Sunday Mass from from one of our Trinity Family (St Raymond-Our Lady of Good Counsel, Our Lady Queen of Heaven-Good Shepherd & St Jude) will be live streamed on the OLQH-GS Facebook page. Thanks to Bill Walton.

Mass this Sunday will be streamed from OLQH-GS starting at 10:00am

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Congratulations and Blessings to everyone for a wonderful Apple Harvest Festival on September 23.
 

Thanks to the Class of 1961 for their reunion on this special day.

Sept 23 Apple Harvest Festival Mass

Apple Harvest Festival Prize winners :

Early Bird Winners           $20.00
Paul Lesnau
Maria Locaora
Eileen Horbal
Mary Kay Touissant
Grace Papa
Tim Dore

Raffle Winners
$2000.00    Dolores Larkins
$1000.00    Mary McCloskey
$500.00      Michele Grant

Quilt Winner:       Rose Thrush
Scooter Winner:  John Karski       
Tower of Games: Ray Pfister
50/50 Winner:     Dean Schwartz

Links to recent Special Bulletins
Apple Harvest Festival
Families of Parishes Commissioning 

2021 C.S.A

Sunday, May 2, officially kicked off our 2021 CSA.  We thank all the parishioners who made it possible for our church to reach its C.S.A. quota last year. You deserve commendation for enabling our parish reach its goal. May you be blessed by the Lord! It is our hope that we will make our target again this year. Please, send your contribution to the parish office, collection basket, or directly to the Archdiocesan C.S.A. office. Kindly indicate on your check it is for C.S.A.


October Millennium Raffle Winners
$250 Rae Ann Kaly #2835
$50 Sam and Karen Mada #0261
$50 Joann Clinchoc #3385
$25 C.R. Grantham #2635
$25 Larry Zimmerman #1011
$25 Dorothy Davis #2697
$25 Mary DeWilde #0072

Congratulations to the winners this month. You still have 14 more chances to win. If you want a ticket contact: carol_bissa@yahoo.com


Thrift Store



Who is my neighbor??? Know someone struggling??? See a Vincentian and take them some food.....
 
Need Help?  Want to Help?
 
PLEASE CALL 313-372-0437
 St. Vincent de Paul Conference

(St. Raymond-Our Lady of Good Counsel )
Community Center , 20055 Joann Ave.
Tues. 9:30-11 am;        Thurs. 4:30-5:30 pm .  

St Raymond-Our Lady of Good Counsel has resumed in-person public mass. Social distancing and AOD guidelines will be observed. 

Any questions about St Raymond-Our Lady of Good Counsel please call 313-527-0525. Leave a message as office hours are limited until further notice or email:
infosaintraymond@gmail.com

St Vincent de Paul Emergency Services are still available (Tues 9:30-11am Thurs 4:30-5:30pm)
Call 313-527-0437

Bulletins are produced First Sunday of the month 


Please Note: If you are dropping off donation envelopes please use the mailbox outside the rectory. Thank you.
 

The Archdiocese of Detroit Office of Priestly Vocations offers resources for any young men
discerning the priesthood. Our new website has information on applying to seminary, frequently asked questions, and how to get in touch with the vocation director.
Learn more at www.detroitpriestlyvocations.com

"Keeping Out Commitments!"

During a recent discussion on preparations of couples for marriage, a priest friend of mine narrated to me what he referred to as his "ordeal" in the summer of 2019. What was the "ordeal"? The ordeal would        surprise some of you. According to him, he devoted much of his 2019 summer vacation, trying his best to settle a serious problem between his friend and his wife of six years. The serious issue between them was    ripping the marriage apart. It was truly a sad situation, because two highly gifted and intelligent individuals could not find a way to live together in peace and joy. None was willing to forgive the other on what seemed like minor issues. They could not bring themselves to be humble enough to utter those healing words, "I'm sorry."  Pride visibly ruled their lives.
       In case you might be wondering what was the root cause of the    couple's problem, the root cause was neither sex nor money.  Also, it  wasn't because they had no child after six years of marriage. It was none of these. What then was responsible for breaking up the marriage? Why was a handsome, intelligent and very gifted man and beautiful and        talented woman not able to live in peace under one roof? The answer is both simple and complicated.
       My friend who followed the case very closely and labored in vain to keep the couple together, said that their main problem was clearly     traceable to one thing only--- lack of commitment to each other.       According to him, anyone who listens to them as they voice their      grievances, would immediately discover that the man and his wife have no sense of commitment to their marriage. Simply put, they placed little or no value on their wedlock.  For them, marriage was a pleasure trip of gamble. That was why the marriage eventually hit the rock. The collapse of the marriage was predictable, but the priest hoped against hope that it would be somehow salvaged. Hence he devoted much of his time trying to save the union. His only comfort was the couple didn't beget any      offspring. But his only regret was the amount of time he wasted trying, in his own words, “to resurrect a corpse."  How sad indeed! 
 
My fellow reflectors and friends, the couple encountered by my priest-friend wasn't unique. Believe it or not, there are others like them in our world, people who enter marriage for wrong or misguided reasons. They forget that at the bottom line, marriage is nothing but  commitment. It is no limousine ride! There are no short cuts to a successful marriage.      Marriage begins with two people committing themselves to each other. They mutually agree to live and work together in making a home. It is also a commitment to society and to God. They announce their intentions to their families and friends, and everyone begins to think of them as a unit. They live in the same home, own property together, beget children and take care of them, incur debts together etc. Without being reminded, they know, or should know, that marriage is a serious matter, not a gamble. In the words of my people in Africa, "Obugh asu anwuru ma  obu njuko!" ---It isn't a piece of toy or saliva. Rather it is a serious undertaking.
        This point was made clear in this Sunday's readings, especially the first reading and the Gospel of Mark. The readings remind us that marriage is a sacred institution. Therefore, people should enter it cautiously and intentionally, not carelessly. I doubt whether any Christian would argue with this truth. As we can see from our first reading today, the Book of Genesis, the first wedding ceremony was performed by God himself.  Wow!  And, how wonderful! The Most High brought man and woman together, thereby instituting marriage. This explains why Jesus tells us in the Gospel to treat marriage with utmost respect, to be committed. Obviously, not easy to do, but it can be done with prayer, hard work, and the grace of God.
       But, come to think about it, marriage commitments are a sort of metaphor for life and life's journey, is it not? No meaningful progress can be made in life without commitment. For  instance, a student cannot pass his or her examinations very well without commitment. In the same vein, none can enter a prestigious University without commitment in terms of time and talents. Nothing good is cheap. The applies to marriage and other vocations.
       It boils down to this fact, namely, we cannot make any worthwhile and lasting progress in life with commitment. Whether we are talking about the nuclei families or the faith-family, such as our newly formed TRINITY FAMILY, there won't be any meaningful growth and    progress without the commitment of its members. In other words, no one is to sit on the fence and wait for others to do the heavy lifting for him or her. All of us are to be committed and work as a team to move the TRINITY faith-family forward in the right direction. It is a collective  responsibility.
      We pray and hope that this spirit of commitment may be alive in each and everyone of us here at our TRINITY FAMILY, both now and in the future.  Amen!
       Have a blessed October month! And, let's remember that our next combined Mass will take place on Sunday, October 24, at St. Jude, for the annual celebration of the feast of  St. Jude.
       

 FR. MICHAEL CHIDI  NKACHUKWU

As we temporarily participate at Mass in this different way, each of us and our families are encouraged to make a daily Spiritual Communion by praying the following prayer:

My JESUS,

I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
 
I love You above all things and I desire to receive You in my soul.
 
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,
Come at least spiritually into my heart.
 
I embrace You as I know You are already here with me,
and I unite myself wholly to You
 
Never permit me to be separated from You.
 
LORD, JESUS CHRIST, You are Alive
and we trust in Your unfailing love, grace, mercy, and care!
 
Amen

 

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