pastor - st. patrick catholic school, carleton michigan · through the precepts of the catholic...

Pastor

Fr. Steve Mateja

Deacon Emeritus

Rev. Mr. George Cousino

December 24, 2017

Mission Statement:

We, with the Guidance of the Holy Trinity, The Blessed Virgin Mary, and the Communion of Saints, endeavor to spread and live the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to assist one another

through the precepts of the Catholic Faith in attaining eternal salvation.

DIVINE GRACE

CATHOLIC PARISH

2996 W. LABO ROAD

CARLETON, MI 48117

PHONE

734-654-2500

FAX

734-654-6594

EMAIL

[email protected]. [email protected]

WEBSITE

www.divinegrace.weconnect.com

DIVINE GRACE PARISH

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday 4:00 pm at St. Patrick

Sunday 8:00 am at St. Joseph

Sunday 11:00 am at St. Patrick

Monday NO MASS

Tuesday 7:00 pm at St. Patrick

Wednesday 8:00 am at St. Joseph

Thursday 8:00 am at St. Patrick

Friday 11:00 am at St. Patrick

(School Mass)

First Saturday 8:00 am

at St. Joseph

CONFESSIONS

Saturday at 3:00 pm at St. Patrick

First Wednesday after 8:00 am Mass at St. Joseph

(Or by Appointment)

Christmas Mass Schedule

Regular Weekend schedule (Not Optional)

Saturday, December 23 - 4pm (SP)

Sunday, December 24 - 8AM (SJ)

11AM (SP)

Christmas Eve Masses - 4PM (SP)

7PM (SP)

Christmas Day Masses - 8AM (SJ)

11am (SP)

*Please note that this year January 1, Holy Mary

Mother of God is not a Holy Day of Obligation.

Divine Grace Catholic Parish, Carleton

Believe...with Father Steve

Merry Christmas to you and to your family! This day is a day to rejoice and to celebrate in the

birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Without His birth we have nothing. Zero. Zip. Zilch. Think back on

Christmas’ of yesteryear…what was your favorite gift you ever received? Now imagine if mom and

dad gave you absolutely nothing. What a tragic Christmas that would be. Without Jesus we have

NOTHING. We have no hope of salvation; we have no joy; we have no peace. But Jesus has come—

He has conquered sin and death and He has brought us joy, peace, and the possibility of salvation.

But we must come to Him, accept Him, and live for Him in order to receive this great gift of Heav-

en—though it is a free gift. Our Blessed Savior, Jesus Christ, did not have to become a man but

chose to. He chose to come for you, and for me. He became a baby to die on the cross to wipe away our sins.

As the world outside has lost its understanding of the meaning of Christmas, we as believers in the Lord Jesus

must strive to be bright examples of Jesus’ light in the world. That isn’t meant to be some pious platitude—that is

meant to be a reality. The culture at large has heard the Gospel message that Jesus is Lord and has chosen to deny

it and live lives contrary to the Christian faith. If we as faithful Catholics live the faith even more fully our world

can and will change.

--Family Traditions--

What are your family traditions for Christmas? Many of us have many different things we may do with our families

during the holiday season. One of ours is to sing the 12 Days of Christmas Song. Jesus too was born into a family.

He was not just planted on the Earth out of nowhere. But given a home with a mother and a father. Though our

family situations are different in so many ways, the holidays always seem to bring us together (either for better or

worse). This Christmas season as we gather together let's be mindful of praying as a family and invoking the name of

Jesus...especially before our meal.

I am also very cognizant of the fact that many of us do not enjoy the Christmas season at all. Primarily because it

reminds us of heartache and Christmas’ long ago when we had someone special in our lives. You especially will be on

my heart and in my prayers as I offer the Holy Sacrifice on Christmas Day.

--Thank you from the bottom of my heart--

A very special thank you to everyone who has expressed their love and concern for me. I am doing well, but I am

relying on your prayers. Thank you also for all of the cards and gifts that everyone has given to me—I am so grateful

for the love that you show to Jesus by loving me—your priest.

Please know of my prayers for each of you in a special way at Christmas. Not exactly knowing what the future may

hold for me, my health, and what God has in store for me I beg your prayers for me too. I love this parish so deeply

and will raise you all up in prayer as we move through this next chapter in our storied history.

In the Heart of Jesus and Mary,

Father Steve

If you are making a pledge and wish to use electronic

refunds, please contact your financial institution regarding a deposit to the

parish. Unfortunately, we are unable to do electronic transfers at this time.


Divine Grace Prayer Chain

Anyone wishing to be part of Divine Grace

prayer chain or have someone prayed

for please call Cathy 587-2141 or Mary

654-2047 or email: [email protected]

This Week in Our ParishSunday, December 24

7:00 pm AA Meeting (Madonna Hall) Monday, December 25

NO MASS

Tuesday, December 26

NO MASS

Wednesday, December 27

NO MASS

Thursday, December 28

NO MASS

Friday, December 29 NO MASS

Saturday, December 30

4:00 pm (SP) +John Illes by Irene Szydlowski +Kathy Powers by Roger & Rose Post & Friends & Family

+Shirley McLaughlin by Wayne McLaughlin

Sunday, December 31

8:00 am (SJ) +Janet Chalupka by Family

+Earl and Pauline Younglove by Larry & Jean Grubb

+For the People of Divine Grace Parish

11:00 am (SP) +Rochelle Basinger by Philip and Theresa Harrington

+Helen Cuthbert by Mary Sue Terrasi +Priscilla Reiser by Henry Pyzynski 7:00 pm AA Meeting (Madonna Hall)

Please note that all Divine Grace Parish functions using our facilities must be reserved through the

PARISH OFFICE ONLY at 654-2500

Liturgical Schedule for December 30 & 31, 2017

Barb Basinger Pat Blackmore

Ida Blaser Jeanette Bodine

Lynette Cole

Nora Devine

Carl Feaganes

Izabella Gutierrez

Janice Hunt Abby (Brittain) Keating

Joyce King

Sandra McIntosh

Barb Neidinger Terry Sachs

Hunter Salenbien

Dale Straub

Janice Straub

David Totten

Sharron Totten

Ron Waltz

Elyse Wickenheiser Herman Wickenheiser

Robert Wotta

God Bless

Our Service

Men and Women

Gerald Borawski, U.S. Army

Alexander Brant, U.S. Air Force

Kimberley Brant, U.S. Air Force

Anthony Cook, U.S. Air Force

Kyle Emerick, U.S. Air Force

Paul Lefere, U.S. Air Force

Douglas Vadasz, U.S. Air Force

Carissa Warren, U.S. Air Force

Robert Warren, U.S. Air Force

Thomas Warren, U.S. Air Force

Sundays of Adoration

and Q&A

· First Sunday Adoration & Benediction after Mass

· Third Sunday Q&A time with Fr. Steve

after Mass

· Questions Drop into the collection basket

Mass Reader EMHC Altar Servers

Usher Sacristan

4:00 pm

D. Janssens

M. Burger S. Niedermeyer

C. Bradley

J. Illes

C. Johns

E. Johns

J. VanDevelde

J. Belinky

A. Blackmore

T. Blackmore

E. HEdges

K. Motyka

R. Motyka

8:00 am

D. Gerweck

D. Martell K. Olson

S. Busen

S. Cousino

J. Eby

K. Eby

A. Giarmo

D. Hoffman

D. Meyer J. Stevens

L. VanDaele

A. Giarmo

11:00 am

N. Vadasz

P. Liedeldel P. LiededelF. Vallade

ldede

M. Bruck

A. Goins

D. Kuti L. Monske

A. Wickenheiser

K. Kerrnyo

D. Kujawa

M. Langton

P. Wickenheiser

F. Vallade

Host families for the

Traveling Vocations Chalice

Dec 23/24 - Dec 30/31 Host family needed

Dec 30/31 - Jan 6/7 Host family needed

Jan 6/7 - Jan 13/14 Host Family needed

Christmas Liturgical Schedule

Christmas Eve Mass 4:00pm (SP) Reader: B. Mitchell Altar Servers: J. Illes, G. Iott NEED 2

EMHC: M. Dobberstein, R. Motyka, K. Motyka, S. Niedermeyer. Sacristan: R. Motyka, K. Motyka

Ushers: NEED 4

Christmas Eve Mass 7:00pm (SP) Reader: NEED 1

Altar Servers: J. Vandevelde, S. Cousino, B. Cousino, A. Giarmo, C. Bradley

EMHC: P. Liedel, B. Stein NEED 2

Sactristan: NEED 1

Ushers: Rock Langton NEED 3

Christmas Day Mass 8:00am (SJ) Reader: D. Gerweck

Altar Servers: NEED 4

EMHC: L. Vandevelde, C. Wagner NEED 2

Sacristan: D. Gerweck

Ushers: NEED 4

Christmas Day Mass 11:00am (SP) Reader: J. Zawacki Altar Servers: L. Monske NEED 3

EMHC: R. Dylenski, N. Vadasz NEED 2

Sactristan: NEED 1

Ushers: NEED 4

Contribution Envelopes

Please remember to put your full name on your

offertory envelopes. As the numbers change each year , it

is much easier to ensure proper credit for your donations

Retreat for Men : First Call This is the first call for the men of the parish to make

the annual retreat at Saint Paul's retreat center on the

weekend of Jan 19-21,2018. There retreat theme this

year is "Called by Name: Living Faithfully in Deed and

in Truth." Don't miss out on this wonderful

experience of spiritual and physical renewal. Call

Elton Hedges at 734-735-7816 or Dan Gerweck at

734-625-0147 to make reservation or call the retreat

center at 313-286-2801 or register online at

stpaulretreat.org

Your Christmas Offering As we embark on these last few

weeks of the calendar year and pre-

pare for the Christmas Season, please

take a moment to pray about your

Christmas Offertory to Divine Grace

Parish. Please prayerfully consider a financial gift of

any denomination to Divine Grace Parish made in

thanksgiving to God for the grace and blessings He has

so generously provided to you and your family over the

past year. Your generosity enables the parish to

provide for the spiritual needs of its parishioners;

provide numerous ministries and services; as well as ,

provide outreach to the local community.

Like any organization, Divine Grace Parish incurs a

number of operating expenses such as utility bills;

property insurance; maintenance and repairs;

employee salaries, wages and benefits, such as health

insurance and retirement. Weekly offertory collections

in addition to parish fundraisers and your Christmas

Offertory/ Gift are the primary means by which the

parish covers its operating expenses.

Your Christmas Offertory / Gift to the parish

will not incur the usual 7.0% Archdiocesan

assessment. Therefore, 100% of your “Christmas

Offertory / Gift remains with Divine Grace Par-

ish.

When giving, please be sure to use your Christmas

Offertory Envelope or write Christmas Offertory / Gift

on an envelope and place in the offertory collection

basket until December 31st.

Once again, thank you for the continued support and

prayers for your parish.

'The St. Vincent dePaul Society owes

the parishioners of Divine Grace a big

" T H A N K Y O U ” f o r y o u r

continued support. The first "THANK

YOU" is for your support of the raffle

of our 5 themed baskets and a LA Z BOY. Joe Diaz,

Mike Yates, J Blackmore, Debbie O’Leary, and

Deanna Burke each won a basket. Brian O’Rourke won

the LA Z BOY. You purchased a lot of tickets. The

weather was against us but you still came out for us.

The second "THANK YOU" is for the

generous collection in November. The third

"THANK YOU" is for the generosity you have shown

toward the "GIVING TREE. “. All the gifts are in and

we are preparing for the delivery of those gifts to i5

families in our community. Of course, your generosity

was on display again. Our group appreciates the fact

that you are always there for us in our endeavors.

A "HEARTFELT THANK YOU” from us.

The St. Vincent dePaul Society



Merry Christmas to all of our members and visitors from the entire

Parish Staff. We are delighted that you have joined us for Mass on this great

feast, and we hope that you will return to pray with us often. As a Church

community, we offer lots of services to our members in addition to our

weekly worship. If you have moved into the area, we invite you to become a member. Feel free to call the Parish office at 734-654-2500 or email us at

[email protected] if you would like to join or have

questions about our Parish. May Christ be born in your heart anew this day, and may his Spirit grow in you

all throughout the New Year.


St. Patrick Catholic School

SUCCESS Every Day for Every Child!

Mission Statement: St. Patrick Catholic School provides a unique spiritual and educational environment which fosters a family community of Christians. Students are empowered to reach their full potential through a rigorous curriculum and enrichment activities. We live by our faith, apply knowledge, and commit to serve.

This Week at St. Patrick School

Daily Advent Prayer

Principal Mr. Lenze reading to Mrs. Fisk’s

Class


Divine Grace Parish Principal: Carl Lenze 654-2522

[email protected]

Director of Religious Education & RCIA Coordinator: Janice Doederlein 654-6444

[email protected]

Director of Music: Curtis Posuniak 1-248-593-1034

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday: 3:00 p.m. until all are heard at St. Patrick

Registered Parishioners

In order to be considered a registered parishioner you must be receiving offertory envelopes. Anyone 18 years of age and older should register with the parish office as soon as possible.

Sacrament of Baptism

You must be a registered parishioner (receiving envelopes) attending Mass regularly, and take Baptismal Preparation Class. (Please notify the rectory prior to the child’s birth.)

Sacrament of Marriage

You must be a registered (receiving envelopes) and active member of Divine Grace Parish for at least six months before a wedding date will be scheduled. Weddings will take place six months or more after scheduling the date. If your marriage does not take place, there will be a wedding preparation fee.

Pastoral Care of the Sick and Homebound

Notify the Parish Office of illness, hospitalization or nursing home status as soon as possible.

Bulletin Email: [email protected]

Bulletin Deadline: Articles and inserts must be received by email no later than Friday, 12 noon 2 weeks prior and must provide the dates desired for publication.

(No inserts will be done on Holiday weekends or when the parish office is closed.)

Announcements by email no later than Wednesday 12 noon before the weekend desired.

The Nativity of the Lord

Take a moment to contemplate the symbols of the sea-

son. The crèche tells us the Gospel stories: first from

Luke, which details the human birth in a lowly stable and

the angels' message to shepherds; and later from Mat-

thew, which describes the arrival of Magi who signify that

God's salvation extends to all. The angels stand as her-

alds of the good news, an emblem for each of us on this

solemn feast of our own duty to spread the message that

Christ is born and saves us from our sins. The tree stands

as a symbol of life, its green branches unfading even in

the winter cold, just as God's life remains in us even

though our human form should die. The wreath made of

evergreens reminds us that God is one, without beginning

or end. The candles recall the birth of him who is forever

the Light of the world. Today, we celebrate the fact that

God came to earth as a beautiful, innocent infant who re-

jects no one. We rejoice this day in the birth of Christ!

And tonight, we remember that Jesus Christ came into

this world quietly, humbly, and gracefully, an example of

how we should live our lives.

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