Corpus Christi May 24 Email
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Come, Holy Spirit!
A. Today’s Special Items
1. VON/SFE – Join and/or Pray! – Tuesday – 6:30pm!
Tomorrow, May 25th, we will be gathering in church for our third 2021 session of Visiting Our Neighbors (VON) & Store Front Evangelization (SFE). At 6:00pm we will form our teams, give out materials to be left at homes, and discuss which team will take specific streets to the west of Lahser and north of 7 Mile. The teams will be mixtures of twos or threes. We also will be preparing for a team to stand outside a grocery store to offer prayers for people. At 6:15pm we will pray for the efficacy of the VON and SFE teams. At 6:30pm it is “hit the streets!”
YOU are invited to join us in prayer in church (6:30pm – 8:30pm) or in your place of choice. If it appears that the Lord is tapping YOU on the shoulder to visit homes or storefronts with us, don’t hesitate to come into church by 6pm so we can fit YOU into a team. Questions? Please feel free to contact Dcn Paul at [email protected].
2. Covid-19 Liturgical Guidelines Update for Corpus Christi
On Wednesday, May 19th, Archbishop Vigneron issued a letter to the faithful of the Archdiocese with updated information regarding Covid-19 safety protocols. In this communication, the Archbishop entrusted to pastors a set of considerations which each pastor is to use to determine how best to implement for their parish. For our parish, Fr. Patrick, with the support of the Leadership Team has implemented the following:
- Those who are fully vaccinated are not required to wear a mask or social distance, though they may continue to do so.
- Those who are not vaccinated are asked to please continue wearing a mask and social distancing.
- A separate section in the church has been designated for those who desire to sit in a section that provides them with social distancing (the St. Eugene area of the church).
- Those distributing Holy Communion will continue to wear a mask.
Thank you for your patience, understanding and ongoing charity! It’s a blessing to be here with you!
God bless you,
Fr. PatrickB. Families of Parishes
3. Our 1st Family Gathering & Plans for the 2nd
It was so neat to meet members of the other parishes in our new Family on Friday evening! Some attended in person here at Corpus Christi and some were present virtually on the large video screen up front. We opened the session with Evening Prayer led by Sr. Therese. Connie Borg, an AOD employee and member of St. Scholastica Parish, then led us in a series of Family exercises.
Curtis Simpson, Jr. described our parish to our Family members. That was followed by members of the other five parishes telling us about their parishes. Then we formed small groups of people from different parishes to talk about how we could work as a Family.
A link to a video of our 1st Family Gathering is forthcoming!
Gathering #2 will be on Friday, June 18th and will be held at St. Juan Diego from 7pm to 9pm. It will be both in-person attendance and virtual attendance. The gathering will aim to deepen those new, faith-founded relationships and help us begin to grow together as disciples.
Gathering #3 will be on Friday, July 16th and will encourage our Family members to celebrate together as a Family, receiving the grace that comes with confidently bearing witness to the Gospel. It will also be at 7:00pm to 9:00pm
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.
Trinity Vicariate Family #1
Corpus Christi
Presentation-Our Lady of Victory
St. Scholastica
St. Mary of Redford
St. Juan Diego
St. Peter and Paul
4. Prayers, Please, for Priests/Deacons Retreat, June 2nd – 3rd
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.5. 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
6. 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
7. Renewal of the Mind: Fr. Patrick’s 60-second daily videos & 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
8. 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].
9. 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
10. Link to Bulletins:Click Here for CC Bulletins