THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT

Powers Catholic High School

Hockey team joined Fr. Anthony for

Mass on February 18th

PARISH STAFF

Pastor .............................................. Fr. Anthony J. Strouse Deacon ......................................................... Dave Jansen

School Principal ............................................... R.J. Kaplan

Religious Education Director .............. Cindee McColley

Minister of Music ........................................... Maria Sutara

Choir Director…………………………………….Felicia Hall

PARISH PHONE NUMBERS

Parish Office ......................................................... 235-8574

School Office ....................................................... 235-8572

Religious Education............................................. 235-8574

Minister of Music .................................................. 235-8574

Powers Catholic

High School .......................................................... 591-4741

E-Mail ............................................. spxparish@gmail.com

Prayer Warrior Ministry ............................... (810) 487-0871

SUNDAY MASSES

4:30 p.m. (Sat.); 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.

WEEKDAY AND HOLYDAY MASSES

Consult weekly bulletin.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Parents must be registered members of the parish and

must attend a workshop in preparation for Baptism. Call

the rectory office to make arrangements. SACRAMENT OF PENANCE (RECONCILIATION)

Saturdays 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., Tuesdays 5:30-6:00 p.m. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

Contact the parish priest at least 9 months in advance.

One of the couple must be a registered member of the

parish. SACRAMENT OF THE SICK

Saturdays following the 4:30 p.m. Mass or call the rectory. COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND

Call the rectory if you are aware of anyone who is

homebound.

BULLETIN DEADLINE

Monday, 12:00 pm written or via email

Hearing difficulties?

Please ask an usher for a Personal PA receiver.

St. Pius X Parish PARISH MISSION STATEMENT:

We, the community of St. Pius X in Flint rejoice in our communion with our bishop and brothers and sisters

in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing. Together, we worship, we teach, we serve.

G-3139 Hogarth Avenue, Flint, MI 48532

Parish/School Website: spxparish.com

ST. PIUS X PARISH FLINT, MICHIGAN

The Weekly Calendar

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT (†Mass Intention)

SUNDAY, MARCH 4, Ticket sales for Casino bus trip/

Athletics in the narthex 8:30 Morning Prayer (church)

9:00 † Leona Boyer by Nancy Boyer 9:00 Adult Choir (church)

11:00 † The parish 5:30 Evening Prayer (church)

7:00 St. Robert’s/SPX Youth Group at St. Robert’s

MONDAY, MARCH 5 8:15 † Wayne Partridge by Harry and Marlene Baker

1:00 Altar Society meeting (parish center)

TUESDAY, MARCH 6 8:15 † Anthony Eustace by the Christy family 8:45 Tuesday Toasters (parish center)

9:00 All School Reconciliation (church)

5:30 Confessions

7:00 K of C meeting (youth room)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, SCHOOL MASS

8:15 † Joanne Kotowicz by Cherie Preville

6:00 Bible Study (choir room)

THURSDAY, MARCH 8 8:15 Traditional Stations (church)

12:30 Follow Me (parish center)

6:00 Follow Me (parish center)

6:45 Adult Choir practice (church)

FRIDAY, MARCH 9

7:00 Adoration during Lent (church) 8:15 † Jon Anderson by Mary Kay Anderson

9:00 Adoration (church)

5:45 Soup Supper (comm room)

6:30 Lenten Reflections (church)

7:00 Stations (church)

SATURDAY, MARCH 10, Family Reconciliation

10:00 Worship Committee

2:00-4:00 Confessions

4:30 † The parish

SUNDAY, MARCH 11, Fourth Sunday of Lent 8:30 Morning Prayer (church)

9:00 † Brian Crow by Gail Anderson 9:00 Adult Choir (church)

10:00 K of C pancake breakfast (comm room)

12:00 Reconciliation retreat (parish center/convent)

11:00 † Margaret Berry by Mary Fox and Bill Kerigel 5:30 Evening Prayer (church) 6:00 Confirmation prep (youth room/comm room) All day Youth Group retreat with St. Robert’s

Altar Servers for March 10 and 11

4:30 A Brady, T Weeks, G Weeks

9:00 D Dickson, D Stacy, volunteer

11:00 S VanCamp, A VanCamp, N VanCamp

Lectors for March 10 and 11 4:30 RJ Kaplan 9:00 J Ebbott 11:00 M Danaho

ALTAR CARE-Team 3

Pam Warren, Janet Matuszewski

Don Antonio's Dispatch…

I hope you are all having a good Lent. This Friday, Bishop Boyea has asked us to celebrate “24 Hours for the Lord,” an initiative that Pope Francis started to encourage people to adore the Blessed Sacrament and celebrate the Sacrament of Penance. We are moving our usual third Friday adoration to the second Friday (9 March) to accommodate this celebration. I will also extend our usual time for the Sacrament of Penance (confession/reconciliation) to 2-4 p.m. (rather than our usual time of 3-4 p.m.). I also want to remind you that we will have confessions available on Tuesday, 20 March from 3-7 p.m. with different priests from the area. We also have adoration on Fridays from 7-8 a.m. that anyone can join us to have some silent prayer. Next Weekend (10/11 March) we Spring Ahead for Daylight Savings Time. Make sure you set your clock on Saturday, 10 March in the evening, so you come to Mass at the correct time.

Week of: Feb 25, 2018 Year-to-Date

Budgeted income $ 11,000.00 $ 419,300.00

Actual income $ 10,889.01 $ 379,716.84

Surplus (deficit) $ ( 110.99) $ ( 39,583.16)

OUR WEEKLY COLLECTION

St. Pius X Altar Society—The St. Pius X Altar Society will hold it's monthly meeting on Monday, March 5th at 1:00 pm in the parish center. All women of the parish are welcome!

Morning of Prayer and Reparation for World Peace—The World Apostolate of Fatima Diocesan Morning of Prayer and Reparation for World Peace will be held at Our Lady of Lebanon, 4101 Calkins Rd on March 3rd at 9:00 am. The morning will include Divine Liturgy, Investiture in the Brown Scapular, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Holy Hour of Prayer and Rosary.

Come Join the Ancient Order of Hibernians for Mass on Saturday, March 17, 2018 beginning at 12:02 pm at St. Michael’s Church (corner of 5th St. and Saginaw, Flint). Following Mass is the St. Patrick’s Day Party from 1:30 pm to 6:00 pm at St. Matthew’s Church, 706 Beach St., Flint. Enjoy Irish dancing, food, and entertainment. (See flyer in the narthex)

Holy Week Altar Server rehearsal— Monday, Mar 26 is Holy Thursday Altar Server rehearsal in the Church from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Mar 30, Good Friday Altar Server rehearsal in the Church at

10:00 am.

Mar 31, Holy Saturday Altar Server rehearsal in the Church at 10:30 am. Please mark your calendars and thank you for serving our Holy Week Masses at St. Pius X.

St. Pius X Spoken choir—If you are interested in helping out

for a Good Friday night Liturgy in a spoken choir, please contact Fr. Anthony in the Church office at (810) 235-8574. The spoken choir will read the psalms and liturgy. No singing is required.

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 4, 2018

ST. PIUS X CATHOLIC SCHOOL

FAITH MOVING FORWARD Website: www.spxparish.com

Enrollment for the 2018 is in full swing! There is so much that families and parishioners can continue to do to help our school grow in faith, enrollment, and financial viability. Here is a quick list of what you can do to help: 1. Buy Super Draw tickets for $20 per ticket. Grand prize is $5,000! Tickets are on sale in the school office now. 2. Families need to help sell their entire pack of 10 Super Draw tickets. 3. Find us a sponsor for our auction. We have a few $500 sponsorships left. Sponsorship includes two dinner tickets to the auction on April 28th plus continual advertising throughout the night. 4. Talk to people about our school. Word of mouth is the greatest form of enrollment growth we see. Families who refer a new family could receive a $500 scholarship. 5. Come to this year’s “Awesome 80’s” themed auction on April 28th. Dinner tickets are $20 if purchased before April 13th. After that date tickets are $25. We are committed to continuing to grow the faith of our students, to maintain the financial viability of our school and parish, and to grow our school’s enrollment. Together, and with Christ as our focus, we will do great things. Thank you to all who help our mission. Keep the Faith (1 Timothy 6:12) R.J. Kaplan Principal

Wednesday evening Bible Study meets from 6-7:30 pm in the library. Please enter through the community room/gym doors between the parish center and the Church. There is great parking

there as well: March 7, 1&2 Timothy

Religious Education Department

“Keep your children connected to their faith” The Divine Mercy Apostolate is a Eucharist Apostolate active at SPX. You may join this Apostolate at any time. The Chaplet is sung on the first Thursday of the month with the school children at 9:45 a.m. in the church. Check the bulletin and join us. Our next cenacle meeting is Monday March 5 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the parish

center. We will be in week 18 in the manual. The extra reading is in the diary pages 180-189.

Last call for the Morning Glory retreat— Introduction is on Wednesday, March 21st from 10-11:30 am in the parish center. Consecration day will be on May 13th after the 9 a.m. Mass. Cost of $30.00 includes the book and workbook, due by March 8. Marian Book study- The group will only meet once a month. The dates are: March 14, April 11, May 9 and June 13. It’s ok if you have to miss. Please come and be a part of this awesome group. Check the website under Adult Formation for the reading assignments: https://spxparish.com/book-study-1

MARCH 2018—Evangelization: Formation in Spiritual Discernment. That the Church may appreciate the urgency of formation in spiritual discernment, both on the personal and communitarian levels.

St. Pius X/St. Robert’s Youth Group: Please join us this Sunday from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm for high school youth group at St. Robert’s, Flushing. All high school students are welcome!

Mid-Life singles (mid-30s to 50s): Looking for a renewed sense of purpose & belonging? Then register today for a life-changing REFLECT weekend retreat at the St. Francis Retreat Center, DeWitt, MI (10 miles north of Lansing) on April 6-8, 2018. Take a chance and get involved….you won’t regret it! Cost is $175 for meals and a single room. Call (586) 770-1772; email reflect.michigan@gmail.com; or visit www.ReflectRetreat.com for details.

SAVE THE DATE! St. Pius X Catholic School

“Awesome 80’s” Dinner Auction

will be held on Saturday, April 28, 2018

in the St. Pius X Community Room.

Mark your calendars! Purchase your Super Draw tickets now on sale in the

school office!

Upcoming Marriage Enrichment Opportunity—Looking for an opportunity for meaningful time away with your spouse? Enrich your marriage and your Catholic faith by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend March 16-18 in East Grand Rapids; April 13-15 in Holly; or April 27-29 in Troy. Contact Andrew and Alaina Wollner at (734) 5310-9191 for more information. You may apply online at www.wwme.org.

Aquinas College Fine Arts Visit Day on Friday, March 16th—Aquinas College, Grand Rapids is hosting their 14th annual Fine Arts AQDay for high school students interested in Theatre, Music, Art and Creative Writing. Discover what studying fine arts is like. Please visit Aquinas.edu/fad for more details or to register for the event on Friday, March 16th from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm.

Knights of Columbus proudly sponsors the Wild Game Dinner and Raffle on Saturday, March 17th from 4:00 pm-8:00 pm at St. John Activity Center - Grand Hall, 600 N. Adelaide Street, Fenton, MI. Donations for the dinner taken at the door, $25 for adults; $10 for Children 12 & under. For Advance Raffle tickets call Bill Bradburn at (810) 938-9030 or Steve Sulfaro at (248) 568-9841 or John Thomas at (810) 407-0261. Need not be present to win. $5.00 per ticket or 5 for $20 (see flyer in the narthex)