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RAFFLE
1st Prize—$1000.00
2nd Prize-$500.00
3rd Prize– $250.00
4th Prize- $200.00
5th Prize- $100.00
6th Prize- $100.00
Kids Games
5K Race
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Parade
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Saturday
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Sunday
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Warm up walk for people of
all ages with Fr. John!
9:00 a.m. Saturday
Free will donaBon—
All proceeds donated to St. Judes!
:00 a.m.
Spaghe1 Dinner
Friday: 4:30—7:00 pm
$5—Adults $3-Kids (2 &
under free) $20 family
FARMERS MARKET
BINGO
Feather Bingo
CONCESSION
Saturday &
Sunday
11:30 a.m.—4 pm
30 a.m.
ARTS & CRAFTS
BOOK NOOK
Saturday– 5:45 p.m.
Doors open at 4:45 p.m.
Regular Bingo
Sunday at 12 noon
SILENT AUCTION
closes at
2:00 p.m. Sunday
EUCHRE
TOURNAMENT
Friday—7:00 pm
Doors open at 6:00 pm
Twenty Third Sunday of Ordinary Time
Mass Intentions
Mon. Sept. 5th–
5th– Labor Day
7:00 p.m. -for the repose of the soul of Dorothy Nanasy
Req. by Judy Stehlik & family
Tues., Sept. 6th
8:30 a.m. —for the repose of the soul of Marguerite Nichols
Wed., Sept. 7th
8:30 a.m. - for the repose of the soul of Helen Minzey
Thurs., Sept. 8th8th-The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
6:00 p.m. —Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
7:00 p.m.—for a special family intention
Fri., Sept. 9th—
9th—St. Peter Claver
8:30 a.m.—for repose of the soul of Clark O’Donnell, Birthday
Remembrance, req. by Ken & Nancy O’Donnell
Sat., Sept. 10th
8:30 a.m.—for the repose of the soul of Peter Bacik
Req. by his parents, Bill & Marian Bacik
4:30 p.m.—for the repose of the soul of John Pavlica
req. by Marie Lewis
Sunday, Sept. 11th—
11th—234th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 a.m.—for the People of the Parish
10:30 a.m.—for the restored health & well being of Catherine
Ebelt, req. by Rick & Sue Baldwin
The Sanctuary Candle is: in loving memory of Joseph McDevitt
Req. by Jerry and Jerry McDevitt
Adult Envelopes Sunday & Holy Days
Loose Money
Student Envelopes
PayPal Donations
All Other Income
Total:
Total
$ 3,456.00
97.70
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0.00
377.56
3,932.26
Special Collections:
SCRIP:
225.00
Adult Sunday Envelope count includes make-up
Envelopes. Your generosity and support in giving
what you can, including sending in missed weeks
envelopes, is greatly appreciated..
Online Giving: You may now make your weekly/monthly Sunday
offertory and Faith Formation Building Fund donations online
using PayPal. Please go to our website at:
stmarymorrice.org,
stmarymorrice.org, in the upper right hand box that says “Online
Giving” click on the account you’d like to make your payment to
and follow the directions on the page. We thank you for your
support!
St. Vincent de Paul Society: Help our less fortunate neighbors by donating to St. Vincent’s. We work with other local groups to help with rent,
utilities, prescriptions and other needs. Envelopes are in the church
entrance. Make checks payable to: St. Vincent de Paul.
Food Bank Collection: the first weekend of every month non perishable food, supplies and monetary donations which help with
gas & electric bills, are collected for our area Food bank. Please
bring your donations to the church vestibule. Make checks payable to: Perry/Morrice/Shaftsburg Food Bank.
“If
If you want to be my disciple take up your cross and follow
me.”
This week our Lord Jesus Christ talks to us through the readings about the cost of being a disciple. Our Lord invites us to be
his disciples. The one who wants to be a disciple of Jesus needs
to make radical choices in his or her life. This choice demands
that we prefer nothing to Jesus. Jesus is the absolute. He can
alone ask us to make this radical choice. He is God. Nothing in
this world can take the place of God.
This week in Rome Blessed Mother Teresa will be made a
Saint. Why she is going to be a Saint? She was the true disciple
of Jesus. She made the radical choice in her life, when she gave
up her teaching profession in well-established congregation
and set out to the unknown future in the streets of India. It is
not easy to begin a new life. But Mother trusted in God. God in
his divine providence blessed her much. A disciple is the one
who trusts in God and allows God to reveal his plans to him or
her. This is where Mother Teresa will be a great example to us.
We need only to walk with him.
The Gospel for this Sunday proposes to us how to attain the
Kingdom of God. This is not easy. We have to co-operate with
God. We have to do our part:
1. “If anyone come to me without hating his father and mother, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my
disciple.” What our Lord means when it comes for God is, the
family takes second place. I stated above that we prefer nothing to Jesus. Jesus is all in all.
2. The Gospel invites us to take our faith seriously. We should
not take our faith for granted. Here our Lord gives us an example. The example is about building a Tower. He says, “Which
of you wishing to construct a tower does not first sit down and
calculate the cost to see if there is enough for its completion?”
3. The last example is about a war. This is what our Lord says
in the Gospel, “what King marching into battle would not first
sit down and decide whether ten thousand troops can successfully oppose another King advancing on him with twenty thousand troops?
This Gospel once again calls to remember the Gospel which
we heard on the twenty-first Sunday. Do you remember what
our Lord taught us in that Gospel? He told us to enter through
the narrow gate. He also said many will try, but they will not be
strong enough. What does our Lord means that they will not
be strong enough? Here it will help us to remember the story
of the ten virgins, who went out meet the bridegroom. Five of
them did not think through the details of this journey. Since
they did not plan well, they did not bring oil with them. The
other five thought about this journey very well and calculated
the minute details as to what it will take to meet the bridegroom? They brought flaks of oil with them. The bridegroom
delayed in coming and the virgins fell asleep. When the bridegroom came, all of them got up and they lighted their lamps.
The foolish one said to the wise that they needed some oil because their lamps were going out. They asked the wise ones to
give some of their oil, but they said that it is better they go out
get some for themselves. Meanwhile the bridegroom came and
those who were prepared entered the bridal chamber and the
door was locked from inside. The other five who went out buy
some oil came back and knocked at door asking that they be
admitted in. But the bridegroom answered from inside that he
does not know them and asked them to be departed. The lesson our Lord wants to teach is this for this Sunday and always is
“Be prepared always.”
Fr. John
Altar Flowers are:
In loving memory of Orill & Dorothy Mills
by Sandy Michalek
Evangelization:
Scripture Study: The 2nd Chapter of Luke on September
13th at 2:00 pm. Call Marie at (989) 274-1457 for more
info. All are welcome to join us!
FESTIVAL NEEDS
Our Festival will be here before we know it. Below are some suggestions of ways you can help:
Silent Auction and hourly prizes are needed. Contact Sandy
at 517-625-4260 with questions.
† Our Farmers Market will need your produce, plants, canned
and baked goods.
† Sign up to be in our Parade and/or 5K race!
† Donate Children’s games prizes, like Silly Putty, Back to School
items, Summer Clearance toys, playing cards or card games,
mini rubber balls. No Beany Babies or Kites, please.
† Donations of regular & diet pop and bottles of water are
needed.
† Donations of your homemade crafts for our Arts & Crafts
booth.
† Donate Books for our Book Nook.
† We will need donations of desserts for our Spaghetti Dinner,
Feather Bingo & Chicken Dinner.
† Sponsor the 5k race and have your logo printed on the t-shirt!
† Buy or Sell your Raffle Tickets!
† Donate money towards our Raffle prizes! Any amount helps!
If you would like more Raffle tickets, they will be available after all
weekend Masses until the Festival and you may also get them at
the Parish office. Thank you!
†
The second Early Bird Drawing winner was: Thelma Gauntlett
Raffle Prize Money:
1st Prize: $1000.00–
– Donated
4th Prize: $200.00
2nd Prize: $500.00 –Donated
Donated
5th Prize: $100.00–
– Donated
3rd Prize: $250.00 - Donated
6th Prize: $100.00—
—Donated
Any amount you would like to donate towards our Prize money, helps increase our Festival profits. Thank you!
PRAY FOR: Haily Scott, Greg & Lawrence St. Onge, Gerald Czajkowski, Al Smakal, Marianne Cleary, Sid Grinnell,
Jim Nanasy, Virginia Freed, Mary Roll, Larry & Brenda
Wilson, Fr. Stan Czarnota, Ruby Benard, Betty Toma,
Allen Woodbury, Marie Miller, Raymond Brandt II & Mary
Fredell Brandt, Brian Mills, Mark Hepper, Catherine Bacik, Kimberly
St. Onge, Jadyn Baley, Robert Finger, Conrad Ladoucer, Garry
Adams, Bob Sanoski, Joe Wesley, Jr., Jerry Stehlik, Mike Miller, Larrie & Joan LaBelle, Victorya Babcock, David Guiles, Lori Lugo,
Laura Crawford, Tom Bishop, Jr., Cindy Berg, Leo McArdle, Chase
Bressette, Marlene Call. Pray for their caregivers as well.. Please
contact the Parish office to add or remove names. Thank you!
K of C Council #8735 meets the third Wednesday of
every month at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Center. Our
next meeting is:
Wednesday, September 21st
Grand Knight, Ross Demerly
Knight of the Month: Don Barta
Family of the Month: Rick & Katy Stone
Family of the Year: Jerry & Jerry McDevitt
Knight of the Year: Jim Spencer
Special Events, Activities and Meetings
Finance Council Meeting: Tuesday, Sept. 6th at 7:00 p.m. in
the Parish Center.
Women’s Retreat at St. Francis Retreat Center: October 7th–
9th. The theme is “Christ Is Counting On You: Deepening
Your Relationship With Christ”. Cost for the weekend is:
$145.00. Register by calling 866-669-8321 or by visiting the
website at: www.stfrancis.ws.
Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee County: will have a volunteer training day on Mon., Oct. 3rd, 10 a.m.– 2:30 p.m. at St.
Paul Catholic Church in Owosso. Call: 989-725-1127 for more
information.
We would like to have Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament during our Festival on Saturday, Sept. 10th
throughout the day. A sign up sheet is in the vestibule
for your convenience.
The new school year is upon us. Our classes are set to begin
Sun., Sept. 25th IN THE NEW FAITH FORMATION BUILDING! How
exciting! Registration packets have been mailed out to families which
include the registration form and the schedule of the school year.
You may drop registration with tuition in the offertory in a separate
envelop, or drop off at the Parish Office. Our program is open for K12 with opportunity for Adult Education too, please share with
friends and family—all are welcome!
Volunteer help instructing Music during Religious Education is needed for the months of November, February & March. If you would be
interested in helping, please contact Rose.
We would like to give a blessing to all of our Catechists for Adult &
Youth Education on Sun., Sept. 18th during both of the Sunday Masses. Any questions, call Rose Spencer at: 517-256-9479.
Appreciation Dinner
Sunday, Oct. 2nd at 2:00 p.m.
For all adult Ministry volunteers and their spouses.
This would include: Eucharistic Minsters, Lectors, Ushers, Choirs, Religious Ed. teachers and RCIA team members. If
you can attend, please RSVP to the Parish office by Sept. 25th.
Purchasing Bricks for the Bell Tower Project
Our Contractor is placing the order for the bricks for our Bell
Tower Project. As you know, the paver bricks will have to be
sent out to have the etching done on them. If you were considering a purchase of a paver brick, we would kindly suggest
that you place your order for it soon, so we can send all bricks
out to be etched at the same time. You may also still purchase
structure bricks as well. If you have any questions, please feel
free to contact the Parish office. Order forms are in the church
vestibule or Confessional entrance.
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Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each
month
At 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Center
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Oct.—May, at 7 pm
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“Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known
that anyone who fled to thy protec(on, implored thy help, or sought
thine intercession was le* unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly
unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before
thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
despise not my pe((ons, but in thy mercy hear and answer me.” Amen
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“The love of God does not distinguish between
the newly conceived infant, the youth, the grown
adult or elderly, because in each of them He sees the sign of
His own image and likeness”
Pope Benedict XVI
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$250.00 per year large ad
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