November 1, 2015 St. Patrick Catholic Church 140 Church St., Portland, MI 48875 Phone: 517-647-6505 Fax: 517-647-7807 Parishoffice@portlandstpats.com www.stpatrickportland.com Rev. Larry J. King, Pastor Dcn. Don Sobolewski, Pastoral Associate The Mission of St. Patrick Parish is: To celebrate the Eucharist, To proclaim the Good News, To encourage Stewardship as a way of life and To grow in Faith, Justice, Love and Service to all. Mass Schedule: Reconciliation: Eucharistic Adoration: Saturday 4:30 pm Saturday 3:00 pm Monday, Noon 5:00 pm Sunday 7:30 am, 9:30 am, 11:30 am or by appointment Wednesday, Noon 7:00 pm & Weekdays: Tuesday 6:00 pm 9:00 pm-12:00 am Wednesday 7:30 am Parish Office Hours Thursday 9:30 am Friday 7:30 am Mon.-Fri.: 8:00 am-4:30 pm Closed 12:30 pm-1:00 pm for lunch Wed. evening: 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
ST. PATRICK CHURCH Page 2 PORTLAND, MICHIGAN Masses for the Week of November 1, 2015 Mon. 11/2 THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH November 1, 2015-November 8, 2015 ALTAR APPOINTMENTS November 7th & 8th STEWARDSHIP REFLECTIONS Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 Poor in spirit is confusing for many of us. It simply means to place your trust in God, putting His will first and being strong in faith. As we celebrate the lives of the saints on All Saints Day, remember, we, too are called to be saints. Dialing down our own pride and ego and turning up the humility will help us on our path to sainthood. That we increase our trust in God, putting Him first in all things. Sponsor of the Week: Please add Trierweiler Insurance as sponsor of the week Bulletin deadline is 10:00 AM Monday for inclusion in Sunday s bulletin.
All Saints Day Page 3 November 1, 2015 Seeing into Heaven Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14 A lot of the good you do goes unnoticed. You care for family. You donate to charity. You pray for the needy. Perhaps you perform civic services that few people ever see. You might even do some things in secret precisely to avoid the attention that a reward would bring. Your satisfaction is often its own reward. You believe that God sees, and that is enough. You are not alone. The good that many people do can never be fully rewarded. Society owes a debt of gratitude to everyday heroes who improve life for the masses by performing the simplest of deeds for the sake of giving care. Imagine that multitude of good people gathered together. Imagine them before the throne of the Lamb, worshiping God. Imagine them wearing as reward the uniform of heaven white garments washed in the blood of the Lamb. That is the vision that John sees in the Book of Revelation. The throng of the blessed gathers to give praise, only to be counted among those who survived the trials of life and persevered in their faith. On All Saints we remember that numberless host. They inspire us to continue the good we do, even if no one notices. Select Quotes from Pope Francis Encyclical Laudato Si On Care for Our Common Home "We need to reject a magical conception of the market, which would suggest that the problems can be solved simply by an increase in the profits of companies or individuals." (190) Family Perspective By Bud Ozar Anyone can be saint in front of strangers but the daily acts of mercy, making peace, forgiveness, listening, and dying to oneself within the family are religious acts. Family life is the turf of sanctity and parents lead the way. Attention Military Veterans! You are cordially invited to join the faculty, staff and students of St. Patrick School in our annual Veteran's Day Observance. The ceremony is November 11th at 10AM in the school gym. A cookies and coffee reception will immediately follow the ceremony in the Parish Hall for our honored veterans and their families Be a Hero! Donate Blood! Congratulations to the October Athletic Association Sports Raffle Winners Sonja Scheurer Dale & Linda Bower Erich & Judy Fleischer Jill Schmidt Thank you for your continued support of St. Patrick Athletic programs. Financial Activities The St. Patrick Catholic High School chapter of the National Honor Society is hosting an American Red Cross blood drive on November 17th from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm in the St. Patrick Parish Hall. To schedule an appointment to donate, please see an NHS member or visit www.redcrossblood.org.walk-ins accepted. Appointments honored. Communion Calls The first Friday of November the following parishioners will be visited and the Eucharist brought to them. If there is someone not on our list, and not receiving Communion, who would like a visit, please call the Parish Office. All Soul s Day Mass will be celebrated on Monday, November 2nd at 6:00 PM. Diana Rivera Sandra Odem Agnes Trowbridge Donna Fedewa Irene Jensen Theresa Gerkman Geri Ryan Sandra Bayne Laura Stegenga Rosie Baker Catherine Fedewa Helen Cook Bernie Witgen Linda Schanski Bernice Schneider Mary Martin Freda Bauer Patricia Klein Walnut Grove Country Living
ST. PATRICK CHURCH Page 4 PORTLAND, MICHIGAN Youth Corner Faith Formation New News Junior High - See you Friday right after school. If you go to the public school there is a bus that will drop you off. Parents please call e at 517-647-6505 x414 for more information. Up-coming dates: November 2nd NO CLASS November 9th & 16th Thanksgiving Food Drive (Bring in canned goods) November 23rd-NO CLASS November 29th-Prison/Jail donation due Up-coming Events November 23rd Catechist In-Service November 25th-Feast of Thanksgiving Mass, 6:00 PM High School - See you this Sunday at 6:00 PM at CIA Headquarters!. I challenge YOU!!! for this week-find that person who needs a kind word or cation and be Christ to them. Fifth and Seventh Graders having Prayer Service outside for the Respect & Dignity of Life. In Christ s Peace Mr. George Second Grades getting down to business Learning about the Ten Commandments. Knights Of Columbus News In Memoriam The Portland Knights of Columbus Council 2168 will be sponsoring a bus trip to Firekeepers Casino on Wednesday, December 2, 2015. The cost is $30.00 with each participant receiving $20.00 in casino play and a $5.00 food voucher. The bus will leave the Knights Hall parking lot located at 690 Maynard Rd, Portland at 9:00 AM and arrive at the casino at 10:00 AM. The bus will depart the casino at 3:00 PM and arrive back in Portland at 4:00 PM. Participants must register in advance for this trip. For more information or to register, contact Rich Schneider at (517) 647-4567 or Steve Goodman at (517) 516-2408, or John Vallier at (517) 647-6409. If you are interested in joining the Knights of Columbus, contact Bill Vallier at gk2168@mikofc.org
All Saints Day Page 5 November 1, 2015 Celebrating Vocation Awareness Week The week of November 1-7 is Vocation Awareness Week across the United States. It is a week dedicated to promoting vocations to the Catholic religious life through prayer and education. According to a video on the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) website, there are four things that occur in a young person s life that will encourage them to listen to God s call to the religious life. 1. Receiving a Catholic education (elementary, high school, college) 2. Being involved in Catholic youth groups/religious education 3. Receiving encouragement from others 4. Knowing priests/sisters personally The first three items on the list are a given, for students at St. Pat's. We also work hard to give our students the opportunity to meet and get to know priests and sisters. On Monday of Vocations Awareness Week, Trinitarian Sisters from Lowell will visit and talk with our students about life as a Religious Sister. On Thursday, Fr. Ron Hutchinson, Director of Priestly Vocations for the Diocese of Grand Rapids will preside at our school Mass. We are also blessed to have four of our graduates, three of whom are in the seminary and one who plans on being a Religious Sister. These four grads are: Ryan Riley, who graduated from St. Patrick High School in 2001. Ryan attended Alma College earning a degree in accounting. He worked for six years for the State of Michigan, Auditor General, and entered the seminary in 2010. Ryan was ordained a Transitional Deacon at St. Thomas Catholic Church in East Lansing on May 16, 2015. He hopes be ordained to the priesthood next year. Michael Steffes, who graduated from St. Patrick High School in 2008. Michael attended Lansing Community College and worked for two years before entering the seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, in the fall of 2010. He graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 2014 and entered Mundelein Seminary last fall. Mike has less than three years until ordination and will do an internship in the Diocese of Grand Rapids in the spring. Johnathan Johnson, who graduated from St. Patrick High School in 2008. He earned an accounting degree from Michigan State University in 2013. He worked for one and a half years for Michigan State University and entered the seminary in 2014. Johnathan just started Pre-Theology II at Mundelein Seminary and will earn his Master s in Philosophy and Religious Studies in May 2016. He hopes to be ordained to the Priesthood in June 2020. Wendy Rutherford, who graduated from St. Patrick High School in 2009 and graduated with honors from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences. On September 16, 2015 Wendy entered as a postulant with the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in Indiana and began a three-year formation process. During this time she will be given an assignment in a ministry of teaching or in one of a variety of roles in their hospital system. After a total of eight years in this formation process, Wendy will make her final vows. I encourage you to pray for vocations and to keep our four alumni who have been called to be priests/sisters in your prayers during Vocations Awareness Week and beyond. Randy Hodge-School Administration Keep in touch with our parishioners in the Seminary or entering Religious Life Please continue to show our parishioners support by keeping in touch with as they continue on their journey. Michael Steffes Jr. Johnathan Johnson Wendy Rutherford Mundelein Seminary Mundelein Seminary St. Clare Convent 1000 East Maple Ave 1000 East Maple Ave PO Box 766 Mundelein, IL 60060 Mundelein, IL 60060 Mishawaka, IN 46546 Keep them in your prayers!
ST. PATRICK CHURCH Page 6 PORTLAND, MICHIGAN I am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord, whoever believes in me will not die for ever. John 11:25a, 26 Germaine P. May William J. Spitzley Dr. Gerald Brown Richard Sines Jack Gilbert Raymond Chartrand Marcelene May Elizabeth Huhn Thomas Cook Dennis Leik Barbara Smith James Smith Elizabeth Thompson Marylin Balderson Helen Fandel James Thompson Robert Densmore Jr. Loring Osmar Melissa Bengel Joan Allen Nancy Breimayer Matilda Hufnagel Janet Hengesbach Bernadine Simon Eleanor McConnell Tom Allen Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, And let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen 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: Andrew M. Ayers University of St. Mary of the Lake Mundelein Seminary 1000 East Maple Ave. Mundelein, IL 60060 Portland Community Fund Christmas Giving Program Applications for the Portland Community Fund s Christmas Program are available at the Parish Office, Portland City Hall, and Tom s Pharmacy. Any family residing in the Portland School District that may need assistance or anyone who knows of someone who could use extra assistance should fill out an application. Applications must be returned by Friday, November 6, 2015. For more information, contact Lisa Balderson at 517-930- 1651 or Sandy Klein at 517-526-0526. St. Joseph-Pewamo St. Joseph of Pewamo is hosting Feather Bingo on Sunday, November 8th in the Parish Center. Doors open at 6:00 PM and Bingo starts at 7:00 PM. Turkeys and cash prizes for Bingo s. Refreshments will be available. Hope to see you there!! Bethany Christian Services- Seeking foster homes Bethany Christian Services is seeking loving foster homes for two youth in need of special care. One is a teen from Africa who suffered injuries while escaping an attack on his village and is now wheelchair-bound; he needs a handicapaccessible home. The other is a 7-months pregnant girl from Central America. If you would like to learn more about accepting one of these youth into your home, please contact Ana Jose at (616) 965-8027 or at ajose@bethany.org.
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