EUCHARIST: 4 pm Divine Infant Gulliver 5:30pm St. Francis 9am & 11am St. Francis TUES: 9am St. Francis WED:

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1 330 Oak Street Manistique, MI Loving God and Creator of all things... Bless each father on this special day. Inspire them with Holy Wisdom as they teach through Word and example. Increase their desire to see and affirm what is good and holy. Gift them with strength that flows from a gentle spirit and attune their hearts to listen carefully and respond in love. Grant them faith to trust that You walk with them, always. In Your name, Amen 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time ~ Father s Day ~ June 17th, 2018 PASTOR: Rev. Benedetto Paris (Fr. Ben) Cell Phone: Rectory: benjparis10@hotmail.com PARISH OFFICE: Julie Knuth Parish Office: Hours: sfparish1@gmail.com FAITH FORMATION / Patty Faketty EUCHARIST: SAT: SUN: 4 pm Divine Infant Gulliver 5:30pm St. Francis 9am & 11am St. Francis TUES: 9am St. Francis WED: FRI: 9am St. Francis 10:30am Medicare (MCF) 9am St. Francis 9am St. Francis CONNECT: Website Facebook Catholic-Parish-and-Divine-Infant-of-Prague -Mission sfdsparish Parish sfparish1@gmail.com

2 Dear Friends in Christ, It is quite appropriate that in this early part of the summer season we have a gospel related to the planting of seeds. Although gardens are usually planted in the spring, I know from personal experience that they have to be tended to so that there may be an abundant harvest later in the fall. Today, Jesus speaks to us about the Kingdom of God and he compares it to a seed as small as a mustard seed which grows and becomes very large. This is how He speaks to us of the Kingdom of God and how this Kingdom grows very much in time. The Kingdom grows and we grow with it. The Kingdom becomes very large all at once and is large enough for all who want to be a part of it. Our faith begins as a small seed planted within us at our baptism. Then, as we mature and grow, our faith grows along with us. We walk by faith and not by sight. That is why we sometimes fail to realize how our faith grows within us. Yet, it is like the Kingdom of God. So, let us continue to flourish like the palm tree (as we prayed about in our Psalm Response). Let us bloom in the knowledge and love of the merciful God. Then, one day we will rejoice in the large and wonderful Kingdom of God! It is my sad duty to inform you of the death of Mr. Joseph (Joe) Homminga. Parish Support St. Francis de Sales Divine Infant Envelopes $ 2, Envelopes $ Loose $ Loose $ Candles $ TOTAL: $ Misc. $ St. Vincent de Paul TOTAL: $ 3, $ Joe died in the Lord on June 4, His funeral Mass was held at St. Ann Catholic Church in Cadillac, Michigan on June 12, Amongst his survivors is his wife, our fellow parishioner, Mary, his son Brian (Dawn) and other relatives. Let us pray for Joe and all of our deceased: Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace, Amen This past week we welcomed two little children into the Church through the Sacrament of Baptism. Jillian Rose Jensen and Genevieve Elizabeth Bernitt were baptized into the faith recently. Let us pray for them as they begin their faith journey united with Christ. It is with the most profound sense of gratitude that I thank everyone who has donated or pledged to our Emergency Roof Campaign. Having secured the necessary funds, we have now begun the process for the repair of the roof. In fact, I was in Marquette a couple of weeks ago along with Ernie and Sharon Szydlowski, and we met with diocesan officials to begin necessary application for the work to begin. There are still a few details to hammer out but none of these are related to the funding for the project. It is definitely a go!!! Much of this has to do with your generosity which reflects your love of God s Church! So, very shortly, we will begin our roof project $ 4, SFDS Roof $ 14, $ TOTAL $ 103, TOTAL $ 18, and have it completed by the end of the summer maybe before. Along the same lines, we are looking at completing the west side door project. This will involve installation of railings for the entranceway. However, a fund raiser is not needed at this point. Also, we will look at repairing the water damage that was done to the Church interior. But, again, we do not anticipate a fund raiser for this either. I will keep you informed through the bulletin announcements and in other announcements as is necessary and possible. So, THANK YOU! For stepping up to the plate to help us out. The much needed repairs to the Church will begin very, very soon By the way, speaking of announcements, I am glad that we have moved the church announcements to just prior to the opening of the Mass. We are social people and we like to talk to each other. This moving of the announcements and the opportunity to greet each other seemed to be a good idea. I will continue this at least for the foreseeable future. There may not be many visitors here in the winter but you never know. As always, your comments are encouraged and welcomed. That s it for now. Our story continues. Pray for me as I pray for you! Remember: Smile! God loves you and so do I! Choose life! ~ Fr. Ben Our Emergency Roof Repair Fund Drive has Officially Ended! and WITH OVERWHELMING SUCCESS!! THANK YOU to EVERYONE who turned in your pledge sheet and/or payment so quickly. It was a busy couple of weeks but with your faithful commitment to our parish we were able to raise the necessary funds to cover the estimated cost of replacing the church roof here at St. Francis de Sales. Please our facebook page **Payments on pledges are still being accepted** Again, if you have any questions, please don t hesitate to ask.

3 June 17th, th 1th Sunday of Ordinary Time 4 th We are very excited to be offering Vacation Bible School this summer. Our theme is We are fishers of men 9am - 12:30pm WE HAVE MANY GREAT ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THE WEEK!! (#sfdsrocks)... and much more Led by Julie Knuth, Therese Schalm & Laurie McKinney WINNERS OF THE 52 CLUB RAFFLE (for the week of 06/11/18) $ 50 $ 25 $ 15 $ 10 Pray so big and so often that when God meets you at Heaven s gate, He says with a smile, Kid, you kept me very busy. The next potluck at Divine Infant in Gulliver will be Sat. August 4th following 4pm Mass. ** BISHOP BARAGA WORDS OF WISDOM ** Prayer Line Coordinator: Sylvia Raredon/SF ~ Pat Hogan/DI Homebound Ministry ~ Joanne Sartori Catholics Returning Home~ Mary Desjarden RECONCILIATION: Wednesday 11:30am /or anytime by appt. BAPTISM: Pre-baptism class required for parents. Please contact the parish office to set up a class time. MARRIAGE: Arrangements must be made at least 6 months in advance. Pre-marriage classes required. Parish Pastoral Council: Robert Urban CJ Jenerou Mary McCune John Hogan, Gulliver Renee Santi Martha Johnson Roger Irie Mary Ellen Debelak Dave Fisher St. Francis de Sales School Principal: Mr. Don Erickson don.erickson@sfdsraiders.com Administrative Assistant: Barb Weber Parish / School FAX number:

4 June 16th thru June 24th Wed 6/20 Thurs 6/21 June 23rd Saturday 5:30pm June 24th Sunday 9:00am June 24th Sunday 11:00am Sacristan Roger Therese Therese Lectors J. Gunnis (P) M. McCune R. Ryan (P) R. McCormick Ciborium J. Maddox E. Szydlowski M. Jenerou Chalice Altar Servers R. Irie D. Musgrave J. Maddox S. Williams T. Hase M. Clark D. Barber S. Szydlowski D. Beaman B. Quain T. Schalm M. Hoholik J. Nord C. Dixson W. Nord K. Miller K. VanDyck J. VanDyck Music Julie/ Therese Patty/Matt Patty/Anna Thank you to our Sponsor of the Week The Advisor

5 DATE TIME EVENT PLACE Monday June 18th BVM Tuesday June 19th Wed. BVM SFDS Men s Club St. Francis de Sales Parish & Divine Infant The Men s Club will be meeting on Wednesday July 25th at 7pm in the school library. New members are always welcome! next meeting date TBA will meet at the Hiawatha Facility. 4th degree will meet at 4:45pm; dinner at 5:45pm; 3rd degree meets after dinner. Fellowship for all will follow the meets the last Thursday of each month in the BVM room at SFDS Church. August 30th at 6pm meeting will be held at READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 17th, 2018

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