OCTOBER 15, 2017 28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

D ear Parishioners, Autumn and the month of October is upon us, it is a good time in the year of the Church to focus on pray-ing the Rosary and especially inter-ceding on behalf of the pro-life cause! The pro-life movement is one of the gems of American Catholicism, it was born here in the USA and slowly has spread to other continents in recent years. For many years, only in the USA could one find such fervor, prayer, and public witness on behalf of the unborn! The March For Life in Washington DC, or as I like to call it “the best kept secret in the media” draws more than 200,000 people and God-willing, will again include a youth group representing our parish in 2018 as well. Locally, a good and peaceful way to witness for life, is at the 40 Days for Life campaign going on right now in front of Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Ann Arbor. One can sign up for an hour of prayer on their website, and hold a sign, or simply pray a rosary. Such witness is important and effective; babies are saved when mothers change their minds, and the society at large is not allowed to forget this grave sin going on daily in our country. The rosary, is one of my favorite prayers, and one that I and many struggle with from time to time. Traditionally, our Lady appeared to St. Dominic in 1206 after Dominic

was praying and performing penances for conversion of heretics without much success, and gave the saint the rosary as a ‘mighty weapon’ to use instead. Great Christian victories have been attributed to the Rosary ever since: the Albigensian heretics were converted or defeated, the naval victory over Islamic forces at Lepanto in 1571 and other battles. Many private individuals report receiving great favors and graces through the regular prayer of the rosary. To get the most out of the rosary, it is not necessary to be 100% mentally focused on each mystery of the decade every second of the long prayer. Instead, I have found, that using the repetitions of the ‘Hail Mary’s’ is a wonderful way to calm the mind and spirit and open oneself to contemplation. That contemplation can be on the mystery of the decade or even on another holy topic that the Holy Spirit suggests: a healing of a memory, a grace received, a sacrament. Even though at times the rosary may seem like a chore, especially if we are praying with little ones in our families, the benefits are real and stretch long into the future. I have often prayed the rosary more out of routine and with little consolation, only to experience a wonderful grace with the last “Hail Mary”! Children who grow up with the rosary, praying it as a family together, are given a tremendous gift. They are being taught how to spend time wisely

avoiding the temptations of screen time and other modern amuse-ments and at the same time are developing a habit that may be life-saving for their future spiritual lives. Now a couple words on the

‘goings on’ at our parish! Your

voices have been heard: we have

decided to expand our donut

Sundays from once to twice month-

ly: every 1st and 3rd Sunday will be

donut Sunday! This will allow our

TLM Latin Mass parishioners to

experience the joys of donuts on the

Sundays when the EF Mass is not

held. It will also help build commu-

nity and fellowship at our parish,

especially if we reach out and talk

to someone new or different from

our usual ‘group’ at the hall!

Donuts are not cheap, you may be

surprised but I’ve been signing

checks between $300-$400 for

each donut Sunday. The money

from the donut basket doesn’t even

come close to covering it! We want

to ensure we have the best donut,

but also to be prudent, so I am ask-

ing everyone to limit themselves to

ONE donut per person (adult,

child, youth etc). Also, if you are

eating you should be dropping

$omething in the donut free-will

offering. Nobody wants to see the

quality of donuts decrease because

of the prices so please let’s do our

part! We are grateful to the Hayes

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• Please pray for the infirm, including: Dan Krebs, Patricia Fuller, Lisa Ann Kozakowski, John Marshall, John LaRock Sr., Michael Cooper, Phil Rutledge, Kathy Cooley, Robin Fahmie, Karen Prins, Sandra Adams, Richard Pelkey, Tom Dawson, Pete Siebertz, Nicole Brcic, Angela DiLaura, John Dziuban, Jim Stephensen, Mason Rutledge, Georgiana Bruen, Wayne DeForest,

Floyd “Doc” Dreffs, Ron Fuller, Tom Masterson, Noah Kranz, Ann Mary “Nancy” Phillips, Jessica Cox, Katie Hutton, Nicholas Pikor, Roger Thomas, Betsy & Charlie Rodgers, Pam Wiitala, Chris Dreffs

Please pray for those in the military, including: Adam Draves, Nathan Baker, Garette Moore, Larry Workman, Daniel Scott Brown, Mark

Richard, Philip Maxwell, Tony Phillips, Anthony Darket, Samuel Chase Johnson, William Godfrey, Bill Lott, Tony DeLellis, Mike Nelson, Frank Snaith, Allan Fletcher, Noah Kranz, Chas & Holly Carter

Pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. John Henry Keenan, Michael Kunitz, Mark Iadonisi, David Pellican

TO PRAY IS TO LOVE MASS INTENTIONS

Catholic Men’s Night Join the MEN of the Diocese of Lansing at St. Patrick’s in Brighton on Thursday October 19, at 6:20pm for Mass, prayer, a speaker and refreshments. The Speaker this month is Fr. Patrick Brennan, CP, his talk is titled “Finding Peace and Joy Amidst Life’s Difficulties.”

Heart to Heart “Come Daughters of Mary, Love Lessons from our Mother”. Thursday, October 19, Heart to Heart Apostolate is hosting Debbie Herbeck. The evening will begin with 6:30pm Mass in the Ave Maria Chapel in Lobby C of Domino’s Farms. The talk will be at 7:30pm in Lobby H.

Open House Spiritus Sanctus Academies are hosting open houses, on Wednesday, October 18th from 8am–12pm. The Academies are independent K-8 Catholic Schools located in Plymouth & Ann Arbor, administered by the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist.

Catherine Deemer Kitty Towles Mike Breslin James & Laura Weiler Clara Bollen Parishioners Stephanie Wiitala

TUE 700:

WED 815:

THU 830:

FRI 815:

SAT 400:

SUN 800:

1030:

family for sponsoring the donuts in the past (picking them up, and serving). I have asked them to continue doing so once a month , while the other donut Sunday will be sponsored by a group from the parish: Knights of Columbus, Ladies Society, Youth Group, etc… Let’s all get behind this very sweet effort and support our donut apostolate! I’ve been asked to give an update on the front steps of the church. As you can see, the main work has been accomplished, we are still waiting on installation of railings (they are being fabricated as we speak) for the middle of the stairs, the ramp, around the stairs leading to the basement of the church and the steps to the sacris-ty at the back. (It’s a lot of iron railing, and we have gone to great lengths to purchase a beautiful iron wrought design, which is in accord with the historic aspect of the church). We are also looking into purchasing some year-round benches to be placed in

front of the church. Finally, there will be new asphalt placed on part of the Northfield Church Road to help with water drainage and hopefully eliminate the perennial puddle in front of the church. It has been a lot of work and a bit of a learning curve for me adminis-tering this project. I am glad for the help of the finance committee as well as many others who gave their input: including Mrs. Debbie Welch, Mr. Mark Westhoven, Mrs Noelle, a friend of Mrs. Crystal Russell, and the astute Catholic project manager, Mr. Richard Deleruyelle, from O’Neil Construc-tion. I am very grateful to Jack Kennedy, a long time parishioner of Old St. Pat’s, who graciously donated the money for the brick pavers and Celtic cross in front of the church. You may remember that I asked for someone to help pay for this in a bulletin article, and Gladys, Jack’s wife, read this to her dying husband. One of his last wishes was to contribute to the parish he loved and served for so

many years. John or “Jack” has been living in Chelsea for the last couple years of his life, no longer being able to attend church. His family, is one of the founding Irish families of Old St. Pat’s and their name can be found on two of the stained glass windows on St. Joseph’s side of the nave. For many decades, Jack was a faithful contributor and volunteer at our parish events. Many, many people turned out for his funeral and his body was buried in our cemetery. It was a beautiful grace to have him sponsor the brick pavers and Celtic cross in front of the Church which adds so much to the beauty of our entrance. You may see his name engraved in a commemora-tive brick beneath the Celtic cross, and this can be a an opportunity to say a quick prayer for his soul. Keep praying the rosary, watch those donuts, and keep praying for the pro-life cause and movement! ~Fr Tom

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OSP Altar Server Training Are you age 10 or older and interested in Altar Serving? If so, send an email with your name, age, phone number and address to Jennifer Holody at ospaltarservers@gmail.com

Latin Mass Altar Server Training A training session for boys and young men interested in learning to serve the Extraordinary Form will take place on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 10am-noon at St. Thomas in Ann Arbor. Prior serving

experience is helpful, but not required. Please contact Joe Lipa at joelipa@umich.edu for details.

Email Updates! If you regularly attend Old St. Patrick, please consider filling out a parish registration form, if you haven’t already. If you are already a member, please make sure we have your updated email address. Father Tom regular sends outs emails with parish information and events updates.

Beatificiation Bus Trip Emails have been sent out to those who have requested to ride the bus from OSP to the Beatification Mass (the bus is full at this time). Bus trip money is due October 30! Please mail your payment to the parish, play payment in Sunday collection basket or drop your payment of in the parish office. All payment should be in an envelope

clearly marked “Payment for Solanus Pligrimage”. Also include names of the people in your party.

Food Pantry Donations Needed

Your generosity helps feed those who are in need. We are low in:

peanut butter jelly soup crackers rice chicken & tuna helper canned chicken stuffing mix instant potatoes pancake mix and syrup granola bars Ovaltine cereal Oatmeal Canned fruit & veggies We could also use more paper bags.

Tonight! October 15th- Teen Swing Night--dust off those dancing shoes and join us for jumping and jiving in the parish hall!

Oct 22nd- Future Saint's Talent Show--what talent has the Lord cultivated in you? Mark your calendars: November 5th is a Diocesan youth conference. See lansingyouth.com for details. Sign up due Oct 15th!

Peaceful Prayer Vigil- Wednesday, Sept. 27 through

Sunday, Nov. 5, 7am–7pm outside Planned Parenthood,

3100 Professional Drive, Ann Arbor. Sign up to pray

for one hour increments, one time or weekly. To sign up, go

to 40daysforlife.com/annarbor.

Interfaith Jericho March - Sundays, through Nov. 5,

2-3 pm. We sing, read Scripture, and pray as we walk the

one-mile block around Planned Parenthood. Biblical and

Reconciliation Tuesday 5:30PM - 6:40PM Saturday 2:30PM or by appointment; don’t hesitate to call for an appointment!

Weekend Schedule for Holy Mass Saturday 4:00PM Sunday 8:00AM & 10:30AM

Weekday Schedule for Holy Mass First Saturday of the month 9:00AM Tues. 7:00PM Wed. & Fri. 8:15AM

Thur. 8:30AM

Eucharistic Adoration of Our Lord Tues. 5:30PM– 6:45PM First Friday 7:00PM– Saturday 8:00AM

Baptisms Baptism Preparation classes as required by the

Diocese of Lansing may be scheduled to accom-

modate your family’s needs. Contact Dcn. Frank-

Joseph Papp, 734-426-1070 or email

fjpapp@umich.edu to arrange date, time and

location. Godparents are encouraged to

attend. There is no fee for the class. Marriages Arrangements are to be made at least nine months prior to the wedding. Funerals Funeral arrangements are made by contacting the parish office. Parish Registration Contact the office for a registration form.

Office hours Monday - Friday 9:00AM - 5:00PM Office: 734-662-8141 Emergency: 734-663-1851 Address: 5671 Whitmore Lake Rd, Ann Arbor, 48105 Website: www.stpatricka2.org E-mail: info@stpatricka2.org

Parish Administrator Fr. Tom Wasilewski (#24) twasilewski@stpatricka2.org Deacon Dcn. Jim Thibodeau, jthibodeau@stpatricka2.org Dcn. Frank-Joseph Papp, fjpapp@umich.edu Parish Secretary Debbie Welch (#21) debbie@stpatricka2.org Director of Faith Formation James Bogdan (#30) jbogdan@stpatricka2.org Director of Music Jim Renfer music@stpatricka2.org Facilities Manager Mark Westhoven mwesthoven@stpatricka2.org Knights of Columbus Council 10963 Brian Heldt GK10963@mikofc.org OSP Ladies Society Jeanine Jahant jmjahant@gmail.com Altar Server Coordinator Jennifer Holody ospaltarservers@gmail.com Pray Requests ospintentions@gmail.com

Contributions: Weekend of October 8, 2017: $4,279.30

Bulletin announcements must be submitted in writing to bulletin@stpatricka2.org by Monday at noon and will be edited at the discretion of the editor or pastor.

Please patronize our sponsors and tell them you saw their ad in our bulletin!

ALTAR SERVERS SATURDAY 4:00/OCT 21 D. Galbraith W. Kummet SUNDAY 8:00/OCT 22 J. P. DeJak L. DeLellis SUNDAY 10:30/OCT 22 G. Carter B. Carter M. Lizzio M. Lizzio J. Mesch R.J. Skrobola

OLD ST. PATRICK PARISH DIRECTORY

Family of the Month The Russell

family is

dedicated to the

rejuvenation of

truth and beauty

through educa-

tion. They are the

founders of

St. Augustine's

Homeschool Enrichment Program.

Dr. Russell in the Head Master of the

Program, a program that teaches

a Catholic Classical Liberal Arts Education.

There are schools in Ann Arbor, South Lyon

and Temperance. Dr. Russell also teaches

at Madonna University. The family have

been parishioners of Old St Patrick since

2005. Members of the family have served

on the parish council, are involved with

lectoring, outreach to families new to the

area, young adult's group, and counting

Sunday collection. The Russell’s volunteer

for events as needed as well as being

chaperones for youth events and

substitute catechists. Thank you Russell

Family all your generous work for our

Church. You are an outstanding family and

fine example for our parish.

Knight of the Month Our Knight of the Month

for October is Brian

Heldt. Brian is our Grand

Knight and has provided

strong leadership in

organizing our

council. He has worked

on Fish Fry’s, has

a permanent time on First

Friday Adoration and leads our last Sunday

of the Month Rosary. He also has headed

up our Beads & Brew Outings, helped at

our Pancake Breakfasts and the Soccer

Challenge and worked on our Rectory

Kitchen Project. Thank you, Brian, for

leading the Knights and for all your time

and effort for these Church ministries and

projects.

Membership Drive

Saturday, October 21 & Sunday, October

22 our Knights will be in the front of

Church answering questions and providing

information on the Knights of Columbus.

Corporate Communion

All Knights and their families are invited to

attend our Corporate Communion Sunday

on October 22 at the 8:00 am Mass.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

IN SERVICE TO ONE, IN SERVICE TO ALL

ST. PATRICK PARISH CALENDAR SUNDAY, October 15

Donut Sunday

9:15 Religious Education

9:15 Knights of Columbus Meeting

6:30 Youth Group

WEDNESDAY, October 18 7:00 Worship Committee Meeting

THURSDAY, October 19 6:30 American Heritage Girls

7:00 Choir Practice

SUNDAY, October 22 8:00 K of C Corporate Communion

9:15 Religious Education

6:30 Youth Group

Why shouldn't you play cards in the jungle? There are too many cheetahs!

Please join us October 31st to celebrate the Feast of All Saints! Come dressed as your favorite Saint or holy person. Vigil Mass begins at 6:00 pm. All dressed saints meet outside the church before Mass to process in with Fr. Tom. Potluck and party immediately following Mass in the parish center. Please bring a dish to pass and a bag of candy to donate. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!!

All Saint’s Party

OCTOBER IS DEDICATED TO THE HOLY ROSARY!

The month of October is a good time to renew our commitment to praying the Rosary and perhaps to refresh ourselves with it. Remember, to pray the Rosary with great love takes effort and practice, just like any prayer.

Mass Food

Games

Fellowship

Crafts

Piñata

Fr. Tom's Secret Saint

Young Family Adoration Come join other families with young children in adoring Our Lord directly after the 4:00 p.m. Mass on November 11th at Old St. Patrick's. We will have times of silence, recited prayers, and singing during a holy half-hour with Fr. Tom. This time of prayer is "tolerant" - we are okay with noisy young children! Immediately following adoration, we will gather for a potluck at the parish hall. The main dish will be provided. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share.

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