Generation Christ - Ann Arbor at 530 Elizabeth Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 US

01-01-2010

~ The Weekly Update ~

The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (OF) / The Feast of the Circumcision of Our Lord (EF)

Happy New Year, GenChrist!

Today concludes the Octave of Christmas and is a Holy Day of Obligation. Please see the listing below for the remaining available Mass times in Ann Arbor or visit masstimes.org if you are in another place.

According to the Ordinary Form calendar, the Christmas season continues until the Sunday celebration of Our Lord's baptism. This year that celebration is January 10th - and we will next meet for Sunday night adoration that day. Until then, see below for various Christmastide events.

In Christ,
Paul Schultz

News in Brief
Today: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God - Holy Day of Obligation
January 2: First Saturday Mass and Breakfast
January 6: Five Guys and a Catechism: The Four Marks of the Church
January 8: SCH / FMH Epiphany House Blessing & FMH Christmas Party
January 10: GenChrist resumes

GenChrist notes: Pope Benedict's January prayer intentions
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News

Holy Day of Obligation - January 1: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (OF) / The Feast of the Circumcision of Our Lord (EF)

There are many Masses scheduled for this Holy Day:
St. Thomas
Friday, January 1st - 9:00 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.
There will be no 24-hour Adoration this day. It is anticipated that Friday Adoration will resume on January 8th.

St. Francis
Friday, January 1st - 10:00 a.m.

St. Mary Student Parish
Friday, January 1st - 10:00 a.m.

Christ the King
Friday, January 1st - 10:30 a.m.

St. Patrick
Friday, January 1st - 10:30 a.m.


St. Josaphat, Detroit
An Extraordinary Form Mass for the Holy Day will be celebrated at St. Josaphat at 9:30 a.m. Please contact Paul if you would like to carpool down to Detroit.

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Saturday Mass and Breakfast
Who - .
What - 8:30 Mass at Old St. Patrick followed by breakfast at a local eatery until about 11:30.
Where - 5671 Whitmore Lake Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105.
When - Saturday, January 2nd
Why - To promote the young Catholic community, and fellowship with your Catholic brothers and sisters.
How - If you're interested, please RSVP via this Facebook page.

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Five Guys and a Catechism (plus friends)

This Wednesday, January 6th, Frank Lum, of the Five Guys team, will lead a discussion concerning the Four Marks of the Church ("one, holy Catholic and apostolic").

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Epiphany House Blessings and FMH Christmas Party

You're invited to join the women of SCH and the men of FMH in celebrating the annual blessing of the houses and the blessing/exorcism of salt, water, oil and chalk. We will begin with sung evening prayer at 6:00 p.m. (location TBD), continue with the blessing of the items and the houses and then concluded with the Fr. McGivney House Christmas party till 11:00 p.m.

Please RSVP at this Facebook page.

(Following the Friday-penance-cancelling Solemnities of Christmas and Mary, Mother of God, the obligation will again apply next week that all Catholics must do some act of penance on Fridays - whether fast and abstinence or some other penance (See U.S. Bishops' Pastoral Statement on Penance and Abstinence, paragraphs 18-28: pdf). Anyone interested in a communal act of penance may join us for stations of the cross, prior to evening prayer - watch next week's Update for precise scheduling.)

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GenChrist Notes

Pope Benedict's Prayer Intentions

Each month, Pope Benedict XVI announces his special prayer intentions--particular things that he wishes all Catholics to pray for that month. (When, for instance, we pray the rosary and say the prayers at the end for the intentions of the Holy Father, these are the intentions for which we're praying.) Pope Benedict offers two intentions every month, one general, and one for a particular Catholic missionary activity.

His general prayer intention for January 2010 is "That young people may learn to use modern means of social communication for their personal growth and to better prepare themselves to serve society."

Pope Benedict's mission intention is "That every believer in Christ may be conscious that unity among all Christians is a condition for more effective proclamation of the Gospel."