March 2, 2025 — Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
STUDENT PARISH
CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
REFLECTION ON THE WOMEN’S STUDENT RETREAT
BY SAM GRAF, UM JUNIOR
Hello,
My name is Sam Graf and I am a junior here at Michigan. I am studying music and math, hoping to go into educa on a er I graduate this upcoming December! I had the opportunity to a end St. Mary’s Women's Retreat the weekend of February 14-16th. It was such a wonderful experience! We had me to just be together and hangout: in the pool, for a movie night, doing cra s. But there was also me to connect with God. We heard from different women about the Persons of the Trinity. We got a glimpse of what it means to be a Daughter of God, a Bride of Christ, and to understand more about who the Holy Spirit is.
Being an undergrad at Michigan is no easy feat. It is easy, however, to get swept up in the daily tasks of college life. It’s easy to forget who we live for. This retreat was a me for me to reconnect with God and reorient my priori es. It provided me for me to reflect and just be with God. A er being so caught up in school, my faith life took a backseat. But being around other women on fire for the Lord helped me rekindle my rela onship with God.
On retreat, we had me for Adora on into the odd hours of the night. I spent hours with Jesus in the silence. It was so refreshing, a breath of fresh air. I le retreat feeling that God had made me new and had helped me realign my prayer life.
Coming back from retreat, I have been more inten onal with my me and prayer life. A rela onship with God is a two-way street that requires quality me. Women’s Retreat was a me to slow down from the ni y-gri y daily life of college and just be with God, to have the quality me with God that we o en neglect. I highly encourage everyone, as we prepare for Lent, to make that quality me a priority.
Thank you to everyone who supports our retreat ministries here at St Mary!
God Bless,
Sam Graf
SPRING BREAK SCHEDULE
Please note that on Sunday, March 2, there will be no confessions at 7 PM and no Mass at 8 PM. From Monday, March 3, to Thursday, March 5, the office will close at 9 PM, and on Friday, March 7, it will close at 1 PM. There won’t be confessions on Wednesday, March 5 (Ash Wednesday).
A THANK YOU NOTE FROM SISTER PRISCILLA BUSINGYE AT THE RWIBAALE HOSPITAL, KYENJOJO, UGANDA . (St Mary supported them during Advent Giving Tree in December).
“We are very grateful to you and the community of St Mary's Student Parish. We will be happy one day for you to come and see where we serve. My gra tude to the community and to the Parish Priest . This gi will be used to support women who sustain birth trauma and we will repair them to restore their dignity. We have started rou ne care for them so that they do not wait for long with such embarrassing condi ons like fistula. May God bless you .”
ThankyouallforattendingtheCentennialMassandtoeveryonewhohelpedmakethiscelebrationpossible.SpecialthankstoBishopEarlBoyeaforcelebratingthisMasswithus.
SAVE THE DATE: MARCH 20TH 7:30 PM
Fr. Tom McClain and Fr. Tom Firestone will be here for an evening to discuss how the Jesuits first came to be here at St. Mary Student Parish! More informa on in next week's bulle n!
ST MARY STUDENT PARISH DEDICATION STORY
By Paul Conway, Resident parishioner and member of the
One hundred years ago this weekend, on March 1, 1925, at 9:30 a.m., the Right Rev. Michael J. Gallagher, bishop of the Detroit diocese, officiated at the fes ve and formal dedica on of St. Mary Student Chapel. The building where we celebrate Mass this weekend was only the third student-centered chapel built on a public university campus.
The bishop led a procession of visi ng clergy to the cornerstone, around the walls of the chapel on the outside, and then to the sanctuary, blessing the altar and the tabernacle. A ending clerics from throughout the state of Michigan chanted psalms. The solemn high mass following the dedica on featured music selected especially for the occasion and performed by the newly formed student choir under the direc on of the chapel’s first music director, Irma Linnemann. A highlight was a solo rendering of “Ave Maria” by UM alumnus Frank L. Ryan.
The mass celebrant was Rev. David L. Dillon (UM LL.B ’96) of St. Philips, Ba le Creek, who was at the me the oldest alumnus of the University of Michigan in the Detroit diocese. The deacon of the mass was Rev. Timothy J. Bourke, pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, Trenton, Michigan, and the brother of Rev. Michael P. Bourke, the chaplain of St. Mary Student Chapel and the moving force behind the construc on of the chapel. Bishop Gallagher delivered the sermon where he exhorted the students to “be faithful to the prac ce of their religion and loyal in all their du es to the University of Michigan.”
Please note that the Cornerstone Reinstalla on Ceremony will take place on Sunday, April 6, at 3:00 p.m., rain or shine.
Right Rev. Michael J. Gallagher, 1925.
Centennial Commi ee
MEETINGS & EVENTS: MARCH 2— MARCH 9
SUNDAY, March 2
10:00 AM Children’s Liturgy of the Word Newman Lounge
12:45 PM ESL Loyola Room
1:00 PM Spanish Reconciliation Spiritual Direction Room
3:00 PM Hispanic Birthdays Newman Hall
4:00 PM Reconciliation Spiritual Direction Room
MONDAY, March 3
5:45 PM Rosary for Peace Church
6:00 PM Ignatian Discussion SCC — Loyola Room
7:00 PM Born for Joy — Whitman Room
7:30 PM Rosary in Spanish Church
8:00 PM Middle Eastern Students’ Bible Study Newman Hall
TUESDAY, March 4
7:00 PM Triduum Rehearsal Church,Donnelly Hall
WEDNESDAY, March 5—No Confessions
6:30 PM SCC Grad/YP Whitman Room
THURSDAY, March 6
6:30 PM Baptism Class in English and Spanish Loyola Room, Monteith Room
7:00 PM Ignatian Prayer Series Donnelly Hall
7:30 PM SCC Grad/YP Rectory Lounge
FRIDAY, March 7
8:15 AM Rosary in Spanish Zoom
2:30 PM EC Group Loyola Room
7:00 PM Hispanic SCC— Zoom
SATURDAY, March 8
11:00 AM Baptism Church
SUNDAY, March 9
10:00 AM Children’s Liturgy of the Word Newman Lounge
11:00 AM Coffee and Donus with a Jesuit — Donnelly Hall
11:00 AM First Communion Mini Retreat Church, Newman Hall
12: 45 PM ESL Loyola Room
1:00 PM Spanish Reconciliation Spiritual Direction Room
3:00 PM Be Bold Rectory Dining Room, Rectory Lounge
4:00 PM Reconciliation Spiritual Direction Room
7:00 PM Reconciliation Spiritual Direction Room
MASS INTENTIONS: MARCH 1 MARCH 9
SATURDAY, MARCH 1
5:00 PM Mass for + Tom Oliver
SUNDAY, MARCH 2
8:30 AM Mass for Staff of Parish
10:00 AM Mass for +Coralynn and Vincent McIntee
12:00 PM Mass for +Jose Gohco Montalbo
2:00 PM Mass for 5:00 PM Mass for People of the Parish
MONDAY, MARCH 3 5:10 PM Mass for
TUESDAY, MARCH 4
5:10 PM Mass for +Sr. Marge Naber, O.P.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5—ASH WEDNESDAY
12:00 PM Mass for 5:00 PM Mass for 5:10 PM Mass for 7:00 PM Mass for
THURSDAY, MARCH 6 5:10 PM Mass for
FRIDAY, MARCH 7
12:10 PM Mass for +Dolores Dawson
SATURDAY, MARCH 8
5:00 PM Mass for
SUNDAY, MARCH 9
8:30 AM Mass for 10:00 AM Mass for Staff of the Parish 12:00 PM Mass for People of the Parish 2:00 PM Mass for +Juanita Silva 5:00 PM Mass for
WINTER SCHEDULE
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
Watch live or any me a er the mass h ps://www.michigancatholics.org/category/live-mass/ Noon
2:00 PM (Spanish)
Watch live or any me a er the mass h ps://www.michigancatholics.org/category/misa-en-linea/ 5:00 PM
8:00PM
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
S O I C S . M
If you are interested in suppor ng our immigrant community at St. Mary, we invite you to get involved! You can reach out to Amy Prociuk (amyprociuk@gmail.com) Rosa Luz Pos go (rpos go@smspnewman.org).
WOMEN OF THE HEART
All Women of the Parish are Warmly Invited to our next mee ng on Thursday, March 13.
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.
Women of the Heart will meet on the second Thursday of the month from September through May from 10:15 am to 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: April 10, May 8
Contact Julie Mussio jmussio@smspnewman.org
CATHOLIC THINKERS BOOK CLUB
All are invited to join us on Tuesday, March 11th from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Loyola Room. We will conclude our discussion of "Jesus of Nazareth" by Gerhard Lohfink, chapters 12 through 21.
In these chapters, Lohfink explains how the whole earthly existence of Jesus was based on the proclama on and prac ce of the reign of God. For addi onal informa on, please contact David Kieras at kieras@umich.edu.
JESUIT FRIENDS AND ALUMNI NETWORK OF DETROIT LUNCHEON
Join Jesuit friends and alumni for a spring luncheon on Wednesday, March 26th at University of Detroit Mercy. Brother James Boynton, SJ, will speak on What is a Jesuit Brother Anyway?
Brother Boynton, the 30 th President of University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, shares his insights into the role of Jesuit brothers in our Church today and his mission at University of Detroit Jesuit.
Register soon! – or find more informa on – at www.jfanusa.org/detroit
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We apologize for not being able to provide last weekend’s collec ons.
We were unable to update them in me before the bulle ns were printed.
Orlando Averion, Zenaida Averion, Ric Chapman, Therese Sheffield, Brianna Liker, Elpido Adrian, Marcelo Alvarez, Eddie Smith, Joan Lesneski, Daniel Leung, Francyn Chomic, Benjamin Besa, Brian Weard, Joan Brown Alexander, Alicia Pa erson, Laura Brown, Shawn Brown, Patrick Geary, Ron Lesneski, Christopher Brown, Sco Alexander, Wilmer Zhinin, Juan Ibarra-Gonsalez, Adam Lesneski, Joanna Vuylsteke, Julia Zhinin, Maria Ayauaca, Manuel Zhinin, Michael Pa erson, Filiberto Zamorano, Nikolas Block, Rosemary Rodriguez, Cris na Magsino, Kate Hanson, Maria Delores Monicibas Aleman, Luis Mario Riano, Joseph Pu rich, Senir Rivas, Hilda Willis, Brent Horvath, Marianna Hann, John Burns, Pablo Angiano Flores, Chris ne Geoghegan, Cindy McPherson, Gloria Grisales, Aurora Kobalz, Amaris Bolanos Luna, John Lanza a, Fred Metry, Tom Forner, Brian Cronin, Phil Simmons, Charlo e Jenkins, Ma hew Casey, Cli on Chippewa, Nic Steadman, Bonnie Dean, Arthur O'Neil, Augusto Silvino Garduno Esquivel, Cynthia Lear, Barb GarrenStratman, Guillermo Foncerrada, Dianna Na , Pedro Osorio Soriano, Maria Enriqueta Ramirez Flores, Donna Osborne, Tina Jones, Bernie Lamey, Jo Lamey, Nancy Harkne , Salvador Cuevas, Fr. Walter Moll, Jr, Helen Lucille Ceasar, Keisha Banks, Martha Le cia Garcia Guerro, Steiner Supphellen, Norma Gonzalez, Marianne Roche, Teresita Shah, Mercy Philomena Mascarenhas, Jose Luis Hernandez, Kathleen Moore, Susan Meyer, Ricardo Berrocal, Ed Zyniewicz, Ka e Veilleux, Aimee Manning, Ellie Lewandowski, Arthur and Esther Michalec, Courtney Seitz, Oscar Perales, Luis Campuzano, Charlie Onesian, Mar Rozmys, Fr Terry Dumas, Joe Dewey, Mary Comber, Amaechi Udoji, Tom Wenthe, Julia Millan, Marian Ryan, John Boyd, David Guevara, Senovia Guevara, Mary Guevara, Chris e McGuire, Lindsey Lienert, Tom Lienert, Andrea Emilia Bernabey, Gregory Zaborny, Rob Hunter, Ray Strasse, Jeff Nigh, Marianne McGrath, Ivan Iliev, Genevieve Pachenko, Stephanie Kulhanek and Family, John Hoogland, Robin Berry, Magdalena Eggleston, Nancy Vachon, Harris Holland, Joe a Bohn, Sue Pi sley, Warren Bonham, Victoria Sheagren, Waleria Terlecki and family, Angela Sperry, Karen Peck, Ed Lohn, Emilio Rodriguez Sr, Jane Rae, Flora de Aparicio, Michael Savageau, Robert Roll, Elizabeth Vuylsteke, Kurt Holand, Peggy Garikes, Marvin Johnson, John McPartlin, Aidan McPartlin, John Burkhart., Elizabeth Stessel, Ashley Powell, Jane Yamasaki, Jim Gawne, Imelda Yap, Carlen Bourgeois, Brian McEnery, Jim Coolican, Quinn Carney, Emilio Rodriguez Sr., Lawrence Cooke, Lorraine Leone, Janine Hutchinson, Rene Quintero, Maria Vargas Aguirre, Sherly Nava, Genevis Nava, Sarah Sorenson , Lindy Campbell, Diane Huhn , Karen Pilon , Toni Kramer, Jennifer Ballew, Ben Brelje, Nicholas Kator, Brendan Jackson ,Raghunath Ananthapur , Charlie Crone, Gail Cowen , Mike Palmer, Ann Rose Lawrence Joseph, Nancy Van Goethem, Liam St John, Yvonne Fuller, Paul Szymanski , John Stetz, Jay Sco , Wendy Tashian, Yvonne Mongue , Barbara Bean-Slagle, Julie e Harrison , Steve Robbins, Steve Burns, Greg Harden, Angela Morowski , Dakota Joshua , Danny Berry, Hossain Koleyni , Noe Longoria ,Hugh Dufek Holland, Bill Galligan, Bill Messer, Miles Drennen, Bonnie Irvin, Patricia Hughes, Be y Robbins, Tom DeAgos no, Seth Go man, Greg Hyde, Larry Fitzpatrick, John Sahakian, Terry Rodriguez , Rob Ernst , Jonathan and Megan Roberts and their baby boy they are expec ng , Corrine Grace.
SMSP STAFF LIST
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
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
Ron Qua lebaum Custodian/Maintenance Technician ext 0 rqua lebaum@smspnewman.org
STUDENT STAFF
Clara Rowe
Taylor Siemer
Andreya C Vo
Nathan O enwess La Huis
Abigail Schwartz
Max Forne
To add or remove a name: office@smspnewman.org or call 734-663-0557
March 2 – Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading I Sir 27:4-7
Psalm Ps 92:2-3, 13-16
Reading II 1 Cor 15:54-58
Gospel Lk 6:39-45
The fruit of our speech and ac ons will wither and die unless we first recognize the plank in our own eye. By humbly admi ng our own sins, we can more frui ully persevere in the work of the Lord.
March 9 – First Sunday of Lent
Reading I Dt 26:4-10
Psalm Ps 92:1-2, 10-15
Reading II Rom 10:8-13
Gospel Lk 4:1-13
Moses recounts great events of salva on history which find their fulfillment in Je sus Christ. We confess him to be Lord, for God raised him from the dead. He is ever faithful, resis ng tempta on to forsake his Father’s mission, trus ng in God’s love.
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