Our Lady On The River Parish Holy Cross, St. Catherine, and St. Mark
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 3, 2008
Support Catholic Education
Please pray for our sick and suffering
St. Mark: Betty Baker, Margaret Brosofski, Marie Burr, Ken Cihon, Marge Hamlin, Angie Kronner, Sally
O’Neil, Sophie Palmer, Bob Soulliere, Patrick Tierney, Stella Tomaszycki, JoAnn White, Paulette
Wieczorek, Keith Wright
St. Catherine Church: Hank Babisz, Chuck Baumgarten, Beverly Carr, Ernest Craft, Carl Gilbert,
Maureen Grottke, Anne Guillery, Stephanie Hartney, Vincent John, Barbara Malik, Jackie McIntosh,
Gerald “Drake” Meldrum, Aaron Milenbaugh, Amanda O’Regan, Bill Sadecki, Connie Spangler, David
Somervell, the Steven’s Family, MaryAnn Townsend, Toni Tuttle, Catherine Ziegler
Holy Cross: Mary M. Achatz, David Arnold, Sue Ann Balaker, David Basney, Chuck Baumgarten,
Bernard Endres, Jill (Postalka) Furtaw, Carl Gilbert, Cindy Griffor, Maureen Grottke, Evelyn Gutt,
Stephanie Hartney, Elizabeth Heilman, Agnes Horn, Jim Keelan, Jim Kuykendall, Julia Lange, Robert &
Helen Leibold, Lisa Lubick, Gerald Magnan, Carrie Mayo, Josephine Michalski, Marty Osborne, Tony
Pizzo, Baby-Madison Reynolds, Larry & Barb Rutkowski, Stanley Rutkowski, Lorena Sadler, Barbara
Shonk, Deborah Steinmetz, Shirley Steinmetz, Alice Trader, Teresa Walsh
Names will remain on the sick list for a length of four weeks. Please contact the office to make other arrangements.
Liturgical Schedule
Day/Time
Lectors
Altar Servers
EME
Ushers
Sacristan/Greeters
Saturday
4:00 p.m.
St. Catherine
As Scheduled
Sal Ponessa
Maria Winquest
Rachael Winquest
Sr. Geraldine
Peg Barnett
Jeanne Crowl
Wanda Edie
Carol Fett
Robert Nadrowski
Gayle Spinazze
Bill Rumenapp
John Niebieszczanski
Harold Meldrum
Sandy Malik/ Sacristan
Wanda Edie
Robert Nadrowski
Eleanor Nadrowski
May Granica
5:30 p.m.
Holy Cross
Marilynn Dunn
As Scheduled
Sunday
8:00 a.m.
Holy Cross
Richard Bober
As Scheduled
9:30 a.m.
Holy Cross
Kathy LaLonde
As Scheduled
Outreach:
Mary Endres
10:00 a.m.
St. Mark
Mike Weber
Please help if needed
Paul Hollowaty
Len Verlinden
11:30 a.m.
St Catherine
As Scheduled
Child Liturgy
Mary Lorkowski
Alyssa Schafer
Alicia Norman
Jacob Nutter
Bob Branch
Judy Antkowiak
Tony Antkowiak
Rosetta Babisz
Mary Jo Bor
Gene Elrod
Greg Walquist
Matt Vettraino
Doug Bassil
Wally Burgess
C. Smith / Sacristan
Arlene Moody
Mary Jo Boor
Maxine Zamborowski
Barbara Pilawski
Parish Directory
www.OurLadyontheRiver.net
Fr. James Lopez, Pastor
Fr. Matt Ellis, Associate Pastor
Fr. Sig Kowalczyk, Fr. Fred Bodde,
Fr. Leo Broderick & Msgr. George Browne, Senior Priests
***Holy Cross***
810-765-3568 FAX 810-765-2974
www.HolyCrossOnline.net
e-mail church@holycrossonline.net
Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(closed 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. for lunch)
Saturday 1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
***St. Catherine***
810-794-3301 FAX 810-794-1849
www.StCatherineOnline.net
e-mail info@stcatherineonline.net
Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
***St. Mark***
810-748-3828 FAX 810-748-9148
www.StMarkOnline.net
e-mail info@stmarkonline.net
Office Hours:
Tuesday - Friday 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Bulletin Info
bulletin e-mail bulletin@OurLadyontheRiver.net
(deadline 12 noon Monday)
Sacrament of Reconciliation 3:00 p.m.
Holy Cross 1st & 3rd Saturdays
St. Catherine 2nd & 4th Saturdays
St. Mark 1st Fridays before Mass
Sacrament of Baptism 12:45 p.m.
Holy Cross 3rd Sunday
St. Catherine last Sunday
St. Mark by appointment
membership & preparation required
Please call your Church Office to register & verify dates.
Marriages:
Membership & six month preparation period required.
Mass Schedule
Saturday 4:00 p.m. St. Catherine
5:30 p.m. Holy Cross
Sunday 8:00 a.m. & 9:30 a.m. Holy Cross
10:00 a.m. St. Mark
11:30 a.m. St. Catherine
Monday 9:00 a.m. St. Catherine
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. St. Catherine & St. Mark
Wednesday 9:00 a.m. Holy Cross & St. Mark
Thursday 9:00 a.m. St. Mark
9:00 a.m. Holy Cross OR St. Catherine
Friday 9:00 a.m. Holy Cross & St. Mark
Holy Cross Choir
Leads worship at Sunday 9:30 a.m. Mass,
other liturgies as scheduled.
Tuesday rehearsal 7-8:30 pm
8 O’Clock Choir
Leads worship at Sunday 8 a.m. Mass
Rehearsal Sunday 7:45 a.m.
Saturday Choir
Leads worship at Saturday Mass
Saturdays (except the 1st Sat): 5 p.m.
All Generations Choir
All ages welcome
ALL AGES - ALL SINGERS - FAMILIES
Rehearses and leads worship on the second Saturday of the month
(other liturgies as scheduled),
4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.,
Parents and Grandparents—please bring your child and stay and sing with them!
Cantors
Assists with congregational song
Resurrection Choir
Leads worship at funerals
Meets 15 Minutes before the Mass
Schola Cantorum
Small ensemble of mixed voices
Leads worship 1st Saturday of month
Handbell Choir
Plays at Mass as scheduled
Wednesday rehearsal 7-8:30 p.m.
Diane Bowden, Director - 810-765-4824
HOLY CROSS MUSIC MINISTRIES | Daniel J. Susan, Director | www.holycrossonline.net |
music@holycrossonline.net
Vocations Office
This Sunday is the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life. In 1997, Pope John Paul II called for
consecrated life to be promoted throughout the universal Church. Please recognize and give thanks for
those who have consecrated their vows to God and the Church through the vows of poverty, chastity and
obedience.
Your gifts to the Catholic Services Appeal help the Vocations Office work as a liaison to consecrated
communities in the Archdiocese of Detroit. The Vocation Office aids women and men in their
discernment process by sponsoring events as well as providing information on communities of religious
women, priests and brothers, their charism and their ministries.
CSA Minute
Thoughts From Your Pastoral Associate
“Let us always praise God’s Name!”
We begin Lent this Ash Wednesday by listening to a call to change our life. The ashes we
receive on our foreheads are an annual reminder of the passage of time and our constant need of
repentance. Ask the Lord to help you know and appreciate that God is with you on your Lenten journey.
It is a good time to start new patterns of prayer. The little black books of six minute meditations for Lent
are again available for you to take home for prayer.
Adult Lenten Scripture Sharing
The first gathering for Lenten renewal/Bible study through the scriptures of Lent will be Next
Wednesday, February 13th at 6:45 p.m. in St. Catherine’s Activity Center. Everyone is welcome. There
is no charge.
Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM), requires that the sacred vessels used at
Mass must be purified by a priest, thus, our parish Eucharistic Ministers now return the vessels used for
distribution of Holy Communion to the altar for purification before taking them to the sacristy for washing.
Purifying involves rinsing the vessels with water, consuming the traces of the Blessed Sacrament with a
prayer, then drying the vessel with the purificator. This is the reason you have noticed the extraordinary
ministers at the altar after Holy Communion.
We appreciate the ministry of the parishioners who serve in this role. Those who serve in the
instituted ministry of lector are also appreciated. They have been designated to proclaim the readings
from Scripture. A question that often arises is: Can a lector also serve as a Eucharistic minister at the
same Mass? The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy says: “In liturgical celebrations, each person, who
has an office to perform, should do all of, but only, those parts which pertain to that office.” (28)
What that means is: the lector has one’s own proper function in the Eucharistic celebration.
Those serving as lectors, especially at the Sunday Eucharist, generally should not serve in any other
capacity at that particular celebration. The role of lector should not be visibly confused with the role of
other ministers. Most liturgy documents make it clear that when necessary, one may perform more than
one function. A central goal and mandate of the Second Vatican Council, was to distribute liturgical roles
as widely as possible among the assembly to create a more powerful symbol of the various members of
the Body of Christ working together in the liturgy. There is a wide variety of services and it is desirable
that different individuals exercise those services so that the talents and gifts God has placed within the
Christian community are fully utilized. At Holy Cross, seven individuals outside of the lector are needed
as extraordinary ministers at Mass. At St. Catherine, five individuals outside of the lector are needed. At
St. Mark, three individuals outside of the lector are needed. All serve in a spirit of faith and unity.
We are blessed that Our Lady on the River Parish has dedicated, generous liturgical ministers.
There is always a need for more, so if you are not yet, please consider becoming a lector or
extraordinary minister of the Eucharist.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word in Lent…
resumes next Sunday, February 10th at the 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Liturgies…let the children come
eager to open themselves to hear the Word of God!
Marine City K of C Breakfast
Last Sunday was the first opportunity Sr. Geraldine and I had to enjoy the pancake breakfast at
the K of C Hall on King Rd. It was a very generous serving of fine food. We agreed that the $10 we spent
was very worthwhile for a great breakfast, friendly service, & good company. Hope to see you there in the
future.
Trivia kudos to John & Joanne Vance
for a successful scripture search on Mary!
New Question: Who said that “pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.”?
My love, support and prayer,
Sister Mary Ann Ankoviak, csj
pastoralminister@ourladyontheriver.net
Died in Christ
Please remember in your prayers:
V Richard Anderson
V Carl Lorkowski
V Eileen Ponton
V Penny VanDerworp
V Sophie C. Maida
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.
Let the Perpetual Light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. Amen.
Wedding Anniversaries
If you would like your Wedding Anniversary published in the bulletin, please submit your
Anniversary info to your parish office at least one month prior. Anniversaries will be published the last
weekend of the month.
Family Name: _______________________________
Husband: _______________ Wife: _______________
Date: ______________ Years Married: ____________
Pastor's Page
I am very happy to be home with my parish family! It was a wonderful time down in Florida where the sun
was shining and the cool breeze from the water put a smile on my face. By the end of the week I was
reenergized and longing to get back to the parish. The focus now is our journey together during the
Season of Lent. It may seem hard to believe but this Wednesday we walk with the Lord as he endures
his Passion, Death and Resurrection. We will hear through scripture that even our Lord felt the sting of
betrayal and abandonment, but Jesus demonstrates to us that he is not afraid to love us and forgive us.
Let us keep that in mind during Lent. That we must be willing to forgive as Jesus taught us.
Things will be different for me as it was during the Advent and Christmas Seasons, but I continue to ask
for your patience as I learn my way around these different worship sites. I know that you will guide me
along the way so that I can be the very best shepherd for you. The only thing bad about the vacation is
trying to return all the messages that were left on my voicemail, email or mailbox. I think I need another
week just to catch up on those things alone. Again, I am trying to get caught up to speed with everything
around the offices, so expect some delays if I have not returned your messages yet.
This past week we celebrated Catholic Schools Week and I enjoyed my liturgies with the grade
school students of Holy Cross and the high school students of Cardinal Mooney. I am very proud of them
and I ask for your continued prayers for our students, our teachers and all the families. They are working
and striving to be the very best intellectually and spiritually. We can never have enough prayers as far as
I am concerned so keep on praying for all of God’s children!
Finally, a funny thing happened to me while I was away. It seems like some green and white
gremlins infiltrated my MICHIGAN ROOM! I came home to find all my U. of M. décor covered in msu
colors. It was very funny and maybe I deserved some of this because of some things I said during the
football season, maybe. But, I am still trying to figure out how an alligator head ended up in my bed?
Thank you for your continued prayers and let us have a Lent in which we help each other carry the Cross
of Christ!
All my Prayers,
Fr. Jim
Readings for the Week of February 3, 2008
Sunday: Zep 2:3; 3:12-13/1 Cor 1:26-31/Mt 5:1-12a
Monday: 2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13/Mk 5:1-20
Tuesday: 2 Sm 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30-19:3/Mk
5:21-43
Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18/2 Cor 5:20-6:2/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
Thursday: Dt 30:15-20/Lk 9:22-25
Friday: Is 58:1-9a/Mt 9:14-15
Saturday: Is 58:9b-14/Lk 5:27-32
Next Sunday: Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7/Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12, 17-
19/Mt 4:1-11
©2007 Liturgical Publications Inc
A Note From The Principal
I would again like to thank all of our parishioners for their continued support of the quality Catholic
education offered at Holy Cross Catholic School. Our annual celebration of Catholic Schools Week has
ended, however, the light of faith that we kindle will continue to burn bright in the hearts of our students.
This weekend, our varsity boys are wrapping up their basketball season with their tournament. Results
will follow in my column next week. This weekend, our fifth through eighth graders, many of their
parents, and myself, are busy packing. We will be leaving bright and early Monday morning for Camp
Wolverine. Located in Wolverine, Michigan, approximately thirty miles from the Mackinac Bridge, Camp
Wolverine provides a week of fun-filled educational growth for our students. The students not only grow
academically; they also develop interpersonal skills in working with others, and intrapersonal skills as
they challenge themselves. I ask that you pray for us as we travel. I will be happy to share this
experience with you upon our return. I would like to thank our many parent chaperones that take the
time out of their schedule to make this trip possible. I would especially like to thank Mrs. Anna Wade
and Ms. Shelley Robinson for their dedication to making this event possible.
It will be a very quiet week on our campus with so many of us out of the building. I am sure that there
will be many great things happening in our absence!
It is just over a month until the annual Holy Cross Irish Night Dinner Auction. I am excited about this
event. Auctions are a wonderful way to get in the spirit of supporting our school. One of my personal
favorites up for grabs this year is…being the principal for a day! This item, which will be featured in the
live auction, will entitle the lucky winner’s child to lead our school for a day! He or she will greet the
students as they arrive in the morning, lead us in our morning prayer, visit the classrooms, recognize
outstanding behavior, and enjoy lunch with me at the Riviera Restaurant. I am sure that there is even
more in store for the lucky winner, because I never know what my day will bring. Even if you don’t want
to be principal for a day, I encourage you to come out and join in the fun at our Irish Night Auction.
Please contact the school for more information.
Now that the holidays are over, many people forget about SCRIP. SCRIP is not just for holidays—it is
for EVERY DAY! Your everyday needs, from gas to groceries and pizza to prescriptions, can all be met
through our SCRIP program. The proceeds from SCRIP help our school and our parish. Perhaps you
don’t have children in the school, but would like to help. We are always looking to help our current and
new families provide a quality Catholic education for their children. Consider “adopting” a family. To
adopt a family, you would choose a family and purchase your own SCRIP with the credit going toward
that family’s tuition. What a wonderful way to guarantee the success of the children in YOUR parish.
Please contact me for more information on this worthwhile service.
In His Service,
Mrs. Amanda Lund, Principal
Collection of Sunday, January 27, 2008
St. Mark
CSA
Target (130 families) $12,300.00
Pledged (83 families) $12,555.00
Over Goal $255.00
St. Catherine Church
CSA
Target (548 families) $41,000.00
Pledged (273 families) $30,015.00
Balance Needed $10,985.00
Holy Cross
CSA
Target (1015 families) $54,000.00
Pledged (409 families) $47,421.00
Balance Needed $6,579.00
Thursday Mass in February
Fr. Matt Ellis will celebrate Mass each Thursday at 9:00 a.m. The location will rotate monthly
between Holy Cross and St. Catherine. Thursday Mass will be at St. Catherine in the month of
February.
February 3, 2008
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
St. Mark Chapel
4190 Green Drive, P.O. Box 70
Harsens Island, MI 48028
810-748-3828
St. Catherine of Alexandria Church
1103 Washington Street
Algonac, MI 48001
810-794-3301
Holy Cross Church
610 South Water Street
Marine City, MI 48039
810-765-3568
St. Mark
100 Families
39 Envelopes: $1,138.00
Loose Cash: $76.00
Total: $1,214.00
Holy Cross
1015 Families
301 Envelopes $7,617.00
Loose Cash $506.85
Children $16.65
Total $8,140.50
St. Catherine Church
548 Parish Families
247 Envelopes: $4,899.00
Loose: $502.97
Children: $15.00
Total $5,416.97
One In The Spirit Prayer Group
Meets Tuesdays at 6:45 p.m.
February 5th Stations of the Cross 5 and 6
February 12th Stations of the Cross 7 and 8
Our meeting is held Tuesdays at 6:45 p.m. in St Catherine Chapel. All parishioners are
welcome to join us to sing praises to the Lord, listen to His World, pray and fellowship. Questions call
Jeanne 810-765-4688 or Jill 810-794-9899.
If you are in need of prayer for yourself or someone else, write your requests in the Prayer
Petition Books located by each exit of St. Catherine Church, the Prayer Group prays over them
weekly-year round. To be placed on the prayer chain call Eloise at 810-794-9975.
Auction Alert
This week’s featured LIVE Auction item is the Take Home Chef, Scott Satterly, who is the
Executive Chef for The Old Club, a private golf and yacht club on Harsens Island. He graduated with
honors from the Culinary Institute of America in 1997. He has 15 years of professional cooking
experience and has worked in a few of the states top restaurants.
Chef Scott will come to your home, purchase the food supplies and prepare a five-course meal
in your kitchen for four guests. It will take about three hours, including clean up.
The menu will be worked out with the chef and purchaser. The chef is also willing to meet any
special interests or dietary needs.
If this item interests you please plan on joining us on Saturday, March 8, 2008 at the Marine
City Knights of Columbus Banquet Center for a night filled with good food, laughs and lots of fun. The
doors open at 5:30 p.m..
For more information, or to purchase tickets, please contact Gretchen Rogus at 810-329-9649
or Jennifer Laster at 810-765-3510.
Harbor Health Corner
Cancer Fighting Foods
Recent studies have found that at least 33% of cancer cases may have been preventable.
Eating healthy is one way to cut your risk of getting cancer. Make this your shopping list.
Broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, spinach, swiss chard, carrots, cauliflower, sweet potatoes,
squash, tomatoes, garlic and onions.
Also include antioxidants such as, almonds, mozzarella cheese, apricots, watermelon,
mangos, safflower and corn oil and flax seed which is rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Flaxseed can be
mixed in with your favorite foods. It is sold at most grocery stores.
Harbor Health Services
810-765-7144
Monday, February 4
9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Catherine Church
V Richard Derra by Family & Friends
V Anna Meldrum by Family
(1st Anniversary Remembrance)
Tuesday, February 5
9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Catherine Church
V Mary Mardell by Ken & Patti White
9:00 a.m. The People of St. Mark Chapel
Wednesday, February 6 Ash Wednesday
7:45 a.m. Mass at Holy Cross Church
V All Deceased Alumni, Staff & Faculty of
Holy Cross Schools
9:00 a.m. at Mass Holy Cross Church
V All Deceased Alumni, Staff & Faculty of
Cardinal Mooney High School
9:00 a.m. The People of St. Mark Chapel
11:00 a.m. The People of St. Catherine Church
7:00 p.m. The People of Holy Cross Church
7:00 p.m. The People of St. Catherine Church
Thursday, February 7
9:00 a.m. The People of St. Mark Chapel
9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Catherine
V All Deceased Parishioners of Our Lady on the River
Friday, February 8
9:00 a.m. The People of St. Mark Chapel
9:00 a.m. The People of Holy Cross Church
Saturday, February 9
4:00 p.m. at St. Catherine Church
V Joan Prudhomme by Richard Prudhomme
(Birthday Remembrance)
V Vern Davis by Daughter, Christine Richmond
V Mary Check by Family
(6th Anniversary Remembrance)
5:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Church
V Mildred Noga by Family
(Birthday Remembrance)
Sunday, February 10
8:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Church V Meta Gastineau by Betty & Bob Younkins
V Mary Lou Keller by Fran Osterland
V Gerald T. St. James by Family
9:30 a.m. at Holy Cross Church
V Edward Thomas, Jr. by Mother & family
(Birthday Remembrance)
V Shirley VanTiem by Family
10:00 a.m. at St. Mark Chapel
V Elsie Merle by Friends
11:30 a.m. at St. Catherine Church
V Joseph Lafrimere by Bill & Barbara Birch
The Season for Nonviolence
January 30 – April 4, 2008
The Gandhi-King-Chavez Season for Nonviolence is a decade mature grassroots campaign growing out of
the passion and creative expression of spiritual and civic-minded individuals in more than 400
communities around the globe. Our vision is to promote a proactive, life enhancing awareness of
nonviolent activism as demonstrated by Mahatma Gandhi Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr, Cesar E. Chavez,
and other heroic voices for peace through justice.
Contact Angela Rochon at 810-794-3585, or Barbara Susan via email at bamsusan@gmail.com.
Additional information is available at the website for Unity Church of Blue Water, Port Huron,
Lyn Chabot, www.unitybluewater.com/snv.
Our Lady on the River Calendar of Events
Monday, February 4
9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Catherine
9:30 a.m. St. Catherine St Vincent de Paul
MOMS Group at St Catherine
5:30 p.m. Religious Education at Holy Cross
Tuesday, February 5
9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Catherine
Adoration Follows Mass at St. Catherine
Mass at St. Mark
10:00 a.m. HC Bingo at Marysville K of C
5:30 p.m. Religious Education at Holy Cross
6:45 p.m. Prayer Group at St Catherine
7:00 p.m. Choir Practice at Holy Cross
Hand Bell Practice at Holy Cross
Wednesday, February 6 Ash Wednesday
7:45 a.m. Mass at Holy Cross
9:00 a.m. Mass at Holy Cross
Mass at St. Mark
11:00 a.m. Mass at St. Catherine
4:30 p.m. Ashes Service ONLY at St. Catherine
7:00 p.m. Mass at Holy Cross and at St. Catherine
Bingo at Marine City K of C
Thursday, February 7
9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Mark
Mass at St. Catherine
7:30 p.m. Ensemble Practice at St Catherine
Friday, February 8
9:00 a.m. Mass at Holy Cross
Mass at St. Mark
7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross-St. Catherine & Holy Cross
Saturday, February 9
3:00 p.m. Confessions at St. Catherine
4:00 p.m. Mass at St Catherine
5:30 p.m. Mass at Holy Cross
Sunday, February 10
8:00 a.m. Mass at Holy Cross
9:30 a.m. Mass at Holy Cross, Child Liturgy
Religious Education Pre-K at Holy Cross
10:00 a.m. Mass at St Mark
Adult Choir Practice at St Catherine
10:30 a.m. Usher Meeting at Holy Cross
11:30 a.m. Mass at St. Catherine, Child Liturgy
Annual K of C Free Throw Contest
For Youth Age 10-14
The Marine City Council of the Knights of Columbus will once again host its local competition
at the Holy Cross Activity Center. This is the first round of a state-wide competition for youth from 10 to
14 years of age. This year’s local competition will take place TODAY Sunday, February 3rd from 11:00
a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Any boy or girl is eligible if they were at least 10 years old but not yet 15 years old on January
1, 2008. That means anyone born from January 2, 1993 to January 1, 1998 is eligible.
If your child would like to participate, bring him or her (or them) to the Holy Cross Activity
Center, on February 3rd at 11:00 a.m. You will need to come in with your child or children to sign a
permission form for each. We will be finished by 2:00 p.m., and you are welcome to stay and watch (or
help), but it is not required. The child should wear gym-appropriate shoes.
Each participant receives a certificate, and the boys’ and girls’ winner in each age category is
eligible to proceed to the District Competition, which will be hosted by Au Lac Council (Anchorville) on
Saturday, February 9th. For more information, please send e-mail to Scott Anderson, Event
Chairman, at anderssc@udmercy.edu.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held for one hour following Mass as
follows:
February 5th - the first Tuesday of the month following the 9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Catherine
Benediction and closing will follow after one hour of adoration. Support of this devotion is vital.
In case of a funeral, Adoration will be cancelled.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
The Children’s Liturgy program will be starting the first Sunday of Lent, February 10th, 2008.
This program will be offered on the six Sundays during Lent.
Holy Cross - 9:30 a.m.
St Catherine - 11:30 a.m.
Christian Service News
The next Christian Service meeting of Our Lady on the River Parish will be Monday, February
4th at 9:30 a.m. at St. Catherine’s. On the agenda will be planning for Senior Bingo and a Blood Drive for
April at Holy Cross.
We will meet again after the Lenten Season, a season that gives us opportunity for reflection
and prayer.
Sandy Malik, Chairperson
Archdiocese Tuition Assistance Available
As a result of the Stewards for Tomorrow Campaign and the establishment of an Archdiocesan
Endowment, the Archdiocese of Detroit extends tuition assistance grants to Catholic families with
children in grades 1-12 attending Catholic Schools. The award for this year is $600.00 (Elementary) and
$700.00 (High School).
A Student Aid Form, must be completed by each family applying, and mailed directly to Private
School Aid Service (PSAS) in Lakewood, Ohio. Awards are based solely on financial need. Receiving an
award in previous years does not guarantee award for the current year.
Forms are available at your Catholic school or in the Parish Office at Holy Cross. The deadline
for applications is April 7th.
In addition to the Archdiocese Assistance, you may apply for assistance from Our Lady on the
River Parish for Cardinal Mooney High School students, if you are an active member of the parish.
Contact the office for more information.
Adult Scripture Sharing
What Are You Doing For Lent?
The first gathering of the Parish Adult Scripture Sharing will be Wednesday, February 13th at
6:45 p.m. at St Catherine’s. We will meet for five weeks throughout Lent. All men and women are
welcome to come and be renewed by God’s Word.
Sr. Mary Ann Ankoviak
Admit one
Don Pablo’s
Red Lobster
Olive Garden
McRae’s Big River Grill
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro
Texas Roadhouse
BD’s Mongolian Grill
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810-794-3301
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A Matter of Respect
“One should never attack a priest, even when he’s in error. Rather, one should pray and do
penance that I’ll grant him My grace again. He alone fully represents Me, even when he doesn’t live after
My Example?”
(pg. 29 Mutter Vogel’s Worldwide Love,
St. Grignion Publishing House, Altoting,
South Germany, June 29, 1929).
2008 Lent & Easter Schedule
Ash Wednesday (February 6)
7:45 a.m. Mass (w/ Holy Cross Elementary) @ Holy Cross
9:00 a.m. Mass (w/ Cardinal Mooney High) @ Holy Cross
9:00 a.m. Mass @ St. Mark
11:00 a.m. Mass @ St. Catherine
4:30 p.m. Scripture Service with Ashes @ St. Catherine ONLY
7:00 p.m. Mass @ Holy Cross, St. Catherine
(Ashes will be available in Church throughout the day for self distribution)
Communal Reconciliation Service with Private Confession
7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 13 @ St. Catherine
Individual Sacrament of Reconciliation
3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 8 @ St. Mark
3:00 p.m. 1st & 3rd Saturdays @ Holy Cross
2nd & 4th Saturdays @ St. Catherine
8:15 a.m. 1st Fridays @ St. Mark
(No confessions on Holy Saturday, March 22)
Stations of the Cross – Every Friday in Lent
9:30 a.m. @ St. Mark
5:30 p.m. @ Holy Cross
7:00 p.m. @ St. Catherine
Other Events During Lent
6:45 p.m. Lenten Renewal Bible Study Wednesdays St. Catherine
(Except February 27 – join us at Holy Cross for the Ecumenical Supper & Service)
6:00 p.m. Soup Supper February 27 Holy Cross
7:00 p.m. Ecumenical Lenten Service February 27 Holy Cross
6:00 p.m. Ecumenical Lenten Series Wednesdays Marine City Churches
Please Note: No Fish Fry at Algonac K of C
Holy Week (Triduum)
7:00 p.m. Holy Thursday Mass (March 20) @ St. Catherine
(Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from the conclusion of Mass until Midnight)
Good Friday Services (March 21) @ Holy Cross
10:00 a.m. Ecumenical Cross Walk
12:00 p.m. Living Stations of the Cross
1:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
Holy Saturday (March 22)
12:00 p.m. Food Basket Blessing @ St. Mark
Easter Egg Hunt Follows @ St. Mark
12:30 p.m. Food Basket Blessing @ Holy Cross
1:30 p.m. Food Basket Blessing @ St. Catherine
DUSK Easter Vigil Mass @ St. Catherine
Easter Sunday (March 23)
8:00 a.m. @ Holy Cross 10:00 a.m. @ St. Mark
9:00 a.m. @ St. Catherine 11:30 a.m. @ St. Catherine
9:30 a.m. @ Holy Cross 12:30 p.m. @ Holy Cross
Mass on Ash Wednesday, February 6th, will be celebrated at 7:45 a.m. & 9:00 a.m. at Holy
Cross, 9:00 a.m. at St. Mark, 11:00 a.m. at St. Catherine and at 7:00 p.m. at Holy Cross and St.
Catherine. A Scripture Service with Ashes will be at 4:30 p.m. at St. Catherine ONLY. This is a change
from the calendar that was published. Ashes will be available for self-distribution all day long.
Circle the happy faces!
How may happy faces can you count?
Lenten Observances
Lent is the season that runs from Ash Wednesday until the start of the Mass of the Lord’s
Supper.
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of total fast and abstinence. The Fridays of Lent
are days of abstinence.
In keeping with the spirit and meaning of the Lenten fast, Catholics are encouraged to observe
the Good Friday fast through Holy Saturday and until celebration of the Easter Vigil.
The law of fasting binds individuals from the completion of their 18th year to the beginning of
their 60th year, i.e., from the day after their 18th birthday to the day after their 59th birthday.
The law of fasting allows only one full meal a day but does not prohibit taking some food in the
morning and evening. The order of meals is optional; i.e., the full meal may be taken in the evening
instead of at midday. Also the quantity of food taken at the two lighter meals should not exceed the
quantity taken at the full meal, and drinking ordinary liquids does not break the fast.
The law of abstinence binds people from the completion of their 14 year, i.e., from the day after
their 14th birthday throughout life.
The law of abstinence forbids the use of meat, but not of eggs, the products of milk or
condiments made of animal fat. Permissible are soups flavored with meat, meat gravy and sauces.
Lenten Lunch and Learn
St. Mary Parish Nurse - Maureen Duncan, RN
Wednesday, February 13 -
Healthy Habits for the New Year
Wednesday, February 27
Courageous Conversations-
Advance Directives/Pallative Care
Wednesday, March 12
The Power to End Stroke
The class will be held @ St. Mary Community Center, 811 Orchard, St. Clair from 12:00 p.m.
to 1:00 p.m. A free light lunch will be provided and free give-a-ways. To register, call St. Mary’s parish
office at 810-329-2255. Seating is limited!
Holy Cross Altar Duty
February 8 & 15
Robert & Janice Beattie
February 22 & 29
Willabelle Tenyer
Janice Markel
Thrift Sale Drop Offs
1st & Last Thursdays
7:30 -10:00 a.m.
Playground door of Holy Cross School Fine Arts Building
Thank You!!
Thank you to the St. Catherine Ladies Auxiliary for the generous donation to the St. Catherine
St. Vincent dePaul Society.
The Hug
No moving parts, no batteries,
No monthly payments, no fees,
Inflation proof, nontaxable.
In fact it’s quite relaxing.
It can’t be stolen, won’t pollute;
One size fits all, do not dilute.
It uses little energy,
But yields enormous results,
Relieves tension and stress,
Invigorates happiness,
Combats Depression,
And the blues of recession.
Corrects circulation
without unpleasant side effects.
It’s the perfect drug.
May I prescribe to one and all-the hug?
-Author Unknown
Why are Ash Wednesday, Lent and Easter so early this year?
This year February 6 is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent. Lent is so early
this year that Easter will occur on March 23, two days after the beginning of spring. Why are Lent and
Easter so early?
The dating of Easter has been a concern of the Christian community from the very beginning.
Christians of Asia Minor differed with those of Rome and the West on when to celebrate Easter. The
Christians of Asia Minor preferred to celebrate Easter on the day when Jews celebrate Passover, the
14th day of the lunar month of Nisan. Christians in the West insisted that Easter should be celebrated on
Sunday, the day that Jesus rose from the dead, and not on any day of the week that the 14th of Nisan
fell.
Disagreements continued until the matter was addressed by the Council of Nicea in 325 AD.
The delegates at Nicea established a rule for dating Easter Sunday. According to this rule, Easter is to
be celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon which follows March 21, the spring equinox. As
a result, the earliest possible date for Easter is March 22; the latest is April 25.
©2007 Liturgical Publications Inc, New Berlin, WI 53151
Fish Fry
St. Mary, St. Clair
Every Friday during Lent
4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Fried or Baked Fish
French Fries, or Baked Potato, Mac & Cheese, Coleslaw, Rolls & Butter
Beverage & Dessert
Adults $8.00 Seniors $7.00
Children (5-12): $6.00
carry out 810-329-4150
Fresh Perch Lenten Fish Fry
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
@ 527 North William, Marine City 810-765-8421
Saturday, February 9,
4p.m. - 7 p.m.
Adults- $10 6 to 12- $6
St. Augustine Lenten Fish Fry
68035 Main St., Richmond,
Friday, February 8, 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Dine In or Carry Out AYCE
Adults $7.50 Seniors $7.00
Carry-Outs.$7.50 6-12.$4.50
Children 5 And Under - Free
Our Upcoming Fish Fries:
February 22nd March 7th Please Join Us!
Holy Family, Memphis
Fish Fry
February 6, 15, 29 & March 14
$8.00 adult, $5.00 child
Fish or shrimp
French Fries, or Baked Potato, Mac & Cheese, Coleslaw, Rolls & Butter
Pancake Breakfast
Sunday, February 3
St. Mary Parish Hall - 1505 Ballentine St., Port Huron
8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Cost: Free Will Offering
Hosted by the K of C,#11756
to benefit Marydale Center
Senior Living Community
Pancake Supper
Ash Wednesday - February 6 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
St. Stephen’s Gymnasium
2865 Henry St., Port Huron Twp.
A Free Will Offering Will Be Taken At The Door
Pancakes Eggs Hash Browns Applesauce
Beverages
Presented By: K of C Council 521 & The Christian Service Commission
All Proceeds Go To “St. Vincent DePaul Society”
Lenten Meals
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