ST MARY MAGDALEN PARISH 1800 44th St SE KENTWOOD, MICHIGAN

PASTOR’S COLUMN

Scripture Readings for:

Sunday, June 2 ~ THE BODY & BLOOD OF CHRIST Gn 14:18-20 Ps 110:1-4

1 Cor 11:23-26 Lk 9:11b-17

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, May 25, 2013 5:00 p.m. †Anna & †Lien Le by Hoa & Muoi Nguyen Sunday, May 26, 2013 ~ The Most Holy Trinity 9:00 a.m. †Gary Terpening by Dorothy 11:00 a.m. †Joseph Najar by Jeannette Najar Tuesday, May 28, 2013 8:00 a.m. †Joseph Thanh Nguyen by Andy & Hue Nguyen Wednesday, May 29, 2013 8:00 a.m. †Kevin O’Hara by the Morning Mass Group Thursday, May 30, 2013 8:00 a.m. Intentions of the Parish community Friday, May 31, 2013 8:00 a.m. †Gerald Finn (20th Anniv) by Peggy Finn Saturday, June 1, 2013 5:00 p.m. †Keith Adams by the White Family Sunday, June 2, 2013 ~ Body and Blood of Christ 9:00 a.m. †Joseph & Marian Lewandowski by the Levan Family 11:00 a.m. †For all souls in the family of To Tam Nguyen

Readings for the week of May 27 through June 1, 2013: Monday: Sir 17:20-24 Ps 32:1-2,5-7 Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: Sir 35:1-12 Ps 50:5-8,14,23 Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday : Sir 36:1,4-5a,10-17 Ps 79:8-9,11,13 Mk 10:32-45 Thursday: Sir 42:15-25 Ps 33:2-9 Mk 10:46-52 Friday: Zep 3:14-18a (Ps) Is 12:2-3,4bcd,5-6 Lk 1:39-56 Saturday: Sir 51:12cd-20 Ps 19:8-11 Mk 11:27-33

A DEATH IN THE FAMILY

We offer our prayers and condolences to Gerda Edelyn on the recent death of her husband, John Edelyn. For Lorraine Thenikl on the death of her father, Colen Parsons. And also for Wayne (Patricia) Ball on the death of his sister, Barbara Ball. May they rest in the peace and love of God.

Neighborhood 0 Bob & Donna Huebner Barbara Kuhn Neighborhood 1 Norman Czerniak James Emelander Neighborhood 4 Cecelia Bennetts Joan Rademacher Neighborhood 7 Tammy Hickey Neighborhood 8 Bartholomew Atkins Neighborhood 9 Ted Cipponeri Pauline Parent Neighborhood 11 Elsie Christensen Neighborhood 13 Joan Hawley Neighborhood 15 Evelyn Kehoe

Helen Ranta Leon Rutka, Jr. Nick Saladino Neighborhood 16 Jean Lindsey Genevieve Diehl Ann Syrba Neighborhood 20 Kevin & Kyle Friar Neighborhood 22 Don Rexford Neighborhood 23 Michelle Groh Robert Kelly Neighborhood 26 Carol Aldrich Gary Maher Neighborhood 30 Harry Boersma Neighborhood 33 Carolyn Sheeran Jeremy Sheeran

Neighborhood 36 Denise Picardat Neighborhood 37 Darren White

Others to remember: Monica Swing David Jones Mary Drake Bill & Sally Louwers Baby Parker Grace Daniel Ferguson William Redmond Delores Klocke Judy Plants Allison Diehl Lyndsey Freiburger Joe Jakubowski Bonnie Funk James Nawrocki

Let us pray for one another with one mind and heart to the Lord our God

J une 2013 will be an extraordinary month of faith for the Diocese of Grand Rapids.

The month begins with the ordination of three men to the priesthood on June 1. Then, there’s the Ordination and Installation of our 12th bishop, David J. Walkowiak on June 18. Between those great liturgies will be special events honoring the retirement of Bishop Walter Hurley, our shepherd since Aug. 4, 2005.

Thus it seems fitting that we pause on June 2—The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ—to contemplate the abiding presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist through every change.

Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization, has announced a special event to mark the centrality of the Eucharist in the observance of the Year of Faith.

“On the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, the Holy Father will preside over a special Eucharistic adoration that will extend at the same time all over the world…,” notes the Year of Faith website. “For an hour, at 5 p.m. (Rome time), the whole world will be united in prayer and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.”

At 5 p.m. in Rome, it’s 11 a.m. in Grand Rapids. Because of our normal Sunday Mass schedule, we will be having Eucharistic Adoration immediately following the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 2nd. Please mark your calendars and plan on sitting in prayer for an hour or some part of an hour in solidarity with our Holy Father and fellow Catholics around the world.

MAY 26, 2013 THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

FAITH FORMATION YOUTH MINISTRY

We are thankful for and congratulate all our High School and College graduates. Pictured here are: Katie Giarmo, Cami Baker, McKenzie Coe, Erica Wisdom, Vanessa Huynh, Kaitlyn Toohey, Jessica Rios, Eric Nguyen, Mitchell Stanley, Hy Doan, Casey Baker, Devin Redmond, Alexander Wells, Victoria Mason, (Fr. Godfrey), Zachary Fleser, and Righa Righa, Below are our Fr. Breitenstein Faith Formation Scholarship Winners for the 2012-13 school year: Devin Redmond, 1st Place; Alexander Wells, 2nd Place; and sharing 3rd Place, Mitchell Stanley & Hy Doan. Congratulations!

FINANCIAL NEWS

PARISH STAFF

Pastoral Staff: Ruth Bush: Coordinator of Christian Services, x16 rbush@stmmagdalen.org Mary Evett Coordinator of Youth & Young Adult Ministry,x15 mevett@stmmagdalen.org Jenna Fowle Director of Music Ministry, x25 music@stmmagdalen.org

Molly Wisdom Coordinator of Faith Formation, x12 mollyw@stmmagdalen.org

Administrative Staff: Joe Hakeem Business Manager, jhakeem@stmmagdalen.org, x14 Nancy Baum Parish Secretary, nbaum@stmmagdalen.org, x10

Sharon Mascarenhas: Admin. Assistant, smascarenhas@stmmagdalen.org

Maintenance Staff: Bobby Jackson Jr., Supervisor & Brenda Bush

Pastoral Support Staff: Deacons Mike Dordan & Michael Wood Sacristans Wayne Ball, Joseph Nguyen Music Ministry Dave Doppel

Nursery

Pastoral Council: Bob Dodde Laurie Emelander Patricia Guzzo Pamela Kosten Kim Levesque Daniel Moomey Mark O’Gorman Luisa Ortiz Tom Richer Tom Roos Ronald Stephan Devon Redmond (Youth Rep)

Finance Council: Matthew Bielecki Brent Hawkins Lynie Huynh Tom Nawrocki Becky Vetter Cathy Wells

Stewardship: Mike Bush Monica Dean Chris Loerch

Parish Registration: Contact the Parish Office for information, 455-9310. Sacrament of Marriage: Call the Parish Office at least 6 months in advance. Sacrament of Baptism: Please call the Parish Office to register for Baptism Prep.

CHRISTIAN SERVICE

Date Contributions Budget Over (Under) May 19, 2013 $ 9,495 $ 13,600 ( $ 4,105) Year to Date $ 616,222 $639,200 ($ 22,978)

253 envelopes used

Join us next Saturday, June 1, at 10:00 a.m. at God’s Kitchen. You can park along the side street and enter by the front door. We are done by 3:00, enough time to get to Mass. We would like you to stay the full time, but if your schedule only allows you a couple of hours that’s OK. Come see the face of God in those less fortunate and let them bless you.

+++ Due to the prayer service on Tuesday, May 28, the Men’s Group meeting has been moved to Monday, June 3 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 3. All men of the parish are invited.

+++ Also due to the prayer service on the 28th the Rosary Making Group will not be meeting. Join them June 4 in Room 15 as they make Rosaries to be sent to missions. They are about to send their first box to the Philippines.

+++ Parish Picnic: Last year after the fire we came together under the trees in the back, along the trail, to comfort each other and share memories of what we had lost. Join us again this year on July 20 under those same trees as we look forward to a year of excitement as we build our church. We are still in the planning stages and will keep you posted.

+++ BLOOD DRIVE: After disasters we see the destructive forces of man or mother nature. We see first responders going in to help those who are in the rubble. We call these people ‘heroes’ because they want to help those who are in trouble. On June 30 you will be able to be a hero at our Blood Drive. Help someone who needs the gift of life.

+++ “Stewards first understand and are grateful for the many gifts

they have. The next step is to share the gifts they are given.

Stewards share with a joyful heart, for you cannot love

without giving….and this love, is a reflection of God’s love

for them.” Author unknown

PRAYER SERVICE & GROUND BREAKING The count down has really begun to our building of the church! We are only 3 days away from our Ground Breaking. It is a wonderful time. It is a holy time in the life of our parish. Not many can say they helped to build a house pleasing to the Lord. Built for His honor and glory. A house of prayer for all people. A sacred home. So we ask you all to join us on Tuesday, May 28th at 7 p.m. for our Prayer Service and for those who can, come back on Wednesday, May 29th at 10 a.m. for the Ground Breaking Ceremony! Bring your lawn chairs. Rain or shine!

Catholic Services Appeal Thank you for your gifts to CSA 2013.

2013 CSA UPDATE Assessment $84,505.00 Pledged to date $44,396.20 (52.5% of goal) Needed for Goal $40,108.80 No. of Responses 225 (out of 1086 households)

W e are pleased to see the involvement of so many parishioners and the sacrifices you are willing to

make to bring our new church “up from the ashes.” Soon we will be sending letters to those who may have been a part of our parish and have moved on. If you have anyone you would like us to contact, please let us know.

Total needed: $1,700,000 Total pledged: $1,464,656 Yet to go: $ 235,344 % total 86.2%

THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH MUSIC NEWS

FIRST FRIDAY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

On June 7, 2013 we will have exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the daily Mass Chapel beginning after the 8am Mass and concluding with Benediction at 8:30pm. We would like those who can sign up to spend time before the Blessed Sacrament for one hour to please do so. It is imperative that we have 2 people for every hour that Our Lord is present on the altar. If you can offer one hour, please see the sign-up sheet on the table as you enter the Church space. Walk-ins are always welcome. Come sit with Our Lord in quiet and peace.

Monday, May 27, 2013 Parish Office is closed for the holiday Tuesday, May 28, 2013 7:00 p.m. Evening Prayer Service (Parking Lot) Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:00 a.m. GROUND BREAKING in Parking Lot Thursday, May 30, 2013 7:00 p.m. Men of Emmaus Saturday, June 1, 2013 10:00 a.m. God’s Kitchen Sunday, June 2, 2013 Noon-1 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration at 1800 44th St.

SILENT AUCTION FOR PIANO LESSONS

Hello everyone,

I have had people approach me requesting piano lessons, but would have to decline because of my schedule. How-ever, as part of my pledge to the St. Mary Magdalen Resur-rection Campaign, I will undertake 4 students during the summer only (June 11th to August 27th) on Tuesdays 2-4pm. Lessons are 30 minutes and are $20 each. They will be held in Room 1 in the Family Center (1213 52nd St. SE). Due to the fact that many people have expressed in-terest and there are only 4 spots available, you can obtain your spot through a silent auction. The 4 people who sub-mit the highest bids by June 9th will secure a time slot for Tuesday lessons. The only requirements I have for poten-tial students are the ability to speak and understand Eng-lish, and the students are at least 6 years old. THIS IS NOT FOR PERSONAL FINANCIAL GAIN— ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE SILENT AUCTION AND LESSONS WILL GO TOWARDS THE ST. MARY MAGDALEN RESURRECTION FUND. If you are in-terested in bidding, please send your bid to j.fowle@stmmagdalen.org

Live Laugh Love, ~Jenna~