Corpus Christi March 2, 2022 Email
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Next Sunday’s Gospel: Luke 4:1-13
This Week’s Fr. Patrick Holy Homework
Take an hour with Jesus this week to sit, talk and prepare for Lent. Think about prayer, fasting and almsgiving and talk with Jesus about how He is inviting you into these sacred biblical practices in this Lenten season. Ask Him to help you understand why He invites you into these practices. It’s in relationship with Him, the Lenten journey is best traveled. Finally, craft a Lenten plan from your Lenten conversation with Jesus.
Lent 2022
Ash Wednesday, today, starts our 40 days of Lent, preparing us for Holy Week and Easter. Ash Wednesday Masses are at 8:30am and 7:00pm.
Lenten Theme
When you walk into church during Lent you will notice the Lenten Theme on a window of the Confession Room: “People Must Know”, a theme that was generated by an episode of “The Chosen” and then expanded upon by Dcn Aaron’s homily on Feb. 5th and 6th.
Lenten Opportunities
Ash Wednesday: Mass and Ashes
Daily Mass, 8:30 a.m.—Mon., Tues., Thurs., Friday
Stations of the Cross, Fridays at 5:00 p.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation, Saturdays 1:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Communal Penance Service—Friday, March 18, 7:00 p.m. at St. Scholastica
Communal Penance Service for children (adults welcome)-Saturday, April 9, 10:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi
Emmaus Faith Sharing Groups, weekly (see below for more details)
Lenten Materials available in Church
Lenten Calendar of Good Actions
Little Black books with Lenten reflections
For Young Children — Saints of the Americas Coloring/Activity book
For Older Children — Catholic Funny Fill-Ins (Saints Spectacular!)
For Teens and Adults — Saints and Holy People of the Americas Reference Guide — Check them out on the internet or in a book on the Saints.
Lenten Family Challenge: Resource offered by the Archdiocese of Detroit, sign up at: utgdetroit.org/lent2022
Emmaus Faith Sharing Groups during Lent
Everyone is invited to participate in our Lenten Emmaus Faith Sharing Groups. The groups will begin the week of February 28. Groups meet on various days and at different times during the day, via zoom or in-person. Our theme this year is Living the Eucharist. The weekly topics are: - I Give You My Word
- The Art of Listening
- Affirming What We Believe
- Joyful Home-Coming!
- Be Reconciled with God
- The Eucharist: Pathway to a Holy and Virtuous Life
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Liturgy of the Word with Children
Beginning the first Sunday of Lent we will resume the Liturgy of the Word with Children at the 11:00 Mass. We need volunteers to help with this ministry. If you want to share your faith with children in this ministry, contact Sr. Therese at [email protected]. How Goes the Tally?
How have things been going with you lately? Have you offered someone one of those new Corpus Christi “business cards” as part of our parish “Everyone Invites” Thematic Goal? Here’s what the cards look like (two sides/one card!) … and there are more cards that can be picked up at the back of church! This coming weekend the parish will be asking “How’s it going?” and “Please let us know how many cards you have given to others.”
Generations of Faith: Encounter Jesus 
Last Sunday over 50 adults, 9 teens, and 12 children gathered after the 11 am Mass to Encounter Jesus! The adults heard Fr. Bernie Owens, SJ, speak about God’s Call for us to forgive and our challenge to live this call. He spoke about what forgiveness is NOT; what forgiveness IS; and three steps in a process of Christians forgiving.
If you attended, click the button below to give us feedback on your evaluation of the day’s program.Evaluate Program
If you did not attend (or you want to hear it again), you can see the entire presentation through the Corpus Christi website.
Click on the button below for links to Fr. Bernie’s talk, his handout, and the closing video prayer.
Children and teen home activities and videos can also be found through the button below.Generations of Faith Companions of the Cross: Ideas for Evangelizing 
The Companions of the Cross seminarians are hosting an Online School of Evangelization on March 19, from 9am – 4pm EST. It’s open to anyone who wants to be empowered on how to share their Christian faith with others. The talks will teach you what the Gospel is and give you effective ways to share it, with some practical workshops worked in – like how to share your testimony, share the basic Gospel in a conversation, and pray for people – so that you can practice right there with us.
The whole day is spent fostering an openness to the Holy Spirit, the principal agent of evangelization, who is able to make all this happen. You will leave with a new awareness of the urgency of evangelization and be equipped to actually carry it out within your spheres of influence! It’s all online (using Zoom) so you can tune in from any where or get together with a group to watch it as a “watch-party” (and do some of the workshops together in-person). To register click on the button below.Registration ”
Share Your Testimony”: Fr. Patrick
In an amazing sync with the Companions of the Cross evangelization training program, the AOD recently released a four-minute video of Fr. Patrick giving a personal testimony from his very own life. Click on the button below to go to that video.Fr. Patrick Testimony
Vickie Figueroa – Heart Transplant Success
Vickie Figueroa, a very active Corpus Christi member and an employee of the AOD, was treated for medical heart troubles. The AOD recently published an article about Vickie’s story in the Feb. 11th issue of Detroit Catholic. Yes, she was blessed! To view the article, click on the following button.Vickie Figueroa’s Heart 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.
Liturgy schedule – weekdays
Usual: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:30am Mass.
Liturgy schedule – weekends
Saturday 1:00 – 3:45pm Confessions
Saturday 4:00pm; Sunday 9:00am and 11:00am Masses
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 and/or our website.For lots more news and information please see our bulletin and/or our website. Click Here for CC Bulletins