GUIDING LIGHT ST. MARY MYSTICAL ROSE

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.

November 20, 2016– Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ

Our Lord Jesus Christ, KING OF THE UNIVERSE… This Sunday we are celebrating the Solemnity of our Lord Jesus

Christ the King of the Universe. Just as in Hebron from the

First Reading of 2 Samuel, verse 5, David is hailed as king of

all the tribes of Israel, so as Jesus, is anointed King on the wood

of the His cross— not a sign of defeat but of a victory to the

end.

Through Jesus Cross we have passed from darkness into the

Kingdom of light!

So there is a sound of rejoicing not of despair. For our Lord

Jesus has made us fit into sharing in the inheritance of the holy

ones. As St. Paul in the Second Reading states in his letter to

the Collosians’ community and each and everyone of us, that

this Jesus delivered ‘us’ from the power of darkness and wel-

comed us into His Kingdom of light.

Our Lord emptied Himself to accomplish His work of salvation

by winning forgiveness of our sins and show us the path to eter-

nal life. He is the image of the invisible God, the head of the

Church, the beginning (Alpha) and the end (Omega), in Jesus

all things might be preeminent. Therefore, Jesus’ blood has

purchased and won for us the ultimate victory of life in Him

forever.

As we end this Year of Mercy, we begin the Year of Grace with

a positive outlook. As the holy Gospel according to Luke re-

marks for us, Jesus’ taught from His cross and acknowledged

the thief for his confession. So we too, should recognize our

own sins, repent, and beg Jesus to “remember” us in His King-

dom.

Let us be the thief whose stunning confession of faith is the role

model for us all. We should always acknowledge our failures,

recognized Jesus, confessed our sins, repented and asked for-

giveness from the Holy Sacrament of Reconciliation or Confes-

sion. Actually, as the repented thief in the holy Gospel of Luke,

called on the holy name of Jesus, we too sinners, should ap-

proach Jesus our King with confidence in the Sacrament, and

start our journey of faith afresh and anew by following in His

footsteps. We pray that Jesus our King continue to bless us in

our pilgrim journey! Amen.

ADVENT—CHRISTMAS—NEW YEAR LITURGIES Our Liturgies is set for the Advent Season, Christmas, and the

New Year. Please, pen in to your calendar our Mass, Recon-

ciliation Services, and New Year’s services.

As we are looking forward for the high celebration of our

Christian faith in the birth of our Savior, let us prepare our

hearts and soul to receive Jesus with joy and gladness.

St. Mary’s : Advent, Christmas & New Year Season

Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary’s Mass

Solemnity—Thursday , Dec. 8th

9:00 am and 7:00 pm

CHRISTMAS VIGIL MASS (Evening Mass)

Saturday, December 24th, 2016 SUNDAY’S OF ADVENT

4:30pm - Children’s Mass (Regular Mass Schedule)

7:00pm Mass 4:30pm – Saturday Mass

10:30pm - Mass (Midnight) 9:30am – Sunday Mass

CHRISTMAS DAY

Sunday Mass, Dec. 25th, 2016

8:30am & 10:00am

New Years Eve Mass

Saturday Mass, Dec. 31st, 2016

4:30pm & 7:00 pm

Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother

Sunday Mass, Jan. 1, 2017

8:30 am and 10:00 am

Advent Reconciliation Services

Tuesday December 6th @ 6:30 pm Faith Formation

Tuesday, December 13th @ 7:00 pm

Tuesday, December 20th, @11:00 am

Saturday, December 24th @ 3:30 pm Epiphany of the Lord—January 7th & 8th

Saturday 4:30 pm and Sunday 9:30 am

ANGELS MEMORIAL GARDEN We are grateful and thankful for our generous and kind Benefactors

who donated and equipped the work of our Angels Memorial Gar-

den. It’s coming along and look beautiful.

Words are not enough to say THANK YOU. May the loving Lord

bless you and your family in abundance for your great contribution

to our faith community of St. Mary Mystical Rose.

The wonderful garden is mostly done. The statue of our Mother

Mary, Our Lady of Grace and statues of Angels will be at our An-

gels Memorial Garden. Again, thank you to all who assist and help

out with the work of our Angels Memorial Garden. God bless you.

Have a wonderful week and God bless you.

Fr. George Patauave

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L i t u r g y & P r a y e r Mass Intentions for the Week

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 9:00 am All St. Mary Mystical Rose Parishioners Wednesday, November 23, 2016 9:00 am All St. Mary Mystical Rose Parishioners Happy Thanksgiving, November 24, 2016 9:00 am All Spiritual and Physical Caregivers Saturday, November 26, 2016 4:30 pm + Carole Roberts-Alessandri Sunday, November 27, 2016 9:30 am All St. Mary Mystical Rose Parishioners

Liturgical Ministers Schedule for November 26-27, 2016

Mass 4:30 pm 9:30 am

Servers Austin Joey

Lectors Kris Nolan Carolee Stewart Stephanie Goubert

Eucharistic Ministers Missy Darling. Rosemary Caron,

Cathy Heisler

Mel Campbell, Ed and Carol

Schrand

Sacristan Maria Rickert-Kittell

Annette Goike

Ushers William Metzger Mike Murphy

Tom and Halina Zelinski

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED

OF OUR PRAYERS ESPECIALLY ………..

Bob Agius Karen Klapatch

Marge Brohl Jackie Lualdi

Carl Easton Agnes Maa

Suzanne Gauvreau Bonnie McNichol

Patrick Goike Bernice Osborne

Rick Haller Sapi Patau’ave

Bill Holloway Joseph Roberts

Dean Kaster Michelle Schapman

Yvonne Kaster Timothy Schrand

Joe Sowinski Baby Haskings(King)

Victor Zarate Doug Wade

Please call the Parish Office at 596-784-5966 to add a

loved one to the list and also, please inform us, as to any

updates that need to be made.

Readings for the Week of November 20, 2016

Sunday Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 2 Sm 5:1-3; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5; Col 1:12-20; Lk 23:35-43 Monday The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday St. Clement I, Pope and Martyr; St. Columban, Abbot Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 7-8, 9; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday St. Andrew Dúng-Lac, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs Rv 18:1-2, 21-23, 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5; Lk 21:20-28 Friday St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr Rv 20:1-4, 11—21:2; Ps 84:3, 4, 5-6a, and 8a; Lk 21:29-33 Saturday Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-2, 3-5, 6-7ab; Lk 21:34-36 Sunday First Sunday of Advent Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Rom 13:11-14; Mt 24:37-44

Remembering Those in the Military …

Master Sgt. Julie Curtis

Adam S. Girardot

PFC Ethan Jacob

Cody Kelly

Evan Malkowicz

Phoebe Malkowicz

Andrew Richards

MC2 Jeffery Richardson

SPECIAL COLLECTION TO HELP SUPPORT

CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN

When help and hope are needed we share the Love of Christ.

This weekend we have a special collection for this organization

that does so much for more than 20,000 people in our own region.

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

Calendar of Events

Monday, November 21, 2016 6:00PM Food Pantry /Turkey Distribution 7:00 PM Bible Study Tuesday, November 22 2016 9:00 AM Mass 6:30 PM NO FAITH FORMATION Wednesday, November 23, 2016 9:00 AM Mass 11:00 AM Fragrant Rose Prayer Group 6:30 PM American Heritage Girls’ Meeting 7:00PM Evening Mass Thursday, November 24, 2016 9:00 AM Happy Thanksgiving Mass 6:30 PM NO FAITH FORMATION 7th/8th Grades Friday, November 25, 2016 Saturday, November 26, 2016 4:30 PM Mass Sunday, November 27, 2016 9:00 AM Rosary 9:30 AM Mass ————————————–———————————————— Monday, November 28, 2016 9:00AM Mass Tuesday, November 29, 2016 9:00 am Mass 6:30 pm Faith Formation K-6/Blessing of the Creche Wednesday, November 30, 2016 9:00 am Mass 11:00 am Fragrant Rose Prayer Group 6:30 pm American Heritage Girls’ Meeting Thursday, December 1, 2016 9:00 am Mass 6:30 pm Faith Formation 7th & 8th Friday, December 2, 2016 9:00AM Mass 7:00PM Taize Prayer for Advent Saturday, December 3, 2016 4:00 PM Private Confessions 4:30 pm Mass/Folk Mass Sunday, December 4, 2016 9:30AM Mass 10:30AM Pancake Breakfast-Youth Group

We’re following Pope Francis’ directive to “Go and

Make a Loud Noise for the Lord”

From the Faith Formation Team

This week we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King of the Uni-

verse. May we always act with reverence to our God and King!

Some Reminders:

No class on November 22 or 24 for Thanksgiving break. Regular

classes resume November 29.

Faith Formation challenge – During the Month of November we are asking each faith formation child to donate one personal care item – shampoo, conditioner, soap, deodorant, tooth brush or tooth paste or even toilet paper for our St. Mary Mystical Rose Food Pantry. A special surprise is planned for the class(es) that

have 100% participation.

Also in Advent we will be having a can and bottle drive to send the gift of a farm animal to a family in need through our missionary partner Food for the Poor. Please help your child to earn the privi-lege of returning $2-$3 of bottles and bring in the money for the return starting November 29. All parishioners are welcome to participate, we will have a box for returnables and a jar for loose change in the lower narthex starting November 28. We can do

great things through small acts of kindness.

Please join the Confirmandi as they host a Pancake Breakfast fund raiser on December 4th after the 9:30 Mass. Let us serve you as a way to help defer the cost of our Subiaco retreat. Free

will donations will be gratefully accepted.

PARISH ADVENT WREATH—Families and parish groups are invited to light our Advent wreath at the beginning of each week-

end Mass. Sign-up sheet is in the lower narthex.

Praying that you will all be richly blessed by our Lord and King!

Denise/Coordinator of Religious Education

What is a “Confirmand” or “Confirmandi”? A 'confirmand' is a person who is a candidate for Confirmation. 'Confirmandi' is the plural form of that word. Our preparation at SMMR is usually a two year process for 7th & 8th grade students

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR

CONFIRMANDI

GIANNA ROSA

ETHAN ADRIANA

IAN BLAKE

SAVANAH RAEGAN C.

REAGAN W. SYDNEY

MACKENZIE

NICHOLAS

ASHLEE

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S t e w a r d s h i p — T i m e - Ta l e n t - Tr e a s u r e

Stewardship

Offering for the Week of November 13, 2016 Offertory ............................................................ $4,707.04 Envelopes Returned ...................................................... 98 Thank you for your generosity and continued support! Budgeted Amount …………………………………………………….$5769.23

2016 CSA

Goal ................................................................. $40,576.00 Pledges by November 14, 2016 ...................... $33,716.00 Current shortfall ................................................ $6,860.00 Contributing parishioners ............................................ 143

Angel’s Memorial Garden

Everyone who is interested in having a brick engraved

in memory of a loved one, please pick up the order form

which is on the table, down in the Narthex. There are

Instructions on how to fill it out. After you decide on the

wording, please return it to the parish office along with

your check. You may place it in an envelope marked Angel

Garden and place it in the offertory basket. All of the stones

will be installed in the Spring, as soon as weather permits.

If you have any questions there will be someone available

after Mass or, you may call the parish office and Karen

will get back to you within two working days.

A Heartfelt Thank You! It was wonderful having the opportunity to preach your Par-

ish Mission. Thank you to all who participated in it. Spe-

cial thanks to Fr. George for inviting me to preach the mis-

sion and to Karen Klapatch for organizing the details of the

mission. Thank you to all who helped in any way. Thank

you, too, for your support of my ministry. St. Mary Mysti-

cal Rose Parish is in my prayers. Please keep me in yours.

Fr. Andy O’Reilly, C.PP.S.

BIRTHRIGHT PREGNANCY CENTER Maddy Gilchrist is running a baby drive to help Birthright Pregnancy Center in Macomb. Please bring items to do-nate, there will be a bassinet in the Upper Narthex to put the items in. The deadline for this project is November 27th.

Christian Service Annual Giving Tree Tags for the annual giving tree are will be available on the tree in

the Narthex starting November 12th and must be returned by Sun-

day, December 11th. You do not need to have a tag to make a

donation. The following is a list of the organizations we are col-

lecting for and their needs: St. Mary Mystical Rose Food Pantry

($25 grocery card given to each family), Project Care (Armada

School District) (cash is used to purchase items/clothing as

needed), Berville Lioness toy drive (accepting any toys & gift

cards for children & teens), St. Mary Mystical Rose Christian

Service outreach (gift cards for seniors and families in need).

*Note: Unless dollar amount is stated gift cards can be in any

amount you want to give.

Thank you for your generosity.

Support Our Troops Christian Service needs an update of names and ad-

dresses of those serving for this year’s mailing.

Do you know someone who is serving? They do not

have to be a member of our parish or be on the Mili-

tary prayer list. Please sent their name and address to

Annette Goike at goikea88@gmail.com.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR CHILDREN WHO

RECEIVED

FIRST RECONCILIATION

Ross

Helena

Catherine

John

Lucca

Madelyn

Andrew

James

Nolan

Alivia

Cameron

WANTED:PEOPLE OF PRAYER TO LIFT

OUR SACRAMENTAL CANDIDATES IN

PRAYER We are asking the community of St. Mary Mystical Rose to

take a prayer angel or dove and offer prayer, fasting and

almsgiving on behalf of one of our children in our Sacramen-

tal Programs. Angels and Doves are available on the bulletin

board in the Lower Narthex

THANK YOU! From Cub Scout Pack #85 for your support

in our recent Food Drive. All food that we collected was

donated to our St. Mary Mystical Rose Food Pantry,. We

couldn't have done it without your help.

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Mass Schedule Saturday ......................................................................... 4:30pm Sunday ........................................................................... 9:30am Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday ................................... 9:00am First Fridays of the Month ............................................. 9:00am Days of Obligation and Solemnity Feast Days ..................... TBA

Private Confession 1st and 3rd Saturday at 4:00 pm or by appointment.

Food Pantry Distribution for Families in Need

The Food Pantry Distribution dates for 2016 are as follows:

Monday, November 21-6:00 pm (no dinner) Monday, December 12—6:00 pm

We also serve a hot meal to all of our pantry guests. In the event someone is in urgent need of food, please contact the Parish Office.

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 quarterly. Call the parish office to for next scheduled 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 office. 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 information.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS

Have you been thinking of becoming Catholic, or completing your Sacraments and coming fully into the Catholic Church? Now is the time to take that first step...Call the Parish Office at 586-784-5966 and someone from the RCIA Team will get back to you within a day or two. If you know of someone who has expressed an interest in coming fully into the Catholic Church, please invite them to inquire. If you are Catholic and would simply like to learn more about your Faith, you are also welcome to join us.

Parish Directory

St. Mary Mystical Rose Catholic Church 24040 Armada Ridge Road

Armada, MI 48005 www.stmarymysticalrose.org

stmarymysticalrose@outlook.com

Parish Office Phone ................................... (586) 784-5966 Emergency calls ............................. (586) 784-5966 (x502) Parish Fax .................................................. (586) 784-9330

Parish Office Hours Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

9:00am-3:30pm

Pastor ............................................ Rev. George Patau’ave spatau@stmarymysticalrose.comcastbiz.net Coordinator of Religious Education.............. Denise Green Youth/Young Adult Minister ……………..……...Denise Green Denise Green ………………..smmr.youthministry@gmail.com Secretary ................................................... Gracie Mooney stmarymysticalrose@outlook.com Bookkeeper……………………………………………………..Sue Smith Maintenance ............................................. Brian Kresmery RCIA Coordinator....Karen Klapatch(carotskk@yahoo.com Ed Stelzer Denise Green Bulletin Editor ............................................ Gracie Mooney stmarymysticalrose@outlook.com CSA Chairperson ........................................ Karen Klapatch Bible Study Coordinator ..................................... Ed Stelzer

Parish Council/Commissions

Parish Council Chairperson ............................ Laura Nikkel Parish Council Vice-Chairperson ................. Paul Abraham Parish Council Secretary ............................... Missy Darling Members at Large ........... Ed Schrand, Mary Ann Westfall, Vicariate Representatives ... Karen Klapatch, Mary Berger Christian Service Commission Chprson ...... Annette Goike Finance Council Chairperson ......................... David Stelzer Worship Com./Rel. Ed. ....... Karen Klapatch, Denise Green Usher Coordinator ................................ Mr. Paul Abraham Lector Coordinator ...................... Mrs. Stephanie Goubert EME Coordinator: Sacristan Coordinator ......................... Mrs. Cindy Sowinski Altar Server Coordinator ..................... Miss Heather Gerst Knights of Columbus .....Ken C. (Armadakofc@gmail.com) Am. Her. Girls ... Janine Gilchrist (Janine.ahg@gmail.com) AHG Parish Rep............................................... Laura Nikkel Boy/Cub Scouts .......................................... Cindy Malburg Prayer Shawl Ministry ................................. Pat Grudzinski Fragrant Rose Prayer Group ........................ Marge Stelzer Food Pantry ..... Roger Cunningham (nasllc@hotmail.com) Hospitality…………… Pat Grudzinski (patgrud6@yahoo.com)