March 8, 2015

This weekend is our Diocesan Services

Appeal (DSA) Commitment Weekend.

Our DSA theme “For Everything is

From You, and What We Give Is What

We Have From You,” reminds us that

we bring nothing material into this

world and we take nothing out of it.

I invite all members of our parish community to join in

support of our annual appeal. Our parish goal is $64,959.00.

I would like to remind you that all paid pledge monies

received, over and above our parish goal, will be returned to

our parish for our local use. No gift is too small…every

dollar donated helps us meet, and even exceed, our parish

goal.

You can submit your DSA pledge envelope during Mass this

weekend or take your envelope home, prayerfully consider

your gift amount, and return your completed pledge form, in

the DSA envelope, to our parish office. I encourage every

one of our parish households to reflect on the many blessings

we have received from the Lord and share these blessings

through a generous gift to the DSA.

LECTORS / GREETERS

ALTAR SERVERS &

PARENTS OF ALTAR SERVERS The upcoming Lay Minister Schedule will cover April 11-12

thru August 29-30, 2015. If you no longer wish to serve as

an Altar Server, Lector or Greeter please let the Parish Office

know by Friday, March 13th. If you will be unable to serve

for a period of weeks/months in the next schedule, please

also call the Parish Office and let them know by Friday,

March 13th and you won't be scheduled when you are

unavailable.

The Parish thanks all lay ministers, those retiring from this

ministry and those who will be continuing on.

Peggy Clough

HELP GLORIFY THE LORD VISUALLY

Have you been blessed with creativity? Do you want to find a special way to honor the Lord? Do you have a few hours every few months? Do you want to increase your own spirituality and make some wonderful friends at the same time? If the answer to these questions are “Yes, Lord” then we welcome you to join us and to learn the art of liturgical decorations for the Church year. No experience needed. We will teach you the way of telling Christ's story from birth to death through nature and symbolic ornamentation. What better offering can you give to the Lord than to present the creativity he gave to you back to Him as a gift to glorify Him? If you are interested in joining our team you can call Priscilla Deleruyelle 734-878-5286 or Marion Manners 734-426-3581

St. Mary Parish Men’s Club Presents

FRIDAY FISH DINNERS

Serving From 4:00-7:00 PM Dinner Includes:

Baked or Beer Battered Fried Fish, Choice of Potato

(French Fries, Scalloped, or Baked) Beets, Cole Slaw,

Macaroni & Cheese, Cut Veggies, Homemade Rolls,

Homemade Desserts, Jell-O, Milk, Coffee, Tea, & Punch

NEW: For our younger guests individual size cheese pizza

Join us each Friday during Lent

February 20 & 27, March 6, 13, 20, & 27

Adults $10.00 Seniors $9.00

Children $5.00 (Under Age 12)

Family $35.00 (Immediate Family Only)

Take-outs Available!

WE NOW ACCEPT VISA, MASTERCARD, & AMERICAN EXPRESS!

Stations of the Cross will be prayed Friday evenings during Lent

at 7pm in the church.

Lent Reconciliation Services 2015

March 15: St. Agnes 3pm March 18: St. Mary 7pm March 19: St. Augustine 7pm March 19: St. Joseph 7pm March 23: Holy Spirit 7pm March 25: St. John 7:30pm March 28: St. Patrick 9am March 30: St. Mary Magdalen 7:30pm

March 8, 2015

Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University

Learn God’s ways of handling money

This 9 week course begins April 12, 2015

Class will be held here at St. Mary

Start time of 1:00pm

Contact Rick & Maggie Andrus

H 517-223-0165 C 810-293-7311

Save the Date!

Catholic Men’s Conference

Accept the Challenge

April 25, 2015

8:30am-3pm

St. Mary Magdalen, Brighton

FOR YOUR MARRIAGE Celebrate your good marriage by making it even better during the "Year of Marriage!" How? Attend a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend! WWME has been helping couples fall in love all over again for nearly 50 years. 2015 Weekends will be held March 20-22 at St. Gerard in Lansing, April 28-30 at Weber Center in Adrian, August 7-9 at St. John in Fenton, and October 16-18 at Center for Ministry in Saginaw. During in-parish weekends, you sleep at home. To apply for a weekend, contact Harry & Karen Porter at 800-628-7433 or apply online at www.wwme.org.

3 GREAT DATES for married and engaged couples!

Friday evenings, March 27, April 17, and May 29.

Held at St. Francis Retreat Center in DeWitt

from 5:30-9:15pm and includes dinner.

Cost is $75 per couple. The topics in order of

dates are Communication, Commitment, and To Love & To Honor. Given by Tony Sperendi. Please

register with the retreat center at 517-669-

8321 or http://www.stfrancis.ws/.

QUARTER MANIA

Benefit For St. Louis Center in Chelsea

Join us at the Dexter KofC on Wednesday, March 25th

6:00pm Registration & Shopping

7:00pm Mania begins

YOU MUST BE 16 OR OLDER TO ATTEND

Quarter Mania – a cross between an auction, bingo, and a

home party. Purchase bidding paddles $3 for 1, $5 for 2, and

$8 for 3. Auction will include Dexter Green Day Plant sale

participates - St. Joseph Plant Sale and the Dexter Garden

Club. Dexter Green Day is May 16. Hosted by the Dexter

Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary.

40 DAYS FOR LIFE SPRING CAMPAIGN

Here’s an awesome way to spend time with the Lord during

Lent, praying for the lives of mothers and babies. 40 Days

for Life begins on February 18 (Ash Wednesday) and

continues through March 29 (Palm Sunday). St. Mary is

signed up for Monday, March 9th

. We need two people to

pray each hour between 8am and 8pm in front of the

Brighton Planned Parenthood. There is a sign-up sheet in the

gathering space. Eventually our goal is to have 40 churches

signed up for each of the 40 days. If March 9 doesn’t work,

St. Mary is also signed up for March 10-13. Please sign up

and commit to prayer for this important event. You are

welcome to bring a chair. Brighton Planned Parenthood is

located at 7900 W. Grand River across from Champion

Chevrolet, park in the lot east of the clinic. Contact Peggy

White 734.878.5835 with questions or go online to

40daysforlife.com/Brighton.

LIVINGSTON COUNTY ULTRASOUND INITIATIVE

SPRING RAFFLE 2015

PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES

TICKETS $5 EACH -OR - 5 FOR $20

Single Ticket wins all 3 prizes

Drawing Thursday, April 16, 2015

Pregnancy Help Clinic Fundraiser

Tickets available from Rod Forman 810.599.7349

Prize #1 Planes: B-17 one hour flight for two

Flights are usually on Wednesdays from Willow Run.

They will allow family members to climb into the plane on

land to check it out - Once the plane is off the ground,

passengers (2) are able to move around inside to check out

the gun turrets, the bomb bay, etc.

http://www.yankeeairmuseum.org/ - $900 value

Prize #2 Trains: Round Trip for 4 Adults from Ann Arbor

or East Lansing Amtrak to Chicago on Friday or Sat. (TBD

by winner). 4 Adults for Dinner at one of three Italian Village

Restaurants. 1 night stay Quad room JW Marriott Chicago -

$1200 value

Prize #3 Automobiles: Detailing of 2 VEHICLES - interior

exterior and engine compartment - Auto One Brighton,

MI - $400 value

Aquinas College Fine Arts Visit Day

Friday, March 20th

Aquinas College in Grand Rapids is hosting a Fine Arts

AQDay for high school students interested in Theatre,

Music, Art and Creative Writing. Discover what

studying fine arts is like at AQ as you attend breakout

sessions, view an exhibit of current students’ work, tour

our beautiful 117-acre campus and chat with faculty

from your specific area of interest. Please visit

aquinas.edu/fad for more details or to register for the

event on Friday, March 20th.

March 8, 2015

Report for March 2, 2015 Parishioner Donations - Giving Back To The Lord

YTD 07/01/14 – 03/02/15 Weekly YTD Offertory $ 18,365.00 $ 553,091.88 Operating Budget Reqmnt. $ 15,940.00 $ 557,900.00 Variance $ 2,425.00 $ (4,808.12)

Debt Reduction/FaithQuest Collected $ 51,754.52 Ring the Bell Campaign $ 57,229.17 $147,146 needed to reach goal

Mortgage Payment Requirement $ 300,120.00 Mortgage Amount Paid $ 160,000.00 Shortfall $ (140,120.00)

SALUTE TO THE STARS

CELEBRITY DANCE COMPETITION Livingston County Catholic Charities celebrates 30 years at

our Annual Salute to the Star and Celebrity Dance

Competition in addition to honoring our community stars.

Our celebrity dance teams are:

Heather & Paul Menosky (Pinckney Vlg. Trustee &

Dancing w/Stars Wii Champion)

Courtney & Fabrizio Tarara (Frontal Lobe/Heart of

Howell Owners)

Erica Karfonta & Richard Lim (OLHSA Exec. Dir.

& Richard Lim Photography)

Chief Andy & Luann Pless (Howell Fire Dept. &

Treasurer Oceola Twp)

Platinum Sponsors: St. Joseph Mercy Livingston

Hospital, Dr. Edward Loniewski

The event will be held on March 21, 2015 at The Johnson

Center at Cleary College with Mass celebrated prior at St.

Joseph Church in Howell with Bishop Boyea. Tickets are

$60/person or $440/table of 8 – deadline to purchase is

March 17. For more information, to sponsor the event or to

purchase your tickets, contact Julie Amman at 517-545-5944.

Wedding Vows Group Photo

Now Available Via Email

Contact Kim khogan@stmarypinckney.org or

Heather hshamp@stmarypinckney.org

END OF YEAR CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!

Please call the parish office at 734-878-3161 to request your statement or email Kim: khogan@stmarypinckney.org or

Heather: hshamp@stmarypinckney.org

DINNER AT TERRY B’S We, the members of St. Mary Parish, are so blessed by

our community of love and light. We are blessed with this

beautiful school that enables our children to prosper

academically in a safe and nurturing environment, where

they can grow in faith and communion with God.

Terry & Kate Braciszewski have generously offered their

Award Winning restaurant, Terry B’s, for an exclusive party

in celebration of our St. Mary Community on Sunday, April

26, 2015, at 5:30pm Terry B’s is an upscale, contemporary

restaurant and bar, located in a Greek Revival style, former

1850’s farmhouse in Dexter. They have received numerous

Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence and were named a

Top 5 Michigan Dining Destination form the Detroit Free

Press. Tickets for this event are $50 per person.

And now for the AMAZING TWIST: Terry B’s will

donate $25 back to St. Mary School for each ticket

sold!

Ticket price includes:

Butler passed Hors’D’oerves

Choice of soup or salad

Choice of (2) main courses

Dessert

(2) Glasses of wine of beer

Our goal is to sell 100 tickets. That would result in a $2,500

donation to our school! Tickets available at the school or

church office. Come and help us celebrate our tremendous

blessings!

“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there

am I in the midst of them.” -Matthew 18:20

ARISE CHURCH SCRAPBOOKING DAY 11211 Dexter Pinckney Road, Pinckney

Saturday, March 21st from 9am-5:30pm

“Crop till you drop”

*Date change from February to March!

Come enjoy good food, beverages, prizes, and a fun time

scrapbooking, card making, or just to make new friends or

visit with old friends. Drawings every hour from 10am-5pm.

We’ll also have a consultant from “Close To My Heart.”

Cropping fee: $35 or $30 if you sign up by March 15th.

Please call Maryann at 734-878-0191.

Proceeds benefit the Arise Church Missions Committee.

Don’t Seek Rewards

Jesus insists that we will be rewarded for our service to others.

-Matthew 20:27-28

March 8, 2015

RCIA RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITATION OF ADULTS

Do you know someone who may be interested in becoming

Catholic? Have you ever invited another to explore the

Catholic faith? Please join us for our upcoming meetings.

All are welcome to join us for any

subject meeting listed below!

03/07 FIRST SCRUTINY 5pm Mass

Marriage/Holy Orders 6:15-7:15pm

03/07-08 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS

TURN CLOCKS FORWARD ONE HOUR

03/15 SECOND SCRUTINY 9am Mass

Holy Spirit 10:15-11:15am

03/18 PENANCE SERVICE 7pm

03/21 RCIA RETREAT 8:30am – 5pm

THIRD SCRUTINY 5pm

Dinner Celebration 6:15pm

03/29 PALM SUNDAY 11:30 Mass

NO MEETING

Religious Education K-8 & 2nd Grade Sacrament Prep

3/8 10:15-11:20am Class (K-8) 3/15 10:15-11:20am Class (K-8) 3/22 10:15-11:20am Class (K-8) 3/29 NO Class: Palm Sunday 4/5-4/12 NO Class: Christ Is Risen! /Spring Break 4/19 10:15-11:20am Class (K-8)

Confirmation 3/8 10:00-11:15am Confirmation 3/15 10:00-11:15am Confirmation 3/22 10:00-11:15am Confirmation 3/29 NO Class: Palm Sunday 4/5-4/12 NO Class: Christ Is Risen! /Spring Break 4/19 10:00-11:15am Confirmation During No physical Class times Teens should continue to work on homework and write in their Mass Journals! Please ensure they stay connected! Check out the Confirmation Information Hub:

http://www.stmarypinckney.org/#/faith-formation/confirmation-info-hub

Middle School Youth Group Schedule Date: Time: Event: 3/8 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord”

Date: Time: Event: 3/10 7-8:30pm Youth Night – 3/15 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 3/17 7-8:30pm Youth Night – 3/22 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 3/24 7-8:30pm Youth Night – 3/29 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 3/31 7-8:30pm Youth Night – 4/5 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 4/7 NO YOUTH GROUP

High School Youth Group Schedule

Date: Time: Event: 3/8 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 3/11 7-9:00pm Youth Night – 3/15 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 3/18 7-9:00pm Youth Night – 3/22 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 3/25 7-9:00pm Youth Night – 3/29 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 4/1 7-9:00pm Youth Night – 4/5 7-8pm Adoration “Here I am Lord” 4/8 NO YOUTH GROUP

Website: http://www.stmarypinckney.org/#/youth/

If you have any questions please call 734-878-2217 or email rkeiser@stmarypinckney.org

Calling Interested Teens

for Living Stations Have you witnessed the Living Stations of the Cross that the

teens bring to you on Good Friday? Would you like to be a

part of it? You do not have to have any “acting” ability just

the willingness to open yourself up to become the person

who witnessed Jesus on the road to Cavalry. It is not just

some part that you read. It is a part that you witness and

become. The stations are a prayer, prayed with our parish

family on Good Friday. It truly is a beautiful ministry. You

must be willing to put time in and truly be open to this

wonderful gift. You must also be available Good Friday!

Please contact Rebecca Keiser at

rkeiser@stmarypinckney.org (preferred)

or 734-878-2217 ext. 203

March 8, 2015

MASS INTENTIONS

Sunday, March 8th

9:00am: In Memory of Nathaniel Wylie by Mom and Dad

11:30am: For Our Parish

Monday, March 9th

9:00am: Communion Service

Tuesday, March 10th

9:00am: Communion Service

5:00pm: In Memory of Cathy Toth by Susan Katon

Wednesday, March 11th

9:00am: In Memory of Richard & Rose Berardinelli by the

Wack Family

Thursday, March 12th

5:00pm: In Memory of Roy Hoeft by Karen Reske

Friday, March 13th

9:00am: In Memory of Patricia Kaliszuk by Linda Mable

Saturday, March 14th

9:00am: In Memory of Don & Cathie Carruthers by the

Dible family

5:00pm: In Memory of Eloise Berendt by Frank Berendt

Sunday, March 15th

9:00am: For Our Parish

11:30am: In Memory of Patricia Kurzawa by Bernie

Kurzawa

WEEKLY READINGS: March 8th

-14th

Sunday:

Third Sunday of Lent Ex 20:1-17; Ps 19; 1Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25

Monday:

St. Francis of Rome, Religious

2 Kgs 5:1-15; Ps 42, 43; Lk 4:24-30

Tuesday:

Lenten Weekday

Dn 3:25;34-43; Ps 25; Mt 18:21-35

Wednesday:

Lenten Weekday

Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147; Mt 5:17-19

Thursday:

Lenten Weekday

Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95; Lk 11:14-23

Friday:

Lenten Weekday

Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81; Mk 12:28-34

Saturday:

Lenten Weekday

Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51;Lk 18:9-14

We always keep our military

family close and far in our

thoughts and prayers, especially

for Joshua Kolnitys.

LAY MINISTERS: March 14th

& 15th

Communion Service Leaders

March 9: D. Hall March 10: T. Burke

March 16: L. Lichwala March 17: R. Boos

Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist

5:00pm 9:00am 11:30am

*Self-Scheduling by Sign-Up.

*Sign-Up In Meeting Room A.

Altar Servers

5:00pm: B. Aten, C. Aten, J. Hummel

9:00am: K. Flaherty, E. Flaherty, A. Sanchez

11:30am: I. Hanshue, J. Burke, B. Burke

Proclaimers of the Word

5:00pm: P. Hohl, K. Wiley

9:00am: S. Kuschel, P. White

11:30am: T. Burke, A. Shmina

Greeters

5:00pm: J&L Wallace

9:00am: D. Magier

11:30am: B&K Olst

Ushers

*Please sign up if you’re available.

Offertory Gifts

*Please sign up if you’re available.

Home Chalice Program *Please sign up if you’re available.

Linens

March: K. Leonard, L. Wack

Cleaning the Altar

March: J. Helmboldt

Collection Counters:

March 9: B. Olst, D. Eggleston, S. Katon

March 16: R. Bartkovich, L. Wallce, N.

Rickelmann, C. Hazel

OUR PRAYER LIST

Hannah Campbell, Peggy Curtis, Denise Day, John Dinkel,

Linda Ferendt, Michael Grossmeyer, Larence Hurtubise,

Richard Jesionowski, Don Keiser, LaVerne Keiser, Sr.

MaryKelly, RSM, Elaine LaMontagne, Dick Laws, Paul

Martus, Adeline Penrod, Angela Raffensperger, Linda

Schneider, Allan Steinaway

Prayer For the Sick

“Heavenly Father, we lift up all those who are facing various illnesses. Give them the hope and courage they need today and every day. Comfort their pain, calm their fears, and surround them with Your peace.

(Please contact the church office to add your loved one to our

prayer list).