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systemstothetest.Inthebuildingwehaveafurnace,

hot water system, and a good old�fashioned boiler.

Each system has held up well. Continual preventive

maintenanceiskey.Recentexperiencehasshownthat

approachtobuildingmaintenancehasserveduswell.

Thisisnottosaythattheoldersystemsthatwehave

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tingthemostoutofthesesystemsbeforetheydo.God

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Aftertheholidaybreak,N.E.Wisupandrunningagain.

I know you’ve heard it at least a hundred times: It’s

reallyimportanttousethesign�upattheInformation

Station.Withsuchanopen�endedinvitationrealnum-

bers are what’s needed to properly prepare for any

given Wednesday. To this end, your cooperation is

greatlyappreciated.�!

David Popovits’ time with is us quickly coming to a

close.Forthepastthreeyearshe’sbeenablessingto

ourparishandtomepersonally.Hisknowledgeofmu-

sic and liturgy runs deep and has lead to many in�

depth conversations. Life’s experience, coupled with

his wit and humor that few see, have been a great

sourceofenjoyment.Heplanstotravelnationallyand

internationallywithhisbrother.Whenhe’shome,he’ll

volunteer hismusical abilities to a very poor church

on Flint’s eastside. He’ll still be available to us from

timetotimewhenweneedmusicalcoverage.AsaFi-

nalFlourish,Davidwill leaduswithaHymnSing for

N.E.W. on Wednesday, January 24!". He’s already

thinkingabout the lineup.As theysay:Godspeedand

HappyTrailstoyou.�!The search forDavid’s successorbegan late summer.

AllthepersonalleadsIhaddeadended.InNovember,

we establisheda smallSearchCommittee. Pickingup

where I left off, they went right to it. They quickly

identi2iedalistofneedsandqualitiesthatwouldbest

bene2itourparish.Otherpossibilitiesforsuitablecan-

didates arose. Following through on those leads

brought them to one candidate that seemed to stand

outabovetheothers.AtdifferenttimesduringAdvent

we [myself included] sat in the pews of the church

wherehewasandobservedhimatwork.Thereafter,a

series of conversations ensued, which eventually re-

sultedinthehiringofBillRichartasournewDirector

ofMusicMinistries. Hismusical stylebridges thatof

David’sandDanHall,ourpreviousMusicMinister.�

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Bill describes himself as that rare person who likes

themusicofeveryera.Usingthebestofwhateachera

offers,heweavesittogetherforuseinsongandpray-

er.BillwillstarthereatHolySpiritatthebeginningof

themonth.�!

Lent begins exactly one month from now. Ash

Wednesday is February 14!". The Worship Commis-

sion and Decorating Committee are well into their

plans for Lent. Many of us burn the candle at both

ends.Lentnotonlysuggeststhatwebestillandsetit

downforatime.Butalso,pickingupgoodthingstodo

thatwouldbene2itothers.�!Asforourselvesit’snottooearlytothinkaboutwhat

we’regoingtodoforLent.Apartfromtheusualforms

of abstinence, there are those who in recent years

have chosen to set aside social media accounts and

even the electronic device itself. In this hyper con-

nectedworld,theychosetounplug.�!

Toaperson, they experienced freedom.GamingDis-

orders were just highlighted in the news. Perhaps

somethingalongthislinemightbeworthconsidering

forLent.Itmightverywellbewhat’sneededtogaina

realsenseofwhat Jesusaccomplishedwhenthrough

his passion, death, and resurrection, he set us free.

Mostimportantly,freefromsinanddeath.�! !

Fr.Wayne�

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OurMissionStatement:GuidedbyChrist’swords,“LoveoneanotherasIhavelovedyou,"wearecalledto�beawelcomingandministeringcommunitythatcontinuesthemissionofourLord,JesusChristthrough�

worship,faithformationandservice.ParishVision:TheHolySpiritishere.Comehome.�

PleasePrayerfullyConsider�

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UpcomingHighSchoolEvents�!

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faith!EveryWednesdayfrom6:30 8:30pm�

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AnnualHolySpiritSuperBowl�

WildGameDinner�SponsoredbytheHolySpiritMen’sClub�

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parishioners18yearsandolder.�!

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MeditationsforSunday,January7�

Isaiah60:1��!

Arise!Shine,foryourlighthascome.(Isaiah60:1)!!Whatextravagantpromisesthisreadingcontains!Theprophetspeaksof “splendor,”“glory,” “radiance,”andover2lowing heart, and the “wealth of nations.” Andwho2irstheardtheseglowingwords?ExiledJewswhohad just recently returned to a Jerusalem in ruins.Somehow,thewordsoftheprophetdidn’tquitematchup with the realities on the ground. But that didn’tstopthesebelievers fromrollinguptheirsleevesandworkingtobringabouttheglorythathadbeenprom-isedtothem.��

Similarly, how did the Magi recognize an earth�shaking event in the humble stable with Joseph andMary?EventhereligiousandpoliticalleadersofIsraelmissed the birth of theMessiah. So how could thesepaganforeignersfalltotheirkneessoreadily,andof-fersuchvaluabletreasuresto this lowlychild?Again,their expectations didn’t match up with what theyfoundwhenthey2irstlaideyesontheHolyFamily.��

Like theMagiand thereturningexiles,wehavebeengiven great and precious promises not only about aheavenlykingdom,butalsoaboutGod’srulebreakingintoourworldhereandnow.Buthowwill thathap-pen?MuchofitdependsonGod’stiming,butalotde-pendsonus.Everyday,God invitesus to rollupoursleeves and get towork building his kingdom. Everyday,hereassuresusthatevenoursmallestactsoflovecontainwithin themselves the splendor and glory of���#��$�

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Today’sfeasttellsusthatthegloryofGodcanbepre-sentinthemosthiddenandunlikelypeopleandsitua-tions. It tells us that God is there in the everydayrhythmsofourlives.Mayhegiveuseyesoffaithtoseehim and trusting hearts to build the kingdom withhim.Theresultswillbespectacular!��

“Thankyou,Father,forthewayyouhavetraveledwith

ussofar,andforthejourneythatliesahead.”!

HelenMcWilliams!RobertMorgan!LarryOstrowski!DonOwens!JimPixley!FredRuggles!Dr.AlanScher!KennyStambersky!CourtneyThompson!JoanneTrotz!LesaVentcinque!CarrieWhite!KenWigton!LindaWilson!BarbaraWright!

CharlotteDobrosky!FredDuzzie!NancyDuzzie!JohnGentile!MarvGersbeck!AnnGersbeck!RobertGrau!RonGravesSr.!KarenHuber!KenKost!KathyKowalski!DebbieKujawa!JaniceLaDuke!RitaLynn!MarchiMesiano!

DennisAbdoo!JeannineAubry!JoanBoesler!ElliotBrownstein!JoeCamilleri!KatelynCarmody!HelenCarroll!BrianChicha!KatherineConnor!JamesCoon!GregoryCota!BobCrawford!BettyCrawford!AnneDavis!AliceDemey!!

WeeklyOffertoryCollection�DateActualBudgetOver/(Under)���07$8,932$11,520($2,588)�Christmas$124,565$60,000$64,565�%���D$392,907$371,040$21,867!!

Thesenumbersre2lecttheoffertorycollectionlinesinthe budget. Just as a family needs a steady incomefrompaychecksor investments to thrive, sodoesourParishneedasteady,weeklyincometopaythemajori-tyofouroperatingcosts.Wearesogratefulforthosewhousetheirenvelopes,donateregularlyonline,andareconsistentcontributors.�

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ReadingsforSunday,January21�Jon3:1�5,10/1Cor7:29�31/Mk1:14����

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Christian Service Corner Weareinneedofthefollowingitems:�

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BakedBeans,Jelly,SaladDressing,SpaghettiO’s,�

Ravioli,Toothpaste,Freshvegetables,Conditioner,

LaundryDetergent,LiquidDishSoap,BabyWipes,

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Diapers:Sizes5&6,Pull�Ups:Sizes5&6�

StewardshipThoughts�Today’s Scripture readings

fromtheBookofSamueland

St. John’s Gospel share a

common theme of accepting

ourLord’swillbyanswering

His call. Our vocation is His

planforourlives.St.Paul,inhisFirstLettertotheCo-

rinthians,proclaimsweareallmembersoftheBodyof

ChristandtemplesoftheHolySpirit,thatyouarenot

yourown.Through theHolySpirit,weobtainspecial

charisms�uniquegiftswithwhichweservetheLord

andcarryoutHisdivineplan.Prayer,meditation,and

contemplation lead to conversion ofmind and heart,

and help Christian stewards discern their vocational

call fromtheLord.Thiscallmaybetothepriesthood

or religious life,marriage, or single life. Arewe, like

Eli, Samuel, John, Peter, and Andrew, open to the

Lord’s call in our lives? If you believe God is calling

youtothepriesthood,theOf2iceofPriestlyVocations,

(313) 237�5875 or detroitpriest.com, can assist you

with discernment.Women interested in religious life

may contact the Of2ice of Consecrated Life at (313)

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nentdiaconateshouldalsocallthatof2ice,butat(313)

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!(286*) The existence of God

theCreatorcanbeknownwith

certainty through His works,

by the light of human reason,

evenifthisknowledgeisoften

obscured and dis2igured by

error.Thisiswhyfaithcomes

tocon2irmandenlightenreasoninthecorrectunder-

standingofthistruth.(320)Godcreatedtheuniverse

and keeps it in existence by His Word, the Son

"upholdingtheuniversebyHiswordofpower"(Heb.

1:3)andbyHisCreatorSpirit, thegiverof life. (295)

We believe that God created the world according to

His wisdom. It is not the product of any necessity

whatever, nor of blind fate or chance. We believe it

proceedsfromGod'sfreewill;HewantedtomakeHis

creatures share in His being, wisdom, and goodness.

(296)WebelievethatGodneedsnopre�existentthing

oranyhelpinordertocreate,noriscreationanysort

of necessary emanation from the divine substance.

Godcreatesfreely"outofnothing".�!

(302)Theuniversewascreated"inastateofjourney-

ing" (in statuviae) towardanultimateperfectionyet

to be attained, to which God has destined it. (301)

Withcreation,GoddoesnotabandonHiscreaturesto

themselves. Henot only gives thembeing and exist-

ence,butalso,andateverymoment,upholdsandsus-

tains them in being, enables them to act and brings

themtotheir2inalend.(306)GodgrantsHiscreatures

notonlytheirexistence,butalsothedignityofacting

on theirown,ofbeing causesandprinciples foreach

other,andthusofcooperating intheaccomplishment

ofHisplan.�!

(293)ScriptureandTraditionneverceasetoteachand

celebrate this fundamental truth: "The world was

made for thegloryofGod". Godhasnootherreason

forcreatingthanHisloveandgoodness.�

(*CCCpar.numbers)�January 2018

January –1985

33rd Year

2018 is the 33rd year of praying the Rosary before every

weekend Mass here at Holy Spirit Church!

Let us continue to benefit from praying for each other.

Please come: 4:15pm on Saturday, or

8:15am or 10:15am on Sunday

A special thank you goes out to all that sent cards, prayers

and thoughts during my mom’s passing. It was so difficult

the week of Christmas, and knowing that there are so many

in our parish family that cared, just warmed my heart.

God Bless you all.

Claudia Seymour and the family of Dolores Locher

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