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1 1055 NORTH SILVERY LANE D EARBORN, MI (313) FAX (313) This is the glory of man: to preserve and remain in the service of God. For this reason the Lord told his disciples: You did not choose me but I chose you. -St. Irenaeus As we celebrate Priesthood Sunday, let us join together in a prayer of thanksgiving for our greatest blessings, our PRIESTS! We thank Fr. Jim Bilot, Fr. John Kopson and Fr. Tom Urban for tirelessly feeding our souls and leading us to our ultimate goal, eternal life with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! God bless you all and thank you for answering the call to your vocation!! OCTOBER 25, 2015

2 Page 2 Church of the Divine Child, Dearborn, Michigan SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2015 (Priesthood Sunday) 9:30 am People of the Divine Child Parish 2:00 pm Baptisms MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, :30 am Marge Banonis, requested by Tom and Gail O Brien 8:30 am Dolores Abdallah, requested by Family TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, :30 am Jeanette Tabin, requested by Patrick and Claudia Cassidy 8:30 am Jeannette Mason, requested by Joe & Nancy DeMaria WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, :30 am Carol Cassie, requested by Kathy Higgins 8:30 am Corinne Brauer, requested by Alice Kuriluk THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, :30 am Joe Ryan, requested by Noel, Maureen, Liam & Jack Kelly 8:30 am Helen Goerke, requested by Grace and Marilyn O Brien FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, :30 am Josip Cvrkovic, requested by Family 8:30 am Joseph DiBella, requested by Daughter, Grace O Brien SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, :30 am (17th Anniv.) Thomas E. O Brien, requested by Wife & Family 1:00 pm Wedding - Kevin Thompson and Rachelle Roberts SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2015 (All Saints Day) 11:30 am People of the Divine Child Parish MASSES TO THE MISSIONS OCT 25 - Poor Souls in Purgatory, requested by A Friend OCT 25 - (Spec. Int.) Priests at Divine Child Parish, req. by A Parishioner OCT 26 - Deselde Curzi, requested by Family OCT 28 - Giuseppe Metalli, requested by Graziano Canini OCT 29 - (2nd Anniv.) Frank Grden, requested by Shirley and Family Please Pray For Our Sick Barbara Angus Mary Beth Brazell-McDermott Grandmother of Sean Horvath Rest in Peace Happy are those who have died in the Lord; let them rest from their labors for their good deeds go with them. (Rev. 14:13) Our deepest sympathy and prayers go out to the families of: Rev. Bonaventure Midili Tor, Friend of Joe & Freda Bova Uncle of Barbara Angus Baptism Notice: Baptisms will be held on Sunday, December 6 instead of December 13. Altar Server Schedule Monday, October 26 8:30 am N. Forrest & S. Harrison Tuesday, October 27 8:30 am V. Paolini & K. Turchan Wednesday, October 28 8:30 am T. VanBuhler & S. McCormick Thursday, October 29 8:30 am B. Daguanno & L. Bergeron Friday, October 30 8:30 am C. Scalf & B. Haynes Saturday, October 31 8:30 am P. Ciarelli & L. Ciarelli 4:30 pm A. Senerpida, J. McMichael, S. McHenry, E. Norwood Sunday, November 1 8:00 am J. Lesinski, J. Lesinski, M. Mangulabnan, A. Cruz 9:30 am L. Bergeron, L. Bergeron, M. Bergeron, E. Ritchie 11:30 am A. Hancock, M. Hancock, J. Young, J. Arriola 1:00 pm J. Dunn, B. Daguanno, W. Daguanno, M. Moore, The Altar Server schedule can be accessed at click on Ministries. EMHC/Reader Schedule Saturday, October 31 4:30 pm F. Bova, N. Charnley, K. Sarb, M. Lininger, J. Lesinski, J. Lesinski, P. Deegan Lector: J. Condon & A. Czeski Sunday, November 1 8:00 am P. Micallef, C. Brookins, A. Calka, J. Pierce, J. Schroeder, M. Schroeder, Y. Kertesz, R. Mangulabnan Lector: A. Kronk 9:30 am A. Blaha, D. Dean, C. Buchanan, S. Beauchamp, K. Ritchie, L. Seitz, K. DiNicola, B. Kramer Lector: V. Cassar & C. Buchanan 11:30 am T. Childs, L. O Brien, M. O Brien, T. Pelachyk, J. Supric, J. Stewart, R. Cicala, M. Garcia Lector: J. Hughes & C. Greco 1:00 pm K. Matusz, M. Felice, D. Ginete, S. Dziadzio Lector: J. and L. Lundblad Prayer Team You are invited to pray with the Prayer Team in the Church every Tuesday from 7:30pm - 8:30pm Experience how the Holy Spirit s love and power guides our intercessory prayer for the needs of our Divine Child Parish, Archdiocese and the world wide Church. Please join us! First of all, then, I ask that supplications, prayers petitions and thanksgivings be offered for everyone. - 1 Timothy 2:1

3 Church of the Divine Child, Dearborn, Michigan Page 3 Things Above from Fr. Bilot Saturday is All Hallow s Eve. Like many aspects of our culture, All Hallow s Eve, once a holy event to acknowledge the glory of those who died and were now with the Lord, has turned secular with Halloween being a day of dressing up in anything but a saintly costume and going out begging for candy. Can you imagine if we went out door-to-door begging for people to come back to church or to turn their lives over more completely to the Lord? Yikes, that might be a scary thought! Even more, All Hallow s Eve was a day of preparation for the great solemnity of All Saints; a holy day begun to honor all the saints, known and unknown. From the first centuries after Christ, Christians who died a martyr s death were considered saints, who live in God s presence forever. Every year, on the anniversary of the martyrs deaths, Christians would visit their tombs and celebrate the Eucharist. This practice grew throughout the centuries to include remembering other outstanding Christians on the days they died. Soon, the entire calendar was filled with memorials of the saints. In the ninth century, Pope Gregory IV designated November 1 as the day to remember all the saints living in God s presence. (Loyola Press) This year, November 1 falls on a Sunday, so the Church celebrates All Saints Day and not the 31st Sunday in Ordinary time. As you may have read in the Infant, we have many saints' relics in our adoration chapel. On Saturday, October 31 and through the Masses on Sunday, November 1, we will be displaying the relics in the sanctuary of the church. So, before or after Mass, please take a moment to come forward and venerate the saints who have lived their lives for God. (I hope to have someone available to help answer questions, too.) The reliquaries hold the remains, those purported or actual physical remains of saints, such as bones, pieces of clothing, or some object associated with saints. The authenticity of any given relic is often a matter of debate; for that reason, some churches require documentation of the relic's provenance. (See Fr. John s article from last week you may access the article through the parish website.) In our safe, we have the official documentation of the relics in our possession. The majority of our relics were acquired through the efforts of Msgr. Weier (our founding pastor). I am told he had a great devotion to the saints and desired to bring this blessed devotion to the parish. I am most grateful for his foresight and love for those Catholic Christian men and women who gave their lives for the Lord. I am excited to have this opportunity available to us. I am also very grateful to Frank Korak who, over the years, has taken care of our relics. Frank and his cousin, Bob Jennings, have built the stands to display the relics in church for All Saints' Day. It is always pleasing to know that there is someone who does a quiet job for the parish yet has a big impact on our devotion and worship. If you see something that you think needs to be done, don t hesitate to ask if it is something that you can help with! On Halloween, Fr. John and I will pass out candy at the Rectory door located on Herbert Weier Dr. (Hollander), NOT the rectory office entrance. In addition to giving out candy, we will also pass out prayer cards. I instituted the practice of giving out prayer cards with the candy several years ago to help restore the significance to this holy eve and to bring the Good News of Jesus to the world (in other words, evangelization). Please remember that on Monday at 7 p.m., Fr. Tom Urban, our priest in residence and a Canon lawyer, will be speaking on Catholic marriage, divorce and annulments. If you or anyone you know has questions, concerns or needs insight into any of these topics, please attend. Even, if you don t have concerns, attend so that you may be informed. There are many misconceptions, and the more people that understand the facts, the more effective our evangelization efforts will be! On final note, please mark your calendars now for a Holy Hour on Friday, November 20, 2015 at 7 p.m. We will pray for persecuted Christians throughout the world, especially in the Middle East. We will also have an organization here that sells olive woods religious articles that help support the Catholic Christians in the Holy Land. More details to follow. Have a blessed week, Fr. Jim Bilot Priesthood Sunday Mass of Remembrance Monday November 2 at 7:00 pm The Church of the Divine Child will celebrate a special Mass of Remembrance for those who died and were buried from Divine Child between September 28, 2014 and October 10, The names of each of the deceased will be sung during the Liturgy, and will be remembered with the lighting of candles at this special Mass. Family members will be receiving a personal invitation, however, all are welcome to attend.

4 Page 4 Fr. John Kopson s Commentary Church of the Divine Child, Dearborn, Michigan Priesthood Sunday Are you a single man? Do you want to save lives? Do you want to heal people? Do you want to comfort and encourage people? Do you want to give yourself completely to God? Do you want to follow Jesus Christ wholly and unreservedly? Do you want to win people over to the Lord? And I ask you again, do you want to save lives?!? If you answered yes to one of these questions, then you just might have a calling to the priesthood. After almost a year and a half of being ordained a priest, I can honestly tell you that being a priest is absolutely awesome!!! I absolutely love my calling/vocation/ job! Today (Sunday), during my homily, I will give my vocation story (which is the story of how I became a priest). If you weren t at that Mass and still want to hear the story, go to our website next week (after Tuesday) and you will find the podcast (audio recording) of that homily ( churchofthedivinechild.org/). Before I became a priest, I took a long time to discern (which means to figure out ) if I wanted to be a priest and if Jesus was calling me to be a priest. Trust me, I did not come to a decision regarding this overnight! During this time of my life, I knew deep down that I wanted to help people. I just didn t know how I was supposed to help people. Throughout the course of roughly nine years, I came to the realization that I did want to be a priest and that Jesus was indeed calling me to be a priest. I am so happy that I became a priest and I praise Jesus for calling me to this unbelievable vocation! Please pray that other men will take some time to figure out if Jesus is calling them to be priests. We must get the message out there that to be a priest means to live a happy life. This life isn t always easy, but it is very fulfilling! It is very well worth it! It brings joy to one s life and heart! We need more priests! Jesus said, The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest (Matthew 9: 37-38). The harvest is certainly abundant and we need more priests to work in it! I am blessed every day to be able to labor in this harvest! It s an awesome life! Please pray for me, please pray for all priests, and please pray for future priests! If you know anyone who has questions about the priesthood or how to figure out if God is calling them to the priesthood, then please contact me. You can call or me your questions anytime. God Bless You, Fr. John jkopson@divinechild.org Fr. John s Traveling Chalice What is this? The Traveling Chalice is a way to involve parish households to pray for vocations. How does it work? The Traveling Chalice is located in the Vestry. Any DC family can sign it out, take it home for a week and put it in a place of honor. Each day the household will pray for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life. There are suggested prayers that will be provided. The family may also spend some time talking about the need for vocations, ways to support our religious and ways to encourage young people to consider consecrated life. Questions? Please call Fr. John Kopson or the Rectory Office for details at

5 Church of the Divine Child, Dearborn, Michigan Page 5 Music Matters by Matt Simpson graders will aend this event. DC Religious Educaon 8 graders are encouraged to aend. To 8 can aend. No RSVP is needed. year s kindergarten class. Enrollment Applicaons for For more informaon regarding our high school or our admission quesons should contact Ma Saxer, A Prayer for Our Priests Gracious and loving God, we thank you for the gift of all priests, and in a special way, we are grateful for Fr. Bilot, Fr. Kopson and Fr. Urban. Through them, we experience your presence in the sacraments. Help our priests to be strong in their vocation. Set their souls on fire with love for your people. Grant them the wisdom, understanding, and strength they need to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Inspire them with the vision of your Kingdom. Give them the words they need to spread the Gospel. Allow them to become instruments of your Divine Grace. We ask this through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns as our Eternal Priest. Amen. If someone approached you with an invitation to join the Divine Child Choir would you be inclined to say: I can t sing. Do you sing the hymns at Mass? I m not good enough. We are not looking for soloists! Just voices that blend in with everyone else. I can t read music. Neither do many of our current members. I can t sing in Latin. That s why we have rehearsals. I ve never sung in a choir before. It s never too late. I don t have the time. Once you get hooked, you might just make the time. Purpose. The choir is a service organization that strives to bring a level of musical performance to the liturgy in a manner that is more developed that what a singing congregation is able to do. Qualifications. The ability to read music is a benefit, but not a requirement. Also, a good solo voice is wonderful, but very few choir members are soloists. Instead, choir membership calls for a voice that blends well with others. If you are comfortable singing the hymns during parish Masses, you are probably an excellent candidate for the choir. Membership. Open to anyone of high school age and up. Still not sure? Someone says, I don t think I m good enough. Most of the time that is wrong. If you have any concerns about your own singing ability, a brief one-onone with me will thoroughly satisfy your concerns. Prayer. Please keep all our Divine Child Parish ministries in your prayers! Ask God to bring us willing and capable stewards with a commitment to serving our community Schedule Rehearsals: Every Thursday from now until May 26, 7-9pm Exceptions: Rehearsals for Christmas / Easter will be held on the Tuesday prior. The choir has a break on Thanksgiving and the week following Christmas / Easter. Holy Mass: 9:30 Mass (meeting in the gathering space at 9am) every Sunday from now until May 29 (Corpus Christi) plus Christmas, Holy Thursday, and Good Friday. Interested? Even a little bit?? Contact our membership coordinators. They can answer any questions you might have. Then you decide. Eileen Gorski / ehgorski@wowway.com Debra Faiola / dlfaiola@gmail.com We shall rejoice in your salvation; and in the name of the Lord our God shall we place our pride. Cf. Psalm 20(19):6

6 Page 6 Church of the Divine Child, Dearborn, Michigan Join the Divine Child Parish Book Group, as we read and discuss the book, Jesus: A Pilgrimage written by Fr. James Martin, SJ A gifted storyteller and spiritual director, Fr. Martin brings the reader along on his own real-life travels through the Holy Land inviting us to experience the stories of the Gospels in a completely new, vivid and exciting way to gain a deeper understanding of Jesus. Considering not only familiar passages, but also the "hidden life" of Jesus. Wednesday November 18 7:00-8:30pm Chapter 18 Bethany Chapter 19 Jerusalem Chapter 20 Gethsemane Chapter 21 Golgotha Chapter 22 Risen Chapter 23 Emmaus Chapter 24 Tiberias Chapter 25 Amen DC Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room (enter the east doors by pond) What to do: You purchase the book (available in hardcover, audio book, Kindle and Nook) Read the book prior to the session date Come to the meeting to discuss - or - just listen There is no pre-registration needed all are welcome to join at any point! Come to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament How can I spend my time in Adoration? Sit quietly and just rest in the presence of God. Think of a visit to the Blessed Sacrament as coming to see your best friend. Sit quietly and enjoy being in each other s company. Instead of talking to the Lord, try listening to what He wants to tell you. Please visit our Lord in our chapel any day or time or come to Tuesday Exposition in the church from 9am to 7pm. For more information, please call Dina at Please check out the Lighthouse Catholic Media Stand in the Gathering Room! Here is another example of what is available: Dr. Scott Hahn takes us through the awesome grandeur of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, from the entrance song to the dismissal. With great clarity, he takes us through a basic outline of the structure of the Mass, explaining how the Sacred Liturgy transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary and the earthly into the heavenly. A must-have for every Catholic and non-catholic who wants to know what the Mass is all about. Here's how it works: The stand with the CDs and books is in the Gathering Room of the church The cost is $3 each audio CD and $5 each book (depositing this fee in the stand, helps keep this program going). NEW ITEMS AVAILABLE! Audio CDs ($3.00 each): Becoming the Best Version of Yourself - by Matthew Kelly Discerning God's Will by Fr. Larry Richards How to Get the Most Out of Mass by Dr. Scott Hahn Beyond Belief: Following Christ Today by Fr. Michael Schmitz Catholic Teaching on Marriage and Annulments by Bishop Joseph Perry The Power of Forgiveness by Jeff Cavins The Holy Eucharist by Fr. William Casey Books ($5.00 each): Finding True Happiness by Venerable Fulton J. Sheen Bible Basics for Catholics - by Dr. John Bergsma Together, we seek to deepen our relationship with God through the Catholic faith.

7 Church of the Divine Child, Dearborn, Michigan Page 7 Scary? Are you afraid to look in your closet, the attic or under the bed? Is a mess piling up because you need to let go of some things? Well, now s your chance to do some good for yourself and others! The Sacred Heart Annual Fall Clothing Drive is less than a month away. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) will collect your donations the weekend before Thanksgiving. When: Where: What: How: Saturday, November 21 Noon to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 22 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sacred Heart Church Parking Lot Gently used clothing, bedding, towels and shoes In plastic bags or boxes, no hangers, please! If you d like to donate furniture, appliances, household goods, toys, books, bikes, etc., please call the SVdP Thrift Store & Donation Center on Michigan Ave. in Inkster to see if they have the capacity to accept these items at this time: Michigan Ave. Inkster, MI (313) For home pick-up of large items call 877-ST-VINCE. So, spread the word to family, friends and coworkers. The weekend before Thanksgiving is a great time to share and prepare for Advent. Don t be afraid to start the clean up! Your house will look good, and you ll feel great when you re carving that turkey, because you ve helped the less fortunate. Thanks for your support and please remember to continue to pray for the poor!

8 Page 8 Church of the Divine Child, Dearborn, Michigan Design the cover of the 2015 Christmas Card for Church of the Divine Child! Any student in grades K-8 who is a Divine Child parishioner or elementary school student is eligible to design the cover of the 2015 Christmas card Rules: Theme: Must be religious in nature - The Nativity of the Lord Must be student s own hand-drawn original work One entry per student Size - No larger than 8½ x 11 paper - portrait orientation Art Supplies: crayons, markers, or colored pencils Print first name, last name, grade and room number on the back of the drawing All entries must be received in the rectory office no later than Wednesday, October 28. Questions? Please contact Marilyn O Brien at the Rectory or marilyn@divinechild.org Tuesday, October 27 is our Parish Day of Prayer for Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life Divine Child Parish designates the fourth Tuesday of every month as a day of prayer for vocations before the Blessed Sacrament. The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have. CAPUCHIN KIDS HALLOWEEN CANDY COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND! th Annual Halloween SPOOKTACKULAR Concert 3 P.M. DCHS Auditorium Free if in costume $1.00 donation if not. Boy Scout Troop Christmas Wreaths 25 Wreaths available: Classic - $20 or Cranberry Splash - $25 Door Hangers $2 Grave Stands $3 Pre-Orders will be taken at the back of the church NEXT WEEKEND AFTER ALL MASSES - Cash or Check Only Wreaths will be shipped and available for pick up November 13, 2015 Contact Dan Totten (313)

9 Church of the Divine Child, Dearborn, Michigan Page 9 MIDDLE SCHOOL (Open to all students in grades 6-8): All students in grades 9-12 are invited to join DC s high school youth ministry in attending the 2016 CYO Rainbow Conference, held January 30-31, 2016 at the Detroit Marriott. Hear from great speakers, including Chris Padgett, Chelsea Gheesling, and Fr. Eduardo Montemayor, SOLT and spend the weekend with 1500 other high school teens! The cost is approximately $ per student. Registrations are due by October 31, For more information or to register please contact Rebecca Bridgnanan. Financial sponsors are needed to help teens attend youth ministry events. Please consider a partial or full sponsorship for one or more of these events. Thank you! If you would like to help send a teen to a Catholic conference please fill out the form below and return it with your donation (checks payable to Divine Child ) in an envelope labeled Youth Ministry Sponsor via the collection basket or the Rectory office. All donations are tax deductible! Name: Address: City/Zip: Telephone: I would like my donation to go towards: Name of Teen CYO Rainbow Conference ($175) March for Life ($237) Steubenville Youth Conference ($250) Retreat ($100) Wherever needed TONIGHT!! (10/25): Meeting 7-8:30pm in the ES Community Room. October 31st: Pumpkin carving 10-11am. Bring a pumpkin and enjoy carving it with friends. Pumpkins carved will be used to decorate the Rectory and Convent. November 7th: WIND Conference. Join students from across the AOD as we learn about our faith in different workshops and hear from Jackie Francois-Angel. November 22nd: Meeting 7-8:30pm in the ES Community Room. December 11th: CYT Advent Service Blitz 6:30-9pm December 13th: Meeting 7-8:30pm in the ES Community Room. December 18th: Crazy Caroling 7-8:30pm HIGH SCHOOL (Open to all students in grades 9-12): October 23rd: WAYMC Three Cedars Farm trip 6-9:30pm November 1st: Meeting 7-8:30pm in the ES Community Room. Cross: Why did Jesus die? November 15th: Meeting 7-8:30pm in the ES Community Room. Faith: How can I have faith? December 6th: Meeting 7-8:30pm in the ES Community Room. Prayer: Why and how do I pray? December 12th: WAYMC Los Posadas event 4-9pm December 18th: Help with MS Crazy Caroling 7-8:30pm For questions or more information please contact Rebecca Bridgnanan at ext. 218 or dchsyouthgroup@gmail.com Please keep our youth in your prayers! Any donation is greatly appreciated! Thank you! Don t forget to turn your clocks back one hour next Saturday, for Daylight Savings Time! Don t know what to do with your old Magnificats, The Word Among Us, and other similar daily devotionals? Drop them off at the Rectory Office and they will be recycled and given to inmates for prison ministry. Thank you very much! God bless you! Weekly Holy Hour of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Every Friday at 3pm - In the Adoration Chapel For more information please contact Tim at or tabailey@mac.com

10 Page 10 Church of the Divine Child, Dearborn, Michigan Join Fr. Jim Bilot on a Rhine River Cruise: October 13-21, 2016 Join Fr. Jim Bilot and Divine Child Parish on a beautiful river cruise up the Rhine. Experience ports in Switzerland, Strasbourg, Cologne and more! 9-Day Trip includes airfare; Daily Mass; all port sight-seeing excursions. Space is limited. Call Corporate Travel at x 161 Job Networking Group If you have lost your job or are thinking of switching careers, please join us! You may find just what you are looking for! If you would like to speak with the group facilitator and ask questions before attending a meeting please feel free to call Bob Jensen at (313) Our job networking group is very proud to claim that since its inception, we have placed over 500 people in some line of work. We are back with a new day! Group meetings are on Tuesdays from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Divine Child High School APR MEETING DATES: Nov 3 & 17, Dec 1 & 15 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake or righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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12 Page 12 Church of the Divine Child, Dearborn, Michigan The annual citrus sale sponsored by Divine Child Elementary School Band is going on now. Orders must be received by Monday, November 7, This important fundraiser supports all DC instrumental music activities by helping to offset the cost of instruction, music, field trips and other expenses that come up throughout the year. Your help is greatly appreciated! Delivery to your door in mid-december In time for the holidays! Please write clearly! Name: Address: City: Zip: Phone: (We will call to get delivery instructions.) Item # of cases Amount Navel Oranges (20 lb. case) x $23 = Grapefruit (20lb case) Tangelos (20 lb. case) x $23 = x $23 = If you would like to purchase fruit to donate to Forgotten Harvest, we will deliver it for you. Please indicate DONATION on your order form and check. The donation is 100% tax deductible. Please return order with check made payable to: Divine Child Band Boosters. Mail to: Lisa Smerdon Ladywood - Livonia, MI (734)

13 Church of the Divine Child, Dearborn, Michigan Page 13 PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR LOVED ONES IN THE MILITARY Heavenly Father, protect these members of our Armed Forces. Be their constant companion and their strength in battle, their refuge in every adversity. Guide them, Lord, so that they may return home safely. Amen. MA3 Sean Abraham 2nd LT Elizabeth Aceves (Walker), RN PFC Keith Bizek Tony Boyd Staff Sgt David Brash Lt Colonel Louis A. Camardo II PVT2 Alexander Collins PVT Michael Dawson HN Ryan Desjarlais Lieutenant Colonel Jay Deyonke Major Kevin J. Dobzyniak PFC Brandon Ebert IT2 Perry W. Edgell V Corporal Aaron Fryer Major Joseph Johnson Lieutenant Colonel Robert S. Kafka Captain Natalie Ann Korona Airman First Class Jamison R. Kucinski Lieutenant Daniel Kuriluk Captain Matthew Kuriluk Commander Ron Kuzdak Airman 1st Class Lauren LaCaprara Airman Christopher J (Seraceno) Lapinski Private Ian W. Laskey Lance Corporal Joseph Leach Major Adam J. Lytle D.D.S. Airman 1st Class Brittany Mack Captain Matthew J. Malinowski Sgt Mitchel G. Malinowski Staff Sergeant Christopher W. Owen Captain Aaron Peacock BM2 Claudio D. Polo BM1 Samantha Polo Airman Courtney Porter SSG London Quicci Brandon Raona Sgt Joseph Reames LT Andrew Roscoe 2nd Lt Joshua Schultz TSgt Jeffrey M. Selonke Seaman Jannel Skiver Warrant Officer Kevin P. Sullivan Staff Sgt Matthew Taylor PFC Juan Vargas PFC Samantha Velazques-Vargas Major Leah Voelker Ensign Catherine Walker Sergeant Anthony Watkins Master Sergeant Randy Williams LT Col Patrick Wnetrzak LCPL Robert Wnetrzak Major Thomas Wnetrzak Please let us know if you have a family member who is serving in the military and we will acknowledge them in our weekly column. Please share the good news with us when one of the above soldiers returns home! PRAY FOR THOSE IN NEED: May the Lord bless you and keep you. May He show His face to you and be gracious to you. May the Lord look upon you with kindness and give you peace. ~ Blessing of St. Francis Jolanda Karson Amando Jayme Jeanette Reitmeyer Barbara O Brien Michael Thomas O Brien Bob Cuppetilli Mary Patterson Fred Wiedling Diana Shinske Sandy Blair August French Jamie McAdam Judi & Ralph Woodward Ron Kraska Michelle DeGuzman Laura Gee Ken Schaffer Addy Donahue Arlene Thomas Marco Rea Karen Craig Denise Clarke Thomas Garchow Barbara Krupp Lillian Holtz Ruth G. K. Gaerig Aubrey Wendt Lucy Bommarito John Nasal Lee Rawlings Rachel Webb Dorothy Shomo Jennifer Perpich Pascuala San Diego In order to keep this list current, names will be kept on the list for one month only. Please call to keep a loved one on the list. Thank you. Priesthood Sunday Prayer for Priests Please pray for these young women who are discerning God s call to the religious life. Colleen Bailey, a 2007 Edsel Ford HS graduate and a parishioner, is in formation for the Miles Christi Religious order in Northville, MI. Sr. Rita Clare Yoches, a 1997 DCHS graduate and former parishioner, in formation for the Franciscan Sisters, T.O.R., of Steubenville. Faith Has Saved You Jesus said to him in reply, What do you want me to do for you? The blind man replied to him, Master, I want to see. Jesus told him, Go your way; your faith has saved you. Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way. - Mk 10:51-52 O Jesus, I pray for Your faithful and fervent priests; for Your unfaithful and tepid priests; for Your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for Your tempted priests; for Your lonely and desolate priests; for Your young priests; for Your dying priests; for the souls of Your priests in purgatory. But above all I recommend to You the priests dearest to me; the priest who baptized me; the priest who absolved me from my sins; the priests at whose Masses I assisted and who gave me Your Body and Blood in Holy Communion; the priests who taught and instructed me; all the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way. O Jesus, keep them all close to Your heart, and bless them abundantly in time and in eternity. Amen -St. Therese of Lisieux

14 Page 14 Church of the Divine Child, Dearborn, Michigan Readings for the Week of October 25, 2015 Sunday: Jer 31:7-9/Heb 5:1-6/Mk 10:46-52 Monday: Rom 8:12-17/Lk 13:10-17 Tuesday: Rom 8:18-25/Lk 13:18-21 Wed: Eph 2:19-22/Lk 6:12-16 Thursday: Rom 8:31b-39/Lk 13:31-35 Friday: Rom 9:1-5/Lk 14:1-6 Saturday: Rom 11:1-2a, 11-12, 25-29/Lk 14:1, 7-11 Next Sun: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt 5:1-12a Liturgical Publications Inc WEEK AT A GLANCE OCTOBER 25-31, /25 Sunday Boutique Raffle Ticket Sale after the 11:30 and 1:00 Masses Band Boosters Fruit Sale 9:15 AM Sunday School - Elem. School 9:45 AM Gr. 7/8 Religious Ed. - Elem. School 2:15 PM Baptisms - Gath. Room 3:00 PM HS Halloween Concert - HS Auditorium 7:00 PM HS Youth Ministry - ES Community Room 10/26 Monday 3:55PM Gr. 1-6 Rel. Ed. - ES Classrooms 8:00 PM Men's Club Meeting - HS APR 7:00 PM Catholic Faith Formation Evening with Fr. Tom Urban - Gath. Room 10/27 Tuesday 9:00 AM Eucharist Adoration - Church 3:00 PM ES Choir - ES MPR 7:00 PM Novena - Church 7:00 PM RCIA - HS Learning Center 7:30 PM DC Prayer Team - Church 10/28 Wednesday 6:30 PM Falcon Athletic Club Mtg. - HS Learning Ctr. 10/29 Thursday 7:00 PM Adult Choir - Choir Loft 10/30 Friday 12:30 PM HS Juniors/Seniors Dismissal 7:00 PM ChristLife Workshop - HS APR 10/31 Saturday - All Hallow's Eve Boy Scouts Wreath Sale 3:00 PM Confessions - Church 5:30 PM Confessions - Church Archdiocesan News Priestly Vocations: Priesthood Sunday This year, Priesthood Sunday will be on October 25, 2015! Priesthood Sunday is special day set aside to honor the priesthood in the United States. It is a day to reflect upon and affirm the role of the priesthood in the life of the Church as a central one. It was designed to be an event led by the laity, but your parish priest can participate by talking about how he experienced and answered his own calling, the need for vocations to keep the priesthood vital, and about priests who have inspired him. Priesthood Sunday will also offer an opportunity for priests and their parishioners to build a stronger working relationship for the future. Together, they can dialogue to take an honest look at the challenges of the future and how they can collaborate to meet those challenges as a united force. Visit our website for more information on how you can be involved in strengthening the future of our Church in the AOD and our resource page for ideas on ways to promote vocations: Follow us on Facebook: Detroit Priest and All Souls Day Mass - Monday, November 2, 2015 Your family of faithful servants at Catholic Funeral & Cemetery Services looks forward to commemorating the lives of those called back into the loving arms of Our Holy Father. Holy Sepulchre Cemetery 9am-Archbishop Allen Vigneron presiding Mausoleum Rotunda Chapel Our Lady of Hope Cemetery 10am-Bishop Francis Reiss presiding Garden Mausoleum Catholic Services Appeal Christian Stewardship To live as a Christian steward is to make a conscious decision to follow Jesus Christ as one of his disciples. Your gifts to the Catholic Services Appeal allow the Department of Development and Stewardship to guide parishes in the Archdiocese of Detroit, and their parishioners, on their stewardship journey. Each year, the department provides Stewardship Thoughts on the current cycle of readings for parishes to publish in their bulletins. Graphics of these Stewardship Thoughts are now also available every Friday morning on the CSA Facebook page, at and the CSA Twitter Social media is a valuable tool of evangelization. All are welcome and encouraged to share and Retweet Stewardship Thoughts, and to bring the Scriptures to their connections on the World Wide Web. For more information about CSA-funded ministries, programs, and services, go to

15 Church of the Divine Child, Dearborn, Michigan Page 15 Vista Maria Mentors Needed! Mentoring inspires others to believe in themselves and promotes change within all of us. Help someone feel inspired by becoming a DREAM mentor today! volunteer/ #Mentoradream #vistamaria Music for Multiple Keyboards! Join us for an exciting concert of Piano and Organ music with Johnny Kash and Aaron Kaleniecki NOVEMBER 1, 2015 at 4:00pm St. Patrick Church 9086 Hutchins - White Lake, MI Admission: Free Will Offering St. Mel Annual Thanksgiving Festival November 7 & 8, 2015 Big Raffle - $7,000 in prizes Marathon Bing, Family Bingo, Tin Can Alley, Home baked goods, Polish dinners, games and more. St. Mel is located on Inkster Road just North of Warren Road in Dearborn Hts. Visit Aquinas College Aquinas College in Grand Rapids is hosting two AQDays for all high school juniors and seniors interested in visiting their beautiful 117-acre campus. You re invited to come and discover what life at AQ is all about. Get the inside scoop on academics, athletics, scholarships, service learning, study abroad, and more. Friday, November 6: General AQDay (open to all academic majors) Friday, November 13: Science, Nursing, Math and Kinesiology AQDay Please visit aquinas.edu/undergraduate for more details or to register. Will you be alone on Thanksgiving Day? If so, you are invited to join others for dinner at St. Mel s Church Inkster Road in Dearborn Heights. There is no charge, but reservations are required as there is limited seating. Doors open at noon, and dinner is served at 1pm. For reservations, call the parish office at and leave a message on extension 26. You call will be returned to confirm your reservation. PLEASE NOTE: the dinner is for people who will be alone, not for families. Basketball for 3rd and 4th Grade boys and girls: Registration is now open for the Sacred Heart Freshman Basketball League. Games are played on Sunday afternoons, December through February. Children from neighboring parishes are welcome to play. Registration will close when we reach 80 participants. Register online at Contact: Lindsay Weber Retreat Center Offers Married Couples Evening of Recollection A Married Couples Evening of Recollection will be held Dec. 8 (Tuesday) and March 9 (Wednesday) at St. Paul of the Cross Passionist Retreat & Conference Center, Detroit. Couples may choose either evening which will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end at 9 p.m. Led by the St. Paul Ministry Team, the evening includes conferences, personal time for quiet reflection, and Prayer Service. To register for one of the evenings, contact Lynnette Marshall at 313/ or online at lmarshall@stpaulretreat.org. Registration fee is $35 a couple including dinner. St. Paul of the Cross Passionist Retreat & Conference Center is located at Schoolcraft, Detroit, (eastbound I-96 service drive) between Telegraph and Outer Drive. Allen H. Vigneron, Archbishop of Detroit invites the faithful of the Archdiocese of Detroit, and our brothers and sisters of Eastern Rite Churches from the Middle East, to join him in Prayers for Christians in the Middle East Friday, November 20 at 7:00pm Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament 9844 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI A Holy Hour entrusting the Christians of the Middle East to the prayer and protection of the Holy Mother of God Help of Christians and Queen of Peace. The Cathedral has lighted and guarded parking. Chaldean Catholic - Syriac Catholic - Melkite Catholic Maronite Catholic - Armenian Catholic Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit

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