A Franciscan Parish in the Archdiocese of Detroit

Church of the Transfiguration

 | 25225 Code Rd., Southfield, MI 48033      | 248-356-8787 

We are a Franciscan Body of Christ embracing all people through liturgy and service.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

If you heard that the Church was about to experience a new Pentecost, would you want to be there when it happens? What if you heard this would be the largest gathering of Catholics in America in 83 years, attended by bishops, priests, religious, and laypeople from every corner of the United States, and OUR parish was invited to attend? Well, it’s happening this summer! It’s called the National Eucharistic Congress.

God has promised to show up in power at this historic, mountaintop moment—fulfilling the vision of the National Eucharistic Revival and preparing us for the year of mission ahead. Our Family of Parishes, “Family Sent on Mission”, is gathering a group of parishioners like you to represent our community at this once-in-a-lifetime gathering, and we want you to attend. Below are some key details about the event.

WHEN: July 17–21, 2024 (Come for one day, or stay for all five!)

WHERE: Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN

WHAT:

  • A historic gathering of the Church in America (the first of its kind in 83 years!)
  • Five powerful days of worship, formation, and fellowship
  • A world-class lineup of Catholic speakers, including Bishop Robert Barron, Fr. Mike Schmitz, Sr. Josephine Garrett, Sr. Miriam James Heidland, and many more!
  • Morning “impact sessions” that speak to your unique vocation, stage of life, and mission
  • A wide array of experiences and events to choose from during the afternoon
  • Evening “Revival sessions” where we will experience the revival Our Lord desires to accomplish

The more people who register at once, the lower the cost becomes! Visit eucharisticcongress.org to learn more. Please contact Chris Ihlenfeldt at Our Lady of La Salette’s parish office at (248) 541-3762, ext. 13 to let us know if you’ll be registering or are interested in attending so that we can have an accurate count in order to take advantage of the bulk rate/discount.

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to be part of a historic moment in the life of the Church!

In Christ,

Fr. Jeff Scheeler, OFM, Moderator

Fr. Patrick Connell, Priest in Solidum

Fr. Paul Chateau, Priest in Solidum

Fr. Tomas Miliauskas, MIC, Priest in Solidum

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We are members of the South Oakland Vicariate Family 5

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

WEEKDAY MASS

Monday - Friday: 12:00 p.m. (Noon)

(Church doors open at 11:30 a.m., except on Tuesday - doors open at 9:30 a.m.)

RECONCILIATION

Tuesday: 10:30 a.m.
Saturday: 12:00 p.m. (Noon)

(Church doors open at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday)

Parish Registration

Registration forms can be found in the Gathering Room and the Parish Office.

Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation and Marriage

Arrangements can be made by contacting the Parish Office.

Funeral

When a loved one passes away, please contact the Parish Office regarding funeral arrangements.


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ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 16 - 17, 2024
5th Sunday of Lent
I am the resurrection and the life;
whoever believes in me, 
even if he dies, will live,
and everyone who lives and believes in me
will never die. 
Do you believe this?
 
Scrutiny for Kelcy Hogan, 11:00 Mass
 
Please note - for those who look at the readings before mass:
Because we will be celebrating the "Scrutinies"
at the 11:00 Mass
with our catechumen Kelcy Hogan
who will be baptized at the Easter vigil: 
we will be using cycle A readings 
 at all masses 
on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Sundays of Lent 
Unfortunately, they are not in our missalette.
This Week
Mass
Weekdays 12:00 Noon
 
Weekend
Saturday, 4:30 PM, Sunday, 8:30 AM, 11 AM
         Confessions
Tuesday 10:30 AM
Saturday 12:00 Noon
 
Tuesday confessions should end at 11:45 AM
They should not extend into Mass time.
Thanks for your cooperation!
 
Friday, March 15, 7 PM
Stations of the Cross
Led by Education Commission
 
Men's Discussion Group
Saturday, March 16, 9 AM
continued discussion on Eucharist
 
Monday, March 18
Mass at Sterling place, 1:30 PM
Intercessory Prayer Team, 7:00 PM 
Catholic in Recovery, 7:30 PM
 
Wednesday, March 20
Bishop Barron on the Eucharist 7 PM
 
Friday, March 22, 7 PM
Stations of the Cross
Led by Confirmation Candidates
 
For Lent:
 
Bishop Barron Series on the Eucharist
Wednesdays, 7 PM – 8:30 PM
 March 20
Sundays, 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
March 17
 
Stations of the Cross
Fridays, 7 PM
 March 22, 29
 
Synod Listening Sessions
Tuesday 7 PM
March, 19
“How can the structures and organization of the Church 
help all the baptized to respond to the call 
to proclaim the Gospel 
and to live as a community 
of love and mercy in Christ?”
 
Family of Parishes Penance Service
Saturday, March 23, 12 PM
(replaces our usual confessions)
 
Tenebrae Prayer Service
Wednesday, March 27, 7 PM
Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Oak Park)
 
Tenebrae means darkness or shadows. As we come to the end of Lent join us as we journey into darkness to a place of deep shadows. Through scripture and music, we will accompany Jesus solemnly and attentively in his last hours.  In this liturgy, we are invited to walk solemnly and attentively with Jesus. Better to know. Better to understand. Better to be his friend, his disciple, his witness. Be still and know that God is here.
Holy Thursday Mass / Washing of the Feet
 March 28, 7 PM / Adoration until 10 PM
 
Good Friday
Service 1:00 PM
Stations, 7 PM
 
Easter Vigil
8:30 PM
Blessing of Baskets 1 PM (Church)
Easter Egg Hunt, 3:00 PM (Softball Field)
 
Easter Sunday
8:30 AM, 11 AM
Easter Flowers
Easter flowers fresh from the green house will be on sale this Easter. Order forms will be on the Help Desk in the Gathering Room.  Please turn in the completed form with payment in the weekend collection or turn it into the office by March 17. Mark on your order form if you want to pick up your order on the weekend of March 9 & 10, or Palm Sunday March 16 & 17.
 
Blood Drive
April 2, 1 - 7 PM
 
Justice Discussion
April 6, 2024, 12:00 - 2:30 pm
Dialogue Presentation of Dr. Martin Luther King's
 Letter from the Birmingham Jail
Transfiguration Parish Hall
 
Altar Server Training
April 13 -14: after all masses
 
Taste of Transfiguration
Saturday, May 4, 
after the 4:30 PM Mass!
Softball
Get some exercise! Have some fun!
Join our parish softball teams!
 
Men
Age 27 to 99 or older.  Have to be 27 in 2024.
Plays once a week (more if making up rainouts), on Tuesdays mostly.
Must enjoy teammates and good fellowship.
Working knowledge of softball and some skills is a plus.
Most games we will have some kind of cook out unless raining or to cold/hot
Question: contact Tim Sweeney 248-722-4036
 
Also a 50 and over league, plays on Thursday nights. 
 
Women
Age 30+, plays Wednesday evenings 7:00 pm. 
Contact: Mary Beth Corbeill (248)752-1973
Need a part time job? Cooking for the Friars!
 
Because of the new assignments received by Br. Eric and Fr. Clifford, and because Br. Ed has permission to live with his family to take care of his aging parents, the friars are now down to 3 friars in the fraternity - Fr. Jeremy, Br. Phil, and Fr. Jeff. We have been cooking for ourselves, but now we are seeking some assistance.  We are looking to hire a part time person or persons who can cook Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.  Our usual dinner time is about 5:40 PM, after evening prayer and before evening obligations. Our needs and tastes are simple; we think it would usually take about a couple of hours each day.  The friars would clean up after dinner.  Arrangements can be made for either the cook to purchase food or for the food to be purchased by the friars. One of the friars would work with the cook regarding menus and any other areas of concern. If you have time and interest, please contact Sharon Myers at the parish office: 248 356-8787 x 3102.
Have some time to volunteer on Saturday, April 20?
This is a busy day in the parish and Family of Parishes!
Our hall is being used for the OLLS Auction.
We have a visiting priest coming for a wedding.
Divine Providence Parish is celebrating confirmation for 18 candidates.
Might someone have a few hours (possibly 5-6 hours)
to assist the visiting wedding party/priest/musicians
so Fr. Jeff can be present for the confirmation 
while Eric Oulai (Facility Manager) assists OLLS?
Thanks!
Are you graduating from High School or College this year?
Let us know so we can celebrate with you!
Many are familiar with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech, but the Letter from a Birmingham Jail is a powerful statement by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. King was arrested on Good Friday, April 12, 1963 and remained in the Birmingham Jail about 8 days. While in jail he wrote a response to a letter from Birmingham clergymen.
 
Come hear a Dialogue Presentation of the Letter from a Birmingham Jail on Saturday April 6 at 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm 
at the Church of the Transfiguration Parish Hall.   
To learn more, please contact: Mary Stone at 313-316-0457 
or Michele Wells at 248-227-6612
Earth Day Climate Rally and Fair
Saturday, April 20
Earth Rally and March 3 PM
Vendor Fair 4 PM - 7 PM
Royal Oak Farmers Markert
Saturday, March 16, 9 AM
Eucharist
A group called St. Mary Religious Recycle Mission Group from Pennsylvania will be in our area during the week of April 15. They are able to take unused religious items and find them a good home.  If you have any religious items you would like to recycle, please bring them to the parish on the weekend of April 13-14 (not before, please).  There will be a container in the Gathering Space.
 
They can take items such as:
 - Crucifixes - Statues (any size, no outdoor concrete statues) - Rosaries (damaged ok) - Holy Medals
- Holy Cards
-Relics- Linens
- Framed Religious Pictures
- Used Musical Instruments
- Prayer books//Breviaries
 
(Please No Religious Books/Reading Books/Story Books 
or Pamphlets/Magazines/DVD's or VHS Tapes or Wax Candles)
 
Please do not throw anything out that may be questionable 
as we take items in any condition. 
No reading books or large furniture type items at this time.

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New COVID Liturgical Protocols

MARCH 3, 2022 UPDATE

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has announced that Michigan is entering a post-surge, recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Because this development, as well as recently updated information from the CDC, the Archdiocese of Detroit is making some adjustments to its guidelines for liturgies. We continue to see different levels of risk across the counties within the Archdiocese. Please check the CDC’s COVID-19 by County tool for information on the risk level of your county. In addition, here are some points to consider as you evaluate the best way to serve in your parish at this time:

· The Archdiocese of Detroit encourages Mass-goers, if they are at risk to wear face-coverings and to practice social distancing to reduce the potential of exposure to COVID-19

· The Archdiocese of Detroit recommends that each pastor/In Solidum team of priests should evaluate their location in the Archdiocese and implement the following protocols:

· Establish an area where social distancing may be observed, if needed

· Encourage masking and social distancing for those who are at risk

· Evaluate the need in your parish for those who distribute Holy Communion to wear face-coverings and use hand sanitizer

· Hang signage indicating masking and social distancing are encouraged for those who are at risk

· Ensure that hand sanitizer is available at church entrances

· The faithful are reminded that particular dispensations from the obligation to participate in Holy Mass remain in effect for people who are ill or who find themselves in other specific circumstances.

Particular Dispensation Information

Archbishop Vigneron announced that the general dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days expired on Saturday, March 13, 2021. In its place, he has granted a number of particular dispensations for the faithful who may find themselves in specific circumstances.

Please read below for information about these specific dispensations and visit aod.org/comehometohope to learn more about how our parishes are working to keep everyone safe at Mass as well as tips and advice for inviting friends and family to attend Mass with you.

Considering the grave obligation we have of being physically present with our brothers and sisters at Mass on Sunday and Holy Days of Obligation for the Eucharist, each of us is asked to make a good and sincere judgement as to whether these circumstances apply or not. Where doubt or confusion persists, consult any priest for clarity.

While the general dispensation is removed, there are specific instances where the dispensation will continue, as well as those circumstances where there is no obligation in the first place. One does not have an obligation to attend Mass on Sunday in the following circumstances:

1. You are ill or your health condition would be significantly compromised if you were to contract a communicable illness (i.e., you have underlying conditions or are in a high-risk category). Please use the dispensation and do not attend Mass.

2. You exhibit flu-like symptoms. Please use the dispensation and do not attend Mass.

3. You have good reason to think you might be asymptomatic of a contagious illness (e.g., you were in recent contact with someone who tested positive for a contagious illness such as COVID or influenza). Please use the dispensation and do not attend Mass.

4. You care for the sick, homebound, or infirmed.

5. You are pregnant.

6. Those 65 years of age or older (per the CDC’s recommendation of high-risk individuals).

7. You cannot attend Mass through no fault of your own (e.g., no Mass is offered, you are infirmed, or, while wanting to go, you are prevented for some reason you cannot control (e.g., your ride did not show up, the church was at capacity).

8. If you have significant fear or anxiety of becoming ill by being at Mass.

For questions about the application of any of these, please contact your pastor.

These categories will be reviewed in due course and revised as needed.

Those within categories #1-8 above must still observe the Lord’s Day and are encouraged to spend time in prayer on Sunday, meditating on the Lord’s passion, death and resurrection; an excellent way to do this is through participating in a broadcast of the Sunday Mass.

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