MASSES & SACRAMENT SCHEDULE Saturday 5:00 p.m. Sunday 9 and 11:00 a.m. , 5:00 p.m. Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri., 8:00 a.m. Holy Days — Consult the bulletin Adoration — 1st Friday of the month 8:30 a.m.—6:30 p.m. ———————————————————————— Reconciliation………………………………Saturday 3:30-4:45 Baptism…………………...1st Sunday of the month – noon Call Parish Office—prep necessary Wedding………………….6 months preparation necessary (call Father or Parish Office) Anointing………………………….Call Father or Parish Office Funeral……………………………..Call Father or Parish Office

My dear friends in Christ,

This Respect Life Sunday we hear in St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians a call to “humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his own interests, but also for those of others.” How appropriate for us to receive this exhortation as we begin a month of focusing upon the respect and dignity to be afforded to every human life from conception until natural death.

In a world which diminishes the value of so many lives, we as the Body of Christ, His Church, recommit ourselves to the work of promoting this God-given dignity and the protection of the most vulnerable in our society.

As Catholics, we are called to value and protect this special dignity in our brothers and sisters. Whether it is an unborn baby whose mother is considering abortion, a teenager contemplating suicide because he is being bullied at school, our immigrant brothers and sisters searching for a better life, or an elderly neighbor in her final days of life. In each instance and at every stage we are called to defend life, each one is an important gift!

Please join me during Respect Life Month in praying for all human life from conception to natural death. Let us witness to our commitment as Catholics to being people of life.

I am grateful to the parishes and schools throughout our diocese who participate in the Respect Life Program and who make the work of protecting and defending human life a priority throughout the year. Sincerely yours in Christ, Most Reverend David J. Walkowiak Bishop of Grand Rapids

PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION Parish Office…………………………………………….616-455-9310 1253 52nd St. SE Kentwood, MI 49508 Fax……………………………………………………………616-455-4139 Email address……………………..witness@stmmagdalen.org Website address……………………….www.stmmagdalen.org Facebook……………………………….St. Mary Magdalen Parish Pastor Fr. Peter Vu………………………………...616-455-9310 ext. 100 pvu@stmmagdalen.org Parish Secretary Molly Reppuhn…………………………..616-455-9310 ext. 107 mreppuhn@stmmagdalen.org Business Manager Joseph Hakeem…………………………..616-455-9310 ext. 102 jhakeem@stmmagdalen.org Administrative Assistant Michelle Mason………………………….616-455-9310 ext. 112 mmason@stmmagdalen.org Director of Music Emily Rushmore………………………...616-455-9310 ext. 105 erushmore@stmmagdalen.org Coordinator of Faith Formation Molly Wisdom…………………………….616-455-9310 ext. 103 mwisdom@stmmagdalen.org Coordinator of Christian Services/Volunteers Ruth Bush…………………………………..616-455-9310 ext. 106 rbush@stmmagdalen.org Pastoral Support Staff: Deacon Mike Wood Sacristans: Wayne Ball & Joseph Nguyen Housekeeping & Maintenance Brenda Bush & Tim Olexa …………..616-455-9310 ext. 109

Committee Chairpersons Pastoral Council………………………………………Nathan Jeruzal Finance Council……………………………………………Cathy Wells

Parish Life Education Worship Social Concerns

St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church

ST. MARY MAGDALEN PARISH 1253 52ND ST SE, KENTWOOD, MICHIGAN

Youth Coordinator – St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, Kentwood

St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Kentwood is seeking a Youth Coordinator to help with Middle School & High School youths for 20+ hrs. /week, with some benefits. A successful candidate must be able to relate and communicate to the youths, facilitate catechesis and social activities, collaborate with parent volunteers and parish staff, and inspire the youths to develop a good relationship with Jesus and pay forward to the community around them. Please send an application letter and a resume with references to ‘Search Committee for Youth Coordinator’: pvu@stmmagdalen.org, or 1253 52nd St. SE Kentwood, MI 49508, or call 616-455-9310 ext. 107. Application deadline is October 16, 2017.

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, September 30, 2017 5:00 p.m. †John That & Terese Tran by Muoi & Hoa Nguyen Sunday, October 1, 2017 9:00 a.m. †Jim Callaghan by St. Mary Magdalen Parish 11:00 a.m. †Bill Derr by June & Chuck Garrett 5:00 p.m. †Leocadia, Ted, Michael, Theo Jaworski by Danuta Monday, October 2, 2017 8:00 a.m. †Elizabeth Hensell by Jack Hensell Tuesday, October 3, 2017—NO MORNING MASS Wednesday, October 4, 2017 8:00 a.m. †Bill Derr by Kathy & Larry Leeuwenburg In Thanksgiving for the Jeon Family by Paul & Clara Jeon Thursday, October 5, 2017 8:00 a.m. †Kathleen Huizenga by Peter Huizenga Friday, October 6, 2017 8:00 a.m. For all who are homebound & in nursing homes Saturday, October 7, 2017 5:00 p.m. All Souls by Muoi & Hoa Nguyen Sunday, October 8, 2017 9:00 a.m. †Norman Lee by Dorsie Lee 11:00 a.m. For Our Parish 5:00 p.m. †Joseph Phong Vu by Barry & Jennifer Stadler

Scripture Readings for: OCTOBER 8, 2017—TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Is 5:1-7 Ps 80:9, 12-16, 19-20 Phil 4:6-9 Mt 21:33-43

Let us pray for one another with one mind and heart to the Lord our God

Neighborhood 0 Carol Aldrich Barbara Kuhn Brenda Shaver Sandra VanderVoord Neighborhood 1 Norman Czerniak James Emelander Roberta Hagen Neighborhood 6 Karen Smith Neighborhood 8 Melanie Potter Matthew Potter Carol Delaney Neighborhood 9 Mary Harriet Smith Ted Cipponeri Pauline Parent Neighborhood 11 Elsie Christensen Neighborhood 13 Mary Alice Kelly Joyce Thompson Neighborhood 14 Gary Tryon Neighborhood 15 Evelyn & John Kehoe Leon Rutka, Jr. Janet Pallarito

Neighborhood 16 Rosaline Coon Jean Lindsey Ann Syrba R Jay Wagner Neighborhood 20 Kevin & Kyle Friar Shirley Patterson Neighborhood 22 Judy McCaffrey Neighborhood 24 Ruth Borek Neighborhood 27 Carly Jean Neighborhood 29 Bill Giarmo Neighborhood 30 Dorothy Daniels Tom Nawrocki Neighborhood 32 Deb & Tim Pelletier Neighborhood 33 Carolyn Sheeran Jeremy Sheeran Neighborhood 35 Richard Fliearman Others to remember: Stan Barron Baby Lila Cheri Hall Margaret LaHuis Baby Luna

Richard C. Barbara Kalinowski Geraldine Hausch Karen Anderson Madison Williams Chuc Nguyen Daniel Ferguson Lyndsey Freiburger Kathy Jo Fraher Kelly Sheeran Pamela Hoffman Marie Peterson JoAnne & Patti Case Jim Nawrocki Jackie Vollink Mike Case Ross Family Christine England Trudy Swing Rosalene Burd John Chirco Jim Searfoss Sumar Kabban James LaDuke Rachel Sowers Jim Jolliffe Norma Riese Patti Schoen Bob & Pam McDaniel Bruce Lemke Xuong Vu Members of Elmcroft

We offer our prayers and condolences to Walter Lutkenhoff on the death of his wife, Marie Lutkenhoff

who died this past week. May she rest in the peace and love of God.

If you’re interested in helping those in need, serving our parish, growing in faith, or obtaining exclusive access to top-rated insurance protection for your family, then joining St. Mary Magdalen’s Council of the Knights of Columbus is the organization for you.

St. Mary Magdalen Council will conduct a membership drive after each Mass on October 7th-8th. Please consider joining our council. We will be available in the gathering area of church following each mass. You can also visit kofc.org or contact Paul Fricke atMD16223@mikofc.org for more information.

The St. Mary Magdalen Council of Knights of Columbus will also be holding there annual MI-Tootsie Roll Drive on October 7th-8th after each mass to help support those in our community who are suffering from mental impairments. 100% of the money raised during this fundraiser go to helping organizations like the West Michigan Special Olympics. Thank you all for your generous support.

NOTEWORTHY NOTES

October 1, 2017 TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

FAITH FORMATION/YOUTH MINISTRY

Lectors for the Weekend of October 7 & 8

—Dorsie Lee ( 9 a.m.— Rich Oom (1) & Kevin Callaghan (2) 11 a.m.—Mark Howard (1) & Jesus Hernandez (2) 5 p.m.— Bill Kelly (1) & Matheta Righa (2)

ROSARY MAKING GROUP

Rosary makers needed: Do you have extra time? Do you enjoy making things or are you looking for a rewarding ministry? Please come to our next meeting on Tuesday, October 3 at 9:00 a.m. to see what we are about. We will be meeting in Room 1 of the Family Center.

Call Mary Roberts at 616-706-2495 for more details.

A note from a parishioner:

Thank you for all the cards and masses for Bill. Also, the choir did a wonderful job and the sacristans did as well. We have a loving and thoughtful parish and we are truly grateful. Thank you so much for the prayers during my husband Bill’s illness, and I ask that you continue to pray for my family and me. The Derr Family

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time: On this Respect Life Sunday, what better words could we hear than Saint Paul’s in today’s second reading? “Humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his or her own interests, but also for those of others.” As we gather here today, let us pray to our loving God for the wisdom to make these words the hallmark of our lives, respecting all other lives by putting their interests first.

What: Women’s Ministry Jewelry Party Where: St. Mary Magdalen Family Center

When: Friday, October 27th, 7-9 PM Contact Person: Molly Wisdom 616 455-9310 ext. 103

MWisdom@stmmagdalen.org St. Mary Magdalen Women’s Ministry invites you to join

us for an evening of prayer, awareness, motivation, shopping and community!

Flyers are available in the Gathering Area.

Event Information:

Who: Middle School & High School Students

When: Saturday, October 14, from noon– 5 PM Where: Klackle Orchards.

We will meet at the church at 12 pm. Cost: $10 per person.

Registration forms available in the Gathering Area. Volunteers: We will need parent volunteers to drive

students.

Youth Fall Fun Day!

Baptism Preparation Class Saturday, October 7, 2017 9—11 am

(Room 3 in the Family Center) Parents, we have designed a preparation class that will

present the history, symbols and theology of the Sacrament of Baptism, as well as the importance of

community, family traditions and your personal faith journey, and take you step by step through the

celebration ritual.

Who should attend the class: Parents preparing to baptize their first child or those who have not taken a preparation class within the last three years. Godparents so that they may understand and embrace the joy and responsibility of their role in your child’s faith life.

The next class: January 13, 2018

ATTENTION PARISHIONERS: If you are in need of help raking your yard this fall, or know of someone who is in need of this, we are gathering a group of High School and Middle School students who will offer their help for a service project. The scheduled date is Saturday,

November 11 from 1-4:00 pm. Please contact Molly Wisdom at the Parish Office –- 455-9310 ext. 103.

CATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL ~ 2017

Assessment $ 88,495 Pledged to Date Needed for Goal No. of Responses 347 out of 1,145 Families

Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. – Desmond Tutu

UPDATE:

You may have noticed changes to the offertory envelope packet you recently received. First of all, with the inclusion of new envelopes, we are giving parishioners an opportunity to supplement their weekly offering with contributions, if they so desire, to the Maintenance Fund and the Benevolent Fund. The Maintenance Fund is being set up as a means to help us save for long- term costs of maintaining our facilities, such as roof or window replacement, without putting an excessive strain on our budget. The Benevolent Fund is the means through which the Parish provides the Christian Service to the community. This is done through emergency financial assistance for rent and utilities, donations to organizations which promote Gospel values, and tuition assistance to parishioner students attending Catholic elementary and secondary schools. The Benevolent Fund is currently funded through a 5% tithe of our offertory collection. The Benevolent Fund envelope is being provided for those who would like to make a further donation to this worthy endeavor.

Secondly, as a means of demonstrating that we gather in a special way to celebrate on the Holy Days throughout the year, there will be no collections, and therefore no offering envelopes for those days (except on Christmas). Hopefully this will help us in some way (as I once heard a pastor put it) turn the Holy Days of Obligation into Holy Days of Opportunity.

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Join us next Saturday, October 7 at 10:00 a.m. at God’s Kitchen. You can park along the side street or in the Cathedral Outreach parking lot across the street and enter by the front door. For those who have GPS and want to enter the address into their unit, their address is 303 S. Division. We are done by 3:00, enough time to get to Mass. We would like you to stay the full time, but if your schedule only allows you a couple of hours, that’s OK. Come see the face of God in those less fortunate and let them bless you.

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Next week Sunday, October 8, the Health Ministry will be in room 5 in between the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Mass. They will be offering their monthly blood pressure and blood sugar checks. Stop by to find out what your numbers are. It may save your life.

THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

Tuesday, October 3, 2017 9:00 a.m. Rosary Making Group 6:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts Wednesday, October 4, 2017 9:00 a.m. Morning Adult Scripture Study 5:15 p.m. Family Dinner 6:15 p.m. Faith Formation Classes 8:00 p.m. Men of Emmaus Thursday, October 5, 2017 6:30 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal—Room 2 Friday, October 6, 2017 8:30 am—6:30 pm Eucharistic Adoration Saturday, October 7, 2017 9:00—1:00 Scrap Metal Drive 9:00 am Baptism Preparation Class 3:30 p.m.—4:45 p.m. *Note—Confessions time change 6:00 p.m. K of C tootsie roll drive Sunday, October 8, 2017 10:00 a.m. Parish Breakfast 10:00 a.m. Blood Pressure Check K of C Tootsie Roll Drive after all Masses

MUSIC MINISTRY

The Sacrament of Marriage was celebrated between

Christopher Richter & Emily Morley on September 30, 2017.

Let us pray for this couple as they grow in love and holiness.

Last week Father and I held a meet and greet for new and returning choir members. Even if you were not able to attend, I invite you to our first choir rehearsal, Thursday October 5

at 6:30 pm in Room 2 of the Family Center. I look forward to meeting you! Emily Rushmore, Director of Music

WOMEN’S GUILD– will meet October 19th at 11:30 a.m. for lunch at Brann’s on 4159 S. Division Ave. Wyoming, MI. We will discuss our upcoming Craft Bazaar. All women of the parish are welcome.

Also, we will be in need of baked goods for the Bazaar (Nov. 11). Thank you.