Corpus Christi May 17 Email
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A. Today’s Special Items
1. Tradition – Wear Something Red for Pentecost – This Sunday!Here at Corpus Christi, as in many other parishes, we have a tradition of celebrating the 50th Day of Easter, Pentecost, by wearing something red. Yes, it could be a tie, a blouse, a skirt, a jacket. You get the idea! Help us have a joyous Feast … GO RED! Come Holy Spirit!
2. GOF – Words Describing OUR Parish!
Renew Reflect Respond
Generations of Faith 2020/21
Why Do I Need the Church?
Your Church…Your Parish…Your Descriptive Words were used to form this Word Cloud.
Thank you to all who contributed. Do the Words reflect your view of Corpus Christi? What words would you add?
This concludes our 2020/21 season of Generations of Faith. We explored some basic beliefs of the Catholic Church: The Bible, the Story of Salvation, Jesus, The Paschal Mystery, the Holy Spirit, and the Church.
In case you missed one of the videos, they are still available by clicking the Button below. To see a video, click on Generation of Faith Videos then on the session you wish to watch e.g., ADULTS 2020-2021 SESSION SIX for the Church.
Blessings on your summer from the Generations of Faith Design Team.Generations of Faith
3. VON – Join in and/or Pray for it! – Tomorrow Evening!
Tomorrow evening, May 18th at 6:00pm, we will start gathering for the first Tuesday evening session of Visiting Our Neighbors here in 2021. At 6:00 we will form our teams, give out materials to be left at homes, and discuss which team will take which of the streets to the west of Lahser. The teams will be twos or threes, young and old, female and male, black and white. At 6:15pm we will pray for the efficacy of the teams as they make our house calls.
YOU are invited to join us in prayer in church (6:30 – 8:30) or in your place of choice. If it appears that the Lord is tapping YOU on the shoulder to visit homes with us, don’t hesitate to come into church before 6:30 so we can fit YOU into a team. Questions? Please feel free to contact Dcn Paul at [email protected].
4. Interracial Program based on Pope’s Encyclical: “Fratelli Tutti”
Our brother, Curtis Simpson,jr, sits on a sub-committee for the Archdiocese of Detroit (AOD) Black Catholic Ministries. He invites us to consider these opportunities. See below ESPECIALLY the talk on May 19, "Fratelli Tutti on Racism and Anti-Racism", and pass this along to others who may want to learn more.
Four-Part Series on the Pathbreaking Encyclical Fratelli Tutti Franciscan Action Network is excited to bring you a series of discussions that will unpack the Holy Father’s directives to help heal divisions and guide us towards better unity. As a way to enrich our understanding and reflection on the encyclical, they will host four discussions on Fratelli Tutti in conjunction with specific topics. These discussions will be:- Fratelli Tutti on Culture and Society, with Kim Daniels & Heidi Schlumpf on May 5
- Fratelli Tutti on Racism and Anti-Racism, with Olga Segura & Ralph McCloud on May 19
- Fratelli Tutti on Economics, with Anthony Annett & Meghan Clark on May 26
- Fratelli Tutti on Governance and Politics, with Amy Uelmann & David Cloutier on June 16
Click on the button to register individually for each of these rich discussions.Register for Fratelli Tutti The discussions will be with some of America’s foremost experts on the importance of this incredible encyclical from Pope Francis. Catholic Climate Covenant is one of the proud sponsors of the series.
The presenter on May 19th is the author of a book titled "Birth of a Movement, Black lives matter and the Catholic Church."
[Note: Fratelli Tutti is Pope Francis’ third encyclical and was issued on Oct. 3, 2020. It appeals for more world-wide cooperation on fighting Covid and working on other serious issues, like race, economics, and politics.]5. Contributing to the Parish at “No Cost”
Do you shop at Krogers? Do you purchase items through Amazon Smile?
Corpus Christi is now enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. Kroger will donate a percentage of your purchases to Corpus Christi if you have a Kroger rewards card and are enrolled in the program.
Also, Corpus Christi is now an approved charity with AmazonSmile. When you order from Amazon using the Smile.Amazon.Com website, Amazon will donate .5% of your total purchase to Corpus Christi.
More information on these charitable contributions you can go to our parish website by clicking on the button below. Please consider this “no cost” giving!
No Cost Giving B. Families of Parishes
6. Friday: Our Family of Parishes -- Our 1st Family Gatherings
As of July 1st, our Corpus Christi Parish will join with the following five parishes to form our new Family:- Presentation-Our Lady of Victory
- St. Scholastica
- St. Mary of Redford
- St. Juan Diego
- St. Peter and Paul
Register for FOP Gatherings The May 21 gathering will be an opportunity for the members of the Trinity Vicariate Family #1 to get to know one another and to encounter Jesus through new relationships as brothers and sisters. The “in-person” version of this first gathering will be held here in our church.
The June 18 gathering will aim to deepen those new, faith-founded relationships and help us begin to grow together as disciples.
The July 16 gathering will encourage our Family members to celebrate together as a Family, receiving the grace that comes with confidently bearing witness to the Gospel.
Get to know the members of the Trinity Vicariate Family #1! Come meet fellow parishioners and journey through the Encounter, Grow, Witness paradigm to discover YOUR role in our family.
7. NEW: Prayers, Please, for Priests/Deacons Retreat, June 2–3
The priests and deacons of the parishes in our new Family of Parishes will be on a retreat together in early June. They will be prayerfully reflecting on how they are being called to become and acts as members of our new family. Please pray for blessings on the retreat and the actions flowing from there.
8. Seeking Your Prayers for “Families of Parishes”
The Archdiocese of Detroit’s program of “Families of Parishes” will start on July 1st, less than two months from now! The Archdiocese and our Corpus Christi Parish are seeking your prayers for the successful implementation and operation of the program and for all the benefits we hope to receive from it. One suggestion for prayer is a novena preceding the Feast of Pentecost, May 23rd. The novena started on Friday, May 14th and can be prayed each day from then until Pentecost. Click on the button below for the novena prayers.Holy Spirit Novena Please join in on the Holy Spirit Novena or choose another prayer of your liking. We at Corpus Christi will truly appreciate your prayers and the blessings that will result from them! Thanks already! 9. Families of Parishes – Learn About Your Role in the Family
Living the Mission as a Lay Disciple: A Personal Journey of Encounter, Grow, Witness is a two hour free online course to help you learn more about Families of Parishes and the ways you can play an important role in our missionary transformation. This self-paced on demand course will inspire you, answer your questions, and equip you. The course is presented in five modules:
Introduction — Kate Baumer Spore, Missionary for the Department of Missionary Strategic Planning
The Detroit Model of Evangelization: Why It Matters to You — Patty Chase, Regional Coordinator for the Office of Catechesis
An Encounter that Changes Everything — Sarah Kaczmarek, Director of Pastoral Ministry at Encounter Ministries
Using Scripture to Grow in Faith After Encountering Jesus — Fr. Brian Meldrum, Sacred Heart Major Seminary Faculty Member
Let Others See Jesus in You – Giving Witness — Fr. Patrick Gonyeau, Administrator at Corpus Christi Parish
Each module is specifically designed to provide an overview of the Families of Parishes model and help equip the laity to joyfully live out the mission of unleashing the Gospel in the communities of the Archdiocese of Detroit.
To register for this FREE course, simply click on button below:
FREE online course C. Reminders
10. CC & St. Francis Assisi (Ann Arbor) Inter-Racial Program
REGISTER NOW
The Social Justice Committee of Corpus Christi Parish and the Peace and Justice Committee of St. Francis Assisi, Ann Arbor invite you to join us on SATURDAY, MAY 22 from 1—3:30 PM for a Virtual Tour, presented by the Detroit Experience Factory, of important locations and stories in the history of racism in Detroit.
From racist federal and local policies like segregation and redlining to police brutality and the destruction of Black and immigrant neighborhoods, systemic racism has been part of Detroit’s story since its founding. The virtual tour will provide attendees with an overview of some of the most devastating policies and events of Detroit’s last hundred years and show how the past impacts our City today.
The one-hour pre-recorded tour discussion points will include:- Ossian Sweet House
- Birwood Wall
- The 1943 Riots
- Black Bottom and Paradise Valley
- Redlining and Restrictive Covenants
- Sanctioned Police Brutality
- 1967 Rebellion
- 50 Years Later
TO REGISTER FOR THIS IMPORTANT EVENT, CLICK ON BUTTON BELOW:Event Information/Registration
11. CC Campus Spruce-up Opportunity
Norman Klawender, Jr. (Our Lady of Sorrows), Vitaliy Koponen (Corpus Christi), and Nate Zerbonia (St. Fabian) have planned a service project as part of the Pope Pius XII Boy Scout Religious Emblem program. The program, designed for high-school Scouts, centers around the life of vocations in the Church, and service and living their lives as model Catholics.
They invite you to join them in sprucing up the Corpus Christi Parish campus. Opportunities both indoors and outdoors may be available. It would be helpful to bring garden tools, including brooms and edgers, gloves for gardening and litter pickup, as well as beverages and snacks for you and your family members. To keep everyone safe, understanding that some of our brothers and sisters may feel less comfortable than us, we will be maintaining social distancing and wearing masks.
- WHEN: Sunday, May 30, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
- WHERE: Meet in the parking lot at Corpus Christi Parish, 19800 Pembroke Ave, Detroit, MI 48219. The parish is located ½ mile south of 8 Mile Road, at the corner of Evergreen and Pembroke.
- If you have questions about the project, feel free to contact our Pope Pius XII facilitator, Steven Koponen at [email protected]
Sincerely,
Vitaliy Koponen
12. You are Invited, You are Welcome, You’ll be Safe!
Please join us in person at Mass. We’re so happy to welcome you back! We’re being diligent about keeping you safe by following our Covid-19 protocols which include:
Things the church is doing:- Running our six (6) medical-grade air purifying units in the church before and during mass thus removing bacteria and viruses, including the Covid virus, from the air.
- Providing hand sanitizer throughout the church for your use, as needed
- Taking your temperature as you come into the church. (Please do NOT come to mass if you are feeling ill or running a temperature.)
- Bringing Holy Communion to your pew (Fr. Patrick, a Deacon or an EME comes to you).
Things we ask you to do:- Wearing a mask at all times over your nose and under your chin (everyone two and older).
- Maintaining a 6-foot physical distance between you/members of your household, and others not in your household, both in the pews and in other seating areas, before and after mass.
***** Oh! How about you inviting a member of your family or a friend to join us here as well?!?!
13. Renewal of the Mind: Fr. Patrick’s 60-second daily videos and 30-minute weekly radio broadcast
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.Daily or Weekly D. Standard Items
14. 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].
15. Links for viewing 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 viewing the Mass.View Mass via Video
16. Link to Bulletins:Click Here for CC Bulletins