Corpus Christi July 16 email
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1. Families of Parishes:
Hello Corpus Christi!
I pray this email finds you well, staying safe and continuing to draw from the Lord’s loving presence the grace of perseverance amid the various real challenges we are all navigating.
This week I’d like to invite you to review some information regarding the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Families of Parishes initiative and to participate in a survey that will be posted in our bulk email in the next few emails to come.
If you visit the families of parishes website you will find a lot of information about what the initiative is and why the Archdiocese is moving this direction. Then, if you visit the Trinity Vicariate Website and scroll down you will find a list of the parishes in our vicariate and you can visit their website to get a feel for the parish. There is one parish in our vicariate not listed on the website, St. Moses the Black; you can check them out here Looking through these materials will help you to answer (if you would like) a 2-question survey in the next few bulk emails.
I’ll be sure to review all of the responses to the survey and it will help me to get a broader perspective on which parishes might be a good fit for Corpus Christi to join with (not merge or cluster) as a family of parishes with. It must be said though that I don’t have final say as to which parishes Corpus Christi will join with. That will be the decision of the Archbishop, but I will honor the perspective of the people as best as I can when it comes to suggested arrangements that will be drafted at the Vicariate level and then submitted to the Archbishop by October 1 for his review and consideration.
Thank you brothers and sisters for your help with this process. Please know you are free to participate or not. Corpus Christi is a wonderful parish and I’m confident it will continue to be!
Love you & Bless you!
Fr. Patrick
2. Hospitality Commission news on Aug. 23rd outdoor Mass
Hello Church Family!
Following the survey of parishioners and a discussion by our Parish Pastoral Council, a decision has been made to postpone our celebration of Fr. Don’s 50th Anniversary of Ordination in light of the upswing of Covid-19 cases. The outdoor Mass and “mini” Ice Cream Social will not take place on Sunday, August 23rd. The Hospitality Commission will look at coordinating this celebration next Spring — perhaps on our Parish Feast Day in June.
Fr. Patrick did say he had teased Fr. Don about having the best 51st Anniversary of Ordination celebration ever! Looks like that will be true.
Thanks to everyone who took part in the on-line survey last week. Stay safe and well.
Peace!
Mary Davis, Staff Liaison, Hospitality Commission
.3. Fr. John McKenzie, Homilist on African Culture at St. Anne:
Almost here! Saturday evening, 7pm. [Note: an error in prior notices had said it was "Sunday" ...Sorry!] Fr. John spent his diaconate year here at Corpus Christi so some of you may well recall him. The following flier tells about the St. Anne Novena 2020 Mass on this coming Saturday.
This special mass is part of a nine-day novena of masses leading up to the celebration of the feast day of The Archdiocese of Detroit's patron saint, St. Anne, the mother of Mary. You can attend the mass in person or you can watch a live stream of the mass by click this button. Click for Live Stream of Mass
4. Our Weekend Masses – 9:00am Mass will be livestreamed:
Our Masses are the usual: Saturday, 4pm; Sunday 9am and noon. The livestreaming of this weekend’s Mass will again be at 9:00am Sunday morning. Click on the button below for viewing the Mass. [Videos of Masses from prior weekends are also available at this site]Click Here to View Mass Video If you wish to attend a Mass in person at church this weekend please register by clicking on the button below … before noon on Saturday. Register for In-Person Attendance
If you have not registered to attend by noon on Saturday and you still wish to attend a Mass in person at church this weekend please:
- park in the parking lot,
- go to the parking lot side entrance,
- and ask the staff at that doorway if there is still available room.
If there is room in church they will do a check-in process for you. Based on the slightly relaxed directions from AOD there is now more space available in the church to attend Mass in person.
5. Looking for some books to read this summer?
For an America Magazine article on books by authors of color for summer reading click here:Summer Reading Suggestions
6. Links to Bulletins:Click Here for CC Bulletins
7. Continuing news about parish offices and meeting rooms:
Our offices and meeting rooms will continue to be closed until Labor Day in an effort to be cautious. You may continue to contact the parish staff through phone calls to 313.567.5770. Most of the staff is working from home and can be reached through their emails.