November 3, 2024
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
STUDENT PARISH
CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
CHARITY AT HOME
Following the Holy Spirit’s Leading to Love Others
It’s not a biblical saying. And if it’s taken to mean that only the people closest to us have a claim on our care, it’s not even a Chris an idea. But “charity begins at home” becomes a thoroughly Chris an proverb when it refers to the fact that home is the first, best place for learning to respond to others’ needs. Our families are the incubators where many of our children’s a tudes and values are formed for be er or for worse. This means that if we want to raise kids who have a desire to serve, we have to cul vate an atude of service within our homes. The family is the perfect place to learn this, because loving one another and serving one another is really the same thing. To teach children that truth is not easy. Kids are naturally focused on their own needs and must be weaned away from self-centeredness. On the posi ve side, human beings are a racted to the ideal of self-giving. That’s because God created us to love and serve one another. You might say it’s in our spiritual genes. When we serve others in the right spirit, it feels good. It gives us purpose. It makes us disciples of Christ in deed and not just in word. This desire lives in our children, too, even though it may seem like it’s dormant or hiberna ng. But parents do have to call it out.
First, You Model It. The first, most obvious way to encourage service is by example. Are we demonstra ng a spirit of service toward the members of our family? Answering the ques on may require taking a deeper look into our spiritual lives to see if we embrace service rather than dread it. A er all, it’s not only kids who experience selfish tendencies. The first step to teaching a spirit of service is to recognize and fight the enemy within our own laziness and apathy, our simple ina en on to the needs of others. For husbands and wives, service is a given. But ask yourself how well you serve your spouse. Marriages in which husbands and wives are looking how to lighten one another’s load are beau ful examples of the love of Christ. Last night, I had to go to a mee ng. My husband was exhausted, but he ran to the grocery store to pick up some items for the next day’s school lunches. His service to me over the years has carried me through many a hard moment. If I need to talk, we take a walk. If I need a break from the kids, he holds down the fort. I try to do the same for him. Consider your at-home rela onships. Is serving one another a big priority? What about service outside the home? Does your concern extend beyond your family in any visible way? How much me do you put into caring for others as compared with, say, watching TV? We can talk about service all we want, but that isn’t enough. Our kids need to see that we have a desire, placed in us by God, to love and help others. Every day offers opportuni es to demonstrate love in ac on. For example, a friend of mine no ced that a teenage neighbor had been locked out of the house and was si ng on his steps wai ng for his parents to come home. She sent her six-year-old daughter over with pizza and a coke. Besides expressing my friend’s spirit of service, that simple act of kindness was a teaching moment for li le Clare.
Ge ng Direct. Cul va ng service as a way of life means helping our kids to develop a natural “Can I help you?” response. Is Mom
struggling with the groceries? Does Dad need a tool as he tries to fix an appliance? How about helping out? One parent suggests, “It works especially well if Dad encourages the kids to help Mom, and Mom encourages the kids to help Dad.” Some mes, we have to call out our kids’ helping spirit by gently reminding them of the service they receive from us. One a ernoon, one of my teenagers was trying his best to avoid a household task. I had spent much of the day driving this child around to his various ac vi es. Without trying to induce a guilt trip, I pointed out that I hadn’t been able to do the task myself because I had spent hours in the car; now it was his turn to show apprecia on by performing this act of service. Such explana ons are not magic-bullet solu ons. Unless we offer them, though, our kids may take for granted what we do for them. If we persist, we can hope that they will eventually get the point. We can also gently encourage our children to serve one another. What if Jimmy has come home late from soccer prac ce and has a ton of homework? Perhaps we could suggest that Megan do the dinner dishes, even if it’s not her turn. What if Mary loves mashed potatoes, and there’s only one serving le ? Maybe her brother can give her the last serving. If a child is feeling under the weather, a sibling might offer to play a card game or get a drink. These li le acts of kindness foster an a tude of love. Chores are another way for children to learn about service. Everyone in a family needs to contribute to the common good of the home. If your child balks at chores, remind him or her how valuable their contribu on is, how much it helps you, and how much it expresses their love to other members of the family. Realis cally, this li le talk is probably not going to send your children scampering off to tackle the dus ng in high spirits. Much as I have always wanted my children to do chores cheerfully, this is most o en the ideal rather than the reality. But over me, children can move from trying to escape chores, to tolera ng them as a necessary evil, to accep ng them as a prac cal way to love one another.
Love and Solidarity. A genuine spirit of service springs from virtues and a tudes that can’t be limited to chore lists. It wells up as the Holy Spirit leads us to care more deeply about other people and their joys and sufferings the kind of solidarity that Jesus commended in the story of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37). A simple way to build solidarity is to encourage our children to support one another. This can come in the form of a ending each other’s spor ng or school events, accompanying a sibling on a shopping trip, helping with a math problem, and in countless other ways. Love is crea ve! Although we can require our children to perform chores, we can’t force them to serve lovingly. We can only hope that as they grow up in an environment where service is prac ced and valued, they will want to serve. As they mature, they will be more able to set aside their own needs in order to meet the needs of others.
The learning curve does not always ascend. There are days when I am delighted with my kids’ desire to serve, and others when I wonder what I am doing wrong or neglec ng to teach them. Then I remember how I s ll some mes struggle with pu ng others’ needs before my own. It’s a lifelong lesson. But if we’re serious about learning it, Jesus gives us all parents and children alike the grace we need to keep growing day by day.
By Patricia Mitchell, used
WOMEN OF THE HEART
All Women of the Parish are Warmly Invited
This year’s Women of the Heart theme will reflect on the gi of WISDOM. Recognizing that the Book of Wisdom ascribes the feminine pronoun to wisdom and acknowledging the vast and diverse wisdom that exists among the Women of the Heart members we decided on this theme. The structure and format of the mee ngs will vary from month to month with some presenta ons coming from parish staff and others from group members either individually or as a group panel.
Women of the Heart will meet on the second Thursday of the month from September through May from 10:15 am to 12:00 noon in Donnelly Hall. Listed below are our mee ng dates, you are invited to a end on Thursday the monthly gatherings your schedules allow: November 14, December 12, January 9 , February 13, March 13, April 10, May 8
Contact Julie Mussio jmussio@smspnewman.org
THE COMBINED CAMPAIGN
Dear St. Mary Student Parish Community,
We are filled with gra tude for the con nued generosity of our St. Mary Student Parish community since our public launch on October 12-13. As of Friday, October 25, we have raised an inspiring $1.9 million toward our goal of $4.25 million, all thanks to the commitment of just 44 parish families!
Many of you may have received or will soon receive an appeal packet. Please remember that while this packet includes a financial request, it is not an expecta on but an invita on. We encourage you to pray about how you can best support this campaign.
We want to extend our hear elt thanks to our campaign ambassadors who are working diligently to help us reach our goal. We are also deeply grateful to those who have already given so generously to this important mission.
If you feel called to contribute, you can pledge online at: michigancatholics.org/capitalcampaigndonate/
Thank you for your con nued support and prayers.
THANK YOU FROM OUGANDA
Gree ngs from Fort Portal Diocese, Uganda. I hope this email finds you well.
Once again I'm thrilled to contact you and extend our hear elt apprecia on to you for yet another financial support you have given to Fort Portal Diocese through Miss Naomi Corera of Children Wai ng Everywhere (CWE).
It should please you to know that the land mark project of construc ng and equipping an opera ng theater at Kyakatara Health center is near comple on. Such a project would not have been possible without your generous contribu on.
Fort Portal Diocese is commi ed to using all the donated funds for the implementa on of the designated projects.
May God bless you.
Yours in Christ, Fr. Tadius Musabe
COFFEE AND DONUTS AFTER MASS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3
Coffee and donuts is back! Faith Doing Jus ce is sponsoring the gatherings a er both the 5 and 8 pm Masses on Sunday, November 3. All are welcome!
Look for more coffee and donut gatherings throughout the year, sponsored by various parish groups.
MEETINGS & EVENTS: NOVEMBER 3 — NOVEMBER 10
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3
8:15 AM FFF Newman Hall, +
10:00 AM Children’s Liturgy of the Word Newman Hall,+
11:15 AM FFF Newman Hall, +
12:45 PM ESL Loyola Room
1:00 PM Spanish Reconciliation Spiritual Direction Room
1:30 PM OCIA Mini Retreat Rectory Lounge
3:00 PM Day of the Dead Celebration Newman Hall
3:15 PM Teen Confirmation Donnelly Hall, +
4:00 PM Reconciliation SpiritualDirectionRoom
5:45 PM Coffee and Donuts after Mass Newman Lounge
6:00 PM Women’s Bible Study Rectory Lounge
6:00 PM Vocations Fair Donnelly Hall
7:00 PM Reconciliation Spiritual Direction Room
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4
10:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration Church
3:00 PM Eucharistic Adoration Church
5:45 PM Rosary for Peace Church
6:30 PM Grad/YP Mass & Dinner Church, Newman Hall
7:00 PM OCIA Preparation in Spanish Zoom
7:00 PM Born for Joy Whitman Room
7:30 PM Catholic Student Evangelization Rectory Lounge
7:30 PM Rosary in Spanish Church
8:00 PM Middle Eastern Students’ Bible Study Donnelly Hall
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5
10:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration Church
2:00 PM Eucharistic Adoration Church
6:30 PM SCC Grad/YP Whitman Room
7:00 PM Men’s/Women’s Group Newman Hall, Rectory Lounge
7:00 PM Just Faith SCC Donnelly Hall
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6
5:45 PM Reconciliation Donnelly Hall, Monteith Room
5:45 PM Adoration Church
6:30 PM SCC Grad/YP WhitmanRoom
7:00 PM Cristeros Hispanic Student Group Rectory Lounge
7:00 PM Ignatian SCC Newman Hall
7:00 PM OCIA Donnelly Hall
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7
10:00 AM Adoration Church, Whitman Room
6:00 PM Ig.Nite Courtyard, Newman Hall
6:30 PM Baptism class in English & Spanish Donnelly Hall, +
6:30 PM SCC Grad/YP Whitman Room
7:30 PM A Biblical Walk through the Mass Loyola Room
7:30 PM SCC Grad/YP Rectory Lounge
7:00 PM SCC in Spanish Zoom
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8
8:15 AM Rosary in Spanish Zoom
5:00 PM Fall Undergrad Retreat Dinner Newman Hall, + 5:00 PM St. Mary Crochet Group Loyola Room
7:00 PM SCC in Spanish Zoom
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10
10:00 AM Children’s Liturgy of the Word Newman Hall,+ 12:45 PM ESL Loyola Room
1:00 PM Spanish Reconciliation Spiritual Direction Room
3:00 PM Be Bold Rectory Dining Room, Lounge
3:15 PM Teen Confirmation DonnellyHall
4:00 PM Reconciliation Spiritual Direction Room
6:00 PM Women’s Bible Study Rectory Lounge
7:00 PM Reconciliation Spiritual Direction Room
MASS INTENTIONS: NOVEMBER 2 — NOVEMBER 10
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2
11:00 AM All Souls Day Bilingual Mass
5:00 PM Mass for + Mikey Aslam
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3
8:30 AM Mass for + Jim Robbins
10:00 AM Mass for + Maureen Quick Banks
12:00 PM Mass for People of the Parish
2:00 PM Mass for + Nicolasa Gomez
5:00 PM Mass for Staff of the Parish
8:00 PM Mass for
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4
5:10 PM Mass for Luke Madden
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5
5:10 PM Mass for
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6
5:10 PM Mass for
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7
5:10 PM Mass for Andrew Jones
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8
12:10 PM Mass for Tyler Madden
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9
5:00 PM Mass for Julie Wight
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10
8:30 AM Mass for + Valerie Bissol
10:00 AM Mass for + Tom Brundage
12:00 PM Mass for + Art Rogers
2:00 PM Mass for Mila Ailany Garcia Avila
5:00 PM Mass for People of the Parish
8:00 PM Mass for
OFFICE HOURS
Sunday 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Monday– Thursday 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
MASS TIMES
SATURDAY VIGIL 5:00 PM
SUNDAY MASSES 8:30 AM 10:00 AM
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DAILY MASSES
Monday-Thursday 5:10 PM Friday 12:10 PM
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Sunday 4: 00 PM - 4:30 PM & 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Wednesday 5:45 PM - 6:30 PM or by appointment
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Wednesday 5:45 PM - 9:00 PM
INFANT BAPTISM CLASS AT SMSP
A bap sm prepara on class is required prior to the bap sm. If you have already taken the class at another parish, proof is requested in order to schedule a bap sm.
Upcoming classes are on Thursday 6:30-7:30 PM on the following dates: 11/7 and 12/5. Please pick up a bap sm class packet from the Parish Office at least one week prior to the class. You will need to bring this to class.
Please contact Dorota dbest@smspnewman.org or 734-6630557 ext. 226 to register for a class.
We also offer the class in Spanish at the same me in a different room. Contact Rosa Luz for more informa on on Spanish Bapsms rpos go@smspnewman.org
JESUIT
FRIENDS AND ALUMNI NETWORK OF DETROIT LUNCHEON
Join Jesuit friends and alumni for a Fall luncheon on Wednesday, November 20th at University of Detroit Mercy.
Dr. Nancy Tuchman will speak on Advancing Care for our Common Home in Jesuit Universi es. Dr. Tuchman is the Founding Dean of the School of Environmental Sustainability at Loyola University Chicago shares how Jesuit Universi es are called to ac on to protect our shared planet, how Loyola University is leading the way, and how we can advance the cause.
Register soon! – or find more informa on – at www.jfanusa.org/detroit
CATHOLIC THINKERS BOOK CLUB
On Tue. Nov. 12th we will meet earlier than usual: from 5:30 to 6:30 in the Loyola Room. Please join us to discuss "The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus" by Amy-Jill Levine. This book challenges us to appreciate the Jewishness of Jesus and his early followers, and it describes the subtle es of anSemi sm across the centuries. The author, who is Jewish, is a professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt University.
All are welcome to join our discussion. For more informa on, contact David Kieras at kieras@umich.edu
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Fr. Kyle Shinseki, SJ Pastor ext 221 kshinseki@smspnewman.org
Fr. Dan Dixon, SJ Parochial Vicar ext 225 ddixon@smspnewman.org
Fr. Patrick M. Casey, SJ Pastoral Associate ext 234 pcasey@smspnewman.org
Fr. Robert (Bobby) E. Karle, SJ Pastoral Associate ext 246 bkarle@smspnewman.org
Julia Novotny Faith Doing Jus ce Coordinator ext 244 jnovotny@smspnewman.org
Cathy Welch Business Manager ext 224 cwelch@smspnewman.org
Constance Heskia Communica ons & Development Coordinator ext 240 cheskia@smspnewman.org
Dorota Best Administra ve Assistant ext 226 dbest@smspnewman.org
Bailey Burke Campus Missionary Disciple ext 235 bburke@smspnewman.org
Julie Mussio Marriage Prepara on & Ministry Schedule Coordinator ext 243 jmussio@smspnewman.org
Kristen Gowman Bookkeeper ext 241 kgowman@smspnewman.org
Karen Foster Family Ministry Coordinator ext 247 kfoster@smspnewman.org
Maribel Rosas-Palma Hispanic/La no Sacramental Prepara on Coordinator ext 222 mrosas@smspnewman.org
Rita Zyber OCIA & SCC Coordinator ext 230 rzyber@smspnewman.org
Dorota Best Administra ve Assistant ext 226 dbest@smspnewman.org
Camryn Hurley Music Coordinator churley@smspnewman.org
Rosa Luz Pos go Hispanic/La no Ministry Coordinator ext 248 rpos go@smspnewman.org
Sue Walters Database Coordinator ext 239 swalters@smspnewman.org
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STUDENT STAFF
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NOVEMBER 3 – Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading I Dt 6:2-6
Psalm Ps 18:2-4,47,51
Reading II Heb 7:23-28
Gospel Mk 12:28b-34
The two commandments, love of God and love of neighbor, go hand in hand. Through the priesthood of Jesus, we are brought into communion with the God who is love.
NOVEMBER 10 – Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading I 1 Kgs 17:10-16
Psalm Ps 146:7-10
Reading II Heb 9:24-28
Gospel Mk 12:38-44
The Lord provides for Elijah’s need as the widow of Zarephath shares with him from her want. Her generosity is mirrored in the widow in the temple who gives from her poverty and not from power, privilege or excess. In Jesus, God became poor for us, offering himself to take away our sins.
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