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St. Andrew Catholic Church Archdiocese of Detroit - 1400 Inglewood, Rochester, Michigan 48307 Phone 248.651.7486 - Fax 248.651.3950—www.standrewchurch.org On The Journey Care & Share +A story is told of a church that was destroyed during the 1995 Rwandan genocide. This Weekend As the parish sought to rebuild itself, it began by rebuilding the church, which once benefitting the families stood at the heart of the community. Unable to provide electricity, however, and with a residual fear of further violence, the scattered community would wait until in crisis who are serviced dark to gather for Sunday Mass. Each week, with the ringing of a bell, a little miracle by the would happen. Catholic Community As the people made their way to the shell of the church, they brought with them Response Team their lamps, using them to light the way and to light their parish church. When finished, they would return home the same way, taking with them their lamps. For Thank you for supporting CCRT’s anyone observing this, it was impossible not to see the connection between this miraculous event and today’s Gospel. For this broken and grieving community, it was mission to help serve the poor! a sign of God’s continuing presence in the life of their community, a sign that life was returning to normal – that God’s light was with them and in them. The only time that little church was lit up was when people were present. That was when they became truly Church! So it is for all believers as we gather on the Lord’s Day. We gather in the light of Christ, and we are challenged to be that same light in the world – to be Christ in the world and in the lives of other people. The image of light is a powerful one. We all know how important it is to life itself. When we have light we are more secure, and we can see the way even if it might be uneven, winding and/or bumpy. Light is necessary; it brightens our vision of life and invites others to share in our vision. BUILDING COMMITTEE So the words of Jesus, You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain PRESENTATION cannot be hidden, are both challenging and consoling. Being a Christian is like that! Our lives should shine with Christ’s presence, compassion, care and love. We must show this in practical ways, as Isaiah tells us in the first reading: sharing THE BUILDING COMMITTEE INVITES our bread, sheltering the oppressed and homeless, clothing the naked and fighting YOU TO ATTEND ONE OF OUR against oppression, lies, and false accusation. Isaiah sets before us a vision – sort of a UPCOMING MEETINGS road map for life - according to the will of God. TO LEARN WHAT IS PLANNED FOR The images of light and salt are interesting and provoking ones. Neither exists for ST ANDREW’S GATHERING SPACE its own sake. Light is no good if there is no one to use it or to bask in its glow. As the Gospel tells us, you do not light a lamp and then hide it. Light is meant to penetrate Thursday, February 9 and overcome darkness. It does not make sense to hide it. Likewise, salt is no good 7:00 PM unless it brings flavor to food. Church (Continued on page 3 www.standrewchurch.org 248.651.7486 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February February 5, 2017 5, 2017 2 St. Andrew Staff Directory, Councils & Commissions 1400 Inglewood Rochester, Michigan 48307 Phone 248.651.7486 ... Fax 248.651.3950 … www.standrewchurch.org Weekday Mass 8:30 a.m. Reconciliation (Confession) 3:30 p.m. Saturday Weekend Masses: Saturday 5:00 p.m.; Sunday 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. For Anointing of the Sick, contact the Parish Office 248.651.7486 Parish Pastor, Monsignor Michael Hrydziuszko [email protected] ext 101 Associate Pastor, Fr. Robert Johnson [email protected] ext 112 Deacon, Rev. Mr. Marc Gemellaro [email protected] Deacon, Rev. Mr. Thomas Sliney [email protected] Pastoral Associate, Mrs. Patricia Metz [email protected] ext 105 Pastoral Associate, Ms. Nicole Zakrzewski [email protected] ext 104 Pastoral Associate, Mr. Christopher Kasperek, [email protected] ext 114 Christian Service Coordinator, Mr. Joseph Soncrant [email protected] 248.651.9562 or ext 115 Director of Faith Formation, Mrs. Maureen Schreffler, [email protected] ext 116 Parish Business Manager, Mr. Paul Rybicki [email protected] ext 103 Parish Bookkeeper, Mrs. Anne Cairns [email protected] ext 109 Maintenance Department , Mr. Steve Jordan, Supervisor [email protected] 248.651.3050 Parish Office 248.651.7486 Music 248.651.8466 Parish Secretary, Mrs. Susan McCoy Minister of Music, Stephan Pawl [email protected] x100 [email protected] Reflections of Grace, Mr. Jim Balistreri 248.931.1302 Faith Formation Office 248.651.6571 Councils Faith Formation Support Staff, Mrs. Linda Martens Parish Council Chairperson Finance Council Chairperson [email protected] Mr. Richard Koerber Mr. Peter deSteiger Fax: 248.651.2844 248.817.2992 248.651.3322 Faith Formation Staff Commissions Coordinator of Early Childhood Elementary Faith Formation Christian Service Commission Faith Formation Commission Mrs. Maureen Schreffler Mrs. Barbara Pacella Mrs. Diane Bubnar 248.650.0259 Ms. Tina Howell 248.202.7608 [email protected] [email protected] Mr. Bill Morrison 248.375.0948 Parish Life Commission Stewardship Commission Elementary Faith Formation Middle School Faith Formation Mr. Evan Reynolds 248.656.8396 Mrs. Linda Maccarone 586.292.5840 Mrs. Lidia Larges Mrs. Jane Gimbutis Mrs. Barbara Mihalic 248.608.1472 [email protected] [email protected] Youth Minister Worship Commission Jason Spranger 248.651.1359 Mr. Gary Putz 248.652.2275 [email protected] Mr. Dean Holefca 248.652.7223 Affiliated Organizations Pontiac Area Vicariate Mrs. Mary Coyle 248.651.4801 Knights of Columbus, Mr. Robert Krueger 248.650.1129 Representative s Mrs. Kit Wojcik 248.652.3626 Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan,Mr. Chris Liparoto 248-770-3663 Holy Family Regional School, Mrs. Jeanette Izzi St. Vincent DePaul Office 248.651.9562 [email protected] 248.299.3798 x106 www.standrewchurch.org 248.651.7486 February 5, 2017 Mission Statement / Pastor’s Article 3 Moving St. Andrew Catholic Community closer to Jesus Christ through growing in Faith, Service and Welcoming. Parish Mission Statement Welcome … If you have been attending Mass at St. Andrew and would like to become a member, please visit the Parish Office where youn ca register and discover all the wonderful ways to grow in faith through Christian Service and Outreach, Faith Formation and Youth Ministry, Parish Life, Stewardship and Worship. For more information call 248.651.7486. ¡Bienvenido! On The Journey (continued from page 1) So our faith is no good if it is all just about us. As we deepen our relationship with God through prayer and the Eucharist, we will be strengthened to go out and share our faith with others. Only then will we be fulfilling the Gospel mandate to be Christ’s disciples – bringing glory and praise to God! May the light we carry within us help others - and ourselves – come to a deeper relationship with Jesus! +By the time you read this article at Saturday’s liturgy, we will have had two of the three “town hall” meetings to publicly present our plan for the gathering space we had planned on as part of our Changing Lives Together appeal. There have been no significant negative issues raised; people are beginning to see the need and uses. For our plan – many of you saw it in its “rough” form at the picnic last September – we will also be adding some meeting room spaces, and more lavatories at both the east and west sides of the church building. The west side (bell tower side) will be the main addition, but it will not impede too much on the grassy mall area; bell tower stays put! Stay tuned for more to come. The last town hall meeting is this coming Thursday evening, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. IN THE CHURCH. +My thanks to the Knights of Columbus for sponsoring the Desert Meal for the seminarians in first Theology at Sacred Heart to travel to the Holy Land this spring. The monies are used to help subsidize their costs for making the four-week trip. The parish will also be sending them a check for $500 in support of their efforts. +Well, if things go well, I hope to be on vacation from this Friday, February 10, and returning on February 22. (It’s important to check on those palms for the Palm Sunday celebration, ya’ know!) I leave you all in the faithful, trusty hands of a wonderful staff, so I worry not about the care they will continue to extend to you. Please pray that we have a safe trip to Florida and back. I will try to bring back some warmer temperatures! God bless, see you soon in church! Msgr. Mike (with thoughts from FAITH Catholic Publishing) CSA World Day of the Sick Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron will celebrate the annual Mass for the World Day of the Sick at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Detroit at 11 a.m. next Sunday, February 12. Your CSA gifts help fund this Mass, which will include an anointing of the sick and a special blessing for caregivers and health care professionals. Medical and emergency professionals will be on the premises, which is accessible to all. The event is cosponsored by Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan, the Archdiocese of Detroit, and the Knights and Dames of the Order of Malta.