Blessings on your Lenten desert-travel discernments!
A. Today’s New Items
1.Fr. Patrick’s Holy Homework Meditate 15 minutes each day on the grace you have received from the sacraments.
2. Families of Parishes Update Last Sunday the Archdiocese of Detroit announced that the moderator of our Family of Parishes has been named. Fr. Jaime Hinojos, the pastor of St. Juan Diego (one of the parishes in our family) will serve as the moderator for our family.
Our parish is in the model of governance called the In Solidum model. The Archdiocese describes this model as follows “The In Solidum approach to parish leadership will see the priests assigned to the Family as equals within a team, with the Moderator being the first among them and bearing responsibility for the judicial acts of the parishes under the team’s care. All of the priests in the team have responsibility for (a) each other, as brother priests in the team, and (b) the deployment of their abilities for proper care of the parishes under their care. Put simply, the team becomes the pastor.”
Fr. Jaime is a wonderful man of joy and I am grateful he is our moderator. Let us keep him and the whole family in prayer!
3. Technology Update We are still breaking in the new technology in the Church and working out some hiccups along the way. Last weekend, we ran into some technical difficulties and were unable to livestream the mass. We apologize for this inconvenience and plan to have the problem resolved soon. If you would like to hear the homily from last weekend, click on this link: https://frpatrick.libsyn.com/the-transfiguration-sacramental-grace
4. GOF – Session 5 – Adults – Holy Spirit
Renew Reflect Respond
Generations of Faith 2020/21 The Holy Spirit and the Life of Grace
Wind, fire, dove…. What are some characteristics that these symbols have in common with the Holy Spirit? Who exactly is the Holy Spirit? How does the Spirit move through our lives and the life of the Church? Why do we need the Holy Spirit in our lives? You’ll find teachings, dogmas, and personal witnessing about the Holy Spirit in this fifth Generations of Faith video. Can you make time during this Lenten season to view this 40-minute video?
A panel discussion with Corpus Christi parishioners can, as usual, be found at the end of the video. Don’t miss it!
Click theButton below to go to the parish website
To print the handout: Click on Session 5 Handouts/Adults
To see the video: click on Generation of Faith Videos then on ADULTS 2020-2021SESSION Five
Respond: What image or title or characteristic of the Holy Spirit speaks to your heart? Email your word to [email protected]. Your word will become part of a “word cloud” to be published at the end of March.
5. Easter Season Planning – Please Respond by March 4th
Zoom Together! Easter Season Planning
Even though Lent has just begun, the parish starts preparing for the Easter Season in March. You’re invited to participate in a virtual, via Zoom, planning on Saturday, March 6th from 9 – 11:15 am. We will reflect on the message in God's Word found in the Gospels of the Easter Season. All Scripture lovers welcome! Schedule ** Opening prayer ** The Season of Easter ** Reading and reflecting on the Gospels of the season ** Discerning together (led by Fr. Patrick) a focus for Easter 2021 at Corpus Christi
For Zoom you will need a computer, tablet, or phone with audio (microphone).
Respond to this email to request a link to the Zoom gathering or call the parish at 313-537-5770 and leave your name and email address by Thursday, March 4th please.
6. FREE National Catholic Women's Conference!
“My peace I give you.” John 14:27
What would it take to find a few moments of peace in your day? What if those few moments made all the difference? Conference dates: Friday, noon, March 12th through all day, Sunday, March 14th.
Who could have known last March when the annual Lenten Soup Meal, organized by the Parish’s Social Justice Committee, was the first Parish event to be cancelled amid the growing threat of Covid 19, that one whole year later on the third Sunday of Lent (March 7) we would be cancelling the event again. What to do about that? How, exactly, does one do a virtual Soup Meal?!
Using our Parish Lenten theme of “Let’s Listen – Be Changed – Go Love” as a basis, here’s what we’ve come up with. Go to the Soup Meal page on our website for Scripture references, recipes, and donation suggestions. Blessings on your Lenten journey.
8. Links to Suggested Lenten Prayers Here’s another prayer/meditation suggestion for your Lenten exercises. St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, started this back in the 1500’s. Called the “Examen”, it is suggested as an evening reflection prayer where you examine the events of the day. If you care to make some short notes each day, there is worksheet good for a month at a time.
Clicking on the button below will take you to the website and a page with many prayer resources, including a recently added one, “The God Minute”, which was suggested by our Sr. Ellen Schmitz.
[If you are on the parish website you can find that information in a few easy steps. On the website click on the following:
Get Involved
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Links to Other Resources]
9.Lenten Gospel Reflections Our Lenten Faith Sharing Emmaus Groups reflect on the Sunday Scripture readings and follow the discussion guide for Lent as presented in the book 52 Sundays. The guides, group Information and weekly videos can be found on the Corpus Christi website. You are invited to join a group or refer to the material yourself for personal insights and prayer. Check it out for a more meaningful Lent!
10. Stations of the Cross – Now on Video!! Come, pray the Stations of the Cross on Lenten Fridays at 6:30pm in the church.If you wish to participate from your own home you can now view the Stations on your computer or cell phone.Corpus Christi has just video recorded our Stations and you can find them via the button below.
11. Confessions Confessions are available at 1:00pm – 3:45pm on Saturdays.They can also be made by appointment [313.537.5770].
12. AOD Unleash the Gospel Podcast “Open Door Policy” Episodes with Fr. Patrick Fr. Patrick is now hosting the Podcast “Open Door Policy” Episodes for the AOD. His co-host is Emily Mentock. They are taking over for the prior team of Fr. Steve Pullis and Danielle Center. To listen to their second episode, Episode 64, click on the button below.
13. Renewal of the Mind: Fr. Patrick’s 90-sec. daily video and a 30-minute weekly audio broadcast Fr. Patrick’s daily video draws guidance for the day from the Mass Scriptures of the day. The message is there … 90 seconds …POW! The NEW item is the 30-minute weekly audio broadcast. It can be reached at any time of day or night, any day of the week.
14. Liturgy schedule - weekdays Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 8:30am Mass Saturdays: 1:00 – 3:00pm – Confessions in Reconciliation Rm in church
15.Links for viewing or registering for this weekend’s Masses Our Masses are: Saturday, 4pm; Sunday, 11am. The 11am Mass is the Mass most often livestreamed. Click on the button below for viewing the Mass.
If you have not registered (by noon on Saturday) to attend Mass in person and you still wish to attend a Mass at church this weekend please: - park in the parking lot a little ahead of Mass time, - 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.