June 15, 2020
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Event of the Week...
Racial Justice Town Hall
Thursday, June 18th, 6-7:30 PM

Fr. Jim Casciotti invites parishioners to a town hall ZOOM meeting to share how George Floyd has touched all of our lives, and to share ideas and comments for how our parish can contribute to the end of racism, especially through sustained and determined advocacy, and direct service work. If you cannot participate but would like to receive the ZOOM recording and notes, please still RSVP.
RSVP Wednesday 17 June by 5 PM here: Racial Justice Town Hall 6/18
Contact Emily at ejbruce02@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.

What is ZOOM?
It is a platform that will allow you to either attend via video—or to just dial in with a phone number. To participate, however, you must be invited and have a passcode. If you plan to attend, please RSVP here . You will receive an email from Emily at ejbruce02@gmail.com on Wednesday 6/17 with instructions and a link to participate in the meeting.
Gospel Reflection - Just for fun!
By Alex & Stephen Kendrick

God knows every detail about you — your likes/dislikes, personal characteristics, locations, family, and so much more. He’s an expert on you. He could write a book about you. He could write THE book about you.

There are over 7.6 billion people on the earth, and He knows you personally and completely.

God even knows how many hairs are on your head:
"So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows” (Matthew 10:26–31 NIV).

How many hairs do humans have on their head? Go look into a mirror and start counting. Impossible, right? Here are some facts:
  • Blondes have about 150,000 hairs.
  • Redheads have around 90,000.
  • If your hair is black or brown, you have about 110,0002. READ MORE
This Saturday...Casserole Collection Time!
Casserole Collection this Saturday, June 20th

This coming Saturday between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM, in front of St. Ignatius, we will be collecting casseroles for Our Daily Bread. We’ve gotten off to a great start thus far collecting over 250 casseroles in the first 30 days. This Saturday will be our first of three collections this summer – June 20th, July 18th, and August 15th. Our Daily Bread continues to be in great need of food for our neighbors, so if you made one casserole last time, please consider making two! (The recipe is attached!) But don't stop reading yet...When you drop off your casseroles purchase and pick up a 'yard sign' to show how much you care! KEEP READING!
The Justice & Peace Committee is presenting a “Yard Sign” opportunity when you drop off your casseroles.
We continue to be in shock and disbelief about the racial disparity in this county, and the downward spiral on so many other issues – planet care, refugee care, etc. Many of you have marched, prayed, and lifted your voice in recent weeks, and we’ve found a way for us to proclaim our values of love, decency and inclusion. Through visual displays of art and solidarity, we can inspire resistance and action in the communities where we live. Our hope is that Love will win!

  • When you drop off your casseroles this next Saturday morning - buy a sign (see images above) and put it in your yard or in your home window.
  • The signs are 24” (W) x 18” (H); Outdoor/Indoor Weatherproof; Premium Corrugated Plastic; Hi-Resolution Printing. The come with a metal step-stake.
  • We are charging $15. Bring cash. We are not making change, so whatever you give over goes to our outreaches.
  • If you don't want a sign...that's fine! Just bring your casseroles!

Next Week: Annual Prayer Service for Peace in the Middle East
St. Ignatius Catholic Community will hold its Annual Prayer Service for Peace in the Middle East – this year via Zoom. The program will include discussion and questions raised by the Summit and prayer for discernment about how to advocate for peace in the Holy Land. Please add your voice to pray, reflect and question by participating in this online service. If you are interested in attending this Zoom service email Fr. Jim at jimcasciotti@st-ignatius.net and he will email you sign-in information.
Worship, Offerings, and Prayer
HOW TO GIVE   
How to contribute when we are not gathering together during this season.

POOR BOX 
This weekend's Poor Box support goes to help Vulnerable Families in Crisis
PRAYER LIST
A list of those who have been added to our weekly prayer list..

ROSARY
After online mass at 9:30 AM every Sunday until quarantine is over.

 MASS MUSIC  
Attached is the listing for music selections at next Sunday's Mass.

No listing until
Public Masses
In the Media
How Archbishop Wilton Gregory took on President Trump
Wilton Gregory, new Archbishop of Washington, June 14, 2017. (Photo by Darron Cummings/AP)  

Necessary Bluntness
Archbishop Gregory's stand for integrity  

Washington   Archbishop Wilton Gregory   could have played it safe.

He could have hewed to the unwritten rules requiring church officials to defer to influential donors and powerbrokers. Instead, the archbishop set down an important marker for the church's integrity last week
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When President Trump visited the Saint John Paul II National Shrine—which is managed by the influential Knights of Columbus—Gregory, a soft-spoken leader known for his pastoral instincts, issued a notably blunt statement. "I find it baffling and reprehensible that any Catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated in a fashion that violates our religious principles." READ MORE
Editorial: Stop judging, and welcome LGBT Catholics 'in good faith'
When asked about homosexuality in 2013, Pope Francis famously said, "Who am I to judge them if they're seeking the Lord in good faith?" While that comment may have become a sound bite supporting things the pontiff may or may not have intended, it still stands as an expression of openness from a church that, like the broader culture, has persecuted, not welcomed, its LGBT brothers and sisters.
 
Sadly, there is still too much judging going on in our church.

Things are particularly distressing in Detroit, where under the guise of implementing Archbishop Allen Vigneron's recent  pastoral  note on what he calls "same-sex attraction," two recent announcements have attempted to banish groups of LGBT Catholics and their families from church facilities. 

In a  letter to archdiocesan priests  in early March, Auxiliary Bishop Gerard Battersby  instructed clergy  "to refrain from offering Mass anywhere in the Archdiocese of Detroit for Dignity Detroit, lest we confuse the faithful by seeming to endorse an alternative and contradictory path to sanctity." READ MORE