The Parishes of. Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time November 18, MALLIA'S MOMENTS by Fr. Joe Mallia

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1 November 18, 2018 The Parishes of Page 1 MALLIA'S MOMENTS by Fr. Joe Mallia This may be hard to believe but we are drawing to the end of another liturgical year. In fact next Sunday is the feast of Christ the King and then we head in to Advent. Ready or not, here it comes. With that in mind, the readings begin to shift a bit to the theme of the return of Jesus to the world. Though we do not know when this will be, we do believe that one day, Jesus will return in his glory to judge the living and the dead. Though this should not scare us, it is the cause of some anxiety on the part of many people. In fact, some preachers use it as a way to scare people into turning over huge sums of money and some have even convinced people to sell their homes and give up their jobs in the imminent return of Jesus. No need to worry, I'm not predicting anything like that and if anyone tells you he or she knows, just be sure they are lying. Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time November 18, 2018 The Bible in fact tells us that the situation in the world will be bad, but that those things are bound to happen and are not signs of the end. The Bible only tells us to be prepared and that is where the theme of last week should offer us some direction as to how to live. If you recall, last week the readings were about a relationship built on trust with God. If we have that relationship of trust, then we place our lives and everything within them in the service of God and we do that because God is always faithful. God has promised that if we trust in him he will make us ready for the day of judgment. Our anxiety comes from our inability to control the situation, but if God is in control, we do not worry. It is kind of like when most people fly on a plane. I know when I get into my seat and settle in, I do not ever worry if the people who checked the plane did their job and I certainly do not worry about the ability of the continued on Page 3

2 Pastor: Reverend Joseph Mallia Phone: (586) Ext. 119 Associate Pastor: Reverend John Nedumcheril Phone: (810) Ext. 221 Deacon: Alan Gwozdz Phone: (810) Ext. 222 Flock Notes: Text # and type SAHF in the text Screen for updates. Facebook: Webmaster: webmastersahf@hotmail.com Main St., Richmond, MI Website: - staugustinerichmond@comcast.net Parish Office: (586) Fax (586) Office hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and Monday - Thursday 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Director of Music Ministry Joe Agosta Holy Family Parish Main Street, Memphis, MI Website: - cwullaert@holyfamily-online.org Parish Office: Fax: Office hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Closed for lunch 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Bookkeeper/Parish Secretary - Barb Quigley Ext. 227 Faith Formation Director - Susan Finley Ext. 229 sfinley@holyfamily-online.org Office Manager - Catherine Wullaert Ext. 237 Youth Ministry - Jennifer McClelland Ext. 228 st.ahfyouthministry@gmail.com Director of Music Ministry - Joe Agosta joeyagosta@yahoo.com The Divine Mercy Missionary Center Ext. 246 All Saints Knights of Columbus # Grand Knight - John Mastej GK10501@mikofc.org Sunday Masses: Saturday: 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 10:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Daily Masses: Tuesday: 7:00 p.m. & Friday: 8:00 a.m. Kaleb Leenknegt Office of Faith Formation: (586) st.augustinefaithformation@outlook.com Hours: Monday - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Tuesday - 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Youth Ministry-Jennifer McClelland Ext. 228 Holy Day Masses: 6:30 a.m., 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. Saturday: 3:30 p.m. Or by appointment. St. Augustine School Howard St., Richmond MI Website: School Office: Principal - Emily Lenn Ext. 131 Secretary - Judy Rey Ext. 130 Secretary - Lisa Hunter Ext. 129 Bulletin Submissions Deadline: 12:00 p.m. on Friday for the following weekend; deadline changes near major holidays. Please submit electronically to: staugustinerichmond@comcast.net or cwullaert@holyfamily-online.org. Announcement deadline: Thursday 5:00 p.m. Sacrament of Baptism: Please contact the parish office to schedule a baptism. It is recommended that parents seeking Baptism for their child attend two baptismal preparation classes. Sacrament of Marriage: In accordance with the guidelines of the Province of Michigan, engaged couples must contact the Parish Office six months prior to the desired date of marriage and complete required preparation. Sacrament of the Sick: Notify the Parish Office of any need for hospital or home visits.

3 November 18, 2018 MALLIA S MOMENTS Continued from Page 1 pilot. I relax and I enjoy the flight. The same thing is true of God in my life. Why should I worry if God is leading the way. I have a job to do in life in response to God's will and as long as I remain faithful to God's will, I can navigate my way through life. I know that good things and bad things are going to happen, but I can't lose sight of God. I know that distractions and my own desires could lead me astray, but again, I have to remain focused on God. Going back to the plane analogy, as long as I sit in my seat with my seat belt fastened, even when the flight is smooth, if some turbulence comes up I have nothing to fear because I am prepared. Get it! As we draw to the end of this liturgical year and look forward to another year of grace, the level of our trust in God is again placed firmly before us. To what level do we trust God? What and why do we find ourselves holding back? Why are we still reluctant to place all our trust in him? As we prepare to enter Advent and Christmas, may the gift we seek to offer God this year comes in the form of our total trust in him. God bless. Thanksgiving Day We will again be having two masses for Thanksgiving this year. On Wednesday evening there is a mass at Holy Family at 7:00 p.m. and on Thursday morning at St. Augustine at 8:00 a.m. It is always a good way to begin this day by giving thanks to the Lord who makes all this possible. Making plans for Christmas? This year we will again be having three masses at each parish on Christmas Eve. There will be a 4:00pm, a 6:00pm and 12:00am Midnight mass. Because of the growing popularity of the 6:00pm mass, there is no longer a need to set up overflow seating in the basement at Holy Family. I know that there is always the temptation for many people to go to the 4:00pm mass, but the 6:00pm is still pretty early and there is comfortable seating at that mass. There is of course plenty of room at the midnight masses as well as the masses on Christmas Day. When making plans for the holidays, this year maybe we can make plans around mass rather than trying to "fit mass in." After all, it is His birthday and we really should make it about him. It would be rude to have the party and forget to invite the guest of honor. Just a thought. Bad weather warning Just a reminder that on the days when school is cancelled because of dangerous weather, we also cancel the morning mass and the intention for that Page 3 mass is moved to the next mass. If it is not safe for our kids to be on the roads, it is also not safe for others to be on the roads. We do not want people falling or getting into an accident because of slippery roads. We always do our best to have the parking lot and sidewalks plowed and salted for the weekend masses so we do not foresee the need to ever cancel a weekend mass. During the week, please check to see if the Richmond Schools or the Memphis Schools are closed, the daily mass at that location will be closed. Also, please call the office to make sure that someone is here on those days before making a trip out. Thank you. New employees We have hired some part time help at both parishes to help us fix things and keep things in clean and running order. This added expense is needed as we try to keep up with aging buildings and as we have more activities at our parishes. Two people were hired at St. Augustine to help Brian keep up with the all the buildings we have. Though he is doing a great job, he is only one person and can't possibly get to everything. At Holy Family, we now have a person who will have a regular schedule to help us keep things running. When the buildings were new, there was not a need for such a person and having someone on call was enough. That is no longer possible and there is a lot that has been overlooked as a result. We need to address how we maintain our buildings if we are to avoid large expenses in the near future that could be avoided with regular care. All those hired are members of our parishes and also have a vested interest in making sure that everything is looking good and running well. Just want to keep you informed as to how we are being careful stewards of the resources you provide. Have a great week and God bless you all BLOOD DRIVE Monday, November 19, :00pm to 6:00pm St. Augustine Parish Hall Main Street, Richmond Sponsored by K of C Richmond To schedule an appointment, call RED CROSS ( )

4 Page 4 F A I T H M A T T E R S November 18, 2018 Gallery of Saints Thank you to all who attended our Gallery of Saints and breakfast. The children and catechists of our parishes work hard to craft their displays each year. We had many entries for the Sweepstakes and several classes won the 100% Attendance Contest. Amazing Saints Sweepstakes Winners At St. Augustine: The Fraley Family The DeVoogd Family At Holy Family: The Abramovitch Family The Schaefer Family 100% Class Attendance Winners At St. Augustine: Sunday Kindergarten Sunday 1st Grade At Holy Family: Sunday 1st Grade 2018 BOLD Youth Ministry Sunday Shenanigans in a nutshell: November 18 ~ Holy Family ~ Purple, White, Green, Red & Gold November 25 ~ No YM ~ HAPPY THANKSGIVING! December 2 ~ St. Augustine ~ Friendsgiving! *8th Graders invited! December 9 ~ Holy Family ~ Season of Advent #2 December 16 ~ St. Augustine ~ Twas the Meeting Before Christmas... December 23 ~ No YM ~ MERRY CHRISTIMAS! December 30 ~ No YM ~ HAPPY NEW YEAR! January 7, 2019 ~ Holy Family ~ Epiphany Party *8th Graders invited! February 16-17, 2019 ~ Rainbow Youth Conference June 28-30, 2019 ~ Tentative TODAH & SHABACH of the Web Don t have any friends? ~ Fr. Mike Schmitz ~ Sound of the Saints ~ Audio Adrenaline ~

5 November 18, 2018 Readings for the Week of November 18, 2018 E V A N G E L I Z A T I O N Page 5 Have You Tried It???? Liturgical Publications Inc. November 19th Mark your calendar for upcoming Bible Study dates this fall: December 17th. Pray for Those Who Serve Our Country DC1 Troy Baran TSgt Trent Beish FNE3 Nathan Bilbrey Maj. Lisa Marie Boggs FC Nathan Burgess PVT Samuel Calderone MAJ Joseph Cannon MSgt Christopher Capoccia MAJ Kevin Chamberlain SSG Luke J. Delcourt Adam Dickson 2LT Christopher Edwards SFC Samuel Feldman CWO3 Jason Garcia PO1 Jeremy Gauthier SSgt Craig Grabowski PVT Brent Gracey LT USN Adam Haag LTCMDR Ryan Haag Maj. Michael A. Hoffman, DDS RP2 Michael Jahr SGT Pietr Jahr 2LT Virginia Jahr Cpt. Jack Johnston SMSGT Joseph Korotko Sgt Connor Koveck Maj. David F. Kuntz SFC4 Tyler Monfette SSgt Brendan Pfeifer Maj. Christopher Platz PVT Brad Quant MSgt Kevin Quant SrA Christopher P. Raska Eric P. Raska Lt Paul Raska Col Matthew Rettke 2LT Tyler Rettke POHM2 John-Christopher Sbraccia SSgt David Siegrist MAJ Cormac Smith Sgt Andrew Springer LCpl Timothy James Spruytte SSG Raymond Stier E4 Brandon Stoops PFC Christopher Tishler AB Logan VanBuren Warrant Officer Jeffery Weis POHM3 Nicholas Wohlfiel LCpl Mark Zyble

6 St. Augustine Parish Page 6 November 18, 2018 St. Augustine Mass Intentions Monday, November 19, 2018 Mass 8:00 am Helen Dheygere req. by Virginia Szymanowski Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Mass 7:00 pm No Mass Scheduled Wednesday, November 21, 2018 Divine Mercy Chaplet Mass 8:00 am Pete Pytleski req. by Klein Family Thursday, November 22, 2018 Thanksgiving Mass 8:00 am For St. Augustine Parishioners Friday, November 23, 2018 No Mass Scheduled Sunday, November 25, 2018 Jesus Christ King of the Universe Saturday, November 24, 2018 Mass 6:00 pm Helen Dheygere req. by Tim & Tina Ryan Tony Manchik req. by Jeanne Treend Edward Kisell 2nd Anniversary Remembrance req. by his wife Grace James E. Kowalski 14th Anniversary Remembrance req. by wife and family Sunday, November 25, :30 am Mass For St. Augustine Parishioners 9:00 am Mass Bob Ottenbacher req. by Brickel Family Anthony Szelag req. by family Darlene McVannel req. by Diane & Tom Tarnutzer Bernie Riedel req. by Carol Keller Joe Shinska req. by the Shinska Family Robert Allen Pack req. by Dan & Claire Manchik James Jahn req. by the Jahn Family J. Patricia McKiernan req. by Family Leona Van Maele req. by Family Thanksgiving Day Mass St. Augustine Church Thursday, November 22, :00 a.m. All Souls Remembrance Candles November 6th we remembered our loved ones whose funerals were celebrated this past year at St. Augustine Parish during the 7pm Mass. Special candles were lit and remained burning during mass in remembrance of our beloved dead. If you are a family member and were unable to attend the mass, a remembrance candle of your loved one is available for you to take home, all of which have been placed on the window sills of church. Richmond Community Food Pantry Current Needs: Assorted canned fruit Manwich Pork & beans / Baked beans Kidney beans Boxed potatoes Cake mixes / Frosting Condiments (mustard, ketchup, salad dressing, etc.) Hamburger Helper As always, we appreciate all you do to help our families in need. Sunday, November 18, :00 am Mass (intentions continued) Virginia & Ed Bulski req. by Jerry & Cindy Thorne For the Intentions of Fr. Joe and Fr. John req. by Marie Bielecki Michael Rabior req. by Nicole Sinistaj Please Pray for St. Augustine Parishioners at home or in the hospital... Antoinette Agosta Julie Ames Mary Lou Brickel Marjorie Brohl Sue Broughton Michelle Zakens Byrd Louis Canter Jerry Caporuscio Bailey Ann Clapper Dossie Collins Kevin Cook Mary Ann Cunningham Baptized in Christ November 10, 2018 Roman Arthur Claerhout Son of Troy & Hali Claerhout Mary DeWitte Jennie Domagalski Gail Duetsch Gary Duhamel Doug Duncan Joan Elam Jim Engels Ronald Fistler Richard Fitch Carol Fogal Shelley Frontera Marlene Gillis Alison Gray Chris Herrmann Rosann Holmes Terry Horn Helen Kaczperski Sylvia Kaltz Dave Kammer Baby Kennedy Dave Kisskalt Betty Kolp Tom Kowalski Arthur Lambert Barbara Lambert Pam Lawson Ann Lipior Eugenia Lipior Roger Lumley Alfreda Marecki Jim Mazzala Dan Moomaw Johny Muller Kandy Murray Tom Obee Karon Ottenbacher Charles (Tom) Ozark Bryan Pawlowski Gary Penzak Rich Platz Carol Pollari Darren Polansky Jeanette Ponski Peter Pytleski John Pytleski Barb Reinke Jessica Ricketts Donald Riedel Ginny Ritter Frank Ryan Gail Ryan Pat Scheuer Rose Segatti Bernadette Sharpe Dennis Sharpe John M. Sharpe Mary Slago Deb Snider Carol Stanzione Joshua Stevens Danielle Stislicki Lily Suess Lloyd Suess Stanley Swidersky Mary Szczerbinski Sue Thomas Sharlene Todd Michael Ureel John Ureel Bridget Urquhart Mary Valpredo Shirley Evans Vieau Larry Wilson Maxine Wilson Lisbeth Yaek Joseph Yelencich, Jr. Mary Yelencich Celebrating Eternal Life in Christ Anna Burkacki

7 November 18, 2018 St. Augustine Parish Activities Page 7 Gifted with the love of Jesus Christ, we strive to share that love with our community. ~ This Week Ahead at St. Augustine ~ Monday, November 19, :00-6:00 p.m. - K of C Blood Drive (Hall) 7:00 p.m. - Bible Study with Fr. Joe at Holy Family Life Center 8:00 p.m. - AA Meeting & Al-Anon (Hall) Tuesday, November 20, 2018 No Faith Formation Wednesday, November 21, :45 a.m. - Reconciliation (Church) 7:00 p.m. - Thanksgiving Mass at Holy Family No RCiA Thursday, November 22, :00 a.m. - Thanksgiving Day Mass Friday, November 23, 2018 No School - Parish Office Closed Saturday, November 23, :00 p.m. - Reconciliation (Church) Sunday, November 24, 2018 No Faith Formation 9:00 a.m. - K of C Corporate Communion Memorial Mass 1:00 p.m. - Squires Meeting (Hall) 6:00 p.m. - Science Olympiad Meeting (Hall) 6:30 p.m. - B.O.L.D. Youth Ministry (Room 7) St. Augustine s Women s Advent by Candlelight Tea Wednesday, December 5, 2018 In the Parish Center Gather at 6:30 p.m. Program begins at 7:00 p.m. Guest Speaker Margie Bernia The Sign of the Cross To hostess a table or attend, please contact: Dolly Bertossi (586) or Karen Knapp (586) St. Augustine Giving Tree The St. Augustine Giving Tree is up and decorated with ornament tags. The tags are labeled with items which will be given to the needy this Christmas. Please take an ornament from the tree, purchase the gift listed on the back of the tag, and return the item to church no later than Sunday, December 16th. Return the gift(s) unwrapped, with the ornament tag attached to the gift. Please don t wrap gifts, as we must unwrap them to sort the items. Thank you for your generosity! Attention Ushers! - Meeting November 28th November 30, 2018 Doors 7:00 pm Cards 7:22 pm For more information Call Jeanne St. Augustine Parish Office will be closed Thursday & Friday, November 22 & 23, 2018 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. The annual meeting of the Usher Ministry is scheduled for Monday, December 3, at 7:00 p.m. in Room 7 of the Parish Center. All members of the Usher Ministry and any parishioner who is interested in joining the Usher Ministry are encouraged to attend. The Parish is in desperate need for more ushers at all Masses. For more information, please call Chris Stevens at or at cascochris1@comcast.net

8 Page 8 Holy Family Parish Activities November 18, 2018 Holy Family Mass Intentions Saturday, November 17, :30 PM Rose Strencansky by the Family Sue Mertz by Loren & Marlene Brown For the intentions of Fr. Joe Mallia by Jim, Julie, Jojo & Bob Wessel For the intentions of Fr. John Nedumcheril by Jim, Julie, Jojo & Bob Wessel For the Parishioners Sunday, November 18, :30 AM Betty Borek by Jack & Marge Dunsmore Barbara Dehring by the Family For the intentions of Fr. John Nedumcheril by Dolores Dolan 5:30 PM For the intentions of Tim Hall by Mom Monday, November 19, 2018 No Mass Scheduled Tuesday, November 20, :00 PM Roderick Paige by the Family Wednesday, November 21, :00 PM For the Parishioners Thursday, November 22, 2018 No Mass Scheduled Friday, November 23, :00 AM Luigji Tinaj and Souls in Purgatory by Vicky Kicinski Saturday, November 24, :30 PM Steven Klama (36th anniv.) by Mom & Dad Teri Johnson by the Stocks Family Larry Delater by the Wullaert Family Tom Valentine by Mark & Shelley Wilcoxon & Family Bob Phillips by Karen & Doug Fournier Sarah Sebastian by her Dad & Brother Sunday, November 25, :30 AM Betty Borek on their 52nd wedding anniversary by Denny Borek For the Parishioners 5:30 PM David Kott by Bob & Lynda Theut Intercessory prayer reflects God s own character of outgoing love and mercy. Please pray for the intentions of the following; Albert Ambrose (l) Dorothy Anderson(l) Patricia Ayotte (l) Colt Ballard (l) Gary Bordin (l) Nancy Brady Alex Buffa (l) Nick Buffa (l) Dave Burg (l) Amy Cantwell (l) Cecelia Ann Clark (l) Debbie Cornwell(l) Mary Czostkowski(l) Linda Dubay(l) Jeanette Dudek(l) Kenneth Dunn (l) Matt Dunsmore (l) Brenda Durkee (l) Bill Ensley(l) Charles Erbe (l) Lindsey Everette (l) Helen Falecki (l) George Fitzgerald (l) KayLynn Forbush (l) Esther Fournier (l) Andrew Gilmore Charlene Golembiewski (l) Ann Hackstock (p) Sherry Hebel (l) Scott Hoffman (l) Ralph Hohlbein (l) Mary Jo Jordan (l) Diana Jowett- Gutowski (l) Carrie Kerbrat (l) Amanda Kilpatrick (l) Jesse Kilpatrick (l) Greg Knoche Barb Korotko (l) Heather Lauzon Karen Leonard (l) Billy Luckett (l) Joyce Lyjak (l) Ed Marnon (p) Rick Marnon (l) Ron McKiernan (l) Claudia Miller (l) (p) (p) Carly Morous(l) Kandy Murray(l) Gabriel Nunez (l) Anne O Neal (l) Fr. Dan O Sullivan (l) Sally Passalacqua (l) Kieblan Perry Evelyn Pfeifer (l) Gary Pfeifer (l) Maryellen Piergentili (l) Debbie Plaut (l) Greg Plemmons Joshua Porrett (l) Debbie Poupard (l) Ginger Protasiewicz (l) Ruth Pruent (l) Al Rachwal Fred Rhein (l) Kimberly Riley (l) Dolly Rosso Glenn Rounding Ed Rucinski (l) Harry Rybinski (l) Darlene Schmidt Dennis Sharp (l) Genevieve Siudym (l) Georgine Siudym (l) Rose Mary Spens (l) Lori Stickmey (l) Paul Sulkowski (l) Nancy Teets (l) Amanda Teichow (l) Mikah Tobaben (l) Tim Tufnell (l) Theresa VanTiem (l) Mariann Ward (l) Ellie Wessel (l) Maureen Wilks (1) Max Witherow (l) Tina Witulski (l) John Wonsey Shirley Wysocki (1) Wednesday, November 21th at 7:00 pm Holy Family and Thursday, November 22nd at 8:00 am at St. Augustine. In Observance of Thanksgiving, the Parish Office will be closed Thursday & Friday, November 22nd and 23rd. Holy Family s staff would like to wish you a very blessed and safe Thanksgiving.

9 November 18, 2018 Holy Family Parish Page 9 Monday Tuesday :00 pm Bible Study with Fr. Joe Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!! December 7th / 8th: Immaculate Conception, Holy Day of Obligation Mass schedule is 7:00 p.m. on December 7th at St. Augustine and 8:00 a.m. on December 8th at Holy Family. December 10th: Communal Penance Service at St. Mary in St. Clair at 7:00 p.m. December 13th: Communal Penance Service at St. Mary Queen of Creation in New Baltimore at 7:00 p.m. December 15th: Communal Penance Service at St. Stephen in Port Huron at 1:00 p.m. December 15th: Christmas tree lighting after the 4:30 p.m. Mass. Fellowship with the Knights of Columbus in the parish hall immediately after. December 16th: Cookies with Santa following the 10:30 a.m. Mass (11:30 a.m.. 12:30 p.m.) in the parish hall. Children can have their picture taken with Santa Clause. Oplatki The word Bethlehem means House of Bread. The breaking of bread is a sign of charity, unity, and friendship. Religious family traditions and customs bring the truths of faith into the home. One of these beautiful Christmas customs is the Christmas Wafer. A Wafer bearing a simple design commemorative of Christ s birth is broken by the head of the family and distributed to each member. With a simple prayer for God s grace and welfare of the present and absent members of the family, the head family member breaks the wafer and distributes it, a piece to each one at the table. While doing so, each member of the family is kissed and is wished a joyful feast. The other family members, then, greet one another in the same way. The spiritual lesson in this age old custom is unity of the family, the main pillar of society. The bond of unity is the Christ-like charity that should exist amongst the members of the family. The father of the family is the link in the unbroken chain of One Body, One Bread, One Christ, One Church. The family joins him in the eternal procession no matter where they are. For there is a universal longing by men to be always with one another, with God. All this brings to mind clearly our charity for one another, to seek salvation together. Family customs remind us that we seek and obtain salvation with the help of all others at all times. Oplatki is now available (WHILE SUPPLIES LAST) at both St. Augustine and Holy Family Parish Offices. Suggested donation: $3.00 each.

10 Page 10 St. Augustine School November 18, 2018 St. Augustine Catholic School Like Us on Facebook Kinder-Garden Corner In August I was blessed with a special delivery of 13 wonderful little seedlings. They came shy and quiet, excited and boisterous, eager and apprehensive. Their parents delivered them to me trustingly - and a little bit hesitantly. I happily welcomed them into my kinder-garden, knowing that this would be a year full of growing and learning. As our year has progressed my seedlings have begun to learn, and what is so wonderful about this age group is that they are so eager and so they soak up everything that comes their way much like the seedlings in the wild. We are learning to read! We are being introduced to basic math concepts, and we love to make and find patterns everywhere!! We have learned that God is always with us and we can talk to Him any time and any where. We ve learned about the wonderful world He made for us. We learned to pray the Rosary during the month of October and we are learning about our saints during the month of November. We enjoy going to Mass each week and learning more about our faith through Fr. Joe and Fr. John. We are counting our days in school and each day we add a blessing. We are coloring and cutting, gluing and creating. We are learning to get along and problem solve. We are accepting and protective of each other at all times. We are growing in knowledge, but we are growing in many other ways too. With each new month I see tiny buds on each of my seedlings and I wait in anticipation of all that is yet to come. Thank you so much for your continued support of our school! Please join us some Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. for our school Mass so you can feel the magic of our young celebrating their faith. God bless! Mrs. Ann Perry Kindergarten Teacher Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School would like to wish you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you get to spend time with your loved ones and have time to reflect on all you are thankful for this year. We have so many things to be thankful for; our amazing students and their families, the incredible work our staff puts in every day, the strong support we receive from our community, and so much more. We are incredibly thankful for the work we get to do each day. St. Augustine School would like to thank the Richmond Catholic Education Foundation for their very generous donation to our school. The donated funds will be used to add books to our school library, purchase supplies for our Science Olympiad team, and improve access to technology in our building for staff and students. Thank you so much. We are grateful for your support! Handling Holiday Grief: An Evening of Education, Support and Remembrance Whatever your age, whom ever has died, whatever the cause of death, holidays lived in the absence of someone dear can be very difficult times. Society encourages us to join the holiday spirit, but all around the sounds, sights and smells trigger memories of the one you loved has died. You are invited to an evening of education, support and remembrance that will help you better cope with your grief during this time of the year. November 26, 2018 St. Mary Queen of Creation Church-Annex Maria St. New Baltimore, MI :30pm-8:00pm Facilitator: Maureen Duncan, RN St. Joseph Mercy Hospice and Health Ministry Member of St. Augustine & Holy Family Parishes To register please call the parish office by November 22,

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