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PARISH OFFICE ~ OFICINA PARROQUIAL: 316 S Peach Ave, Hart 49420 Phone: 231-873-2660; Fax: 231-873-4823 Website: www.stgregoryathart.org Open Tues-Thur 9:30-3:00
Fr. Tom Bolster, Pastor/Párroco [email protected] Anne Gurecki, Business Manager/Negócios [email protected] Vickie Oomen, Bookkeeper/Secretary [email protected]
HISPANIC MINISTRY ~ MINISTERIO HISPANO Sister Guadalupe Moreno 301-1899 [email protected]
FAITH FORMATION TEAM Linda Foster 873-3071 [email protected] Sr. Guadalupe Moreno 301-1899 Mary Lorenz 861-2475
BREAD OF LIFE FOOD PANTRY Wednesdays 3-5:00; 11 Washington St., Hart
MASS SCHEDULE ~ LA MISA
Saturday 5:00 pm Shelby
Sunday 9:30 am Hart
Domingo 11:30 am Hart; Español
Our Lady of Fatima: 1372 S Oceana Dr, Shelby St. Gregory: 316 S Peach Ave, Hart
RECONCILIATION Saturday 4:00 pm Shelby By appointment (231) 873-2660
BAPTISM~ MARRIAGE~ANOINTING Please call the Parish Office (231) 873-2660
BAUTISMOS~ MATRIMONIOS Por favor llame a la oficina (231) 873-2660
COMUNIDAD CATÓLICA de
ST. GREGORY-OUR LADY OF FATIMA
XXI SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME XXI DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO
August 27 de Agosto, 2017
MINISTRY SCHEDULE MINISTERIOS DE LA MISA
Sept 2/3 de Septiembre
Ministers of the Word/Lectura 5:00 pm Anne Gurecki 9:30 am Annette Hilton Ministers of the Eucharist 5:00 pm V Pochyla, B Arends, M Wade 9:30 am B Birkman, M Walsworth, A Bosse Ministers of Hospitality/Bienvenida 9:30 am C Aerts, l VanZoeren Ushers/Colecta y Ofrendas 9:30 am D Schaner, R Umstead, T Bosse, J Schaner
FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTIONS: Sat, Sept 2, 10:00 am at St. Gregory.
BREAD OF LIFE FOOD PANTRY: Wednesdays 3-5:00 pm. Donations may be dropped off at Church or call Jane at 616-540-8910.
BIBLE STUDY : Starts Sept 14, 7-8:30 pm, and every Thursday thereafter. “A Bible Walk Through The Mass”. No homework. Length of study depends on group discussion time. $20 for required study material. Aug 31st is the last day to sign up and order study material. Contact Sharon Hedinger, 231-873-5829.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS: For all couples celebrating milestone anniversaries and their
families. Sunday, October 22 at the 10:00 am Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew (265 Sheldon Blvd., Grand Rapids). A simple reception will immediately follow. Please RSVP by calling the parish office.
A BIG THANK YOU! To everyone involved in the 2017 Bread of Life Food Pantry Golf Outing held at Colonial Golf on Aug 20th. Duane VanderZanden and Jim Lamie - for golf set up, soliciting prizes, and most of the organization; volunteers Sue Lamie, Bob & Theresa Steen, Elaine LaTarte, Annette Hilton, Jane O’Meara, Mary Kay, Harley Cargill, Betsy VanderZanden, Mary Riddell, area businesses and golf courses for prizes and donations, and the many non-golfers who donated. Also, Mike Urka of Urka Auto Ctr, Ludington has provided a new Chevy for 6 yrs for a possible hole-in-one prize. The Lord even provided great weather!
BEATIFICATION MASS FOR FR SOLANUS CASEY: Sat, Nov 18 at Ford Field in Detroit. The doors will open at 2 pm. Mass begins 4 pm and is expected to last 2-2 ½ hrs. Our parish has four free tickets available. All tickets must be assigned to an individual and they are non-transferable. Please call the office at St Gregory by 10:00 am this Tuesday morning, Aug 29th if you are interested in going (873-2660)
LITURGY ~ LITÚRGIA Aug 28 de Agosto ~ Sept 3 de Setiembre
Tues/Martes
9:00 am StG Communion Service Thurs/Jueves
5:15 pm StG Mass
Friday/Viernes
9:00 am OLF Mass
Saturday/Sabado
5:00 pm OLF Parish Family
Sunday/Domingo
9:30 am StG Rosalie Doxey
11:30 am StG Parroquia Familia
Readings for Sept 3: Jer 20:7-9;Rom 12:1-2;Mt 16:21-27
COLLECTION ~ LA COLECTA
August 20 de Agosto Envelopes $1,810. .00 Loose 1,358.50 Total $3,168.50
ROSARIO en el campo para migrantes de Larry Vansickle el dia martes 29 de Agosto a las 7:00 PM. Dirección: 2491 E. Polk Rd, Elbridge Twp. Todas las familias estan invitadas.
MISA DE ANIVERSARIO DE BODAS: Unidos a sus familiares, la Iglesia de la Diócesis de Grand Rapids honra el fiel testimonio de su vocación matrimonial y desea celebrarlo con ustedes. El Obispo Walkowiak esta invitando a todas las parejas que están celebrando el 25, 30, 40, 50, 60 aniversarios de bodas ó más años para que se unan a él, Domingo, 22 de Octubre a las 10:00 a.m. para una Misa en la Catedral de San Andrés (265 Sheldon Blvd., Grand Rapids). Una pequeña recepción tendrá lugar inmediatamente después de la misa. Por favor confirme su asistencia (RSVP) llamando a la oficina parroquial.
Like Jesus in today’s gospel, we are seen by others in different ways. Perhaps the name our family gives us is closest to our true identity. They know us best. Who do they say you are? Bud Ozar
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:
AUG 28 at 6:30 pm: Catechist meeting at OLF. AUG 30 at 6:30 pm: Catechist meeting at StG.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES begin Mon, Sept 11, at StG for Grades 6-8 and Confirmation . Grades 1-5 be on Wednesdays at StG and OLF. Registration for all programs will be after all masses on Sun, Sept 10. You may register early by contacting Mary Lorenz at 231-861-2475 or by get-ting registration forms from Sr Guadalupe at the 11:30 mass.
¿Quién dice la gente que soy yo? ¡Qué pregunta extraña! ¿Tendrá alguna importancia para ti? La pregunta podrá tener muchas respuestas y no serán necesariamente buenas o malas, solo opiniones. Quizá algunos piensen que eres un don nadie, un fracasado; y otros digan que eres el mejor; ¿pero tú? ¿Sabes quién eres? La respuesta a esta pregunta puede impactar tu vida y las vidas de otros.
Hace alrededor de dos mil años Jesús le hizo esta pregunta a sus discípulos: “¿Quién dice la gente que es el Hijo del hombre?” La respuesta de ellos fue: “Unos dicen que eres Juan, el Bautista; otros, que Elías; otros, que Jeremías o alguno de los profetas”. Estoy segura de que a Jesús no le interesaba escuchar lo que la gente pensaba o decía de Él. Él sabía que era el hijo amando de Dios, que había venido a la tierra para salvar a los hombres y regresaría a disfrutar de la gloria de su Padre. Lo que en realidad le interesaba saber era si su grupo de amigos más íntimos eran capaces de tener sus propias opiniones; por eso les preguntó: “Y ustedes, ¿quién dicen que soy yo?” Pedro contestó: “Tú eres el Mesías, el Hijo de Dios vivo”. Con esta respuesta Jesús se da cuenta de que sus colaboradores tienen criterios firmes y propios, y que no se dejarían llevar por lo que la gente dice.
Tú, ¿quién eres? Una persona es un ser que razona, posee conciencia sobre sí mismo y cuenta con su propia identidad. La teología dice que el ser humano está hecho a “imagen y semejanza” de Dios, con un cuerpo y un alma; de hecho, un salmo dice: “apenas casi como Dios lo hiciste”. Esta es tu identidad. Eres su hijo muy amado con tu pasado, presente y futuro. No importa si vienes del pueblito más pequeño o de la familia más humilde; si eres hijo de un empresario, un ejecutivo, un obrero o un barrendero, tú tienes todo para triunfar, porque eres hijo de Dios. Jesús tenía un propósito; y tú y yo también lo tenemos. ¿Cuál es tu propósito? ¿Ser un líder, científico, maestro, doctor, chef? Lo que estés llamado a ser, hazlo bien y con excelencia.
Muchos hispanos venimos a Estados Unidos y tristemente nos han marcado con etiquetas de cochinos, narcotraficantes y nos crean una identidad falsa que no es la nuestra. Lo peor es que la adoptamos y vamos con la corriente de lo que algunos dicen. Tenemos que valorar nuestra verdadera identidad. Es tiempo de levantar las alas para superarnos, aprender el idioma, estudiar, hacer un esfuerzo por ser mejores y cambiar nuestra historia. Recuerda que lo importante no es lo que la gente dice de ti, sino lo que tú dices de ti mismo.
Dios cree en ti, confía en ti y espera lo mejor de ti. Tu identidad y tu propósito no dependen de lo que la gente diga de ti, sino de quien tú sepas que eres. Que el saber que eres hijo de Dios, con inteligencia, razonamiento y virtudes, te de la fuerza para cumplir tus sueños y hacer la diferencia en tu vida y las vidas de otros. Que aquel hombre de Nazaret que sabía quién era, cuál era su propósito y que cumplió su misión a pesar de lo bueno o malo que la gente dijo de Él sea tu inspiración y ejemplo. ¿Quién dice la gente que soy? Eres lo que Dios y tú dicen de ti. Nuestra Parroquia
In the Thurs, Aug 17 Chronicle, conservative columnist Cal Thomas began his article this way:
“In the South during the Jim Crow era, the “one-drop rule,” codified into law, asserted that if a person had just one drop of African-American blood, they were considered “black.” I wonder what we’d learn if we gave former KKK leader David Duke and the “white nationalists” who caused havoc in Charlottesville last Saturday a DNA test to determine their racial makeup? Henry Louis Gates Jr., a Harvard professor, discovered in ‘Finding Your Roots,’ his PBS series on race in America, that there are no purebred humans.”
Prompting my quoting Cal Thomas was a sheerly by chance discovery of notes I took at an annual Fall Conference of Priests a few years ago. I don’t recall why an anthropologist was our guest speaker that year, but according to my random notes this is some of what he had to say:
All primates come from one ancestral primate. We came from one original cell, 3.8 billion yrs ago. It gave rise to all the different life forms we are today. We all came from one man. Why are we different colors? The original population is African. We are mutants. As humans migrated north, there was an advantage for lighter & lighter skin so they could have children and continue. The gene mutated that gives rise to color. It is the same gene that gives different colors to fish, as gives different color to races. The scientist added: “Things have price, we have dignity. We’re priceless by the blood of Christ.”
Cal Thomas continued, writing that: “The white supremacists marching in Charlottesville said they want to ‘take America back.’ Take it back from whom and for what purpose? What is it about America that makes some people want to seize it from other people?” He concluded his article saying of hate groups, “Not much can bring us together these days, but this kind of hatred should unite all Americans who have a spark of decency in their hearts.”
This week Bishop Walkowiak addressed this theme in his following remarks:
“Racism is an evil which endures in our society and in our Church. Almost 40 years ago, the Bishops of the United States wrote a pastoral letter on racism entitled “Brothers and Sisters to Us” and this was the opening line. Unfortunately, this statement still rings true today. The Church has a tremendous responsibility to encourage dialogue and heal tensions associated with the racism in our communities, our nation, and our world.
The recent events which occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia reminded us that while many of us may not experience or be aware of racism every day, it exists in many hidden ways. Too often many of our fellow brothers and sisters experience the effects of it daily. These events remind us that racism is real.
It is a sin that can be present within our parishes, schools, and communities and it is our responsibility as shepherds to bring people together in dialogue, encounter, and conversion. While we cannot singlehandedly solve the problem of racism nor reverse its effects, we are called to move forward in seeking a solution to this sin.
I encourage you to pray for our communities and our nation in which greater dialogue is needed. Please use the attached resources from the USCCB as a place to begin your conversations and prayer with your community. Additional resources may be found here: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/racism/index.cfm.”
Peace,Fr Tom
“La Probadita”
Tienda Mexicana
Venta de todo tipo de Articulos
Groceries, Restaurant & more
Atendido por sus Propietarios
19 South State Street Hart, Michigan 49420 Phone: 231-873-4069
Fax: 231-873-0489
La Fiesta Restaurant
family owned and operated since 1987 serving American and Mexican food
12 S State St - Hart; 231-873-4345 www.lafiesta-restaurant.com
Hodges Sales &Service
204 State Street, Hart
231-873-3562
CHRISTMANN AGENCY Serving The Area For Over 70 Years
213 Lincoln St, Hart
231-873-4214 231-873-4556
Independent Insurance Agent
HANSEN FOODS
“The Good Cooks Store”
231-873-2826
OCEANA EYECARE
“Advanced Eyecare For Your Entire Family”
Michael E. Jonassen, OD
44 State St, Hart 231-873-2575
IN MEMORIAM:
Don & Ginny Ashcraft Greg & Margie Mahynski Bob & Louise Busch James Bland Norman Goodwin
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 2199
109 Washington
MEETINGS 2nd Mondays,7:00 pm
Grand Knight 231-233-5529 Financial Secretary 231-301-8094
rent the SHELBY LOADING DOCK EVENT HALL
20 W Third St, Shelby
beautifully restored spacious two level
231-206-2167 www.renttheloadingdock.com
EAGLE TOWING
24 Hour Towing
Flat Bed, Lockouts, Tire Changes, Winch-ing
Shelby 231-861-8988 Montague 231-894-5424 Muskegon 231-720-0728
THE BAKERY ON THE CORNER “at the corner in downtown Hart”
FULL LINE BAKERY
69 State St, Hart 231-873-0000 [email protected]
Christy & Greg Dold
HALLACK
CONTRACTING
4223 W Polk, Hart
231-873-5081
www.hallackcontracting.com
DAVE’S
PARTY STORE 231-873-2620
408 Wood St, Hart
gasoline, kerosene, diesel, food menu, daily specials, lotto, beverages
DALY ORCHARD COMPANY
3585 W Jackson Rd, Hart
231-873-3894
Fresh Fruit & Asparagus Wholesale
“Have you eaten your Daly fruit?”
BECKMAN BROTHERS, INCBECKMAN BROTHERS, INC
3581 Baker Rd 3581 Baker Rd -- ShelbyShelby
231-861-2031; 231-861-5474
Oceana, Newaygo, & S. Mason
QUALITY aggregate, stone, top soil, etc.
All your excavation needs!
231-861-5036
254 N Michigan
Shelby
Wm. P. “Bill” Harris, Manager 267 N. Michigan Avenue • Shelby
www.harrisfhome.com 231-861-2360
KING FUNERAL HOMEKING FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES& CREMATION SERVICES
BRADLEY R. KING - FUNERAL DIRECTOR Two Locations:
2370 N 72nd Ave, Hart ~ 301 N Jebavy Dr, Ludington Ph: 231-873-3415 Ph: 231-425-4412
Email: www.kingfuneralhome.net
Ray’s Automotive Service 24 Hour Tire Service
ON SITE REPAIRS
231-894-9258
7558 Grant St., Rothbury
JARVIS SAWMILL
INC.
1570 S. 112th Ave, Shelby
231-861-2078; 800-290-9510
We Purchase Standing Timber Husqvarna Dealer Since 1978
We service what we sell
873-8883
4133 Polk Hart
THAT PLACE
Good Food & Ice Cream
3505 S. Oceana Dr., New Era
231-861-2405
Complete Auto Repair Services Charlie Mero
WE DELIVER 179 N Michigan Ave
Shelby, MI 49455
861-5390
LIGHTHOUSE
CAR CARE CENTER
2359 N Comfort Dr, Hart
231-873-2349
B.C. PIZZA
Pizza * Subs Salads * Wings * Stix
231-873-5555
2327 N Comfort Dr, Hart
Heating & Cooling 2790 Tyler Rd Hart, MI 49420
www.adamsheatingcooling.com
Toll-Free 888-361-9722 Fax 231-873-1625
231-873-2665
GALE’S IGA 710 S State
LAUNDRY BASKET Big Washers
COUNTRY ACRES
POOLS & SPAS Carpet Cleaning
OPEN HEARTH
GRILLE & BAR
2430 N 56th Suite A, Hart 231-873-8800
Nicole VanderSys Kevin Fuglseth
Lucy Vasquez y Familia Jeff & Fran Aerts Ralph & Ev Wenner Lee & VanZoeren Families Jerry Dennert Paul R. Strzyz Tom C. Strzyz
Brian L. Schaner Anita Anderson Wayne Richard Wells Marivel Brandel Familias Davila y Herrera Fred & Virginia Schaner Richard Birkman