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"Rend your hearts, not your garments,and return to the LORD, your God."
~Joel 2:13
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Together in Faith Phase II News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Upon prayerful deliberation, the Most Reverend Allen H. Vigneron, Archbishop of Detroit has come to the
final decision regarding the future of the parishes in the Renaissance Vicariate. The pastoral letter was
received today and the news is good. The plan for St. Augustine/St. Monica to cluster with Good Shepherd
parish was accepted and BOTH PARISHES WILL REMAIN OPEN. The letter details that plans should be developed
to collaborate on programming, outreach and administration as formerly discussed by our planning group and
the parish leaders. Please remain prayerful as we await the news of the other parishes in the archdiocese.
God Bless.
IMAGE OF GOD CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER
St. Augustine and St. Monica Parish, Activities Building
Image of God Crisis Pregnancy Center is a "pro-life" advocacy program that helps women in crisis with spiritual and physical needs as an alternative to abortion. The program offers counseling, prenatal information and free pregnancy tests. Clients earn "Baby Bucks" from the attending parenting classes to purchase new and gently used baby items in the "baby boutique."
The location is on the main floor of the St. Augustine and St. Monica Parish Activities Bldg. The center is open on Saturdays, 10:30 am - 1:00 pm.
Praised Be Jesus Christ
April 22, 2012
Praised be Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is Risen Today! Today, the Risen Lord appears to us again in the Gospel. Soon, the Scriptures will show the transition from Jesus’ appearing to the disciples in apparitions to His appearance in the Church through the Sacraments. Let’s thank the Lord for however the Lord comes to us today.
The covenantal relationships and the Eucharistic Lord. The first relationship is with the Holy Trinity. Because of Jesus, the image of God inside is activated, fixed and filled. We, in Christ, are made able to live as daughters and sons of God. Secondly, we are able to be faithful to the one Bride of Christ, the Church. We are sustained by the Eucharistic Lord even when our desires for holiness and unity in the Church aren’t being met. That sustaining makes us capable of carrying holiness and being people of unity, even when it’s hard for us to see Jesus in the people around us. Finally, the Eucharistic Lord sustains our family relationships, allowing us to be men and women who can be faithful.
God Bless,
Father Dan
Saint of the Week
Saint Peter Chanel,April 28
He was born on July 12, 1803 near Belley, France. A local priest, Fr. Trompier, was very impressed with Peter’s piety and intelligence and therefore placed him into a church sponsored school. Peter at the age of 16 enrolled in the minor seminary in Belley and three years later in the major seminary at Brou. He was ordained a priest along with 24 others on July 15, 1827.
Peter’s desire was to be a foreign missionary, but when he initially applied the Bishop turned down his request and instead appointed him to be a parish priest of the rundown parish of Crozet. Peter was widely respected and appreciated for his response to those in need, particularly the sick and thus the parish was soon revitalized.
Finally, in 1836 Peter’s wish to be a missionary was granted. He set out with several other Marists for the South West Pacific. They journeyed to the Canary Islands and then Valparaiso, Tahiti, and Tonga. Peter then landed at Futuna Island accompanied by a French lay brother, Marie-Nizier Delorme, and a protestant layman named Thomas Boag. The group was initially well received by the island’s king, Niuliki. However once the missionaries learned the local language and began preaching to the people, the king grew anxious. He believed that Christianity would diminish his stature as high priest and king. When the king’s son sought to be baptized, the enraged king sent his son-in-law, a fierce warrior, to do whatever was necessary to resolve the problem. After failing to deter the king’s son, the warrior sought medical attention from Peter. While being treated by Peter, the warrior clubbed him to death. The date was April 28, 1841.
Other French missionaries followed Peter and soon most people of the Island of Futuna, including the king were converted to our Catholic Faith.
In His Service and Love,
Deacon Joe