St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

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1 MASSES & SACRAMENT SCHEDULE Saturday 5:00 p.m. Sunday 9 and 11:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri., 8:00 a.m. Holy Days Consult the bulletin Adoration 1st Friday of the month 8:30 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Reconciliation Saturday 3:30-4:45 Baptism...1st Sunday of the month noon Call Parish Office prep necessary Wedding.6 months preparation necessary (call Father or Parish Office) Anointing.Call Father or Parish Office Funeral..Call Father or Parish Office PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION Parish Office nd St. SE Kentwood, MI Fax address..witness@stmmagdalen.org Website address. Facebook.St. Mary Magdalen Parish Pastor Fr. Peter Vu ext. 100 pvu@stmmagdalen.org Parish Secretary Molly Reppuhn ext. 107 mreppuhn@stmmagdalen.org Business Manager Joseph Hakeem ext. 102 jhakeem@stmmagdalen.org Administrative Assistant Michelle Mason ext. 112 mmason@stmmagdalen.org Director of Music Emily Rushmore ext. 105 erushmore@stmmagdalen.org Coordinator of Faith Formation Molly Wisdom ext. 103 mwisdom@stmmagdalen.org Coordinator of Christian Services/Volunteers Ruth Bush ext. 106 rbush@stmmagdalen.org Pastoral Support Staff: Deacon Mike Wood Sacristan: Joseph Nguyen Housekeeping & Maintenance Brenda Bush & Tim Olexa ext. 109 Committee Chairpersons Pastoral Council Nathan Jeruzal Finance Council Cathy Wells Parish Life Education Worship Social Concerns St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear friends in Christ, In the United States, one out of every six people lives in poverty. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is the Church s response to assist and empower the poor and help them move toward independence and economic security. The annual CCHD collection funds programs which reach out to those living on the margins and provides them with a hand up, not a hand out. New this year Pope Francis has designated November 19 the World Day of the Poor, a day which calls us to encounter those on the margins and to work to put our faith into action. The Holy Father reminds us that there is a difference between the empty words so frequently on our lips and the concrete deeds against which we are called to measure ourselves. (World Day of the Poor message, no. 1) It is a reminder we hear in next week s first reading where A holy person uses the gifts she has been given, reaches out her hands to the poor, and extends her arms to the needy. (PRV 31:20) Next weekend, November 18-19, is the date of the annual CCHD collection in our parishes. This national collection is the primary source of funding for the CCHD's anti-poverty grants and education programs aimed at fostering a culture of life and hope in communities across the nation. Twenty-five percent of funds collected remain in our diocese to support the projects and programs of local organizations. Last year s collection raised nearly $34,000 and helped fund eight programs, including the Youth Empowerment Program (YEP!) through Community EnCompass in Muskegon and Salvation Army s Congregational Partnership which assists homeless families in obtaining long-term housing and creating a secure future. Your support of this collection makes a difference for people living in poverty in our diocese and across the United States. Please prayerfully consider how you can give to the CCHD this year. For more information about the collection and those it supports, visit Thank you for joining us to support families and communities living in poverty. Sincerely yours in Christ, Most Reverend David J. Walkowiak Bishop of Grand Rapids

2 ST. MARY MAGDALEN PARISH ND ST SE, KENTWOOD, MICHIGAN MASS INTENTIONS Foundations of our Faith : What it means to pray Fostering, deepening and coming to understand our relationship with God. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) defines prayer, first and foremost, not as a method, and not simply as an act of the human being, but in its fullness prayer is a vital and personal relationship with the living and true God (No. 2558). Prayer taught by Jesus Jesus answered with the Our Father (see Mt 6:515; Lk 11:2-4), which is the basis for all the praying that we do, since it is an acknowledgement of the relationship that exists between us and God. And the Our Father contains all the elements of prayer that we need in order to deepen the relationship. We begin by naming God as our Father and our Creator. We acknowledge him for who he is. We bless his holy name; we praise him. We petition him that his will, not ours, be done in our lives and that his kingdom, not ours, comes into its fullness. We also acknowledge him as the one who provides for us and sustains us in life and, at the same time, trust that he will provide by asking him to give us our daily sustenance. He is also the Father of our eternal life, so we ask for forgiveness of our sins and the strength to persevere through trials, and ultimately death. In short it is a prayer of confidence in God as the one who loves us and will bring us home to him. Another very important aspect to the Our Father is made clear by the first word: It s only three letters our but it is essential to understanding what our relationship with God entails. We do not say my Father, but our Father. In other words, even if we pray alone, we always approach God conscious of the truth that our relationship with him places us in relationship with each other. So neither do we ask for my daily bread or forgive my trespasses, but our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses. We do not expect to receive these gifts if we are not willing to share them with others. If God is good to us, then we are called to be good to each other. Source: Our Sunday Visitor Saturday, November 11, :00 p.m. Joyce Pelletier by Nelson & Family Agnes Tran, Peter Nguyen, All Saints by Dung & Long Nguyen Sunday, November 12, :00 a.m. John & Elizabeth Gruber by Judy McCaffrey 11:00 a.m. Theodore & Mary Nguyen by To Tam Nguyen and Safe travels to Burma for Pope Francis by Peter Thang 5:00 p.m. Franciszka & Jon Bialas by Danuta Monday, November 13, :00 a.m. Special Intention of the Huizenga Family by Peter Huizenga Wednesday, November 15, :00 a.m. Special Intention of John Miklusicak,Jr family by Anna Rose Masson Thursday, November 16, :00 a.m. All Souls in purgatory by John & Helen Nguyen Friday, November 17, :00 a.m. Bill Derr by Pat Beauchamp Saturday, November 18, :00 p.m. Ralph Campione by Dolores Campione Sunday, November 19, :00 a.m. Tien Bui by Nina Nguyen & For Our Parish 11:00 a.m. Thomas Mauro by Eileen Church & Terry Harvey by Luu Harvey 5:00 p.m. Jim Callaghan by Alice & Paul Petrlich Let us pray for one another with one mind and heart to the Lord our God Neighborhood 0 Carol Aldrich Barbara Kuhn Brenda Shaver Sandra VanderVoord Neighborhood 1 Norman Czerniak James Emelander Roberta Hagen Neighborhood 6 Karen Smith Neighborhood 8 Melanie Potter Matthew Potter Carol Delaney Neighborhood 9 Mary Harriet Smith Ted Cipponeri Pauline Parent Neighborhood 11 Elsie Christensen Neighborhood 13 Mary Alice Kelly Joyce Thompson Neighborhood 14 Gary Tryon Neighborhood 15 Evelyn & John Kehoe Leon Rutka, Jr. Janet Pallarito Neighborhood 16 Rosaline Coon Jean Lindsey Ann Syrba R Jay Wagner Neighborhood 17 Ron & Joyce Weinmann Neighborhood 20 Kevin & Kyle Friar Shirley Patterson Neighborhood 22 Judy McCaffrey Neighborhood 24 Ruth Borek Neighborhood 27 Carly Jean Neighborhood 29 Bill Giarmo Neighborhood 30 Dorothy Daniels Tom Nawrocki Neighborhood 32 Deb & Tim Pelletier Neighborhood 33 Carolyn Sheeran Jeremy Sheeran Neighborhood 35 Richard Fliearman Others to remember: Stan Barron Baby Lila Carter Margaret LaHuis Baby Luna Richard C. Barbara Kalinowski Geraldine Hausch Karen Anderson Madison Williams Chuc Nguyen Daniel Ferguson Lyndsey Freiburger Kathy Jo Fraher Kelly Sheeran Pamela Hoffman Marie Peterson JoAnne & Patti Case Jim Nawrocki Jackie Vollink Mike Case Ross Family Christine England Trudy Swing Rosalene Burd John Chirco Jim Searfoss Sumar Kabban James LaDuke Rachel Sowers Jim Jolliffe Norma Riese Patti Schoen Bob & Pam McDaniel Bruce Lemke Xuong Vu Edward Potter Members of Elmcroft

3 November 12, 2017 NEWS TO SHARE Do you have an American flag that is tattered, torn or in disrepair? It may be time to replace it. Throughout the month of November, St. Mary Magdalen's Boy Scout Troop 275 will be collecting flags to be retired. A bin will be located at the entry doors to the Family Center to accept flags. All flags will be retired during a ceremony conducted by the Scouts. Thank you. THIRTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A FAITH FORMATION/YOUTH MINISTRY Ladies Advent Night 2017 Tuesday, December 55h, 7-9 pm Ladies of the parish, this night is a wonderful opportunity for the women of the parish to gather to enjoy each other s company, share delicious treats and prepare their spirits for the season of Advent. Hostess and attendance information is available in the Gathering Area. There has been an overwhelming response to this event, so if you would like to join us but the tables are full, please contact Molly Wisdom at the Parish Office. For Pope Francis safe travels to Burma: Prayer to St. Christopher while Travelling Dear Saint Christopher, protect me today in all my travels along the road s way. Give your warning sign if danger is near so that I may stop while the path is clear. Be at my window and direct me through when the vision blurs From out of the blue. Carry me safely to my destined place, like you carried Christ in your close embrace. Amen. Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: As we move toward the conclusion of the church year, our liturgies make a decisive shift. Our readings focus more on the end-times, and we set aside this month of November as a time to remember our beloved dead. As we gather today to contemplate these things, let us pray that by our attitudes and actions, we will eagerly welcome the arrival of the Lord in our everyday lives and wisely prepare for his coming at the end of time. Lectors for the Weekend of November 18 & 19 Mark Howard ( 9 a.m. Anthony Bielecki (1) & Peggy Jacobs (2) 11 a.m. Michelle Martin (1) & Laurie Emelander (2) 5 p.m. Luisa Ortiz (1) & Matheta Righa (2) Welcome into our Faith Community Gracelynn Rose Morgan Baptized as priest, prophet and king on November 5, Attention High School Seniors! If you are interested in being part of the Middle School Retreat Core Team you are invited to a discernment meeting on Thursday, November 16th, from 3-4 pm in room 15. The meeting will help you prayerfully consider your role in the retreat. Thank You! A special thanks to the Mentor Couples and Engaged Couples who participated in last weekend s Pre-Cana/Marriage Mentoring experience. WREATH FUNDRAISER Help support our youth and young adults travelling to Rome by purchasing a beautiful 22 decorated or undecorated wreath! We also have door swags. Every wreath is grown and assembled with care from Wamhoff Farms in Gobles, MI. This farm has also been selected multiple years in a row to supply the state s official quality. The profits collected will go directly to help this year s Rome pilgrimage participants. Wreaths can be purchased the weekends of November 11th & 18th, and will be available for pick up the weekend of December 2nd. Faith Formation News/Dates: Thursday, November 16th MSR Core Team Discernment Meeting 3-5 pm Sunday, November 19th Family Sacramental Prep noon-2:30 pm Wednesday, November 22nd No Classes

4 The Rosary Making Group will be selling apple pies again this year. You can order either a 6 or 10 pie with a crumb crust or a double crust unbaked pie. Cost is $6 for the 6, $10 for the 10. Baking instructions will be included. You will be able to pick up your pie the weekend of November 18/19 after all Masses. Just come to the Family Center. All proceeds from the pie sales will go for rosary supplies. The Feeding America West Michigan Food truck will be here Saturday, November 18. Everyone is invited to come and help with the distribution of food to others in the community who are in need at this time of year. Come around 8:30 a.m. to the B.A.C to help organize and bag the food, distribution will begin at 9:00 a.m. Remember to dress for the weather as we distribute food to those in need regardless of the weather. We will be delivering about 8 holiday baskets and need your help. Come to the Family Center Saturday, November 18 at 10:00 a.m. where you will have the opportunity to look at the maps and see what area you may be familiar with to deliver the basket. This is a great family activity. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich. Sarah Bernhardt Has the cooler weather and the SNOW, got you planning for your snowbird retreat? Can t blame you there! But while making your plans, remember your parish family here in the frozen North. Sign up for electronic giving so you can continue to help meet the expenses and continue the ministries that come with the changing seasons. Call the Parish Office for more information. CATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL ~ 2017 Assessment $ 88,495 Pledged to Date Needed for Goal No. of Responses 353 out of 1,145 Families The Giving tree will be up next weekend. Please select an ornament that speaks to you. Purchase $20-$25 gift and return it un-wrapped with the ornament attached. The ornaments are coded so we can match the families. It is important that the gifts be returned by November 10 so we can sort them. The committee will have to go out and purchase gifts for any that have not been returned. We will be accepting gift wrap again this year. Cooler weather is finally here and it s time for chili. What better time to start perfecting your chili recipe for our 11th annual chili cook-off, set for January 13th. This is a great family event and everyone has a great time tasting chilies. On Saturday, December 2 we will be decorating for the season of Advent. Please meet in the Gathering Area at 10:00 a.m. to help transform the church. Like the sensible bridesmaids in today s parable, good stewards make sure that they, and whatever gifts are theirs to share, are ready to serve when the Master calls. Please Pray for Our Military Josh Lemke Thomas Church Steve Jacobs Lindsey Garrett Gage Dionne LECTOR WORKBOOKS The next edition has arrived! It begins with the First Sunday of Advent, December 3rd. Lectors may pick up their copy in the Ministry Room. Your name is on it. Also, the new lector schedule will be made soon. If you have dates that you are NOT available from December through February, please contact the Parish Office. Bus transportation available for Fr. Solanus Casey s Beatification Mass If you have plans to attend Fr. Solanus Casey s beatification Mass in Detroit on Nov. 18th, there are two buses leaving from the Diocese of Grand Rapids. The first is a diocesan-sponsored bus which will depart from Cathedral Square Center (360 Division Ave. S, Grand Rapids) at 10:45 a.m. and return by 11 or 11:30 p.m. You can register here: The second is sponsored by St. Mary Magdalen Parish in Kentwood. The bus will depart from the Church ( nd St. SE, Kentwood) at 10 a.m. and return by 10 p.m. Please call Jan Olexa to register:

5 NEWS BISHOP DAVID J. WALKOWIAK ASKS US TO PRAY FOR OUR SEMINARIANS Loving God, Raise up dedicated leaders who will shepherd your people and guide them to your Son. Give generous and willing hearts to the seminarians of our Diocese who have heard your call to live a life of service to the Church. Help us to encourage and support them as they strive to become priests who are models of discipleship, possessors of wisdom and on fire with love for your people. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. We especially pray for: Luke Headley University of St. Mary of the Lake Mundelein Seminary 1000 East Maple Ave. Mundelein, IL WOMEN S GUILD will meet November 16th at 11:30 a.m. for lunch at Florentines 4211 Kalamazoo Ave. All women of the parish are invited to attend. Have a Blessed Thanksgiving! THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH Tuesday, November 14, :00 a.m. Rosary Making Group 9:30 a.m. Women s Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts Wednesday, November 15, :00 a.m. Morning Adult Scripture Study 5:15 p.m. Family Dinner 6:15 p.m. Faith Formation Classes 8:00 p.m. Men of Emmaus Thursday, November 16, :30 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal Room 2 7:00 p.m. Pastoral Council Meeting Saturday, November 18, :00 a.m. Mobile Food Truck Holiday Pie Pick up date after Mass Christmas Wreath Sales after Mass 6:30 p.m. Fall Fest/Stewardship Fair Sunday, November 19, 2017 Coffee & Donuts after 9:00 a.m. Mass only Holiday Pie Pick up date after Masses Christmas Wreath Sales after Masses 12:00 p.m. Family Sacramental Preparation