St. Anastasia Roman Catholic Church
“I Believe”

When Catholics profess the Creed, or Profession of Faith, during Mass, the first change in the translation will be immediately apparent. Today, we begin the Creed with the words, “We believe…” With the new text, we will profess, “I believe…” Many may wonder why this change has been made.

We continue to have some issues with our HVAC system, but it appears we have it under control. We had one of the units in the Davidson Center go down (we replaced the other one last year) and while it did not need replacing, it did need $800 in repairs and is now up and running efficiently; we still have some issues with the unit on the Rectory but are still in the diagnosis phase on that. In addition we had the large cooler in the Davidson Center in need of repair; the compressor died on us. It actually should have been replaced last year but Bill Scally our maintenance supervisor was able to baby it through another year…unfortunately, there’s nothing left to baby, it just plain died. We had the compressor replaced at a cost of just over $1,000. We had quoted it out and this was the most cost effective and the company that did the repair is local. We always strive to support local businesses whenever we can. Those of you that utilize the kitchen in the Davidson Center, the repairman told us that when taking things out of the large refrigerator, the doors should not be propped open, but closed as quickly as possible. Propping the doors or having them open for long periods of time puts a very high strain on the compressor as it tries to compensate for the loss of cool air…please keep that in mind.

It is hard to believe to that it is has been three years since I arrived here. Time sure does fly when you are having fun. These three years have been the best three years of my life. I learned much about the priesthood, service, and about myself. There are many people that I need to thank but it is impossible to thank everyone. However, I will highlight a few people.

Because the Troy schools have changed hours of operation, we have to change our afternoon religious education class time to 4:45-6:00.  We will keep the evening timeslot the same as in the past, 6:45-8:00.

Betty is our parish librarian

• Finding God in Troubled Times by Richard J. Hauser, S.J.
• Real Presence: The Work of the Eucharist by Nathan Mitchell
• Dance of the Spirit: The Seven Steps of Women’s Spirituality by Maria Harris
• Moving in the Spirit: Becoming Contemplative in Action by Richard J. Hauser,  S.J.
• In His Spirit: A Guide to Today’s Spirituality by Richard J. Hauser, S.J.
• Radical Hospitality: Benedict’s Way of Love by Fr. Daniel Homan, OSB and Lonni Collins Pratt
• May I Have This Dance? By Joyce Rupp
• The Wounded Healer by Henri J.M. Nouwen
• The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Coming Home by Henri J.M. Nouwen
• With Burning Hearts: A Meditation on the Eucharist Life by Henri J.M. Nouwen
• Drawn into the Mystery of Jesus through the Gospel of John by Jean Vanier

In the Introductory Rites, the individual people who have come to the church are gathered into the one Body of Christ in order that they might enter into the great prayer of thanks and praise, that is the Eucharist. Part of this first movement of the Mass is the Penitential Act, that part of the Mass which helps prepare us “to celebrate the sacred mysteries.” It happens right after the Sign of the Cross and the priest’s greeting of the people.

We’d like to send a big “thank you” to Carol Corbin and Chris Elms who work with the Gardening Angels in making our site a showplace. I just love pulling in early in the morning and seeing the bright colors on all the flowers as it gives a good start to the work day. Aside from the beautiful flowers, we were having a real issue with our trees in the parking lot islands. They were bug infested….Chris Elms has been working on that issue for the past couple of years and today, we have beautiful healthy trees that are exhibiting new growth. 

A few thoughts to ponder:

It is easier to preach 10 sermons than to live one.
Some people are kind, polite and sweet-spirited until you try to sit in their pew.
To make a long story short, don’t tell it.
God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called.
Opportunity may knock once, but temptation bangs on your front door forever.
Peace starts with a smile.

So smile this week,
Deacon Ron

In a recent conversation with the wonderful men at St. Aloysius, I have been told that the move to a new location is currently on hold. Please pray that they have success in securing a good solid location, at a reasonable fee. So this summer we will continue to deliver our food to the same address on Washington Blvd. Your prayers are very much appreciated.

If you would like to be put on a rotation schedule to deliver to St. Aloysius during the week, during the summer, please contact me at E-Mail.

Blessings to you

Kim Houseman

Probably the most noticeable change for the laity in the revised translation of The Roman Missal will be the     response to “The Lord be with you,” which restores the phrase “And with your spirit” in place of “And also with you.” This change is specifically called for by Liturgiam Authenticam, the instruction from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments regarding the translation of liturgical texts. It states that the Latin phrase, Et cum spiritu tuo, must be translated as literally as possible. English is the only major European language that does not mention the spirit in the current translation of this response; the Greek liturgy of the Eastern Churches also employs the equivalent of “And with your spirit.” So the new form has both tradition and widespread use on its side. Underlying the use are scriptural and theological reasons.