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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 St. Andrew Parish will +It’s no accident that Jesus presented his Beatitudes on a mountain. God delivered celebrate the Wedding Anniversary Mass on the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. Those commandments were laws written Saturday, February 18th, on stone tablets. Jesus’ Beatitudes are ideals that are to be written on human hearts. 2017 at the 5:00PM Liturgy. Jesus did not overturn the laws of Moses. But with the Beatitudes, Jesus wanted to We will honor and recognize those who shift the focus from external laws to be obeyed to laws of love to be lived in the are celebrating an anniversary of 5, 10, kingdom He came to reveal. 15, 20 years and up in 5 year The Beatitudes turn this world’s standards upside down. Happiness in being poor increments through 50 years and then in spirit? ‘Nonsense!’ the worldly tell us. The road to happiness is found in every year from 50 and up. The Mass aggressiveness, ambition, and success in competition. will include a blessing and a renewal of Happiness, Jesus tells us, is given to us by God. We don’t win it, achieve it, merit it vows. A simple reception will follow in the Activities Building. Kindly RSVP by or buy it. Everyone can have it. When it comes to happiness, everyone can be a February 3. winner. Happiness and fulfillment, Jesus teaches, will come to people with open —————————————— hands, humble hearts and receptive spirits. The kingdom is God’s gift; it’s not ours to fashion as we wish. Wedding Anniversary Mass Blessedness for the sorrowing? The poor? The meek? The persecuted? You Saturday, February 18, 2017 won’t find them on TV talk shows. 5:00 p.m. Who are the meek? They are those who have harnessed their talents and abilities Please return to Parish Office to serve God’s interests, not their own. They find happiness in serving others. Please Print: The hungry and thirsty? They continually seek a better, deeper, and richer First Names: relationship with God. They hunger for a better world in which we care for each _______________________ other. The merciful? They are centered on others. They are willing to forgive and to Last Name: seek reconciliation. _______________________ Now in contrast, Friedrich Nietzsche was a famous German philosopher from the Email Address: nineteenth century who was instrumental in shaping the Nazi philosophy that the ________________________________ fittest should rise to the top, and those at the bottom should be dismissed from living. He also believed that God was dead. Date Married____________________ Anniversary being Celebrated _____ Nietzsche’s view is still the rallying cry of many atheists who proclaim that God does not exist, or is irrelevant to our world today. This modern perspective dismisses Number Attending __________ Christian practice and belief. But Saint Paul reminds us that when we put our faith in __________ Unable to attend, however, Christ, we cannot be deterred. As we heard in today’s reading: God chose the foolish please include our names with the of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak of the world to shame the other anniversary couples in the bulletin. (Continued on page 3 www.standrewchurch.org 248.651.7486 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time January January 29, 29, 2017 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 January 29, 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) strong, and God chose the lowly and despised of the world, those who count for nothing, to reduce to nothing those who are something. Our Catholic Christian belief is that Christ is our redemption and our justification, and that living a life modeled onthe Beatitudes leads to happiness and fulfillment. That belief is now two thousand years old, and is still strongly held by more than two billion people. Friedrich Nietzsche is very much dead, and God is quite alive in this world because of those who believe in Jesus Christ and strive to live the message of the Beatitudes. As we move further into this new year of 2017, let’s work at making sure the Beatitudes are clearly written on our hearts – and expressed in our daily actions! +After much help, review, (and jostling of the computer running the thing for all I know!), the boiler system in church has been running well and as planned! There are just a couple “tweaks” that need to be made, but things have been running smoothly, and automatically, as programmed. Thanks for your patience. After receiving the final inspection reports, all the manuals, etc., we will be releasing our final payment – and then proceed on to our next project! +There is still time to sign up for the next wave of Alpha here at St. Andrew. The Saturday Men’s Prayer group has already started their wave. Why not sign up now and continue your journey to rediscover Jesus and your faith in your life?! +Prayers and support for our second and final group of second graders who made their first reconciliation on Saturday this weekend. We keep all of you in prayer as you continue to journey toward your first Holy Communion right after Easter! +The celebrations and ordinations for our two new auxiliary bishops this past week – Bishop Robert Fisher and Bishop Gerard Battersby – were wonderful and spiritually thought-provoking. Please keep our new bishops in your prayers; Bishop Fisher will have responsibility for the Northeast Region, and Bishop Battersby will have responsibility for the South Region of the Archdiocese. +Your generosity at Christmas totaled almost $333K – which was $35K more than last year, and significantly more than the budgeted amount. These sacrificial offerings have helped us to pay off the remaining $120K in debt that was on the parish books, which came about from the old vicariate bond debt restructuring. WE ARE NOW DEBT –FREE! Since my arrival, we have diligently worked to pay it off early, saving more than two years of interest expense in the process (that would have been around $15,000). I prayerfully thank you all for your generosity! Now we will have more funds to assist us in addressing the various maintenance issues that exist on our parish campus. +May we all respond to the call of Jesus to be his true disciples each and every day.