Bulletin for Sunday, May 14, 2023

ASIAN PACIFIC HERITAGE

From Fr. Kyle Shinseki, S.J.

I am grateful to have met so many of you during our Parish Meet & Greet over the weekend of April 22-23. As I prepare to take on this new role of pastor, I was greatly encouraged to witness your deep apprecia on for and wholehearted dedica on to our community.

We are so incredibly blessed to have a parish that represents in so many ways the catholicity or universality of the Church, from a wide range of backgrounds, generaons, and experiences. Soon a er my ordina on, I completed a thesis on ethnic Catholic college student communi es, which looked at the important role that ethnic culture plays for many young adult Catholics today in their understanding and prac ce of the faith.

As our na on celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I thought it would be fi ng to share some reflec ons on how my own cultural heritage has impacted my faith journey.

When I shared with my mother that I would be the new pastor at St. Mary, her first ques on was about whether the parish would welcome having an “Oriental,” as she put it, as pastor.

My mother grew up during World War II and her grandfather was incarcerated throughout the war in five different U.S. Department of Jus ce camps across the Western U.S. While I never met my great-grandfather, the stories I heard about the humilia on and embarrassment my family experienced in those dark days had a profound impact on me. Like many Japanese Americans, these challenging experiences galvanized my family to demonstrate beyond a doubt that we were just as American as anyone else. In fact, some of my earliest memories of my paternal grandmother are of her singing patrio c songs like Ba le Hymn of the Republic.

Many years later, as a Jesuit scholas c, I was assigned to Creighton University to serve as its first Coordinator of Asian/ Pacific Islander Ini a ves and spent a summer as an intern at the Japanese American Na onal Museum in Los Angeles. I was asked to accompany families who came to revisit the

painful memories of immigra on and war- me incarcera on and to help the docents, most of whom had been children in the camps, to reflect on their experiences in leading tours. Nearby was the only Japanese Catholic chapel in the U.S., where I a ended Mass in Japanese, even though I could not speak nor understand almost any of it. It was there that a Korean woman challenged me to learn Japanese, since she had been forced to do so during the Japanese occupa on of Korea.

My forma on director at the me, a Filipino American Jesuit, encouraged me to study Japanese and so I spent the next summer a ending a private language school and living with Jesuit scholas cs in Tokyo. It was there that I met a fellow Jesuit scholas c who had grown up just 15 minutes away from my family’s ancestral village in Yamaguchi. At the end of my me in Japan, I felt that God had granted me the grace to integrate the Japanese American, Catholic, and Jesuit aspects of my iden ty as a child of God. Soon a er returning to the U.S., I was asked to help with Japanese Masses in the Bay Area. I recall how at the first outdoor Mass we celebrated during the pandemic, the 90 year-old matriarch of the community shed tears as I gave her communion saying, “Kirisuto no on-karada.”

God certainly found a way to make use of my Japanese heritage as a Catholic priest.

St. Mary Student Parish is a welcoming, Inclusive, caring, and diverse Catholic community, uni ng residents and students.

We are Christ-centered with the Eucharist as the source of holiness in our vibrant liturgical life.

Inspired by Igna an spirituality, we live a faith that does jus ce, reaching out to the marginalized.

As an apostolic parish, we are commi ed to ongoing forma on of Chris an witness, discipleship, and leadership.

A le er from Brian Cerabona, Director of Campus Ministry:

Thank you to the en re parish, staff, and students for providing me the opportunity to serve this community. I have recently accepted a posi on as the Director of Campus Ministry at Father Gabriel Richard High School in Ann Arbor. With much discernment, my family and I are looking forward to this new opportunity for our growing family! I will begin working there star ng July 1st.

Thank you for the incredible journey together! Know you are in my prayers always and please pray for my family and I as we make this transi on.

With gra tude, Brian Cerabona

FAREWELL FR. JOE – MAY 21st

A er 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM mass, we will have a farewell celebra on for Father Joe.

All are welcome!

May 13

Tulio & Marta Decan

May 20

Catherine Bernard & Charles Friedman

June 3

Kaylie Bullock & Robert Hohlman

June 9

Kelly Cushing & Patrick Damm

June 24

Lauren Heinonen & Christopher Wentland

Women of every age are invited to connect, be inspired, and celebrate our faith with one another. We gather monthly, mainly the 2nd Thursday of each month, from September through May, from 10:15 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

Theme for the year is: “Affirming and Celebra ng Women: Crea vity, Gi s, and Charisms.“

Our last mee ng of the semester is Thursday, May 18 and you are warmly invited!

If you would like to be added to the email list, contact Julie Mussio jmussio@smspnewman.org

MON, JUNE 5 I 6:30 PM

All graduate students and young professionals are invited to join us for mass followed by a social me with a meal. We'll begin with mass in the Church, and share social me and dinner in Newman Hall. Meat and vegetarian op ons provided. If you'd like to come but have addi onal food sensi vi es,

For more informa on, please contact the Grad/YP Lead Team (smsp.grads.lead@umich.edu)

Bap sm prepara on class is required to be taken for your first child. If you’ve taken the class elsewhere, proof of that will be necessary to schedule a bap sm. Upcoming classes are on Monday 6:30-7:30 PM on the following dates: 06/05, 07/10 and 8/7.

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 Carol ckonczal@umich.edu or 734-663-0557 ext. 0 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 Bap sms rpos go@smspnewman.org

Know someone who is interested in becoming Catholic, or wants to learn more about the Catholic faith?

Weekly gatherings for RCIA, the Rite of Chris an Ini a on of Adults, will begin again in September.

Please consider RCIA if:

· You’re an adult who has never been bap zed

· You were bap zed in another faith and would like to become Catholic

· You were bap zed Catholic, but were never confirmed

Feel free to contact us to get started with some reading over the summer, or to talk about the path God may be calling you to follow. You are welcome to explore and ask ques ons as you decide if this is right for you.

Contact Rita Zyber rzyber@smspnewman.org

SUNDAYS AT 4:30 PM

For the spring/summer months, the Pro-Life Ministry weekly rosary will be moving to Sundays on Zoom at 4:30 p.m. Here is the link:

umich.zoom.us/j/5189139899#success

BRING JESUS!

Did you know that Catholic churches in Washtenaw county are partnering to bring our Eucharis c Lord to the isolated in care and correc onal facili es? And that the UM Hospital Spiritual Care Department has recently connected with our regional ministry in order to reboot their volunteer program? We are very much in need of more recruits to adequately meet the need there!

If you are interested in learning more about this ministry, consider coming to the next quarterly regional team mee ng on Sunday, May 21, 3:30-5:30 PM at Christ the King, Ann Arbor. (Coming to the training is not a commitment to volunteering, but opportuni es for training and service will be presented.)

Ques ons? Contact Michelle Kazanjian or Sco Wright at bringjesustome@gmail.com

We are accep ng applica ons for this posion. This is a part- me, hourly posi on, with approximately 8-15 hours per week.

For more informa on, please visit Tinyurl.com/57srbr9c

Or contact cwelch@smspnewman.org

MEETINGS & EVENTS: MAY 14 – MAY 28

SUNDAY, May 14

Guatemala Service Immersion Trip Off-site

12:45 PM ESL-English as Second Language Newman Hall

6:15 PM Reconciliation Monteith Room

MONDAY, MAY 15

Guatemala Service Immersion Trip Off-site

5:00 PM Finance Council Mee ng Loyola Room

5:45 PM Rosary for Peace Church

7:00 PM Born for Joy Whitman Room

TUESDAY, MAY 16

7:00 PM LGBT Outreach Ministry Loyola Room

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17

5:45 PM Reconciliation Monteith Room, Donnelly Hall

5:45 PM Eucharistic Adoration Church

THURSDAY, MAY 18

8:30 AM Santo Rosario (Rosary in Spanish) VIRTUAL

10:15 AM Women of the Heart Donnelly Hall

FRIDAY, MAY 19

5:00 PM Volunteer Appreciation Event Courtyard, Newman Hall, Donnelly Hall, Newman Lounge

SATURDAY, MAY 20

9:00 AM BE BOLD Workshop Newman Hall

SUNDAY, MAY 21

9:00 AM BE BOLD Workshop Newman Hall

11:00 AM Fr. Joe Send Off Reception Courtyard, Donnelly Hall

6:00 PM Fr. Joe Send Off Reception Courtyard, Donnelly Hall

6:15 PM Reconciliation Monteith Room

MONDAY, MAY 22

5:45 PM Rosary for Peace Church

7:00 PM Born for Joy Whitman Room

7:00 PM PPC Mee ng Donnelly Hall

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24

5:45 PM Reconciliation Monteith Room, Donnelly Hall

5:45 PM Eucharistic Adoration Church

THURSDAY, MAY 25

8:30 AM Santo Rosario (Rosary in Spanish) VIRTUAL

SUNDAY, MAY 28

12:45 PM ESL-English as Second Language Newman Hall

12:00 PM Blessing of High School Graduates Church

6:15 PM Reconciliation Monteith Room

MASS INTENTIONS: MAY 13 – MAY 28

SATURDAY, MAY 13

5:00 PM Mass for Sarah King (90th Birthday)

SUNDAY, MAY 14

8:30 AM Mass for People of the Parish

10:00 AM Mass for +Boon-aek Dejthamrong

12:00 PM Mass for Virginia Go

2:00 PM Mass for +Juanita Esquivel

5:00 PM Mass for Benefactors of SMSP

MONDAY, MAY 15

5:10 PM Massfor John Burkhardt

TUESDAY, MAY 16

5:10 PM Massfor + Madelon Possley

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17

5:10 PM Massfor

THURSDAY, MAY 18

5:10 PM Massfor

FRIDAY, MAY 19

12:10 PM Massfor

SATURDAY, MAY 20

5:00 PM Mass for Staff @ SMSP

SUNDAY, MAY 21

8:30 AM Mass for +Paul McNamara

10:00 AM Mass for +Eric Letke

12:00 PM Mass for People of the Parish

2:00 PM Mass for Pablo & Christina Dueñas

5:00 PM Mass for +Alice Walker

MONDAY, MAY 22

5:10 PM Massfor

TUESDAY, MAY 23

5:10 PM Massfor +MalaniaMychaliska

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24

5:10 PM Massfor

THURSDAY, MAY 25

5:10 PM Massfor

FRIDAY, MAY 26

12:10 PM Massfor

SATURDAY, MAY 27

5:00 PM Mass for People of the Parish

SUNDAY, MAY 28

8:30 AM Mass for + Paul Mc Namara

10:00 AM Mass for + Sister Anita Chiapetta, OP

12:00 PM Mass for High School Graduates

2:00 PM Mass for + Jose Guzman

5:00 PM Mass for Staff @ SMSP

OFFICE HOURS

Sunday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Monday 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Tuesday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Wednesday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Thursday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Friday 10:00 AM - 1:30 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/live-mass/ 5:00 PM

DAILY MASSES

Monday-Thursday 5:10 PM

Friday 12:10 PM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Sunday 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM

Wednesday 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM or by appointment

EUCHARISTIC

ADORATION

Wednesday 5:45 PM - 7:00 PM

Looking for a rewarding job opportunity helping seniors?

Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw has a job opening for a temporary, part- me (15 to 22.50 hours per week) Seasonal Lawn Maintenance Technician within the Senior Services program.

This posi on is temporary from May 1 through October 31, 2023. Tuesdays and Thursdays are required. Posi on requires a high school diploma or GED as well as a valid Michigan driver’s license. As this posi on provides home maintenance services, successful comple on of background screening is required. Equipment supplied.

This job would be perfect for re rees who want to stay ac ve or students looking for a part- me summer job. Qualified applicants please send resume and cover le er to h ps://csswashtenaw.bamboohr.com/careers/129.

No phone or email inquiries.

Racism and the Catholic Church: ‘The injus ce of racism is an a ack on human life.’

Think you’re pro-life? Don’t forget about the need to stand against racism.

That’s right. Racism is a life issue.

Our U.S. Catholic bishops have reminded us of this mandate to help heal the sin of racism in our world. The injus ces of racist policies dispropor onately affect people of color and other minori es who have the greatest numbers in jail, and in poverty, and with the least access to health care, healthy environments, healthy diets, quality educa on and affordable housing.

“As bishops, we unequivocally state that racism is a life issue. Accordingly, we will not cease to speak forcefully against and work toward ending racism.” (From Open Wide our Hearts, The Enduring Call to Love, A Pastoral Le er against Racism 2018, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)

The bishops also state:

“Overcoming racism is a demand of jus ce… Racism is a moral problem that requires a moral remedy a transforma on of the human heart that impels us to act. The power of this type of transforma on will be a strong catalyst in elimina ng those injus ces that impinge on human dignity.”

Our faith calls us to stand in solidarity with our neighbors and all of crea on – to demonstrate, in the words of Pope John Paul II, “a firm and persevering determina on to commit oneself to the common good.” Pope Francis tells us that means relying on Catholic Social Teaching principles, including policies that consider how decisions impact the poor, and protect the oppressed.

Above all, Catholics believe in the Dignity of the Human Person (a key teaching of CST). It’s about the right to an abun-

dant life: the right to reach the full poten al of who and what God created each person to be and do.

As a parish group, we want to encourage our fellow Catholics to value the importance of being truly and completely “pro-life.”

Videos: Watch these short videos to learn more:

www.today.com/news/america-s-1st-black-cardinal-wiltongregory-opens-about-experiences-t208418

Racism is a life issue:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqzpP0fqAGQ

Are Cri cal Race Theory and Catholicism Compa ble?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9hEsyCcrL8

Read more: Open Wide Your Hearts (Nov. 2018 Pastoral Le er Against Racism):

shorturl.at/stBIS

shorturl.at/amnq7

Note: This is part of a monthly series to help parishioners learn more about racism, to reflect on our conscious and unconscious a tudes, and to pray that that we all work to fully accept, honor, and support all people as children of God.

SMSP An -Racism Working Group

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2023 DIOCESAN SERVICES APPEAL (DSA)

We use ParishSo giving for our online giving pla orm. Using this pla orm you can make one- me dona ons or set up recurring dona ons.

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If you have any ques ons please contact Kristen Gowman

These can be sent in our offertory envelopes or in another envelope with a note for alloca on, such as offertory, Sunday mass, etc.

These can be sent to our mailing address: St. Mary Student Parish, 331 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Orlando Averion, Zenaida Averion, Maryjo Lum, Ric Chapman, Therese Sheffield, Dan Karczewski, Brianna Liker, Elpido Adrian, Marcelo Alvarez, Eddie Smith, Joan Lesneski, Daniel Leung, Francyn Chomic, Mark Kintz, 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 IbarraGonsalez, Adam Lesneski, Stacey Simpson Duke, 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, Maria Hernandez, Hilda & Henry

Willis, Jan Buhler, Brent Horvath, Marianna Hann, John Burns, Pablo

Angiano Flores, Chris ne Geoghegan, Cindy McPherson, Gloria

Grisales, Aurora Kobalz, Dan Scheider, 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, Rosemary Callahan, Joseph D. Schwartz, Annie & Jus n Siciliano, Cynthia Lear, Barb Garren-Stratman, Guillermo Foncerrada, Dianna

Na , Pedro Osorio Soriano, Maria Enriqueta Ramirez Flores, Donna

Osborne, Ernie Jones, Tina Jones, Bernie Lamey, Jo Lamey, Nancy Harkne , Monica Terhar, Salvador Cuevas, Fr. Walter Moll, Jr, Helen

Lucille Ceasar, Keisha Banks, Martha Le cia Garcia Guerro, Steiner Supphellen, Gerry Spencer, Norma Gonzalez, Marianne Roche, Philip Chan, Teresita Shah, Mercy Philomena Mascarenhas, Jose Luis Hernandez, Rick Dwyer, Kathleen Moore, Susan Meyer, Fr Tim Dombrowski, Ricardo Berrocal, Ed Zyniewicz, Ka e Veilleux, Aimee Manning, Ellie Lewandowski, Arthur and Esther Michalec, Courtney Seitz, Oscar Perales, David Bull, Luis Campuzano, Charlie Onesian, Mar Rozmys, Alan Shaw Family, Carolynn Wenner, Linnea Kotz, 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, Jill Wilke, Jeff Nigh, Marianne McGrath, Ivan Iliev, Genevieve Pachenko, Ron Voigt, Stephanie Kulhanek and Family, John Hoogland, Bob Betz, Robin Berry, Cheri Donze, Magdalena Eggleston, Nancy Vachon, Harris Holland, Joe a Bohn, Sue Pi sley, Warren Bonham, Victoria Sheagren, Waleria Terlecki and family, Angela Sperry, Karen Peck, Nagaba ula Padma, Ed Lohn, Madelon Possley, Emilio Rodriguez Sr, Jerry Moore, Jane Rae, Flora de Aparicio, Michael Savageau, Robert Roll, Andre Vasher, Elizabeth Vuylsteke, Mirella Quintanilla, Kurt Holand, Peggy Garikes, Marvin Johnson, John McPartlin, Aidan McPartlin, John Burkhart., Elizabeth Stessel, Ashley Powell, Mike Brady, Jane Yamasaki.

To add or remove a name:

stmarys@umich.edu or call 734-663-0557

SMSP STAFF LIST

Fr. James G. Gartland, SJ Pastor ext 277 jgartland@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

Fr. Kyle Shinseki, SJ Pastoral Associate ext 221 kshinseki@smspnewman.org

Brian Cerabona Director of Campus Ministry ext 235 bcerabona@smspnewman.org

Fr. Joseph F. Wagner, SJ Campus Minister ext 225 jwagner@smspnewman.org

Julia Novotny Campus Minister ext 244 jnovotny@smspnewman.org

Cathy Welch Business Manager ext 224 cwelch@smspnewman.org

Constance Heskia Office Manager/Communica ons ext 240 cheskia@smspnewman.org

Carol Konczal Recep onist/Administra ve Assistant ext 226 ckonczal@umich.edu

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

Elisa Alvarez Teen Confirma on Coordinator Ext 245 ealvarez@smspnewman.org

Maribel Rosas-Palma Hispanic/La no Sacramental Prepara on Coordinator ext 222 mrosas@smspnewman.org

Rita Zyber RCIA & SCC Coordinator ext 230 rzyber@smspnewman.org

Rosa Luz Pos go Hispanic/La no Ministry Coordinator ext 248 rpos go@smspnewman.org

Travis Dantzer Music Director ext 249 tdantzer@smspnewman.org

Sue Walters Database Coordinator ext 239 swalters@smspnewman.org

Kris Kolevar Opera ons Manager ext 231 kkolevar@smspnewman.org

Dan Hankins Custodian/Maintenance Technician ext 0 dhankins@smspnewman.org

Ron Qua lebaum Custodian/Maintenance Technician ext 0 rqua lebaum@smspnewman.org

STUDENT STAFF

Araba Gyan Clara Rowe Laura Durocher

Michael Regan Noah Bock

May 14 Sixth Sunday of Easter

Reading I Acts 8:5-8, 14-17

Psalm Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20

Reading II 1Pt 3:15-18

Gospel Jn 14:15-21

The people of Samaria come to worship the Lord and receive the gi of the Holy Spirit. It is this same Spirit who leads us into the truth. In the body, Jesus was put to death; in the Spirit, he was raised to life. We are called to this same glory.

PLEASE THANK OUR SPONSORS!

MAY 21 Seventh Sunday of Easter

Reading I Acts 1:12-14

Psalm Ps 27:1, 4, 7-8

Reading II 1Pt 4:13-16

Gospel Jn 17:1-11a

Jesus, having completed the work of his Father, speaks of returning to him and of being glorified. As we share in Christ’s glory, so too do we share in his suffering. We have nothing to fear, however, since the Lord is our refuge. In his name do we gather, a en ve to the Spirit.

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