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ST. AUGUSTINE ST. MONICA CATHOLIC CHURCH 13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2021 14TH SUN ORD TIME, JUL 4TH First Reading: Ez 2:2-5 Psalm: Ps 123:1-2, 2, 3-4 Second Reading: 2 Cor 12:7-10 Gospel: Mk 6:1-6 13TH SUN ORD TIME, JUN 27TH First Reading: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24 Psalm: 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13 Second Reading: 2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15 Gospel: Mk 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b- 43 READINGS Rise by Daniel Bonnell. The Resurrection of Jairus’ daughter is an emotional moment caught in the light of the tender flash of life resorted. The sun through the small opening just captures the instant when the Messiah speaks and life happens.

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ST. AUGUSTINE ST. MONICA CATHOLIC CHURCH

13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2021

14TH SUN ORD TIME, JUL 4TH

First Reading: Ez 2:2-5

Psalm: Ps 123:1-2, 2, 3-4

Second Reading: 2 Cor 12:7-10

Gospel: Mk 6:1-6

13TH SUN ORD TIME, JUN 27TH

First Reading: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24

Psalm: 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13

Second Reading: 2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15

Gospel: Mk 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b-

43

READINGS

Rise by Daniel Bonnell. The Resurrection of Jairus ’ daughter is an emotional moment caught in the light of the tender flash of life resorted. The sun through the small opening just captures the instant when the Messiah speaks and life happens.

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S A C RA M ENT S R e c o n c i l i a t i o n , S u n , 9 : 2 0 a m

B e f o r e M a s s L I T UR G I CA L M I NI S TE R S R e v . M r . J o s e p h I s k r a , D e a c o n E m e r i t u s R e v . M r . C h r i s R a b a u t , D e a c o n M i n i s t e r s o f S e r v i ce M r . L e s t e r P a y n e M r . R o n a l d Fo r d J r M r . H e r m a n J o n e s J r . A l t ar Se r ve r s C e c i l i a A g u i l a r S a k a i B r a d l e y A l e x C l a r k Z o e y C r a w f o r d - S i m s R e n i a h F i e l d e r E l i j a h Fo r d M a l a c h i Fo r d J a ’ S h a e F u l l e r Z ’ a i r e P o p e - C l a r k C h a r l i e S p i l l m a n H a l e y W i l l i a m s E x t r a or d i n a r y Mi n i s t e r s o f t h e E u c h ar i s t M r . a n d M r s . N i c k a n d K e l l y C o s t e l l o M r s . L o i s G i b s o n M r s . E r i k a L e e M r . T i m M a r s h a l l M r s . M a b e l M i d g e t t M r s . C l a r i s a P i e c u c h M r s . C o l l e e n R a b a u t M r s . J o y c e S h e l t o n - W a t k i n s M s . M o n i c a W e g i e n k a M r s . J u d y V I c k e r m a n M u s i c M i n i s t e r M a r j o r i e G a b r i e l - B u r r o w C h o i r C a l v i n B l a c k P a t C a d e V a l a u r i a n C a r t e r E l l e n C h i l d s V a l e r i e H a r v e y - F o r d S t e v e n H u n t e r L i s a J o n e s G e n e v i e v e K o c o u r e k Valencia McLeod Amy Parker Doris Perez Tom Vickerman Nick Waller Lawrence Waller Valeon Waller Esther Walton Barbara White

WORSHIP & LITURGY

P R A I S E D B E J E SU S C H R I ST !

Praised be Jesus Christ! The Lord of Life heals those for whom others have lost hope. He heals physically and he heals our souls and minds. Let us praise Him and open ourselves to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time/June 27th, 8:00 AM Mass/9:20 Confessions/9:30 Rosary/10 AM Mass outside, livestreamed with social distancing/Wind and Fire Formation Tuesday, June 22nd, No Morning Mass Men’s Faith Sharing at 6 PM; 8:30 PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Wednesday, June 23rd Adoration 8 AM; Morning Prayer at 8:40/ Mass at 9 AM/8:30 PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Thursday, July 1st, Adoration 8 AM; Morning Prayer at 8:40/ Mass at 9 AM/8:30 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Friday, July 2nd Adoration 8 AM; Morning Prayer at 8:40/ Mass at 9 AM Saturday, July 3rd Adoration 8 AM; Morning Prayer at 8:40/9:30 Mass/First Saturday on St. Françoise Street 9:30-11:30 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time/Independence Day, July 4th 8:00 Mass/ 9:20 Confessions/9:30 Rosary/ 10 AM Mass livestreamed with so-cial distancing/After Mass Wind and Fire Formation Church seating and protocols. With new guidelines from the Archdiocese, we will continue to keep the pews in front of the pulpit/ambo side of the church for those who prefer to be socially distanced/wear masks for a couple more weeks and we will then evaluate it. The rest of the church will not have restrictions. The priest and deacon will continue to wear masks when distributing communion and we will continue to bring our gifts to the front for the offertory. Summer events. We are planning our having our annual parish picnic on July 18th, on the parish grounds, as we have had in the past several years. This Sunday, we will take a poll at each Mass to see how many people are interested in taking part in a parish picnic this year, as well as how we will do the picnic (common side dishes, or everyone brings their own?). We will also have our feastdays celebration in the side yard, with two nights of revival August 20th and 21st, the Feastday Mass on August 22nd with Jazz on the Lawn. First Saturdays. Beginning this Saturday, and for the coming four months, we will have a First Saturday on Ste. Françoise St. market in the area between the school and the rectory/church. After the 9 AM Mass, vendors will have food, arts and crafts, services from 9:30 until 11:30 on July 3rd, August 7th, September 4th and October 2nd. We want to celebrate and learn about the Black Catholic culture which grew up here. Last Sunday, I mentioned the Pierre and Angelique Copper family. We will have posters up these Saturdays with information about the Coppers, the Lenoxes, the Hintons, and other early Detroit families whose ancestors came from Africa.

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PLEASE PRAY FOR THE

SICK AND HOMEBOUND

CARL BARNETT

DOROTHY BROOKS

ELIZABETH BROOKS

MYRON BROWN

LARRY CARTER

SISTER MARY ELISE CHAPMAN

EDWIN CHESNEY

EDWARD D. CONLEY (BRO. OF EVELYN

JOHNSON)

MAGGIE DECARLO

JAMES DYAS

ESTHER FIGUEROA-NUNEZ

TONI FULLER

MARJORIE GABRIEL-BURROW

JAVIER GARIBAY

LOIS GIPSON

WENDEL GOLSON (SON OF B. WYRE)

RONALD HARDISON

SISTER ELIZABETH HARRIS, SISTER

MARY JANE, HVM

WILLIAM HASKA

LAUREN HENDRICKS

MASTER SGT. SHEILA HOLMES (RET)

LYNN JONES

PEGGY JONES (NURSING HOME)

BRANDON MARSHALL (SON OF R.

MARSHALL)

PATTY MATIGIAN

DONNA METCALFE

JANE MONIER

LINDA MONIER

PEGGY MONIER

JACQUELINE MOORE

LOIS MORRIS (FACEBOOK FRIEND)

TYRONE MORTON

DOROTHY PAYNE

JACQUICE PETTY

DAVID PHILBERT

MARY QUINN

THEO ROBERTS

DARLINE RUCKER

RICKI RUGGS

MARY SLOAN

CLIFF SUTTON

EMMA TRICE

MENELIK TRICE

SISTER JOLENE VANHANDL

BRENDA VAUGHN

VANESSA WILLIAMS

BERNADETTE WYRE

Family of Parishes. The priests of the Family met again this week to talk about the agreement regarding Mass schedules, distinct and shared responsibilities and for how we will work together as priests. Father David Preuss, OFMCap has been assigned to help us out. Father Preuss will begin his assistance next week, on Thursday, July 8th, when he will offer Mass for us at 9 AM. Paver project. As of this week, over $12,000 has been donated for memorial bricks. We have received orders for over 40 bricks, and several people have mentioned that they have yet to order a brick. Please call the office to learn how to do that or speak with Erica Guice after Mass. Bricks can be dedicated for those who are still on earth, to mark a special occasion, and for those who have passed away. Also, there are sample bricks in the back of church. God bless you! Father Dan

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Almost everybody above the age of twenty has had a family experience of death. Most of the time, that experience

is of the death of an old relative. Three of my own grandparents died before I was born, or at least aware of their

existence. I lost my only living grandparent before I was twelve years old. But early on all of us realize that death is

not a good experience. Nobody around us has good feelings about a friend or relative dying. So when the author of

the Book of Wisdom writes about death, he affirms that God is not responsible for human death entering the world.

Satan tempted our first parents. They rebelled against God’s clear commandment, and death came along with the

loss of sanctifying grace. God created us able to be incorruptible, but we lost it.

Jesus, however, by His life, death and resurrection, and through His sacramental life, enables us to be raised up to

new life in His Body, the Church. We see two vivid examples of His power to defeat corruption in our Gospel. The

first is a drama of a grieving dad, Jairus, the leader of the Jewish synagogue, probably in Capernaum, who was

despairing over the likely death of his little girl. The second drama is inserted in the first. But it, too, features a kind

of resurrection.

The woman in this story has heard about Jesus’s healing powers, and His compassion on the suffering, poor and

weak. She had all of those problems. First, she suffered from hemorrhage, probably from her reproductive organs.

That likely made her unable to have the joy of children, and certainly disqualified her from ever praying in the

synagogue Jairus led. Her illness made her ritually unclean. Second, she was impoverished from paying physicians

whose ministrations made her feel worse. And finally, from her poverty which limited her diet, and her constant loss

of blood, she was certainly anemic, and considerably weakened. So Jesus appeared to be her only hope.

So the woman managed somehow to get close to Jesus in the throng that was walking along with Him, and touched

just a part of His garment. She was instantaneously healed of her affliction, and probably felt a surge of energy.

Jesus felt the touch and asked “who touched me?” His disciples, who were probably still learning the ways of their

Master, essentially insulted Him by saying, “C’mon man, you are surrounded by people pressing on you all the time

and ask who touched you? That’s crazy.”

But the woman who had been healed was under no delusion. She knew that divine power had healed her disease.

Her attitude was of respect, even awe in the presence of One we all now recognize as God in the flesh. She fell down

before Him, again treating Him as at least a divine representative, and gave her witness. Jesus then confirmed her

healing, telling her to go in peace. So the cure was made complete when Jesus, who had already healed her body,

also healed her mind and heart. Her life when she rose from sleep that morning looked to be over. She was as good

as dead. That day was one she remembered for the rest of her life. It was a kind of resurrection from the dead.

The story of Jairus and his daughter picks up from that point. People who had been attending the girl came and

brought news as discouraging as any he had ever heard: “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any

further?” Jesus didn’t give Jairus a chance to reply. He turned to the distraught dad and said: “Do not fear; only

believe.” That, by the way, is a lesson for all of us who might be helping someone who has lost a loved one. People

who are grieving don’t need to hear words like “your daughter is dead.” What they need is our assuring presence,

and our encouragement. Jesus, the very Son of God, is the one spoken about in the Book of Wisdom, the loving

Being who is the foe of sin and death. “Do not fear; only believe,” are words we need to hear in times of trouble,

and to share with those in need.

So Jesus leads the sobbing father and takes just a handful of disciples — the three leaders — to the ruler’s house.

T H I RT E E N T H S UN DAY I N O R D I N ARY T I ME H P R W E B . C O M

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Now there was a commotion both outside and inside the house. In some cultures, there are even professional

mourners who are employed to grieve at someone’s death. So they were making lament over the little girl’s

condition. And when Jesus said that the child wasn’t dead, just asleep, they laughed. So they deserved to be ejected

from the house, and were.

The rest of the story is awesome in its affect. Here’s the little girl, lying on her bed and not breathing, and mom and

dad weeping, and Jesus. He simply lifts her hand and says — and we hear the original Aramaic now — “Talitha

koumi.” “Little girl, I say to you, rise up.” The healing is instantaneous, the restoration complete, the parents and

disciples overcome with awe. But Jesus, whose compassion even extends to the little girl’s empty tummy, makes it

unnecessary for her to speak her need. “Don’t tell anyone about this, and give the child some food.”

As St. Paul teaches today, here is an example of how Jesus poured out His riches to poor humans, becoming poor,

even dying the death of a slave, so that we might enjoy forever His riches of eternal life.

Mark’s Gospel begins with his objective, to show his listeners and readers that Jesus Christ was and is the eternal

Son of God. The climax of his story will be at the death of Jesus, when the centurion sees how this King of the Jews

dies, and exclaims, “Surely this is the Son of God.” All the rest of Mark’s story, as we see in these two resurrections

of women young and old, is supporting evidence. Jesus Christ is the only-begotten Son of God.

Deacon Pat Cunningham is a retired deacon of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, but continues to serve at St. Pius X

Church in that city.

Ready to begin? Have more questions?(313) 921-4107 [email protected] or

talk to Genevieve Kocourek.

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Sainte Francoise was the patron saint of the first person of color whose name is known in the Detroit historical record. Francoise and three of her siblings were the children of an enslaved couple who lived along the Detroit River in the 1730’s. Before there were any English, Irish, German or Polish Detroiters, Black families were building up the community of the Detroit settlement. Our street fair is named in her honor as we celebrate the French speaking Detroit Black heritage of the 18th through 21st centuries. From the first family (Eastside!) to the families who moved up from the Gulf States in the Great Migration to the latest families who moved to Detroit from Cameroun, Burundi, Coted/Ivoire and Congo, our lo-cal community has been enriched with the unique contributions of generations of French speaking people of African descent. Through a blend of music, food, arts, and crafts, as well as community health offerings, we hope to introduce many people to the part of the rich heritage that is part of the Detroit community. Come on by! From 9:30 until 11:30 am, on Saturdays, July 3rd, August 7th, September 4th, and October 2nd. The historic church, with paintings by Detroit artists Anita Bates and Gil Ashby, will be open for prayer and tours. Come, light a candle, and pray. Stroll through and admire the Renaissance Revival architecture, the Willet Studios stained glass windows, the imported marble of this house of the Lord.

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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

The world today is flooded with words, yet we thirst for truth.

From print publications, television, and radio, and especially from digital media, we see and

hear a constant stream of messages pouring forth day and night, in virtually every place and

situation of our lives. Words we see or hear have some consequence – psychological, emotion-

al, or spiritual. That is the way God has made us.

It is a great sorrow that at a time when the quantity of words being expressed is at an all-time

high, the consequences of ill-used words harm the cause of truth and the good of the human

soul. As our society continues to make use of news and social media resources, it is not uncom-

mon for people to become frustrated, confused, and discouraged. Sometimes, we even strug-

gle with anger, bewilderment, and despair.

The uncivil nature of our civil discourse is one rotten fruit of this problem. People too often

turn against each other in hatred, rather than merely disagreeing with one another. What

could be a constructive conversation or charitable debate often devolves into declarations of

“us” versus “them.” Bitter antagonism has taken root, even among Catholics, despite the truth

that we are sacramentally united as members of the Body of Christ and are called to abide in

God’s own charity.

In this pastoral note, I would like to offer the Church’s wisdom about what it means to speak the truth in love (cf. Ephesians 4:15), to seek and receive the truth, and to live in loving com-munion with him who is “the way, and the truth, and the life” (John 14:6) by means of virtuous communication. Words matter. The consequences of words – in our individual lives, in society, and in the Church – matter. The truths words express, and the deceptions words perpetrate matter.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

The Most Reverend Allen H. Vigneron

Archbishop of Detroit

R ea d t h e f u l l Pa sto ra l N ot e h e r e

“If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know

the truth, and the truth will set you free.”— John 8:32

“Remain in my love.”— John 15:9

THE BEAUTY OF TRUTH

A Pastoral Note on Communicating Truth and Love in the

Digital Age

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P A RI SH S T AFF

Monsignor Daniel J. Trapp, Pastor

Rev. Mr. Joseph Iskra, Deacon Emeritus

Rev. Mr. Chris Rabaut, Deacon

Ms. Marjorie Gabriel-Burrow, Minister of Music

Mrs. Kathleen Williams-Trice, DRE

Ms. Genevieve Kocourek, Evangelization

Coordinator/Young Adults Ministry

Mrs. Joyce Shelton-Watkins, RCIA

Ms. Lisa Jones, Event Coordinator

Mr. Mark Marshall, Security

Ms. Paula Marshall, Security

Pastoral Council, Marge Burns

Finance Council, Erica Guice

Christian Service, Artensia Wynn

Digital Engagement Team, Brian McCullough Jr

Education, Kathleen Williams-Trice

Sunday A/V Team, Adrian Bradley & Paul Duda

Stewardship, Deidre Todd

Sunday Refreshments, Lisa Jones

Travel Club, LaVerne Embry

Ushers, Jacqueline Marshall

Worship, Deacon Chris Rabaut

Youth Ministry, Mrs. Clarisa Piecuch

Knights of Peter Claver, Stanley Pickett, June

Ross

PARISH OFFICE

4151 Seminole St., Detroit, MI 48214

Tel: 313.921.4107 Fax: 313.921.1115

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.saintamparish.org

PARISH OUTREACH

Image of God Crisis Pregnancy Center

of Detroit,

Ms. Gloria Page, Director

Tel: 313.923.8018 Limited hours,

SVDP Food Pantry, Clothing Closet,

THAW

Jacqueline Marshall, President

Pingree Park Neighborhood Community

Association

Deacon Chris and Colleen Rabaut

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community/community-

H O L Y F A T H ER ’ S PR A Y E R I N T E N TI O N F O R TH E M O N TH O F J U N E

The Beauty of Marriage —Let us pray for young people who are pre-paring for marriage with the support of a Christian community: may

they grow in love, with generosity, faithfulness and patience.

Charity is the beating heart of the Christian: just as one cannot live without a heartbeat, so one cannot be a Christian without charity.

06/25/21

Pope Francis

@Pontifex

Micah Lee- June 3rd

Gloria Page – June 5th

Delores Guye – June 12th

Gregory Trice—June 13th

Nick Seraphinoff – June 13th

Gregory Trice– June 13th

Nick Costello – June 22nd

Mary Sloan – June 23rd

Dorothy Payne – June 26 – 86yrs

Darnell Peacock – June 29th

Joe and Bianca Jones – June 10th - 26 yrs

Darnell and Dominique Peacock - June 12th – 17 yrs

Keith and Vera Wright—June 29th-36 yrs

Happy Anniversary

We, the people of St. Augustine and St. Monica Catholic church, are a multicultur-al, inner city parish devoted to the love an honor of God. Our mission is to announce the Good News of Christ by using and developing our talents to respond to the needs of our parishioners and the surround-ing community.

B R I C K FU ND R A I S ER

T H R O U G H AU GU S T 2 0 2 1

H o n o r y o u r f a m i l y , c o m m e m o r a t e a n i m -p o r t a n t o c c a s i o n , o r m e m o r i a l i z e a l o v e d o n e ( f a m i l y , f r i e n d o r p e t ) . P e r s o n a l i z e y o u r b r i c k w i t h w o r d s o r w o r d s a n d c l i p a r t . Q u e s t i o n s ? C o n t a c t E r i c a A . G u i c e ( e a g u i c e @ u m i c h . e d u ) O r d e r h t t p s : / / b r i c k m a r k e r s u s a . c o m /d o n o r s / s a s m . h t m l