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St. Joseph Parish The Vigil July 19th, 2020 ROONEY TUNES RACISM IS A SIN: For the last couple of months we have been hearing, or reading, a lot about ‘racism’. I think that most of us have an idea of what the word means, but maybe hard pressed to define it. Recently, His Holiness Pope Francis wrote: we cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form and yet claim to defend the sacredness of every human life. What is this sin? It is prejudice, discriminaon, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a parcular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a mi- nority or marginalized. Again, the belief that different races possess disnct characteriscs, abilies, or qualies, especially so as to disn- guish them as inferior or superior to one anoth- er. His Holiness went on to quote the Archbishop of Los Angeles in stang: violence is self- destrucve and self-defeang. Nothing is gained by violence and so much is lost. I have to confess, that as a teenager growing up in Belfast, in the midst of unbridled prejudice and bigotry against the Catholic minority, I engaged in riong and the destrucon of common property. Why? Be- cause of the uer frustraon experienced. We felt that we had no other means of showing our disgust and anger at the civil government. I’m not trying to jusfy violence, but I certainly un- derstand why people take to the streets to ex- press their anger. If you have never been part of a discriminated minority it would be difficult for you to understand where I’m coming from. It’s not arrogance on my part, it’s simply a fact. KEEPING MY RELIGION: Recently I was reading an interview with the novelist Ann Patche. She reflects that the lives of the saints inspire us to be beer than we are, but those same qualies that make them role models in the Church – their intensity of focus on living out gospel values, and their refusal to compromise – can be experi- enced as something else when it is within their own families. That is the theme of Patche’s lat- est novel, The Dutch House (Bloomsbury 2020). Though she has her disagreements with the Church, Patche never shies away from talking about her religion – even when quesoners begin with, ‘How can you remain a Catholic when…?’ For her, religion is like your family and your country. She is firm about Catholicism as her religion. She goes on to say that Catholicism is not her faith, it’s not her relaonship to God, but it is her religion. In an interesng observa- on, she goes on to say that she feels people are throwing away their religion because they can’t throw away their family and their country. CARYLL HOUSELANDER: 1901-54 No doubt, one who loved men as Christ did would have longed to heal all their sickness, to enlighten all their minds, to transform the world by miracle upon miracle of love, but God did not will that for him. On the contrary, he willed that he should be, humanly speaking, a failure, should be nailed to the cross and suffer there in help- lessness. Indeed, the moment in which his love was consummated, in which the crisis of his re- deeming power was reached, was when the hands that could heal with a touch were nailed back out of reach. (The Leers of Caryll House- lander, Ed. Maisie Ward; Sheed and Ward, 1965) FAMILIES OF PARISHES: You will have heard by now that within this new system of parish life, our parish has been placed in a ‘family’ with Sts. Timothy, Cyprian and Sacred Heart, Grosse Ile. What does it mean? Next week, I’ll aempt to try and spell it out a bit more! In the meanme, know that you are being held in prayer. God Bless. Stephen Rooney
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St. Joseph Parish The Vigil July 19th, 2020
ROONEY TUNES RACISM IS A SIN: For the last couple of months we have been hearing, or reading, a lot about ‘racism’. I think that most of us have an idea of what the word means, but maybe hard pressed to define it. Recently, His Holiness Pope Francis wrote: we cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form and yet claim to defend the sacredness of every human life. What is this sin? It is prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a mi-nority or marginalized. Again, the belief that different races possess distinct characteristics, abilities, or qualities, especially so as to distin-guish them as inferior or superior to one anoth-er. His Holiness went on to quote the Archbishop of Los Angeles in stating: violence is self-destructive and self-defeating. Nothing is gained by violence and so much is lost. I have to confess, that as a teenager growing up in Belfast, in the midst of unbridled prejudice and bigotry against the Catholic minority, I engaged in rioting and the destruction of common property. Why? Be-cause of the utter frustration experienced. We felt that we had no other means of showing our disgust and anger at the civil government. I’m not trying to justify violence, but I certainly un-derstand why people take to the streets to ex-press their anger. If you have never been part of a discriminated minority it would be difficult for you to understand where I’m coming from. It’s not arrogance on my part, it’s simply a fact. KEEPING MY RELIGION: Recently I was reading an interview with the novelist Ann Patchett. She reflects that the lives of the saints inspire us to be better than we are, but those same qualities that make them role models in the Church – their intensity of focus on living out gospel values, and their refusal to compromise – can be experi-
enced as something else when it is within their own families. That is the theme of Patchett’s lat-est novel, The Dutch House (Bloomsbury 2020). Though she has her disagreements with the Church, Patchett never shies away from talking about her religion – even when questioners begin with, ‘How can you remain a Catholic when…?’ For her, religion is like your family and your country. She is firm about Catholicism as her religion. She goes on to say that Catholicism is not her faith, it’s not her relationship to God, but it is her religion. In an interesting observa-tion, she goes on to say that she feels people are throwing away their religion because they can’t throw away their family and their country. CARYLL HOUSELANDER: 1901-54 No doubt, one who loved men as Christ did would have longed to heal all their sickness, to enlighten all their minds, to transform the world by miracle upon miracle of love, but God did not will that for him. On the contrary, he willed that he should be, humanly speaking, a failure, should be nailed to the cross and suffer there in help-lessness. Indeed, the moment in which his love was consummated, in which the crisis of his re-deeming power was reached, was when the hands that could heal with a touch were nailed back out of reach. (The Letters of Caryll House-lander, Ed. Maisie Ward; Sheed and Ward, 1965)
FAMILIES OF PARISHES: You will have heard by now that within this new system of parish life, our parish has been placed in a ‘family’ with Sts. Timothy, Cyprian and Sacred Heart, Grosse Ile. What does it mean? Next week, I’ll attempt to try and spell it out a bit more!
In the meantime, know that you are being held in prayer.
God Bless. Stephen Rooney
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Our Sanctuary Lamp
Burns this week for the Intention of:
Parishioners of St. Joseph
Recently Added To Our
Prayer List: Joe Cesarz, Sr & Barry Rohder
Mass Intentions Saturday, July 18th 4:30pm Anna Lovett, req by Renner Family Sunday, July 19th 8:30am Felix Bergeron, req by Pauline and Raymond Bergeron 10:30am People of the Parish Monday, July 19th Tuesday, July 20th 8:30am James Harland, req by St. Joseph 8:30am Frank Coleman, req by St. Joseph Wednesday, July 21st Thursday, July 22nd Friday, July 23rd 8:30am Katherine Mohammed, req by Sister 8:30am Richard Ryba, req by St. Joseph Saturday, July 24th 4:30pm Louie Zanetti, req by Sharlene Datini Sunday, July 25th 8:30am Michael Marson, req by Dennae Petrlich 10:30am People of the Parish
Schedule of Ministers July 18th/19th
4:30 P.M 8:30am 10:30 A.M.
Lectors Sabrina Zakolski Mike Rutkowski Don CIofani
Eucharistic Minister
Chris Mathews Jerry Welsch Nancy Dizthazy
Altar Server Gabe Calvin Genevieve Campbell
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Registration for the 2020-21 Faith Formation is ongoing. Please contact the Parish Office for a registration packet, or email me your inquiry. We welcome all new and existing families to reg-ister at this time. Our Confirmation Students are preparing to finally celebrate this last of the Sacraments of Ini-tiation. We have offered families five mass times to choose from beginning this month, through September. Please keep our Confirmandi in your prayers as their date approaches. Thank God ahead of time…Have you taken a Pilgrimage to the Solanus Casey Center in Detroit yet? If not, I believe it is a “must see” for every Catholic in our area. Here you learn about Fr. Solanus’ humble life as a Simplex Priest (not able to preach or hear confessions), which placed him, humbly, as a Porter (door-keeper). Seen as a lowly job by many, the position Fr. Solanus held al-lowed him to greet thousands of people who came to St. Bona-venture Monastery in Detroit looking for prayers and counseling for their problems in life. As a result of these meetings, God worked through Fr. Solanus and offered countless miraculous healings. Such an account is what has led the Vatican to declare Fr. Solanus Blessed, the second to last step in the process of be-ing declared a Saint. His Beatification Mass was held at Ford Field in November 2017. What a blessing it is to learn about God’s providence through Fr. Solanus, right here in our area. Walking around the Center you will find his tomb, a place of reflection and prayer and a muse-um focusing on his life and the life of the Capuchins in the early 1900’s. Daily Confession is al-so offered. Fr. Solanus is always there to intercede for us whenever we are in need. For more information on the location or hours of the Solanus Casey Center/St. Bonaventure Monastery, visit www.solanuscenter.org.
Vacation Bible School, originally scheduled for this month, has been postponed to next sum-mer. God’s Blessing for the week ahead, Dennae Petrlich, Director of Faith Formation
Faith Formation Corner
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New Mass Time
We are asking that you continue to financially support the parish in this time as
You can also drop your envelope in the back of the Sacristy in our drop
NEW MASS SCHEDULE *effective week of July 6th* Tuesdays and Fridays: Mass at 8:30am Saturday: 4:30pm-will also continue to be livestreamed on Facebook and then uploaded to our youtube channel Sunday: 8:30am and 10:30am
The Kitchen was closed completely in March- no meals prepared, no clients served and no volunteers allowed into the building. In early April, Dave Allen began to make and distribute bag lunches to 15-30 clients daily. He does not need any volunteer helpers at this time. Also, no definite decision has been made on where to move the Soup Kitchen program. I will stay in touch with Dave to see what his needs are for August. If you have any questions, please call me. Jillian Shimko. 734-395-7620
All Saints Soup Kitchen Update
Zoom Rosary Info
Join us every Sunday and Tuesday at 7:00pm on Zoom to pray the Rosary! Meeting ID: 925 0480 7088 Password: stjoseph
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For Our Military Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for their selfless acts they perform. Pray for us in our time of need. Amen.
Aaron Ames Rachel Tarbuton-Ames
Anthony Allen Fred Arugi Evan Arturi
Scott Bennett Joe Biedenbach
Dale Brewer Veronica Davis
Breghan Drummond Mitch Farnum David Giltner
Colton Henninger Kathy Hill Tom Hill RobLichy
Patrick Lynch Andrew Maki
Jonathan Martin Brad Molnar Cody Pratt
Michael Rich David Seymour Luke Sanders
Zachary Schafer Chris Sepine Cody Smith
Denny Szczechowski Blade Weedon David M. Wolfe
Leon Abbott Bernice Anderson
Carol Baker John Biedenbach
Rose Bono Richard Bradybaugh
Adalyn Bratcher Mike Bratcher Addi Bressler Joe Cesarz, Sr
Bill Clark Susie Clark
Will Clayton Bob Conway Ron Corbett
Lucian Coviloe Nathan Crowe
Patrick Day Pamela Davis
Stephanie Direzze Denise DuRoss
Fred Elliot Lawrence Elmore
Mary Evans Donna Saucier-Fantin
Elvira Ferrante Michelle Ferrante
Michael Fleszar John Fleszar
Lawrence Galofaro Kelly Gaynier
George Ghindia Amy Gilstorf Janet Gogo
Kathryn Grimes Janet Gurecki
Carole Hagerman Kevin Henninger
Patti Herczeg
Jackie Holder Susan Holder
Jeanne Howey Gloria Jean Jubenville
Connie Jurado David Kalaska Alicia Kelley
Daniel Kearney Mickey Kent.
Lauren Kettler Paul Kopitzke
MaryLou Kropik Carol Krushinski
Rosemarie Laurain Emily Linench Joan Sue Legel Raymond Legel
Vito Leone Liza Lloyd
Nicky Lloyd Ana Magee
Katie Manning Daphne Martin
Brandon Matusik Joann Mead
Shawn Meloche Bentley Micallef Frank Miklaski
Marcella Miklos Kathy Moore Ann Moody Betty Pasola
Nancy Patrias Eilja Pettenger, David Prueitt Larry Pytleski
Michelle Ramos Tom Reno
Gideon Rhodes
Barry Rohder Mary Lou Romano
Phil Rozewicz Pamela Saldana David Saldana
Pat Samons Connie Sanders
Mike Simone Sara Simone Kayla Shiner Carole Sokel
Darlene Sudak Special Intention Sharleen Stack
Bill Stanton Chad Sullivan Owen Taylor
David Thomas Natalie Thomason Jackie Thompson
Max Tomon Geraldine Torolski
Frank Toth David Trela
Phillip Vallar Jr Joseph Vassar Larry Vaught
Ofelia Waruszewski Dennis Weber
Bill Wegher Mary Whaley
Dan Wittersheim Eleanor Woolery
Glen Yank If you have a loved one in need of prayers, please call the parish office at 676-9082
For Our Friends and Family
For Those Requesting Prayers
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Weekend Masses Saturday ....................................................................... 4:30pm Sunday………………………………………………………………….8:30am and 10:30am
Weekday Masses Tuesday & Friday ......................................................... 8:30 am
Church Hours Weekdays .............................................................. 7am to 3pm Saturday ..................................... 3pm until after 4:30pm Mass
Holy Day Masses To be determined - watch the bulletin.
Reconciliation Saturday .......................................................... 3:30 to 4:00 pm
Baptisms For dates and details the Parish Office at 676-9082
Marriages Make arrangements at least 6 months in advance. Contact Pastor at the Parish Office 6 months prior to wedding date 676-9082 ex 15
Mass Times St. Joseph Parish 2565 Third St.
Trenton, MI 48183 Parish Office: 734-676-9082
Parish fax: 734-676-6255 Parish Center Office Hours: Monday-Friday:
9:00am - 3:30pm-temporarily closed
St Joseph School 2675 Third Street
Trenton, MI 48183 School Office: 734-676-2565
www.stjosephtrenton.com www.stjosephschooltrenton.com
www.downrivervicariate.org Smart phone App: myparishapp
Facebook: St. Joseph Catholic Church Trenton www.aod.org
Sally Bersot ..................... Bookkeeping/Business Mgr. ext. 25 ......................... [email protected] Laurie Weber ........................ Administrative Assistant ext. 10 .......................... [email protected] Jaime Calvin .............. Admin Assistant/Bulletin Editor ext. 16 ........................... [email protected] Dennae Petrlich……………Director of Faith Formation ext. 22 ...................... [email protected] Sean Calvin ........................................... Music Director ext. 19 ............... [email protected] Mark Stewart ........................... Maintenance Director 734-676-9082 Fr. Stephen Rooney ........................................... Pastor ext. 15 .......................... [email protected] Teri Thomas ..……………………………………………Principal [email protected] Tim Mullahy ...................................... Athletic Director 734-507-0521 [email protected] Lea Charron ...................................... School Secretary [email protected] Lori Waling………………………….FACTS Tuition Manager [email protected]
Websites
Parish Council Email: [email protected] Gilbert Normandin Dianne Pavlov Linda Korowin Judy Vasicek Bill Jasman Mary Jane Magalotti Pauline Bergeron Eric Sattler
LOST AND FOUND Located in the hallway next to the music area in the Church!
