Corpus Christi November 30, 2022 email
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Dec. 4th – Second Sunday in Advent
Matt 3:1-12
John the Baptist Preaching about JesusADVENT 2022 THEME:
Be Patient! Be Ready! Be Amazed!Fr. Patrick’s Holy Homework
Take a half hour this week to sit down with Jesus
and put together an Advent plan
(for example, more Scripture, ½ hour of prayer each day,
go to confession, less media intake, etc.)
that will help you to prayerfully set out
with Jesus on the journey of Advent.Brief Announcements!!! - Looking for drivers for our bus to pick up parishioners; please contact the main office to sign up and for more details.
- Volunteers needed for Coffee and Donuts after the 9:00 and 11:00 Sunday Masses. To volunteer once a month to help with this ministry please call Maria Dickerson at 313.635.2878.
- Volunteers needed to help with handing out hot dogs to students. This is being done once every two weeks on Tuesday afternoons in front of church. If interested please contact Curtis Simpson, Jr., at 313.272.0990 or at [email protected].
Upcoming December 2022 Events
December 3rd thru Dec. 11th
The Advent Giving Tree will be in the gathering space at church – see article below
Saturdays and Sundays, thru December 11th
Koeze Nuts on sale after each Mass – see article below
Saturday, December 10th
Corpus Christi Christmas Party – see article below
Sunday, Dec. 18th
Candy Cane movie for children – see article below
Christmas Eve/Christmas Day
Christmas Liturgy and Events – see information in Liturgy Schedule belowSpecial Notice from the Candy Man
Delicious Koeze Nuts is returning, and sales will continue through Sunday, December 11, 2022. Reminder: the money we raise will benefit our church. For your convenience Koeze Catalogs and order forms will be available at the back of church. You may place your order & check or money with Ken Troupe after 4 pm & 9 am Mass & with Art Glinz after 11 am Mass.
As a promotion we have a limited supply of Koeze products at a discounted price and will sell until supply run out. We will be selling 14 oz. cans of Koeze Cashew, Koeze Mixed Nuts with Macadamia & Koeze Classic Mixed Nuts for $22.00 Ea. can & Jars of creamy & crunchy Peanut butter for $6.00 each Jar. When supply is gone it’s gone!! So, hurry!
Advent Giving Tree
BE PATIENT!
BE READY!
BE AMAZED!Our advent theme really resonates this year as our world is completely the opposite:
Instead of being patient, people are anxious…
Instead of being ready, people are unprepared…
Instead of being amazed for what God has done and is doing for us, people are sad and unenthused…
But WE have a golden opportunity to change all of this in the mighty name of JESUS!!!
The Social Justice Committee and the Evangelical Charity Commission invite you to join us on this incredible Advent journey to help families-in-need experience love, peace, and joy, during this Holiday Season.
Please prayerfully consider taking a green envelope from our Advent Giving Tree and purchase a gift card (or 2 or 3) from places like: Wal-Mart, Target, Meijer, and Kroger and return them to Church during the offertory collection at any mass the following weekend.
The giving tree is in the back of church and will be up the weekends of December 4 and December 11!!!
We THANK YOU for your support in helping families-in-need
during this amazing Season!!!
PARISH CHRISTMAS PARTY
Your Hospitality Committee is pleased to announce our FIRST IN PERSON CHRISTMAS PARTY SINCE 2019!!! The party will be held in the Rainbow Room on Saturday, December 10 from 5:30-8:30 pm. The parish will provide the main dishes from Corsi’s of roast chicken and pasta marinara, sides of green beans and a tossed salad, cake & cookies and beverages.
There will be a Christmas sing-along, activities for the children and a special visit from Santa. There will also be a basket raffle for several very nice gift baskets and an Avon product grab bag.
Since we are providing all of the food, we would be grateful for any donations you would like to make to help defray those costs. We hope to see you there!!
Many hands make light work. If you would like to help with set up on Friday, December 9 at 5:30 pm, last minute set up on Saturday, December 10 at 3:30 pm, help serve or help clean up please email Mary Davis at [email protected] or call 313-506-7049 or the Parish Office at 313-537-5770.
News about Discipleship Formation
Special “Candy Cane Movie”
All children are invited to the movie, “The Candy Maker’s Christmas,” on Sunday, Dec. 18th, after the 11:00 Mass; 12:30-1:15 p.m. in the Activities Center. Ice Cream and candy canes will be served by the Confirmation Class. Parents, please put this Christmas event on the schedule for your children.
Gospel Weeklies 
Looking for a spiritual way to help your children prepare for Christmas this Advent? The Gospel Weeklies highlight the Sunday Mass readings and give the students, preschool thru teens, interesting and faith-filled stories and activities. The Weeklies for the winter session are available in the back of church with the students’ names on them with some extras for those who did not register yet. Please pick up one and keep in-touch with the Jesus’ message of love. A free will donation is welcome. 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 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”!Special Liturgy Schedule
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Christmas Eve:
4:00 Children’s Christmas Eve Mass
9:00 Christmas Carols
10:00 Christmas Eve Mass
Christmas Day:
9:00 Christmas Mass
11:00 Christmas Mass
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 bulletin.Click Here for CC Bulletins