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St. Scholastica Parish 17320 Rosemont Detroit, Michigan 48219

www.scholastica.church

Fr. James W. Lowe CC, Administrator

MASS SCHEDULE

Tuesday through Friday 8:00 a.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m. Holydays 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

MARRIAGE Parish priest must be contacted six months prior to date of

intended marriage.

BAPTISMS Contact Fr. James W. Lowe, CC

CONFESSIONS Tuesday-Saturday Mornings: Immediately Following Mass

Saturday Evening Mass: 3:45 p.m. until 4:15 p.m. Sunday: 9:15 a.m. until 9:45 a.m.

All other times - Call Parish Office For Appointment

ROSARY Sunday 9:30 a.m. in the Chapel

PHONE NUMBERS Parish Office …………………………..(313) 531-0140 Fax ……………………………………..(313) 531-0739

SAINT BENEDICT SAINT SCHOLASTICA

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FR. JAMES W. LOWE,CCFR. JAMES W. LOWE,CCFR. JAMES W. LOWE,CCFR. JAMES W. LOWE,CC

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Today, we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord. This is an incredibly significant event in the history of salvation. Je-sus did not need to be baptized. He is God. The Cate-chism of the Catholic Church tells us:

“All the Old Covenant pre-figurations find their fulfill-ment in Christ Jesus. He begins his public life after having himself baptized by St. John the Baptist in the Jordan. After his resurrection Christ gives this mission to his apostles: ‘Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to ob-serve all that I have commanded you.’ Our Lord volun-tarily submitted himself to the baptism of St. John, in-tended for sinners, in order to ‘fulfill all righteous-ness.’ Jesus' gesture is a manifestation of his self-emptying. The Spirit who had hovered over the waters of the first creation descended then on the Christ as a prelude of the new creation, and the Father revealed Jesus as his ‘beloved Son.’ In his Passover Christ opened to all the fountain of Baptism. He had already spoken of his Passion, which he was about to suffer in Jerusalem, as a ‘Baptism’ with which he had to be bap-tized. The blood and water that flowed from the pierced side of the crucified Jesus are types of Bap-tism and the Eucharist, the sacraments of new life. From then on, it is possible ‘to be born of water and the Spirit’ in order to enter the Kingdom of God.”

In Baptism, we become one with Jesus who is God. We become adopted sons and daughters of God the Fa-ther. This gives us incredible dignity. All human persons inherit original sin from our first parents, Adam and Eve. In Baptism, our original sin is forgiven, and we are granted access to eternal life with God in heaven. This is the great-est gift we ever could receive. It is fitting to give thanks and rejoice for this gift. Friends, as we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord, let us give thanks for the many gifts we have received.

Your brother in Christ,

Fr. Jim Lowe, CC

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As is fitting, today’s Scripture passages are linked by the common theme of “water.” Isaiah, near the end of the Babylonian exile, prophesies, through the Lord, All you who are thirsty, come to the water! St. John proclaims in his First Letter, This is the one who came through water and blood, Jesus Christ, not by water alone, but by water and blood. In St. Mark’s Gospel, the evangelist quotes John the Baptist in reference to Jesus before our Lord’s Baptism in the Jordan River, I have baptized you with water; he [Jesus] will baptize you with the Holy Spirit. The Sacrament of Baptism is the “the gateway” to all the other Sacraments. This tremendous gift of Baptism forgives sin and it is here that Christ invites us, individually, to be His disciples. When Jesus knocks on the door of our hearts daily, are we willing to let Him in, to follow Him, and through the power of the Holy Spirit, profess His Truth to a world that needs Jesus? To learn about His Truth, sign up for a Bible Study at your parish or a class at Sacred Heart Major Seminary.

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Today’s Scripture Readings

Isaiah 55:1-11

Psalm 29: The Lord will bless his people with peace.

1 John 5:1-9

Mark 1: 7-11

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HOMEBOUND MINISTRIESHOMEBOUND MINISTRIESHOMEBOUND MINISTRIESHOMEBOUND MINISTRIES

You are invited to participate In the Sacraments at home!

If you are homebound (due to COVID or other rea-sons) and would like to receive Holy Communion, Recon-ciliation or Sacrament of the Sick, we are just a call away. We know that it is hard not being able to attend church on a regular basis. We are in the process of organizing a homebound ministries program for our parishioners. Fa-ther and/or the Eucharistic Ministers who come to your home, would of course, wear a mask, sanitize hands be-fore contact and practice social distancing to the extent possible. They would be screened for COVID in terms of not having symptoms, not having recently traveled out of the area, not having been diagnosed with COVID or had recent significant contact with someone who has. In most cases, we would provide the service on your porch or at your door but could, come in if that was more appropriate for your situation. Pease call the parish office 313-531-0140 to arrange for this service. Someone will call you regarding your needs and scheduling preferences. We will not be able to come to a home where a household member has been diagnosed with COVID and has not had a subsequent negative test or is quarantining due to a recent contact

Tuesday, January 12, 2021 8:00 a.m.

Wednesday, January 13, 2021 8.00 a. m.

Thursday, January 14, 2021 8:00 a.m. Ɨ Rosary Carney by Kathleen O’Flaherty

Friday, January 15, 2021 8:00 a.m. Ɨ Brent Jay Mercier by Kerry and Jody Kirsch

Saturday, January 16, 2021 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m

Sunday, January 17, 2021 10:00 a.m. For Parishioners

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FAMILIES OF PARISHESFAMILIES OF PARISHESFAMILIES OF PARISHESFAMILIES OF PARISHES

St. Scholastica will be welcoming 5 new parishes into our family. We are excited to be sent on mission with our new brothers and sisters in Christ…

Corpus Christi Parish, Detroit Presentation – Our Lady of Victory Parish, Detroit

SS. Peter and Paul (Westside) Parish, Detroit St. Juan Diego Parish, Detroit

St. Mary of Redford Parish, Detroit St. Scholastica Parish, Detroit

We are in the first wave, which means we will already be collaborating in mission by July 1st, 2021 Please keep our new brothers and sisters in Christ in your prayers

For more information of Families of Parishes, please go to https://www.familiesofparishes.org/

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Annual Blood DriveAnnual Blood DriveAnnual Blood DriveAnnual Blood Drive

The annual Trinity Vicariate Blood Drive will be held at St. Scholastica on Martin Luther King Day, January 18th. The drive will take place in the Parish Activities Building. Reservations are required. You may go to Red Cross Blood.org (sponsor code: stscholastica) or call 248-979-5917 to make an appointment. Please consider making a donation. There is a great need for blood. Please help us reach our quota.

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We continue to pray for our sick and home-bound parish members, Bruce Henderson, Elma Thorpe, Annie Laurie Shannan, Courtney Atlas, Eileen Clark, Sandra Moulton, Christo-pher Staff, Margaret Porath, Drew Lund, Ro-land Martin, Marian Hubbard, Jean Geran, Betty Kell, Gloria Seacord, Fermon Sanders, Diverna Stephenson, William Walker, Albert Jackson, Daisy Allen, Victoria Crowe, Dennis Lund, Matthew Onwudingo, Irma Gisstennar, Justin Doucette, Ellen Casey, Denise Goodine, Jonathan Jackson, Gwendolyn Dickerson, Yolanda Stephens, Suzanne Ross, Thomas Norfolk, Bennie Bailey, Julie Hacker, Michele Mooney, Robert Weed, Jerome Bies and Annie Stacherski.

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Because of our baptism, We are able to offer these peti-tions to God as our Father. We therefore pray with con-fidence.

That the Church may effectively lead all peoples to acknowledge Christ as the Son of God, we pray to the Lord...

That nations may resolve their conflicts by seeking the justice and peace brought to the world by the Lord Je-sus, we pray to the Lord...

That the Christian community, made one by our com-mon baptism, may always welcome the unborn, the stranger, and all who are vulnerable, we pray to the Lord…

That each of us may renew the commitment of our own baptism, renouncing sin and promising to serve God faithfully in his holy Church, we pray to the Lord...

That those who are ill may, as sons and daughters of God, offer their sufferings to him with patience and trust, we pray to the Lord...

That those who have died may share the glory of eter-nal life, we pray to the Lord...

For the Intentions of this Mass, we pray to the Lord . . .