April 15, 2018

What I have I give you

Today’s first reading is “the rest of the story.” The story begins with Pe-ter and John going up to the temple. They see a crippled beggar. Peter says, “We do not have silver or gold. But what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus of Nazareth, the Mes-siah, stand and walk!” Peter takes him by the hand and lifts him to his feet.

The man starts leaping around in pure joy. This was one of the first experiences of the Church at Work. They were not only praying together. They were not merely “remembering” Jesus. They were doing the work of Jesus: “What I have I give you – stand up and walk!”

On April 4th we remembered Martin Luther King Jr. There was a meeting at St. Mary’s of Redford: MLK 50 – The Dream – The Legacy – Where Do We Go From Here? It is also 50 years since King spoke at Grosse Pointe High School, and called our attention to “The Other America.” Fifty years later, that wall between privileged America and disadvan-taged America still divides us. Where do we go from here? Martin Luther King’s book was titled: Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? Like Peter, we need to say, “What I have I give you: Stand up, Church, and walk – together!”

The Detroit Catholic Pastoral Alli-ance is a nonprofit community founded by 14 east-side Catholic churches. Christ the King is a mem-ber. But it is not just a friendly clus-ter of churches. They (we) are working to improve the quality of life along the Gratiot Avenue corridor, redeveloping that impoverished commercial and residential neighborhood.

Yesterday there was a workshop at Gesu Parish: “Advocating for Repa-rations: Connecting Faith, Facts and Fairness.” When an African American activist like Ta-Nehisi Coates says the word “Reparations,” it scares the day-lights out most white people. Yet Christians blissfully refer to Jesus on the cross making reparation for our sins. Are not all Christians members of the body of Christ? Does not that imply that all of us are called to participate in Christ’s reparation?

Recently Fr. Phil Paxton, at St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center, wrote an article in the journal Hu-man Development. The issue was dedicated to LIVING WITH AMBI-GUITY. Fr. Paxton’s reflection is titled: “For Us or Against Us?” He begins with two quotes from St. Luke. In one, Jesus says, “Don’t stop them; whoever is not against us, is for us.” But in another place Jesus says, “If you are not for me you are against me!” Apparently St. Luke was not afraid to live with ambiguity. Fr. Paxton’s point is that when we live in tense times like we have these days, rather than threaten one another with a war of words, it is better to dialogue with one another. He hopes that our yearning for community will outweigh our temptation to chaos. We may discover we are not against each other after all.

Our parishioner Louise Ramsay is a member of an action group called D.R.I.V.E. (Detroit Regional Inter-faith Voice for Equity): “We need each other, we are better together. What we accomplish, we cannot do alone.” Christ the King supports M.O.S.E.S., a similar faith-based community organization dedicated

to dialogue and action.

Recently Sr. Susan Van Baalen, OP, invited us to take part in “Continuing the Conversation on White Privilege and Institutional Racism” Workshop. It will be two weeks from now, on Saturday, April 28th, from 9:30 – 3:00, at the Sa-maritan Center, on the East Side. Sr. Sue has heard about our parish Inclusion Commission. She is inviting our parish to join the Detroit area Adrian Dominican Sis-ters to continue their dialogue about racism, and to break down the barriers that keep us from one-ness with people of color.

Meanwhile, we are engaging with St Suzanne/Our Lady Gate of Heaven in the three Sacred Con-versations on Race (+Action), which will occur on three alternate Sunday afternoons, beginning with a light lunch at 1:30pm, ending at 5:00pm. Notice the (+Action) part. April 22: Introduce the Framework (Racism 101, Wall of History, events and policies related to U.S. racism); May 6: Consider our own elements to the wall of history for Detroit over last 100 years; May 20: Exercises, like a fish-bowl conversation (dialogue); evaluation, commitment, and celebration; June and Beyond: Explore action options, research and select them. Organize teams to implement objectives.

We have plenty of opportunities to share what we have been given. In fact, we may feel overwhelmed by all the options. We should not be discouraged – we sim-ply need more people to get engaged, and let them take their pick. We do not have Silver and gold; what we have, we give – the courage to stand up and walk. Fr. Clore

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Mass Intentions

Sunday April 15, 2018 10:45am Sam Carollo By George Campeau Marie Cavanaugh By Kathleen Newell

Monday ~ No Mass Tuesday 9am at SS/OLGH

Wednesday CHRIST THE KING 8:30am Annie Crawford By People of Christ the King Thursday 9am at SS/OLGH

Friday CHRIST THE KING 8:30am Dinh Tran By People of Christ the King

Saturday ~ No Mass Sunday April 22, 2018 10:45am Anna Lenhart By Rosemary Wilson Don McCall & All Deceased Members of Christ the King Choir By Kathleen Newell Coffee Hour is sponsored today by:

Dorothy Sullivan & Friends

FOOD FOR THE JOURNEY

4/15 Third Sunday of Easter Acts 3:13-19, 1 Jn 2:1-5a, Lk 24:35-48 Mon 4/16 Acts 6:8-15, Jn 6:22-29 Tue 4/17 Acts 7:51-8:1a, Jn 6:30-35 Wed 4/18 Acts 8:1b-8, Jn 6:35-40 Thu 4/19 Acts 8:26-40, Jn 6:44-51 Fri 4/20 Acts 9:1-20, Jn 6:44-51 Sat 4/21 Acts 9:31-42, Jn 6:60-69 4/22 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 4:8-12, 1 Jn 3:1-2, Jn 10:11-18

Liturgical Ministries For NEXT Sunday April 22

Lectors: Tess Tchou & Chet McLeod Servers: Aniya Lewis & Chris Mutebi Liturgy of the Word for Children Carole Ann Beaman Serving at the Table of the Lord Michele Lewis Ministers of Service Nicole Evans & Adam Morency

This Week: Sun 4/15 10:45am Mass 3-5pm Vicariate Confirmation Class Mon 4/16 6pm 1st Communion Tue 4/17 9am Mass SS/OLGH 9am Bible Study 11am Crafters 7pm Holy Hour Wed 4/18 8:30am Mass 1pm Declamation Contest 6:30pm Choir Thu 4/19 9am Mass SS/OLGH 7pm Stewardship Fri 4/20 8:30am Mass Earth Day 2pm Iva Gort Memorial Mass Sat 4/21 10am Liturgy Planning 11am –4pm Egg Roll Prep Sun 4/22 9:30am Religious Ed. & Confirmation 10:45am Mass Baptism Egg Roll Day 2pm Sacred Conversations at SS/OLGH (light lunch at 1pm)

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Siena Literacy…………………….…...313-532-8404 Mrs. Donna Nesbitt………...djmn@sienaliteracy.org

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Pastoral Staff Rev. Victor Clore, Pastor…...….clorevi@udmercy.edu Deacon Joe Urbiel………deaconjoeurbiel@gmail.com 248-910-0490 Deacon Chris Remus…..chris.remus@sbcglobal.net 313-717-5672 Mrs. Maureen Northrup...…Christian Service Outreach MaureenNorthrup@gmail.com Ms Nicole Evans………………….…..Office Manager n.evans112@gmail.com or christking@ameritech.net Mrs. Andi Kovach ………………………Bookkeeping andiatck@hotmail.com Mrs. Amanda Lund………………………...Principal alund.ctk@gmail.com Ms. Bethanne McCall………………….Choir Director feddy428@gmail.com Little Scholars - Christ the King Campus Cora Rodgers, Director 313-693-4260 Parish Council Elected Members: Jean Krystyniak……...……………..…Council Chair Johnny Swift, Christine Convery, Bill Waterhouse Avia Cosey, Mark Barkey, Suzie Groenenboom, Jer-emy Espinoza, Luis Zuniga Commissions Maureen Northrup………..………..Christian Service Carole Ann Beaman…………………...……Worship Ron Hildebrandt……………………...…Stewardship Michelle Lewis……………………...Faith Formation Michele Rochester……………….....Finance Council Lois Phillips……………………….….Evangelization Bob Bruttell & Ron Eady…………………..Inclusion St. Vincent dePaul………...…………313-535-7272 Liturgy Schedule Sunday…………………………….………10:45am Wednesday and Friday……………………..8:30am Religious Education First & Third Sunday ……………….9:30-10:30am Becoming Catholic Adults, Children, Youth: If you are interested in becoming a member of the Catholic faith or learning more about the Catholic Church, the Adult Catechu-menate will prepare you for this decision. Please call the Parish Office if you would like more information. Infants: Baptism is the public celebration of the begin-ning of life in the Church. At the celebration of Bap-tism, parents publicly affirm their decision to raised their child in the faith of the church. To make arrange-ments for your infant to be baptized, please contact the Parish Office. Pre-Baptismal classes for parents and godparents are necessary, held as arranged with fami-lies.

Holy Eucharist and Confirmation Preparation

Please let an usher know if you would like to receive Communion at your pew.

Next Sunday is Egg Roll Day!!

The Wisdom of Pope Francis With our eyes fixed on Jesus and his merciful gaze, we experience the love of the Most Holy Trinity. . . . His person is

nothing but love, a love given gra-tuitously. The relationships he forms with the people who ap-proach him manifest something entirely unique and unrepeatable. The signs he works, especially in favor of sinners, the poor, the mar-ginalized, the sick, and the suffer-ing, are all meant to teach mercy. Everything in him speaks of mercy. Nothing in him is devoid of compas-sion.

Garage Sale: Sun 4/15– Wed 4/18 1-8pm Set-Up, Pricing, Intake Thu 4/19 -Fri 5/20 (except Sundays) 1-8pm Selling, Processing, etc.

Today is the last day to order!!

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Fifth Grade Classroom Happenings

As Easter break ends and we begin the final quarter of the school year, fifth graders are busy memorizing their speeches and poems for the an-nual Declamation Contest. The top three finalists will advance to the school-wide competition on April 18, 2018. Our class just finished reading the historical fiction novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963, by award-winning author, Christopher Paul Curtis. We recently watched the film by the same name and enjoyed the antics of the weird Watson family as they traveled from Flint, Michigan to Birmingham, Alabama. To help un-derstand this time period in our na-tion’s history, students researched

and created timelines documenting eight major events of the Civil Rights Movement. In math, we’ve practiced long division of whole numbers and decimals, and are now performing different operations with fractions and mixed numbers. Like the alche-mists of old, our class has been combining different substances and observing various chemical reactions. We discovered that acids are present in many foods we eat and that some mixtures have added benefits. For instance, a salt/vinegar solution can make old pennies shine like new and a borax/water solution mixed with a glue/water solution makes something fun to play with called “goo”. Friday, March 16, 2018 was a special day for the fifth graders as they spent the en-tire day with their fourth grade teacher and former CK Service Corps volunteer, Mr. Kyle VanOverbeke, The students had a wonderful day interacting with him during his surprise visit as we celebrated mass together at 8:30, recalled experiences from last year, and made some new memories. We’re all enjoying spring with its warmer temperatures, longer hours of daylight, track and soccer teams, and outdoor recesses. Yours in Christ, Ms. M. Taylor

Please Join Us for Liturgy Planning

Next Saturday, April 21 10am in the Rectory

If you have not taken the time to participate in our Liturgy Planning Sessions, please consider trying it this time! You don’t have to be a Scripture Scholar to share your thoughts and ideas on what will make the Sunday Scripture cme alive. Here is how it goes: We gather together in one group to pray and get a little background information from Fr. Clore. Then we break into teams of 2 or 3 and each team reads/prays/discusses their readings. You can make some music selections and you can be thinking of what we can pray for in the prayers of petition on that day. Next we gather back together to hear one another’s insights. Often we find a common theme. Some-times we realize a dramatic presen-tation helps to make the Scripture come alive! Once everyone has a chance to share what their group discussed, we finish up with lunch provided by the Worship Commission. We extend this invitation to every-one and we hope you will join us!

Save The Date May 5, 2018 ~ 9am to 4pm

Be sure to bring in your Garage Sale Donations soon! Ben is getting ready to open! We are starting earlier this year because we need to be finished earlier so we can have the hall for the Vicariate Confirmation reception. ALSO … make sure you buy/sell your Raffle Tickets and get them back to the office in time to be in the Early Bird Drawing on April 29. You could win $50. or $25.

We are still looking for some sponsors for Festival attractions. If you have any possible donors, we can provide you with a letter of introduction. See Nicole in the office.

Each Tuesday of the Easter season April 3 - May 15 7-8pm in the church.