Corpus Christi August 31, 2022 Email
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Sept. 4th – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Luke 14:25-33
“Great crowds were travelling with Jesus”Fr. Patrick’s Holy Homework
This week pray daily for the graces of humility
and to be able to lift up Jesus in all your words and ways.
The grace will be there and the risen one will be seen,
the light of the world,
through those lifting him up with their every word and action.
Upcoming September 2022 Events
Monday, Sept. 5th
Morning Mass will be at 9:00am.
Saturday, Sept. 10th
Annual Women’s Retreat Brunch. Rainbow Room, 10:00am to 11:30am; please RSVP to Brenda Martin
Friday, Sept. 16th
Fall Senior Outing. We will have lunch and fellowship at Al Ameer Restaurant in Dearborn Heights. The parish bus will leave our church parking lot at 10:30am. Lunch is from 11:30am to 1:30pm. Each participant will pay for their own meal. See the parish bulletin or contact the parish office for more details.
Friday, Sept. 16th
Let’s Walk for Peace Together. All are invited to meet in the Rainbow Room at 6:00pm for prayer. At 6:30pm we will walk through our neighborhoods praying to stop violence and to bring God’s peace to all.
Saturday, Sept. 24th
Beginning session for 1st Reconciliation Preparation. 10:00am in Room 4 of the school building.
Saturday, Sept. 24th
2nd Annual Detroit River Cruise fundraiser for the Haiti Outreach Mission. The cruise will be from 6:00 to 9:00pm. Invitations have been mailed and are also available at the back of church. Please plan on joining us for a fun evening on the Detroit River. (see below for more information)An Amazing Tuesday Evening – AGAIN!
Two Evangelization teams again did REVISITS!
A very different visit occurred at one home. The doorbell was answered by a woman using “Ring Central”, a microphone system, without coming to the door.
We said “Hi Christine” but the woman said no one with that name lived there. So, we asked if we should have gone to her neighbor’s house but she said no one with the name “Christine” lived near there. We continued to speak with her through her microphone system and she did not come to the door! After introducing ourselves we asked if she needed prayers for anything. She asked for prayers for the pains in her knees.
Our conversation continued through the microphone system. After some prayers she said that the pain had been reduced. After further prayers she said, in a surprising tone of voice, “All the pain is gone!” Unusual situation but what a blessing indeed!
That was just one of several joyful meetings on several front porches! Thanks to all those who pray for the VON teams … whether praying in church while the teams are out or praying from their homes at a time that fits their schedule.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 guest for their first session … and following sessions as well.
Sessions are continuing on Sundays through Sept. 18th except the Sunday on Labor Day Weekend. [Note: no session this coming 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.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-Chairs
Blank 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
NOTE: Next Monday, Labor Day, our Mass will be at 9:00am
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.Click Here for CC Bulletins