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Benedictine THE
St. Scholastica Parish 17320 Rosemont Detroit, Michigan
48219
www.scholastica.church
Fr. James W. Lowe CC, Administrator
MASS SCHEDULE
Tuesday through Friday 8:00 a.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m. and 4:30
p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m. Holydays 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
MARRIAGE Parish priest must be contacted six months prior to
date of
intended marriage.
BAPTISMS Contact Fr. James W. Lowe, CC
CONFESSIONS Tuesday-Saturday Mornings: Immediately Following
Mass
Saturday Evening Mass: 3:45 p.m. until 4:15 p.m. Sunday: 9:15
a.m. until 9:45 a.m.
All other times - Call Parish Office For Appointment
ROSARY Sunday 9:30 a.m. in the Chapel
PHONE NUMBERS Parish Office …………………………..(313) 531-0140 Fax
……………………………………..(313) 531-0739
SAINT BENEDICT SAINT SCHOLASTICA
The Baptism of the LordThe Baptism of the LordThe Baptism of the
LordThe Baptism of the Lord January 10, 2021January 10, 2021January
10, 2021January 10, 2021
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FR. JAMES W. LOWE,CCFR. JAMES W. LOWE,CCFR. JAMES W. LOWE,CCFR.
JAMES W. LOWE,CC
Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Today, we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord. This is an
incredibly significant event in the history of salvation. Je-sus
did not need to be baptized. He is God. The Cate-chism of the
Catholic Church tells us:
“All the Old Covenant pre-figurations find their fulfill-ment in
Christ Jesus. He begins his public life after having himself
baptized by St. John the Baptist in the Jordan. After his
resurrection Christ gives this mission to his apostles: ‘Go
therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching
them to ob-serve all that I have commanded you.’ Our Lord
volun-tarily submitted himself to the baptism of St. John,
in-tended for sinners, in order to ‘fulfill all righteous-ness.’
Jesus' gesture is a manifestation of his self-emptying. The Spirit
who had hovered over the waters of the first creation descended
then on the Christ as a prelude of the new creation, and the Father
revealed Jesus as his ‘beloved Son.’ In his Passover Christ opened
to all the fountain of Baptism. He had already spoken of his
Passion, which he was about to suffer in Jerusalem, as a ‘Baptism’
with which he had to be bap-tized. The blood and water that flowed
from the pierced side of the crucified Jesus are types of Bap-tism
and the Eucharist, the sacraments of new life. From then on, it is
possible ‘to be born of water and the Spirit’ in order to enter the
Kingdom of God.”
In Baptism, we become one with Jesus who is God. We become
adopted sons and daughters of God the Fa-ther. This gives us
incredible dignity. All human persons inherit original sin from our
first parents, Adam and Eve. In Baptism, our original sin is
forgiven, and we are granted access to eternal life with God in
heaven. This is the great-est gift we ever could receive. It is
fitting to give thanks and rejoice for this gift. Friends, as we
celebrate the Baptism of the Lord, let us give thanks for the many
gifts we have received.
Your brother in Christ,
Fr. Jim Lowe, CC
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STEWARDSHIP THOUGHTSSTEWARDSHIP THOUGHTSSTEWARDSHIP
THOUGHTSSTEWARDSHIP THOUGHTS
Baptism of the Lord Baptism of the Lord Baptism of the Lord
Baptism of the Lord January 9/10, 2021
As is fitting, today’s Scripture passages are linked by the
common theme of “water.” Isaiah, near the end of the Babylonian
exile, prophesies, through the Lord, All you who are thirsty, come
to the water! St. John proclaims in his First Letter, This is the
one who came through water and blood, Jesus Christ, not by water
alone, but by water and blood. In St. Mark’s Gospel, the evangelist
quotes John the Baptist in reference to Jesus before our Lord’s
Baptism in the Jordan River, I have baptized you with water; he
[Jesus] will baptize you with the Holy Spirit. The Sacrament of
Baptism is the “the gateway” to all the other Sacraments. This
tremendous gift of Baptism forgives sin and it is here that Christ
invites us, individually, to be His disciples. When Jesus knocks on
the door of our hearts daily, are we willing to let Him in, to
follow Him, and through the power of the Holy Spirit, profess His
Truth to a world that needs Jesus? To learn about His Truth, sign
up for a Bible Study at your parish or a class at Sacred Heart
Major Seminary.
From the AOD Bulletin Inserts
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Today’s Scripture Readings
Isaiah 55:1-11
Psalm 29: The Lord will bless his people with peace.
1 John 5:1-9
Mark 1: 7-11
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HOMEBOUND MINISTRIESHOMEBOUND MINISTRIESHOMEBOUND
MINISTRIESHOMEBOUND MINISTRIES
You are invited to participate In the Sacraments at home!
If you are homebound (due to COVID or other rea-sons) and would
like to receive Holy Communion, Recon-ciliation or Sacrament of the
Sick, we are just a call away. We know that it is hard not being
able to attend church on a regular basis. We are in the process of
organizing a homebound ministries program for our parishioners.
Fa-ther and/or the Eucharistic Ministers who come to your home,
would of course, wear a mask, sanitize hands be-fore contact and
practice social distancing to the extent possible. They would be
screened for COVID in terms of not having symptoms, not having
recently traveled out of the area, not having been diagnosed with
COVID or had recent significant contact with someone who has. In
most cases, we would provide the service on your porch or at your
door but could, come in if that was more appropriate for your
situation. Pease call the parish office 313-531-0140 to arrange for
this service. Someone will call you regarding your needs and
scheduling preferences. We will not be able to come to a home where
a household member has been diagnosed with COVID and has not had a
subsequent negative test or is quarantining due to a recent
contact
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 8:00 a.m.
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 8.00 a. m.
Thursday, January 14, 2021 8:00 a.m. Ɨ Rosary Carney by Kathleen
O’Flaherty
Friday, January 15, 2021 8:00 a.m. Ɨ Brent Jay Mercier by Kerry
and Jody Kirsch
Saturday, January 16, 2021 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m
Sunday, January 17, 2021 10:00 a.m. For Parishioners
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FAMILIES OF PARISHESFAMILIES OF PARISHESFAMILIES OF
PARISHESFAMILIES OF PARISHES
St. Scholastica will be welcoming 5 new parishes into our
family. We are excited to be sent on mission with our new brothers
and sisters in Christ…
Corpus Christi Parish, Detroit Presentation – Our Lady of
Victory Parish, Detroit
SS. Peter and Paul (Westside) Parish, Detroit St. Juan Diego
Parish, Detroit
St. Mary of Redford Parish, Detroit St. Scholastica Parish,
Detroit
We are in the first wave, which means we will already be
collaborating in mission by July 1st, 2021 Please keep our new
brothers and sisters in Christ in your prayers
For more information of Families of Parishes, please go to
https://www.familiesofparishes.org/
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Annual Blood DriveAnnual Blood DriveAnnual Blood DriveAnnual
Blood Drive
The annual Trinity Vicariate Blood Drive will be held at St.
Scholastica on Martin Luther King Day, January 18th. The drive will
take place in the Parish Activities Building. Reservations are
required. You may go to Red Cross Blood.org (sponsor code:
stscholastica) or call 248-979-5917 to make an appointment. Please
consider making a donation. There is a great need for blood. Please
help us reach our quota.
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We continue to pray for our sick and home-bound parish members,
Bruce Henderson, Elma Thorpe, Annie Laurie Shannan, Courtney Atlas,
Eileen Clark, Sandra Moulton, Christo-pher Staff, Margaret Porath,
Drew Lund, Ro-land Martin, Marian Hubbard, Jean Geran, Betty Kell,
Gloria Seacord, Fermon Sanders, Diverna Stephenson, William Walker,
Albert Jackson, Daisy Allen, Victoria Crowe, Dennis Lund, Matthew
Onwudingo, Irma Gisstennar, Justin Doucette, Ellen Casey, Denise
Goodine, Jonathan Jackson, Gwendolyn Dickerson, Yolanda Stephens,
Suzanne Ross, Thomas Norfolk, Bennie Bailey, Julie Hacker, Michele
Mooney, Robert Weed, Jerome Bies and Annie Stacherski.
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Because of our baptism, We are able to offer these peti-tions to
God as our Father. We therefore pray with con-fidence.
That the Church may effectively lead all peoples to acknowledge
Christ as the Son of God, we pray to the Lord...
That nations may resolve their conflicts by seeking the justice
and peace brought to the world by the Lord Je-sus, we pray to the
Lord...
That the Christian community, made one by our com-mon baptism,
may always welcome the unborn, the stranger, and all who are
vulnerable, we pray to the Lord…
That each of us may renew the commitment of our own baptism,
renouncing sin and promising to serve God faithfully in his holy
Church, we pray to the Lord...
That those who are ill may, as sons and daughters of God, offer
their sufferings to him with patience and trust, we pray to the
Lord...
That those who have died may share the glory of eter-nal life,
we pray to the Lord...
For the Intentions of this Mass, we pray to the Lord . . .