by St. Anastasia Staff • September 30, 2009
The new and improved St. Anastasia website went live this morning. We are pleased to be able to provide to our parishoners and visitors a well-organized, comprehensive representation of all that our faith community offers.
We do expect that there might be one or two technical glitches along the way as we make this big transition. If you happen to run into a problem (such as a link that leads to nowhere) please drop Marian Bart an E-Mail and we will try to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
Please remember that the “back” button on your browser is an effective tool when negotiating any well-built website.
Our goal is to keep the content very current, so please stop back often to see what’s new!
by Rebecca McKelvey • September 29, 2009
Father’s noon time women’s group is cancelled today, Sept 29, 09.
by Marian Bart • September 28, 2009
Last week’s article examined the ripple effect of one particular sin and how it has caused a degree of suffering to many of us. Admittedly, the suffering I described was relatively minor in comparison to the pains of those afflicted with disease, starvation, mental illness, and various other products of living in a fallen world. I have long recognized, though, that since the dark dawn of Adam and Eve’s downfall, loneliness – separation from LOVE – has been the primary, overarching consequence of sin. It defines and pervades all of our other miseries. This idea is well-described in the article Jesus Still In Agony? by Louis Dupre. He says:
“A great deal has been written about the purifying, strengthening qualities of suffering. These qualities may be known to him who has suffered, but not to him who suffers. Within my actual suffering I detect no meaning. I experience it as absurdly gratuitous….To suffer is to be alone. No one can follow the sufferer into this most private world…. It is like nothing else and, in it, I am like no one else. Indeed, it is the only part of myself that is exclusively me, that bears my name. No one enters this most intimate dwelling. ‘Were you there when they crucified my Lord?’ Yes, Lord, I was there in the only way I could be present to your suffering: in the solitude of my own pain.”
In many ways, I agree with Dupre. I would follow his account with these conclusions: 
by Marian Bart • September 28, 2009
The mystery of this life’s suffering – and the way we open ourselves to God’s participation in it – often sharply defines our faith life. Over the years, I have been privileged to suffer alongside some truly amazing people, and to increase my faith in the process. A truth that often comes to light during these times is: “We must endure this because we live in a fallen world.” Never before this summer, though, have I so plainly LIVED the natural consequences of just one specific sin rippling outward to cause waves of suffering for other ‘innocent’ folks.
by Patty Chase • September 28, 2009
Registration information
As we processed the registration forms we were painfully aware that a number of our families have not registered for religious education this year. We also noticed that some families have registered one child, but not their other children. If you have the need for financial assistance, or need to arrange a payment plan, please do not let that hold you back from registering your children. We want you and your children to be here with us! It is in community that we grow in our love and knowledge of Jesus Christ, as well as our support for one another. If you have any questions, please contact me at (248) 689-8380, ext. 103 or E-Mail.
Please be sure to attend the Thanksgiving Family Mass on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 7pm in the Church. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the homeless.