Corpus Christi February 22, 2023 Email
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Fr. Patrick’s Holy Homework
This week take 5 minutes of heart to heart
time with Jesus and ask Him this question:
“Jesus, how can I grow in holiness today?”
Break out the old journal and pen for this one too!Jumpstart: A Holy Moment! 
As we were evangelizing at Foodland on Valentine’s Day, all of us had a beautiful Holy Moment encounter!! We assisted a gentleman and his wife to jumpstart their car in the grocery store parking lot. He shared that he was looking for a church home. The store security guard witnessed this encounter. He was very pleased and excited upon returning inside the store! He shouted, “Praise God”! A seemingly mundane moment became an extraordinary opportunity to plant seeds and praise God for His love and heartfelt goodness together!! 
Emmaus Lenten Faith-Sharing Groups
250th Anninversary
of the writing of Amazing GraceThis lent we will have Emmaus Faith-Sharing Groups at various times throughout the week. You are invited and encouraged to join one of the groups. This year we will experience Amazing Grace in our lives and in the lives of others. The groups will view a short video, read and discuss the scripture passages and questions and spend some time in prayer. Books are available in the back of church. Groups will meet for six weeks.
Please check the schedule in church or on the website for dates, times, and locations. Please complete a registration form and leave it in church or register with Sign up Genius on the Corpus Christi website (use the button below), so we can form our groups.Sign-up for Emmaus 2023 If you are in an Emmaus group and have not received your book yet, please contact Sr. Therese at [email protected] Generations of Faith 2023
Sunday, February 26th
People Called to Speak and Act
Generations of Faith 2022/23
Amos and Micah – Call for JusticeAmos and Micah present a case against the covenant-breaking Jewish people. They list evidence to support their case and also to proclaim God’s judgment on the people if they don’t begin to follow the covenant.
Come learn more about these 2 minor prophets with major messages at the next session of Generations of Faith on Sunday, February 26, 2023 after the 11 am Mass - 12:30 to 1:45 pm.Place: Adults in the Rainbow Room
Teens in the Activity Center
Elementary Students in Rooms 3 & 4
Lunch (optional): 1:50 pm in the gym. Free will donation. Children eat free.
Please register by clicking on the button below so we know how many handouts to print and how much food to order.GOF Sign-Up 
Parish Lenten Mission
Corpus Christi will be having a Parish Lenten Mission on
“Growing in our ability to hear the Lord”.
The Wisdom of a Saint
“Abstinence is the mother of health.
A few ounces of going without
is an excellent recipe for any ailment.”Bl. Anthony Grassi
Commentaries on Sunday Scriptures …
a Lenten Exercise?The St. Louis University Jesuits have a website with commentaries on the Sunday Scriptures. There are typically about 12 commentaries each week. Click on the button to go to their site.
SLU Jesuit Website Suggestions for
“How to Love God
& How to Love Our Neighbor”Did last Sunday’s homily prompt you with any additional suggestions on how we can show/live-out our love for God or for our neighbors?
Here are the two starter lists from Dcn Paul’s homily:
Some concepts for “loving the Lord” - Pay attention to the Lord, his words, his actions – like coming to us in the Eucharist
- Make time, even daily, to spend speak with/listen to the Lord
- Like doing Fr. Patrick’s Holy Homework
- Like praying in the morning and in the evening
- Like praying prayers at mealtime
- Like reading Scriptures on some regular schedule
- Ask the Lord for guidance on how to handle difficult items
- Do some things that especially fit with the seasons: Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter and even Ordinary Time [“ordinary time is not boring time”]
- Attend a “Mission” or go on a “Retreat”
- Ask the Lord for strength for handling some situation in the Lord’s fashion
Some concepts for “loving our neighbor” - Be friendly and smiley with those:
- who are in our families
- who live around us
- who work with us in a job or in our church
- who we meet in our everyday activities
- Communicate with those:
- Who are isolated
- Who are hospitalized
- Who are disabled
- Financially support those who are in hardship
- who are unemployed/underemployed
- who live in distressed environments or countries (like Haiti!)
- who are undergoing earthquakes or weather disasters (like Turkey!)
- who are living in financially desperate areas or countries
- Support various groups and organizations who work collectively to achieve the above actions and results
- AND, lots and lots of other actions and activities!
If you care to add to those lists of suggested concepts for loving God and our neighbors, simply reply to this email with your concepts.
Thanks already!
Please 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”!Let us pray together for the students killed or injured on
Michigan State’s campus last week and for the entire
MSU community traumatized by the shootings.
Eucharistic Adoration 
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 Check the Weekly Bulletin for Possible Changes ***
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 bulletinClick Here for CC Bulletins