions counselor Wednesday, October 2 The Holy Guardian Angels 6:30 am Intentions of Sister Maria Teresa 8:30 am Mrs. Francisca L. Ballestar Thursday, October 3 6:30 am Thomas and Kathryn Suda 8:30 am Pasquale DelGiudice Friday, October 4 St. Francis of Assisi 6:30 am Perpetual Mass 8:30 am Deceased Members of the Dysarz, Feyers, and Wojcicki Families Saturday, October 5 8:30 am Ruth and George Gleason Readings of The Week Monday, September 30 Zec 8:1-8/Lk 9:46-50 Tuesday, October 1 Zec 8:20-23/Lk 9:51-56 Wednesday, October 2 Neh 2:1-8/Mt 18:1-5, 10 Thursday, October 3 Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12/ Lk 10:1-12 Friday, October 4 Bar 1:15-22/Lk 10:13-16 Saturday, October 5 Bar 4:5-12, 27-29/ Lk 10:17-24 Sunday, October 6 Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4/2 Tm 1:6-8, 13-14/Lk 17:5-10 Sunday, October 6 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Vigil Masses (on Saturday) 4:30 pm Joseph Laurencelle 6:30 pm Brother Joel A. Lechner, OSM Sunday Masses 7:30 am Intentions of the Parishioners of NSLF 9:00 am Ruth and George Gleason 10:45 am Veronica Agnes Zinger 12:30 pm In Thanksgiving 6:00 pm Michael P. McCourt

6 Page 6 Shrine Herald National Shrine of the Little Flower Military Please pray for our Military Sgt. Daniel J. Allen, US Army Maj. Eric Ansorge PhD, US Army Patrick Paul Atallah, USMC Christopher Babcock, USAF Envin E. Billings, US Army Corey Brady, US Navy Capt. Matthew Cain, US Army Pat Carroll, USAF, Shrine 61, MIA Capt. Patrick Connelly, USMC Crisanto R. Delos, USCG Lt. Joseph W. Doman, US Navy Col. Thomas M. Doman, USMC Specialist Raymond Dorierty PV2-E2 Melissa Ducastel, US Army Capt. Elena Elwart, US Army Lt. Jason D. Everts, US Army Thomas Fern, USAF LCpl. Sarah Fitzpatrick, USMC 2LT Kristina Fleming RN Air Force Lt. Cmdr. Troy Perry Glendye, USCG Joseph Haddad, USMC Capt. Richard Holt, USAF SSgt. Philip Huber, USMC Cpt. Kevin Joyce, US Army Jacob Kindl, USMC Andrew Kostrzewa, US Navy Capt Justin Kuhlmann, US Army 2 nd Lt. Nicholas Robert Langan, US Army Peter Laperriere, US Navy Brian MacKenzie, USAF Sgt. Jonathan D. Maten, US Army GS13 Dan Marem MI BN Spec. Ryan McWilliams, US Army Rangers Capt. Christopher Mellon, USMC Sgt. Beau G. Messer, US Army Aaron Mingle, US Navy Sgt. Alan Mullin, US Army Airman Sean P. O Dell, USAF Spec. Kevin C. Oldani, F.A.S.T. USMC Capt. Daniel P. Palmer, US Army Capt. John F. Palmer, US Army Capt. Martin J. Palmer, US Army Lt. Col. Loren D. Penney, US Army Sam Piontkowski, USMC 1st Capt. Johnny Pruitt, ASAF Anthony Reynolds, USAF Maj. David N. Roberts, USMC Lt. Col. Eric J. Simpson, FA Capt. Michael Szalma, US Army Spec. David Wittla, US Army 1 st Private Wyatt Wray, USMC Step by Step Thank You The Step by Step Run Race Committee, Shrine Catholic Schools and National Shrine Parish extend their most heartfelt appreciation to the sponsors who made the Step by Step Run/Walk event a huge success! Proceeds from the Run will be used for athletic facilities, athletic and physical education equipment and life-saving equipment for National Shrine Parish and Shrine Catholic Schools Step by Step Run Sponsors Personal Best sponsor IHOP Strides sponsors King and Murray University of Detroit Mercy Warm-Up sponsors Dean Chiropractic Bloomberry Northwood Credit Union State Farm Dave Arce Palm Family Dental Hammond Lyons Insurance Agency O Dell Family Chiropractic AJ Desmond Funeral Homes Royal Oak Ford The Avenue Miner s Den Crispelli s Colonial Events Honors New York Bagel Bruegger s Bagels Westborn Market Northwood Market Julie Martin Creative The Skaggs Family Superior Fish Lily s Seafood Just a reminder, please notify us when you have additions to the Military prayer list, or when one of our Military members can be taken off the prayer list. Thank you!

7 September 29, 2013 Page 7 Lending Library Learn why a successful Methodist minister made the journey to the Catholic Church in the book, Confessions of a Mega Church Pastor by Allen Hunt. One reviewer said, "This is such a powerful book! it is a raw, honest and moving story that has deepened my faith and my love for the Church, and from a perspective I could never had imagined. I can't recommend it highly enough for anyone who wants to know what it really means to be Catholic." (Back cover) In this time when all Catholics are being encouraged to be able to explain and defend their Faith, this book can be an encouragement. Lending Library hours are Sundays from 10 am to 2 pm, and Fridays from 9:15 am to Noon, in the National Shrine Conference Center, Room C (across the alley from the Northwood parking lot). For information call Kathy McGuire at or JoAn Gilleran at Events Calendar Location Guide A Academy AC Adoration Chapel, Coughlin Building CC-SH Conference Center, Seton Hall CC-A Conference Center, Room A CC-B Conference Center, Room B CC-C Conference Center, Room C CL Choir Loft CR Choir Room GS Grade School HH-BR Heritage Hall Board Room HH-B Heritage Hall Mtg. Rm. B HH-EW Heritage Hall East Wing HH-WW Heritage Hall West Wing HH-MF Heritage Hall Main Floor HS High School STC St. Thérèse Chapel YR Youth Room Events Calendar Sunday, September 29 Friday, October 4 Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Masses 6:30, 8:30 am Masses 7:30, 9:00, 10:45 am; Homeschool Group 12:30, and 4:00 (Spanish), YR 9:00 am 6:00 pm Masses Lending Library 40 Days for Life Sign-up CC-C 9:15 am HH-WW After all Masses ENDOW Coffee and Donuts CC-SH,A,B 9:30 am HH-MF After 9:00 am Mass Brownie Troop #70199 RF Preschool YR 3:15 pm YR 9:00 am St. Francis Animal Blessing Lending Library Grotto Area 4:30 pm CC-C 10:00 am St. Francis Feast Day Mass Rosary for the Unborn Church 7:00 pm STC 5:00 pm Girl Scout Troop #43068 CREW Youth Group CC-B 7:00 pm Church 6:00 pm Saturday, October 5 Monday, September 30 Mass 8:30 am Masses 6:30, 8:30 am CYO Scout Religious Emblem RF Grades K-6 GS-Classrooms 4:30 pm Counselors CC-SH 9:00 am RF Grades 7-8 Academy 6:15 pm Sunday Liturgy Vigil Mass 4:30, 6:30 pm Shower of Roses Concert & Reflection Church 7:00 pm Sunday, October 6 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Tuesday, October 1 Masses 7:30, 9:00, 10:45 am; Masses 6:30, 9:00 am, 12:00 pm 12:30, and 4:00 (Spanish), St. Thérèse Solemn Vespers Church 7:00 pm 6:00 pm Masses RF Preschool St. Therese Feast Day Reception YR 9:00 am HH-MF After Vespers Lending Library Wednesday, October 2 CC-C 10:00 am Masses 6:30, 8:30 am Rosary for the Unborn Mens Bible Study STC 5:00 pm CC-A 6:30 am CREW Youth Group Special Needs RF YR 6:00 pm CC-SH 5:00 pm Thursday, October 3 Masses 6:30, 8:30 am Shrine HS Moms Pinochle Group CC-SH 10:30 am Grupo de Renovacion Carismatico YR 6:00 pm Shrine Choir Rehearsal Church 8:30 pm

8 Page 8 Shrine Herald National Shrine of the Little Flower Religious Formation Preschool Religious Formation We had a great first day of class last week! Our veteran four-year-olds helped our new kids start learning the weekly routine. We look forward to seeing everyone again in a week! Confirmation IMPORTANT Reminders for those students being Confirmed in October: 1. An was sent out with instructions for signing up for your Confirmation interview online via Google doc. Please sign up immediately if you haven t done so yet. 2. The second P.R.E.P. Rally will be held on Thursday, October 10, at 6:15-8:00 pm in the High School Student Center. This is required for all Confirmation candidates about to be confirmed. 3. At this point your Servant Ministry should be completed. If it is not, contact Mrs. Gray immediately (ggray@shrinechurch.com or ). 4. Confirmation REHEARSAL is scheduled for Sunday, October 20 immediately following 6 pm Mass. Please bring your sponsor or a parent (if sponsor is unable to attend). 5. Confirmation is scheduled for Sunday, October 27 at 12:30 pm. The Rite of Confirmation has been scheduled within the 12:30 pm National Shrine parish Mass on Sunday, October 27, Bishop Walter Hurley will be the celebrant. Approximately 100 ninth grade Confirmation candidates will be confirmed here on October 27. They have worked very hard since the beginning of the seventh grade to prepare for this very special sacrament. Please keep these young men and women in your prayers in a very special way over the next several weeks. Thank you and may God bless you. Confirmation Servant Ministry Opportunities Focus HOPE Food Distribution Saturday, October 12, 9 am Renaissance Vineyard Church, 1841 Pinecrest, Ferndale Parents and youth are needed to unload the truck for the Focus: HOPE food distribution site. After the truck is unloaded, parent/student teams have the option to deliver food to a few homes. Students who have delivered food in the past have found this to be very meaningful. PLEASE NOTE the NEW LOCATION of this event. To register, please contact Mrs. Gina Gray at or ggray@shrinechurch.com with the words "Focus Hope" in the subject line. Home Gardening and Yard Maintenance Angels Place Resident Homes Are you looking for a way to fit service hours into your busy Fall/Winter schedule? Choose a convenient time for your family and help Angels Place in a meaningful way. Angels Place has several resident homes very close by the National Shrine community for adults with developmental disabilities. Many of these homes need assistance with seasonal clean up. This project could qualify as a Long Tem Ministry if volunteers are interested in working regularly over the Fall/Winter (talk to Mrs. Gray to set this up). Confirmation candidates and at least one parent can sign up by contacting Dawn Bradley at dbradley@angelsplace.com or at Help Put Up Right To Life Crosses Saturday, October 5, 9 am Help give people a visible reminder of the devastation of abortion. The Knights of Columbus need youth AND parents to help install the white crosses on the lawn of the church. Each cross represents 2 lives that have ended due to abortion. Those interested can sign up by ing Mrs. Gray at ggray@shrinechurch.com (please use Crosses in the subject line). Once you are signed up, she will send you a reflection sheet to complete. Please bring a parent and a hammer and meet on the Woodward lawn next to the church. Parents are asked to remain with their children. Help Take Down Right To Life Crosses Tuesday, October 15, 4 pm Those interested in helping the Knights of Columbus remove the crosses (see above) can Mrs. Gray at ggray@shrinechurch.com (please use Crosses in the subject line). Those assisting with this project will meet on the Woodward lawn next to the church at 4 pm. Once you are signed up, she will send you a reflection sheet to complete. Parents are asked to remain with their children. C.R.E.W. High School Youth Ministry Kickball Kickoff All C.R.E.W. nights will take place in the Youth Room located in the basement of the church (come through the northwest doors on Northwood Blvd. with the big ramp) and go down the stairs in the vestibule. If there is a different location for the night it will be mentioned here. Getting to Know You Sunday, September 29, 7:30 to 9 pm Who are you? We want to know all about you! Tonight we will play fun games and learn about our teens and our leaders. We will also get to know our Parish and our faith. Join us for food, faith, fellowship and friends!!

9 September 29, 2013 Page 9 Adult Religious Formation Women s Book Study St. Francis De Sales Introduction to the Devout Life All women are encouraged to join us as we delve into St. Francis De Sales Introduction to the Devout Life using a study guide to direct us. Come explore the path to a holy life and deeper relationship with Christ that St. Francis De Sales breaks down for us in this spiritual classic. The goal of this study will be to put into practice what we learn from this Doctor of the Church. The format of this study will require home reading in order to be prepared to discuss the materials using the study guide during the meetings. When: Friday Mornings beginning September 27 Time: 9:30 to 11:30 am Where: Conference Center Seton Hall The Book: Introduction to the Devout Life can be found on Amazon, by searching for ISBN Study Guide: Growing in Holiness and Relationship with Jesus: A Study Guide for St. Francis de Sales' Introduction to the Devout Life by Judy Maten (to be provided the first day of study for $20). This book study will be facilitated by Judy Maten and assisted by Vikki Jenkins. Please RSVP to: Vikki Jenkins at Vikkij@wideopenwest.com or If you have any questions about the study or materials, please Judy Maten at cestjudy@aol.com. Join us for our Wednesday Evening Women's Study Group I Thirst For Love: The Imitation of Christ and the Message of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. Wednesdays from 7 to 9 pm beginning October 16 National Shrine Conference Center Room A Explore the life and spirituality of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. Understand how her life and experiences impacted her path to sainthood. Discover how the writings of 14 th Century priest Thomas à Kempis spiritual classic, the Imitation of Christ inspired the Little Flower to become a saint. Explore the life and spirituality that has stirred the hearts of saints and disciples around the world. Learn how to live her Little Way of Spiritual Childhood, leading us into the arms of Christ. We will be using the study guide: I Thirst for Love: The Imitation of Christ and the Message of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, written by National Shrine parishioner Judith Maten and the Vintage Spiritual Classics edition of Kempis Imitation of Christ. Study guides will be provided for a cost of $25 per person the first day of class. Participants are asked to bring their own copy of the Imitation of Christ, which can be purchased from local Catholic bookstores, including Work in Troy for $14 or from Amazon.com. Please RSVP to facilitator Melissa Thompson at mompson@gmail.com. New Volunteer Adult Choir Forming A new group of adult volunteer singers is forming, open to all interested participants. The format will be a laid-back workshop where singing skills will be developed and applied to the three main components of Catholic music: Gregorian chant, Renaissance polyphony and Contemporary song. The group will appear at various liturgies throughout the year, but not on a weekly basis, and not at the same weekend liturgy each time. Interested participants are asked to attend one of the following four organizational meetings which will take place in church near the grand piano/organ console/music area: Wednesday, October 16 or Wednesday, October 23 at 7 pm Saturday, October 19 or Saturday, October 26 at 3 pm If you have any questions, please contact Rob Abbott at rabbott@shrinechurch.com or , extension 442.

10 Page 10 Shrine Herald National Shrine of the Little Flower Grade School Happenings Sixth Grade Our sixth grade students are enjoying the responsibility and service of Spirit Brigade, Recycling and First Grade Buddies. We began our year writing a class prayer encompassing the different types of prayer. Dear God, You are powerful and mighty. All Your creation is worthy of praise. Please bless our family and friends. Bless our teachers as they guide us. Please help us to grow in our faith as we set an example for the rest of Shrine Catholic Grade School. Please give our teachers patience as they help us to grow in knowledge and faith. Thank You for all You provide for us. In Your Name, we pray. Amen At this time we are preparing prayer services and reviewing the Bible. We will begin our faith journey as we look at God s love for us through His creation. In English, we reviewed the elements of a good story, organized, and wrote an imaginative story. Our quick writes were used to review punctuation. The Common Core Standards affirm the importance of grammar in the context of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. In social studies our sixth graders examined the Constitution and wrote a Classroom Constitution. The Stone Age Era was studied and daily geography skills are practiced with our Where in the World questions. Reading class finds students analyzing elements of historical fiction as well as reading the classic novel Old Yeller. We continue to read a variety of non-fiction including local newspapers and our Time for Kids magazine. We are just coming to a close with our first chapter on cells and are excited to end the unit with a DNA extraction in the science lab. Our Super Science Binders are proving to be a great resource as it pushes our thinking to new levels. In math we have just completed a review of basic operations and look forward to working with algebraic expressions and properties before diving into decimals. We will continue our weekly times tests, as well as our daily story problem to strengthen our skills and expand our mathematical thinking for problem solving. We are well into our new year and excited about all the good things ahead. Mrs. Hawley Mrs. Hazen Mrs. Smith

11 September 29, 2013 Page 11 Animal Blessing October 4 at 4:30 pm The blessing will take place in the grotto area on 12 Mile road. Bring your animal friends for this special blessing!

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13 September 29, 2013 Page 13 Life Matters Let your voice be heard Don t let your taxes pay for abortions in Michigan. If you have not had an opportunity to sign the petition to prohibit abortion coverage from the Michigan health care exchange, representatives will be available with petitions after all Masses the weekend of October 5 and October 6. We need your support to bring legislation before Michigan lawmakers that prevent taxpayer money from paying for abortions. Abortion is not health care, and no citizen should be forced to pay for a procedure that destroys human life. The Michigan Catholic Conference supports this legislation. For more information please visit Michigan s Voice website (

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15 September 29, 2013 Page 15 Market Day Did you know that Market Day has helped schools like ours raise over $500 Million over the last 35 years? It is so easy to support through Market Day, buying groceries that you would be purchasing anyway. Every purchase you make gives back to our school. Please consider ordering this month to help us reach our goal. Choose from 150+ high quality foods online, plus check out the great promotions this month. Right now you can save $2.00 on each of the three top sellers, Broccoli and Cheese stuffed Chicken, Cheese Pizza Eat-zzas and Seasoned Salmon. With a $40 purchase, receive FREE Broccoli Florets and with a $90 online purchase, receive FREE ChicNSteakes! Place your order online using school code 9832 at marketday.com by Monday, October 7. Thank you for your continued support of Shrine! Hollywood Market Apples for the Students National Shrine parish and Shrine Catholic schools will again be participating in Hollywood Market s Apples for the Students. This program is sponsored by Shrine Catholic Grade School Mothers Club and is designed to help our school earn educational equipment with our points from shopping at Hollywood Market stores. Some of these educational tools include computers, software, sports and band equipment, audio-visual aids, books and other teaching tools FREE. NEW this year, you do not need a card! When you shop at Hollywood Markets just tell your cashiers you would like to support Shrine Schools and the points will begin accumulating. This is so exciting and easy! The program runs from September 15, 2013 through March 24, Please ask your friends and relatives to join in on the fundraising! You may check out this program by going to the following website: Thank you for your support! Last year Shrine Catholic schools received playground and gym equipment, as well as Science and Math educational teaching tools. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Lori Tisko, ltisko@comcast.net National Shrine of the Little Flower Perpetual Mass Enrollment Cards The National Shrine of the Little Flower now has a beautiful six page perpetual Mass card available at the Parish rectory office and the National Shrine gift shop. With this enrollment, the person or persons, living or deceased, will be remembered in a Mass once a month at the National Shrine on or near the first Friday of each month. The Masses will be celebrated every month in perpetuity. The suggested offering for the enrollment card and a card suitable to be given to family or individuals is $25 per card.

16 Page 16 Shrine Herald National Shrine of the Little Flower D. T. P. S. Did you notice that Jesus did not condemn the rich man s success? He did not say that having great wealth was a bad thing at all does he? Nor does he do what the culture of that day did to the poor man who likely was an outcast and thought of as spiritually destitute or perhaps he was experiencing physical problems. Instead he is using these two men as examples to teach us that worldly success can be dangerous. Worldly success can make us forget that we really do NEED God. In turn that can make us insensitive towards our neighbor whom Jesus taught we must love as ourselves. Jesus isn t condemning the rich man s success but he IS condemning how the man reacted to his success. It had left him cold-hearted, complacent and self-centered. How do we avoid becoming complacent? We can start each day with a morning offering, you may have heard of this. Simply start each day by offering our work, suffering, and success to God. It s like having a roadmap for our spiritual journey and can take less than a minute each day. Google it if you have to, but just start it to give yourself that direction in life to avoid becoming like the rich man. In Christ, Deacon Tom

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18 Page 18 Shrine Herald National Shrine of the Little Flower RCIA Program for Adults 2014 Would you like to become Catholic? Looking for deeper understanding of the Faith? The RCIA program (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) is a six-month long religious study program and conversion process leading to full participation in the Catholic Church for the non-baptized, those already validly baptized in separated Christian churches, and for adult Catholics who have never been confirmed. It also serves as an excellent renewal experience for Catholics returning to the Church. It is an exciting personal and communal spiritual journey leading to a transformation of mind and spirit. Adults needing one or all of the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and/or the Eucharist) are invited to join this exciting program, which begins Sunday, September 15. We meet every Sunday Morning in the Parish Conference Center from 10:30-12:30 until Easter. Learning real facts about the Catholic Faith through the combined lenses of philosophy, theology, Scripture and history is a most exciting and challenging experience. (No exams!) The RCIA is a friendly process that begins with a time of honest inquiry and review of topics like the existence of God, nature of Man, mystery of creation, origin of evil and suffering, and the life of Jesus (Incarnation, Passion & Death; Resurrection, Ascension, and Pentecost) At the end of this initial period, if candidates for Baptism express their intention to become Catholic, they are accepted into the order of Catechumens, and along with all the other participants are anointed with the Sign of the Cross, receive special blessings, and a Bible. This is a time of nurturing, deep spiritual growth, and continuing personal conversion for all in the parish sharing your journey. On the First Sunday of Lent (March 9, 2014) those seeking to enter the Church visit Blessed Sacrament Cathedral to appear before Archbishop Vigneron as a formal expression of their intention to become full members of the Church. The entire period of Lent will be filled with special blessings called scrutinies, and become a time of intense personal reflection and prayer. At the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday evening, all will receive those sacraments which will bring them into full communion with the Catholic Church. A brief period following Easter provides an opportunity for shared reflections on this personal journey to faith and explores ways to help live as an active Catholic today in our complex modern world. Registration is easy you may leave your name, address, and phone number with the parish office at , ext. 0, or contact John LaCroix, Director of Adult Formation, by phone at : jwlacroix@comcast.net, or simply come to the Parish Conference Center on any Sunday morning at 10:15 am beginning September 15. All are welcome. Bring a friend! Come see where time well spent will lead. Jesus said, Be not afraid! Bl. John Paul II believed him and taught us all to live and die with courage. The journey to Faith is the most important trip we will ever take. In fact, it s the reason we are born. No matter what happens along the way, one thing is certain: we never walk alone. Now is your time to act. Come join us in the journey. Be not afraid! Rachel s Vineyard With the friendly and expert help and advice of other people, and as a result of your own painful experience, you can be among the most eloquent defenders of everyone s right to life. - Blessed Pope John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae, o.99 We are ready to help you find healing and wholeness again. Please call. Detroit Rachel s Vineyard Call to attend the next retreat January 3-5,

19 September 29, 2013 Page 19 Year of Faith The Virgin Mary most perfectly embodies the obedience of faith. By faith Mary welcomes the tidings and promise brought by the angel Gabriel, believing that with God nothing will be impossible and so giving her assent: Behold I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word. Elizabeth greeted her: Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord. It is for this faith that all generations have called Mary blessed. Throughout her life and until her last ordeal when Jesus her son died on the cross, Mary s faith never wavered. She never ceased to believe in the fulfillment of God s word. And so the Church venerates in Mary the purest realization of faith. Catechism of the Catholic Church # Question How does Mary s obedience of faith serve as a model and inspiration for me? Prayer My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, My spirit rejoices in God my Savior for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From this day all generations shall call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name. He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation. He has shown the strength of his arm, he has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and lifted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. He has come to the help of his servant Israel for he has remembered his promise of mercy, the promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children forever. NATIONAL SHRINE of the Little Flower Parish Office 2100 W. 12 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI Pastoral Staff Parish Main Number Rev. Msgr. William H. Easton, Pastor... ext 415 Rev. Joseph Lang, Assoc... ext 412 Rev. Anthony Camilleri, Assoc... ext 419 Rev. Patrick Gonyeau, Assoc... ext 416 Rev. Mr. Thomas R. Avery, Deacon... ext 422 Christian Service, Sister Noreen Ellison, SC... ext 411 Director of Liturgical Music, Mr. Rob Abbott... ext 442 Parish Education & Religious Formation Staff Shrine Catholic High School & Academy, 3500 W 13 Mile Rd. R.O Principal, Mrs. Bernadette Sugrue Shrine Catholic Grade School, 1621 Linwood R.O Principal, Mrs. Sharon Dixon Director of Admissions, Mrs. Meg Armstrong Religious Education Office Coordinator, Renee Cramer Preschool & Elementary Coordinator, Janie Lynch Youth Minister (9-12 grades), Christine Wist Grades 7/8 Religious Formation, Michael Reece Director of RCIA and Adult Formation, Mr. John LaCroix Parish Staff Chief Financial Officer, Mrs. Andrea Safranski... ext 432 Director of Advancement, Ms. Cynthia Grzelak... ext 455 Advancement Assistant, Ms. Brenda Braidwood... ext 420 Bookkeeper, Mrs. Tracy Vincent... ext 421 Parish Receptionist, Mrs. Charlene Lewandowski... ext 410 Director of Special Projects, Mr. Kevin Sutherland... ext 414 National Shrine Director/Church Tours, Mr. Jack Hoolehan... ext 418 Parish Solutions Specialist, Mrs. Vicki Holtyn... ext 448 Office Hours Monday - Friday... 9 am-8:30 pm...closed for Lunch between 12 Noon and 1 pm Saturday... 9 am-2:30 pm Sunday... 9 am-12:30 pm Emergencies handled at any time. Please limit other visits or phone calls to the above times. Church Hours Monday - Friday... 5:30 am-5 pm Saturday... 7:30 am-after 6:30 pm Mass Sunday... 6:30 am-after 6:00 pm Mass Gift Shop Hours Monday - Friday... 1 pm-4 pm Second Saturday of the Month... 5:30 pm-6:30 pm Second Sunday of the Month... 9:30 am-2 pm Masses Sunday... 7:30, 9:00, 10:45 am, 12:30, 6:00 pm Saturday... 8:30 am, 4:30 pm, 6:30 pm Weekday... 6:30, 8:30 am Holy Day... 6:30, 8:30 am, 12:00 noon, 7:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation After 6:30 am Mass; Saturdays 3-4 pm and 5:30-6 pm. Sacrament of Baptism Sunday at 2 pm. Please contact Charlene Lewandowski in the Parish Office at ext 410. Sacrament of Marriage Parish members, please contact Charlene Lewandowski in the Parish Office at ext 410 at least six months in advance. Spiritual Care for the Sick and Homebound Please notify the Parish Office or Sister Noreen at extension 411 if there is an illness, hospitalization or need for homebound ministry. We will do our best to provide spiritual support for our parishioners. Parish Tours Docents are on duty from 10 am-4 pm Monday-Saturday except during services. Groups of 10 or more call Jack Hoolehan at , ext. 418 to schedule a time. Shrine Herald Submissions are due Monday by 1 pm. Articles should be ed to vholtyn@shrinechurch.com to be considered for publication. For questions and/or comments, please contact the Shrine Herald Editor. While we urge our readers to consider patronizing our advertisers, we cannot and do not endorse their conduct or performance. For information on advertising in the Shrine Herald, please call , ext. 326.

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