THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME • JUNE 30, 2019 · with the same faith, courage and...

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME • JUNE 30, 2019

In Historic Romeo

From the Parish Office:

Lots of expenses go into

running our parish. Our

Detroit Edison Energy

bill for the past fiscal

year 7-1-18 thru 6-30-19 was

almost $27,000. That is an

average of $2,250 a month. Higher

than usual due to our extremely

cold and long winter.

We of St. Clement of Rome Parish, with the Power of the Spirit, welcome, embrace and unite all the many faces of

Christ who worship with us. As a family, we deepen our faith and seek God in the community,

through prayer and good works.

Thank You from Maryknoll Mission

Sincere thanks from here and Maryknollers around the

world for your kindness. Fr. Lawrence McCulloch MM

enjoyed the weekend and the people of St. Clement of Rome

Parish were very receptive.

Needless to say, this is a great help towards our efforts to bring the “Good

News” to other parts of the world. May this kindness rebound to you and

your people. Sincerely yours in Christ, Deacon Paul Bork - Maryknoll

Eastern Mission Director

The Parish Office

will be closed on

Thursday, July 4

and Friday, July 5.

4th of July Prayer

Dear Lord, we remember today

how blessed we are. We remember

with gratitude, all who sacrificed

and gave their lives so we could

have the freedoms we enjoy today.

We pray for our country and our

leaders. We pray for revival,

repentance, renewal, healing and

restoration for our country. May

the changes we want to see begin

with each of us. May we humble

ourselves before you. May we live

with the same faith, courage and

convictions as those who founded

and fought for our nation. We pray

for all who wish to harm our

country and we humbly ask for

your blessing to be on the U.S.A.

In the name of Jesus we ask these

things. Amen

Mark Your Calendar:

Blood Drive

Sunday, August 4

7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Thank you to Ruth Bortolotti for sharing her time and talent with the St.

Clement Vacation Bible School program. Her creative decorations added

to the excitement of the week! Thank you!

Thank You for VBS Decorations

St. Clement Church, Romeo

Religious Education Office Hours

Monday - Thursday

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Friday - closed

The office is closed daily from 12:00

noon - 1:00 p.m. for lunch

Walking In The Gym…

The gym is available for

walkers Mon. through Fri.

from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon.

Please remember to wear your

gym shoes.

A Family Perspective

T o d a y ’ s g o s p e l

reminds us once we set

our “hand to the plow” of

parenting and marriage, “we

cannot look back.” This is what

commitment means: we have said

YES to what was, what is and to

what can be. ~ Bud Ozar

Mass Times on the Road…

Traveling? Need the nearest

Catholic Church and Mass

times? www.masstimes.org

AGAPE Pantry Needs

Laundry detergent

Dishwashing liquid

Windex

Bathroom cleaner

Toilet bowl cleaner

All purpose cleaner

Please place your donation in the

baskets located near the entry

doors of the church. Thank you

and God’s Blessings!

Labels for Education... Earn

cash for Romeo schools

with Box Tops! We’ve

recently added a Box

Top collection container to the

lobby. Each Box Top earns 10¢

towards school improvements and

supplies at Romeo Schools. Thanks

for your support and contribution!

Religious Education Registration

Packets for the 2019-20 school year

have been mailed out. Please con-

tact Religious Education if you

have any questions, 752-6591

Outdoor Game Night

The Parish and Family Life

Ministry would like to invite you to

its 2nd Annual Outdoor Game

Night. Once again this year we

are hosting an evening for our

families on Friday, July 12 at 6:00

p.m. Bring your favorite outdoor

games, your lawn chairs and enjoy

an evening filled with fun for all

ages. We will provide hot dogs,

snacks, sodas, water, desserts and

s’mores. For those who wish to

join in, we will also recite the

rosary as we relax around the fire.

Hope you can join us for this

special family night.

Christmas in July to Help Support MCREST

During the month of July please

help support MCREST by donating

items from the following list.

During the summer MCREST

indicates donations are low and

the listed items are really in need.

Please place all items in the

MCREST box. Thank you!

Chapstick

Combs/Brushes

Deodorant (Travel size)

Feminine Hygiene

Hand Sanitizer (travel size)

Kleenex (travel size)

Nail Clippers

Ponchos

Razors

Shaving Cream (travel size)

Socks (men and women)

Sunglasses

Sunscreen (travel size)

Toothbrushes

Toothpaste (travel size)

Underwear (Men L-3X/Women

M-3X)

St. Clement T-Shirt Sale

In order to promote a sense of belonging and unity

within the walls of the church, St. Clement has our

own parish t-shirt. It is a high quality grey t-shirt

with “Rooted in Christ” in hunter green. We

currently have Medium, Large and Extra-Large for

sale in the parish office for $10 each. If you need a

different size, please stop by or call the parish office

to place an order, 752-9611. Orders need to be placed by Monday, July 15.

These shirts would be great to wear at any church outing, volunteer oppor-

tunity, and church picnic!

Poljan Agency

586-781-5000

Religious Education

Office will be closed

from July 1 thru

July 5.


God of Mercy, hear our

prayer and be merciful to

your sons and daughters

whom you have called

from this life. Welcome them into

the company of your saints, in the

kingdom of light and peace. We ask

this through Christ our Lord.

Amen

Please Pray for the Members Serving

Our Country

Cpt. Nicole Adenomas

Sfc. Omar Ambriz

Pvt. Stephen Bennett

3rd Po. Brennan Bennett

Pvt. Dakota Burdo

Capt. John L. Fellows

Pfc. Brian Gaines

SSGT Adam S. Girardot

Sgt. James Griffie

Spec. Mark A. Lipinski

SSGT Ian McLaughlin

SSG. Brian Niebel

Maj. Catherine Peuterbaugh

Spc. Zacari Pytleski

MC1 Jeff Richardson

2nd Lt. Stephen Rutherford

E5 Rebecca Sovereign

Spc. Michael Stobak

Maj. David Stys

Pfc. Bill Thompson

Pfc. Evan Vanouver

Sgt. Bradley Wing

L/Cpl. Robert Wing

Lord, hold our troops in Your

loving hands. Protect them as they

protect us. Bless them and their

families for the selfless acts they

perform for us in our time of need.

We ask this in the name of Jesus

Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen

Please Pray

for the Sick

Newly Added to the Sick List

Pauline Accica

Glen Knoblock

Clare Malburg

For Those Who Have

Died....

Gregory Knoche,

brother of Sister Val

Stephen M. Lomakoski

Life has changed,

not ended......

Pauline Accica

Bob Agius

Mary Agius

MaryAnn B

Eric Babe

Florence Bauer

Gary Bianchi

Jerry Bode

Richard Borowski

Rozanne

Buhagiar Georgina Campbell

Giuseppi Cavaliere

Scott Chevalier

Adam Cole

Elexie Delaney

Maurice D’Hondt

Rosanna

DiMaggio

Jake Flint

Bev Frontero

Thomas Gamrat

Christine Gamrat

John A. Giacoletti

Jacob Gordon

Martha Gutowski

Henry Hainer

Jerry Halker

Karen

Halker-Krause

Ann Hansen

Jeff High

Ethan Kammer

Denise Kappa

John F. Kern

Glen Knoblock

Gregory Knoche

Sharon

Koralewski

Fred Krawchuk

Karen Krumbach

Bob Krumbach

Thersa LaSollette

Dorothy LePage

Nancy Lukowski

Lawrence Mahaffy

Clara Malburg

James Malley

Domenico Maletti

Marisa

Margaret McIntyre

Bob Mickelson

Elaine Morgan

Ashleigh

Motoligin

Ellen Myers

Cody Nichols

Bruce Northey

Diane O

Rocky O’Berry

Theresa

O’Connor

Paul Paquette

Andre Platevoet

Judy Polakowski

Tom Radzitowski

Jim Raska

David Reed

Sandra Richie

Glenda Roberts

Richard Rock

Glenn Rounding

Claudio Selva

Shannon Shaieb

Raymond Smith

Patricia Stacer

Laura Staller

Jason Stys

Robert Szuba

Frank Urban

Sam West

Bubba Dan Wirick

Dana Wynn

Don

Vandeberghe, Sr.

Luke Vires

Christine Yonkos

Cheryl Zuehlk

And those who

care for them...

Diaper Drive for Agape Center

St. Clement is hosting

a diaper and baby wipe drive for

the Agape Center! We are looking

for sizes 4, 5 & 6. Please place your

donations on the metal cart in the

gathering area. We will be collect-

ing these items until June 30. Your

donation is much appreciated!

Independence

Day

Today throughout

the United States, we

celebrate our freedom.

Our rights are protected

and opportunit ies

abound. We recognize that freedom

has a cost, one we celebrate and

honor on days such as this. It's

good to honor those who fight for

our country, who may well pay the

ultimate price for the liberties

we're afforded. As faithful

Catholics, we recognize that there

is more to freedom than simply

being at liberty to make our lives

what we want them to be. St. John

Paul II reminds us: "Freedom is

not just doing what we can, it is

doing what we ought." We become

freer within ourselves and within

our relationships when we choose

what is right and good. When we

choose sin, we become trapped in

egoism - less free, not more. This

Independence Day, let's continue

to pursue virtue and good

character and encourage others to

do this same.


Vigil Lights Special Intentions

~ Prayers and Blessings

~ Michigan and Utah

~ Prayers for Sport, Steve and

Grandma

~ Nancy Pihlaja

Notes from MCREST’S Annual Meeting

20 % of MCREST'S clients left for permanent housing.

64% of the clients left for temporary housing (family or

friends).

4% of the clients received institutional housing (hospital, jail).

The remainder of client housing is unknown to MCREST.

Phone calls are received daily by MCREST where individuals or

families are seeking housing and admission to the MCREST

program. From May 2018 to May 2019 MCREST had to turn

away: 355 men, 387 women and 319 children.

An 87 Year Old College Student Named Rose

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to

know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand

touched my shoulder. I turned round to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me

with a smile that lit up her entire being.

She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a

hug?” I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me

a giant squeeze. “Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I’m here to

meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids…” “No seriously,” I asked. I was curious what may

have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age. “I always dreamed of having a college education and

now I’m getting one!” she told me.

After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake. We became instant

friends. Every day for the next three months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always

mesmerized listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. Over the course of

the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and

she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up. At the end of the

semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced

and stepped up to the podium.

As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor. Frustrated and a

little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, “I’m sorry I’m so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent

and this whiskey is killing me! I’ll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.”

As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old

because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. (1) You

have to laugh and find humor every day. (2) You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We

have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it! (3) There is a huge difference between

growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one

productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and

never do anything I will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The

idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. (4) Have no regrets. The elderly usually don’t have

regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with

regrets.”

She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Rose.” She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and

live them out in our daily lives. At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years

ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.

Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by

example that it’s never too late to be all you can possibly be.

REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL. We make a Living

by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.


WEEKLY EVENTS FOR July 1 - 7

Monday, July 1

7:00 p.m. - Our Lady of the

Rosary Prayer Group - church

Tuesday, July 2

9:00 a.m. - Communion Service

9:30 a.m. - Rosary

10:00 a.m. - Adoration

Wednesday, July 3

9:00 a.m. - Communion Service

9:30 a.m. - Rosary

3:00 p.m. - Divine Mercy - church

Thursday, July 4

Parish Office Closed

9:00 a.m. MASS - St. Clement

Parishioners

Friday, July 5

Parish Office Closed

9:00 a.m. MASS - Int. Bill &

Liguya Lanni req by a friend

9:30 a.m. - Rosary

11:00 a.m. -Rehearsal: Christie/

Veit

Saturday, July 6

2:30 p.m. - Wedding: Christie/Veit

5:00 p.m. - MASS - Int. Giuseppe

Angeli req by family

Sunday, July 7

Coffee and Donuts hosted by

Funeral Lunch Committee

7:00 a.m. - MASS - Int. Jacqueline

Cunningham req by family

9:00 a.m. - MASS - Int. Diane

Laurain req by Fred & Shirley

Kessler family

Int. Joann Bernadich req by

St. Clement Staff

11:00 a.m. - MASS - Int. Eugene

Dunne req by family

Int. Cynthia Parrish req by

family

7:00 p.m. - MASS (Spanish) - Int.

St. Clement Parishioners

Congratulations to the

Bride and Groom

Christine Pantalena and

Andrew Cymbalski

All of us wish to congratulate those

married at St. Clement Parish. To the

bride and groom and their families, all the

blessings of God, long life and

profound happiness.

III Jennifer Christie and

Jordan Veit

I Sarah Bennett and

Craig Cordeiro

I Rachel McIennan and

Wedding

Banns

St. Clement of Rome 343 S. Main Street

Romeo, Michigan 48065 Phone: 586-752-9611

Fax 586-752-1601 Website: www.stclementromeo.org

PASTOR Rev. Stephen C. Reckker

Weekend Assistant Fr. Jim Andres, OFM CAP

Fr. Jerry Slowinski Fr. Art Baranowski

Fr. Biju Fr. Binoy

Deacon Rev. Mr. Kurt J. Godfryd

Mass in Spanish

Rev. Jerry Kessel, OFM CAP

Vicariate Hispanic Pastoral Minister

(North Macomb Vicariate) Sr. Valerie Knoche, I.H.M.

Adult Education Coordinator

Mr. Russ Morgan 752-6984

Building Manager

Mr. Peter Bernadich 752-9611

Minister of Music

Mr. Bert Lord 752-9611

Religious Education Director

Mrs. Debbie Knoblock 752-6591

Middle School Youth Group 752-9611

Gabriel Project

Carol 752-9611

Agape Center 336-6842

Pregnancy, Counseling and Adoption

Catholic Family Services 416-2300

Knights of Columbus

Joe Suminski 586-337-5776

Weekend Masses

Saturday - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday - 7:00, 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.

Spanish - 7:00 p.m.

Holyday and Weekday Masses

As announced

Reconciliation (Confession)

Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

Baptism: Prior arrangements must be made.

Call the parish office.

Marriage: Arrangements must be made at

least six months in advance of the marriage

date.

Care of the Sick: Call the parish office at

any time to make arrangements for

Anointing, Communion calls or Visitations.

Funeral Luncheon Ministry: Please call

the parish office.

Registrations: New parishioners should

register at the parish office. Those moving

should notify the parish office.

Parish Council

Administration Commission

Charles Anglewicz... . . . . . . . . . . . ...752-9435

Christian Service Commission

Denise Kehren. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 752-9611

Social Commission

Dorothy Kida ……………………….752-9611

Rev. 2-05-18

Communion for the Homebound

If you have a family member or

a neighbor who is homebound

and would like to receive

Communion, please contact the

Parish Office at 752-9611.

Arrangements will be made for a

visit.

Our Lady of the Rosary Prayer Group

Our Lady of the Rosary Prayer

Group meets on Mondays at 7:00

p.m. in the church. Please come

join this wonderful group! All are

welcome!

Marriage Prayer

Lord, help us to remember when

we first met and the strong love

that grew between us, to work that

love into practical things so

nothing can divide us. We ask for

words both kind and loving and

hearts always ready to ask

forgiveness as well as forgive.

Dear Lord, we put our marriage

into your hands. Amen


Liturgical Appointments for July 13/14

Sat.

5:00 p.m.

Sun.

7:00 a.m.

Sun.

9:00 a.m.

Sun.

11:00 a.m.

Lector/

Comm.

Kathy Markel Henry Malburg Roz Mischley Tom Offer

Altar

Servers

Joe & Katie

Pollzzie

Cameron & Nate

Joseph

Gwen, Gabby & Abram

Pogodzinski

Liturgical Appointment for July 6/7

Sat.

5:00 p.m.

Sun.

7:00 a.m.

Sun.

9:00 a.m.

Sun.

11:00 a.m.

Lector/

Comm.

Paul Seger Steve Pytleski Carl Mischley John Swan

Altar

Servers

Joe & Anthony

Lomakoski

Andrea & Natalie

Frederick

Joey, John &

Anthony

Greenlee

Readings for the

Week of

July 1, 2019

Monday: Gn 18:16-33/Ps 103:1b-2,

3-4, 8-9, 10-11 [8a]/Mt 8:18-22

Tuesday: Gn 19:15-29/Ps 26:2-3, 9

-10, 11-12 [3a]/Mt 8:23-27

Wednesday: Eph 2:19-22/Ps

117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/Jn 20:24-29

Thursday: Gn 22:1b-19/Ps 115:1-

2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 [9]/Mt 9:1-8

Friday: Gn 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-

67/Ps 106:1b-2, 3-4a, 4b-5 [1b]/Mt

9:9-13

Saturday: Gn 27:1-5, 15-29/Ps

135:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6 [3a]/Mt 9:14-17

Sunday, July 7: Is 66:10-14c/Ps

66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 [1]/Gal 6:14-

18/Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 or 10:1-9

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

with Fr. Art

Walk where Jesus walked…

Cruise the Sea of Galilee…Visit

Nazareth…Climb the Mt. of Olives

& view the Old City of Jerusalem.

Walk the Via Dolorosa to the

Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Visit Bethlehem’s Church of the

Nativity. Hosted By: Fr. Art

Baranowski. $3,579 per person

FROM Detroit (Air/land tour price

is $2879 plus $700 government

taxes/airline surcharges). TOUR

PRICE INCLUDES: Roundtrip air

from Detroit, First Class select

hotels, Breakfast & Dinner daily,

Comprehensive Sightseeing,

Porterage, Entrance Fees and

much more!! December 4 - 13,

2019. FOR A DETAILED

BROCHURE PLEASE CONTACT

Fr. Art: Tel: (810) 941-5602/Email:

[email protected]. Join

with wonderful people from our

local parishes. Support our

fellow Christians living in the Holy

Land.

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