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MARCH 22, 2020 20800 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48219
PARISH MISSION We are Christ the King Parish, a richly diverse Christian Community in Northwest Detroit. We are on a journey of Discipleship with Jesus, seeking conversion, reconciliation and renewal. We reach out in welcome to all the people within our neighborhood, proclaiming the good News of Christ the King, building community, celebrating together, serving one another’s needs and the needs of all our neighbors.
Lent in Three Words
As we celebrate Lent, we think about praying, fasting, and almsgiving. This is one of my main memories when I was a Catholic school stu-dent. Our entire school celebrated the Stations of the Cross EVERY Fri-day. I still have one of the booklets that we would follow, and it hasn’t changed in over thirty years! I re-member the smell of the incense that Fr. Ritter would use during the bene-diction. I loved coming home on Fri-days, both as a student, and then when I was teaching at St. Mary’s, because I would smell like incense. It is one of those scents that brought and continues to bring me comfort and strength. We would also be fast-ing…peanut butter and jelly every Friday in my lunchbox and the school fish fry for dinner—EVERY Friday. We also had our Rice Bowls to put our ‘alms’ in. I’m pretty sure that most of my dad’s pocket change that I would find ended up in that card-board bowl along with part of my al-lowance.
While these three words stand out for many of us during the Lenten season, we can each interpret Lent in our own ways. One of my mentors, Sister Theresa Darga, is a Sister of St. Francis in Sylvania, Ohio. The Syl-vania Franciscans are participating in a #Lent2020 activity in which they describe Lent in three words. Her choices were renewal, forgiveness, and transformation. I have been giv-ing this a lot of thought and my three words for #Lent2020 are reflection, restoration, and purpose. During this Lenten season, I am focused on
reflecting over the past year. There have been so many changes that have taken place and will continue to happen as we grow closer to the end of the school year. By reflect-ing on the events that have already taken place, I can practice personal restoration. We all put so much energy into what we dedicate our-selves to that we sometimes need to restore ourselves. I need to look back and remember all of the good things that have happened over this time, glorifying God in the face of adversity. Finally, I have to re-member my purpose. This can be challenging, particularly when you feel that you have a specific pur-pose and direction – until God guides you to turn onto a different path. Our lives are ultimately His plan and sometimes we can be a little slow to catch up. I pray that this Lenten season will give you a renewed faith and purpose as we move through the days of waiting for the Risen Lord.
It is hard to imagine that we are almost through with the third quar-ter of our school year. It seems like yesterday that our students walked into Christ the King Catholic School. We have spent this year and over eighty years before this time, preparing our students to be respectful, responsible, ready, and reflective. We teach our students these traits through both our words and our examples. At Christ the King, we are blessed to have the Christ the King Service Corps sup-porting our students and commu-nity. We recently had a visit from Ms. Shannon Grady who came back
on her break to see her students. This year we are blessed to have Ms. Jennifer Gold and Ms. Emma Griffiths at Christ the King, sup-porting our students in the class-room and youth ministry as well as at St. Christine’s. They are great examples for children of all ages to look up to!
This year was a great year for our boys’ bas-ketball team. They worked
hard and their dedication showed! Thank you to everyone who came out to support our boys. We are also proud to recognize eighth grader Robert Morris. Robert re-ceived the CYO Scholar Athlete Award for Christ the King School. He is dedicated to his grades as well as his sport and demonstrates leadership both on and off of the court. He also received the Cosey Challenge Scholarship for this school year. We look forward to seeing all of the places that Robert and all his classmates will go!
Peace, Amanda Lund, Principal
Christ the King Parish ~ Grand River at Burt Road Rectory
16805 Pierson…………………………313-532-1211 School
16800 Trinity…………………………..313-532-1213 Parish website
Www.ChristTheKingCatholicDetroit.org
St. Christine Christian Services 15317 Dacosta at Fenkell………………313-535-7272
Www.SCCSdetroit.org
Siena Literacy…………………….…...313-532-8404 Mrs. Jackie Jones- Love……...jjones–[email protected]
St. Vincent & Sarah Fisher
Ms. Diane Renaud……………………..313-535-9200 [email protected]
Pastoral Staff
Rev. Victor Clore, Pastor…...…[email protected] Deacon Joe Urbiel………[email protected] 248-910-0490 Deacon Chris Remus…[email protected] 313-717-5672 Mrs. Maureen Northrup...…Christian Service Outreach [email protected] Ms Nicole Evans………………….…..Office Manager [email protected] or [email protected] Mrs. Andi Kovach ………………………Bookkeeping [email protected] Mrs. Amanda Lund………………………...Principal [email protected] Ms. Bethanne McCall………………….Choir Director [email protected]
Little Scholars - Christ the King Campus Cora Rodgers, Director 313-693-4260
Parish Council Elected Members: Joe Fitzgerald..……...……………..…Council Chair Rachel Conner, Stacie Harris, Mark Barkey, Suzie Groenenboom, Jerry Randall, Sheila Fenbert,Nicky Marcot, Gary Beaman
Commissions Maureen Northrup………..………..Christian Service Carole Ann Beaman…………………...……Worship Ron Hildebrandt……………………...…Stewardship Michelle Lewis……………………...Faith Formation Dcn. Joe Urbiel….……………….....Finance Council Lois Phillips……………………….….Evangelization Bob Bruttell & Ron Eady…………………..Inclusion St. Vincent dePaul………...…………313-535-7272
Liturgy Schedule Sunday…………………………….………10:45am Wednesday and Friday……………………..8:30am
Religious Education First & Third Sunday ……………….9:30-10:30am
Becoming Catholic Adults, Children, Youth: If you are interested in becom-ing a member of the Catholic faith or learning more about the Catholic Church, the Adult Catechumenate will prepare you for this decision. Please call the Parish Office if you would like more information. Infants: Baptism is the public celebration of the beginning of life in the Church. At the celebration of Baptism, parents publicly affirm their decision to raised their child in the faith of the church. To make arrangements for your infant to be bap-tized, please contact the Parish Office. Pre-Baptismal classes for parents and godparents are necessary, held as arranged with families. Holy Eucharist and Confirmation Preparation Call the Parish Office…………………..313-532-1211 Other Sacraments Reconciliation………………….……By Appointment Anointing of the sick…………………..313-532-1211 Marriage Call the parish office; 6 months preparation
Please let an usher know if you would like to receive Communion at your pew.
MASS INTENTIONS
Sunday March 22, 2020 10:45am Michael McAskin By The McAskin Family Trudy Strale By Family Tuesday 9am at SS/OLGH
Wednesday CHRIST THE KING 8:30am Sr. M Luke Buchanan By Christ the King School Thursday 9am at SS/OLGH Friday CHRIST THE KING 8:30am Int. of Friends, Family, Neighbors, & Enemies
Living & Deceased By T.G. Saturday ~ No Mass Sunday March 29, 2020 10:45am Dan Herbeck By Christ the King Staff
Coffee Hour is sponsored today by Marilyn Porth & Mary McLeod
Check the list to see what Sunday YOU can sponsor! We need some
NEW sponsors!
PRAYER & WORSHIP
OUR LITURGICAL MINISTERS
FOOD FOR THE JOURNEY
3/22 Fourth Sunday of Lent Sm 16:1b,6-7,10-13a Ps 23:1-6, Eph 5:8-14, Jn 9:1-41 Mon 2/23 Is 65:17-21, Jn 4:43-54 Tue 2/24 Ez 47:1-12, Jn 5:1-16 Wed 2/25 Annunciation Is 7:10-14; 8:10, Heb 10:4-10, Lk 1:26-38 Thu 2/26 Ex 32:7-14, Jn 5:31-47 Fri 2/27 Wis 2:1a-22, Jn 7:1-30 Sat 2/28 Jer 11:18-20, Jn 7:40-53 3/29 Fifth Sunday of Lent Ez 37:12-14, Rom 8:8-11, Jn 11:1-45
For NEXT Sunday MAR 29
Lectors: Youth
Servers: Lauryn Miller, Arnold Ebi-ware, Aiden Williams
Liturgy of the Word for Children: None
Serving at the Table of the Lord: Genny Singleton
Ministers of Service: Marcus Johnson &n Sonja Still
THE WISDOM OF POPE FRANCIS
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE
Sun 3/22 9:30am Religious Ed. & Confirmation 10:45am Mass Fortunate Families in the Rectory Passion Practice Choir Mon 3/23 6-7:30pm 1st Communion Tue 3/24 9am Mass SS/OLGH 9am Bible Study Wed 3/25 8:30am Mass CK 5-8pm Garage Sale Intake Thu 3/26 9am Mass SS/OLGH 7pm Parish Council Fri 3/27 8:30am Mass 7pm Stations & Discussion Sat 3/28 10am-2pm G. Sale Intake 11:30am Egg Roll Prep Sun 3/29 9:30am R. Ed. & Confirmation 10:45am Mass VISIONING DAY/Egg Roll Day
Choir Passion Practice
A prayer that does not lead you to practical action for your brother —the poor, the sick, those in need of help, a brother in difficulty —is a sterile
and incomplete prayer. But, in the same way . . . When time is not set aside for dialogue with him in prayer, we risk serving ourselves and not God present in our needy brother and sister. St Benedict sums up the kind of life that indi-cated for his monks in two words: ora et labora, pray and work. It is from contemplation, from a strong friendship with the Lord that the capacity is born in us to live and to bring the love of God, his mercy, his tenderness, to others. And also our work with brothers in need, our charitable works of mercy, lead us to the Lord, because it is in the needy brother and sister that we see the Lord himself.
EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Classroom Happenings Grade 3
The students in Grade Three would like to wish everyone a blessed Lenten season and a joyous Easter. We are doing our Lenten medita-tions each day, walking with Jesus to Calvary.
February, Black History Month, set the stage for our Lenten resolu-tions, as we talked about Martin Luther King Jr. and his dreams to change the world. We expanded our vocabulary using new terms like equality, discrimination, segre-gation and justice. We discussed ways we could help to make the world a better place.
Here are just a few of our ideas: If I Could Change the World…
I would try real hard to be nice, kind and help the world to be non-violent. I could pick up trash if there is trash in the park. I could give to those in need. To be success-ful in the future I need to go to college.
To change the world I would clean the ocean. I would also make a business and we would pick up trash. Anyone could join us. I would build more Catholic high schools since there aren’t that many in America. I can pray that more people are against gun violence.
I will change the world by giving food to the homeless. I will help people make friends. I will greet people if they are new to the school. I will invite them to sit with me and my friends. At my church on Christmas, I gave the people the presents that they needed for their kids.
Everyone would have equal rights. People would always be treated with kindness. I would teach people how to love and not be so angry, and love God.
May our dreams come true!
Next Sunday March 29
Is Egg Roll Day
Be sure to get your order in today! Consider giving some time to help make the Egg Rolls. There is a sign up board at the Burt Road side of the Church. Pick a time that works for you. If you have never made Egg Rolls before, we have experienced helpers that will be glad to teach you. Hope you will give it a try. We’d be so glad to have you!
Garage Sale Sale
Don’t Forget! We have started to accept donations for our annual Garage Sale. You can drop off your treasures on Saturdays from 10am to 2pm
or Wednesdays from 5pm to 8pm.
We are happy to accept your donations of tools, toys, sports equipment, furniture, Books, working electronics etc. BUT no clothing please!
Thank you for supporting Christ the King!
Holy Week is Almost Here
During Holy Week, please remember to bring a spring plant in memory of a loved on. We will use it to deco-rate the church.
Sign up to bring bread from around the world to the Holy Thursday Pot Luck, for our
Bread Prayer. Bring a Dish to Share that will feed 8 hungry diners. Bring your Rice Bowl to 8pm Mass.
Be sure to join us for the Lenten Cantata—Once Upon a Tree—on Good Friday at 6pm.
Join us at 9am Holy Saturday as we decorate the Church. Come for the Easter Vigil at 8pm.
Easter Sunday Mass is 10:45
Next Sunday ~ March 29 is Visioning Day Join us in Koelzer Hall after Mass as we begin to
discern our Missionary Strategic Plan. Come and help shape the
Christ the King Parish of the future!
Christ the King School 16800 Trinity
Detroit MI 48219
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1. For the foreseeable future we will not be receiving Communion from the Cup.
2. Please wash your hands with soap and water often. Use Hand Sanitizer when you are away from soap & water.
3. At the greeting of peace during Mass, avoid hand-shaking and turn to those near you and offer a respectful bow.
4. If you are feeling poorly—PLEASE STAY HOME! Let’s all do our part to stop the spread of the corona virus.
