1. Fr. Patrick’s Holy Homework Memorize and declare Luke 4:18-19, the mission statement of Jesus, which is ours as well!
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.”
Memorize it, declare it, and ask the Lord for the grace to live it like never before!
2. GOF – Easter Blessings!
Renew Reflect Respond
Generations of Faith 2020/21
All five past Generation of Faith videos are on our parish website ready for you to enjoy! Click theButton below to go to the parish website. Then click on Generation of Faith Videos. Search for the videos titled ADULTS 2020-2021. Parish favorites: SESSION ONE – The Bible: God’s Love Letter to Humanity And SESSION FIVE – The Holy Spirit and the Life of Grace Past Children and Teen videos are also still on the website using the same button below.
Look for a new video titled Why Do I Need the Church? next week.
3. AOD Easter Season Study of Acts of the Apostles A great way to enjoy Scriptures during the Easter Season!!!! I (Dcn Paul) have to admit that one of the books of the Bible that I treasure the most is the Acts of Apostles. Holy coincidence! The Archdiocese is offering an internet series during the seven weeks of the Easter season. Briefly, they’ll send us materials once a week that we can use to study the Acts individually … or we can form small groups to do it together. Click on the button to find out more.
4. Family of Parishes—Our first Family Gatherings! To help parishes prepare to begin to be in a family of parishes on July 1, the Archdiocese is helping to facilitate gatherings for the parishes. These gatherings will be virtual and everyone is invited. There are three dates for the gatherings: Fridays, May 21st, June 18th and July 16th. The gatherings will be at 5pm and you can register to attend (virtually) here:
5. Triduum Liturgy Recordings
Corpus Christi has recorded liturgies from Holy Thursday, Good Friday, the Easter Vigil and the Easter 11:00 Mass. Click on the button below to go to the Easter Sunday Mass and a selection of the other liturgy recordings.
6. You are Invited; You are Welcome; You’ll be Safe! Please join us in person at Mass. We’re so happy to welcome you back! We’re being diligent about keeping you safe by following our Covid-19 protocols which include:
Things the church is doing:
Running our six (6) medical-grade air purifying units in the church before and during mass thus removing bacteria and viruses, including the Covid virus, from the air.
Cleaning and sanitizing the church after Masses.
Providing hand sanitizer throughout the church for your use, as needed
Taking your temperature as you come into the church. (Please do NOT come to mass if you are feeling ill or running a temperature.)
Bringing Holy Communiontoyour pew (Fr. Patrick, a Deacon or an EME comes to you).
Things we ask you to do:
Registering yourself for mass (by noon on Saturdays) and including your phone number so that we can call you should someone report a positive test for the Covid virus.
Wearing a mask at all times over your nose and under your chin (everyone two and older).
Maintaining a 6-foot physical distance between you/members of your household, and others not in your household, both in the pews and in other seating areas, before and after mass.
7. Lifting Our Prayers Let us lift our prayers for:
Those we have not seen for some time
Those on our parish prayer lists
Our family members, both far and near
Our present and past co-workers
Those who have no one to care for them
Yes, even our enemies!
Lord, please hear our prayers!
8. Alert: Tuesday morning Mass in the Rainbow Room Since we are having the Covid-19 vaccinations in the church building on the next four Tuesdays, we will temporarily have the 8:30 am Masses in the Rainbow Room. See you there!
9. Fr. Patrick and Beth Allison on new AOD UTG Podcast Episode St. Aloysius Parish Engagement Coordinator, Beth Allison, shares her journey from interior design to ministry, and the universal connection of the Catholic faith she’s experienced as she’s travelled the world.
10. Renewal of the Mind: Fr. Patrick’s 90-second daily videos and 30-minute weekly radio broadcast Fr. Patrick’s daily video draws guidance for the day from the Mass Scriptures of the day. The message is there … 90 seconds …POW! The newer item is the 30-minute weekly audio broadcast. It can be reached at any time of day or night, any day of the week.
11. Liturgy schedule - weekdays Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 8:30am Mass [temporarily, the Tuesday Mass is In the Rainbow Room, north of the parking lot.]
Saturdays: 1:00 – 3:45pm – Confessions in Reconciliation Rm in church. They can also be made by appointment [313.537.5770].
12. Links for viewing or registering for this weekend’s Masses Our Masses are: Saturday, 4pm; Sunday 9am & 11am. The 11am Mass is the Mass most often livestreamed. Click on the button below for viewing the Mass.
If you have not registered (by noon on Saturday) to attend Mass in person and you still wish to attend a Mass at church this weekend please: - park in the parking lot a little ahead of Mass time, - go to the parking lot side entrance, - and ask the staff at that doorway if there is still available room. If there is room in church, they will do a check-in process for you.