FEBRUARY 9 , 2020 5TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
NOTES FROM DCN. FRANK & BARBARA PAPP World Marriage Day The Catechism places the seven This gives them a great start on a sacraments into three groups: life-long personal relationship sacraments of initiation (Baptism, with God. Confirmation, Eucharist), sacra- A marriage firmly rooted ments of healing (Anointing, in each partner’s covenant com- Reconciliation), and sacraments mitment to the other’s salvation Recently, we heard about of service (Holy Orders, Holy allows each partner to reach out a wedding reception that was Matrimony).1 The specific purpose and serve the broader community rather different from the usual of the two sacraments of service is in a way that others will find way of celebrating the beginning the salvation of others. Ideally, attractive. These examples of self- of a new life-long covenant of each spouse in a Christian mar- sacrificial love will draw those married love. Dispensing with the riage says to the other, “I love you! who do not know the Lord to usual secular and semi-pagan I want to do everything I can to know and to experience Jesus’ rituals the bride and groom beau- help you get to heaven!” When love for them. This is the way tifully witnessed their love for you think about it, what else really Christian married love can evan- each other, their love for Jesus, matters? For each of us, ultimately gelize and eventually transform and their love for their guests. there are only two final states: secular society into a Christ- During the reception the groom heaven or hell. That means that centered society. knelt before his bride and washed we — and our loved ones — will Recall that Saint Paul tells her feet — just as Jesus did for the experience eternal fulfillment and us to rejoice always — he even Apostles at the Last Supper. What perfect union with God or else repeats the exhortation.3 He an amazing and beautiful sign of eternal regret and total separation doesn’t tell us to rejoice only when sacrificial love this couple offered from God (and from one another). things are going our way. Rather, at that moment. They began their The “salvation partner- he says, “rejoice always”. Why married life together by imitating ship” between spouses in a Chris- rejoice, even in adversity or diffi- in loving care for each other the tian marriage also provides the cult situations? We do so because loving care of the Lord for His basis for extending their love to we have the unconditional love disciples and for us! Christian others. First, of course, is their of our God as well as the uncondi- marriage is a life-long commit- responsibility to the children that tional love of our spouse. We do so ment between one man and one God entrusts to their care. They because based on the uncondition- woman. are the first teachers of their chil- al love we receive we are able to The sacrament of Holy dren.2 Through their love for each be a living Gospel presence or Matrimony comes with sanctifying other and for their children, the witness in today’s world — a world grace that gives individuals children have a concrete model of desperately in need of life- a share in God’s life. Holy Matri- God’s unconditional love for them. affirming models. mony also confers sacramental Continued on inside continued from front graces specific and appropriate to Through the celebration reliance on God’s grace in our the married state in life. These of World Marriage Day, we pro- lives, perseverance in difficulties, graces enable couples to live their claim that sacramental marriage and generosity in forgiveness. lives together and to overcome is a way of life that works. It is As we seek to fulfill all that God difficulties when they arise. The a way of life that is other-centered asks of us, let us also keep before presence of sanctifying and rather than self-centered. As us the perfect model of married sacramental grace in a Christian Jesus brought healing to Peter’s life: the Holy Family of Nazareth. marriage enables spouses to seek mother-in-law and then to all the “Your marriage matters. It really, forgiveness and healing and to villagers who came to her door4, really matters. And so does your offer forgiveness and healing. those who give us the witness of yes. Day after day, your yes Grace is a gift from God and an other-centered married love can matters — your yes to love, your invitation to share in His life. This bring healing to our society and yes to your spouse, your yes to means that Christian marriage in eventually transform it. Today, your children, your yes to Jesus.”5
its very essence is a Trinitarian we celebrate your witness of the 1 Catechism of the Catholic Church, ¶1211; relationship: God and the two power of transforming love. also ¶¶1601-1666 spouses. If any one of the three We thank you for the 2Ibid, ¶1653 3 is missing, there is no Christian example you are to all of us. You Philippians 4:4 4Mark 1:29-24; Luke 4:38-41 marriage. encourage us to a more faithful 5Dan and Amber De Matte, Three Secrets to Holiness in Marriage.
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FROM OUR PARISH PHOTO DIRECTORY
Dear Parishioners,
What a joy it has been to be your pastor the past 3 years! At the same time, I am keenly aware that I am building on the work of my predecessors: Fr Gerald and Fr Terry; who combined had over 20 years at the parish! As a new pastor, I am in love with everything about Old St. Pat’s and certain that God led me to this particular parish for a reason. What is it that makes our parish unique? Perhaps you are not aware, but like other parishes, we have a certain “reputation.” The word on the street is that Old St. Patrick’s is the most traditional and conservative of parishes around, and that we have Latin in our liturgies! But does that adequately define who we really are? I, for one, think there are many more facets to who we are. For that Father Tom reason, the parish council has been working very hard to craft Wasilewski a Parish Vision: who we think we are and who we’d like to become in Christ!
The vision reads: “Old St. Patrick's parish, relying on the guidance of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, strives for holiness of life, the nourishment of family life, and to joyfully live and share the Gospel. We foster the love
of beauty, liturgy, Catholic tradition, prayer and the sacramental life. The parish promotes education in the Faith, obedience to the Magisterium, and an authentic renewal of Catholic culture.”
Many hours were spent in coming up with this concise vision! Council members used techniques from a leadership program called Good Leaders Good Shepherds to guide our work. First, we engaged in “visualization", what could we be if we could not fail? Members had great suggestions: build an adoration chapel, weight gym for teens, more devotions. Then we drew up “characteristics” (nouns) and “methods” (verbs) to help us narrow and write the vision itself. There was much discussion, some hand wringing, and one particular- ly long council meeting! What you see above is what we believe is most important to us and what we want to foster and encourage at the parish. When I look at this vision statement, I see how we are unique: what other parish has so many large families with children who faithfully live the faith? Catholic family life is important to us! What about love of beauty as it is expressed in liturgy? That is after all what we are looking for in the use of Latin, chant, the priest facing East, and the older forms of the Rites. How about fostering an authentic Catholic culture? We do that at Old St. Pat’s through our homeschool community, our celebrations of St. Patrick’s feastday, processions, and informally when young parish families meet together outside of church to celebrate or engage in sports! A new Catholic culture is being fostered at Old St. Pat’s that you won’t find just anywhere. Family life, beauty in liturgy, Catholic life and culture, sounds better han some general label others may want to put on us. We’re not so much “traditional” and “conservative” as we are authentically Catholic and fully alive in the Faith! We have a beautiful future and an opportunity to follow Jesus in this unique way and be a light to others who do not know the Lord. May God bless all our efforts and prayers! Enjoy the photo directory!
-Fr .Tom St. Augustine’s
Classical Homeschool Enrichment Program
An Invitation to St. Augustine’s HEP Informational Meetings after Masses next Sunday, February 16th, 2020
After both the 8:00 and 10:30 Masses on Donut Sunday, February 16th, there will be an informational conversation about St. Augustine’s Homeschool Enrichment Program with Dr. and Mrs. Russell and others from the St. Augustine HEP community in the Parish Hall.
St. Augustine’s is the oldest classical homeschool enrichment program in Ann Arbor, with highly trained and qualified instructors, wonderful families and a caring community of students. For fifteen years, St. Augustine’s has proudly partnered with Old St. Patrick’s Parish, providing the best of the modern home school combined with the tradition of Catholic liberal arts education from kindergarten through high school.
We begin by forming the imagination to love and pursue the good, the true, and the beautiful, through immersion in the Catholic Western tradition at the youngest ages. Our program pro- ceeds to teach the analytic skills and the ability to give form to the students’ learning through history, literature, philosophy, and theology. Mathematics, science, logic, classical languages, drama, and music complete our formation—with two beautiful Sacred Concerts and two full Shakespeare plays in this area each year.
Our subjects have developed over at least five thousand years as the greatest minds in history attempt to answer the greatest questions of life: what is man’s relationship to God, to his fellow humans, and to the world in which he is placed? Our tutors, deeply educated in the rich heritage of Catholic truths and culture, help the student to form a richer picture of God’s world, deepen- ing each year as they move onward toward graduation, well-prepared to succeed in any college.
Our graduates attend undergraduate and graduate schools internationally. They have been awarded multiple Presidential Scholarships at Benedictine College (2015, 2017, 2019), full-ride college scholarships at University of Michigan (2015), and even been Valedictorian at Hillsdale College (2017). Our program has three locations, at Old St. Patrick Church in Ann Arbor, St. Joseph Church in South Lyon, and St. Anthony Church in Temperance.
Come to the Parish Hall for Donut Sunday after Mass next week to learn more about a classical liberal arts education for your children!
ST. PATRICK PARISH CALENDAR OLD ST. PATRICK PARISH DIRECTORY SUNDAY, February 9 WEDNESDAY, February 12 Reconciliation World Marriage Day 2:30 Rosary @ Regency Home W.L. Tuesday 5:30PM - 6:40PM Saturday 2:30PM or by appointment; Don’t 9:15 Religious Education 7:00 Worship Committee Meeting hesitate to call for an appointment! 2:00 Legion of Mary Meeting Weekend Schedule for Holy Mass 5:15 Youth Group THURSDAY, February 13 Saturday 4:00PM 6:30 American Heritage Girls Sunday 8:00AM & 10:30AM
MONDAY, February 10 7:00 Choir Rehearsal EF/TLM Latin Mass 6:30 RCIA 2nd Sunday of Month 12:30pm
SATURDAY, February 15 Weekday Schedule for Holy Mass 10:00 First Reconciliation Tuesday 7:00PM Wed. & Fri. 8:15AM School Year, 8:30AM Summer Thur. 8:30AM First Saturdays 9:00AM
Eucharistic Adoration of Our Lord ALTAR SERVERS Tuesday 5:30PM– 6:45PM First Friday 7:00PM– Saturday 8:45AM Why shouldn’t you SATURDAY 4:00/Feb 15 Baptisms J.P. Deemer Contact Dcn. Frank-Joseph Papp, 734-426- use “beef stew” B. Deemer 1070 or email [email protected] to arrange F. Deemer a preparation class and Baptism date. as a password? Marriages SUNDAY 8:00/Feb 16 Arrangements are to be made at least nine J. Hayes months prior to the wedding. Funerals J. Hiester Funeral arrangements are made by contacting the parish office. SUNDAY 10:30/Feb 16 Parish Registration N. Holody Contact the office for a registration form.
J. Holody Office hours J. Wild Monday - Friday 9:00AM - 5:00PM C. Wild Office: 734-662-8141 P. Zachmann Emergency: 734-663-1851 Because it’s not “Stroganoff” Address: 5671 Whitmore Lake Rd, P. Zachmann Ann Arbor, 48105 Website: www.stpatricka2.org E-mail: [email protected]
Sacrament Dates Pastor Fr. Thomas Wasilewski (#24) Reconciliation: [email protected]
• First Reconciliation Feb. 15 Deacons Dcn. Frank-Joseph Papp, [email protected] Dcn. Gary Perrydore, [email protected] First Holy Communion: • Parent Meeting March 29 Parish Secretary Debbie Welch (#21) [email protected] • First Communion April 26 RCIA Dcn. Gary Perrydore, [email protected] • Confirmation: Coordinator of Religious Education • Confirmation Retreat March 28 Kari Kummet (#30) [email protected] Youth Minister • Confirmation April 22 Rose Deemer [email protected] Organist: Cecilia Lee, [email protected] Choir Director: Ernesto Alvarez-Ramirez, [email protected] Finances Update: Facilities and Maintenance Manager Actuals February Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Ron Fuller, [email protected] 2019/2020 Dog In Residence: Chesterton AKA “Chester” Month Budget Actual Variance Knights of Columbus Council 10963 Andy Fox, [email protected] Week 1 $8,840.19 Ladies of St. Brigid December $34,584 $48,474 $13,890 Nancy Keough, [email protected] Week 2 Altar Server Coordinator January $34,584 $26,190 -$8,394 Jennifer Holody, [email protected] Week 3 OSP Library
[email protected] Week 4 February $8,646 $8,840 $194 Prayer Requests
Monthly Total $ 8,840.19 Fiscal Bulletin announcements must be submitted in YTD Total $250,734 $234,298 -$16,436 writing to [email protected] by Monday at noon and will be edited at the discretion of the editor or pastor. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OLD ST. PATRICK PARISH February 9th: 5:15—8:30 Movie night and pizza dinner!
February 15th: TBD
First Reconciliation Join the our director: ernestodetroit @gmail.com or see him directly at On Saturday, February 15th, Choir 9 children from our parish will be the choir loft Sundays before or After an amazing after the 10:30am Mass or Thurs- receiving the sacrament of First first half of the year, Reconciliation. Please keep them in days 6:30 pm. the Old St. Patrick’s your prayers as they prepare for Church Choir season is open for this beautiful sacrament. new members! We are hoping to Did you get add some new singers to our choir your copy Last Year’s for the second half, that will have of the Old even more extraordinary music: Palms St. Patrick Do you have palms featuring pieces from known com- from last year? If so, posers like Antonio Lotti, Felix Parish please consider Mendelssohn and Franz Schubert and more contemporary composers Directory? bringing them in so Please contact the parish office or we can burn them to like Javier Busto (Spain) and Ola Gjeilo (Norway). It is our mission stop in to pick up your copy. The use on Ash Wednesday. directory is free if you had a photo to continue representing great sacred music at Old St. Pat’s. taken or submitted a photo. If you Have a Heart How to become a new member? did not get a chance to have your The Ladies of St. Brigid All you need is enthusiasm and photo taken and you would still and the Knights of love for music. No music train- like a directory, no worries. Extra Columbus have been working on ing required; Minimum age is 16 copies are available for the lost cost raising money to purchase an Auto- years old. We are flexible and can of $5, to defray the printing cost mated External Defibrillator (AED) work with the busiest schedules! of publication. for our parish. The cost for the The parish and the choir would AED machine in approximately really appreciate your help! We’re Fr. Tom’s Emails $1,500. We need to be prepared for ready to accept anyone but espe- Are you receiving Fr. Tom’s weekly an emergency medical situation if cially in need of male voices! For email? If not, please contact the one should arise. If you would like more information please email parish office to have your email to donate to this fundraiser, please address added to his list. contact the office.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS IN SERVICE TO ONE, IN SERVICE TO ALL Pancake Breakfast was a Success! McGivney. All of the good works we do are formed by our Thank you to the 18 Knights that helped out – Mike Laird, four core principles Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriot- Joe Dixon, Brian Heldt, Eric Strauss, Greg Kapolnek, ism. Become a better Catholic, husband, father, brother Kevin Galbraith, Steven Andrews, Thomas Cook, John and man by joining the Knights of Columbus to serve our LaRock, John Tuttle, David Kummet, Daniel Krebs, Mike Church. Please contact Grand Knight, Andy Fox at 248- McCarthy, Michael Brcic, Paul Malocha, Vince Brighton, 459-8118 or [email protected]. Steve Pellican and Gene Wierzgac. A special thank you to the 13 non-Knights who helped – Cindy Laird, Ben Russell, Ink Cartridge Recycling John Nelson and son & daughter, Linus Andrews, Don A box is in our Parish Center Coat Room to accept any Wiseman, Mark & Nicholas Holody, David Vella, John type of ink and toner cartridges to help purchase an AED Soisson, Jacob Visovatti and John Tyler. machine for the parish. Thank you.
Join the Knights The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic Men’s Fraternal Service Organization founded by Father Michael World Marriage Sunday If a marriage is to preserve its initial charm and beauty, both husband and wife should try to renew their love day after day.
~St. Josemaria Escrivá
Survey Opens This Week
Old St. Patrick will be participating in a parish survey about discipleship conducted by the Catholic Leadership Institute! The Institute will conduct surveys at all parishes in the Diocese of Lansing.
Go to: disciplemakerindex.com Paper copies of the survey will be available in the back of church.
The survey will only be available from Feb. 8-March 1 and will ask you to reflect on your own spiritual growth and enable you to provide feedback on our parish’s efforts to help you grow. All responses will be confidential. This information will be invaluable to Fr. Tom and our various ministries as we plan for the future and strive to be the best disciples we can be.
Thank you for helping with this important project! 42nd Old St. Patrick Lenten Fish Fry Fish Fry Dining begins February 28th - April 3rd, 4:30 - 7pm MANY volunteers are needed, ages 13 and older for this event averaging 500 meals a night!
PLEASE sign-up on back table of church or online at bit.ly/OSPfishfry Opportunities abound, sign up to help! FISH FRY PREP CLEAN-UP Thursday mornings 8:00 – NOON, we need 12 people 7:30- 9:30pm, 4 needed (until finished!) to prepare vegetables, salads, carry-outs etc. Friday 8pm or Sat. am driver to St. Louis Center in Friday mornings 8:00 – NOON, 14 people needed Chelsea with our leftover food. for food & fish prep and dining hall set up. YOUR help is needed to make BAKERS Brownie & cupcake bakers sign up back of church also! this year the most successful year yet! Thank you! FISH FRY DINING HELP Shift 1: 4-6pm & Shift 2: 6–8pm Dining room servers 12 for each shift. Kitchen Buffet/Serve 6 each shift Kitchen Fish Fry prep 6 each shift Dishwashers 6 each shift.