Can God Really Heal Me? An Ecumenical Retreat for Senior Citizens

Everyone is welcome to attend an Ecumenical Retreat for Senior Citizens held at Sanctuary at Bellbrook, located at 873 W. Avon Road in Rochester Hills. The retreat will be in the Great Room at 7:00 PM on designated Thursdays (see list below). Call Chaplain Mary Andrews at 248-656-6345 or email her at Andrewmc@trinity-health.org for more information. Download the event flyer.

You are welcome to attend one or all of the sessions. There is no fee for attendance and RSVP is not required. The sessions are:

• October 9 - FORGIVENESS Generates Internal Vital ENERGY by Sr. Pat McDonald
  Sr. Pat is a member of the Adrian Dominican Congregation, and the assistant dean at Siena Heights University, metropolitan Detroit location. Pat has spoken throughout the United States and abroad.
• October 16 - Where is God When I Need Him? by Rev Scott & Jill McKinney.
  Scott McKinney is a retired ELCA Lutheran pastor and Jill is an Associate in Ministry presently serving as an interim pastor. Together they have presented various workshops and a variety of worship services.
• October 23 - Finding Purpose in My Elder Years by Fr Stan Ulman
  Fr. Stan is Pastor of St. Mary of the Hills Catholic Church. He is involved in faith based community organizations such as MOSES (Metro Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength) and is currently serving as chair of the State wide organizing effort called Gamaliel of Michigan or MI*Voice (Michigan Interfaith Voice).
• November 6 - Our Grief, God’s Peace by Chaplain Kent Aughe
  Kent is a Lay Minister (commissioned), Lutheran Church –Missouri Synod, and Chaplain for Presbyterian Villages of Michigan. Kent also completed the Graduate Certificate Program of Hospice Education at Madonna University.
• November 13 - Growing Old Gracefully by Rev Capt. David W. Blake
  With songs, humor and wisdom, Pastor Blake will help us look on the brighter, lighter side of this aging process. Rev David is Pastor of St. John ELCA Lutheran Church, Grayling MI.
• November 20 - Handling Loneliness and Separation from Family by Rev Ann B. Robertson.
  Rev Ann is a Presbyterian Minister serving churches as co-pastor with her husband for the past 25 years. She organized a Hospice for Northeast Florida in St. Augustine and ministered as chaplain. She also does services for the memory loss unit at Bellbrook.
    
  

Is Christianity RELEVANT Today? The Call, The Mission, and The Way

Sacred Heart of the Hills parish will host this one-day event. The program for the day is:

• Mass offered by Fr. Jim Mayworm, pastor of Sacred Heart of the Hills parish
• Teresa Tomeo, Local Catholic radio host
• Dr. Patricia Cooney-Hathaway, Professor, Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit.
• Dr. Peter Kreeft, Professor, Boston College, and internationally-known Catholic philosopher and author.

Saturday, October 4, 2008.
Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. , Holy Mass at 8:00 a.m.
Program begins at 9:15 a.m., Closing by 3:00 p.m.

Cost: $25 per person, includes lunch. Must be pre-registered by September 23rd to be guaranteed a lunch.

Where: Sacred Heart of the Hills
3400 S. Adams Rd.
Auburn Hills, MI 48326

Who: Anyone middle school age and up.

Registration form available on the Sacred Heart parish Web site www.esacredheart.org. For questions or information please call 248-852-4170, extension 14, or e-mail relevantchristianity@yahoo.com.     Downloadable Flyer

ACTS: A CALL TO SERVE -- Training for Ministry Volunteers

WHAT: A.C.T.S.—A Call To Serve Lay Ministry Training for Voluntary Service
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 9:00—3:30
WHERE: St. John Fisher 3665 Walton Blvd. Auburn Hills, MI 48326
COST: $10 per person for journal and materials $30 for persons outside the Pontiac Area Vicariate

NOW WHAT: Register by mailing registration form and check* payable to PAV/ACTS to 3665 Walton Blvd., Auburn Hills, MI 48326

REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 22. NO REGISTRATIONS OR MONEY TAKEN AT THE DOOR.
See FLYER for more information! For additional information, contact Nancy at parishserv@aol.com.

TEN GREAT DATES

Sacred Heart Church of Auburn Hills announces 10 GREAT DATES – 10 exciting and fun-filled dates that put the sizzle back into marriages.
Each session of this award-winning marriage education program begins with a short video date launch.  Then couples experience their own “great date” by actually going out on a date with their partner.  Appropriate for all ages and stages of marriage.  Come and join the fun!
Where:  Sacred Heart Church in Auburn Hills, 3400 S. Adams Road
When:  Ten Tuesday evenings, September 23 through November 25,  7 – 9 p.m.
Cost:  $50 per couple (includes experienced and certified child care)
Contact:  Denis Naeger at dnaege02@aol.com or (248) 683-2514 for more info and 
                 registration form 
Registration Deadline:  September 16  

RESPECT LIFE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

October is Respect Life Month in the Archdiocese of Detroit. On Thursday, October 2, 2008, at 7:30 p.m., BISHOP DANIEL FLORES will present the topic RESPECT LIFE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE at Christ the Redeemer Church. He will examine "how we understand the Life issue as most basic to the call to promote justice in human society". He will explore with us how the Church's teaching in defense of Life honors the inherent dignity of all.

Christ the Redeemer Church is located at 2700 Waldon Rd. in Lake Orion.For more information, c ontact Marita Mandalari at 248-881-9135

Sponsored by Christ the Redeemer Gospel of Life Committee

Mass of Remembering for Parents

St. Mary of the Hills invites all to a special mass on Monday, October 20, 2008 at
7:00 PM.  The mass is being held for all parents who have lost a child.  The mass will remember those children who have died before their parents.

Archdiocese of Detroit Annual
Women’s Conference
Saturday, October 25           
8:30 AM-4 PM
Macomb Community College Sports and Expo Center, Warren
Women of all ages are invited to join us for the sixth annual Women’s Conference. Entitled: Empowering Women to Make a Difference in the World, we will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Mulieris Dignitatem, Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter On the Dignity and Vocation of Women. The gathering will reflect on the role women have played in the Church and world.

Presenters include Bishop Daniel Flores, Auxiliary Bishop, Sr. Nancy Murray, OP in her play based on the life of St. Catherine of Siena, and Ms. Sherron Jenkins, Director of the St. Dominic Outreach Center who will share her journey of faith. Mrs. Eleanor Josaitis, Co-Founder of Focus:HOPE will speak and be honored on the organization’s 40th anniversary. Praise and worship, Mass, and fellowship, along with resources and vendors focusing on a variety of Catholic areas of interest will make for a memorable day you won’t want to miss! Register before October 1 and save $5 per person! To register online or for more information on the Conference go to www.aodwomensministry.org or call 313.237.5806.

Mass for the Unborn

Monday, October 6, 2008, Holy hour at 7:00 PM, Mass at 8:00 PM
Celebrant Fr. Alex Kratz, OFM. Location is Church of the Transfiguration, 25225 Code Road, Southfield, MI. Sponsored by Church of the Transfiguration Project Life committee.
Call 248-356-8787 for more information.

Pope Benedict XVI Sports Tournament for Girls

Join girls in grades 3-8 for a weekend of faith, fun and friends at the 4th annual Pope Benedict XVI Sports Tournament for Girls. The weekend fun includes floor hockey, track & field, soccer, rosary, service projects, Catholic Quiz Bowl and much more. The tournament is sponsored by Challenge Catholic Girls Clubs and will be held on the beautiful campus of Everest Academy in Clarkston, Michigan, on October 3-5, 2008. Tournament starts after school Friday and concludes by noon on Sunday. Registrations are due by 5pm on September 15, 2008. For more details, please go to www.challengeevents2008.org/B16 or contact Michele Bates at 248.623.0449.

Holy Trinity Apostolate presents “Breakfast with Mother Dolores Hart” on Saturday, October 4, 2008 at Royal Park Hotel; 600 E. University Drive; Rochester, Michigan 48307. 

Invocation - The Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair, Bishop of Toledo, Ohio. 
Keynote Speaker – Mother Dolores Hart, O.S.B., “The Journey of Mother Dolores Hart to Regina Laudis”. 

Other Speakers: Rev. Mother David Serna, Abbess, “Getting Everyone in the Act”; Mother Noella Marcellino, “A Ray of Light: God, Cheese and the Benedictine Way of Life”.
Special Guests: Patricia Neal, Academy Award Winner; Maria Cooper – daughter of Gary Cooper; Fr. Jacques Daley; MC-Vic Faust.  

Check Payable: Holy Trinity Apostolate; P.O. Box 7095; Sterling Hgts., Mi 48311-7095; $75 per person; $700 per table. Call: Jerene 248.625.2461; Diana 586.254.0140; barbaramm@sbcglobal.net; www.holytrinityapotolate.com

Spirit of Manresa Dinner and Auction

Manresa Jesuit Retreat House has announced they will have a Dinner and Auction Benefit on September 27, 2008 at the Marriott at Centerpoint on Opdyke Road in Pontiac. Beginning with Mass at 5:30, the evening will include hors D’oeuvers, silent and live auctions and dinner, followed by music and dancing. The music will be provided by the Rick Lieder Band, a local favorite with an extensive repertoire. Reservations are being taken at Manresa (248.644.4933). Tickets are $150/person. Tables of 10 are $100/person. Advertising for their catalog and sponsorship opportunities are also available. The evening will not be one to miss.

For additional information about these and other retreats at Manresa, call (248) 644-4933 or visit www.manresa-sj.org. Registrations by credit card are accepted online and by phone. Manresa is located at 1390 Quarton Road, on the northwest corner of Woodward Avenue, in Bloomfield Hills.

“Come Away Vocation Days”

Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Detroit Vocation Office, Come Away Days are days of input, information and reflection for young women ages 18-35 who may be considering a call to religious life. Three Come Away days have been scheduled for this coming year: Saturday, October 18; Saturday, December 6; and Saturday, March 21 from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm followed by Mass at Mary’s Manor, 27405 W. Ten Mile Rd. Farmington Hills. Please contact the Vocation Office at 313.237.5875 for further information on how to register for one, two, or all three days.

THEOLOGICAL STUDIES AT SS CYRIL & METHODIUS SEMINARY

Are you interested in studying about your Catholic faith in greater depth?
Are you interested in learning about other religions?
Are you interested in furthering your knowledge of the Sacraments of Initiation?
Are you interested in becoming more effective in your parish ministry?

Consider registering for a course at SS Cyril & Methodius Seminary this fall.

Fundamental Theology – Monday morning
Moral Theology – Monday evening
World Religions – Tuesday evening
Christian Initiation – Tuesday afternoon
Introduction to Canon Law – Thursday morning
Pastoral Counseling – Thursday afternoon

For additional courses visit the website www.sscms.edu.  Classes begin September 2. 
For more information contact Sr. Karen Shirilla, Director of Lay Ministry, at 248-683-0312 or kshirilla @sscms.edu.

Council Of Catholic Women Operation Layette

One of our most important programs is Operation Layette. This is our outreach to mothers who are not able to provide needed items for their newborn babies. We collect new items, such as blankets, sheets, diapers, onesies, undershirts, and other items which a new mother might need. These are assembled into layettes and given to women who need them. They are requested by organizations helping these women such as Catholic Family Services, Oakland County Department of Human Services, the Oakland County Criminal Justice Ministry and many others. Requests also come from parishes who have a member with needs.

Each layette is valued at $70. Items are supplied by members whose parishes put on ‘baby showers’ or other collections such as items on Christmas Giving Trees. Individual members also make donations at one or more of our meetings per year. Our members purchase these items or in many cases they hand knit or crochet them. This is one program in which almost all of our members participate.

Every year the need increases. In the last year we have averaged 36 layettes per month. If you have questions about this program, or would like to make a donation to it, call the CCW/AD office at 313-237-5896. This year we are celebrating 70 years of service to our parishes and archdiocese. Call the above number for more information and to learn about becoming a member.

FOR WIDOWED MEN AND WOMEN LIVING WITH THE LOSS OF A SPOUSE

Widowed men and women are encouraged to attend a 6-week GRIEF RECOVERY series to help deal with stages of grief, coping with loneliness and other related issues. The series is facilitated by members of Widowed Friends, a “peer” group in the Archdiocese of Detroit. A $20.00 fee covers all materials. Program begins on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH at 1:00 pm at St. Benedict Parish, 30 S. Lynn Street in Waterford. Call Cathy at 248-620-3016 for reservations.

FOR WIDOWED MEN AND WOMEN
“A DAY OF REFLECTION”
Widows and widowers are invited to attend a “WIDOWED FRIENDS” program that offers insights on dealing with life’s transitions, coping with loss and facing new challenges. Join us for a “Day of Reflection”, featuring two speakers, group discussions and a healing service. Join us on SATURDAY, NOV. 8TH from 9:45 am until 2:30pm at St. Columban Parish Center, 1775 Melton (1/4 mile north of 14 Mile Road between Woodward & Coolidge) in Birmingham. Cost is $15.00 payable before Oct. 27th. It includes a box lunch and beverages. To register call Rose 586-726-0844 or Joan 248-478-1084.