Corpus Christi July 28 Email
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A. Family of Parishes (FOP)
1. FOP on the Corpus Christi Parish Website: Recent
Corpus Christi has created a page for the parish website, a page devoted to the FOP efforts, plans, links, etc.!
A sample of what is there already includes:- Fr. Patrick’s article on FOP Job Descriptions
- Fr. Patrick’s homily on FOP
- Websites of the other parishes in our family
- Information from the AOD
- Videos of the 3 Gatherings
- Fr. Patrick’s document on YOUR Questions and Answers about the Family of Parishes. [The black and white rectangle right there to your right when you go to the website link below.]
CC FOP Website Page 2. St. Scholastica Blood Drive – Sunday August 1st
Our family member, St. Scholastica, is hosting a blood drive in its Activity Center at 8201 W. Outer Drive (southwest corner at the Southfield Freeway) from 9:00am to 3:00pm this coming Sunday. Click on button below to see our bulletin, page 3, for more information and a link to the Red CrossBlood Drive at St. Scholastica B. Today’s Special Items
3. This Week’s Fr. Patrick’s Holy Homework
Ask Jesus to infuse your perspective on life with His perspective. Ask for the gift and pursue it! Here are some tips you may find helpful with this process:
- Take time every day to prayerfully read Sacred Scripture. Filling our thoughts with God’s thoughts affects how we will see life and the Holy Spirit reminds us of what we have read. (Jn 16:13 -- last Sunday’s Gospel)
- When you run into a stressful, frustrating, difficult situation, pause for a moment, turn to Jesus in prayer, and ask Him for His thoughts and perspective on the situation.
- When trying to solve a problem, ask Jesus for wisdom.
- Ask Jesus to help you see people as He sees them.
- Daily, write a scripture on a piece of paper and carry it with you, reciting it throughout the day. Memorizing scripture and valuing it throughout the day has a powerful effect on our brain chemistry and the way we see life.
4. 2021-2022 Generations of Faith
Our topics for this year’s five sessions of Generations of Faith are:
ENCOUNTER JESUS
- In our family
- In my needs and your needs
- In prayer/in the church
- In forgiveness
- In healing
The session format will be via Zoom for adults and teens:
- Introduction
- Video (about 20 minutes)
- Discussion by Zoom in small break out rooms
- Large group sharing and prayer via Zoom
Please click on the button below to take a very short survey about your best time to meet and any other comments you have. Thanks already!
Brief GOF Survey 5. Some Headlines from last Sunday’s Bulletin
- Families of Parishes - Learn about family events – p. 3
- Haiti Outreach Mission News – p. 4
- Natural Family Planning – p. 5
- Catholic Bible School of Michigan – p. 10
- Little Free Libraries – p. 11
See link to bulletin at the end of this e-mailC. Reminders
6. 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 7. “Considering Catholicism?” Sundays, at 9:30am
This year’s “Considering Catholicism?”
is on Sundays at 9:30am
in the Rainbow Room.
How about that? Do you possibly know someone wondering about their faith life and looking for a church? Maybe they went to church in their youth. Maybe they had no faith life. Maybe they are searching. Maybe they are simply not happy with where they are in their life. Our Lord could be the one who can satisfy their needs, their longings, their cares. Yes, maybe they are considering about where to go and how to get there.
On July 18th we started our annual efforts to answer the questions of people like that, people who are “inquiring”, people who might be “considering Catholicism”. Please give some “prayerful discernment” to your possibly inviting a family member, a friend, a co-worker, a neighbor to our sessions that will be about one hour per week. There will be time for group sessions and for individual, personal meetings. Dcn Paul and Jeff Smale are leading the sessions. Questions? Feel free to give Dcn Paul
a call at 248.891.9387 or
an email at [email protected].
8. WEEEEE’RE BAAAAACK!!!!!! August & September Events
It’s been a very long time, but we’re beyond pleased to say that events are back at Corpus Christi. It will be a blessing to share prayer, food and fellowship with one another again. Please save the following dates:
PARISH CELEBRATION: SUNDAY, AUGUST 22
The day will begin with an 11 AM Outdoor Mass under a spacious tent (no 9 AM Mass that day) celebrating Fr. Don’s, now, 51st Anniversary of Holy Ordination. Please bring your own lawn chairs and, if you can, put an extra one in the trunk to share. Mass will be followed by an Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social featuring delicious Guernsey Farms Ice Cream. For those who can’t attend, Mass will be live streamed.
ANNUAL FUNDRAISER FOR THE HAITI OUTREACH MISSION: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
We are pleased to announce that the fundraiser is taking a different shape this year. We have booked a dinner cruise on the beautiful Detroit River on the lovely Diamond Queen. The cruise will depart from the dock at Strohs River Place promptly at 6:30 PM. A generous donor has graciously offered to pay for the usual $5 per car to park! Tickets, which include a 2 ½ hour river cruise, a full buffet dinner, beverages and dessert will be sold for $75 beginning the end of July. There will be a cash bar for adult beverages. There are only 90 tickets available and must be paid in full by September 8. We hope that you will plan on attending this important event. If you can’t attend, donations to the Haiti Outreach Mission are always gratefully accepted. The need is always there, now with effects of Covid 19, the recent assassination of Haiti’s President and summer storms, more than ever!9. Time to Come Back to Church for Mass In-Person?
Now that things have gotten so much safer you might feel OK about attending Mass in-person. We have created more room by deleting the cords that blocked off half the pews. We continue to use the air purifiers. The choirs are growing back in size. We are walking up the aisles to receive Communion. You will get a smiling welcome as you enter the church. Sound familiar? Sound like the good old days?
YOU! Yes, YOU, are more and more welcome to Corpus Christi.
Come, rest in the presence of the Lord!
Opportunity knocks…prayerfully consider YOUR options.
D. Standard Items
10. Liturgy schedule - weekdays
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: 8:30am Mass
Exception -- Friday, July 30th -- the 8:30 service will be a Communion Service, not a Mass.
Saturdays: 1:00 – 3:45pm – Confessions in Reconciliation Rm in church.
They can also be made by appointment [313.537.5770].
11. Links for watching this weekend’s Masses
Our Masses are: Saturday, 4pm; Sunday 9am & 11am. The 11am Mass is the Mass most often livestreamed.
Click on the button below for watching the Mass.Click Here to Watch Mass via Video
12. Link to Bulletins:
For lots more news and information please see our bulletin and/or our website.Click Here for CC Bulletins