Generation Christ - Ann Arbor at 530 Elizabeth Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 US
| 05-07-2010 | The Weekly Update is mailed out at noon on Fridays. Email paulcschultz at gmail dot com, if you would like to subscribe |
~ The Weekly Update ~
Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter (OF) / Feast of St. Stanislaus (EF)
Greetings GenChrist,
We will next be meeting for a Sunday evening Holy Hour on Pentecost, May 23rd. In the meantime, please consider attending the other events below, as well as any which are subsequently added to our Facebook page. This month, our Wednesday night social hours have shifted back to Dominick's.
Survey - whether you made it to GenChrist once or 35 times this year, please complete our survey (link) and provide feedback on what worked well at GenChrist this year and what could work better in the future. In addition, please see the descriptions below or feel free to volunteer for a position that you don't see named but which you believe GenChrist needs.
Truly He is Risen, alleluia!
Paul Schultz
News in Brief
Today: Friday Adoration - beginning after 7:00 a.m. Mass
May 13: SCH Mass and Dinner
May 13: The 13th Day
May 13: Ascension Thursday (EF)
May 23: Next GenChrist
May 26: Theology on Tap
GenChrist notes: GC Service opportunities; Facebook Groups update / advanced notices; Generation Christ summer sessions; SCH / FMH Housing opportunities; Pope Benedict's Prayer Intentions; Summer sublease opportunity; Last week's Update
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News
SCH Mass & Dinner
St. Catherine House will be continuing their monthly open-dinners, next Thursday, the 13th. These dinner are open to all the women of Generation Christ and friends in the community.
The evening will kick-off with Mass celebrated by Fr. Bill in the SCH chapel at 6:00 p.m. followed by dinner. Afterwards, there will be a talk.
If able, please rsvp to Amy, 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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The 13th Day - a film about the true story of Fatima
On October 13, 1917, God performed a spectacular miracle before tens of thousands of people who had gathered near Fatima, Portugal in response to visions of the Blessed Virgin that three young children had experienced in the five months prior. A new movie, The 13th Day, recounts those stories and that experience. A trailer can be seen on the film's website. FB site.
On May 13th, another important date of Fatima apparition, Fr. Bill will be showing The 13th Day in the parish hall at 7:00 p.m.
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Feast of the Ascension
In Rome, Pope Benedict will celebrate the Feast of the Ascension according to the Ordinary Form calendar on Ascension Thursday, May 13th, 40 days after Easter. Here, in the Diocese of Lansing and in many other dioceses of the United States, the feast will be celebrated according to our modified Ordinary Form calendar on Sunday, May 16th.
As an additional option, we can also celebrate it here it on Thursday, May 13, according to the Extraordinary Form calendar. Several Ann Arborites will be traveling down to St. Josaphat, Detroit, so to do. If you'd like a ride, check out the .
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Theology on Tap
Wednesday, May 26, 7:30 pm: Love Misunderstood
How are we any match for the instinct that love is meant to last forever?
Join Father Gerald Gawronski and young adult Catholics from around the area for an evening of thinking about and talking about what love really is and how it works. The discussion will include a look at the differences between natural and supernatural love and consideration of a few of love's basic principles.
In this consideration we will reflect on practical consequences and limitations within which we must learn to operate. What is there to talk about that could be of greater importance? It will be held on Wednesday, May 26 at 7:30 pm at Conor O'Neill's in Ann Arbor and is sponsored by Old St. Patrick Catholic Church.
Facebook RSVP
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GenChrist Notes
GenChrist Serving Opportunities
During the summer months, we would be glad for you to step in and try out GenChrist service/leadership, to help in the present and to help in discernment of joining Core Team for next fall.
Among other opportunities, some positions might include:
-Summer Social Chair - plans events or recognizes events in the community; recommends and fosters GC participation, through Facebook and otherwise
-Summer Announcements - shares news at the end of our summer Holy Hours.
-Summer worship / music - assists Kevin and Louise and brings his or her musical abilities (whether voice, violin, guitar or piano) to the service of God and GenChrist
Please contact Paul or Mark about the social chair and announcement opportunities and Louise about musical service
Facebook Groups / Advanced Notices
If you haven't done so already, please join the GenChrist FB Group and, if applicable, the GCYP group.
Saturday, May 8th - Vocal Arts Ensemble - Byrd, Brahms and Beyond @ St. Thomas - website
Please RSVP or comment on these upcoming activities: Friday, June 11th - Priestly Ordinations @ St. Mary Cathedral, Lansing - Facebook
Wednesday, June 23rd - Blessing of a Bonfire on the Vigil of the Feast of St. John the Baptist - Facebook
Generation Christ Summer Schedule
Beginning in May, we will meet twice a month for Sunday evening adoration: 5/23 (Pentecost), 6/6 (Corpus Christi), 6/27, 7/11 and 7/25. We will break in August and return on or about September 12th.
One picnic will be held on July 18th.
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 May 2010 is "That the shameful and monstrous commerce in human beings, which sadly involves millions of women and children, may be ended."
Pope Benedict's mission intention is "That ordained ministers, religious women and men, and lay people involved in apostolic work may understand how to infuse missionary enthusiasm into the communities entrusted to their care."
Summer Sublease available
Close to downtown AA, starting June 12th. There also is a possibility for fall housing.
Contact Lauren, via the webmaster of this page.
Spaces are also available at Fr. McGivney House, with certain discounts available to undergraduate males.
Last Week's Update
My apologies for last week's aborted Update - I have learned that one cannot pre-compose an email and then assume that it can be opened and sent using a borrowed Droid.
