STUDENT PARISH
CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
"Embracing Mexico's Day of the Dead" By Constance Heskia, Communica ons/Stewarship Director I lived in Mexico for several years, and during that me, I was fortunate to experience the unique and beau ful tradi on of the Day of the Dead, or "Día de los Muertos." This tradi on never ceased to amaze me, offering a huge contrast to the way we honor our loved ones in my na ve France.
Ini ally I didn’t understand the concept of an “ofrenda” when the daycare asked us to bring one for the altar in memory of a great Mexican singer (see first picture). I remember asking some Mexican friends what I was supposed to bring and more informa on about this tradi on. While I never personally set up my own altar, as it's not a part of my cultural heritage, I always loved to see the beau ful altars and ofrendas lovingly created by others. Altars are me culously decorated with marigold flowers, candles, sugar skulls, objects that remind the deceased and photographs. During many years, I used to bring my kids to a small cemetery close to my house, it was an amazing experience: The tombs were lovingly adorned with beau ful flowers, mak‐ ing the cemeteries a truly enchan ng atmosphere (see pic‐ ture) . The cemeteries came alive with people singing, danc‐ ing, and sharing stories. Some people were even bringing food to share with their loved ones. I realized that each one told a unique and touching story. In France, our observance of All Saints' Day is far more solemn and lacks the joy of the Mexican celebra on.
Altar in the daycare
In downtown Puebla too, you felt the day of dead atmosphere: the streets were adorned with marigolds, sugar skulls, and colorful papel picado banners. The air was filled with the aro‐ ma of tradi onal Mexican food, tamales, tacos and churros. We used to eat “Pan de Muertos”, a deligh ul and typical
treat of the celebra on. The vibrant, joyous atmosphere of this Mexican celebra on had not only le a las ng impression but also confirmed my place within the heart of Mexico, a place I called home for many years.
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We invite you to submit the names of your deceased loved ones online. You may also bring a photograph or item to place on the Altar through most of November. During this me, the names will be posted on the altar or on the bulle n board in the atrium. St. Mary Student Parish will pray along with you and the Communion of Saints for your loved ones.
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ALL SAINTS' DAY AND ALL SOULS' DAY (DAY OF THE DEAD) MASSES (Please note that All Saints' Day is a holy day of obliga on) St Mary Student Parish will have an addi onal mass on Wednesday November 1st at 12:10 PM, we will also have our daily mass at 5:10 PM (confessions a er mass). On November2nd, we will have bilingual mass at 5:10 PM. A er the Spanish 2 PM mass on Sunday November 5, we will have a celebra on of the Day of the Dead in Newman Hall. St Francis of Assisi will have a Vigil Mass on October 31 at 7:00 PM, a 9:15 AM and 5:00 PM Mass on Wednesday November 1st and a 9:15 am and a 7 pm mass (Spanish) on November 2nd. St Thomas the Apostle will have 3 masses on Wednesday November 1st : 7:00 AM, 12:00 and 7 :00 PM. And 4 masses on No‐ vember 2nd: 7:00, 8:00 AM, 12:00 and 7:00 PM.
ANNOUNCES CLOSING RALLY & JERICHO MARCH – Sunday, November 5th - 2 PM! ArborWoman Health and Emmaus Health Partners are impac ng the lives of moms and their preborn babies through the en re year in our community in the belief that every pa ent is made in the image and likeness of God. Learn more from Amy Esper a Pregnancy Support Counselor at ArborWoman Health at our 40 Days for Life Ann Arbor Closing Rally and Jericho March on Sun‐ day Nov 5. Last week's bulle n excerpt from the USCCB's Respect Life Month Statement called us to live in radical solidarity. Specifically, it posed the ques on, "Do I know what efforts are happening in my area to help women who are pregnant or paren ng in difficult circumstances?" This rally provides an excellent opportunity to learn more about how people in our community are living radical solidarity and how we might support them.
Info: 40dayforlife.com/annarbor or Sandie at plan2pray@gmail.com.
Men’s Rota ng Overnight Shelter Save the date for the Men’s Rota ng Overnight Shelter! St. Mary Student Parish will be hos ng men experiencing home‐ lessness the week of November 13-19. Volunteers are needed to help set up, welcome guests, take shi s to stay overnight, donate snacks, and more. Please sign up using the link (t.ly/HwqBI) or the QR Code:
Feast Day of Service, Saturday December 9th Save the date for the Feast Day of Service, Saturday, December 9! Join us for Mass, lunch, and an a ernoon of service in the community. Please stay tuned for the Sign Up Genius containing the list of service sites. We are also looking for volunteers inter‐ ested in serving as Site Leaders. Please see the Google Form (t.ly/ETH0_ ) for more informa on about this role and to ex‐ press interest in serving as a Site Leader this year. Contact Faith Doing Jus ce Coordinator, Julia Novotny jno‐ votny@smspnewman.org, with ques ons or for more infor‐ ma on.
WOMEN OF THE HEART THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 I 10:15 AM Women of the Heart is a gathering of women seeking to enrich their spirituality through a short presenta on, reflec on, discus‐ sion, prayer, while building rela onships with one another. All women of the parish are invited to the monthly gatherings of Women of The Heart. Please feel free to a end as o en as your schedule allows. No registra on is needed. During this academic year the theme will be “Seasons of Our Journey.” Ecclesiastes 3:1, “For everything there is a season, and a me for every ma er under heaven”. Mee ng dates and me: 10:15 am to noon, the second Thursday of the Month: 12/14, 1/11, 2/8, 3/14, 4/11, and 5/9. Should you have any ques ons and/or wish to have your email be included in communica on being sent out related to the monthly mee ngs, please contact Julie Mussio at jmussio@smspnewman.org.
SAVE THE DATE ! PARENTS WEEKEND MASS & RECEPTION Saturday, November 4 th Mass at 5 pm-Recep on a er Mass
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 @ 5:10 PM A en on Undergrads and Grad/YP members: ever feel it is a challenge to live out your faith here at UM? If so, consider joining us on Monday, November 6th to hear from Dr. Kris n Collier of UM's Medical school. Dr. Collier will speak to the challenges and joys of "Living Our Faith in a Secular Culture." Those able are welcome to join us for daily Mass at 5:10, and a buffet dinner will be served at 5:45 in Newman Hall. Dr. Collier will begin her presenta on at 6:15, followed by group discussion AND
Q&A. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! For more informa on, please contact the Grad/YP Lead Team (smsp.grads.lead@umich.edu)
MEETINGS & EVENTS: OCTOBER 29 – NOVEMBER 5 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29 12:45 PM ESL - English as a Second Language — Newman Hall 1:00 PM Spanish Reconciliation- — Spiritual Direction Room 3:00 PM Health Campaign Hispanic Community — Newman Hall 4:00 PM Reconciliation — Spiritual Direction Room 7:00 PM Reconciliation — Spiritual Direction Room MONDAY, OCTOBER 30 10:00 AM Adoration — Church 5:45 PM Rosary for Peace (Post-Mass)—Church 6:00 PM Upperclassmen Women’s Bible Study —Loyola Room 7:00 PM Praise and Worship — Church 7:00 PM Born for Joy — Whitman Room TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31 4:00 PM Adoration — Church 7:00 PM Men’s Connect —Newman Hall 7:00 PM Women’s Connect —Rectory DR + Lounge WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 5:45 PM Reconciliation — Donnelly Hall, Monteith Room 5:45 PM Eucharistic Adoration — Church 6:00 PM Rosary for Life (during Adoration) — Church 6:30 PM Writing Seminar– Donnelly Hall 7:00 PM Hispanic Small Group— Loyola Room THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 3:45 PM Eucharistic Adoration — Church 5:45 PM Ig.Nite — Newman Hall 7:00 PM Spanish SCC FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 8:00 AM Santo Rosario (Rosary in Spanish) — Zoom 2:30 PM Upperclassmen Women’s Bible Study —Loyola Room 6:30 PM Friday Formation Night — Donnelly Hall 7:00 PM Social Event — Loyola Room, Newman Lounge 7:00 PM Spanish SCC SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 5:00 PM Parents Mass — Church 6:00 PM Parents Weekend Reception—Donnelly Hall SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5 11:00 AM First Reconciliation Mini Retreat — Newman Hall 12:45 PM ESL– English as a Second Language — Loyola Room 1:00 PM Spanish Reconciliation — Spiritual Direction Room 1:30 PM RCIA Mini Retreat — Rectory DR + Lounge 3:00 PM Day of the Dead Reception — Newman Hall 3:00 PM Teen Confirmation — Donnelly Hall 4:00 PM Reconciliation — Spiritual Direction Room 4:30 PM Fall Retreat Planning Meeting — Rectory DR + Lounge 6:00 PM Religious Vocation Fair — Donnelly Hall 7:00 PM Reconciliation — Spiritual Direction Room
MASS INTENTIONS: OCTOBER 28– NOVEMBER 5 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 5:00 PM Mass for SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29 8:30 AM Mass for 10:00 AM Mass for 12:00 PM Mass for 2:00 PM Mass for 5:00 PM Mass for 8:00 PM Mass for
People of the Parish + Joseph Shymanski + Rebecca Luker + Rafael Ronquillo + William Hatten Staff of the Parish
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30 5:10 PM Mass for TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31 5:10 PM Mass for
+ Maxwell Nnodim
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 5:10 PM
Mass for
+ Sr. Florence Gibbons, O.P.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 5:10 PM Mass for FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 12:10 PM Mass for
+ Jose Manuel De Urquidi
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 5:00 PM Mass for SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5 8:30 AM Mass for 10:00 AM Mass for 12:00 PM Mass for 2:00 PM Mass for 5:00 PM Mass for 8:00 PM Mass for
+ Maureen Quick Banks + Jovitai Morales Benefactor of SMSP People of the Parish
November 11 Adriana Hernandez & Yeriandivan Garcia
FALL 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
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5:00 PM 8:00 PM DAILY MASSES Monday-Thursday 5:10 PM Friday 12:10 PM
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Sunday 4:00-4:30 PM & 7:00-7:30 PM Wednesday 5:45 PM - 6:30 PM or by appointment
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Monday 10:00-11:00 AM Tuesday 4:00-5:00 PM Wednesday 5:45 PM - 9:00 PM Thursday 3:45-4:45 PM
Invite you to enjoy a luncheon presenta on on Tuesday, No‐ vember 14, featuring Rita Dollard-O’Malley, well-loved Assis‐ tant for Igna an Spirituality for the Midwest Jesuit Province. Come and connect with friends in the Detroit Igna an family, enjoy a great lunch, and hear how the story of St. Igna us con‐ nects with developments and challenges in our own lives. Register soon! – or find more informa on at jfanusa.org/detroit
CONFLICT IN THE HOLY LAND Some of you have expressed a concern about the vio‐ lence in the Holy Land and a desire to help out. I recom‐ mend Catholic Relief Services, who does great work with the most vulnerable support.crs.org/donate/holy-land-conflict? ms=agicrs2024hyl00her00
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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 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, 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, 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, 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, Jeff Nigh, Marianne McGrath, Ivan Iliev, Genevieve Pachenko, Ron Voigt, Stephanie Kulhanek and Family, John Hoogland, 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
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 Bailey Burke Campus Missionary Disciple ext 235 bburke@smspnewman.org Michael Regan Campus Missionary Disciple ext 232 mregan@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 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 Gabriel Condon Music Coordinator ext 249 gcondon@smspnewman.org Sue Walters Database Coordinator ext 239 swalters@smspnewman.org Kris Kolevar Opera ons Manager ext 231 kkolevar@smspnewman.org Ron Qua lebaum Custodian/Maintenance Technician ext 0 rqua lebaum@smspnewman.org
Roll, Andre Vasher, Elizabeth Vuylsteke, Mirella Quintanilla, Kurt
STUDENT STAFF
Holand, Peggy Garikes, Marvin Johnson, John McPartlin, Aidan
Laura Durocher Samantha Lang Noah Bock Libby Widlak Max Forne Kyle Allen Nathan O enwess La Huis
McPartlin, John Burkhart., Elizabeth Stessel, Ashley Powell, Jane Yamasaki, Oscar Lee, Jim Gawne, Imelda Yap, Carla Bourgeois, Brian
McEnery, Jim Coolican, Quinn Carney, Emilio Rodriguez Sr., Lawrence Cooke, Lorraine Leone, Janine Hutchinson
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OCTOBER 29- Thir eth Sunday in Ordinary Time
NOVEMBER 5– Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading I
Ex
22: 20-26
Reading I
Mal
1: 14b-2:2b, 8-10
Psalm
Ps
18: 2-4, 47, 51
Psalm
Ps
131: 1-3
Reading II
1 Thes
1: 5c-10
Reading II
1 Thes
2: 7b-9, 13
Gospel
Mt
22: 34-40
Gospel
Mt
23: 1-12
We are to love the Lord with our whole heart and our neighbor as ourselves. By thus fulfilling these two great commandments, we hope to become models of faith and imitators of the Lord who gave himself totally for our sakes.
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