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2010

Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.

One great way to celebrate the life of a “hero” is to incorporate their values into our life today.  Today you are invited to pursue new habits that will help you to develop further your own Personal Power of Purpose.  Your own “P;” as our St. Francis Parish Career Network Leaders would call it. 

Martin Luther King, Jr. had a clear Personal Power of Purpose, which he eloquently shared with his audiences.  He advocated the liberation of all people, and the elimination of the injustices that plague our society, like racism, poverty, and war. 

While he was not a Catholic himself, we celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. because his goals are completely aligned with the themes of Catholic Social Teaching:  the life and dignity of all people; the call to community participation and inclusion of all Americans, regardless of their skin color, in our democracy; the duty to advocate for those who are downtrodden, putting the needs of the poor and vulnerable first; and solidarity in our one human family, regardless of racial, ethnic, economic, and ideological differences. 

Imagine what we could accomplish if we all found such a sense of purpose, and the courage to live it!"

 

 
For the 3rd year:
At the weekend Masses on January 16-17, 2010,
St. Francis Parish will
Celebrate and Honor the Life of the
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
through scripture and song,
to recognize his good efforts and advancement of our Human Rights & Civil Rights as certainly in keeping with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

(MLK Day is a National Holiday observed on the third Monday of January each year, 
around the time of King's birthday, January 15.)

Thanks for another great celebration!  We enjoyed it again in 2010.  
And, we look forward to 2011.
See & hear the music videos of the parts of the MLK celebration Mass online at:
http://stfrancisa2.org/media/mlk.htm


At all masses on Saturday and Sunday, January 16 & 17, 2010, St. Francis of Assisi Parish will commemorate the memory of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. 

The 5PM Mass on Sunday, January 17th, 2010will feature the Contemporary Choir under the direction of Carol Fedewa and the Corpus Christi Choir under the direction of Michelle Baines. Corpus Christi Parish is our sister parish in Detroit, MI. 

Supper following the mass 5-7PM  will be a spaghetti dinner fundraiser served by the St. Francis Middle School Choir, under the direction of Linda Opleski, and student parents.     Come see the Dr. King Display in the PAC.
All are welcome. . . 
 

It is only right and proper that we do this, since Dr. King’s life and the cause for which he died were in full accord with the teachings embedded in the Church’s social doctrine.  Over the centuries, the Church has shown her concern for human life in society, for the relationships of justice and love that form the fabric of society.  The Church has protected and promoted the dignity and rights of the person, and peace in the relationships between persons and between communities of persons. Dr. King, through his life, his work and his death, championed the dignity and rights of his people—and of all people.  Join with us in commemorating him at our Masses on by praying for the coming of peace and justice throughout the world.                         ----- Written by: Phil Kearney
 
The PAST YEARS 
2008 & 2009:

This special effort to honor Dr. King, as well as, our relationship with our sister parish choir, started at St . Francis Parish on January 19-20, 2008.

LAST YEAR on Sunday, January 20, At our 5 pm Mass we welcomed 20 choir members from Corpus Christi Parish (our sister parish in Detroit) who were invited by our Peace & Justice Committee to visit us, and, sing and worship with us to commemorate the memory of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. 

After mass in the PAC all were invited to supper to welcome & meet our Corpus Christi Choir member visitors.

Thanks to those of you who went out of your way to make this happen:  Michelle Baines, the Corpus Christi’s music minister; Carol Fedewa, the St. Francis’ music minister; and members of St. Francis Peace & Justice committee, especially, Phil Kearney, Patti Yonka & Mary Wakefield.

Fr. Jim and the pastoral staff will planned on the Peace & Justice Committee for providing the texts for 
-- an article in the FORUM at least a week before the event 1/13/08 (due 1/3/08).
-- an article on the FRONT page of the FORUM either the week of or the week before 1/20/08.
-- the prayer for the Prayers of the Faithful at the weekend Masses Jan 19-20, 2008.
-- ideas on MLK Day for the Priests to mention at the beginning of the Masses that weekend.
-- ideas on MLK Day for our parish music department ot consider in selecting hymns for that weekend.





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