THANK YOU! Thank you! Thank you! Holiday food sorting November 15, 2015

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1 THANK YOU! Thank you! Thank you! Holiday food sorting November 15, 2015

2 ST MARY MAGDALEN PARISH PASTORAL COLUMN November 2015 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, During World Youth Day 2013, Pope Francis said, The measure of greatness of a society is found in the way it treats those most in need. Through his words and ac ons, Pope Francis con nues to draw our a en on back to the Gospel message concerning care of the poor and our responsibility toward them. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) responds by addressing the root causes of poverty in the United States. November 22 has been designated as the CCHD na onal collec on in our parishes. This collec on is the primary source of funding for the CCHD s an -poverty grants and educa on programs by giving a hand up, rather than a handout. CCHD helps people living in poverty join together to iden fy problems, make decisions, and find solu ons to improve their lives and neighborhoods. Of the CCHD funds collected in our parishes, 25 percent is retained by our diocese to help fund local an -poverty projects. Through your generosity in 2014 four programs in West Michigan received grants. One such outreach is the Salva on Army s Congrega onal Partnership Program. Using the rapid rehousing model, this program assists homeless families to obtain long-term stable housing pairing them with local church congrega ons. Another is Catholic Chari es West Michigan s Pregnancy Support Services which offers help and support to women throughout their pregnancies. CCHD funded organiza ons that address poverty issues in a variety of areas including housing, educa on, neighborhood improvement, and criminal jus ce reform. One such organiza on, Ex-prisoners and Prisoners Organizing for Community Advancement (EPOCA), works to change the future for men and women returning to society a er incarcera on. Since incep on, EPOCA has steadily grown in membership, influence, and vision. Today, its diverse team works with allies to win legisla ve victories that improve the lives of families around the country. The CCHD collec on offers new hope to those living in poverty throughout the United States. May our experience of God s love con nue to open our heart to those in need and move us to ac on. Thank you for your con nued support of this important outreach of the Church. For more informa on about the CCHD collec on and the groups it funds, please visit Sincerely yours in Christ, Most Reverend David J. Walkowiak Bishop of Grand Rapids ND ST SE, KENTWOOD, MICHIGAN MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, November 21, :00 p.m. Kathleen Huizenga by Sue & Greg Kornoely Sunday, November 22, :00 a.m. Inten ons of our Parish Family 11:00 a.m. James Ferguson by the Family 5:00 p.m. Inten ons of our Parish Family Tuesday, November 24, 2015 Wednesday, November 25, 2015 Thursday, November 26, 2015 THANKSGIVING DAY 8:00 a.m. Robert Schauer by Schauer Family Friday, November 27, 2015 Saturday, November 28, :00 p.m Ben Rich by Margo Rich Sunday, November 29, :00 a.m. Inten ons of our Parish Family 11:00 a.m. Mr. & Mrs. Scruby by Terri Mauro 5:00 p.m. Inten ons of our Parish Family Scripture Readings for: N 29, 2015 Jer 33:14-16 Ps 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14 1 Thes 3:12 4:2 Lk 21:25-28, Let us pray for one another with one mind and heart to the Lord our God Neighborhood 0 Carol Aldrich Lucille Morrison Bob & Donna Huebner Barbara Kuhn Brenda Shaver Liane Church Neighborhood 1 Norman Czerniak James Emelander Neighborhood 5 Elizabeth Gorkowski Neighborhood 6 Karen Smith Neighborhood 8 Bartholomew Atkins Melanie Po er Neighborhood 9 Ted Cipponeri Pauline Parent Neighborhood 10 Kevin Douglas Neighborhood 11 Elsie Christensen Neighborhood 13 Blaze Radic Mary Alice Kelly Neighborhood 14 Gary Tryon Neighborhood 15 Evelyn & John Kehoe Leon Rutka, Jr. Neighborhood 16 Bill Derr Rosaline Coon Jean Lindsey Ann Syrba R Jay Wagner Neighborhood 20 Kevin & Kyle Friar Shirley Pa erson Neighborhood 22 Don Rexford Neighborhood 30 Dorothy Daniels Neighborhood 33 Carolyn Sheeran Jeremy Sheeran Neighborhood 35 Pat Kallio Neighborhood 37 Max Witgen Others to remember: Baby Wade Syers Pat VanderMeulen Stan Barron Mel Johnson Baby Lila Margaret LaHuis Sue Fairchild Jeanne Witgen Captain Jordan Smith Baby Brayson Madison Williams Chuc Nguyen Bill & Sally Louwers Daniel Ferguson Lyndsey Freiburger Joe Jakubowski Becky Yonker Kathy Jo Fraher Kelly Sheeran Pamela Hoffman Marie Peterson JoAnne & Pa Case Jim Nawrocki Delores Kloke Jackie Vollink Mike Case Ross Family Chris ne England Trudy Swing Rosalene Burd John Chirco Jim Searfoss Mary Postellon Mike Priest Sumar Kabban James LaDuke Rachel Sowers D F We offer our prayers and condolences to the family of Sally Deweese who died this past week. Also, prayers for the family of Jacqueline Gruss who also died this past week. May they rest in the peace and love of God

3 November 22, 2015 OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE THIS ARTICLE IS BEING RESUBMITTED FOR A BETTER VIEW OF THE PIE CHART: The chart you see below is an illustration of how the parish budget is allocated. We divide the operations of the parish into six functions: Worship, Faith Formation, Christian Service, Administration, Social, and Maintenance & Utilities. Here is a brief overview of what these areas cover. Worship There is a lot of effort that goes into providing worship that is meaningful and uplifting, including the music, the worship environment (also known as Liturgical decor), altar supplies, and worship aids (such as missalettes and hymnals). Faith Formation A lot of times, the first thing we think of when we hear Faith Formation is the religious education of the faith. While the classes fall into that category, they are only a part of what the budget includes. Materials for the spiritual preparation for receipt of the sacraments (Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist, Confirmation and Matrimony), as well as supplies and expenses that go along with the celebration of them are part of Faith Formation. Youth Ministry (including the annual Mission Trip), Continuing Adult Faith Formation programs, and parish retreats for our youth and adults are also a vital part of Faith Formation, as is the literature available in the back of church, the Lighthouse kiosk, and your subscription to Faith Magazine. Christian Service This is the charitable activity of the church, from which donations are made and assistance is given to those in need. Included in these activities are the Holiday Food Baskets, sponsorship of the monthly food trucks and support for our sister parish in Haiti. Also funding for our programs for homebound parishioners and our funeral ministry (liturgy planning aids and luncheons) and the parish tuition support for those attending Catholic schools comes from this area. Administration Administrative is kind of the bad word for charitable organizations, but these expenses comprise the guts and glue of how we operate and make the other ministries function smoothly. The administrative function sets the direction for the parish as a whole, and provides support services to do that, such as office personnel, insurance, supplies, postage, printing, and technology. Social This is where our parish enjoys fellowship with one another, through the many social activities throughout the year, from the simple (Sunday morning coffee & doughnuts) to the complex (Parish Festival). For all it entails, it really uses a small percentage of resources as so many of the events are self-sustaining. Maintenance & Utilities Maintenance & Utilities are the expenses involved in maintaining the appearance and functioning of our buildings and property, and the cost of providing heat, electricity and water. Budget /16 Total Budget = $740,927 Faith Formation, $182,820, 25% Administration, $180,182, 24% Social, $24,443 3% Maintainence & Utilities, $177,516, 24% Christian Service, $52,156,7% Worship, $123,810, 17%

4 CHRISTIAN SERVICE YOU ARE AWESOME! A Thank you goes to the 30 people who helped sort everything and load the van for John Knox Pantry. The past 2 weekends we had our annual Thanksgiving/ Christmas food drive. Take a look at how much you gave. A big Thank you also goes to the Men s Group for helping vendors unload and load their cars for the cra show last Saturday. Many were grateful for the help we provided. Also a Thank You for helping reset the Family Center that a ernoon so we could have coffee and donuts Sunday morning. Help is needed next Saturday, November 28 to decorate the church for Advent. We will begin around 10:00 a.m. Please take a tag from the Giving Tree and return the unwrapped gi s by December 14 at which me we will sort them. Spartan/Nash stores will be making a change to their Community Rewards program. Please turn in any UPC labels you may have by December 1. All you have to do is cut the UPC off the label and collect them in an envelope and drop it into the collec on basket at Mass with Spartan labels wri en on it and we will see they get processed. THANKSGIVING MASS WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, NOV. 26 AT 9:00 A.M. F FINANCIAL NEWS Date Contribu ons Budget Over (Under) Nov. 15, 2015 $13,813 $14,100 ($287) Year to date $242,487 $282,000 ($39,513) 285 envelopes & 22 electronic contribu onshow shall I make a return to the LORD for all the good he has done for me? Psalm 116:12 CATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL ~ 2015 Assessment $ 82,416 Pledged to Date $68, 304 (82.9% of goal) Needed for Goal $ 14,112 No. of Responses 311 out of 1,124 Families The work of the CSA does touch all of us, and all of us sharing our gi s make it possible. Please prayerfully consider a generous pledge to this year s CSA. And remember, what we raise in excess of our assessment is returned to us, and will be used toward the Resurrec on Fund! ROM ASHES TO LIVING STONES ~ PLEDGE DRIVE Total needed: $2,173,490 Total pledged: $1,664,277 Pledges paid: $1,466,319 Resurrec on Fund Dona ons $ 296,525 Total Income $1,762,844 Total balance needed $ 410,646 Pledges outstanding $ 197,958 Addi onal pledges needed $ 212,688 PARISH STAFF Pastoral Staff: Ruth Bush: Coordinator of Chris an Services/Volunteers, x106 rbush@stmmagdalen.org Chad Roden Coordinator of Youth & Young Adult Ministry, x104 croden@stmmagdalen.org Craig Swa Director of Music Ministry, x105 Molly Wisdom Coordinator of Faith Forma on, x103 mwisdom@stmmagdalen.org Administra ve Staff: Joe Hakeem Business Manager, jhakeem@stmmagdalen.org, x102 Molly Reppuhn Parish Secretary, mreppuhn@stmmagdalen.org, x107 Michelle Mason Admin. Assistant, mmason@stmmagdalen.org, x112 Housekeeping: Brenda Bush Pastoral Support Staff: Deacons Mike Dordan & Michael Wood Sacristans Wayne Ball, Joseph Nguyen Pastoral Council: Nathan Jeruzal Chair Laurie Emelander Patricia Guzzo Jesus Hernandez Mary Ann Bergevin Mark Vandervoord Charles Mason Daniel Moomey Kathy Leeuwenburg Ronald Stephan Wayne Westbrook Matt Richer (Youth Rep) Finance Council: Becky Ve er Chair Brent Hawkins Lynie Huynh Tom Nawrocki Jamie Taggart Cathy Wells Parish Registra on: Contact the Parish Office at Sacrament of Marriage: Call the Parish Office at least 6 months in advance. Sacrament of Bap sm: Please call the Parish Office to register for Baptism Prep.

5 NOTEWORTHY NOTES First Friday Eucharis c Adora on On Dec. 4 we will have exposi on of the Blessed Sacrament in the Chapel beginning a er the 8 a.m. Mass and concluding with Benedic on at 8:30 p.m We would like those who can sign up to spend me before the Blessed Sacrament for one hour to please do so. It is impera ve that we have 2 people for every hour that Our Lord is present on the altar. If you can offer an hour, see the sign-up sheet on the table near the Chapel, or call the office at THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH Monday, November 23, :00 p.m. Widow s Luncheon at Woody s Tuesday, November 24, :15 a.m. Rosary Making 7:00 p.m. Boys Scouts 7:00 p.m. Men s Group Mee ng Wednesday, November 25, :00 a.m. Morning Adult Scripture Study NO FAITH FORMATION TONIGHT Thursday, November 26, 2016 Mass 9:00 a.m. Thursday & Friday, November 26 & 27 Parish Office is closed to observe the Thanksgiving Holiday The parish office will be closed on Thursday & Friday, Nov. 26 & 27 to observe the Thanksgiving Holiday Lectors for the Weekend of November 28 & 29 Saturday 5pm Teri Zinn (1) & Michael Bush (2) Sunday: 9 a.m. Maria Saenz (1) & Marilyn Kaminski (2) 11am Dan Moomey (1) & Jesus Hernandez (2) 5 p.m. Mark O Gorman (1) & Luisa Or z (2) Readings for the week of November 23 through November 28, 2015: Monday: Dn 1:1-6, 8-20 (Ps) Dn 3:52-56 Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Dn 2:31-45 (Ps) Dn 3:57-61 Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, (Ps) Dn 3:62-67 Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Sir 50:20-24 Ps 138:1-5 1Cor 1:3-9 Lk 17:11-19 Friday: Dn 7:2-14 (Ps) Dn 3:75-81 Lk 21:29-33 Saturday: Dn 7:15-27 (Ps) Dn 3:82-87 Lk 21:34-36