All Saints Catholic Parish

817 Sable Street

Alpena, MI 49707

alpenacatholics.org

Phone: (989) 354-3019

August 2, 2020

From Fr. Joe It’s getting late and it’s the night before the bulletin

deadline. I had been away for a couple of days visiting with

and giving support to a family member in a crisis situation.

Now I’m back in Alpena, but the crisis continues, and is still

heavy on my mind. As so many of you have experienced, it

is frustrating when you can’t fix the problem and your only

recourse – at least for the time being – is to pray. While we

know in our head that prayer does help and is powerful, it

doesn’t always feel that way and can seem not enough. So,

I’m going to ask for your assistance in two ways. One is -

without giving details, would you please pray for all those

involved and affected by this crisis, and that God’s will be

heeded and done. The second involves you helping me

with this bulletin article. (I’ve done this before when the

deadline was looming and it was getting late, but it has

been a while.) I’ll start the thought process and then you

continue it – filling in the short blank with relevant

particulars from your life. Ok, here goes …..

In the Gospels of the previous three Sundays (15th-17th

Sundays in Ordinary Time) Jesus spoke to the crowds in

parables. What we hear on this 18th Sunday is not a

parable, but a miracle – with just a few measly loaves of

bread and a couple of fish Jesus feeds a very large crowd of

hungry people who had followed him on foot to a deserted

place. “Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking

up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and

gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the

crowds. They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up

the fragments left over – twelve wicker baskets full. Those

who ate were about five thousand men, not counting

women and children.” (Matthew 14:19-21) While this

Gospel account isn’t a parable, some people may be

inclined to view it as just a fanciful story. But do you

remember the parables from the Gospel two Sundays ago?

About the Kingdom of heaven being like a small mustard

seed which after being planted grows into a large bush that

birds can dwell in? Or like yeast that a woman mixed with

three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was

leavened (which would have been enough to feed about

100 people!)? In both of those parables, what seemed

small and insignificant – the tiny seed that was planted; the

yeast kneaded into the flour – grew with God’s grace. It is

God who gives the seed, the yeast, the five loaves, the two

fish, the …, etc. What we need to do is our part (plant it,

mix it, share it) and God can, and will, make it grow – and

abundantly so.

(Here’s where you take over …..)

In the space that follows, contemplate what is God

asking you to plant? to knead? to share? to hand over? so

that He can bless you, me, us graciously and abundantly?

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Have a blessed week,

P.S. In a letter accompanying a copy of his book, Relevant

Radio’s Rev. Francis Hoffman, JCD (aka Fr. Rocky) has asked

me to extend an offer to you that seems too good to be

true – a FREE copy of his new book “Mary at the Crossroads

of History” (I admittedly haven’t read it yet – just received it

today – but I’m looking forward to). Simply go to

www.relevantradio.com/freebook3. At the link you’ll see

the following statement right before where you fill in your

name and address:

“Get your free copy of Mary at the Crossroads of

History today! Free as in totally free! No shipping, no

handling - just sign up and we'll send you a free book.”

So this truly is a free offer. You don’t even have to pay

shipping and handling. I hope you will take advantage of

this opportunity to learn more about the role of our Blessed

Mother throughout history, and urge others to do so as

well. But as Relevant Radio asks, don’t fill in the information

for others; encourage them to visit the site and sign up for

themselves. You never know what might catch someone’s

attention and lead them deeper into the faith.

Empowered by the Holy Spirit • 2

Scripture Readings Sunday Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Is 55:1-3; Ps 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18; Rom 8:35, 37-39; Mt 14:13-21

Monday Jer 28:1-17; Ps 119:29, 43, 79, 80, 95, 102; Mt 14:22-36

Tuesday Memorial of Saint John Vianney, Priest

Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Ps 102:16-18, 19- 21, 29 and 22-23; Mt 15:1-2, 10-14

Wednesday The Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Jer 31:1-7; Jer 31:10, 11-12ab, 13; Mt 15:21-28

Thursday Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord

Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pt 1:16-19; Mt 17:1-9

Friday Saint Sixtus II, Pope, and Companions, Martyrs; Saint Cajetan, Priest

Na 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7; Dt 32:35cd-36ab, 39abcd, 41; Mt 16:24-28

Saturday Memorial of Saint Dominic, Priest

Hb 1:12—2:4; Ps 9:8-9, 10-11, 12-13; Mt 17:14-20

Sunday Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a; Ps 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13 -14; Rom 9:1-5; Mt 14:22-33

Mass Intentions Fr. Joe & Fr. Scott will both be celebrating Mass

daily (without a congregation). The following

are the scheduled intentions for this week.

Monday, August 3

† James Kuchnicki

Tuesday, August 4

† Gene Pokorzynski

Wednesday, August 5

† Lester Robinette

Thursday, August 6

For Success in Resuming

Perpetual Adoration at All Saints

Parish

Friday, August 7

† Sandy Eastway

August 8/9 Weekend Masses

Living & Deceased of the Parish

†† Edward & Helen Kroll

† Mabel Weiland

† Anna Elaine Wilmot

**Weekday Masses are celebrated and honored

privately, but are now livestreamed via our

YouTube channel and on Facebook.

***Our weekend Mass schedule is subject to

change weekly based on the availability of

volunteers. Beginning this weekend, August

1/2, Mass times will be as follows:

Saturday, 4:00 pm

Sunday, 9:00 am, 12:00 pm, 6:00 pm

To check available Mass times visit

www.alpenacatholics.org

United in Vibrant Service • 3

August Prayer Intentions All Saints Parish: For the safety of all.

Rosary Society: For a successful harvest.

Pope Francis: We pray for all those who work and

live from the sea, among them sailors, fishermen,

and their families.

LARCC Prayer Intention We join our brothers and sisters in the LARCC community (Lutheran, Anglican, Roman Catholic, Congregational)

in praying for this weekend’s intention: Trinity Episcopal Church: Lay Eucharistic Ministers

Blessed Mother Shrine Votive Lamp

In Memory of

Karl & Alta Nensewitz

requested by: Ann, Lynne, Jill, Marie, & Mary

(14 day candle at St. Mary Church)

August Contact Confidential Prayer Group

Linda Wallen | phone: 354-5720

Embraced by God’s Love • 4

Pray for the Departed Myron Orban

Helen Detloff

Maureen Rose

Dorothy Wachowski

May they rest in peace.

Pray for Success in Resuming Perpetual Adoration

Heavenly Father, increase our faith in the Real Presence of your Son, Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. We are obliged to adore Him, to give Him thanks, and to make reparation for sin. We need your peace in our hearts, in our families, in our communities, and among nations. We need conversion from our sins and the mercy of your forgiveness. May we obtain this through prayer in our union with our Eucharistic Lord. Please send down your Holy Spirit upon the people of All Saints Parish to give them the love, courage, strength and willingness to respond to the invitation to Eucharistic Adora-tion. We beseech you to bless us in our efforts to resume Perpetual Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Alpena. We ask this in the Holy Name of Jesus our Lord. Amen.

“Prayer is the place of refuge for every

worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a

source of constant happiness,

a protection against sadness.”

St. John Chrysostom

Knights News Wednesday, August 5 • 7:00 pm The Knights of Columbus Alpena Council 529

will meet at the Knights Hall located at

1880 Hamilton Rd.

*Officers will meet at 6:00 pm

Celebrating an Anniversary

Larry & Pat Losinski

50 years—July 25th

Happy Birthday John Meek

Happy 80th Birthday - August 1st

Serve the Needs of Our Community • 5

Received in Baptism

Kolton Chase Daniel Morris July 25th, 2020

Son of Albert & Elizabeth (Dyer) Morris

Pictured above:

Kolton Morris, standing with older brother Christopher

From L to R: Rita Morris, Elizabeth & Albert Morris, Mike Morris,

Bianca Morris, Dylan Morris (Godfather), Kristina Morris

(Godmother).

Congratulations Kolton!

Welcome to our Parish family.

Let’s Talk Catholic Live Thursday, August 27 • 6:00

Let’s Talk Catholic Live will be starting up again. If

you would like to join Fr. Scott for a season of live

programs, please sign up by phone or email.

All Saints Parish Office Phone: (989) 354-3019

Dawn Ringsmuth

Email: dringsmuth@alpenacatholics.org

*Due to the need for safety measures at this time,

there will be limited seating available.

CSA Winners

Gene & Pam Boyk

• 3 homemade pies, baked by Fr. Joe

Patricia Hoppe • $100 Scrip card

June Smolinski • $50 Scrip card

Barry & Karon Halleck • $50 Scrip card

Larry & Megan LaCross • Reserved pew

Job Opportunities All Saints Parish in Alpena is seeking a

Business Manager. The successful candidate

must be a practicing Catholic in good

standing with the Church and have

knowledge of the Catholic faith. Additionally

this candidate must have at least 5 years of

accounting/business manager experience;

familiarity with accounting programs and MS

Excel; and the ability to work cooperatively

and communicate effectively. Experience

with human resources, employee benefits,

payroll, insurance, and facility management

is preferred.

The person in this position must be able to

prioritize and manage time effectively; and

oversees all business/administrative aspects

of a large, busy parish that includes a school,

cemetery and soup kitchen.

Please apply on the Diocese of Gaylord

website:

http://www.dioceseofgaylord.org/job-

openings-42/

Time of Outdoor Adoration Changing Beginning this Sunday, August 2nd, outdoor adoration will be held from 2:00 - 2:15 pm in the St. Mary Church parking lot.

All Saints Parish Masses Livestreamed Weekend and now Weekdays too! By this time in the pandemic, you have already found your

preferred method of participating in Mass from home.

But may we suggest another option which is watching

weekend Mass livestreamed from All Saints Parish. If you

are unable to come to weekend Mass at All Saints (and we

do understand), this may be a way for you to still feel

connected to your home parish.

Visit our website, alpenacatholics.org, and click on the

YouTube button in the top right corner. Once you are on

our All Saints Parish YouTube homepage, click on the

videos tab and you should be able to find the recording.

• You can watch the 10:00 am Sunday Mass live as it is

happening or, if that time doesn’t work for you, check

back later and watch it when it is more convenient.

• Daily Mass (which is not a public Mass) is now being

livestreamed weekdays on Facebook and YouTube at

9:00 am. Because of this addition, there will no longer

be the 4 o'clock live feed.

United in Vibrant Service • 6

Stewardship of Treasure Week ending July 26, 2020

Offertory needed to sustain parish each week: $20,481

(7/20/20 - 7/26/20) Direct

Donations

Online

Giving

Regular Offertory—Weekend

Masses of July 18/19 and

donations that were mailed in or

dropped off.

$9,279.50 $2,211.04

# of Donors/Envelopes Used 170 26

Loose $67.00

Combined Total Offertory $11,490.54

Budgeted Offertory Income $20,481.00

Difference -8,990.46

Building Fund $265.00 0

Capital Improvement $15.00 0

Utilities 0 $57.00

Livestream Fund (as of 7/28/20) $6,715.00

CSA—Week 5 Totals Pledged as of 7/28/20: 588 Pledges, totaling $164,323.25

(83% of our goal)

Remaining goal is $34,743.75

*When making a pledge, please keep separate from offertory if

possible, and remember to

make checks payable to All Saints Parish.

Scrip—Online Option Did you know All Saint School’s

Scrip program is also accessible

online and that many of the cards

are instantly available (ecards)?

And when ordering online, All

Saints School still gets the profit.

See below for the website address

and the All Saints School enrollment

code to get started.

shopwithscrip.com

Enrollment Code: CA56343B6298L

Scrip Online Payment Options

• Credit Card

(2.6% fee/total order)

• Bank Account “Presto Pay”

($0.15/total order)

*You may also place your order and

pay at All Saints School or All Saints

Parish Office with a check or cash

during business hours

Stewardship in Our Readings In today's Gospel, Jesus feeds the five thousand with five loaves and two

fish. The message of stewardship is that God's gifts, shared, will always

be more than enough.

Value Each Other’s Gifts and Talents • 7

All Saints Catholic Parish Directory 817 Sable Street Alpena, MI 49707 Phone ........................................................(989) 354-3019

www.alpenacatholics.org Monday-Friday .................................. 10:00 am—2:00 pm Pastor .............................................. Rev. Joe Muszkiewicz Associate ................................................ Rev. Scott Lawler

slawler@alpenacatholics.org Business Manager ......................................... Kim Krajniak

kkrajniak@alpenacatholics.org Bookkeeper ............................................ Bette Tadajewski Business Office Assistant .................................. Angie King

aking@alpenaallsaints.org Parish Secretary ............................................ Penny Jones

pjones@alpenacatholics.org Office Assistant .................................................Judy Quast

jquast@alpenacatholics.org Office Assistant…………………………………….Dawn Ringsmuth

dringsmuth@alpenacatholics.org Parish Catechetical Leader .......................... Jackie Benson

jbenson@alpenacatholics.org Discipleship Coordinator ......................... Kristin Carriveau

kcarriveau@alpenacatholics.org

Music Ministers ............................................ Suelyn Bartz, John Luke Grabiel, Julie Wood Maintenance Supervisor .......................... Joe Pokorzynski Maintenance Staff .............................................Ken Smarr School Maintenance ................................... Chris Johnston Part-Time Maintenance............................... Jim Bouchard Finance Council Jenny Poli, Don Bartosh, Vaune Bieker, Dylan Wallace, Ralph Stepaniak

Pastoral Council Bob Mischloney, Ann-Marie Ruder, Mark Balko, Virginia Tadajewski, Christopher Benedict, Deb Spleet, Bill Kuchnicki, Jane Hiske, Marty Gougeon Diocesan Pastoral Council ...................... Seth Wm. Peters Diocesan Finance Council .............................. Don Bartosh

All Saints Catholic School 500 N. Second Ave

www.alpenaallsaints.org Phone ....................................................... (989) 354-4911 Principal ........................................................ Nicole Hatch

nhatch@alpenaallsaints.org

Local Ministries Madonna House ....................................... (989) 354-4073 Catholic Human Services .......................... (989) 356-6385 Friendship Room ...................................... (989) 354-8018 St. Vincent dePaul Society ........................ (989) 354-3671 Options Pregnancy Center ........................ (989) 354-6089 Baby Pantry .............................................. (989) 356-9317 Children’s Closet ....................................... (989) 356-9545 Caring Place Adult Day Center .................. (989) 358-7928 Salvation Army (Call Us for Help) ............. (989) 358-2769 NEMCSA ................................................... (989) 356-3474 Holy Cross Cemetery ................................ (989) 354-3831

Confession Times

Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday:

11:00 am - 12 noon

Wednesday & Friday: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm.

An open-air confessional is located in the

vestibule area in the back of church near Ninth

Street. If needed, please wait in a pew near the

center aisle, keeping a distance of 2 EMPTY

PEWS between those waiting. There is no chair

upon which to sit since we expect confessions

to be brief to allow everyone a chance to speak

with one of our priests.