ST. MARY MYSTICAL ROSE 24040 ARMADA RIDGE ROAD, ARMADA, MI 48005

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GUIDING LIGHT March 21, 2021— Fifth Sunday in Lent

We the faithful of St. Mary Mystical Rose Parish are a Catholic Community in the Archdiocese of Detroit. We serve God through His Begotten Son, Jesus Christ,

with the empowerment and the strength of the Holy Spirit: to celebrate the Holy Sacraments and Worship, Christian Service and Faith Education, to evangelize

and practice our faith in active stewardship--with the faith, spirit and humility of Mary, the Rose of God and our Patron Saint.

Mass Schedules Saturday……………………………….4:00 pm

Sunday ……………………… 11:15 am

Wednesday and Friday…….………………………...…..9:00am Days of Obligation and Solemnity Feast Days……. As announced

Parish Office Hours

Tuesday

9:30 am—3:30 pm

PARISH MEMBERSHIP: We joyfully welcome new members to our parish. Please register at the parish office during business hours. We also ask that you let us know if you plan to move from the parish. INFANT BAPTISM: Parents must be registered and regularly attending the Sunday Eucharist to begin Baptism preparation. Baptismal Preparation is held by appointment. Call the parish office to schedule a date. The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the first and third Sunday of every month. MARRIAGE: If one of the engaged couple (or their parents) is registered at St. Mary’s arrangements may be made personally by the couple at least six months in advance. 8-10 months is preferred. SICK CALLS: We are happy to visit the sick and bring

Communion to them. Please notify the parish of-fice. ANNULMENT PROCESS: If you are contemplating filing for an annulment; know that it is a healing process. It takes up to 18 months for the Tribunal to complete each case, so please take that into

consideration. Call the parish office for more infor-mation.

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St. Mary Mystical Rose

Parish Directory Parish Office Phone ............................................ (586) 784-5966 Emergency calls .................................... (586) 784-5966 ext. 101

Parish Office Hours Tuesday

9:30am-3:30pm Pastor .................................... Rev. Christopher Talbot Associate Pastor ……………….. Rev. Steven Mateja Deacon ……………………………… Deacon Richard Rhein

Bookkeeper………………….……… Ronald Dulecki Coordinator of Religious Ed…….. Kim Glowicki kglowicki@stmarymysticalrose.org

Parish Secretary …………………...Diane DeSmet-Muhsam ddesmetmuhsam@stmarymysticalrose.org

Music Director…………...Tony Berdych (586-784-9763) tonyberdych@yahoo.com

RCIA Coordinator……………………………….Karen Klapatch kklapatch@stmarymysticalrose.org

Bulletin Editor ………………………Diane DeSmet-Muhsam ddesmetmuhsam@stmarymysticalrose.org

CSA Chairperson………………………………..Karen Klapatch Parish Council/Commissions

Parish Council Chairperson……….……..Michel Flanigan Parish Council Co-Chair……….………………..Mary Berger Parish Council Secretary……………………….Missy Darling Members at Large………..…Evelyn Girardot/Kathy Bolio Vicariate Representatives……………….…Karen Klapatch/ ………………………………………………………….Mary Kruczynski Christian Service Chairperson….………….Karen Klapatch Christian Service Co-Chair……..……..….Mary Kruczynski Finance Council………...……………………………..Brett Petrill Worship Com./Rel. Ed…....Heather Gerst/Kim Glowicki Usher Coordinator…………………...…………. Mike Murphy Lector Coordinator…………………..…….Kimberly Glowicki EME Coordinator…………..……………..…… Karen Klapatch Sacristan Coordinator………………………… Cindy Sowinski Altar Server Coordinator……………………...Heather Gerst Knights of Columbus…….Mel Campbell(810-543-0913) AHG………….Janine Gilchrist (Janine.ahg@gmail.com) AHG Parish Rep…………………………………….Kim Glowicki Boy/Cub Scouts……………………………..…….. Prayer Shawl Ministry………………………….Pat Grudzinski Fragrant Rose Prayer Group ……Mary Wolak/Dolores Whiting Food Pantry………………………………....Randi Poole ldybug1682@gmail.com

Hospitality Coordinators …………….Maria Rickert-Kittell ……………………………………………………………...Joyce Mrosz

FROM THE DESK OF FR. STEVE

Today we enter into the fifth Sunday of Lent. It is important for us to recognize where our Lenten ob-servance has been lacking over the last four weeks. Have I slacked in my penance or offerings? Now is the time for us to “turn up the heat on the stove“ so to speak, and make right for where we have lacked over these last few weeks. That is why we have 7 weeks of Lenten Penance—because the human heart, in our weakness needs to move slowly. So let’s all step it up a bit over these next two weeks. Ideas to make offering in last weeks of Lent: Perhaps we can turn off the TV for a particular time. Read the Passion narrative in the Bible. Si-lence our radio in the car. Get out of bed when the alarm clock rings. Make a gift offering to the parish food bank. Schedule: Please see the bulletin and announcements for our Lenten confession schedule and the Holy Week schedule at both parishes. One of the best ways for us to communicate information is by word-of-mouth. Make sure everyone in our small towns knows the holy week schedule. What are your plans for Holy Week? It is so important to make a plan now so that you can hold yourself accountable to it when Holy Week comes. I encourage and challenge all of you to come to at least one of the Holy Week Sacred services. Holy Thursday: the mass of the Lord’s supper. Good Friday: the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The Easter Vigil: the Solemn Resurrection of Jesus. Enter into the mystery of what our God has done for us. Preaching series: We continued our preaching series on the seven last words of Christ. This week we heard Jesus exclaim: “I Thirst!” More than water or food Jesus is thirst-ing for you. He wants your heart your sins and deeper conversion. This is the whole purpose of Lent! That we might grow in greater union with Him who died for us! Know of my prayers—please pray for me In the Heart of Jesus and Mary, Fr. Steve

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H a p p e n i n g s i n a n d a r o u n d o u r P a r i s h

Calendar of Events

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Monday, March 22, 2021 9:00 AM Mass—St. Francis/St. Max Church Tuesday, March 23, 2021 9:00 AM Mass—St. Francis/St. Max Church 6:30 PM Faith Formation Class Wednesday, March 24, 2021 9:00 AM Mass—St. Mary Mystical Rose 10:00 AM Fragrant Rose Prayer Group/Adoration Thursday, March 25, 2021 9:00 AM Mass—St. Francis/St. Max Church Friday, March 26, 2021 9:00 AM Mass—St. Mary Mystical Rose 6:30 PM Stations of the Cross—St. Mary Mystical Rose Saturday, March 27, 2021 3:15 PM Confessions—St. Mary Mystical Rose 4:00 PM Mass—St. Mary Mystical Rose 5:30 PM Mass—St. Francis/St. Max Sunday, March 28, 2021—PALM SUNDAY 7:45 AM Mass—St. Francis/St. Max 9:30 AM Faith Formation Class 10:00 AM Mass—St. Francis/St. Max 11:15 AM Mass—St. Mary Mystical Rose 12:30 PM Mass—St. Francis/St. Max (Spanish) —————————————————————————— Monday, March 29, 2021 9:00 AM Mass—St. Francis/St. Max Church Tuesday, March 30, 2021 9:00 AM Mass—St. Francis/St. Max Church 6:30 PM Faith Formation Class Wednesday, March 31, 2021 9:00 AM Mass—St. Mary Mystical Rose 10:00 AM Fragrant Rose Prayer Group/Adoration Thursday, April 1, 2021 7:00 PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper—St. Mary Mystical Rose 10:30 pm Night Prayer Friday, April 2, 2021 2:30 PM Live Stations of the Cross 3:00 PM Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion Saturday, April 3, 2021 8:00 PM Easter Vigil Sunday, April 4, 2021—EASTER SUNDAY 7:45 AM Mass—St. Francis/St. Max 10:00 AM Mass—St. Francis/St. Max 11:15 AM Mass—St. Mary Mystical Rose 12:30 PM Mass—St. Francis/St. Max (Spanish)

CONFESSION TIMES

Please note that confession is available at the follow-ing times and locations during Lent:

St. Mary Mystical Rose Saturday, March 27 from 3:15 pm until 3:45 pm

Holy Family

Friday, March 26 at 8:00 pm

St. Francis/St. Max Available by appointment.

Please call the office at 586-598-3314

St. Isidore Vicariate Penance Service on March 22 at 7:00 PM

St. Kieran

Vicariate Penance Service on March 23 at 7:00 PM

St. Lawrence Vicariate Penance Service on March 24 at 7:00 PM

St. Therese

Vicariate Penance Service on March 27 at 1:00 PM

ANGEL GARDEN An ongoing project

Do you know that we have our own Angel Garden? Look out-

side of the Lower Narthex windows. If you would like to have a brick engraved in memory of a loved one, pick up the order form, which is on the end table, down in the Narthex. There are instructions on how to fill it out. The sizes of bricks are there also. After you decide on the wording, please return it to the Parish Office, along with your check. You may also put it in an envelope marked Angel Garden and place it in the offertory basket. We will be sending an-other batch to be engraved soon. Then, Spring will arrive and they will be placed in the garden.

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S t e w a r d s h i p — F a i t h F o r m a t i o n

Stewardship Offering for the Weekend of March 13-14

Collection ………………………………...……$3,366.00 Budgeted Amount ……………………….…$4,700.00 Thank you for your generosity and continued support!

FOOD PANTRY Paper Goods (Toilet Paper, Paper Towels, Napkins, Kleenex) Sanitizer/Hand soap Dishwasher Tabs/Cleaner & Dish Soap Laundry Supplies (Detergent, Bleach, Fabric Soften-er/Sheets, etc.) Cleaning Supplies (Multi-surface, Floor, Wipes, Glass, Wood, etc.) *Personal care & many other basic products that we ask for are an important part of providing our guests the essentials they need as most government aid doesn't provide nonfood products. The Pantry also needs a few items to help us run smoothly: Garbage Bags Plastic Multi-Drawer Organizers Plastic Storage Bins (all sizes & with or without lids) Rolls of Fridge Shelf Liners Permanent Markers We welcome any kind of donation and in most cases can match up items with a specific family in need. **Our Community Pantry is still in need of volun-teers with trucks willing to help with County/Target Pickups (1x/week Regularly Scheduled). If you are interested in helping out, please call the church or reach out to one of our coordinators.

"Our Community Pantry is growing and changing as we move into 2021. We need vol-unteers willing to help in a few areas. If you are interested in helping in any of the follow-ing ways, please reach out to one of our coor-dinators: County/Target Pickups (1x/week Regularly Scheduled) Sorting/Date Checking (1-3x/week Regularly Scheduled)

FAITH FORMATION Important Dates: Parent/Adult Bible Study- March 23rd , 30th at 6:30pm Faith Formation Reconciliation Service-March 23rd 6:30pm Children’s Stations of the Cross- March 26th at 6:30pm Live Stations of the Cross -April 2nd at 2:30pm. Blessing of Food- April 3rd at 12pm Easter Egg Hunt (Parish Grounds) at 12:15pm May 1st- First Communion Retreat at 10:00am May Crowning May 1st and 2nd First Communion May 2nd at 11:15am April 27th- Faith Formation Closing Mass/Ice Cream Social at 6:30pm There will be no Faith Formation Classes April 4th -11th for Spring Break! Easter Basket Collection We are collecting Easter baskets for our Pantry guests again this year. We have 10 boys and 5 girls under the age of 12 that will be needing baskets. We are asking each grade to bring in different items. The guests will be receiving their baskets on March 29th. Any extra collections will be passed out at the SFSM food pantry. Here is a list of items needed: Kindergarten and 1st grade – small $1 store toy/candy 2nd/3rd grade- candy/Easter basket 4th/5th grade- Easter basket/$1 stuffed animal 6th grade- $1 store toy/stuffed animal/chocolate bunny 7th/8th grade -chocolate bunny/candy/Easter grass All donations are greatly appreciated :) We have a collection box located in front of the Faith Formation Closet. Please have all donations in by March 27th Our Confirmation students will be putting the baskets together on March 28th. The guests will be receiving their baskets on March 29th

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L i t u r g y & P r a y e r

PRAY FOR THOSE IN THE MILITARY

Phoebe Malkowicz Adam S. Girardot Andrew Richards Sgt Ethan Jacob MC2 Jeffery Richardson Paul Raska SN Michael DeClercq Fr. Tomek Maka, Lt. YNSN Jay Zebelian

Bob Agius Mary Agius Henry Anderson Emma Beckham Gary Bianchi James Bieck Andy Bommarito Marjorie Brohl Donna Chumbler Joan Condon Carol Fogal Jacob Gordon James Gottschalk David Grudzinski Baby Tucker Hale Baby Will Haskin (King) Peggy Havelt Bill Holloway Colleen King Amos Kinnard Alex Landuyt Rachel Landuyt Donald Laskowski Agnes Maa Carl Malcolm

Eva Malcolm Camarritta Marshall Bonnie McNichol Richard McMurray Matthew Moreton Sapi Patau’ave Maria Paukofe Patricia Palazuk Donna Price Mike Rajami Ray Rivard Joseph Roberts Nancy Roy Michelle Schapman Jake Schmidt Steve Shore Marge Stelzer Kera (Witt) Streeter Donna Szyska Beth Tandesky Anna Viaene Darlene Voight Jan Vore

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED OF OUR PRAYERS ESPECIALLY ……… Please call the Parish Office at 586-784-5966 to add or update list . For information on Prayer Shawls please contact Pat Grudzinski at 586-784-5123

Readings for the Week of March 21, 2021 Sunday Fifth Sunday of Lent Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15; Heb 5:7-9; Jn 12:20-33 Scrutiny Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 Monday Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Jn 8:1-11 Tuesday Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop

Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-18, 19-21; Jn 8:21-30

Wednesday Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56; Jn 8:31-42 Thursday Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 Friday Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7; Jn 10:31-42 Saturday Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13; Jn 11:45-56 Sunday Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16; Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mk 14:1—15:47or 15:1-39

Wednesday, March 24, 2021 9:00 AM +Senaida Perez Requested by Marv and Mary Wolak Friday, March 26, 2021 9:00 AM +Thomas McFee Requested by Edward Ochylski Saturday, March 20, 2021 4:00 PM +Margaret Sitek Requested by Pat Conger Sunday, March 21, 2021 11:15 AM +Robert King Requested by the Hunsucker Family

Enroll in Kroger Community Rewards for your Parish

While grocery shopping at Kroger you an help your parish earn $$$. Every time you use your Kroger card we get a percentage of the money you spend. We receive a check from Kroger quarterly. This quarter with only 44 participating parishion-ers the check is $150. You will still receive your gas points in addition to helping your parish. Register at: Kroger.com/community rewards. Have your Kroger card ready while you register. When it asks where you would like your rewards to go; enter St Mary Mystical Rose or VY947. You can join any time and do not have to renew it every year! Ask your family to register St Mary Mystical Rose also.