January 14th, 2018 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Important Dates
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hot water system, and a good old�fashioned boiler.
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maintenanceiskey.Recentexperiencehasshownthat
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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.�! !
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OurMissionStatement:GuidedbyChrist’swords,“LoveoneanotherasIhavelovedyou,"wearecalledto�beawelcomingandministeringcommunitythatcontinuesthemissionofourLord,JesusChristthrough�
worship,faithformationandservice.ParishVision:TheHolySpiritishere.Comehome.�
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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!!
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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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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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!(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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