Pederson - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

127 NORTH MONROE ST
ROCKFORD
Pederson
616-866-1515
Family Owned & Operated
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Strategic Planning Services
(616) 874-7749
Retirement Income Specialist
Parishioner
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OPEN: Mon.-Fri. 8 to 8, Sat. 8 to 5 Sun. 9 to 5
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For Catholic Men, 18 yrs. and older.
To join, call the parish office or
Bob McManus @ 616-866-1472.
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Brothers
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A Catholic, family, fraternal service organization,
promoting a culture of life
Dr. Gary Fowle, OD 120 Marcell Drive NE, Suite A,
Dr. Andrew Fowle, OD……………..Rockford
Jamie T. May, CFP®
(616) 866-0 2 0 2
(616) 874-9065
Friends of El Salvador
Please visit http://www.faithweavers.org
to obtain a donation form.
What I can do, you cannot
What you can do, I cannot
But together we can do something beautiful for God
—Mother Teresa
Brenda Bolin, Realtor
Midwest Properties
of Michigan
616-293-6001
Brenda@grar.com
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“Moving in the Right Direction”
Professional Computer and Network Design / PC Troubleshooting
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Steve Linak (parishioner)
Cell 616-644-0648
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Anointing
Financial advice for:
■Asset
■ Retirement
Allocation
Parishioner
4050 West River Dr
Comstock Park, MI
49321
Matrimony Six months preparation necessary;
call Father for an appointment.
AMERIPRISE
FINANCIAL
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250 E. Division
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Fresh Donuts, Cookies & Breads
Great Lunch Menu
First Sunday of the month;
contact RCIA/RCIC Coordinator.
Reconciliation
Wednesday 6:00—7:00 PM
Saturday
4:00—5:00 PM
Cell 299-2587
Financial advisory services available
through Ameriprise Financial
Services, Inc.
Member NASD and SIPC
8570 Belding Road, Rockford, MI
(616) 745-4295
Pizza - S ubs
Deep Fried Food s
Sandwiches
364-0286
1601 Post Drive NE
Belmont
(616) 866-7200
Kurt B. Stegenga
Thursday 7:30 AM-Friday 7:00 AM
Baptism
Parishioner
Family
BOSTWICK BAKERY
Custom Cabinets,
Finished Woodwork, Tile,
Kitchens, Baths, Decks
VESTAL INN
Holy
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Ph# 616.785.3155
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MIKE
866-0192
John T. Frey
D.D.S.
Adoration
Berkshire Hathaway
Home Services
7137 Childsdale NE - Rockford
CREDIT UNION
(616) 364-9431
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Bus 447-7063
Industrial/Commercial/Residential
3 N. Monroe ● Rockford
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361-8994
502 Northland Dr. NE, Rockford
SCHEIDEL ELECTRIC
Online & Mobile banking ● Full service branch
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Your Full Ser vice Agency
Pizza
Pasta
Lasagna
Subs
3619 Plainfield NE @ 4 Mile Road
Owner & Parishioner
Paul and Nanc y Krupp
(616) 866-3500
Collision Services
364-9650
West River
Travel Company
Richard W. Panek
D.D.S.
COMSTOCK PARK
BODY SHOP
PARISHIONER
4019 WEST RIVER DR.
784-5395
(616) 988-8515
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
Enlightened by the Holy Spirit, we the parish of
the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
commit to know, love and worship the Lord Jesus Christ. With Mary, our mother and model,
we will proclaim the gospel, serve others and
welcome all to the family of God.
Katt Insurance Agency
VINCENT DUBRAVEC, MD, FACAAI
Randy VanderWerp
Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin Mary Church
MIKE (MARK) S. TOMIC H
Call Father.
RECTORY OFFICE
361-5126
6369 Belmont Avenue, Belmont, MI 49306
PASTOR—Fr. Tony Pelak ext 201
frtpelak@grpriests.org
DEACONS—Peter Conigliaro
deaconpeterabvm@gmail.com
—Mike Mauer
mauerjk@aol.com
SECRETARY—Dana Cowen
ext 200
officesecretary@assumptionbvm.com
OFFICE MANAGER—Linda Kozlowicz
ext 206
MAINTENANCE—Bill Fix 887-7203
maintenance@assumptionbvm.com
CUSTODIAN—Kim Mis
970-0733
ASSUMPTION SCHOOL 361-5483
6393 Belmont Avenue
Principal—Greg Apkarian
ext 251
Secretary—Colleen Kleeves
ext 250
Schoolsecretary@abvmschool1.org
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
361-5126
6391 Belmont Avenue
Director—Cheryl Sokolowski
ext 257
Secretary—Renee Smith
ext 256
religiousedsecretary@assumptionbvm.com
YOUTH MINISTRY
361-5126
Sr. & Jr. High—Beth Baltruczak
ext 258
youthminister@assumptionbvm.com
RCIA/RCIC COORDINATOR
361-5126
Sr. Felicia Bertaina, MC
ext 255
MUSIC
Director—Lori Jacob
Contemporary Ensemble—Julie Staudacher
361-5126
ext 230
446-0512
STEPHEN MINISTRY
Sr. Andreina Stufara, MC
361-5126
ext 203
CONSOLATA MISSIONARY SISTERS
361-2072
When considering the future or your legacy:
ABVM Education Endowment Fund—contact Rectory Office
For more information or contacts go to
ABVM Website: www.assumptionbvm.com
This Sunday, November 1st is the Solemnity of All
Saints. When it falls on a Sunday it takes the place of
our usual Sunday celebration of the mass, while
tomorrow we celebrate the feast of All Souls Day. All
Saints Day is a time for all of us to take some joy in the
belief that God does give us very good people who, by
their example, show us how to live faithful lives. Some
of these people live such heroic lives of faith that the
Universal Church recognizes their example. We call
these people Canonized Saints. Take a moment now to
think back to when you were kid. Did you have a
patronal saint who was your very own? Someone whose
life you studied and who you wanted to be like? All
Saints Day is a great time to renew that relationship and
say a prayer asking for your patronal saint’s
intercession.
But at the same time, if we take a moment to think
about it, I am sure each one of us can name a least one
individual that we have known in our own lives who
helped to light the spark of faith within us. These
people may not be “Canonized”, but we can be thankful
God gave them to us for a time to help us in our own
faith journey. We can also have confidence that these
people have a special place within God’s own heart.
These two feast days of All Saints and All Souls
encourages us to trust more deeply in God’s promise of
eternal and commended the loved ones we have lost to
the mercy of God.
ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY PARISH
The Mass Intentions
and The Week Ahead
Monday, November 2, All Souls Day
6:45 AM
Morning Prayers at Consolata Central House
7:00 AM
Mass at Consolata Central House
 Elmer Kurant and Ann Moleski
6:30 PM
RCIA
Tuesday, November 3, Weekday
6:30 PM
Bible Study Session
Wednesday, November 4, Saint Charles Borromeo,
Bishop
4:30 PM
Religious Ed
5:30 PM
Mass,  Joe and Carl Obetts and
Jim & Marie Coyne
6:00 PM
Reconciliation
6:30 PM
Confirmation, RCIC & Religious Ed
7:00 PM
Adult Choir
7:00 PM
Gods’s Embrace
7:00 PM
K of C Officer Meeting
Thursday, November 5, Weekday
7:00 AM
Mass,  Carol Grabiel and Della Michaels
7:30 AM
24-hour Eucharistic Adoration
1:30 PM
Bible Study Session
7:00 PM
God’s Embrace
7:00 PM
Endow
8:30 PM
ABVM Men’s 35+ Basketball
Friday November 6, Weekday
8:30 AM
Holy Rosary
9:00 AM
Mass, Intentions of the George
Riddering Family
3:00 PM
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Saturday, November 7, 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
4:00 PM
Reconciliation
5:30 PM
Mass,  Genevieve Quick, Barbara
Olejniczak, Eleanor Adamski and
Chad Mac Intosh
6:30 PM
Hoedown/Stewardship Fair
Sunday, November 8, 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:30 AM
The Holy Rosary
9:00 AM
Mass-CLOW,  Lorraine Cheslock
and Norma Kuzma
10:00 AM
Altaration
10:00 AM
Confirmation
11:00 AM
Mass-CLOW, Wedding Anniversary Mass
 Members of our Parish and
Tom Waeltermann
11:00 AM
PS/K/1st Grade Rel Ed
12:10 PM
Baptism
5:30 PM
Mass,  Eric Webb and Tom Waeltermann
6:30 PM
Junior High & High School Youth Ministry
Readings for the Week of November 1, 2015
Monday:
Wis 3:1-9/Rom 5:5-11 or 6:3-9; Jn 6:37-40
Tuesday:
Rom 12:5-16; Lk 14:15-24
Wednesday:
Rom 13:8-10; Lk 14:25-33
Thursday:
Rom 14:7-12; Lk 15:1-10
Friday:
Rom 15:14-21; Lk 16: 1-8
Saturday:
Rom 16:3-9, 16, 22-27; Lk 16:9-15
Dedicated parishioners are willing to pray for your
needs. If you have any type of prayer request
please call
Elsie Fix at 784-6994 or Ceil Pyard at 365-1916.
Please remember in your prayers the following
parishioners who are homebound, in nursing homes,
ill or in the military: Lorena Bustraan, Bruce Clarke,
Lena Frazier, James Gelderbloom, Maude Gryka, Rosemary
Hatcher, John Hess, Erik Ingolfsrud, Bob Karamol, John
Luccase, Marge Marihugh, James Miller, Jennifer Miller,
Donna Morrow, Jack Nyenhuis, Harland Peacock, Tyler
Priest, Diane Tava, Margaret TenEyck, Todd Tinker, Louise
Weldon, Mary Wu /Eli & Jacob Coman, Clayton
Cruickshank, Kyle Lamb, Matt Remelts & Zach Truskowski.
Hospitals do not tell us when a parishioner has been admitted
and/or released. We rely on family and friends to let us know.
BELMONT, MICHIGAN 49306
Liturgical Ministers & Volunteers for Nov. 7 & 8
Altar Servers
5:30 PM
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
5:30 PM
W. Dani, J. Roberts and sub
E. Dietrich, C. Hagle, N. Patin
C. Ferguson, J. & M. Rahe
T. Scheidel, H. & P. Ugolini
Children’s Liturgy of
the Word
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
Robin Kaleta
Trisha VanVliet
Collection Counters
Eileen Ostrander
(616) 361-5126
THIRTY FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—YEAR B
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Eucharistic Ministers
5:30 PM
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
5:30 PM
Greeters
5:30 PM
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
5:30 PM
Housekeepers for
the Lord (Fri or Sat)
Lectors
Nursery
Ushers
J. Brees, M. Delano, G. & K. Doerr,
S. Courtade, M. White, A. Zemke
E. Schmuker, M. Siegel, M. Smith
T & S Barnes, J. Bolek, T. Clonan
S. Baumann, M. & R. Crook, C. & J. Firlit
K. Miles, L. Nawrocki,
F. Arends, S. DeJong, H. & I. Denton
S. Friedman, B. & P. Rasch
Volunteers
For
All
Masses
Doris Dietrich, Dorothy Remington
Dan & Jessica Dietrich
5:30 PM
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
5:30 PM
Mike Tomich
Theresa Gonder & Margo Spencer
Shelly Baumann & Robert Crook
Josh Denton & Bob Rasch
11:00 AM
Kathleen Feeney
Jacob & Liza Stuive
All Masses Team B
Meetings last Thursday of the month @ 8 PM
Welcoming women and men 16+
Call Neil Hikade 866-0046
or John Schwartz 616-322-1726.
Worship Screen Tech
5:30 PM
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
5:30 PM
Maddie Lyals
Ian Broft
Paige Augustyn
Michael Klooster
You are invited to join fellow parishioners at the
upcoming Stewardship Speaker Series &
Networking Event Tuesday, December 8,
2015 from 5-6:30 p.m. at Cathedral Square
Center, downtown Grand Rapids, 360 Division
Avenue South. Kevin Matthews will offer a presentation “The
Broken Mary Project” reflecting on the brokenness in all of
us and the comfort and healing found in prayer. Enjoy
light refreshments at this no-cost event. Please RSVP by
emailing jkatt@dioceseofgrandrapids.org or calling(616)
459-4508 by December 4, 2015.
The Assumption Volunteer Corps is available if you are in
need of some help with your fall outdoor chores! Crews will be
available between 10:00am and 2:00pm on Saturday, November
7. Please contact Mrs. Annette Rybicki at 361-5483 ext 406 (or
email at 6thgrade@abvmschool1.org) if you would like a crew
to come to your house! This is a small gesture to say "thank
you" to our senior parishioners for all you have given to our
parish of your time, treasure, and talent!
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WITH RENOWNED MUSICIAN AND RECORDING
ARTIST, JON NIVEN
THIS WEEK!
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 7:00 – 9:30PM
Holy Spirit Parish, 2230 Lake Michigan Drive
Carpooling available from Assumption Church parking
lot. Call Cheryl for details (616) 361-5126 x257
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***The Annual Hoedown/Stewardship Fare is
going to be held next Saturday, November 7,
following the 5:30 mass. Please join your
fellow parishioners for a great time AND
great food!!
1259 Post Drive
Belmont
616-681-3534
P ARISHIONER
5181 NORTHLAND DR
363-3888
ASSUMPTION
SCHOOL NEWS
Stewardship is what I do after I say
“I Believe”
Date—week #
Weekly Goal ............................................................. $18,270.00
Envelopes & EFT—$ 68.32 Average ........................ $17,490.00
Loose & Children ........................................................ $1,645.00
Envelopes Issued ...............................................................1255
Envelopes & EFT Returned (21%) .......................................256
Annual Goal To Date .............................................. $310,590.00
Actual...................................................................... $277,408.98
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Oct. 31 & Nov. 1 2015
Things are always busy at
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary school. We are
always looking for opportunities to serve our parish
community as well as the greater Belmont community.
One such opportunity is Fall Leaf Raking coming up on
Saturday, November 7 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, we
will be using our time and talent to assist our elderly
parishioners with Fall Leaf Raking. Please contact Mrs.
Rybicki if you are a parent or student interested in
assisting with this outreach project. We are looking for
any parents with a trailer to help haul away leaves as
well as a location to empty the bags of leaves (field,
forest, or brush pile). If you need leaves raked please
contact the school at 361-5483.
Math games were also on the calendar for last
Thursday the turnout was outstanding. Mrs. Rybicki has
also asked me to extend an invitation to all school aged
children from the parish to join us in the science lab
between 3:45 and 5:00. It is a drop in program so when
you get there we will get you involved. So if your kids
attend Belmont Elementary or another area school or
you home school please join us. The next date is
November 12.
The students held their “All Hallows Eve”
celebration at the FLC. They did have a lot of fun. I
don’t think they care what you call it as long as there are
sweets and games to play. Mrs. Dorothy Remington and
the room parents did an outstanding job in organizing.
This celebration goes back many years. Once the date
for All Saints Day was set by the church, the evening
prior to, was observed in numerous ways. Some were
more festive than others. In Mexico, the celebration is
called Dia de Muertos. Their celebration follows our
celebration of “All Hallows’ Eve”, “All Saints” and “All
Souls” pretty closely. In Mexico they build elaborate
altars in the cemeteries to honor the lives of relatives
who have passed on.
Remember you have a standing invitation to come to the
school and visit. Any parishioner is welcome anytime
during the school day. We will give you the tour, but be
prepared we might put you to work!
God Bless,
What percentage does God ask of me as a good
All of my heart, all of my soul, all
of my mind, and all of my ength!
Rogue River
Builders &
Remodeling, LLC
Thomas Carey
Parishioner
Cleaning & Restoration of Tile, Grout, Hard Surfaces, and Carpet
“Don’t Redo it….ReNew It!”
(616) 292-6786
616-240-8735
Handyman
Services
616-453-2222
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