Corpus Christi August 3, 2022 Email
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Aug. 7th -- 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Luke 12:32 - 48
“…open immediately when he comes and knocks”Fr. Patrick’s Holy Homework
This week, try to carry this little prayer on your heart and lips,
“Jesus, make me rich in what matters to you...”News Brief! 
Black Catholic Women’s Conference 
Save the Date! – Parish Picnic! 
ANNOUNCING THE RETURN OF THE ANNUAL CORPUS CHRISTI
CHURCH PICNIC ON SUNDAY AUGUST 21
AFTER 11 am MASS from 12:30 –3 pm
(no 9am Mass that day).
Enjoy grilled hot dogs, chips, watermelon and cookies. Kids can jump to their heart’s content in the bounce house, get their faces painted, and play games. 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.
Excellent! you say. What can I do to help? Plenty of volunteer opportunities: help set up on Saturday, August 20 (see this weekend’s bulletin for time), help with food prep or help with outside set up or help serve or help clean up on Sunday, August 21 (see this week’s bulletin for times). Sign up to volunteer and to let us know how many are coming at the back of the church after all Masses this weekend and next, by calling the Parish Office at 313-537-5770, by emailing Mary Davis at [email protected] or by calling 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!!!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.”
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP.
We are offering our second annual Detroit River Cruise fundraiser for HOM on Saturday, September 24 from 6-9 pm. Your $75 ticket includes the cruise and full dinner and will support HOM’s ability to be Christ’s Light to the suffering people of Mirebalais. HOM has been able to send $4,000 to Fr. Romel and the funds that we raise are a part of that. If you aren’t able to attend, contributions are always welcomed and needed more than ever. Invitations were mailed this week and are also available at the back of the church.
To find out more about the many good works of HOM in Mirebalais check out their website https://haitioutreachmission.org/Link to Parish Calendar!
Did you know you can view the parish calendar that has upcoming information for the next 12 months? You can visit it at any time by going to the parish website and clicking on the “Calendar” button. Like to take a quick peek at it? Just click on the following button.Parish Calendar 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 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 will continue 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.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
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 and/or our website.Click Here for CC Bulletins