Corpus Christi August 17 Email
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Aug. 21st – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Luke 13:22 - 30
“Is your compass leading you to Jesus?”Fr. Patrick’s Holy Homework
For Holy Homework this week pray before a crucifix and ask Jesus,
”Did you die for me, Jesus?”
Soak in His answer…maybe He wants to give you a new experience
of that truth. Also…carry this little prayer on your heart and lips,
“Set a fire down in my soul, Lord.”
This Sunday! – Parish Picnic! 
REMINDER THE ANNUAL CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH PICNIC RETURNS ON SUNDAY AUGUST 21 AFTER 11 am MASS from 12:30 –3 pm
(NO 9am Mass that day).
Enjoy grilled hot dogs (a limited number of vegetarian hot dogs will be available), chips, fruit and cookies. We will have a very special treat for the kids—a Little Free Library Reading Safari featuring storytelling, games, prizes, animal inspired face painting, and FREE BOOKS. Adults can play bingo and cards. All can dance off the hot dogs and chips with a fun Healthy Hustle session. Free-will donations will be accepted to help defray the cost of the picnic.
It’s not too late to Sign up to attend and volunteer.
Call the Parish Office at: 313-537-5770,
email Mary Davis at: [email protected],
or call her at: 313-506-7049.
NOTE: The picnic will happen rain or shine — if the weather is uncooperative, we’ll move everything inside to our now air-conditioned gym!!!Black Catholic Women’s Conference 
Invite a Family Member or a Friend to
“Consider Catholicism”
.Is someone you know wondering about your church, your faith, your beliefs, your Bible, your prayers, your worship services, or any other aspect of our Catholic religion? We have a casual process for such people to ask questions about our Catholic faith and practices. We are calling it “Considering Catholicism?” and are having sessions on Sunday mornings from 9:30am to 10:30am in the Rainbow Room. The sessions are hosted by Dcn Paul Mueller and Valerie Berry. You are most welcome to accompany your invited quest for their first session … and following sessions as well.
Sessions are continuing on Sundays through Sept. 18th except the Sunday on Labor Day Weekend.
Care to know any more about these sessions? Please contact Dcn Paul Mueller in person, or at [email protected] or via phone at 248.891.9387.BACK TO SCHOOL MASS
Start off the school year right! Join us for any Mass on the weekend of August 27/28 for a special blessing. Click on the button below to find out about gifts and blessings!Back to School Mass HAITI OUTREACH MISSION UPDATE
AND HOW YOU CAN HELP
As many of you know, life is horrible in Haiti now as gang violence continues to spread. We have just received a long and detailed email from Fr. Romel, pastor of St. Louie in Mirebalais. He states, in part:
“During the war of the gangs in Port au Prince that still makes people fear and where people are dying day after day, we keep receiving people in Mirebalais. I received the money HOM sent me to support some of them. However, it was very difficult for me because of the quantity of people in need and who asked for support. I took time to choose the more vulnerable. People are coming to the rectory to ask me as a priest to help them. It is a great suffering when I see the need for these people who are forced to leave their homes and sometimes even their jobs in Port au Prince and that I cannot help them. Please help me to open some doors for them.”
To find out more about the many good works of HOM in Mirebalais check out their website https://haitioutreachmission.org/
Haiti Detroit River Dinner Cruise
We are pleased to announce our Second Annual Detroit River Dinner Cruise on the lovely Diamond Belle.
The cruise will depart from the dock at Stroh's River Place (free parking) promptly at 6:30pm.
Your $75 ticket will include a 2 ½ hour river cruise, full buffet dinner and dessert. There will be a cash bar for all beverages.
To keep the cruise as accessible as possible, we are not raising the ticket price although the cost of the cruise and food has increased by $12 per ticket.
Dr. Dominique Monde-Matthews will give an update on current conditions in Haiti and the work of HOM and will answer your questions.
Tickets are on sale now. There are only 110 tickets and payment must be received by September 8.
We hope that you will plan on attending this important event.
If you can't attend, donations to Haiti Outreach Mission are always gratefully accepted.
Questions: call Mary Davis 313-506-7049 or [email protected]
Please join us as we work together to make a difference for the people of Mirebalais, Haiti!
Fr. Patrick Gonyeau
Family Administrator Corpus Christi Parish
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Valerie and Bill McNeece
Event Co-ChairsBlank registration forms are available in the back of church.
To print out a copy of the registration form, just click on the button below and then print out the form.Registration Form Eucharistic Adoration
It’s happening here at Corpus Christi!
The Eucharist is being exposed on the altar in church on the following schedule:
Tuesdays: 6:00pm – 8:30pm
[Note: that’s a usual time for our neighborhood Evangelization efforts so prayer support is appreciated!]
Thursdays: 9:15am – 12:15pm
[Note: Holy Hour for Priestly Vocations from 9:15am – 10:15am]
Saturdays: 1:00pm – 3:15pm
[Note: Confessions 1:00 pm – 3:45pm]One of the greatest treasures of the Catholic faith is the Eucharist. Ever since the Last Supper, the Catholic Church has believed that the Eucharist is truly the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ. You are invited to come and spend time in adoration with Jesus at Corpus Christi as we begin to offer these new time slots for adoration. Ideally, we will have two people in the church before Jesus whenever adoration happens. On our parish website you will see two slots for each time. Please know that if the slot is filled there will still be plenty of room in church for you!
You can go directly to the adoration sign-up by clicking on the following button:Adoration Sign-Up Please Consider Evangelizing!
The gospel of Sunday, July 3rd, was about Jesus sending out 72 disciples to alert people of his coming to visit their towns. In that gospel Jesus speaks the line: “The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few”. That message is still true today.
Did that gospel message possibly stir anything in your mind or heart? Corpus Christi is definitely recruiting more and more members to consider joining in some portion of our evangelization efforts.- VON – Visiting Our Neighbors in homes in our church boundaries
- SFE – Store Front Evangelization at Foodland and Apollo markets
- Prayer ministry during those efforts
How about YOU? Curious? Getting a nudge from the Lord? Want to know more about it? In addition to visiting our parish website you could also talk to/call one of the following:
Vickie Remesz – 248.765.4208
Jeff Smale – 248.910.2250
Paul Mueller – 248.891.9387Please Pray for …
Our prayer list continues to grow for the deceased, the ill and the homebound. Please visit our parish bulletin for the current list on page 3. … and then raise a prayer for those on the list and your own special intentions. Simply click on the Bulletin button at the end of this email.
AND, please add to your list: “The prayer requests of those we
have met during our Store Front Evangelization efforts
and the Visiting Our Neighbors efforts”!Liturgy schedule – weekdays
Mass: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8:30am
Liturgy schedule – weekends
Confessions: Saturday 1:00 – 3:45pm
Masses: Saturday 4:00pm; Sunday 9:00am and 11:00am
Note: no 9:00 Mass on Picnic Sunday, August 21st
Link for watching this weekend’s Masses
Click on the button below to watch the livestreamed Masses.Click Here to Watch Mass via Video
Link to Bulletins
For lots more news and information please see our bulletin.Click Here for CC Bulletins