As we begin the 3rd week od Lent, we may need

a word of encouragement with our resolutions.

We may even be looking for something more or

different to do. Here are some suggestions.

GIVE IT UP FOR LENT - Giving up something we like

during Lent can be a reminder of the importance of

God in our lives. Every time we refrain from eating

candy, watching television, drinking alcohol or doing

something else we enjoy, we have an opportunity to

express our desire to love and draw near to God.

A ROSARY-A-DAY IN LENT - A simple but powerful

practice is praying the rosary. In its prayers and

mysteries, the rosary fosters contemplation on the life

of Christ. It only takes about twenty minutes a day.

CHANGE THE STATION - The Stations of the Cross can

be prayed with a group or privately—even at home.

As the Stations remind us of the harsh reality Jesus

endured for us, they increase our compassion for

those who suffer today.

BE RECONCILED TO GOD - As Lent encourages us to

take an honest look at our lives as Christians, it is a

perfect time to receive the Sacrament of

Reconciliation. It not only helps us face the truth, it

assures us that God, through the Church, grants us

healing forgiveness.

GIVE THANKS - We may not think of Lent as a time of

thanksgiving, but think about it: God became human

in order to make it possible for us to share in His own

divine life. In this holy season, Christians gather with

the whole Church to take seriously and celebrate

that great gift. Who wouldn't be grateful?

We are almost half way through Lent. A special word of

gratitude to all of our wonderful volunteers who work the Fish

Fry and all the hungry people who come to support us.

Join us for the Stations of the Cross, Wednesday Mass at noon

or one of the many Lenten opportunities we have here at St.

Thomas the Apostle!

March 7, 2021

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church 31530 Beechwood Garden City MI 48135 (734) 427-1533 Thomastheapostle.org

LENT SCHEDULE

Wednesdays during Lent

Mass 12:00 PM

Reconciliation 11:15-11:45 AM

(no Reconciliation on 3/10)

Eucharistic Adoration

Friday, March 5th

(following 8:30 AM Mass)

Lenten Penance Service

Tuesday, March 9th

1:00 PM & 7:00 PM

Palm Sunday

March 28th

PASCHAL TRIDUUM

Holy Thursday

Thursday, April 1st

7:00 PM Liturgy in Church

Followed by ADORATION

until 11 PM

Good Friday

Friday. April 2nd

12 PM Divine Mercy Chaplet

12:30 PM Rosary

1:00 PM Stations of the Cross

1:30 PM Celebration of the

Passion of the Lord

Holy Saturday

Saturday, April 3rd

Food Blessing at11:00 am in

Church

Easter Vigil Mass at 8:00 PM

(NO 4:30 PM Mass)

EASTER SUNDAY

Sunday, April 4th

9:00 AM and 11:00 AM Mass

Stations of the Cross

Fridays during Lent

3:00 PM & 7:00 PM

Fish Fry

Fridays during Lent

4:30—7:00 PM

Mass Times

Tuesday and Friday

8:30 am in Church

Saturday

4:30 pm in Church

Sunday

9:00 am and 11:00 am in

Church

Confessions will be heard

every Saturday at 3:30 pm

St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church Page 2 Garden City, Michigan

This N That by

Deacon Skip

Scripture Readings for the Week of March 7, 2021

There will be a

o n e - h o u r

E u c h a r i s t i c

Adoration along

with recitation of

t h e R o s a r y

following the 8:30 a.m. Mass on the

First Friday of each month.

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Sunday, March 7, 2021

Third Sunday of Lent

Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17; Ps 19:

8, 9, 10, 11; 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25 Scrutiny

Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Rom 5:1-2,

5-8; Jn 4: 5:42

Monday, March 8, 2021

Saint John of God, Religious

2 Kgs 5:1-15ab; Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4;

Lk 4:24-30

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Saint Frances of Rome, Religious

Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc,

8 and 9; Mt 18:21-35

Wednesday , March 10, 2021

Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20;

Mt 5:17-19

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9;

Lk 11:14-23

Friday, March 12, 2021

Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9,

10-11ab, 14 and 17; Mk 12:28-34

Saturday, March 13, 2021

Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab;

Lk 18:9-14

Sunday, March 14, 2021

Fourth Sunday of Lent

2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Ps 137:1-2, 3,

4-5, 6; Eph 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21 Scrutiny

1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23:1-3a,

3b-4, 5, 6; Eph 5:8-14; Jn: 1-41

St. Patrick's Day is almost upon us. This was Kathy's very special

day of the year. Her roots were very Irish, with a family tree that

goes back to Galway. If I have any Irish in me, someone in my

past has a lot of explaining to do.

Kathy and I did visit Ireland in 2001. In fact, we were the first

commercial flight out of the U.S. after 9/11. We hesitated

about going, but decided that the airports would be the safest

they would ever be. I will say it was a bit disarming to see a

young woman in her mid-20s, dressed in military fatigues, with

an attack dog on a leash and a sub-machine gun over her

shoulder, standing guard. That is an image that tends to stick in

a person's mind.

We did manage to make it to Blarney Castle and kiss the

Blarney Stone. That's not an east fete. To kiss the stone, a

person has to hang backwards and upside-down. An Irish

gentleman of substantial girth and weight is happy to sit on a

person's legs for a tip. I let Kathleen Ann Bernadette Sullivan go

first.

My big memory of St. Patrick's day is the infamous snow storm

of gigantic proportions. I'm 71 and counting and still waiting for

the storm. The snowstorm is a major urban myth from what I

can see. Of course, now that I've poo-pooed it, I'd lay in extra

food. For the record: the largest snowstorm in Detroit history

came in April, long before there were suburbs.

I've gotten back into the walking groove. I've made it back on

to Hines Drive. Surprisingly, the snow had not melted or

retreated much and there was a lot of flooding on the

pathway. It felt good to go walking without boots. Did not see

any animals, except for some geese, which seem to be every

where.

Don't forget the food pantry. Don't forget the right to life play-

pen.

3rd Sunday in Lent Page 3 March 7, 2021

Ministries Center

(734) 425-9771

Right to Life—Lifespan Baby Shower March 13 and 14

We are participating in the Right to

Life drop-in baby shower again this

year. You can put items you would

like to donate into the baby playpen

in the gathering space of the

Church. Your donation helps

bringing a new life into this world a little easier. Acts of Spiritual Communion

It has long been a Catholic understanding that

when circumstances prevent one from receiving

Holy Communion, it is possible to make an Act of

Spiritual Communion which is a source of grace.

Spiritual Communion means uniting one’s self in

prayer with Christ’s sacrifice and worshipping

him in his Body and Blood. The most common

reason for making an Act of Spiritual

Communion is when a person cannot attend

Mass. Acts of Spiritual Communion increase our

desire to receive sacramental Communion and

help us avoid the sins that would make us unable

to receive Holy Communion worthily.

A prayer for Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most

Holy Sacrament. I love you above all things and I desire to receive you

in my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive you

sacramentally, Come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace you as if you were already there

And unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.

Current food pantry needs

include: cans of soup,

ravioli, Manwich or beef

stew; grape or strawberry

jelly; laundry soap; paper

towels.

The food pantry is open every Thursday from

10am-12pm in the Ministries Building. If you would

like to receive items from the pantry, please call

(734) 425-9771.

We pray for our beloved

deceased parishioners, family

and friends who have passed

during the months of

September 2020 - February 2021

Charles Aquilina Sr.

Ann Berryman

Marguerite Boyce

Lorraine Demsky

Eugene Franckowiak

Wanda Jaskula

Richard Kleczynski

Marilyn Lelek

Thomas Libich

Margaret Love

Linda Miles

Helen Oliver

Boleslaw Ornatowski

Rosemary Pawlak

Esther Riley

Wanda Stachelski

Marie White

Norman Wiewiura

Monica Woltkamp

CELEBRATION OF BAPTISM We welcome

Ava Renee Holmes

Colton Matthew Iwinski

Miles Bradley Szczotka

into the St. Thomas the Apostle Church by the

Sacrament of Holy Baptism.

FISH FRY… AWESOME!

Thank you to everyone who supports

our “World Famous Fish Fry”. We are

having our Fish Fry every Friday during

Lent including Good Friday.

I can’t say thanks enough to all the

people that have been donating homemade baked

goods! Everything has been scrumptious! Keep them

coming every Friday after 7am in the Activities

Building!

We are averaging about 340 dinners per week and

we want that number to go up each week! Please

tell your friends and neighbors about our “World

Famous Fish Fry” and encourage them to come in

and get a hearty dinner!

God Bless and see you at the Fish Fry!

Jill Kolpacke

Tom Pociask

St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church Page 4 Garden City, Michigan

Worship Schedule March 13 & 14, 2021 MINISTERS SAT 4:30 PM SUN 9:00 AM SUN 11:00 AM

CELEBRANT FATHER DONALD

ARCHAMBAULT CAPUCHIN

FATHER DONALD

ARCHAMBAULT

ALTAR

SERVERS JERRY KOWALCZYK JOHN GALDES KENNEDY FEE

EXTRAORDINARY

MINISTERS

OF THE

EUCHARIST

CANDY HENRY

LINDA LUDTKE

FRANK TOFIL

GAIL COZZAGLIO

DEBBIE FULAN

JOAN PLAMER

TEREZE AULA

DAVID MESZAROS

MISSY TAYLOR

LECTORS

SACRISTAN CAROL STEC BOB PROKOP

MASS

INTENTIONS

+EUGENE FRANCKOWIAK

+KATHY VANSTREAIN

+MARY ANN DOMANSKI

+RYAN NESBITT

+GIOVANNI AND ELENA

MONTEBELLI

+AUDREY MOCADLO

+MARGUERITE BOYCE

+ALEXANDER & CARMELLA

CHOMIUK

Weekday Masses March 8-12, 2021 Tuesday, March 9

8:30 am…………….CHURCH

BOB PAUL

+WARREN DEVEREUX

+WILLIAM AND SOPHIE LAMAR

+AUDREY MOCADLO

Wednesday, March 10

8:30 am…………….CHURCH

+GIOVANNI AND ELENA MONTEBELLI

Friday, March 12

8:30 am…………….CHURCH +JULIEN LANDRUM

Bulletin Editor

Sandy.Mulcahy@thomastheapostle.org

Bulletin article deadline is Monday before the

issue date by 12:00 p.m. During holidays articles

must be submitted two Mondays before issue.

All articles and submissions are subject to

approval and editing.

ARE YOU REGISTERED AT ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE?

If you have been looking for a new parish we

would appreciate you considering St. Thomas the

Apostle as your parish. Stop by the Parish Center

and fill out a registration form or download one

from our website www.thomastheapostle.org.

You can stop by the office, or put it in the

collection basket at Mass. Young adults over 18

should be registered on their own registration

form.

Weekend Collection

February 27 & 28, 2021 Envelope contributions: $5,502.00 Loose contributions: 309.05

___________ Total Sunday Offertory $5,811.05

Budgeted per week $10,404.00 Below the budgeted amount -4,592.95 Total # of envelopes 195 Average envelope contribution $29.80 SPECIAL COLLECTIONS GIFT TO GOD $ 125.00 Utility $ 125.00 Flowers $ 20.00 __________ TOTAL $ 270.00

Thank you for your support and may God bless you! Please remember St. Thomas the Apostle when writing

your will.

3rd Sunday in Lent Page 5 March 7, 2021

Ainsworth, Karen

Ainsworth, Ron Akwaegbu, Kingsley Ejike

Altizer, Brynn

Armstrong, Sean

Arsenault, Cathy

Arsenault, Fran

Asini, Eloho

Asini, Margaret

Bargardi, Carl

Bargardi, Frances

Bartlett, Carol

Baumgardner, Patty

Boyak, Carolyn

Bufalini, Rose

Burdis, Cathy

Burke, Larry

Burrell, Fred

Burris, Nikita

Burris Family

Carol and Ronnie

Chicila, Pam

Cunningham, John

Daughtery, Jeff

DeGrande, Colleen

DeGrande, Sam

DiVitto, Rita

Esson, Pat

Farr, Viola

Galdes, Julie

Gau, Sandy

Grant, Donald

Hamm, Jo

Hayes, Jacqueline

Henry, Bernadine

Herlihy, Patrick

Hrlic, Charlene

Hriic, Charles

Humphrey, Dawn

Irwin, Mary

Jones, Marie

Kietur, Deanna

Koslosky, Alphonse

Kusluski, Walter

Larry, Bruce

Levoir, Lorraine

Luther, Brian

Lynn, William

Maddix, Erin

Malek, Thomas

Malish, Rosemary

Malone, Della

Marchand, Susan

Marsh, Bob

Mathison, Bonnie

Mathison, Jackie

Mayfield, Sally

McGrath, Jim

Maddix, Erin

McNarney, Teresa

Merritt, Dan

Miklousich, Lena

Mirabitur, Timmy

Mocadlo, Jim, Sr.

Mocadlo, Jimmy

Murray, Colleen

Nantz, Janice

Needham, Jim

Newman, Theresa

Niemczewski, Gordon

Palucki, Rachel

Pardo, Charel

Parker, Sharon

Pastula, Shirley

Perreira, Dennis

Persondek, Cristina

Pietszak, Carol

Pryce, Mary Ann

Radford, Magdalen

(Maggie)

Rawlings, Therese

Robertson, Michael

Rodgers, Hiedi

Romanowski, Ronald

Saenz, Carlos

Sanregret, Anna

Serafini, Loretta

Shankin, JoAnne

Skorupa, Peter

Smitt. Deb

Sokol, Dennis J.

Stacherski, Ann

Staudacher, Jason

Summet, Fred

Szura, Samantha

Tetreau, Audrey

Thomas, Michael

Tomasi, Jack

Turner, Sandy

Vaughn, Kelly

Wood, Virginia

Woodward, Todd

Wysocki, Ken

Zonca, Barbara

Ziolkowski, Norm

Deceased members of the Ajlouny & Blaty families

Loving memory of Aunt Loretta Brandt

In Loving Memory of Walter and Mary Burdis

Memory of Sgt. Bryan Burgess Deceased and live members of the Butka & Wojtkowiak family

Loving memory of Coach Dave Cain

Loving Memory of Herman Cain

Special Intention DAK

In loving memory of Gorny & Kushnir family

Loving memory of Jessie & Chester Gugala

In loving memory of Bob & Ann Hoelscher

Kapanke-Omilian Families

Deceased Members of the Kattula Family

In memory of Madeline, Frank & Michael Mangold

In loving memory of Aline Mele

In Loving Memory of John R. Mondro

Loving Memory of Jerry Moynahan

Deceased members of The Musolino & Wilson Families

Angel Dr. Dominic J. Noonan

Angel Danny P. Pepera

My loving wife of 66 years, Mary J. Pepera

In loving memory of Joseph Potter

Deceased members of Pattock & Stuecken families

In Memory of Richard & Eleanor Reed

In loving memory of Kathy Rodgers

In loving memory of Edward and Helen Romanowski

Deceased members of Szuba-Balawajder family

In loving memory of Jerome Tesarz

Deceased members of the Ulivi & Preville family

Memory of Bob, Millie, Judy, Collette Warner

Loving Memory of Sherwood & Carolyn Webber

In loving memory of William E. Wilson

Loving Memory of Mitchel Yount

In loving memory of Mary Zarzycki

Please Pray For...

Pray for the First Saturday Memorial Association from July 2020-June 30, 2021

Ainsworth, Amber Ainsworth, Raymond

Angelovic, Adrian Angelovic, George

Ardinger, Stephanie Baumgardner, AJ

Becker, Justin Bregand, David

Brozek, Timothy Campbell, Mary

Canfield, Chaz Chokr, Jamel

Cinka, Jonathan Coatsworth, Michael

Comment, Scott Dempsey, Joseph

DiCicco, Bill Dwyer, Tyler

Ellsworth, Justin Fisher,Bob

Gentilia, Anthony Goudeseune, Russell

Griglio, Matthew Kashou, Christopher

Laichalk, Robert Logan, Jonathon

Logan, Sean Patrick Logan, Jeff

Masiarak, Luke McHale, Sgt. Shawn

McCarville, William E. McGahan, Wade

McGaw, Douglas Meadows, Erin

Miller, Maj. David C. Mondoux, Ian

Moody, Samantha Murray, Daniel

Nguyen, Staff Sgt. Truonq Ohannesian, Brandon

Pastula, Michael Thomas Persondek, Michael

Porcaro, Jeff Preba, Danny

Rosa, Brian J. Rosa, Douglas J.

Rousseau, Philip Sheko, Destiny

Smith, David Smitt, David

Spiczka, Cathy Spiczka, Greg

Sparrow, Justin Spohr, Raymond

Squires, Derek Szerszen, Michael

Steenburg, Patrick Waldo, Michael

Tesarz, Ian Michael Wiertella, Jonathan

Webb, Brian

Witt, Christopher

Pray for those Serving in the Military

St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church Page 6 Garden City, Michigan

Missy Taylor

Director of Religious Formation & Coordinator of Youth Ministry

RELIGIOUS FORMATION Our students have been very busy working on their Religious

Formation lessons at home! During the season of Lent, they are

creating a Cross of Mercy that contains all the Corporal and Spiritual

Works of Mercy they are completing; and their very own Stations of

the Cross to pray at home. Please take a look at their progress! So

proud of what these

children and their families

have been able to

accomplish together!

GOD IS SO GOOD!!!

Our nex t P R AYER

SERVICE/MATERIALS PICK-

UP is next Monday, March 15th at 6:00pm in the

church! Look forward to seeing you all then!