Generation Christ - Ann Arbor at 530 Elizabeth Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 US
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Good Friday
Greetings GenChrist,
Whatever else you do this weekend, keep in mind the fundamental message of Easter Sunday: that the risen Christ has won victory over the powers of darkness, of ignorance, of injustice, of untruth: "In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." (Jn 16:33) (h/t Phil Lawler)
Have a blessed day and Triduum! Congratulations to all who are joining the Church tomorrow night!
We will not be meeting this Sunday night but will reconvene on Sunday, April 11th. A schedule of Ann Arbor area liturgies is available here.
In Christ,
Paul Schultz
News in Brief
Today: Good Friday - fasting and abstinence from meat
April 3: Easter Vigil; Volunteers
April 4: Easter: No Generation Christ
April 8: Church @ the University: Economies of Death and Salvation: German Jesuits in 17th-century Oceania
April 8: Tim Brown, From Design to Design Thinking @ Michigan Theater
April 8: AA Catholic Men's Movement: The Virtues. @ St. Thomas.
April 9: KofC Estate Planning Presentation
April 11: Divine Mercy devotion
April 12: Michigan Chamber Players - Free Spring Concert
April 15: SCH Mass and Dinner
April 17: An Evening of Bach
April 17-18: Women's Discernment Retreat @ Brooklyn, MI
GenChrist notes: Pope Benedict's April prayer intentions; Communion & Liberation - support for Pope Benedict; Other useful articles; Alumnus news
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News
Easter Vigil
The Easter Vigil begins at 8:30 p.m. Seats may be difficult to come by after 8:10 p.m. So far as I know, volunteers are still being sought:
1) Setup for Parish Party
The Altar Rosary Society requests the assistance of six GenChristers in preparing the parish hall for the party that kicks off immediately after the Easter Vigil, for general celebration and welcoming new members into the Church.
Volunteers are asked to come to the parish hall at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday night for setup. The Easter Vigil Mass commences at 8:30 p.m. and the Altar Rosary Society will reserve seats for anyone who helps (so you won't need to worry that you can't get a seat). There will also be a little clean-up to assist with when the party is over.
If you are able to volunteer, please email Rose Ann Yurko and carbon-copy Mark Meinhart
2) Ushers for Easter Vigil
Julie Mussio, St. Thomas Liturgy Coordinator, is looking for two ushers to serve at the Easter Vigil. Men of GenChrist - you may not get a seat but you will provide a valuable service to the Church on this night of nights and may serve as an important point of contact for someone coming to honor God for the first time.
If you are able to volunteer, please email Julie and carbon-copy me.
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Church @ the University: Economies of Death and Salvation: German Jesuits in 17th-century Oceania
Prof. Ulrike Strasser
UM Eisenberg Instute for Historical Studies
Thursday, April 8th, 4 p.m.
Tisch Hall - 435 S. State
Free
Strictly speaking, this event is reported because it is one intersection of Church and university, though it is not known whether the content of the talk merits recommendation. Ulrike Strasser is an Associate Professor of History and an affiliate of Women’s Studies and Religious Studies at the University of California, Irvine.
Her monograph State of Virginity: Gender, Religion and Politics in an Early Modern Catholic State (University of Michigan Press, 2004) received the 2005 Book Award from the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women. Strasser’s current book project, Consuming Missions: German Jesuits on the Pacific Rim and the Politics of Colonial Imagination in the German Empire (17th-19th), explores the activities of German missionaries in the Pacific Rim and the ways their narratives from the colonial periphery informed the formation of identities in the metropoles of the Holy Roman Empire.
She has also been collaborating with Heidi Tinsman on a project to explore the relationship between studies of gender and sexuality, especially as they relate to masculinity and the growing field of world history.
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Tim Brown, From Design to Design Thinking
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - Speaker Bio
5:10 p.m
Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty Street
Tim Brown is the CEO of IDEO, a global innovation and design firm. IDEO’s work addresses sustainability, the design of communities and health and wellness. IDEO has been employed in the past to help various Catholic institutions innovate to provide better services to members of their community.
Jesus directed us to be "wise as serpents and harmless as doves" and there is likely to be much in this talk that can help some people with their assignment in building the kingdom of God.
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Catholic Men's Movement - What is Your Signature Strength?: A Quick Tour of the Cardinal Virtues
Catholic Men's Night
Thursday, April 8th, 2010
7:30 – 9:30 p.m
Men’s Mass - Inspiring Presentation - Great Fellowship
Jim Berlucchi
Author, Publisher, Recording Artist......Spitzer Center for Ethical Leadership
New Location for this Meeting Only:
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
Parish Hall - 530 Elizabeth Street
Ann Arbor, MI
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Parish Estate Planning / Benefits night
Our Knights council has arranged a Catholic attorney, yours truly, and a KofC insurance expert to give an overview and then answer question on estate planning, health care designation law, charitable giving and future financial planning.
Easter Friday, April 9th
7:00 p.m.
Parish Hall
Refreshments will be served
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Divine Mercy devotion - 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Join us at St. Thomas Church for:
-Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
-Personal reflections
-Private prayer time
-Recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet
-Opportunities for confession
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Michigan Chamber Players - Free concert: including Bill Campbell, Principal Trumpeter of St. Thomas
A free concert by the Michigan Chamber Players, showcasing the talents of faculty members of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance.
Monday, April 12th, 8 pm
Stamps Auditorium (Walgreen Drama Center on North Campus)
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SCH Mass & Dinner
St. Catherine House will be continuing their monthly open-dinners, on Thursday, the 15th. These dinner are open to all the women of Generation Christ and friends in the community.
The evening will kick-off with Mass in the SCH chapel at 6:00 p.m. followed by dinner. Afterwards, there will be a talk.
If able, please rsvp to Amy (anicholas at fgrhsaa dot org), so that the House and Sr. Mary Ann can get a headcount for food; otherwise, feel free to just show up.
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An Evening of Bach
Who: Trio d'Avignon (Paula Muldoon, violin; Madeline Huberth, cello; Brandon Straub, harpsichord), James Jaffe (cello) and the St. Thomas Schola Gregoriana
What: A concert of Bach and of chants for the Easter Season
Where: St. Thomas the Apostle Church
When: Saturday, April 17th, 8:00-9:30 p.m.
Facebook RSVP
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Women's Discernment Retreat
The Diocese of Lansing is sponsoring the Third Annual Discernment Retreat Saturday, April 17th - Sunday, April 18th at Lawrence Lodge, Camp De Sales in Brooklyn, MI for women who are discerning God's will in their lives as it relates to the possibility of a vocation to religious life.
This is a wonderful opportunity to spend time both alone with the Lord, and in community with other young women who are discerning. There will be various women religious on the retreat as well as a panel of Postulants and Novices who will share their personal discernment experience. The retreat includes lunch/dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday. There will be Mass both Saturday and Sunday and Adoration Saturday evening. There is no charge to attend this retreat. Must register by April 12, 2010.
If you are interested in attending this retreat, please e-mail Sr. Mary Ann Foggin - mfoggin at dioceseoflansing dot org - or call 517-342-2506 for more details.
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GenChrist Notes
Communion and Liberation: Support Pope Benedict
Traces, the international magazine of C&L ("School of Community), devotes it April editorial to Pope Benedict's recent letter to the Catholics of Ireland and the storm raging against Christ's Church: pdf
The Easter Poster referred to in the editorial will be available at this site, after Sunday.
Other useful articles
Cardinal Levada's March 30th letter to the San Francisco Catholic: The New York Times and Pope Benedict XVI: how it looks to an American in the Vatican
On March 25th, Phil Lawler had an excellent piece, analyzing the information and analysis that Laurie Goodstein elected to omit from her 3/23 NYTimes story about an abuser from Wisconsin.
John Allen's March 26th story about the perspective to apply: Keeping the record straight on Benedict and the crisis
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 prayerintention for April 2010 is "That every tendency to fundamentalism and extremism may be countered by constant respect, by tolerance and by dialogue among all believers."
Pope Benedict's mission intention is "That Christians persecuted for the sake of the Gospel may persevere, sustained by the Holy Spirit, in faithfully witnessing to the love of God for the entire human race."
Alumnus news
On Thursday, March 25, 2010, the religious order the Institute of the Incarnate Word celebrated the 26th anniversary of its founding with a Mass celebrated by NYC Archbishop Timothy Dolan. Fr. McGivney House alum, Brother Nathaniel Dreyer participated in the schola for the Mass and led the singing of the Responsorial Psalm. Pictures.
