Corpus Christi December 1 Email
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A. Family of Parishes (FOP)
1. FOP – Please Pray for FOP Members with COVID
During this time, while we are preparing for Christmas, let us ask the Lord to heal our One in the Spirit Family members who are suffering from COVID so that they may more enjoyably be able to celebrate Christmas 2021.
2. FOP – Daily Mass Schedules for each Parish
We have a list of mass schedules for each day of the week at each parish in our FOP, One in the Spirit Family. The list is on our parish website and can be reached by clicking on the button below.FOP Mass Schedules B. Today’s Special Corpus Christi Items
3. Children’s Christmas Pageant
We are inviting children who wish to participate in a Christmas Nativity play or join the youth choir on Friday, December 24, at the 4:00 p.m. Mass, to contact Holly Nielson, [email protected], 248-719-6575 or Sr. Therese, [email protected], 414-801-0100. Anyone who wishes to be part of the youth choir must be fully vaccinated.
4. Children and Teen's Advent Materials
The Gospel Weeklies and the Liturgy of the Word Sunday scripture activity pages are available in the back of church in the "Children's Corner".
You may also access the Liturgy of the Word Sunday scripture Children's pages on the Corpus Christi Website. Click on the button below to check out GOF for children and for teens.GOF Children & Teens
5. Corpus Christi Christmas Giving Tree
THE NEED IS GREAT!!! THE NEED IS GREAT!!! THE NEED IS GREAT!!!
Yes, you heard it right!!!
The need is great in our community and as we continue our journey through this incredible season of Advent awaiting the coming of Jesus, the Corpus Christi Parish Christian Service Commission and Social Justice Committee invite you to prayerfully consider taking a green envelope from the Advent Giving Tree located in the back of Church and returning it the following weekend with a gift card (or two, or three, or more) to Bless the many families who will need assistance during the Christmas Holiday Season!
Gift cards in any denomination to Target, Walmart, Meijer, and Kroger OR
Visa, American Express, and MasterCard gift cards OR
if gift cards are not your thing, then please also consider making a financial contribution to the Parish using the same green envelopes from the Advent Giving Tree.
Once you have taken your green envelope, please return it the following weekend by placing it in the baskets during the offertory collection.
With sincere love and gratitude, we thank you, in advance, for your help in helping those who need help the most!!!6. Four Sundays of Advent & Advent Theme
1st Sunday: Nov. 28th – To you, I lift up my soul
2nd Sunday: Dec. 5th -- Behold, the Lord will come to save
3rd Sunday: Dec. 12th -- Rejoice in the Lord always (Latin: “Gaudete”)
4th Sunday: Dec. 19th – Let the earth be opened and bring forth a Savior
Corpus Christi Parish Advent Theme for 2021:
Prepare! Rejoice! Be Hopeful!
7. Special Notice from the Candy Man!
Delicious Koeze Nuts returning! Sales began on November 13th, and continue through Sunday, December 5th. Reminder: the money we raise will benefit our church. For your convenience, Koeze catalogs and order forms are available at the back of church. You may place your order & your check or cash with Ken Troupe after 4 pm & 9 am Mass & with Art Glinz or Carolyn Wilson after 11 am Mass. Please make checks payable to Corpus Christi Catholic Church.
8. Corpus Christi Virtual Christmas Party
Due to Michigan’s high Covid case numbers, this year’s Parish Christmas Party will once again be virtual. The party will be held via Zoom on Saturday, December 11 from 7:00-8:30 pm. We will sing some Christmas songs and play some games (for gift card prizes!) and have a special visit from a very special guest. To get the link for the Party, email [email protected] or text your email to 313-506-7049 or watch this space next week.. 9. This Week’s Fr. Patrick Holy Homework
Take a half hour this week to sit down with Jesus and put together an Advent plan, e.g., more Scripture, ½ hour of prayer each day, attend a penance service, less media intake, etc., that will help you prepare your heart for the gift of Christmas and a life lived more wholly in Jesus.
10. This Week’s Evangelization Suggestions
As evidence of our love for our neighbors, wish a Jewish friend “Happy Hanukkah” sometime between Nov. 28th and Dec. 6th. Hanukkah (or Chanukah) is celebrated for eight days to remember the time when the oil, which was only enough to burn for one day, lasted eight days. According to Jewish history, the Maccabees wanted to restore their temple after King Antiochus IV waged a war against the Jews. (See 2 Maccabees 10:1-9 in our Bible. The story about the oil relates to that point in history but is not included there.).
C. Reminders & Updates!
11. Renewal of the Mind: Fr. Patrick’s 60-second daily videos and 30-minute weekly Radio Broadcasts
Fr. Patrick’s daily video draws guidance for the day from the Mass Scriptures of the day. The message is there … 60 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.Daily or Weekly
12. Generations of Faith: Encounter Jesus
What better way to prepare our hearts for Christmas then to watch the two excerpts from The Chosen that are available through the Corpus Christi website? According to one journalist critic, our Savior, Emmanuel, portrayed in The Chosen, is a Jesus we’ve heard about but rarely seen: a loving, earthy savior who delights in the company of His followers.
“Put simply, The Chosen is one of the most engaging Bible-inspired productions I’ve seen. Surprisingly funny and relatable, we continue watching episode after episode not because we feel obligated to support it as a dutiful Christians, but because it’s compelling and hard to stop.”
Session Two of Generations of Faith
The leper and the paralytic man are healed by Jesus in this excerpt from The Chosen. It is followed by a table discussion filmed at Corpus Christi.
Click on the button below to find the links to the video, to a handout to print for information and reflection, and to the closing hymn Every Day God.
Children and teens
Find at home activities and videos just for you by clicking on the button below to find the links for your age group.
Session One: The Wedding Feast from The Chosen followed by a panel discussion.
Click on the button below. Then click on the black button “View Previous Sessions” in the right, middle of the page.Generations of Faith 13. Parish Office Hours!
Our Corpus Christi parish office reopened on Nov. 8th! The office is open on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9:00am until 1:00pm. Closed Wednesdays. Appointments for other times can be made by calling into the parish office at: 313.537.5770
D. Standard Items
14. Liturgy schedule – weekdays
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: 8:30am Mass
Saturdays: 1:00 – 3:45pm – Confessions in Reconciliation Rm in church.
They can also be made by appointment [313.537.5770].
15. Links for watching this weekend’s Masses
Our Masses are: Saturday, 4pm; Sunday 9am & 11am. The 11am Mass is the Mass most often livestreamed and recorded on our website.
Click on the button below for watching the Mass.Click Here to Watch Mass via Video
16. Link to Bulletins:
For lots more news and information please see our bulletin and/or our website.Click Here for CC Bulletins