Our Lady On The River Parish of Holy Cross Church, St. Catherine Church, and St. Mark Chapel
Easter Sunday March 23, 2008
Sponsor of the Week Family Dentistry
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, Walter Sawkin, Bob Soulliere, Patrick
Tierney, JoAnn White, Paulette Wieczorek, Keith Wright
St. Catherine Church: Hank Babisz, Beverly Carr, Lillian Downhauser, Ernest Craft, Tom Epifano, Anne Guillery, Vincent John, Sally Lozen, Barbara Malik, Jackie McIntosh,
Aaron Milenbaugh, Amanda O’Regan, Ted Pilawski, Bill Sadecki, Connie Spangler, David Somervell, the Steven’s Family, MaryAnn Townsend and Catherine Ziegler
Holy Cross: David Arnold, Rita Babel, David Basney, Chuck Baumgarten, Bob & Rose Cetranowski, Caty DeGraaf, Bernard Endres, Carl Gilbert, Maureen Grottke,
Stephanie Hartney, Elizabeth Heilman, Agnes Horn, Shirley Ivan, Casmir Jaworowicz, Sr., Kevin Jeff Kocher, Kin Kowalski, Jim Kuykendall, Patrick LaBelle, Julia Lange,
Robert & Helen Leibold, Gerald Magnan, Josephine Michalski, Tony Pizzo, Larry & Barb Rutkowski, Stanley Rutkowski, Lorena Sadler, Helen Schweihofer, Joann Shano,
Barbara Shonk, Deborah Steinmetz, Alice Trader, John Weisand
Names will remain on the sick list for a length of four weeks. Please contact the office to make other arrangements.
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.
***Holy Cross Catholic School***
(810) 765-3591 FAX: (810) 765-9074
www.HolyCrossOnline.net
e-mail school@holycrossonline.net
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Amanda Lund, principal
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
Died in Christ
Please remember in your prayers:
V Annie Cox
V Stella Tomaszycki
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.
Let the Perpetual Light shine upon him.
May he rest in peace. Amen.
Happy Easter
Blessings to All! Our Lord has risen as he promised and now we celebrate his victory over sin and death. It truly is day to give thanks for what Christ has accomplished for
all believers. The true blessing has come by those who entered the RCIA process and ask for full admission into the faith. They are now in full communion and we must
continue our prayers for them as they continue their walk of faith with this community.
I am very happy with how the preparations for Holy Week came about. Sr. Mary Ann, Fr. Matt, our RCIA Director Cheryl Moreceri, our music ministers and all the
countless volunteers who helped ease the burdens of Holy Week off my shoulders. I am eternally grateful for your efforts and ask that God continue to bless you in your
ministry for this community. It truly is a humbling moment in one’s life when the stresses of a task can be eased by thoughtful and loving people.
Finally, I hope that the lessons learned over the Lenten Season can carry over throughout the Easter Season. The most important lesson learned, I hope, is that
Jesus did His act of love for the forgiveness of our sins. The least we can do in return is to live our lives with the same forgiving heart that Jesus has for his people.
All My Prayers,
Fr. Jim
P.S. Just a reminder that the offices will be closed this week so I can catch up on administrative work. However, I will be celebrating Masses this week in Algonac and in
Marine City.
Readings for the Week of March 23, 2008
Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/Jn 20:1-9 or Mt 28:1-10
Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33/Mt 28:8-15
Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41/Jn 20:11-18
Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10/Lk 24:13-35
Thursday: Acts 3:11-26/Lk 24:35-48
Friday: Acts 4:1-12/Jn 21:1-14
Saturday: Acts 4:13-21/Mk 16:9-15
Next Sunday: Acts 2:42-47/1 Pt 1:3-9/Jn 20:19-31
©Liturgical Publications Inc.
A Note From The Principal
ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA!! One of the best parts of the Easter season is that we are able to bring the alleluia back into our liturgies. We sing the alleluia with enthusiasm
after a long Lenten season without it. Hopefully, we will be able to keep up that enthusiasm throughout the entire Easter season and into our everyday lives throughout the
year.
We are currently celebrating our Easter vacation. I pray that you and all of your families will be kept safe and find time to grow closer to God during this holiday season.
Easter vacation offers a time of renewal for everyone at school. We come back from our vacation with “new life.” We find that the dark days of winter have been washed
away and see the light that we have shine in what we see and do.
As we shine with this light, I hope that you will take the opportunity to join with us by becoming a part of our Holy Cross Catholic School family! We are now welcoming
new students in grades preschool through eight to Holy Cross Catholic School. Enrollment packages are available in the school office. I would be happy to sit down with
you and share my love of Holy Cross with you. Please call the school office at 810-765-3591 or email me at principal@holycrossonline.net to make your personal
appointment.
If you think that a Holy Cross Catholic education is out of your reach, I ask you to reconsider and take some of the steps we offer to make a Catholic school education a
reality. It is not too late to file a PSAS form! Filing a PSAS form will allow you to request scholarship assistance through the Archdiocese of Detroit. Even if you don’t think
that you’ll qualify, I urge you to try! Forms must be filed by April 7. These forms are available in all of the parish offices. They can also be downloaded from the
archdiocesan website at www.aodonline.org. Whether or not you qualify for diocesan assistance, completing this form is the first step toward requesting assistance from
the Fr. Bartone Scholarship Fund and the Blue Water Vicariate Scholarship Fund. I urge you to take this first step in becoming the change that you want to see in the
world.
As we celebrate the Easter season, I hope that you will find yourself not only closer to God, but closer to those around you. One gift that God has given us is the gift of
free will. We make our own choices and our own mistakes. I am very honest in my belief that I will not make everyone happy all of the time. I also know that I will make
mistakes. It is hard at times to make so many different decisions, especially knowing that inevitably someone will disagree with you. However, I know that the decisions I
make are in the best interest of the students that I serve. During this Easter season, I thank God for the gift of the many people who support me through their prayers and
actions. May you find renewed strength and faith as we thank God for keeping His promise.
In His Service,
Mrs. Amanda Lund, Principal
Mass Intentions
Monday, March 24
9:00 a.m. at St. Catherine Church
V The Bartkowicz & Carlone Families
by Roseanne & Thomas Bartkowicz
Tuesday, March 25
9:00 a.m. The People Of St. Catherine Church
V Mae Torongeau by Gary & Shirley Yuzinowski
Wednesday, March 26
9:00 a.m. The People of St. Mark Chapel
9:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Church
Thursday, March 27
9:00 a.m. The People of St. Mark Chapel
9:00 a.m. The People of Holy Cross Church
VStanley Walendowski by Mother
(Birthday & Sixth month Remembrance)
Friday, March 28
9:00 a.m. The People of St. Mark Chapel
9:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Church
Saturday, March 29
7:30 p.m. at St. Catherine Church
V Bernadette (Penny) Maslanka by The Maslanka Family (Birthday Remembrance)
V Joel Edie by Family
V Alfred Holzhauer by Doris Byers
5:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Church
V Richard P. Endres by Family
(Birthday Remembrance)
V Joseph Love by Bob & Heken Beauvais
V Chuck Sharrow by Mother Jacquelyn
(Birthday Remembrance)
Sunday, March 30
8:00 a.m. of Holy Cross Church
V Sharon Griffin by Dolores Chadra
V Richard Jones by Dolores Chadra
9:30 a.m. at Holy Cross Church
V Mary Achatz by Daughters of Isabella #0419
10:00 a.m. The People of St. Mark Chapel
11:30 a.m. The People at St. Catherine Church
V Anna Niebieszczanski by Lewandoski Family
V Gerald Shovan, Melda Shovan & Daniel Rossi
by David & Diane Shovan
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Our Lady on the River Parish
“Come, let us praise the God of mercy, Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!”
Easter time, The 50 Days…….
Let’s enter into the spirit of Easter! “Easter” can mean the opening feast this day or the whole 50 days. Our appreciation of the gift of redemption and celebrating
resurrection and newness of life can be expressed in many ways throughout the season, which climaxes on Pentecost Sunday. One way to enter the grace of the Easter
season is by offering a “word of thanks”…. Those around us need our support in their work. Everyone loves to hear a word of appreciation from time to time… Thank You to
all who helped make our Lenten and Holy Week preparations and the Easter celebration so beautiful! Thank you to Fr. Lopez, Fr. Ellis, Fr. Sig and all our priests, music
ministers, choirs, cantors, lectors, extraordinary ministers of Eucharist, RCIA ministry, servers, ushers, greeters, those who clean and decorate the church, money
counters, those who prayed the Stations, joined in Scripture study, and to all faithful parishioners whose presence and generosity bring our parish vitality and growth in faith
and charity. Thank you to one and all. A special way of extending thanks is the tradition of the annual “Volunteer Appreciation Dinner” which will be coming soon. Anyone 18
or older who serves in any volunteer capacity at any of our parish’s three sites is invited. Anyone who gives of time and talent, from dishwashing for funeral luncheons, to
serving, to parish council, to religious education catechists, to ministry to the sick, or any ministry already mentioned above, and even that not thought of, is invited. Pass
the word and look for the RSVP form in next week’s bulletin. You are appreciated!
Little White Books
To help increase your prayer life this Easter season, you are invited to take home the “little white book” of reflections available in the Church entrances. They hold
marvelous “six-minute” inspiring thoughts on Easter.
RCIA - Experiencing “Mystagogy”
Welcome to the new members of our Catholic faith community who joined our community at the Easter Vigil. Now, we continue to accompany them week by week
at the Eucharist when we gather in prayer, parish identity, mutual support and service. The word “Mystagogy” simply means reflecting on the mysteries of the call to faith,
and taking time to think back on the readings and rites experienced on “that most holy night of the Easter vigil.” Blessings to those “neophytes” (new ones), who were
anointed with sacred chrism in Confirmation, baptized into Christ, and received Eucharist for the first time. By the Lord has this been done - it is wonderful in our eyes!
Jesus Christ is risen today! With Him our deepest hopes are raised up and enlivened. As we receive Christ in the Eucharist today, we resound the words of the
Exsultet, the Proclamation sung at the Easter vigil. ”This is a day of God’s own joy. Rejoice, o’ earth, in shining splendor. The Risen Savior shines upon you!” Let us
celebrate the living reality of Christ present among us and renew our hope and faith as we go forward in our future. Happy Easter!
Trivia: The answer to last week’s question is Browning, Pippa Passes. Congratulations to John Vance!
New Question: In John’s gospel, who came to the tomb on Easter morning?
Love, peace and joy in the risen Lord,
Sister Mary Ann Ankoviak, csj
Pastoralminister@ourladyontheriver.net
Sharing the Gospel
Mary Magdalene was surprised when she found the empty tomb of Jesus. She ran and told Peter and John that his body was gone. Peter and John ran to the
tomb. They found no body, just strips of cloth. One piece was the cloth that covered the face of Jesus. Peter and John knew that Jesus was not in the grave, even though
they did not understand what it meant to rise from the dead.
Prayer
Jesus, you died and rose from the dead so I can share your life on earth and in heaven. Thank you.
Mission for the Week
I will tell someone that Jesus is alive.
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2nd LT Mario Barrett US Army
Spc. William Goldenbogen US Army Reserve
Joseph Ryan Kowalski US Air Force
Patrick Loudy US Army
T-Sgt Robert Mitchell USAF Reserve
Maj. Christopher Neiman USAF
LTJG Jason Neiman USCG
Arthur Rochen US Army
Jason Rumenapp US Army
-Please let us know of any updates to this list
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
St. Mark
100 Families
28 Envelopes: $861.00
Loose Cash: $ 70.00
Palm Sunday: $379.00
Total: $1,310.00
Holy Cross
1015 Families
282 Envelopes $7,388.00 Cash: 404.39
Children: $14.80
Palm Sunday: $2,440.00
Total $10,247.19
St. Catherine Church
548 Parish Families
197 Envelopes: $4,854.00
Cash: $437.25
Children: $26.80
Palm Sunday: $2065.50
Total $7,383.55
Collection of Sunday, March 16, 2008
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: ____________
Liturgical Schedule
Day/Time
Lectors
Altar Servers
EME
Ushers
Sacristan/Greeters
Saturday
4:00 p.m.
St. Catherine
Kim Busuttil
Wanda Edie
Sal Ponessa
Nicholas Todino
Christopher
Demorest
Joan Klebba
AAggie LaCombe
Eleanor Pilawski
Charlene Smith
JoAnne Vance
John McQuade
John Vance
Karl Malik
Harold Meldrum
Craig Neumann
J Vance/Sacristan
Eleanor Pilawski
May Granica
Gail Brown
Gayle Spinazze
5:30 p.m.
Holy Cross
Bryan Shackett
Ginny Fielhauer
Hannah Yadon
DJ Burns
Zachery Cadena
Ed Terhune
Mark Markel
Harold Beck
Richard Kolcz
Jack Ameel
Bob Beauvais
Sunday
8:00 a.m.
Holy Cross
Bill Zweng
Shelby Neuman
Natalie Sykes
Gerald St. James
Lucas Laster
Dennis Fracassi
Art Rose
Ralph Moldenhauer
Fred Zweng
Ralph Nichols
Andy Markel
Tom Schweihofer
9:30 a.m.
Holy Cross
Paul Denean
David Sharpe
Grant Sharpe
Abagail Vernier
Kody Obrzut
Outreach:
Mary Endres &
Barbara Shonk
Team 2
10:00 a.m.
St. Mark
Norbert Gorski
Please help if
needed
Joan Rector
Stephanie Spencer
11:30 a.m.
St Catherine
Nick Licari
Maureen
Morehead
Alyssa Schafer
Alicia Norman
Jacob Nutter
Donna Radulski
Rosetta Babisz
Mary Jo Bor
Cynthia Branch
Gene Elrod
Matt Vettraino
Doug Bassil
Wally Burgess
Evert Eklund
C Smith/Sacristan
Barbara Ptasnik
Elfriede Trombley
Eric Morehead
Maureen Morehead
Thursday Mass in March will be celebrated at Holy Cross
Our Lady on the River Parish
Christian Service
The next Meeting for Christian Service will be Monday, March 31st at 9:30 a.m. in the St Catherine Activity Center. We will be discussing Senior Bingo for April
and the Blood Drive. All parish members are welcome !!
One In The Spirit Prayer Group
March 25 Journey to Pentecost: John 20:19-31
April 1 Journey to Pentecost: Luke 24:13-35
DCCR Collection
April 8 Journey to Pentecost: John 10:1-10
April 15 Journey to Pentecost: John 14:1-12
April 22 Journey to Pentecost: John 14:15-21
Our meeting is held at 6:45 p.m. in St Catherine Chapel. All Our Lady on the River 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.
K of C News
Algonac Council 7227
Euchre Club
If you enjoy Euchre - the next meeting of the Euchre Club will be Monday, March 31st. Games start at 7:00 p.m. and all are welcome.
Book Sale
The next book sale will be on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, April 15th, 16th, & 17th from 12:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thanks for your support.
Ladies Auxiliary News
The next meeting will be Thursday, April 17th at 1:00 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Hall. New members are always welcome.
Knights of Columbus
Membership Drive
The Marine City Knights of Columbus is a Catholic Service Fraternal Organization of men. We are inviting men ages 18 and over to join this organization. We
service our church, community, youth, family and those in need. We are a non-profit organization. All money goes to charity. Representatives will be at all the entrances of
Holy Cross Church Saturday, March 29th for the 5:30 p.m. Mass, and March 30th for the 8:00 and 9:30 a.m. Masses to answer any question. You can also call Harold Beck
Grand Knight @ 810-765-4415, James Frye Deputy Grand Knight @ 810-326-3035 or Tom Cook Membership Director @ 586-727-7133 for more information.
AYCE Breakfast
Marine City K of C
6385 King Road
March 30th, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Pancakes/sausage/eggs/potatoes/
juice/coffee/milk.
Adults $5.00
Kids ages 6 - 10 $3.00; Preschoolers free
The Entire Staff at Our Lady On The River Wish You and Yours A Blessed and Peaceful Easter
Prayer For The Military
“Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. I ask
this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen.
FIFTH SUNDAY AT FIVE Vespers and Concert Series
Sunday, March 30, 5:00 p.m Holy Cross Church
The concert follows Vespers, a short service of Psalms and prayers. The Marine City High School Chorale and the Men's Ensemble are the featured guest
performers. Posters and sound clips are available on the Music Ministries page of the website, www.holycrossonline.net/music
Free
All are welcome
Family Pledge of Nonviolence
Making peace must start within ourselves and in our family. Each of us,
members of the _____________________family, commit ourselves as best we can to become nonviolent and peaceable people:
To Respect Self and Others
To respect myself, to affirm others and to avoid uncaring criticism,
hateful words, physical attacks and self-destructive behavior.
To Communicate Better
To share my feelings honestly, to look for safe ways to express my anger, and to work at solving problems peacefully.
To Listen
To listen carefully to one another, especially those who disagree with me, and to consider others' feelings and needs rather than insist on having my own way.
To Forgive
To apologize and make amends when I have hurt another,
to forgive others, and to keep from holding grudges.
To Respect Nature
To treat the environment and all living things,
including our pets, with respect and care.
To Play Creatively
To select entertainment and toys that support our family's values and to avoid entertainment that makes violence look exciting, funny or acceptable.
To Be Courageous
To challenge violence in all its forms whenever I encounter it, whether at home, at school, at work, or in the community, and to stand with others who are treated unfairly.
This is our pledge. These are our goals. We will check ourselves on what we have pledged once a month on ___________ for the next twelve months so that we can help
each other become more peaceable people.
Pledging family members sign below:
“Eliminating violence, one family at a time, starting with our own.”
Families Against Violence Advocacy Network • c/o Parenting for Peace and Justice Network
4144 Lindell Blvd. # 408 • St. Louis, MO 63108 • (314) 533-4445 • Fax: (314) 715-6455
Email: ipj@ipj-ppj.org • Website: www.ipj-ppj.org
Social Justice Committee of Our Lady on the River Parish
“Do what is right in front of you, that needs to be done.” Mother Teresa
Season for Nonviolence
January 30th - April 4th, 2008
As you know, the Season of Nonviolence is being celebrated from January 30th - April 4th, 2008. We have been giving you regular updates. Angela Rochon from St.
Catherine will be speaking at the Algonac/Clay Library: March 24th from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Building Homes for the Homeless in India. The influence of Mahatma
Gandhi's on Laurie Baker, renowned British-born Indian architect and humanitarian. Our former Associate Pastor, Father Koshy will join Angela. He is from the little village
area where Laurie Baker and his family lived. . The closing ceremony for the Season for Nonviolence is on Friday, April 4th at the Upper Level Acoustic Cafe in Port Huron.
A more personal expression of this compassionate nonviolent way of living is the “Family Pledge of Nonviolence.” This “Pledge” has been translated into many
languages and is beginning to be offered to families all over the world. It is being offered not just to families in the traditional sense, but to all kinds of families -- your work
family, your worshipping community family, whatever group of persons you live or work with closely. This “Pledge of Nonviolence” takes the Gospel and discipleship right into
our homes, into the places and moments of our daily living, just as Jesus was showing his disciple Andrew. We offer this pledge in our bulletin, asking you to pray and
consider how you can make this part of your life.
More information on this pledge is available at www.ipj-ppj.org, the website for the Institute for Peace and Justice, or by contacting Barbara Susan,
bamsusan@gmail.com, or calling the Parish office, (810) 765-3235.
Easter Office Hours
The Parish offices will be closed from 2:00 p.m. Holy Thursday, March 20th and reopen on March 31st. We apologize for the delayed notification and for any
inconvenience it has caused. May you all have a Blessed Easter until our return.
Wedding Anniversaries
March & April 2008
Dennis & Veronica Gerow March 4th 36 years
Ron & Bev Simon March 11 30 years
John & Donna Blake April 14th 46years
Bill & Betty Zweng April 15th 41 years
John & Mary Jane Basney April 16th 53 years
Robert & Helen Leibold April 18th 59 years
Jerry & Mary Lou Malinowski April 24th 43 years
Henry & Sandra Charbeneau April 27th 34 years
Gary & Kelly Barr April 28th 8 years
May God’s grace sustain you in joyful love
and devotion to Him and to each other.
Meet Our RCIA Elect
Each year, Our Lady on the River welcomes new adult members into our parish community. These adults study, reflect and pray for a significant period of time.
When they decide to embrace the Catholic faith, they are welcomed into the community by receiving the Sacraments at Easter. This year, Our Lady on the River rejoices in
welcoming the following new parishioners.
Heather White
Having been raised with no religious affiliation, Heather and her husband, Cliff, sought out a faith community for their young family. Upon worshipping at Holy Cross
Church, they felt very much at home. Last year, Cliff went through the RCIA process and this year, Heather has followed. Heather’s main role is being an active mom to her
three young daughters, one of whom attends Holy Cross School. Heather loves the community spirit of the parish and the acceptance she has felt as a newcomer.
Unfortunately, Cliff and Heather will be leaving the area so that Cliff may accept a new position in Rochester, New York. They will be looking for a new Catholic community
there that will be as welcoming as Our Lady on the River. We send them off with our prayers for a blessed and faith filled future.
Mya Meinheit
Mya entered the RCIA process after attending church with her fiancé Steve Beauvois. Steve and Mya will be married here in May of 2009. Mya felt the value of a
shared faith for their future family and decided to learn more about Catholicism. Mya had no religious background and the RCIA has helped her to learn a lot about God and
the Catholic faith. She loves the beauty of the Church and the welcome feeling she has received from all whom she has met. Mya is currently a medical assistant and has
plans to continue her education. She is a busy young lady, and that will continue as she and Steve look forward to their wedding next year. We wish them continued
blessings in their upcoming marriage.
Tracie Kiewicz
Tracie has been interested in the Catholic Church since she began dating her long time friend, John Mihelich. Tracie had attended holiday mass at St. Catherine’s
with John and his family. Now that they are engaged, she decided she would like to learn more about becoming Catholic. Debbie Langell, another friend, has been Tracie’s
sponsor and she has helped Tracie by attending information sessions with her and being a great support along the way. Tracie looks forward to Easter and her Baptism and
reception of the Eucharist and Confirmation. When Tracie is not working, she likes to volunteer and help out at Visions Adult Foster Care Center.
Kelli Mitti
Kelli is a busy young Student teacher at Richmond High School and hopes to be a full time high school teacher next year. She is also engaged to Craig Beauvais.
They will be married at Holy Cross Church in August. Although baptized in the Methodist faith, Kelli wanted to explore Craig’s faith and has decide she would like to become
Catholic so that she and Craig will share a common faith with their future family. Before the RCIA process, Kelli had attended some holiday masses with Craig and his
family, which lead to her interest in Catholicism. We wish Kelli and Craig continued blessings in their upcoming marriage and hope that their faith will be a unifying bond in
their family life together.
Holy Cross Altar Society
The regular meeting of the Holy Cross Altar Society is Monday, March 24th @ 7:00 p.m. in the Activity Center. The Social Committee is:
Betty Zweng
Marilyn Westrick
Mary Lou Zweng
Please remember donations for SVdP.
Holy Cross Altar Duty
April 4th & 11th
Carolyn Sankuer
Joan Cullen
April 18th & 25th
Ann Billock
Jean LaVere
Our Lady on the River Parish
On March 12th, Sister Mary Ann Ankoviak lead the final in her series of Lenten Renewal and Scripture sharing. It was an evening of peace and fellowship. Our
parish is blessed by her leadership and erudition. The soup supper was delicious and represented the best from generous cooks. I am glad I went.
Angela Rochon
Bingo Workers Needed
Are you a people person? Do you want to have fun while helping out Holy Cross school? Wednesday Night - K of C bingo has several openings for bingo workers,
beginning in May, 2008. The hours vary and the earliest would be "start up" 5:00 p.m.-10:30 p.m. for the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th weeks of the month. The positions available are
start-up, callers, cashiers, charity ticket sellers, money counters and floor walkers. If you are interested please call:
Ruth @ 586-226-6850 or 810-765-8277
Marge 810- 765-3316
Holy Cross Choir
Leads worship at Sunday 9:30 a.m. Mass,
other liturgies as scheduled.
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
5th Annual Pro-Life Youth Conference
Born into a Life of Hope
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
Bishop Foley High School
32000 Campbell Rd, Madison Heights MI
Building Bridges to a Culture of Life is hosting its 5th Annual Pro-Life Youth Conference, organized by youth for youth. The theme of this conference is “Born into a
Life of Hope.” The conference for high school students includes amazing speakers, action-oriented break-out sessions, dinner, pro-life t-shirts, mass, adoration, confession
and a concert.
$15 Registration at the door is at 12:00pm.
For more information call
Pro-Life Youth @ 248-519-3050
Our Lady on the River Parish Christian Service
The next Meeting for Christian Service will be Monday, March 31st at 9:30 a.m. in the St Catherine Activity Center. We will be discussing Senior Bingo for April
and the Blood Drive.
All parish members are welcome to join us.
Attention Gentlemen of St Catherine
Do you attend Sunday Mass regularly? Would you like to become an Usher at the 11:30 a.m. Mass?
We are looking for a few more men to help our Church by Ushering at the Sunday Mass. If you are interested, please contact the office at 794-3301 or John Vance
at 794-5837.
Attention St. Catherine Members
Would you like to become an Greeter at the Sunday, 11:30 a.m. Mass?
If you attend this Mass regularly, we are looking for a few more Greeters to welcome Mass attendees about 15 minutes before Mass begins. If you are interested,
please contact the St Catherine office at 810-794-3301.
Thank You
Our Lady on the River Calendar of Events
Monday, March 24
9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Catherine
9:30 a.m. St. Catherine St Vincent de Paul
MOMS Group at St Catherine
7:00 p.m. Altar Society at Holy Cross
Tuesday, March 25
9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Catherine
Mass at St. Mark
10:00 a.m. Bingo Holy Cross Marysville K of C
7:00 p.m. NO Choir Rehearsal at Holy Cross
Wednesday, March 26
9:00 a.m. Mass at Holy Cross
Mass at St. Mark
7:00 p.m. Bingo at Marine City K of C
7:00 p.m. Handbell Rehearsal at Holy Cross
Thursday, March 27
9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Mark
Mass at St Catherine
1:00 p.m. Ladies Auxiliary at K of C
7:30 p.m. Ensemble Practice at St Catherine
Knights of Columbus, Algonac 4th Degree
Friday, March 28
9:00 a.m. Mass at Holy Cross
Mass at St. Mark
Saturday, March 29
4:00 p.m. Mass at St Catherine
5:30 p.m. Mass at Holy Cross
Sunday, March 30
8:00 a.m. Mass at Holy Cross
8:30 a.m. AYCE at K of C Marine City
9:30 a.m. Mass at Holy Cross
Religious Education Pre-K at Holy Cross
10:00 a.m. Mass at St Mark
Adult Choir Practice at St Catherine
11:30 a.m. Mass at St. Catherine
5:00 p.m. 5th Sunday at Five at Holy Cross
Knights of Columbus, Council #8710
St Patrick’s Day Irish Stew Dinner
Sunday, March 30th
Sacred Heart Church Hall
310 North Main Street, Yale
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Adults: $8.00
Children (5-12): $4.00 (under 5 free)
All you can eat: Homemade Irish Stew, Biscuits, cole slaw, cakes, pies, coffee, tea and milk.
ConKerr Cancer Pillowcase Update
We will be sewing pillowcases on Monday, March 24th from 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 13th from 1:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus
Hall (on Marsh and Mill).
If you can help us out by donating material (7/8 of a yard of a bright print for the body and 1/3 of a yard of a bright coordinating print or solid for the border); you can
drop off your material at the Algonac Water Lily. Money or SCRIP to JoAnne Fabric would be greatly appreciated. Simply put your money or SCRIP in an envelope marked
“pillowcases” and put it in the collection basket and we will buy the material.
On the days we will be making the pillowcases we will need volunteers to cut, iron and sew them. If you can help us out on either of these days, please call Linda
Neumann at 810-794-4605 or Rose Rzeppa at 810-794-3187.
If you are sewing at home, someone will be picking up the completed pillowcases on Monday, March 31st, so please get your pillowcases to us by March 29th.
Thank you,
The Ladies Auxiliary
Our Lady on the River
St. Catherine Festival
The festival is not too far away. Please give some thought to where you might be able to help out. We have some changes in mind, so when our next meeting date is
announced - please join us.
Thanks and God Bless,
Festival Chairpersons
Algonac Food Bank
Trinity United Methodist Church
Algonac, Michigan
Thank you for your donation to the Food Pantry it’s greatly appreciated by the people we serve in our community.
Thank You & God Bless
Pantry Volunteers
Feast of The Annunciation
A Mass on The Feast of The Annunciation will be celebrated on Monday, March 31st @ 7:00 p.m. at Holy Cross Church. A Rosary for the unborn will follow the
Mass. It will be sponsored by the Marine City, K of C as a Remembrance of “the Day of the Unborn Child.”
Senior Bingo is Coming at St. Catherine
Thursday, April 3rd
12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
JoAnne and John, our Bingo experts, will be ready for some winners and our Kitchen Staff is planning the menu.
See You There.
Christian Services Committee
Seniors - Mark your Calendars
Words to Live By
To believe in Jesus is to accept what he says, even when it runs contrary to what others are saying. It means rejecting the lure of sin, however attractive it may be,
in order to set out on the difficult path of the Gospel virtues.
-Pope John Paul II
CMC Euchre Party
Saturday April 5th, 2008
Richmond K of C Hall
68216 Grand Trunk Ave.
Richmond
Doors Open at 6:30 p.m. - Cards start at 7:00p.m.
Advance tickets are $15.00 per person
$20.00 at the door
50/50 raffles
Hors d' oeuvres, snacks and pop included
For tickets and more information please contact:
Therese Wolak 586-419-6419
Diane Sliwinski 810-329-7445
Michele Perini 810-326-1902
or CMC School 810-765-8825
Proceeds to benefit the CMC Senior all night party
And the Winners Are . . .
The winners in this month’s Our Lady on the River Calendar Raffle are:
Matt Fett of Algonac
Susan Senger of East China
Norman Markel of Marine City
Congratulations and
Thank You For Your Support!!
58th Annual Spring Luncheon - Card Party
sponsored by D of I #419
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
K of C Banquet Center, King Rd.
Luncheon Buffet includes:
Chicken Salad, Fruit plate, Nut bread, Beverage and a choice of Homemade Cherry, Apple or Lemon Pie
Donation $9.00
Advance ticket sales from members
Door Day of Luncheon
Raffle Table Prizes Door Prizes Mini Raffle
***Get Your Girl Scout Cookies***
Brownie Troop #312 from Holy Cross will be selling Girl Scout Cookies following all Masses at Holy Cross & St. Catherine on Saturday, March 29th & Sunday,
March 30th.
Rice Bowls
We will begin collecting Rice Bowls in the near future for those who participated with Catholic Relief Services. Please continue to show compassion as we journey
through the year and continue to Pray that we may be transformed, Learn to live with less, and Give so that others may live.
Fr. Matt’s Matters
Happy Resurrection Sunday!
On Palm Sunday we heard the proclamation of the Passion Story of Jesus from the Gospel of Matthew. This year I tried to discern some inner motivations the
Gospel might give for the people who wanted the life of Jesus ended. There are the obvious charges given by the Jerusalem Jewish religious authorities. The primary charge
being violation of religious law in making one’s self equal to God as God’s Son and/or the Messiah (blasphemy). If the Jewish people eagerly awaited the Messiah (one man)
to come from their own ranks, why would Jesus of Nazareth be such an unworthy candidate? Biblical and other historic sources say there were many “would be” Messiahs
in the decades before, during and after the years of Jesus. Perhaps the chief priests and elders were weary of such types who stirred-up the people? It’s true that false
Messiahs were a bane on religious stability. Yet, it’s also true that corruption among religious leaders must be taken into account. In religion (and politics) misguided
upstarts and misguided official leaders often inhabit the same time and place.
As to my above query, this passage from Matthew 27:18 leapt from the page: “He (the procurator Pilate) knew, of course, that it was out of JEALOUSY that they
(chief priests and elders) handed Jesus over” (for condemnation and the death penalty). Ah, what jealousy (envy), that truly ‘deadly sin’, can create, even in us with miniscule
power and privilege. Another operative dynamic was ‘let’s kill the messenger’’, because ‘He has the nerve to reveal our actual corruptions’. And yet Jesus on His Cross said:
“they know not what they do”. We humans can be so “off”, we do evil while convinced it is good! In contrast is the spirit of willingness to recognize (sometimes with surprise)
and accept God’s works of love and truth in Jesus, and in other people today! Our love of and faith in Jesus springs from His solitary perfect accomplishment of God’s will.
Our internalization of the Church’s faith in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ as the Father’s stamp of absolute approval upon His Son’s works of Love, enables
the same Love in us. The Cross (death) of Jesus is just another tragedy without the new life (light) which is His Resurrection. And the Resurrection of Jesus has no reason
without His sacrificial love. The Life, Death and Resurrection of Christ are summated as making it possible for forgiveness to infinitely multiply, but only with our choice to
cooperate. The world needs as much as ever forgiving, reconciling love. As of late, how successful is our journey in the cosmos of the Lord’s multiplication table of
requesting and offering forgiveness? This question and its honest answer are eternally significant! More later on the depths of meaning in the Resurrection.
In the Risen Lord,
Fr. Matt Ellis
associate@ourladyontheriver.net
Holy Cross Cemetery Notice
Spring is officially here (the season if not the weather) which means it’s time to remove all winter decorations. The decorations must be removed from graves by
Tuesday, April 1st. Lot holders should remove any items they wish to retain prior to this date. Cemetery personnel will discard all remaining decorations.
Thank you for your cooperation
The Cemetery Board
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