Generation Christ - Ann Arbor at 530 Elizabeth Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 US
| 08-06-2010 | The Weekly Update is mailed out at noon on Fridays. Email paulcschultz at gmail dot com, if you would like to subscribe |
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Feast of the Transfiguration (OF/EF)
Greetings GenChrist,
Our Sunday evening Holy Hours are on recess till September. See below for other events that are going on till then.
In Christ,
Paul Schultz
News in Brief
Today: Friday Adoration - beginning after 7:00 a.m. Mass
August 6: Totus Tuus visit to Ann Arbor
August 6-8: St. Thomas Parish Mission
August 7: First Saturday Mass and Breakfast @ St. Thomas
August 7: Solanus Center visit *Event Updated*
August 11: Islam and Catholicism - OSP
August 12: Young Adult Swing Dancing in Farmington
August 12: Peak Observation of Perseid Meteor Shower
August 13-14: Pilgrimage for Christian Culture
August 15: Holy Day of Obligation: Feast of the Assumption
GenChrist notes: Pope Benedict's Prayer Intentions; WYD 2011 opportunities; Catholic news: Hiroshima Anniversary; CatholicCulture commentary: Why we're losing the arguments on same-sex marriage; Wednesday Night Social Hour
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News
Totus Tuus visit to Ann Arbor
See last week's update.
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Parish Mission
August 6, 7 & 8th.
Join us as we reach out to invite former parish members to return to our community.
During the weekend we will host parish meals and events to welcome new and old parishioners alike.
Friday:
- Parish dinner and Panel on Women's Religious Orders: Sr. Rachel Benjamin, Sisters of God's Love; Sr. Margaret Mary Schissler, Daughters of St. Mary of Providence; Margaret Mullan, lay consecrated member of Regnum Christi
- All-night Adoration
Saturday:
- 9:00 a.m. Mass
- Visits to parishioners - We still need drivers! Please contact Marie Williams if you are willing to drive.
- Evening public outdoor Rosary
Sunday
- Community pancake breakfast
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First Saturday Mass and Breakfast
Who - First Saturday Mass and Breakfast Club.
What - 9:00 Mass at St. Thomas followed by breakfast at a local eatery until about 11:30.
When - Saturday, August 7th
Why - To promote the young Catholic community, and fellowship with your Catholic brothers and sisters.
Facebook RSVP
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Solanus Center
Saturday, August 7, 2010.
Due to low participation, the Mass and lunch had to be canceled. Members of GenChrist will be going for a tour from 11:00-1:00.
For more info, see facebook.
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Islam & Catholicism
This month Phillip will be offering an adult formation class that will look at the history of Islam and examine Islamic culture, law and theology, as well as give some practical guidelines for speaking to Muslims about Catholicism and highlight important distinctions between Catholicism and Islam.
The class will be held Wednesday, August 11th from 7:00-9:00pm in the Old St. Patrick parish center. Please call 734-662-8141 ext. 30 to register for this class. Drinks and snacks are provided.
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Swing Dancing
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Perseids
This coming week sees the peak viewing time during the Earth's annual trip through the Perseid Meteor Shower. In fact, the highest rate of meteor sitings is expected to occur starting at 11:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 12th, until the approach of dawn the next morning.
The complete period of meteor activity runs from about July 17th till about August 24th. Because the peak viewing day is often close to the Feast of St. Lawrence, who was martyred on August 10th, the shower is sometime called "The Tears of St. Lawrence."* Consider the beautiful reflection and reading that fisheaters.com has prepared for such a viewing.
*notwithstanding the good-humored and non-tearful way in which the saint met his death ... and became a patron saint of barbecue ...
A county-sponsored viewing will occur overnight Thursday at Independence Lake County Park.
In the alternative, some GenChristers will be getting together Friday night to view them in an appropriate place, possibly the one described below. Facebook
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Statewide Young Adult Pilgrimage
Join young adults from all over the state for a walk of prayer for Christian Culture. Fr. Mathias will celebrate the opening Mass for us at 1:00 p.m. on Friday at the De Sales Center. Fr. Paul Ward will celebrate the Saturday morning Extraordinary Form Mass at 8:00 a.m.
Come for part of a day or the whole thing. Walk an hour or camp over night. Send any question to Paul.
As mention above, the Friday night of the pilgrimage is expected to be the second best night for watching the Perseids this year. To that end, some pilgrims may stay up late or wake up in the dark hours of the night for ideal viewing, at our camping site in the 'wilds' east of Jackson.
August 13-14th
Brooklyn-->Jackson
http://www.genchrist.net/pilgrimage/
http://www.genchrist.net/pilgrimage/2010-07-29_prep_note.html
Nurses and other persons so skilled: Our pilgrimage assistance corps is still looking for a few volunteers, if you can spare some time in the course of the weekend.
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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 August 2010 is "That those who are without work or homes or who are otherwise in serious need may find understanding and welcome, as well as concrete help in overcoming their difficulties."
v Pope Benedict's mission intention is "That the Church may be a 'home' for all people, ready to open its doors to any who are suffering from racial or religious discrimination, hunger, or wars forcing them to emigrate to other countries."
WYD 2011 Opportunities
World Youth Day opportunities we've been asked to call your attention to:
Fr. Bob / St. John the Baptist
Fr. Bob Roggenbuck and St. John the Baptist Catholic Church invite you to attend a pilgrimage to Paris, Lourdes and World Youth Day in Madrid, Spain from August 10 - 22, 2011. Fundraising opportunities are available for those interested. If you are interested in attending, or would like more information, please contact Stephanie Kirwan.
Trailblazers
Trailblazers and Fr. Paul Ward, the celebrant of our pilgrimage Mass described above, invite you to attend a WYD pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, Days in the Diocese and Madrid, Spain from August 9-23, 2011. Some information may be found at the Trailblazers website.
Atomic bombing anniversary
As some news sources are noting, not only is today the commemoration of when Jesus was transfigured and shown bright as the sun and whiter than snow, it is also the 65th anniversary of the American atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, when man first lit up the sky like the sun in an attack upon his fellow men.
This recent and interesting new story concerns certain Jesuits who seem to have been protected from some effects of the atomic blast: The priests who survived the atomic bomb
Three days after "Little Boy" was dropped on Hiroshima, "Fat Man" was dropped on Nagasaki, a non-militarized target and the historic center of Catholicism in Japan from the time that St. Francis Xavier first visited the islands in 1549. A related story from homiletic and pastoral review: The Catholic Holocaust of Nagasaki—“Why, Lord?”
Today, for the first time, an ambassador of our government has attended the annual ceremony commemorating the bombing: Asia News story.
If you find the time, consider praying a prayer for any of our brothers and sisters from Hiroshima and Nagasaki who may still be in Purgatory.
Why we're losing the arguments on same-sex marriage
Recommended weekend reading, from Phil Lawler - article
Wednesday Night Social Hour
8:30 p.m. at Pizza House, for those who can make it.
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