SACRAMENTS

St. Therese Parish

102 W. RANDOLPH

Lansing, MI 48906

www.sttherese.org

Parish Office Hours: Monday—Thursday 9:00a.m.—5:00 p.m.

(Closed Noon—1:00 p.m. for lunch)

Friday 9:00 a.m.—Noon

CONTACTS:

Parish Office

Ph: 487-3749

Fax: 487-3755

Fr. John Fain, Pastor

Deacon David Borzenski, Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA),

Adult Faith Formation 487-0478

Bianca Murray, Secretary (Press 0)

Sue Benjamin, Business Manager (Press 1)

Dean Jong, M.M., Director of Music & Liturgy (Press 2)

Jay Jong, Coordinator of Youth Ministry

Patricia Droste, Children’s Religious Education 487-3730

Secretary: Ramona Aguinaga

After Hours Emergency 487-3711

(For the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick)

St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry 482-0765

Welcome to St. Therese! We are so happy that you have joined us for this Mass celebration. If you’ve been away for a while, we know coming back to the church may not have been easy for you, but we are glad you are here.

MEMBERSHIP HAS ITS BENEFITS!

Becoming a member of the St. Therese Parish brings you into a family of Families, a network of loving individuals called together with a divine purpose—becoming Saints. By registering, you are giving us the gift of knowing you, understanding your needs and helping establish you into a group within St. Therese that will best fit what you are looking for. Come to the Parish Office or visit the Information Desk in the Social Room for a registration packet. If you are new to the area, please stop into the Parish Office and introduce yourself. We look forward to getting to know you!

Congratulations to our newly baptized:

Quinn Cornell, daughter of Scott & Lauren Cornell

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 3:15 p.m. or by appointment

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Actively participating members who are interested in receiving the Sacrament of Marriage should contact the parish office at least nine months prior to the desired date.

SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK Communal Celebrations take place at weekend liturgies in the spring. Watch the bulletin for details.

LITURGY SCHEDULE: Saturday 4:30 p.m. Sunday 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Weekdays: (see inside bulletin)

HOLY DAY SCHEDULE: Call 487-3749 (press 9)

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Baptismal forms are located in the Parish Office. Please complete the forms, turn in as directed, and we will contact you for an appointment.

TENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME — June 11—17, 2018

Monday — St. Barnabas, Apostle; Acts 11: 21b-26; 13: 1-3; Mt 5: 1-12 8:00 a.m. SVDP Food Truck Delivery 8:30 a.m. † Mass Chuck Braun/Carol Fox

Tuesday — 1 Kgs 17: 7-16; Mt 5: 13-16 8:30 a.m. † Mass Joseph, Barbara, & Dorothy Sipka /Frances & Winell Rogers 6:00 p.m. Catholic Information Series 6:30 p.m. T.O.P.S. Wednesday — St. Anthony of Padua, Priest & Doctor of the Church; 1 Kgs 18: 20-39; Mt 5: 17-19 8:30 a.m. NO SERVICE 1:00 p.m. Library Ministry 6:30 p.m. Guitar Ensemble Rehearsal Thursday — 1 Kgs 18: 41-46; Mt 5: 20-26 4:00 p.m. Ministers to the Homebound: Time of Reflection/Training 5:30 p.m. Rosary 6:00 p.m. † Mass Joanne Schied/Sue Benjamin

7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal Friday — 1 Kgs 19—9a, 11-16; Mt 5: 27-32 8:30 a.m. † Mass Anne Kicas/Scott & Carol Wright Saturday — 1 Kgs 19: 19-21; Mt 5: 33-37 3:15 p.m. Confessions 4:30 p.m. † Mass Neva Schmitt/Larry & Joan Hengesbach

7:00 p.m. N.A. Sunday — Ez 17: 22-24; 2 Cor 5: 6-10; Mk 4: 26-34

Father’s Day 8:30 a.m. Mass People of the Parish 9:30 a.m. Library OPEN 10:30 a.m. † Mass Billy Hundt/Family

7:00 p.m. A.A.

STEWARDSHIP - 2017-18 (548 Env. Issued) Sunday & Egive 6/3/2018 Env. Used: 164 $ 11,656.84 Sunday Collection Budgeted $483,600.00 Year-to-Date Budgeted $455,700.00 Year-to-Date Actual $468,180.46 Above Budget $ 12,480.46 Budgeted Each Week $ 9,300.00 Children’s Env. $ 7.00

Our Lady of Lourdes Circle will be meeting at Reno's North June 13th at 1:00pm, for a prayerful meal. Next meeting will be the second Wednesday in September.

We have hired a new Director of Religious

Education for St. Therese Parish. She is Stephanie Smith of

Westphalia. Stephanie is currently a 6th grade teacher at St.

Paul School in Owosso. She will begin her new position at

St. Therese on June 29. Pat Droste will continue as the DRE

until that time. During the month of June, Pat and Stephanie

will work together so that Stephanie can understand her new

position.

Just an update on the Witness to Hope Campaign.

As you recall, our parishioners pledged $967,080 to the

campaign. Disbursements will be made quarterly as

parishioners pay their pledges off. Most members of our

parish made one-time gifts or five year pledges. In April, we

received our first disbursement from the Diocese of Lansing.

It was $96,000. This amount enabled us to put a new roof on

the gym. We’ve started work on the Sacrarium project,

which hopefully will be completed soon. We have begun

work on the new Sound System in Fr. Murray Hall. The

project will take longer than anticipated because there is

some abatement work that needs to be done. Also, we have

decided to add a ceiling projector to the project. This will

enable us to conduct more effective presentations in Fr.

Murray Hall. We have purchased a Zero Turn Lawn Mower.

This is enabling our volunteers to cut our big lawn more

efficiently. The Finance Committee would also like to add

$100,000 to our Educational Endowment Fund. These funds

are used to pay for Religious Education, Youth Ministry and

Adult Education Programs. Thank you to everyone who

contributed to the Witness to Hope Campaign. If you made a

pledge, you will receive reminders from the Diocese of

Lansing.

We are in the process of planning for our annual

raffle drawing which is part of the St. Therese Parish Feast

Day Celebration in the Fall. We are looking for donations of

prizes for the raffle drawing. In the past, parishioners have

donated vacation prizes or gift card collections or wooden

hand-made crafts. If you can donate a prize for this Fall’s

raffle, please contact Sue Benjamin in the Business Office.

Fr. John Fain

St. Michael Men’s Club barbecue will be June 13 at 2:30 PM followed by a short meeting afterwards at the home of Dennis Howland.

Many thanks to all of you who took part in my retirement parties on Sunday. Everything from the lovely reception, being wished well by so many of you, and the many cards and gifts I received are very heartfelt. I am so thankful. God bless all of you.

Pat Droste

You are invited to join thousands of faithful Catholics from all 77 parishes in the diocese for an all day gathering that will be comprised of three main events: an outdoor Eucharistic Procession from St. Mary Cathedral in Lansing to the Breslin

Center in East Lansing (9:00 to 11:30), the Assembly Gathering featuring inspiring speakers and music (1:00 to 4:30), and an All-Diocesan Mass (4:30 to 6:00). Admission is FREE, but advance registration is required because space is limited! To register, go to madeforhappiness.org or contact one of our parish captains for assistance:

Steve and Leslie Schultz: 517-256-3704

Maria Cosper: 517-626-7148

Ron Margetin: 517-896-2111

Our Social Ministry

June 11—17, 2018

Are YOU willing to become a

Eucharistic Minister to the Sick and Homebound?

A Time of Training, Prayer, Discussion and Commissioning on Thursday, June 14 beginning at 4:00 pm

and concluding with re/commissioning at the 6:00 pm Mass will

prepare and enable you to become one. If you need more

information, please call dave at 487-0478 or 331-5765.

Remember those items for the Blessing Bags!

We will assemble the Blessing Bags early in July and have them

available for you to take to the street corners of Lansing! You

will find the list of items at each of the exits.

“Let the children come to me.” (Matt 19:14) We are doing just that and….. the success of our Open Doors Tutoring Program has created the need for more Tutors! What does success look like, you ask?

Kids are growing in the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in their own classrooms and homes

Kids are having fun

Kids are being loved Would you please consider making yourself available to our growing population of kids? And we still could use snacks and drinks for the little ones, too. Please contact Leslie Ozanich, Katie Rios or Dave Borzenski; we’ll show you what a difference YOU can make.

Just Neighbors summer picnic on Wednesday, June 27 beginning at 5:00 pm at Hildebrandt Park Housing Community playground (gather at St. Therese playground first). Stay tuned for more details. Also, put on your calendars, (change alert!!) Wednesday July 25 and Wednesday, August 15.

The Giving Tree Farm can still use more of your flats and trays and

pots after you have planted your own garden! A container is

set out for them at the southeast corner of the Parish Garage

(near the Food Pantry) until Father’s Day (next weekend), June

17. The disabled who assist at the Farm will re-use them with

amazing results! Thank you!

Our Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

Let us (this is everyone’s responsibility) get some more Inquirers NOW, please!!! Though it’s never not the time, please be particularly watchful now for those around you (family, neighbors, friends, workmates) who question about: Jesus, God, life, faith, spirituality, Catholicism. THESE are Inquirers who might appreciate knowing that they are not alone in their search for answers.

Our Adult Faith Formation Even though we enter “Ordinary”/Counted Time again, Sundays are anything but “ordinary;” we are anything but “ordinary!” We have plenty to share when we invite others to ReConnect to the Body of Christ. Just look at what our community of faith has in store for those who want to return to a relationship with Jesus Christ through St. Therese of Lisieux Parish.

Open Doors Tutoring: Reopens on Monday, June 25

Ministers of the Eucharist to the Homebound: Thursday, June 14, 4 – 6:30pm

Faith Fest: Saturday, June 23, 10am – 10:45pm @ St. Francis Retreat Center

Weekend – Father’s Day - Masses: Saturday, June 16 @ 4:30 pm and Sunday, June 17 @ 8:30 & 10:30 am

Just Neighbors Picnic: Wednesday, June 27, 5 – 7pm

Liturgical Ministers Schedule—June 16 & 17, 2018 4:30 PM Lector: A. Droste Mass Coordinator: B. Wenzlick Servers: B. & N. Wenzlick EMs: A. Droste, J. Neubecker, R. Margetin, B. Wenzlick, C. Wright Ushers/Greeters: M. Mumby, B. Robinson / C. & M. Scott 8:30 AM Lector: M. Howland Mass Coordinator: D. Temple Servers: B. Blackburn EMs: J. Reed, S. Burch, G. Maurer, MK Seymour Ushers/Greeters: D. Shoemaker, S. Spicer / E. & E. Schmitt 10:30 AM Lector: G. Lott Mass Coordinator: C. Anderson Servers: E. Gross, C. Jones, L. Pugmire EMs: T. & K. Kavanagh, D. VandenBerg, S. Barkyoumb, L. Schultz Ushers/Greeters: J. Cimala, E. Wieferich / M. Germain, C. Kuhn Counters: Team C

SVDP NEWS

There is a Greater Lansing Food Bank delivery on Monday, June 11th around 8:00 a.m. Please come and help us put the food on the shelves and in the freezers. Thank you so much for your continued support of our food pantry!

Please help us keep our pantry stocked with cereal. The need for cereal will continue throughout the summer months with the kids out of school. No school means many children will have less access to school breakfast and lunch programs. Please be as generous as you can! Thanks in advance for your support!

Task Force on Race and Catholic Schools

The public is invited and welcome to attend the next and final listening session and meeting of the Diocese of Lansing Task Force on Race and Catholic Schools at 5:00pm, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at St Thomas Aquinas Church, 955 Alton Road, East Lansing.

The task force is a racially and ethnically diverse group comprising appointees from around the diocese. Bishop Boyea has asked the members of the Task Force to listen to all diocesan Catholic School constituents – students, families, faculty, and staff – on the matter of race and Catholic schools.

Bishop Boyea expects the task force to develop and deliver to him a set of recommendations later this year, in accordance with Catholic social teaching about how Diocese of Lansing Catholic Schools can better understand the needs of racial and ethnic communities in the context of the community of God, which gives meaning and substance to each of us and our relationship with each other, as Jesus made clear.