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Located in the heart of the city of Lansing, the Church of the Resurrection exists to help everyone in our parish family live in the light and hope of the resurrection.

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FR. STEVE MATTSON

GROWING AS WOMEN OF GOD

LIZ O'NEILL

SHOWING THE WAY TO RESURRECTION LIFE

SEAN O'NEILL

ENCOUNTERING THE LORD'S HEALING LOVE

CHRIS & MARY GATES

TEACHING & SERVING

BEN POHL & STACIA DEVRIES

GOD'S HEALING LIGHT

SR. MARY LAWRENCE

BRINGING GLAD TIDINGS

JOEL STANEWICH

THE FOUR MEN FEAST WILL BLOOMFIELD

DRAWING CLOSE TO OUR LORD | AN ART MEDITATION

SR. TERESA MARIE

WHO IS JESUS? | AN ART PORTFOLIO SAM MATIAS

Welcome to Resurrection Magazine!

We have created this magazine to bear witness to what the Lord is doing in our midst. Our Risen Lord is blessing us richly, and we want to take this opportunity to share some of those blessings with you. Read and learn more about our parish and our rich Catholic faith! Please visit our website to read our past issues.

On The Cover

Matthias Stom's The Incredulity of Saint Thomas (c. 1641-1649), oil on canvas. For a meditation on the painting, see page 15.

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AHappy Easter to all of our readers! Easter is the pinnacle of the liturgical year. And it has a special significance for us as a parish, since we are the Church of the Resurrection. As we look back on the months that have passed since the last issue of the magazine, it is clear that the Lord continues to bless us, both individually and as a body.

On the next page, Fr. Steve, our pastor, opens this issue with his thoughts on how we may struggle to believe, like Thomas the apostle, but are not condemned by the Lord.

Sister Mary Lawrence gives testimony on page 10, to how the Lord healed her of shame and regret through the process of her learning how to ride a bike, and she shares how she has grown through that right of passage.

God has also allowed us to grow as a community through our parish formation programs. We read about the strengthening and inspiring effects of the Women’s Advent Retreat (page 5) which was given by Debbie Herbeck of Renewal Ministries, the new Waymarks formation program (page 6), which explores how someone can grow in the life of the Spirit, and the School Healing Encounter (page 7), which ministers to the students in our school by bringing an experience of God’s love through healing.

But, of course, we are not only inwardly focused on our own concerns. The Lord also wants us to share the riches of our life together with those outside our parish. On page 8, Stacia DeVries explains the ins and outs of how Lansing Catholic High School (LCHS) reaches out to the poor by serving at the Mobile Food Pantry. And in December last year some dedicated members of the parish choir entertained and lifted the spirits of residents of the Gunnisonville Meadows and Robinwood Landing Memory Care facilities, by singing carols in four-part harmony. On page 12, Joel Stanewich reports back on how that unfolded.

And yet, our focus has not been only on overtly religious activities either. There are a number of cultural pursuits that parishioners have undertaken to enhance the tenor of the Christian life. On page 14, Will Bloomfield describes just such an event, called “The Four Men Feast,” which recreates the atmosphere of good food and drink, merriment, poetry and song in remembrance of the fictional journey that Hilaire Belloc took along with three of his cronies through the English countryside.

Sr. Teresa Marie provides a thoughtful meditation on the cover art: “Thomas Touching the Wound in Christ’s Side,” by the 17th-century Dutch painter, Matthias Stom. And lastly on the back cover is displayed a highly accomplished composite image of the life of Jesus by LCHS student, Sam Matias.

The Lord has filled us with good things and this beautiful season is a time of rejoicing in His goodness to us. This is what makes our way of life meaningful and full. So, let us rejoice and be glad!

FR. STEVE MATTSON