1. Register for Gathering #3 of our Family Our Family of six parishes is again gathering on Friday, July 16th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at St. Scholastica Parish. It is located along the Southfield Freeway on the southwest corner of Outer Drive.
2. FOP on the Corpus Christi Parish Website Corpus Christi has created a new 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
Recordings of the prior two Gatherings of our Family
3. This Week’s Fr. Patrick’s Holy Homework Take a half-hour and sit with Jesus. Ask Him to help you understand what “thorns in the flesh” you may have and how He wants to help you with them. Consider writing out His words and keeping them near as a help, a Holy Spirit strategy.
4. Considering Catholicism” Starts on Sunday, July 18th
This year’s “Considering Catholicism” will start at 9:30am, Sunday, July 18th … yes, 11 days from today! It will be 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 could 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 will be starting 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. Questions? Feel free to give Dcn Paul
5. 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 going up the aisles to receive Communion. You will get a smiling welcome as you enter the church. Sound familiar?
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.
6. Revised Schedule of These Parish Emails For the last 15 months Corpus Christi has been issuing these “Corpus Christi Updates” twice per week to help us stay connected during these trying Covid pandemic times. Now that the virus is coming under better control and we are more able to have meetings and church services in-person, the need for the updates is reducing. Today we are starting to send them out once per week on Wednesdays. Let’s stay connected electronically and in-person!
C. Reminders
7. 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.
8. 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].
9. 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.