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April 18, 2021

Celebration Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 10:30 am

April 22, 2021

God carefully made her and gave her to us to care for

and be good stewards of her bounty.

Pen Point Returning to Church?

Via Laura Here's what we have been doing to keep everyone safe:

?Masks/face-coverings are to be worn from the moment you enter the building until you walk out the doors. This excludes the very brief moment you receive the Eucharist. We have free paper masks available at the entrances. I have a list of rebuttals

to anti-masks arguments in my office that diplomacy won't let me publish.

?Windows in the Sanctuary will be open -- even on cold days. If the crowd gets large, we even pop open the doors for some sweet air flow. The birds sing with us!

?Hand Sanitizer is available in multiple locations and free to use at any time.

?Try with all your might to refrain from hugging and shaking hands. Elbow and hip bumps are delightful alternatives. If someone comes up to you and tries to surprise you with a greeting of touching and you are highly uncomfortable with that, it isn't rude to say no or nope. I prefer the jump back method and really wish I could do handsprings.

?Ushers will seat you so there is no worry about maintaining social distance when sitting. The only issue we have is that the vast majority of us

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St. Louis Catholic Community

24415 Crocker Blvd Clinton Township, MI 48036 586-468-8734 Fax: 586-468-9647

E-mail - stlouischurchslc@ Website:

Facebook: St Louis Catholic Community Interim Administrator: Rev. Douglas Bignall Weekend Assistant: Rev. Bill Siebert x102

Laura Veryser Pastoral Associate, Christian Service Coordinator & Bulletin Editor x105 bulletinslc@

Cindy Gustafson Worship Coordinator x110

worshipslc@

Linda Knopp Music Director X 109 l.knoppslc@

Parish Office x 100 Nicole Walters--Office Manager

Anna Jackson parishofficeslc@

Business Manager & Bingo x 103 Michael Wortman

mwortmanslc@

Maintenance Office x 108 Edward Trabilsy, Gary Gustafson

& Nikki Wheeler

Parish Nurses Voicemail X 112

St. Vincent de Paul Voicemail x 106

Central Macomb Vicariate

Knights of Columbus St. Louis /St. Hubert Roundtable

Charlie Korpal 586.792.2843

Faith Formation Office

39140 Ormsby, Clinton Twp, MI 48036 Faith Formation Office x 104 Barbara Cilli - Office Manager Safe Environments Coordinator barbaracillislc@

Faith Formation Co-coordinators Linda Bauer x115 lindabslc@ Kathy Huebener X114 kathyhslc@

During the month of March 2021, St. Vincent de Paul Conference at St. Louis provided assistance to our neighbors in need in the following ways:

Food: Provided for 95 families, consisting of 202 people Hygiene/Household : 70 families- 156 people Shelter/Utilities: 0 Work Shoes: 1 Transportation: 6 Mattress/Beds: 0 Other: Clothing: 0; Rx- 0; State ID/Licenses-2

Total Assistance Provided: 104 families Total Expenditures in March: $602.80

In order to comply with government instructions during this Covid19 Crisis, we have had to modify many of our processes. SVdP is blessed to have the outstanding support of our generous parishioners, benefactors and our Parish Staff. Without you and our dedicated St. Vincent Volunteers, we would not have been able to continue to provide this level of assistance to our neighbors in need.

THANK YOU ALL !!!!

Need Food Assistance?

If you or someone you know need our assistance with food, please visit our St. Vincent de Paul crisiscompliant drive-thru food pantry line Mon-Fri 2:30-3:30 pm. Any questions, please call our Voice Mail at (586) 468-8734 x106 and a volunteer will return your call.

Pray

AIR FORCE: TSgt Stephen VanHamme, SSgt Glenn

Fetty, CMSgt Wayne Fetty,

SMSgt. Tommy N. Tucker, Tech Sgt Christopher Geml Pvt 1st Class Olivia Metty ARMY:

SPC Andrea E Zendt, PFC Heather Bissonette, SPC Jonathon Benoit, Colonel Brent Coryell,

Capt. Joshua Fender, Jeff Grzybowski, Shawn M Hunter, SSgt. Thomas Johns, Renee Lewis,

CW2 Ayala Michelsky, Clayton Muller, SSgt. Gregory Pauch, CW4 Jeffrey Pauch, Michael E.

Pohlman, Jr., Specialist Tyler Rogers , Pvt Patrick Rowland, PVT Benjamin Schunn,

Pvt.Derrick Skorupski, SSgt David Skorupski III, PFC Steven Stone NAVY: PS3 Jonathan

Chambers, LCDr. Jason P. Karle, MASN Alec Kohler, AT2 Erich Kohler, LCDR Leah Kohler

Spring, Austin Inman, Nicholas G. Mayer, Petty Officer FC, Seaman Jessica Wichmann

MARINE: Brandon Griffith, Brian Griffith, Sean R. Kellogg PFC, CPL Marcus Keys, CPL Dan-

iel Klein, CPL Robert Lozen, Matthew Mazza, Capt. Tyler Spring, Private John M Wichmann II

Nicole Anna & Barbara Thank You!!!

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have hearing issues, and we are used to lip reading, so we all lean in and skooch closer to talk to each other. But the chatter that happens pre-liturgy is a beautiful sound -- it's that moment when we reconnect and ready ourselves to worship as one body in/of Christ. It's one of the most calming sounds.

?Households or quarantine-teams will be seated together with 3 to 4 seats (This equals the 6 ft Social Distance) separating you from other households. The staff regularly lays on the floor in church with tape measures to make sure the rows stay 6 ft apart. I am 5'2" and when I raise my arms over my head, it's a little over 6 ft. So each row is a me apart but we really used a measuring tape.

?We will continue to sanitize the church after each use. We spray our chairs every 41 days with a safe sanitizing solution that depletes viruses and bacteria. We wipe down all surfaces after each use of the church. We were told we didn't have to, but you know how we are with listening -- hold on let me skooch closer.

We thank you all for helping us keep our community safe. You have been our first

line of defense and have made it so much easier to perform these extra efforts.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Laura

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Everyday Stewardship

Recognize God In Your Ordinary Moments

How to Fail Your Way to Heaven

-- Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

You know what are some of my favorite moments in Scripture? The little "Easter eggs" of Jesus' humanity, things like Jesus falling asleep, Jesus drawing in the sand, Jesus playing with kids. And how about Jesus rising from the dead, appearing to his disciples and saying, "So, have you got anything to eat?"

It's right for us to always keep in mind that Jesus is God. But we also have to remember that he was man. He got hungry. He cried when he felt sad and laughed when he felt happy. He got tired. He got bored.

Because he was God, none of those feelings ever led him into sin, like they do us. He never spent a car ride trying to pass the hours by seeing how annoyed he could make his older sister. He never smacked Peter over the head for saying something really stupid. But he did unleash some Biblically righteous anger on those traders in the temple, didn't he? And he wasn't shy about calling Peter "a Satan" when his friend tempted him to take the easy way out.

It's the tightrope walk we all try to balance every day, honoring our human emotions while still answering God's call to be better. Being perfect isn't the domain of the Christian -- that's the domain of Christ only. Trying and failing, then trying again (and failing again) and again and again? That's the domain of the Christian.

-- Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS ? Liturgical Publications Inc

For April 4 , 2021

Budgeted Amount $9,800.00

Envelopes

$9,420.00

Online Giving

$4,005.00

Loose Monies

$670.00

Total

$14,095.00

Overage for week $4,295.00

% of Budget

144%

Year to Date - $95,733.00 Fiscal Year July 1, 2020 --June 30, 2021

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First Reading:

In publicly bearing witness to Jesus' resurrection, Peter urged the people to repent of their sin of ignorance and their denial of Jesus. How does Jesus' resurrection from the dead inspire you to repentance?

Second Reading:

John teaches his community that the key to avoiding sin is to follow Jesus' commandments. What do you find challenging in this seemingly simple and clear instruction?

Gospel:

Luke tells us that the resurrected Jesus opened the minds of the disciples "to understand the Scriptures" and see how his suffering, death, and resurrection was connected to repentance and forgiveness of sins. What tools do you use to better understand our faith?

Distribution of Communion during the pandemic will be as follows:

If wearing gloves, remove them at your seat before processing up.

Maintain a 6 ft. distance between people at all times. When you arrive at the front of the line, safely move your mask down or remove the elastic from one ear to expose your mouth.

The reverence and the verbal exchange should take place 6' away from the Eucharistic minister. The minister will offer you the Eucharist with "The Body of Christ", you will reply "Amen", THEN step forward to receive.

While you have the option of receiving the host on your tongue, we are requesting you forgo this and receive by hand. When you do receive by hand, you must do so without gloves on and without touching the minister or the minister touching you.

After receiving, carefully put your mask back on and return to your seat. If you have personal hand-sanitizer, we suggest using it as soon as you sit down.

Those requiring gluten-free hosts, please see the Sacristan prior to liturgy.

The distribution of the Precious Blood will be suspended at this time.

LIVE THE LITURGY When the greeting "Peace be with you" is sincerely offered to a person, it can resonate very deep within, bringing comfort and reassurance. When someone possesses the power to bring peace, it brings us to a place of safety and fills us with joy. The resurrected Christ has this power. God can open our minds so that we can more fully understand the meaning of Sacred Scripture and God's compassionate, loving, tender, and untiring embrace constantly present and offered to people throughout history. Without the anchor of truth that only God can provide, we can easily become startled and terrified at the sight of what life brings us. Being open to God's offer of peace, we can turn away from old habits and short-sighted vision and experience the gladness and joy of God's gift. Only then can what is wounded and broken be mended and reconciliation achieved. We are the resurrection witnesses called to proclaim the Good News. ?LPi

Readings for the Week

Sunday 4/18: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19 Ps 4:2, 4, 7-9 1 Jn 2:1-5 Lk 24:35-48

Monday 4/19:

Acts 6:8-15 Ps 119:23-30 Jn 6:22-29

Tuesday 4/20

Acts 7:51--8:1 Ps 31:3-8, 17, 21 Jn 6:30-35

Wednesday 4/21:

Acts 8:1-8 Ps 66:1-7 Jn 6:35-40

Thursday 4/22:

Acts 8:26-40 Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20 Jn 6:44-51

Friday 4/23:

Acts 9:1-20 Ps 117:1-2 Jn 6:52-59

Saturday 4/24:

Acts 9:31-42 Ps 116:12-17 Jn 6:60-69

Sunday 4/24:

Acts 4:8-12 Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-29 1 Jn 3:1-2 Jn 10:11-18

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Confirmation Candidates

Our 8th and 9th grade Confirmation Candidates were very creative in selecting a service project that they and their sponsors could do together during this pandemic. We are very proud of all the work they did in completing this part of their Confirmation preparation.

These are some of the service projects they accomplished:

Wrote letters to the homebound, Did recycling at their school, Collected supplies and helped out

our St. Vincent DePaul Pantry, Cut up plastic grocery bags

to make mats for the homeless in Detroit, Made blankets for sheltered and abused animals, Earned and collected money for donations

to the Humane Society and Leukemia Foundation, Donated clothing to Good Will and the Macomb Foster Closet, Sent cards to hospitalized children, Donated goods and baked for MCREST Picked up litter around their neighborhood.

These young people continue to live out the message of the gospel and we at St. Louis are very proud of them. Please continue to pray for these students as they await their Confirmation on June 7th.

Angelo Attard

Resurrection Liturgy was April 12, 2021

Eddie Vernier

Resurrection Liturgy was April 13, 2021

Katie Meldrum

Returned to the Fullness of God April 10, 2021

Summer Parish Office Hours begin this week.

We are wishful thinkers...

Parish Office Hours

Monday- Friday 9am--5 pm Closed for Lunch Noon--1 pm ish

Can't come to Liturgy in person? Join the Parish Family on Facebook Live

Saturday, April 24 --4:30 pm

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3rd Sunday of Easter

Saturday, April 17, 2021

10:30am First Eucharist Celebration

4:30pm Liturgy --Bruett Baptism

Paul & Geraldine Friedmann, Jerry Kuhl, Patricia Badalamente, Richard Majkowski

Sunday, April 18, 2021

8:30am Liturgy People of St. Louis Catholic

Community 10:30am Liturgy Albert Mercier (5th Ann.), Reno Ruggeri, Robert, Lucille, and Pat Knop, Herb Carrington, Jackie LaDuke, Maryanne Walker, Denise Steele Special Intentions for John Stefan

Monday, April 19, 2021

No 9:00am Liturgy or Service

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

No 9:00am Liturgy or Service

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

No 9:00am Liturgy or Service

Thursday, April 22, 2021

No 9:00am Liturgy or Service

Friday, April 23, 2021

No 9:00am Liturgy or Service

4th Sunday of Easter

Saturday, April 24, 2021

4:30pm Liturgy Deceased Members

of St. Vincent de Paul Society by St. Louis Chapter of St. Vincent de Paul Society

Karen Bolin by Dennis Burgio Family

Sunday, April 25, 2021

8:30am Liturgy Special Intentions for

St. Louis Music Ministry by Norman Popa

10:30am Liturgy Special Intentions for

Allan & Sylvia Gazoul's 50th Wedding Anniversary

by Family

APRIL 17 Raymond Champagne--age 62 (1971) Wilbert Rheault--age 48 (1972) Mary Kowalski--age 69 (1982) Thomas DeHate--age 87 (1983) Rachel Denys--age 80 (1988) Francis Peralta--age 58 (1988) Irene Barck--age 99 (1994) Marion Little--age 86 (2008) Patricia Hyde--age 88 (2011) Margaret Toth--age 95 (2020)

APRIL 18 Leonard Wawrzyniak--age 64 (1981) Jason Webb--age 10 (1990) Stanley Marlinga--age 83 (2006)

APRIL 19 Marie Kubilis--age 89 (1976) Vernon Woodruff--age 74 (1980)

Hazel Woodruff--age 72 (1980) Frank Shaughnessy--age 82 (1982) Robert Emerick--age 66 Marty Emmendorfer--age 59 (2005) Patrick McCarthy--age 71 (2007) Donna Ann Foley--age 89 (2016) Dolores Fox--age 86 (2018)

APRIL 20 Hans Schlutow--age 74 (1982 William LeDuc (1983) Beatrice Kivlin--age 72 (1990) Michael Mahoney--age 72 (1996) Madeleine DeBusschere--age 82 (1998)

APRIL 21 Daisy Otte--age 57 (1971) Sally Swinicki--age 79 (1984) Martha Schlutow--age 87 (1999) Lucille Alter--age 83 (2013)

Gloria Adelsbach Mary &

Robert Agius Catherine Allar Rick Andrzejewski Betty Attard Val Augustine Margo Baker Gerald Bates Gerica Bettcher Everett Bissonette Judy Boston Elaine Botzen Cindy Bova Pat Bradacs Dawn Brass Michael Brass Gary Buffa Mildred Butts Arleda Byks Miranda Cantrell Ian Card Sonya Chadwick Harley Chewning Christopher

Christensen Bob Clevio Molly Connaire Wendy Corrion Irene Consigliio Greg Curley Gary Curzenski Neil Danielson Eleanor DaVia Bram deRoos Frank Demo Ginny Dotterer Fred Esson Scott, Kristy,

and baby AJ Fair Shirley Fay Margaret Forton Eric Gavin Vergean Giangrande Bob Grassa Sr. Frances Graziani Michael Graziani Karen Greene Lynda Heck Barbara Henk Michael

Holderbaum Sr. Case Hoonhout Peg Hoonhout Thomas Inman Bernie Jarvis, Sr. Delores Jarvis Art Javery Judy Karle Kim Korba Gene Kristoff Jeff Kuehn Cathy Kujawski Judy Kukowski Valerie Kulba Barb Labrie Carol LaGrow Nora Litzenburg Tom Livesay Virginia Livesay Frank Lutt Frank Majkowski Lisa Manocchio Michael Maras Marcella Mares Vincent Marhevko Mary Mariano Connie Meyers Beatrice McCaffery Colleen McCarthy Ronald Milas Steve Mills Larry Mitchell Jason Moore Mark Morris Hannah Neace Peter Nollette Madelyn O'Brien Dana Pacek Eric Parker Thomas Paczkowski Sharon Paul Elizabeth

Pfuerstinger

Virginia Pimental Barbara Plescow Jeanette Portuesi Dolores Powrozek Gail Press JoAnn Prusik Stephen Prusik Jack Rahn Mark Rau Jim Ray Norma Rigby Karen Rothenhauser Bob Ruedisueli Kathleen Rusinosk Steve Rutallie Josh Sajor Janice Sahr David Schaff Denise Schebil Pat Schlutow Bob Schmitt Darlene Setters Albert Shamaly Lorraine Sikorski Derek Skrupski Jeanne Spicuzza Joe Szabelski Lou Thumm Joshua Todd Bob Traver Dorothy VanBaalen Jackson VanCamp Diane Verras Barb Veith Denise Walters Meghan White Gary Whitehead Bob Willaert Kathy Wilson Chuck Wollborg Wesley Wykowski Crystal Yaeger

Kevin Sullivan--age 65 (2018) Natalie Goniwiecha--age 85 (2018)

APRIL 22 George Hebert--age 68 (1976) Harold Marsh--age 38 (1977) Anna Schulte--age 83 (1981) Herbert Denison Sr.--age 82 (1984) Beverly Cackowski--age 49 (1984) Margaret Jennings (1985) Michael LaDuke--age 40 (1989) John Lombardi--age 55 (1990) Edward W. Usteski--age 83 (1999) Marguerite Gauvreau--age 89 (2004)

Mary Macelt--age 68 (2019)

APRIL 23 Frank M. Wolf--age 57 (1975) Clarence DuBay--age 79 (1977) Mary Hebert--age 64 (1980) Wally Wollborg--age 71 (1983) Delores Roels--age 55 (1986) Betty Cottrell--age 63 (1998) Virginia Guiette--age 75 (1998) Nina Virga--age 85 (1998) Henry "Ralph" White--age 87 (2013)

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