APRIL 5/6^TH…3^RD SUNDAY OF EASTER

SATURDAY	4/5	5:30 p.m. MARY “SIS” KAYRAMO by the family & FOR ALL OUR PARISHIONERS LIVING & DECEASED
SUNDAY	4/6	10:00 a.m. JIM SELDEN by Betty Makela & family & for our SACRED HEART MEMORIALS
TUESDAY	4/8	NO MASS
WEDNESDAY	4/9	8:30 a.m. LAURA BRENNAN (44^TH Anniv.) by the family
THURSDAY	4/10	NO MASS
FRIDAY	4/11	8:00 a.m. HAZEL JESTILA by Mike Sanregret
SATURDAY	4/12	5:30 p.m. GLEN SANDS by Katie Gabe
SUNDAY	4/13	10:00 a.m. JOHN OLESKIE by the DesRochers & Schwab families

Thank You For Your Offerings:
Sunday	$ 2,332.06
Loose	$ 400.52
TOTAL	. $ 2,732.58
2^ND Collection	$ 28.71
Religious Ed:	$ 264.00
Stipends:	$ 490.00
Donations:	$ 30.00
Memorials:	$ 105.00
Envelopes:	113
When making your WILL,, you may want to consider designating a monetary portion of your assets to your Sacred Heart Church. These monies stay in the parish and are not assessed by the Diocese

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We are in need of someone to help do the duties of the SACRISTAN.

Please give this some thought and prayer. If you are able to make this commitment, or know of someone who may consider, please call the parish office.

Thank You!!!

REMINDER: Please pick up your packets of raffle tickets in the back of church. The raffle will be held on April 23^rd at 1:00 p.m. in the church hall after the Soup ‘n Sandwich Luncheon. First prize is a swing/glide rocker, second prize is $150 and there are 3 third prizes of $50 each. The tickets are $1.00 each or a packet of 6 tickets for $5.00. The tickets that are not picked up after Mass this weekend will be mailed during the week of April 7^th.

Thank You!

SACRED HEART AUXILIARY:

The Sacred Heart Auxiliary will meet on Monday, April 14^th in the church hall. Final plans for the Soup ‘n Sandwich Luncheon will be made.

If you do not like to attend meetings but want to participate in some way, we will need bars, donations to help pay for the meat for the sandwiches and/or help on the day of the Luncheon.

Participation from the Sacred Heart family is deeply appreciated. Please call Marty Gouin (524-4254) or Carol Marinich (524-6241) if you have questions or would like to donate something. Thank you very much!!

MARCH MEMORIALS

Betty Vallar

Eleanora Delene

Bernie Trainor

Lorraine Archambeau Dodson

Ursula Sands

THANK YOU to the members of Sacred Heart Parish who donated their time for the pasty sale fundraiser to benefit the restoration of The Most Holy Name of Jesus/Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Church in Assinins. The sale cleared $2,593.97!! The church is finished and is beautiful. We couldn’t have done this without your help and prayers. Special thanks to the VFW for “the recipe,” to Ethel Vizina who organized the event and to all who placed an order to support the fundraiser.

Parishioners of the Holy Name of Jesus/Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Parish

MINISTRY SCHEDULE

April 12-13….4^th Sunday of Easter

5:30 p.m. E.M.Cs: Laura Schneider, Mary Ann Voskuhl, Dorine Barbe

Chapel/Choir: Rich Schneider

Lector: JoAnn Stiglich

Server: Victoria Francois

10:00 a.m. E.M.Cs: Dorothy Nankervis, Maria Zielinski, Margaret McDonald, Martin Nelson

Chapel/Choir: Patty Loosemore

Lector: Ann Nelson

Servers: Andrew & Jacob Schwartz

FAMILIES TO BE REMEMBERED DURING ADORATION ON APRIL 11^TH:

Elizabeth Kauranen family 9 – 10:00 a.m.

William Kayramo family 10 – 11:00 a.m.

Arlene Kemppainen family 11 – 12 noon

Mary Kemppainen family 12 – 1:00 p.m.

Adoration concludes with Benediction at 12:45 p.m. All are welcome!!

OUR PARISH NEEDS YOUR PRAYERS

Let us join in praying for those who are currently experiencing health problems:

Jack Sands, John Vuk, Charlie Robinson, Tom Dugas, Donald Brunet, Sr., Dudley Seay, Irene McNamara, Carol Charron, Blanche Patrikus, Roger Copley, Mike Mleko, Jr., John Gransell, Linda Hutula, Ray Perrow, Debbie Gerard, Sharon Rappleyea, Virginia Gipp, Carter Lindgren, Margaret Nadeau, Sheri Miller, Craig Campeau, Darlene Hill, Rose Bianco, Mary Cuff, James Bittorf, Jill DiCarlo, Ann Saari, Julie Rogers, Angele Cauchon, Marilee Watz, Michael Selden, Justine O’Leary, Joe Darcy, Bob Leemon, Cheryl Morin, Cathy LaPlante, Jim Seavoy, Dennis Lane, Marilyn McKindles, Lola Bowman. Doris Miller, Theresa Terry, Michael Greydon Makela , Claudia McIntyre, Michael Clemens, Father Walter Burke, Marcella Bungart, Erma Bowers, Everett Golden, Joe Robillard, Ann Brazeau, Diane Richards, Floyd Forcia, Ernie Saari, Jean Rahilly, Ronda Bertucci, Christian Mleko, Omar Saleh, Lana Robillard, Nora Koski, Virgie Menard , John Carr, Sr., Betty Makela , Jodi Govrik, Fr. Joe Carne and Laura DesRochers.

Remember our parish members who are homebound. Please contact Donna Soli (524-4407) or the parish office (524-6424) to remove names from the list or to add names.

CH_RCH (What’s missing?)

Dear Friends in Christ,

Back when the West was being settled, the major means of transportation was the stagecoach. We've seen people riding in stagecoaches in western movies. What we might not know is that the stagecoach had three different kinds of tickets – first class, second class and third class. If you had a first class ticket, that meant you could remain seated during the entire trip no matter what happened. If the stagecoach got stuck in the mud, or had trouble making it up a steep hill, or even if a wheel fell off, you could remain seated because you had a first class ticket.

If you had a second class ticket you could also remain seated until there was a problem. In case of a problem, second class ticketholders would have to get off until the problem was resolved. You could stand off to the side and watch as other people worked. You didn't have to get your hands dirty. But second class ticketholders were not allowed to stay aboard. When the stagecoach was unstuck, you would get back on and take your seat.

If you had a third class ticket, you would definitely have to get off if there were a problem. Why? Because it was your responsibility to help solve the problem. You had to get out and/or push and/or help to fix the broken wheel or whatever was needed because you only had a third class ticket.

Sometimes it seems as if most Catholics hold first or second class tickets.

(from: A World of Stories for Preachers and Teachers)

Jesus came to Earth with only a third class ticket. He came to get things done the way God His father wants them done. We are all called to turn in our first and second class tickets and get the third class ticket that Jesus has for us and become actively involved in our parishes and bring the word and acts of God alive to others. In this day and age we can no longer afford not to take an active part in our parishes.

May God Bless you

Fr. George

A 3-day RETREAT at Marygrove will be on May 2 – 4^th, 2008. This retreat does observe a strict silence and is intended to give a brief experience of what a longer directed retreat is like Call 906-644-2771 or go online at www.marygrove.org

You know you’re a MICHIGANDER if: “you can drive 65 MPH through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching.”

BISHOP’S NEW VISION FOR FAITH FORMATION AND EDUCATION

Efforts continue to build enthusiasm for Bishop Alexander Sample’s new vision for faith formation and education. Through the four general areas of faith formation and education in parish catechetical programs, Catholic schools, youth ministry and adult faith formation, the new vision offers “the means by which each of us can accept with enthusiasm our responsibility to share Christ – to be a people of hope,” the bishop said. “It is the time of a new future for us. We can do this together, but it starts with each of us being renewed ourselves in faith so that we can be the people that reveal Christ to the world.”

In this weekend’s issue of The U.P. Catholic newspaper appears “A strategic plan for Catholic schools,” Part II of a four-part series of articles detailing the bishop’s new vision. “Catholic schools are our unique, indispensable, irreplaceable tool for handing on the Catholic faith,” Bishop Sample said. That is why a Five-Point Strategic Plan for Catholic Schools has been adopted to ensure the long-range viability of the schools. Read the article to see how the entire diocese benefits from a solid Catholic school system.

Don’t miss a good meal….After living and dying for love of us, Jesus invented a way to remain with us in the Holy Eucharist. In this wonderful Sacrament, he makes himself the food of our souls. That’s a meal you don’t want to miss!