THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL EVENT AT THE DETROIT CATHEDRAL BEING HELD THIS SATURDAY MORNING to encourage the Cardinal to break his silence - it is in addition to the picketing at OLGC parish in Plymouth:
Hi everybody-
A few clarifications about what's happening Saturday, as a response to some questions and comments I've received (if you would help me out by sending this out to those who have received the earlier message(s)):
1. This is a demonstration IN SUPPORT of the Church, not a protest or picket against the Church: we are obedient and faithful Catholics who accept the authority of our bishop, Adam Cardinal Maida, as successor to the Apostles. We are asking, not telling, him what we hope he will do as our shepherd.
2. We are meeting for two reasons:
1- to publicly reiterate the Church's teaching about the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death
2- to ask that the local Church leaders repudiate the anti-life candidacies of Jennifer Granholm and any other person publicly claiming Catholic support while rejecting Church teaching
3. As far as I'm aware, the Cathedral is closed for "renovation" right now and there will be no Mass occurring during our demonstration- however, if that proves not to be the case, the Cathedral Mass would be ending just before the time we start (according to the usual schedule).
4. PLEASE PLEASE come in a spirit of holy charity, humility, and respect. The truth must be spoken in love. We are all sinners and we are asking for clarity on these teachings for Jennifer Granholm's spiritual benefit as well as our own. Whether she chooses to avail herself of that assistance is entirely up to her.
5. THANK YOU all for responding with such courage and enthusiasm- I am heartened and delighted at the thought that so many are sacrificing plans in order to make a stand for the Gospel of Life.
6. It appears that I am going to be the spokesman for this gathering, if any of the media show up. Sigh. Please refer inquiries to Nancy Restuccia as I have a prepared statement about the purpose of this gathering and the message can be diluted and ineffective if there are too many different comments on what's going on. Please pray hard for me that God gives me the grace and courage to say what needs to be said, and to say it so that those who have ears to hear will hear it. I don't know about you all, but I'm going to try to get to confession before Saturday.
Thanks everybody- please see the end of this email for the address and directions to the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral. Or you can take the address of the Cathedral (9844 Woodward in Detroit) and Mapquest it. I'm really looking forward to seeing everybody on Saturday. Please email me with any comments or questions at
stoosh@comcast.net.
Yours in Christ,
Nancy
Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament
9844-9854 Woodward Avenue
9:30 am Saturday, August 31st
From Ann Arbor:
4: Take the US-23-BR N/M-14 E ramp. 0.12 miles
5: Merge onto MI-14 E. 19.06 miles
6: MI-14 E becomes I-96 E. 8.78 miles
7: Take I-96 LOCAL E towards M-39. 0.21 miles
8: Merge onto I-96 LOCAL E. 5.03 miles
9: Take the DAVISON AVE exit- exit number 186B- on the left. 0.63 miles
10: Merge onto DAVISON W. 1.95 miles
11: DAVISON W becomes MI-8 E/DAVISON FRWY E. 0.02 miles
12: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto ramp. 0.19 miles
13: Merge onto JOHN C LODGE FRWY. 1.01 miles
14: Take the CHICAGO BLVD exit. 0.17 miles
15: Merge onto CHICAGO BLVD. 0.65 miles
16: Turn LEFT onto WOODWARD AVE/MI-1. 0.11 miles
Total Estimated Time: Total Distance:
52 minutes 39.17 miles
From Sterling Heights:
6: Take the I-696 ramp towards PORT HURON/LANSING. 0.27 miles
7: Keep RIGHT at the fork in the ramp. 0.40 miles
8: Merge onto I-696 W. 3.19 miles
9: Take the I-75 exit- exit number 18- towards DETROIT-TOLEDO/FLINT. 0.15 miles
10: Take the I-75 S exit on the left towards DETROIT/TOLEDO. 0.47 miles
11: Merge onto I-75 S. 4.61 miles
12: Take the DAVISON FWY WEST exit- exit number 56B. 0.35 miles
13: Keep RIGHT at the fork in the ramp. 0.14 miles
14: Stay straight to go onto E DAVISON. 0.58 miles
15: Turn LEFT onto WOODWARD AVE/MI-1. 1.22 miles
Total Estimated Time: Total Distance:
38 minutes 18.39 miles
From Novi:
3: Take the I-96 E ramp. 0.37 miles
4: Merge onto I-96 E. 0.69 miles
5: Take the I-696/M-5 E exit on the left towards PORT HURON/GD RIVER AVE. 0.58 miles
6: Take the I-696 exit on the left towards PORT HURON. 1.22 miles
7: Merge onto I-696 E. 6.51 miles
8: Take the M-10/LODGE FWY exit- exit number 8- towards US-24/TELEGRAPH RD. 0.42 miles
9: Merge onto JOHN C LODGE FRWY. 13.11 miles
10: Take the CHICAGO BLVD exit. 0.17 miles
11: Merge onto CHICAGO BLVD. 0.65 miles
12: Turn LEFT onto WOODWARD AVE/MI-1. 0.11 miles
From Canton:
7: Merge onto I-275 N. 3.92 miles
8: Take the I-96 E/M-14 exit- exit number 29- towards DETROIT/ANN ARBOR. 0.19 miles
9: Take the I-96 E exit towards DETROIT. 0.48 miles
10: Merge onto JEFFRIES FRWY. 8.97 miles
11: Take I-96 LOCAL E towards M-39. 0.21 miles
12: Merge onto I-96 LOCAL E. 5.03 miles
13: Take the DAVISON AVE exit- exit number 186B- on the left. 0.63 miles
14: Merge onto DAVISON W. 1.95 miles
15: DAVISON W becomes MI-8 E/DAVISON FRWY E. 0.02 miles
16: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto ramp. 0.19 miles
17: Merge onto JOHN C LODGE FRWY. 1.01 miles
18: Take the CHICAGO BLVD exit. 0.17 miles
19: Merge onto CHICAGO BLVD. 0.65 miles
20: Turn LEFT onto WOODWARD AVE/MI-1. 0.11 miles
Total Estimated Time: Total Distance:
43 minutes 27.12 miles