St. Pius X Parish

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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:

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@ 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.

Lenten Series from RENEW/ARISE- "Follow Me"

There are two groups meeting on Thursdays from 10:30am-12pm, and 6:00pm-7:30pm

Both groups meet in the Parish Center.

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The Weekly Calendar FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

(Mass Intention)

SUNDAY, MARCH 18, Girl Scout cookie sales in the

Narthex after all Masses

8:30

Morning Prayer (church)

9:00

The parish

9:00

Adult Choir (church)

10:00

K of C pancake breakfast (comm room)

11:00

Margaret A. Berry by Richard and

Eugenia Gisewhite

5:30

Evening Prayer (church)

MONDAY, MARCH 19

All Day SPX Book Fair (comm room)

8:15

Pat Kelly by Mike and Charlene Farella

6:30

Parish Council (choir room)

TUESDAY, MARCH 20

All Day SPX Book Fair/ book & bagel during morning

(comm room)

8:15

Richard Cox by Ron and Carolyn West

8:45

Tuesday Toasters (parish center)

3:00-7:00 Parish Reconciliation (church)

6:00

PPTA meeting (library)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, SCHOOL MASS

All Day SPX Book Fair (comm room)

8:15

Special Intentions for David Brady by

AnnMarie and Anna Brady

10:00

Morning Glory begins (parish center)

10:30

Woodhaven Mass

6:00

Bible Study (parish center)

THURSDAY, MARCH 22

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 23, School 1/2 day-records day

7:00

Adoration during Lent (church)

8:15

Jon Anderson by Mary Kay Anderson

5:45

Soup Supper (comm room)

6:30

Lenten Reflections (church)

7:00

Stations (church)

SATURDAY, MARCH 24

3:00

Confessions

4:30

Robert Rhyne by Virginia Rhyne

SUNDAY, MARCH 25, Palm Sunday

8:30

Morning Prayer (church)

9:00

Thomas Hyde by Mary Hyde

(birthday remembrance)

9:00

Adult Choir (church)

11:00

The parish

5:30

Evening Prayer (church)

6:00

Confirmation prep (youth room/comm room)

Altar Servers for March 24 & 25 4:30 S Jamison, T Weeks, G Weeks 9:00 D Stacy, D Dickson, volunteer, volunteer

11:00 S VanCamp, N VanCamp, A VanCamp, A Brady

Lectors for March 24 & 25

4:30 A Jamison

9:00 E Fitzgerald

11:00 N Kaplan

FLINT, MICHIGAN

Don Antonio's Dispatch...

Happy Passiontide!! Passiontide is the fifth week of Lent through Holy Thursday, and specifically starts us meditating on Jesus' preparations for His Passion and Death. That is why we cover up the risen Christ for these last two weeks until the Easter Vigil. We also usually cover up statues and icons, so that we're focused primarily on the cross. I'm very happy that our Altar Society has graciously agreed to provide cover for our statues and icons (I may have mentioned it too closely to Passiontide, so it may be happening next year; either way I'm grateful!) to help us enter into this late time of Lent.

Monday, 19 March is the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is one of the few times in Lent that we set aside our Lenten sadness and purple and put on white to celebrate this important person in the life of our Lord. I have a deep devotion to St. Joseph as his role in caring for Christ is similar to a priest. St. Joseph is also a good example of humility, as we hear very little about him in the Scriptures. We don't have to be famous, but if we care for Jesus, we can be a saint. St. Joseph is also the patron of a happy death, as he died surrounded by Jesus and the Blessed Mother. May we also, at the time of our passing, be surrounded by our Lord and our Lady.

Tuesday is our parish extended time of reconciliation. Confessions will be heard from 3-7 p.m., and we will have priests from Genesee County assisting me. Feel free to come whenever you want, during that time, to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance.

Next week, 25 March, begins Holy Week. Please pray for me, as this is already the busiest time in a priest's life, and with my additional diocesan responsibilities as a Master of Ceremonies for the Chrism Mass, it becomes even busier. Thank you!!

Once again we are in need of help to decorate the Community Room on Wednesday, March 28 after lunch (around 1:00 pm) for Gethsemane and also on Holy Saturday, March 31st at 9:00 am in the church to decorate for Easter. More hands mean less work. Please contact the church office if you would like to help. No experience needed! Please call the church office at (810) 235-8574 if you can help!

Help is needed for our "Easter Church Cleaning" on Holy Thursday, March 29th at 9:00 am until the job is done. Come and stay as long as you can. Bring a bucket and some cleaning cloths. The more hands we have the shorter the time for cleaning. Please help us to make YOUR Church look its best this

Easter Season.

OUR WEEKLY COLLECTION

Week of:

3/11/2018

Year-to-Date

Budgeted income $ 12,900.00 $ 444,200.00

Actual income

$ 8,839.16 $ 400,469.00

Surplus (deficit) $ (4,060.84) $ ( 43,731.00)

ALTAR CARE-Team 1 Ramona Ranville, Janet Graham, Pam Warren

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

MARCH 18, 2018

NEED A BIBLE STUDY??

THE LENTEN-FOLLOW ME PROGRAM IS STUDYING THE

GOSPEL OF JOHN. COME AND JOIN US THURSDAY

MORNINGS 10:30AM-12PM OR EVENING 6PM-7:30PM.

Religious Education Department

"Keep your children connected to their faith," by attending Mass regularly and receiving the

Sacrament of Reconciliation. God's mercy and grace keeps all of us going in the right direction. Remember the sacraments are food for their soul and bodies so don't starve

yourself or your children.

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.

To order manual I go to: cenacle/ or find it at Amazon. Our next cenacle meeting is Monday, March 26 from 6:00pm-7:30pm in the parish center. We will be in week 20 in the manual. The extra diary reading is on pages 200-209. The next time we meet will be April 23.

Marian Book study- The group meets once a month from 11am-12pm in the parish center. The dates are: April 11, May 9 and June 13. It's ok if you have to miss- just come prepared for that week and be a part of this awesome group. Check the website under Adult Formation for the reading assignments.

Lenten Soup Suppers at St. Pius X--Join us on Fridays during Lent for our Soup Suppers in the Bishop Povish Community Room at 5:45 pm. Fr. Anthony will share Lenten reflections at 6:30 pm and lead Stations of the Cross at 7:00 pm. If you would like to provide a soup, please call Alice Fritz at (810) 695-7990. All parishioners are welcome!

Genesee County Recycle Day (household hazardous waste, electronics, paint)--Saturday, May 12, 2018 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm located at Grand Blanc High School,-West Campus, 1 Jewett Trail, Grand Blanc, MI 48439 or Flint Water Service Center, 3310 E. Court Street, Flint; and Saturday, September 15, 2018 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Carman-Ainsworth Middle School, 1409 W. Maple Ave, Flint, MI 48507 or Flint Water Service Center, 3310 East Court St., Flint, MI 48506. (Appliances & Tires NOT accepted) If you have any questions, call (810) 762-7744. (See flyer in the Narthex)

Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute will be performing "Free" Breast Cancer Screening on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 from 5:00pm -7:00pm at the Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute, 302 Kensington Avenue, Flint. No appointment or registration is required. Walk-ins are welcome. Exams are performed by physicians with follow-up digital mammogram scheduled, if needed. Any questions, please call (810) 762-8313 or (810) 762-8226.

The Diocese of Lansing is accepting applications for a Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry and the Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Lansing is accepting applications for an executive level Administrative Assistant. To learn more about these positions and to apply, go to employment.

ST. PIUS X CATHOLIC SCHOOL FAITH MOVING FORWARD Website:

Last week we held a prayer service for all people who have lost their lives due to school violence. The children, as they always do, performed beautifully. We also held a school lock down which involved local police authorities to assess how our school performs during these types of drill situations. Our school continues to do everything we can to ensure the safety of our children.

Also, last Friday was our lottery ticket jean day. Students were allowed to dress down and wear jeans for St. Patrick's Day if they donated a scratch-off lottery ticket which will be used during our auction in April. If you would like to donate any number of scratch off tickets (that you haven't scratched off) we would be happy to put them toward our massive lottery ticket tree which will be raffled off the night of the auction.

Finally, I hope everyone had a wonderful St. Patrick's Day! I know I did!! And yes, Father.... I was moderate.

Keep the Faith (1 Timothy 6:12) R.J. Kaplan Principal

SAVE THE DATE!

St. Pius X Catholic School

Awesome 80's Dinner Auction

Saturday, April 28, 2018 in the St. Pius X Community Room. Super Draw tickets on sale now in the school office. Watch the bulletin for

further details.

Cheers to Chargers 2018 Celebrating Powers Alumni, Friends, Parents--Reconnect with your Powers Catholic family on April 14, 2018 at 6:30 pm at Fenton Winery & Brewery, 1370 N. Long Lake Rd., Fenton, MI. Tickets are $25 per person. We will be toasting to old friends, fond memories and good things to come. This is a fun social event for everyone connected to Powers Catholic High School. Please RSVP by March 26 via email at: https:// alumni-eventsreunions. If you need more information, contact John Daskey at jdasky@ or Kristine Livingston at kmgodley@.

Holy Redeemer Family Festival planning has started--Save the Dates May 31-June 3, 2018. A donation of books, Men's, Women's & children's prize items, stuffed animals, etc. is needed. Please call Holy Redeemer church office (810) 743-3050 for any questions/drop off of items. Call Stacy (810) 394-7139 to reserve your spot for vendors/crafters opportunity to display and sell items.

The Diocese of Lansing and All Faith Ministry for Disabilities are sponsoring a Mass for Persons with Disabilities with Bishop Earl Boyea at St. Mary Cathedral Church located at 219 Seymour Avenue in Lansing on April 8 at 11 a.m. Everyone is welcome! An American Sign Language Interpreter will be available. There will be a delicious lunch following the Mass in St. Mary Parish Hall. If you would like to attend the lunch, please RSVP by March 30th to Margaret Grima at grima@ or at 517-3422555 or to Cathy Blatnik at lcblatnik@ or at 517-3811410. Hope to see you there!

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