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At the weekend Masses on January 17-18, 2009,
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.)
 For the Forum
on January 10 & 11, 2009, and
again on January 17 & 18, 2009.
At all masses on Saturday and Sunday, January 17 & 18, 2009, St. Francis of Assisi Parish will commemorate the memory of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. The 5PM Mass on Sunday, January 18th, 2009 will
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.
A light supper will be provided following the mass and the EDGE teens under
the director of Victoria Emch, will serve all in attendance. All are welcome.
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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
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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 January
17 & 18, 2009, by praying for the coming of peace and justice
throughout the world.
----- Written by: Phil Kearney
| LAST YEAR 2008:
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
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