Generation Christ - Ann Arbor at 530 Elizabeth Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 US
| 10-08-2010 | 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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Friday of the Twenty-Seventh Week of Ordinary Time (OF) / Feast of St. Bridget of Sweden (EF)
Greetings GenChrist,
At our Holy Hour this Sunday night, Fr. Chas Canoy will return to lead our meditation!
Before the Holy Hour, our young adult lay discernment group will kick off at 6:00 with Fr. Dennis Brown. There will be free pizza and group members are invited to bring other dishes as well. See below for a note from Fr. Dennis.
In Christ,
Paul Schultz
News in Brief
Today: Friday Adoration - beginning after 7:00 a.m. Mass
October 10: First Sunday Traditional Latin Mass at Lansing's Cathedral
October 10: Lay Formation group kick-off - 6:00 p.m.
October 11: FMH Fireplace Inauguration
October 12: Theology of Tap: Fr. James Conlon
October 13: SCH Monthly Dinner
October 13: BBB: Bl. John Henry Cd. Newman: In My Own Words
October 14: Monthly McGivney Dinner
GenChrist notes: 40 Days for Life; Refresh retreat; Shakespeare; St. Thomas Arts & Crafts Show
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News
Cathedral Latin Mass
On Sunday, October 10, 2010, Bp. Earl Boyea will celebrate a Traditional Latin Mass in the crypt of our Diocese's Cathedral at 11:00 a.m. This Pontifical Mass will serve to inaugurate a new quasi-parish community organized around the celebration of the Mass and other sacraments according to the books of the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.
In a similar vein, the men of FMH invite you to join them for a trip to St. Josaphat, Detroit, for the October 28th celebration of Sts. Simon and Jude - Facebook.
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Lay Formation kick-off
Message from Fr. Dennis
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: LayOblates@aol.com
Date: Oct 6, 2010 3:04 PM
Subject: First Meeting of Discernment of Spirits Group
Blessings all who came to the introductory meeting and expressed an interest in the Discernment of Spirits group.
As you know we are meeting before the GenChrist meeting on the Second Sunday of each month at 6:00 pm in the parish hall at St. Thomas the Apostle Church.
Thus, we will be have our first meeting this coming Sunday, October 10th at 6:00 pm.
You may invite others to come who may be interested. I will give a five minute synopsis of what we covered in the introductory meeting on September 26th, then we will launch into what we will begin to cover in our group in this fascinating, and eminently effective, enterprise of the discernment of spirits.
We will be using Father Timothy Gallagher's book The Discernment of Spirits (An Ignatian Guide for Everyday Living). [Since I get these through our bookstore I can give them for half price - $10; however, if at this point that is even too much for your student budget, you may take one as my gift].
For those who want to enter the even more intensive experience of learning the discernment of spirits through receiving the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius in Daily Life (which will begin in January and last through June) I will indicate some readings and experiences you might do to gradually prepare for that experience.
Looking forward to our "spiritual communio,"
Father Dennis Brown, OMV
p.s. As we mentioned in the first meeting, Diane Eriksen has collaborated with Fr. Timothy Gallagher, OMV, to write a "study-guide" for the Discernment of Spirits book. It will be published soon, but the publisher has given us permission to use it (and even invites our feedback). Thus Diane will be e-mailing us each month the pertinent parts of the guide to use related to the place we are in the DoS book.
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FMH Fireplace Inauguration
Monday night: 7:00 p.m.
Bring your favorite Chili.
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Theology on Tap: Catholic Relief Services: A Hidden Gem of the Church
As part of the October Tuesday night ToT series organized by the St. Francis of Assisi Ya2acht Club (fb), Fr. James Conlon, pastor of St. Mary, Westphalia, will share his experiences with Catholic Relief Services in India, Rwanda, and Nicaragua.
Tuesday, October 12th
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Celtic Room, Conor O'Neill's.
The last two ToTs are:
October 19th: Ruth Koelling: Conflict in our Relationships
October 26th: Fr. Prabhu: Christianity on the Indian Subcontinent
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SCH Mass & Dinner
St. Catherine House will continue its monthly open-dinners, on Wednesday, 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.
If able, please rsvp to Paula, 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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Bl. John Henry Cd. Newman: In My Own Words
For our next Wednesday evening celebration of reading, we will discuss a compilation from many of Newman's writing which was carefully prepared by Br. Lewis Berry to convey the heart of Newman's teachings, story, and spirit so as to deepen our familiarity with this saintly and influential man of God.
Wednesday
October 13th
7:30 p.m.
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McGivney House Dinner
Once a month, the priests of the St. Thomas Rectory open their weekly dinner with the men of Fr. McGivney House to any other men who have not fully discerned a call to marriage and are not closed to a vocation to religious life or the priesthood. After dinner, there is often a talk by a visiting diocesan priest.
The next such dinner will be Thursday, October 14th. Please join us at 5:30 p.m. (Evening prayer will begin at 6:00 p.m.) Please contact Max by Monday evening, if you are interested in attending.
You must rsvp with a definite "yes" by Monday night, if interested.
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GenChrist Notes
40 Days for Life
September 22 - October 31
Our community is uniting with hundreds of other cities around the world for the largest and longest coordinated pro-life mobilization in history: the 40 Days for Life campaign. 40 Days for Life is made up of three components: * Prayer and Fasting: believers throughout our city are invited to join together for 40 days of fervent prayer and fasting for an end to abortion
* Peaceful Vigil: stand for life during a 40-day peaceful public witness outside the Ann Arbor Planned Parenthood at 3100 Professional Drive.
* Community Outreach: help take a positive, upbeat pro-life message to every corner of our city through media efforts, advocacy, and public visibility
* Midpoint Rally - Sunday, October 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Facebook
Learn how you can speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves here in Ann Arbor by contacting Paul D. at (734) 944-7790 or by visiting this website
Refresh Retreat
Are you interested in making new Catholic friends? Revitalizing your inner-self?
Renewing your relationship with God? Finding peace and healing from past hurts?
Are you 21 to 35 years of age and single?
If so, you may want to consider attending a REFRESH weekend encounter.
The next weekend will be held in Howell, MI, November 12th-14th, 2010.
Please contact
Katherine: 313-204-7155
Shawn: 989-245-7051
email: refreshlansing@gmail.com
Shakespeare
At last Saturday's talk on Shakespeare and the virtues, Prof. Stephen Smith encouraged attendees to develop their souls and incited them to "read Shakespeare, read Shakespeare and read more Shakespeare."
This December, the U-M SMTD will present Much Ado About Nothing. In preparation for attending and fully enjoying the play, a group from GenChrist will get together for one or more readings in early November.
Watch this space and the facebook pages for more information.
St. Thomas Arts & Crafts Show
Attention Artists, Bakers & Craftspersons!
You are cordially invited to participate in the first annual St. Thomas Arts & Crafts Show.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to St. Thomas to help with parish debt relief
Contact: Angelis Jackowski
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