S AINT T HOMAS C HALDEAN C ATHOLIC C HURCH 6900 W. Maple West Bloomfield 48322 — (248) 788-2460 — [email protected] — stccc.org A NNOUNCEMENTS 11/14/15 • 214 G IVING T REE P ROJECT : This year with your help and because of your generosity we will be providing gifts to families who have arrived new to this country and those who have a lower income. We will be working alongside Mother of God and Holy Cross to reach the greatest amount of people in need. This year we will be working with seven organizations including CALC, St. Rita Family Services, Chaldean Foundation, Oakland County Jail, Homeless through Sr. Judy Ann, families from Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Joseph. Please be sure to follow the directions on the tag and return the gifts by December 7 th in order to organize and distribute them in time for Christmas. Thank you in advance for having a heart willing to help. If you would like to participate in the distribution of the gifts in any way, please call the parish office. • J OIN 214 M ISSIONARIES FOR A P RAYER V IGIL for the Persecuted Christians through the world this Thursday, November 19 th from 9- 10pm and Eucharistic Adoration & Confession (9-12am) until midnight! • J OIN 214 M ISSIONARIES for their monthly Meeting & PB&J Outreach this Saturday meeting at Saint Thomas at 5:15am and returning at 10:00am. • P HOTOS OF D ECEASED F AMILY M EMBERS : We are called to pray and remember all those who have gone before us. We would like to hang their photos in our Church in their loving memory. Please email a Church appropriate, HIGH RESOLUTION photo, as we will not be accepting paper photos only digital ones. Send photos or questions to [email protected] by DECEMBER 12 th . • I GNITE THE S PIRIT : Friday, November 27 th from 7-8pm at Holy Cross Chaldean Catholic Church, join us in prayer and worship in Eucharistic Adoration and confession! 11/21 R EADINGS 4 RD SUNDAY OF THE CHURCH HEB. 9:16-28 MT. 22:41-23:22 “… whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” M ATTHEW 23:12