St. Kateri Tekakwitha CATHOLIC CHURCH 16101 Rotunda Drive Dearborn, MI 48120 FEBRUARY 4, 2018 5TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME STAFF Rev. Terrence D. Kerner, Pastor Rev. Gary Morelli, Weekend Associate Rev. Mr. Thomas Leonard, Deacon Grace Lakatos, Faith Director Kevin Jakubowicƶ, Organist Office Staff Mary Masley, Ellie Sajewski DIRECTORY PHONE: 3133363227 FAX: 3134416769 WEBSITE www.stkateridearborn.org EMAIL info@stkateridearborn.org OFFICE HOURS MondayFriday: Noon and 1:004:30 PM LITURGIES Saturday: 4:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 & 11:00 AM Tuesday: 6:40 PM WednesdayFriday: CONFESSIONS Saturday: 3:00 PM ADORATION Tuesday: Noon6:30 PM PERPETUAL HELP DEVOTIONS Tuesday at 6:30 PM and Thursday at For Marriage, Baptism and Confirmation information, please call the Parish Office. ARCHDIOCESE OF DETROIT www.aod.org BOOK & GIFT SHOP Open weekends before & after Masses HAPPY 46TH ANNIVERSARY OF YOUR ORDINATION, PASTOR KERNER. WE APPREIATE YOUR DEDICATION TO THE LORD! FROM THE PASTOR S DESK By Father Terry Kerner By the end of this week all registered households of St. Kateri Parish will have received their annual Directory. It lists all who were on our parish membership list as of last December, 2017. Keep it handy as an easy way of keeping in touch with your fellow parishioners. An interesting note to our parish listing is that it includes thirty zip codes from twenty one cities across southeast Michigan. Your warmth and hospitality must be a magnet for folks! Thank you for making St. Kateri a welcoming parish. There is no cost to the Parish for the Directory. Like our annual parish calendar sponsored by the Hackett Metcalf Funeral Home, all costs are covered this year by Park Place Caterers, United Churches Credit Union and Howe- Peterson. We are most grateful for their support and generosity. Our parish can also be grateful and proud for our support of the Simply Give Program sponsored last November and December by the Allen Park Meijer store for local food pantries. In collaboration with St. Sebastian parishioners, $17,260 was earned for their pantry. We rejoice with them and appreciate their weekly efforts to feed the hungry and under-nourished of our community. I have been told by St. Sebastian folks that St. Kateri has been consistently the most generous of local parishes in collecting food for the pantry. It is good to share our blessings! Next Saturday is the Feast of St. Blaise, the third century Armenian bishop known for saving a young boy from choking to death. The traditional blessing used on the feast invokes God s protection from any ailment to the throat that we might have. We might also want to ask the Lord s blessing on our speech and the words we use. At each Mass this weekend we will offer a general blessing after Holy communion to all present. Receive it in good health and celebrate the proper language to proclaim it! (May your blessed throat be a fitting instrument for cheering on your favorite team this Sunday s night!) Have a great week!
Page 2 PARISH NEWS FAITH FORMATION by Grace LAKATOS ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASSES: Have you received Baptism and Eucharist but not Confirmation? A 6 week course preparing adults for Confirmation will begin following the celebration of Easter. The one night a week programs meets at St. Kateri and is open to all Catholics wishing to complete this Sacrament. If you or someone you know wishes more information, please contact the Faith Formation Director in the parish office. PLANNING YOUR CHILD S BAPTISM: The birth & baptism of a child is an exciting time for parents, grandparents, family, friends and your parish community. The planning begins with calling me in our parish office. I will assist you with the choice of godparents, scheduling of your preparation class and the celebration of the Sacrament, and the paperwork. CLASSES: Sacramental Preparation classes will meet next on Monday, February 5th at 6 PM. Faith Formation classes will meet Saturday, February 17th beginning with the 4 PM Mass. SCHOOL BELLS St. Sebastian: Box Tops for Education & Coke Caps: We continue to collect these items for our general education, computer ad library and physical education program. Please continue to collect and drop them in our Sunday collection basket. JPII GIFT AND BOOK SHOP NEWS By Pat Urban & Barb Cataldo Thanks to those who picked up house blessing kits these past few weeks. We were overwhelmed by the response about 250 kits were distributed. Let us know of your experience at home. It is always helpful to get your suggestions and feedback. Your donations were used to buy the supplies and needs of the parish. There are still some kits left if you were unable to pick one up. The house blessing can be done at any time of the year. We have more Blessed Solanus Casey items available. The Solanus Casey Guild, which supplies us, had received over 2,000 orders after the Beatification Mass. They were backlogged but have since been able to fill our order. We have books, pocket coins, statues, and key chains. There is a beautifully written comic book about Blessed Solanus for children. Come in and browse. Just a reminder: The Saint Kateri canonization commemorative coins are still available at the Gift Shop and in the Parish Office. The donation of $10 is appreciated and remember the donation will go to the Red Cloud Indian School in South Dakota. TIME FOR EASTER FLOWER TRIBUTE Once again it is time to honor your living and deceased family and friends for Easter. You may use the form inserted in this week s bulletin or the envelope in your church packet. PLEASE print all names clearly. We are beginning this tribute early this time so all names will be able to appear in the Easter bulletin and not published at a later date. We suggest $5 per name, but all donations are appreciated. The deadline date is March 12th. Because Liturgical Press closes for the holiday, this deadline is very important. We appreciate your clarity and your timeliness. Thank you. Tuesday, February 6th St. Paul Miki & Companions 6:40 PM Rev. Ralph Kowalski Wednesday, February 7th -Parishioners of St. Kateri Thursday, February 8th St. Josephine Bakhita, Virgin St. Jerome Emiliani Betty Klink (by Ann Paolini) Friday, February 9th Caroline Trumpka Saturday, February 10th St. Scholastica, Virgin 4:00 PM Joseph Berta, Sr. (by Lea Berta) Teresa Nestico ( by Children) Robert McIntosh Sunday, February 11th The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Maria Medrano Consuelo Petersen Richard Terry 11:00 AM Greg Dreyer (by Barb Hartman) Alfred Zadrozny (by Mark & Gwen) Bill Sikora (by Gloria Koss) WOMEN S LENTEN STUDY: Once a week sessions surrounding the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus during Lent, beginning February 15th through March 29th from 9:30 AM 11:30 AM at St. Anselm. Cost $25. Seats are limited. Contact Donna at 274-5778.
Page 3 (Continued from page 2) LENTEN OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE There are several events scheduled for this Lent at St Kateri, all of which could use volunteers in various capacities. Listed below is a date and description of event. If you could help, simply check the line and you will be contacted. Please return your commitment form to the Parish Office or drop it off in the collection basket. MARCH 1. LINEN COLLECTION (Feb. 26-March 18) This is a three-week program involving collection of sheets, towels, and toiletries for Nativity parishioners and needy outlet centers in Detroit. Contributions can be left in the vestibules of church. Volunteers needed on Monday, March 19 for sorting and delivering. 2. 11:00 AM -ANOINTING MASS/SOUP & SALAD LUNCHEON (Friday, March 2). This event involves making salads and meatless homemade soups. The Parish will pay for ingredients. Cook and help needed for setup, serving and clean-up. 3. ST. PATRICK S DAY IRISH STEW DINNER (Saturday, March 17) 5:00 PM 7:00 PM. This event involves decorating the dining space, serving coffee and stew at the buffet-style meal. 4. PALM SUNDAY PANCAKE BREAKFAST (Palm Sunday, March 25,)10AM 12:30PM This involves decorating, limited cooking, serving coffee and juice, and clean up. (Pancakes prepared by professional: Jack the Flipper.) 5.CHILDREN S EASTER EGG HUNT (Palm Sunday, March 25) 12:15 PM This involves you laying and hiding eggs on church grounds, supervising with parents in two groups of children (ages:2-5 and 6-9).One thousand pre-filled plastic eggs expected to be collected within minutes. 6. PALM WEAVING (Palm Sunday, March 25)10 AM 12:15 PM This event invites volunteers to share their family traditions and talents weaving crosses and processional palms from ones blessed and distributed this weekend. Event held in Resurrection Hall (Gathering Space) 7. HOT CROSS BUNS AND COFFEE SOCIAL (Holy Thursday, March 29) 8 PM 9:30 PM This is held in the St. Francis Room (Parish Hall) after the Liturgy of the Lord s Supper. Volunteers needed to set-up and clean up. I WOULD LIKE TO HELP WITH THE ABOVE EVENT(S) THAT I (WE) CHECKED. Name(s) Phone Email CONTRIBUTION STATEMENT REQUEST Charitable deductions as donations to the Church are legitimate items to be considered when doing taxes. The parish is happy to issue a written copy of your generosity. Please fill out the coupon below and return it via mail or with you offertory envelope. You may also call the office or come in person. We will then send you your statement of contribution for 2017. 2017 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENT REQUEST (Please Print) NAME FEBRUARY PRAYER REQUESTS Carlilosot Anasco Aurora Balino Jesse Batayeh Kayed Batayeh Salima Batayeh Sarah Batayeh Lea Berta Olga Bombyk Rose Brunetti Cindy DeLorey Sue Dunham Elizabeth Fiddock Liz Finney Keith Godin Marguerite Golembieski Dolores Hnot Tom Kramer Mary Kwiatkowski Denise Lagerstrom Patricia Mazzola Katherine Miller Rick Neveu Lauren Nichols Dolores Noonan Emily Opincar Catherine Panepucci Eunice Robinson Olga Rowe Leonard Schabath Ed Schuler Fr. Larry Siroskey Brother Jerry Smith Nellie Taylor Toni Terns Yvette Tremaine-Cook Kathleen Urbiel Robert Whitlow John Witalec, OFS Rocco Zuccard Form for the Sick List Name Month Requested by Note that the name will be removed from the sick list at the end of the month unless a request is resubmitted. ADDRESS ENVELOPE NUMBER PHONE NUMBER
Page 4 TRAVEL SURVEY We are in the process of planning a Fall, 2018, trip and we are asking for your opinion in this survey. Please select the trip that s of interest to you and return this form in the collection basket or to the church office by February 4, 2018. We look forward to your input. Montreal and Quebec city visiting St. Anne de Beaupre, Notre Dame Basilica, St. Joseph s Oratory and St. Kateri s tomb. We would also have guided tours of Montreal and old Quebec City. This is a bus trip and it would be approximately 5 nights in duration. A Passport is required. Gettysburg, Washington DC, Annapolis and Pittsburgh. We would tour the battlefields and the Naval Academy, visit the shrines of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Katherine Drexel and take a night tour of the Washington DC monuments. Visits to the Immaculate Conception Basilica and the newly opened Bible Museum would be included. This is a bus trip and it would be approximately 6 nights in duration. There is no commitment on your part if you include your name and phone number. We just might want to contact you and ask your opinion about other aspects of these trips. I truly thank you for your input. Pat Ayland Readings for the Week of February 4, 2018 Sunday: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7/Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [cf. 3a]/1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23/Mk 1:29-39 Monday: 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13/Ps 132:6-7, 8-10 [8a]/Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30/ Ps 84:3, 4, 5 and 10, 11 [2]/Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday: 1 Kgs 10:1-10/Ps 37:5-6, 30-31, 39-40 [30a]/Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: 1 Kgs 11:4-13/Ps 106:3-4, 35-36, 37 and 40 [4a]/ Mk 7:24-30 Friday: 1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19/ Ps 81:10-11ab, 12-13, 14-15 [11a and 9a]/Mk 7:31-37 Saturday: 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34/Ps 106:6-7ab, 19-20, 21-22 [4a]/Mk 8:1-10 Next Sunday: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46/ Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11 [7]/1 Cor 10:31 --11:1/Mk 1:40-45 Name Phone Number THANK YOU Thank you so much for your generous gift to Red Cloud during this Holy Season. Long after the presents have been forgotten, your gift will be providing hope in the lives of the children and their families. Every day I see the good that is being accomplished in the lives here; graduates back for Christmas break from college, high school students who have dreams and young children who are eager to learn. I invite you to take a few minutes and watch the elementary Christmas program on our website at www.redcloudschool.org and see some of the true beneficiaries of your generous gift. Thank you again for your gift of $436.10 during this Holy Season. God bless you in the new year. Fr. George Winzenburg. S. J. MARDI GRAS DINNER/DANCE St. Alphonsus-St. Clement parish is hosting a Mardi Gras Dinner/dance on Saturday February 10 in Fr. Yagley Hall. Dinner is catered by Veronica and music is by Solitaire. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Doors open at 5 PM. ST. SEBASTIAN FOOD PANTRY THANK YOU I am pleased to announce, with your help, that we have raised from our Simply Give Program through Meijer in Allen Park $17,260. All of which is given to our pantry to keep our shelves stocked. What a tremendous gift we have received which couldn't have been accomplished without your help. We all need to do our shopping at Meijer. Thank you to each and every one of you who helped us reach this unbelievable amount. Please note that other items are always needed. So anything you give will be helpful. WHO IS A PROPHET? Join us at Sacred Heart Parish Hall on Sunday February 18th from 2-4 PM for an interfaith discussion with Imam Mohamed Elahi,( Muslim) Dr. Robert Fastiggi, (Sacred Heart Seminary) and Dr. Howard Lupovitch (Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic studies). FEBRUARY FOOD LIST Cereal Spaghetti Sauce Jiffy Mix Pasta Mac n Cheese Tooth Paste and Brushes Join these parishes for their fish dinners during Lent. Divine Child 1055 N. Silvery Lane Fridays from 4-7 PM St. Aloysius-11280 Ozga Rd. Fridays from 4:30 PM 7 PM St. Linus-6466 N. Evangeline Fridays except Good Friday 5-7 PM St. Sabina 25605 Ann Arbor Tr. Fridays 4-7 PM St. Sebastian 20710 Colgate Fridays from 4-7 PM
Page 5 LITURGY SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 10TH & 11TH 4:00 PM 11:00 AM Celebrant Fr. Kerner/Dn. Tom Fr. Kerner Fr. Morelli Reader Therese Terns Robert Ciavaglia Theresa Skora Ciborium Cup 1 Cindy Hudson 2-Nicoleta Uicker 1-Paula Uicker 2-Bob Bryer 1-Barbara Schlaff 2-Steve Perry 1-Carmen Rodriguez 2-Barbara Cataldo 1-Margaret Skora 2-Sarah Renshaw 1-Barbara Hartman 2-Volunteer Altar Servers Alina U. Helen J. Isabel V. Diego V. Sara J. Paul J. Katelyn D. EVENTS STEWARDSHIP Feb 4 AA 2 PM Feb 5 Sac. Prep. 6 PM Feb 6 Novena 6:30 PM Feb 7 Men s Breakfast 6:30AM Feb 8 Seniors 11 AM Feb 8 Bible School 7 PM Feb 9 Prayer Service 7:30 PM Feb 9 AA 8 PM Feb 11 AA 2 PM Feb 14 Ash Wed. 9 AM/Noon/5 PM WELCOME No matter what your present status in the Catholic Church: No Matter what your current family or marital situation: No matter what your personal history, age background, race, or color: No matter what your self-image or esteem: You are invited, welcomed, accepted, loved and respected at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church If you would like to become a member of our parish please drop this completed form in the offertory basket. Name(s) Address City & Zip Phone Number - We are happy to welcome into our faith community & family of St. Kateri ILENE MELFORD JANET MELFORD EUGENE (GENO) ZAFFERANI WELCOME! January 28, 2018 Week 31 Current Year to Date Budget $ 7,400.00 $ 229,400.00 Current $ 6,403.00 $ 222,809.00 Variance $ (997.00) $ (6,591.00) Our prayers and sympathy are extended to the family of DONATO PELINO Husband of Josephine Pelino May he and all the souls of the faithful Rest In Peace Liturgy Schedule Ash Wednesday Fr. Kerner 9 AM L Elizabeth Jain B Jo-Ann Curtis &Neil Jain Bl Bob Bryer & Carmen Rodriguez A Volunteer Fr. Kerner Noon L Gloria Koss B Mary Below & Therese Terns Bl Margaret Skora & Volunteer A Volunteer Fr. Morelli 5 PM L Pam Lewis B Lina Herring & Sarah Renshaw Bl A Barbara Hartman & Lisa Le Page Erabella L.P. Harrison L. P. Anthony P. Alfano U. S. Marines Mark E. Baran U. S. Air Force Louis J. Bardel U.S. Marines Lukas Boudreau U. S. Marines Brendan Burns U. S. Navy Conor Burns U. S. Navy Nicholas Carleton Kari Crawford James R. Donahue Perry W. Edgell V. Dalton Evans Mitchell Kaczmarek U.S. Marines Diamond Knight U. S. Air Force Adam Krot U. S. Army Kathleen Lyons Teresa Lyons Timothy Lyons Raymond J. Pawlowski Connor Plate Garrett Quick Adam Schneider Christopher Shiner Haley Valentine U.S. Marines Joseph R. Walker