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November 18, Monday 1 Mc 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63/Lk 18:35-43 9:00 am +Frank & Edna Dietrich November 19, Tuesday 2 Mc 6:18-31/Lk 19:1-10 9:00 am Communion Service November 20, Wednesday 2 Mc 7:1, 20-31/Lk 19:11-28 5:00 pm +Mark Hankins 7:00 pm +Gail Rutkowski November 21, Thursday - Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary No 9 am Mass 1 Mc 2:15-29/Lk 19:41-44 6:00 pm +Louis Loch November 22, Friday - Saint Cecilia, virgin and Martyr 1 Mc 4:36-37, 52-59/Lk 19:45-48 9:00 am Zellen Family November 23, Saturday 1 Mc 6:1-13/Lk 20:27-40

November 24, Sunday - Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 2 Sm 5:1-3/Col 1:12-20/Lk 23:35-43 4:30 pm +Richard Harris 9 am St. Mary Magdalen Parish 11 am +Deceased Members of the Sullivan & Warren Families

THIS WEEK’S LITURGIES

FEAST OF OUR LORD JESUS, CHRIST THE KING

CONGRATULATIONS to the young women and

men who were Confirmed this weekend by Bishop Boyea! I also want to congratulate their parents for their efforts to help these young people grow to this point in their lives. We are all proud of you!! CARING FOR OUR TREASURED GIFTS! Late this fall our diocese began a capital campaign to raise funds to build a retirement center for priests up in Genesee County. This center will be similar to one that is already constructed on the grounds of our di-ocesan retreat house in DeWitt. Each building is a grouping of four to six small apartments. Each apart-ment has a living room\study, a bedroom and bath and a small kitchen. Most of all, it offers a retired priest the opportunity to live in a community of other retired priests, while giving him private space that most of us can appreciate. It will cost $1.4 million to build this complex. All future cost will be covered by the rent each priest will pay, plus each will cover his own utilities and oth-er living expenses. Bishop Boyea has pledged $5,000 to this pro-ject. Several other priests including myself will also make commitments to help build this, but we cannot do it alone. More information will be coming to you by mail or in Faith Magazine. Along with my regular tithe and my pledge to our capital campaign, I will be making a pledge to this project as well. I hope some of you will join me.

A COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING SERVICE

Next Sunday we are hosting a Community Thanksgiv-ing Service sponsored by the Brighton Ministerial As-sociation. It will include pastors and people, musi-cians and singers from several different churches in the Brighton area. I hope you will be able to join us for this ecumenical event.

The Community Thanksgiving Service will take place in our church at 6:30 pm on Sunday, No-vember 24.

The forty-five minute service will include a col-lection for Gleaners and will be followed by a small reception in the Community Room. Please join us!! ABOUT FUNERALS In November Catholics pray

for all those who have died. This is the third in a se-ries of reflections on the purpose of funerals, their meaning and the ways we as Catholics deal with the loss of a loved one. Because of Confirmation this weekend and the other announcements above, the series will con-tinue with next weekend’s bulletin. Thanks!

Fr. Dave Howell

2 Samuel 5: 1-3 The two books of Samuel describe a time early in Jewish history when the 12 tribes were forming one nation under a single king. After the death of Saul, their first king, the tribes decided up n a successor, as we will hear in this reading. Colossians 1: 12 -20 In our age of space and travel, there is sometimes a speculation about Christ’s place in the wider uni-verse, particularly if life were found on other planets. Today’s passage quotes an early Christian hymn which describes the kingship of Christ in cosmic terms. Luke 23: 35-43 Christ is the shepherd-king par excellence, a role found often in Hebrew Scriptures. No scene could make it more clear that Jesus is a special kind of king, than in this gospel passage of Luke. Reflect: Who in our community are those who carry Jesus’ cross at the moment. What can I, or we, do to help them?

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED

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STEWARDSHIP REPORT Week of 11/10/13

Approximately 1507 people participated Env/Cash $17,869 EFT $ -0- Securing Our Future $ 3,285 TOTAL $21,154

Thank you for your gifts.

Monday, Nov. 18 9:00 am Pre-School 10:00 am Banners - Room 12 6:00 pm Magdalen’s Kitchen - CR 7:00 pm Formation Mtg. - Room 3 7:00 pm Properties - Conference 7:00 pm School for Discipleship-North Room 7:00 pm Inquiry-East Room & Library 7:30 pm K of C - Rectory LL Tuesday, Nov. 19 9:00 am Pre-School 9:30 am Rosary-Guadalupe Shrine 6:30 pm 2nd grade Catechist Mtg. - Room 7 7:00 pm Baptism Prep. - North/Nursery Wednesday, Nov. 20 9:00 am Pre-School 9:30 am MOMS-North/Nursery 12:30 pm Knitters-Library 2:30-4:30 pm Banners - Room 12 4:30 & 6:30 Rel. Formation 4:30 & 6:30 Food Drive Collection - CR 5:00 & 7:00 Rel. Formation Liturgies - Church 6:00 pm Nativity Practice - North Room 6:00 pm 50+ Christian Singles - East Room 7:30 pm Pastoral Council - East Thursday, Nov. 21 -No 9 am Mass 9:00 am Pre-School + Room 11 10:00 am Banners - Room 12 6:00 pm Rel. Formation Liturgy 5:30 pm Food Drive Collection - CR 5:30 pm Rel. Formation - West Wing 7:00 pm Assembly of Food Boxes - CR 7:00 pm Catholics Returning Home - East 7:30 pm Music Ministry Friday, Nov. 22 9:00 am Pre-School 9:30 am Rosary-Guadalupe Shrine 10:00 am Banners - Room 12 Saturday, Nov. 23 7:30 am Men’s Breakfast - RLL 4:30 pm Baptisms 5:00 - 8:00 pm Spaghetti Dinner - CR 7:00 pm Euchre - 2nd Quad Sunday, Nov. 24 - CHRIST THE KING 10:15 am Ichthus - North 6:30 pm Community Thanksgiving Service - Church/CR

THE WEEK AHEAD

Please pray for all the sick who have been com-mended to our prayer that they will respond to God’s healing will, especially: Tom Nelson, Abby Fountaine, Julie (Anderer) Lloyd, Candi Gokey, Deneatha Smith, Mel Schmidt, Mark Siegrist, Kay Bocio, Steve Reichardt, Denise, Ellen Wojcik, Pete Pasienza, Hogan McCuan, Peggy Schmidt, Karen Zapalski, Shirley, Lynda Lawrence, Vicki Gilbert, Ca-sey Clabby, Bert Loomis, Dick Price, Tom Sulkowski, Eleanor, M. Sullivan, Linda Kehn, Al Velenak, Mau-rice Sullivan, Cullen Walker, Kathy Code, Amanda Guidos, Ed Fisher, Jan Baldinger, Shirley Milatz, Jerome Wszola, Bob Newell, Tom Geni, Sharon Mayer, Haley Larson, Jennifer Mosely, Skip & Sha-ron Dixon, Lynn Long, Diane Burr, Justina M. Pelleri-to, Mark Horzelski, Jeff Fontaine, John Conahan, Nancy Sharpy, Stacie Sherman, Dennis Gautherat, Fred Hoekstra, Sabrina Watt, MaryAnna, Michael Albanelli

MINISTERS OF PRAYER Sunday, Nov.17 Jerry Dolkowski, Michele Sixbery Mon., Nov. 18 Barb Dolkowski, Chris Camden, Larry Maes Tues., Nov. 19 Joanne & Larry Plant, Lisa Pajtas Wed., Nov. 20 Pat & Gale Harris, Denise Putnam, Jan Vogel Thurs., Nov. 21 Maureen & Steve Crowell, Tom Hargrave Friday, Nov. 22 Lynn Pfaff, Mary Bidinger, Marilyn Grinnell Sat., Nov. 23 Kyle Geran, Stacy Maura

After All Masses next Weekend Boy Scout Wreath Sale

"If the Catholic Church is truly to be a 'church for the poor' in the United States, it must elevate the issue of poverty to the very top of its political agenda.”

Pope Francis

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Religious Formation News from Mary at mmahar@parishmail.com and

Karen at sect2@saintmarymagdalen.org

Youth News from Margaret at yminister1@gmail.com

and Stasia at tkcsmom@att.net

This weekend Bishop Boyea Confirmed 61 of our High School youth! (We also had 1 Confirmed with us from another parish!) I would like to congratulate them for all their hard work and discernment! Par-ents, you have been, and are their primary role models of faith. Parents, this has been an awe-some group of youth to walk this faith journey with over the last 10 years, know that you have raised your children in the love of God and that will be with them always. I would like to thank our Confir-mation team of 9th and 10th grade Catechists for all you do to help our youth come to realize the power of the Holy Spirit in their lives. Join us this week for Formation Thanksgiving Liturgies: Wednesday (5/7:00) and Thursday (6:00) Nov. 20/21 we will have Children’s Liturgies during class time. Our 2nd and 7th grade youth are organizing a canned food drive. Food collected will be used to prepare food baskets for families right here in Livingston County. We will be collecting specific food items in the Community Room on the marked tables. Help is needed sorting and prepar-ing boxes; please come help pack food boxes Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7pm. We need you! We are in need of subs to help share our faith with the youth in our programs! Thank you to all who have come forward so far. Email or call Karen or me if you are interested in finding out more information! Confirmation youth in grade 9: Remember NO CLASS today, Sunday, November 17! Class calendars are available in the gathering area or online at www.saintmarymagdalen.org. Check out our website for your child’s syllabus lo-cated on there, as well as the direct link to Sadlier our publisher for the materials we use in class. This will help you at home if you have to miss a class for any reason. Thanksgiving Break will run from Sunday, No-vember 24 through Thursday, Nov. 28. Classes will resume with the Family Program, K, 9th grades on Sunday, December 1. As you are getting ready to buy the turkey and fixings for next week, cheer the Lions on to beat the Packers, ready the house for out of town guests or hungry kids coming home from college, be sure to slow down and spend time with the Lord. Part of a prayer from a friend…”Teach me to slow down to look at a flower, to breathe a prayer, to chat with a friend…help me to take time to love people, appreciate them and to thank them.” Have a great week!

Congratulations to the tenth graders who were Confirmed this weekend. May you be open to the gifts of the Holy Spirit and your life be filled with love, strength and courage. May your celebration with family and friends this weekend be filled with all things good.

This weekend we are celebrating Thanksgiv-ing with a potluck feast. We will gather together to give thanks for all of God’s blessings and to share in the company of good

friends. Plan to join us for a warm and cozy even-ing as we praise God for all things good. Thank you to Maryanne Swanson who spent last Sunday evening with us, sharing her sto-ry about how she came to be a part of the Faith Medical Clinic, the only free clinic in Livingston County, where she works and volunteers her time to serve those in need. She shared her struggles, blessings and her passion with us. It was a nice evening that ended with a group hug and smiles! Thank you Maryanne. Our Winter Weekend Getaway (WWG) will be here before we know it. We will travel up north to the Cadillac area and stay at Edgette’s Lodge for the weekend; we will laugh, have fun, ski, laugh and learn about Dog Man again. Mark your calen-dars now for January 24-26. The cost for the week-end is $100. It includes lodging and all meals. Re-serve your spot with a nonrefundable $50 deposit due this weekend. Check out http://www.edgettslodge.com/ to see where we are stay-ing. We are selling pizza magnets for $20 for a free pizza from Guido’s when you order an XL. The code on the magnet is good for an entire year! There are locations both in Hartland and Brighton. Contact Margaret Callaghan at yminis-ter1@gmail.com to purchase one. The money the teens earn from this fundraisier will be used to help with the weeklong service trip in the summer, the Winter Weekend Getaway, Cedar Point and other scheduled events. EDGE Our next meeting is Monday the 25th. We will celebrate Thanksgiving EDGE style so bring your favorite snack to pass and share.

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Adult Education and Formation Faith and Service - From Sr. Joyce

Advent by Candlelight Join us for our annual Advent by Candlelight gathering on Satur-day, December 7, from 7-9pm in the Community Room as we make a Joyful Journey with an

evening of reflection and friendship while we pre-pare to welcome Jesus into our lives this holiday season. Enjoy community, dessert, and a play that will reflect on why we should be filled with joy and bring joy to others.

Hostesses are asked to reserve a table to decorate and provide a dessert. Take a break from the holiday rush to welcome family and friends to your table. Our tables seat 8. If you have less than 8 people, the committee can fill your table, encouraging new friendships; at the least promoting interesting conversations. If you have more than 8 we can put your tables next to each other. Hostess instructions and a reserva-tion form can be found in the gathering area on the Community Life table or in the Visionary on our website: www.saintmarymagdalen.org . Seating is limited. Reservations are im-portant. If you could turn in your form before Thanksgiving, it would greatly help us with the preparations.

St. Mary Magdalen Float Many hands are needed to assemble and finish the float. Please come to the Barn Saturday at 10 am or call for additional times. On behalf of the 20th Anniversary Committee and Community Life, please consider donating Christ-mas lights for use on the St. Mary Magdalen Float for this year’s Festival of Lights Parade on Fri., Nov.29 in Howell. About 15,000 lights are needed for the Float. The preference is for strands of all one color: red, blue, green, and white (no LED). There will be a box at the Community Life table in the Gathering Area. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Dennis Wagener at (810) 229-9592 or cell (810) 599-0880 or email at dennisw9@att.net.

Children’s Nativity Rehearsal began Wed., Nov. 6 and will be on Wednesdays, Nov. 20, Dec. 4, 11 & 18 from 6 - 6:30 pm (between Rel. Ed. classes), and also on Thurs. Dec. 19 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. Children grades K-8 are wel-come. The Nativity will have an angel choir along with traditional roles. It will be the prelude to the 6 pm Christmas Eve Mass. The children’s Nativity is a great opportunity to focus on the Christ in Christmas! Please sign-up in the gath-ering area or contact Erin Wolfe 517.546.0417 for more information.

Prayer Intentions for the Year of Faith: For those in Prison

50 + Singles Group for Christian Men & Women Our group meets on the 3rd Wednesday of

each month in the Church’s North Room. Join us to socialize, build friendships, participate in fun activities and select future events. The meetings always end in time for those who wish to attend the 7 pm Liturgy. The next meetings are Wednesdays, November 20, December 18 and January 15. For further information call Lee at (810) 225- 3435

Thank you to all of the people who cleaned out their closets and brought their donations last weekend for the St. Vincent DePaul clothing drive. The pod was overflowing! We at St. Mary Magdalen truly live the beatitudes and as a result the St. Vincent DePaul society will be able to provide for many who need help. Thank you all for your generosity.

Enjoy an Evening Out!

Saturday, November 23 K of C ~ Spaghetti dinner

~ 5:00 - 8:00 pm ~ $6 Adults, $5 Seniors

There will also be a special bake sale to help 4th and 5th graders raise funds

to help a family in need. Then

~ Euchre Tournament ~ 7:00 - 10:00 pm $5 per person

Drinks provided ~ Cash Prizes! Sign up sheet in the Gathering Area

Right to Life Christmas Cards will be on sale after all Masses in the gathering area during the week-ends of November 30/December 1 and December 7/8. Proceeds benefit Livingston County Right to Life.

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THANKSGIVING DAY Thursday, Nov. 28th

We will celebrate the Liturgy on Thanksgiving Day at 9 a.m. Please bring food for the poor to Mass with you. (there will also be a basket for monetary donations). Since we have been blessed in so many ways we’ll have the opportunity to thank God in a spe-cial way. In the gathering area there is a place where you may write down what you are most thankful for. These will be put together into a prayer that will be prayed after Communion on Thanksgiving morning.

will be in the Gathering Area starting Nov. 23 and will remain there until December 16. This year we have Eight Charities, including St. Anne’s, Detroit; Brown Evangelical Ministries; Livingston County Catholic Charities; LACASA; W. J. Maxey Boys Training School; Magdalen’s Kitchen and parish; Pregnan-cy Help Line; and the Cornerstone School affiliated with St. Agnes Parish in Flint/Clio Michigan. The Cornerstone School is a program for adults with mental and physical handicaps. If you would like to help those who are less fortunate, please take a tag from the Tree and place your donation back under the tree no later than December 16. We cannot guarantee that the charities will receive the gifts before Christmas if left af-ter that date. is a great way to involve the entire family in a very worthwhile project.

The gift tags for Cornerstone list clothing size, when known, and other gift suggestions. So you can choose what to get the individual.

Please make sure the tag is taped and secured to your donation, so we know which charity it goes to. Only gifts for Cornerstone School should be wrapped. Please leave all other gifts unwrapped. Gift cards for all the charities should be unwrapped.

If you have any questions, please contact Dianne Sweeter at 248.842.7762 or dsweeter@yahoo.com or 248.842.7762.

A BOOK AND WALL OF REMEMBERING

Throughout the month of November we continue to lift up in prayer to God those who have died. Our Book of Remembering is placed at the Shrine of Remembering in the worship space so that you might list the names of deceased family & friends. Throughout the month we will display a Wall of Remembering. If you would like a picture of your loved one displayed please bring it to Sr. Maryetta in the parish office.

Looking for pictures taken in 2012 or any other year you may have snapped a few pictures of any parish activity and would like displayed on the wall in the East Wing. Please bring them to Sr. Maryetta in the office.

Seniors go hungry without our volunteers! The Meals on Wheels organization needs volun-teers. We would love the opportunity for you to be a part of our team of volunteers. Positions available are for packers and drivers. This is a commitment of 1 to 3 hours of your time as little or as often as you would like. Our volunteers deliver more than just a meal. For more information please call Carol @ 810-632-2155 or email c.zastrow@lwmow.org.

Ichthus Friendship Stories Music If you desire a deeper relationship with God and others then consider visiting Ichthus. We meet each Sunday morning at 10:15 am in the north room. The nursery is staffed from 10-11am. Nov 17 Bryan Alfonso is a Catholic worship leader from Ann Arbor who is an accomplished gui-tarist and vocalist. He will be sharing his songs and faith journey to Catholicism. Nov 24 - Emma Kehn is a high school student, active is sports and in the St MM youth group. She will be sharing about the recent dioceses youth conference.

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ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE Mon. 11/18 9:30-11 am Open Walk-gym 11-12 pm Pre-School - gym 4:15-6 pm St. Pat’s B’Ball-gym 8:30-10 pm Men’s B’Ball-gym Tues. 11/19 9:30-11 am Open Walk-gym 11-12 Pre-School-gym 4:15-6 pm St. Pat’s B’Ball-gym 6:30 pm Troop 385-CR/gym Wed. 11/20 9:30-11 am Open Walk-gym 11-12 pm Pre-School-gym 1:00-2 pm Zumba-gym 4:15-6 pm St. Pat’s B-Ball-gym 7-8 pm Women’s B’Ball-gym Thurs. 11/21 9:30-11 am Open Walk 11-12 Pre-School-gym 4:15-6 pm St. Pat’s B’Ball-gym 7:00 pm TS/BS-gym 8:30-10 pm Men’s B’Ball-gym Fri. 11/22 9:30-11 am Open Walk-gym 11-12 Pre-School-gym Sat. 11/23 8:30-9:30 am Boot Camp-gym Sun. 11/24 Nothing Scheduled

Have you heard about our 8 Great Dates? We have successfully offered these date nights for married couples (and a few engaged!) for the last 3 years, with much positive feedback! We’re again planning to offer 8 Great Dates. On Friday evenings, 6:30 – 9 pm. It includes ca-tered dinners at tables for 2, candlelight, a little music along with an entertaining evening video presentation, and is designed to build up your marriage relationship. There are 8 evenings planned, January 10 through March 7. If you have any questions or are interested in pre-registering, please give Sandi Phillips a call at 810-923-4915 or in the office at 810-229-8624.

PARISH WEBSITE www.saintmarymagdalen.org

PASTORAL STAFF EMAIL ADDRESSES

Pastor: Fr. David Howell: pastor1@saintmarymagdalen.org

Permanent Deacons:

H. David Scharf: deacon1@saintmarymagdalen.org

James Chevalier: deacon2@saintmarymagdalen.org

Gary Prise: deacon3@saintmarymagdalen.org

Devon Wolfe: deacon4@saintmarymagdalen.org

Pastoral Ministers:

Sr. Maryetta Churches: pastmin2@saintmarymagdalen.org

Sr. Joyce Hoile: pastmin1@saintmarymagdalen.org

Director of Faith Formation of Youth: Mary Mahar: mmahar@parishmail.com

Director of RCIA & Liturgist: Diane Kubus: rcia@saintmarymagdalen.org

liturgist@saintmarymagdalen.org

Youth Ministry: Margaret Callaghan: youth1@saintmarymagdalen.org

Director of Music: Steven H. Schulte: steve@colleengleason.com

Director of Pre-School: Kathie Anderer: preschool1@saintmarymagdalen.org

SUPPORT STAFF EMAIL ADDRESSES

Adm. Asst. Faith Formation of Youth : Karen MacDonald: sect2@saintmarymagdalen.org

Secretaries: Debbie Dehanke: sect3@saintmarymagdalen.org

Josie Doucette: sect1@saintmarymagdalen.org

Sandi Phillips: sect4@saintmarymagdalen.org

Bookkeeper: Dave Wisniewski: bookeeper@saintmarymagdalen.org

Custodian: Dan Tuthill: maint1@saintmarymagdalen.org