JANUARY 6, 2019 THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

Epiphany Proclamation NOTES FROM DR. ROBERT WOLF– Director of Music

In the midst of the Christmas Season celebrations, filled with the singing of joyous and pro-found Christmas Carols, we encounter the Epiphany. At our liturgies today we experi-ence an ancient practice of the Holy Church: the sung Procla-mation of the Date of Easter. This is proclaimed by a Cantor at each Epiphany Mass follow-ing the Gospel.

Here is what the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops writes about Proclamation:

"The proclamation of the date of Easter and the other moveable feasts on Epiphany dates from a time when calendars were not readily available. It was necessary to make known the date of Easter in advance, since many celebrations of the liturgical year depend on its date. The number of Sundays that follow Epiphany, the date of Ash Wednesday, and the number of Sundays that follow Pentecost are all computed in relation to Easter.

Although calendars now give the date of Easter and the other feasts in the liturgical year for many years in advance, the Epiphany proclamation still has value. It is a reminder of the centrality of the resur-rection of the Lord in the liturgical year and the importance of the great mysteries of faith which are celebrated each year.

Each year the proper dates for Ash Wednesday, East-er, Ascension, Pentecost, the most holy Body and Blood of Christ, and the First Sunday of Advent must

be inserted into the text. Those dates are found in the table which is included with the introductory documents of the Roman Missal...

On the Epiphany of the Lord, after the singing of the Gospel, a Deacon or cantor, in keeping with an ancient practice of Holy Church, announces from the ambo the moveable feasts of the current year"

ANNOUNCEMENT OF EASTER AND THE MOVEABLE FEASTS FOR THE YEAR 2019:

Know, dear brothers and sisters, that, as we have rejoiced at the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, so by leave of God's mercy we announce to you also the joy of his Resurrection, who is our Savior. On the sixth day of March will fall Ash Wednesday, and the beginning of the fast of the most sacred Lenten season. On the twenty-first day of April you will celebrate with joy Easter Day, the Paschal feast of our Lord Jesus Christ. On the second day of June will be the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ. On the ninth day of June, the feast of Pentecost. On the twenty-third of June, the feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. On the first day of December, the First Sunday of the Advent of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom is honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. May God Bless Your New Year With All Good!

Grief Workshop Grieving with Great Hope is a weekend workshop for anyone who is in the process of grieving the loss of a loved one. Friday, January 18, 7-9pm and Saturday January 19, 10am-4pm at St. Francis of Assisi parish in Ann Arbor. The workshop is prayerful, practical and personal. To register, visit stfrancisa2.com/sign-up-forms. For more information and to see testimonials on this workshop please visit: goodmourningministry.net

Traditional Latin Mass The Extraordinary Form of the Mass is offered at Old St. Patrick on the second Sunday of each month at 12:30pm. The next Mass is being offered by Fr. Joe Campbell on Sunday Jan. 13th. Fr. Joe is an Ann Arbor native who was just ordained this past June for our diocese. Come experience the

beauty of the “Mass of the ages” celebrated on the high altar at our parish. This beautiful form of the Mass, celebrated in Latin, with chant and silence, can help one grow deeper in appreciating the sacred nature of the Eucharist and grow in the Faith.

Priestly House Blessing

Epiphany marks the occasion of a time-honored Christian tradition of

“chalking the doors.” This can be done either by the parish priest or the head

of the house. This week Father Tom would like to bless as many homes of

parishioners as possible and mark them with chalk for the New Year. If you

are interested in having Father visit your home and give the Epiphany Blessing, leave your name, phone

number, and address on the sign up sheet in the back of the church, or email info@stpatricka2.org.

You will be contacted by phone to arrange the visit. The Roman Ritual blessing takes about 15 minutes,

after which Father marks the door of your home with chalk, and moves on to the next house. If you are

not able to have father come over, we have blessed chalk available in the church, take a piece home and

say the following prayer, use the blessed chalk to mark the main entrance of your home:

20 C + M + B 19

The letters have two meanings. First, they represent the initials of the three Magi: Caspar, Malchior,

and Balthazar — who came to visit Jesus with gifts. They also abbreviate the Latin phrase, Christus Mansionem Benedicat: “May Christ bless this house.” The “+” signs represent the cross, and the “20” at

the beginning and the “19” at the end mark the year. Taken together, this inscription is performed as

a request for Christ to bless the home so marked and stay with those who dwell therein throughout the

entire year.

Leader: Be enlightened, be enlightened, O Jerusalem, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord

is risen upon thee—Jesus Christ born of the Virgin Mary.

All: And the Gentiles shall walk in thy light and kings in the splendor of thy rising, and the glory of the

Lord has risen upon thee.

Leader: Let us pray.

Bless, O Lord God almighty, this home, that in it there may be health, purity, the strength of victory,

humility, goodness and mercy, the fulfillment of Thy law, the thanksgiving to God the Father and to the

Son and to the Holy Spirit. And may this blessing remain upon this home and upon all who dwell herein.

Through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen. ~From the Roman Ritual

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TO PRAY IS TO LOVE MASS INTENTIONS TUE 700:

WED 815:

THU 830:

FRI 815:

SAT 400:

SUN 800:

1030:

1230:

• Please pray for those in need, including: Dan Krebs, Patricia Fuller, Lisa Ann Kozakowski, John LaRock Sr., Michael Cooper, Phil Rutledge, Kathy Cooley, Robin Fahmie, Karen Prins, Sandra Adams, Richard Pelkey, Tom Dawson, Pete Siebertz, Nicole Brcic, John Dziuban, Jim Stephensen, Mason Rutledge, Georgiana Bruen, Wayne DeForest, Ron Fuller, Ann Mary “Nancy” Phillips, Katie

Hutton, Betsy & Charlie Rodgers, Pam Wiitala, Chris Dreffs, Caroline Pribble, Emma Thompson, Howard Pease, Kelli Merlo, Shirley Dreffs, Bryan Eaton, Phillip Campbell Sr., Glenn Klecker, Paul Messimilla, Dolly DeVos, Patricia Dawson, Lois Roth

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, Mike Nelson, Frank Snaith, Allan Fletcher, Noah Kranz, Chas & Holly Carter,

Pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Michael Kunitz: Byzantine Catholic David Pellican: AOD

Marilyn Lizzio Chris & Mary Salata Charles Thomas Floyd & Marcia Dreffs Parishioners Frank & Patricia Krzesowik Paul Deemer Michael Eldersveld

January 6th– Ready to test your knowledge, laugh a lot and have some fun? Join us for our Trivia Night!

January 13th– Come help us decorate signs for our March for Life trip!

March for Life- Pre-Departure Meeting Attention March for Life pilgrims and parents of pilgrims. On January 13 at 5pm, we will be having a pre-departure meeting in the parish hall. All pilgrims and at least one parent need to attend. After the meeting we will be making March for Life signs. See you then.

Choose Life

Knights of Columbus

Choose Life Candles

On Monday, Jan 21st, the day before the anniversary of the Supreme court decision legalizing the taking of lives, place a lit candle on your porch around dusk and let it burn into the night to serve as a silent witness and memorial to over 58 million babies lives lost to and the millions of lives changed by abortion. The Knights of Columbus will be offering candles this weekend and next weekend, Jan 12-13 here at Old St. Patrick Church after all Masses.

Baptism Preparation Class

Please contact Dcn. Papp at 734-426-1070 or email fjpapp@umich.edu to

arrange a Baptism Preparation Class for your infant or child six years of age or younger. The date, time, and location can then be set to best serve your family’s needs. There is no fee for the class. God-parents are very welcome and encouraged to attend the class with you. This class fulfills the Diocese of Lansing requirement that parents complete a preparation class prior to scheduling the Baptism.

Prayers for the Faithful Departed Pray for the repose of the soul of: Bruce Wilson (husband of Linda Wilson). Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord,

and let perpetual light shine upon him. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

41st OSP Lenten Fish Fry SAVE THE DATE! Fish Fry Dining begins March 8th - April 12th, 4:30-7:00pm. Planning Meeting will be Jan. 20 at 9:15am.

Contribution Statements The contribution state-ments will be mailed soon. If you have any issues, concerns or note any errors on your contribution statement after it is received, please contact Debbie in the office imme-diately. Thank you!

Parish Photo Directory

It’s time to update our Parish Photo Directory. Please mark your calen-dars for the week of May 13th. More details to come!

ST. PATRICK PARISH CALENDAR

ALTAR SERVERS SATURDAY 4:00/Jan 12 N. Palazzola A. Hehmann

SUNDAY 8:00/Jan 13 N. Perrydore

SUNDAY 10:30/Jan 13 G. Carter B. Carter W. Kummet R.J. Skrobola J. Wild C. Wild

OLD ST. PATRICK PARISH DIRECTORY

Family of the Month

Our Family of

the Month for

January is the

John Tuttle

Family. John is

a 3rd Degree

Knight and has

helped out at our Pancake Breakfast’s, Pray

& Play Sunday, Fish Fry’s, Scrap Metal

Drive and our Soccer Challenge. He also is

a skilled photographer and taken photographs

for our special occasions - Christmas, Easter,

Corpus Christi, First Holy Communion, etc.

Erika, his wife, sings in the choir and has

started Martha’s Meals Ministry at OSP’s,

the ministry provides meals for families in

need. Erika also homeschools their six

children. The three oldest children, Katie,

Gretchen and Zita attend St. Augustine’s

Homeschool Enrichment Program. The three

youngest, Fulton, Agnes and Mitzi will

attend when they are old enough. The family

helps out where ever else there is a need, like

cleaning up after Donut Sunday. Thank you

Tuttle Family for your excellent service to

our parish. May Our Lord Bless You.

Knight of the Month

Steve Willacker is our Knight of

the Month for January. He is on

the Church Financial Committee

and an Extra Ordinary Minister

of Holy Communion. Steve

participates in Eucharistic

Adoration, praying the Rosary after Mass,

traffic control for our All Soul’s Cemetery

Procession, Community Director for our

council and a big advocate for Catholic

Radio. He was very instrumental in the park-

ing lot project by helping with the planning,

prints and dealing with the asphalt and

electrical contractors. Congratulations Steve

and thank you for your dedicated service to

our parish. May God Bless You.

Ink Cartridge Recycling

Please place your empty ink and toner

cartridges in the box in our Parish Center

Coat Room. We recycle them and use the

monies for charities. Thank you

Join The Knights

Contact George Pariseua

GK10963@mikogc.org

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

IN SERVICE TO ONE, IN SERVICE TO ALL

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

EF/TLM Latin Mass 2nd Sunday of Month 12:30pm

Weekday Schedule for Holy Mass First Saturday of the month 9:00AM Tuesday 7:00PM Wed. & Fri. 8:15AM School Year, 8:30AM Summer

Thur. 8:30AM

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

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. 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

Pastor Fr. Thomas Wasilewski (#24) twasilewski@stpatricka2.org

Deacon Dcn. Frank-Joseph Papp, fjpapp@umich.edu

Parish Secretary Debbie Welch (#21) debbie@stpatricka2.org DRE / Youth Minister Tom Merlo (#30) tmerlo@stpatricka2.org Director of Music Dr. Robert Wolf music@stpatricka2.org Facilities Manager Mark Westhoven mwesthoven@stpatricka2.org Dog In Residence Chesterton AKA “Chester” see rectory Knights of Columbus Council 10963 George Pariseau GK10963@mikofc.org Ladies of St. Brigid Nancy Keough nkeough@mac.com Altar Server Coordinator Jennifer Holody ospaltarservers@gmail.com OSP Library osplibrarian@gmail.com Prayer Requests ospintentions@gmail.com

Contributions: Weekend of December 30, 2018: 11,013.27

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.

SUNDAY, January 6

Epiphany of the Lord

Donut Sunday

9:15 Religious Education

6:30 Youth Group

MONDAY, January 7

6:30 RCIA

WEDNESDAY, January 9

2:30 Rosary at Regency

Nursing Home

7:00 Worship Committee

Meeting

THURSDAY, January 10

6:30 American Heritage Girls

7:00 Choir Practice

What falls, but never hits the ground?

The Temperature!

Old St. Patrick Men's Retreat “Angels and the Spiritual Life”

January 25-27, 2019! Marysville Retreat Center-Holly, MI

Retreat Master: Fr. Matthew Hincks, ORC

The weekend will include:

Four Spiritual Talks Daily Mass Confession Eucharistic Adoration Liturgy of the Hours Fellowship

Fr. Matthew is a priest of the Order of Canons Regular of the Holy Cross, which promotes devotion to the Holy Angels. He was ordained in 1998 and has given many retreats and missions on the Work of the Holy Angels across the country.

Opus Sanctorum Angelorum, the Work of the Holy Angels, is an international movement within the Catholic Church promoting devotion to the holy Angels. Through a conse-cration approved by the Church, we ask the holy Angels to lead us more effectively to God. These powerful spirits help us make progress in the spiritual life.

Cost for the weekend retreat is $150, which includes food and lodging. To register call the office at (734)662-8141,

or email info@stpatricka2.org

Friday Saturday Sunday 4:00-5:30 pm Registration 5:30 pm Evening Prayer 6:00 pm Dinner 7:00 pm Talk I: Introductory Conference 8:00 pm Mass

7:30 am Morning Prayer 8:00 am Breakfast 9:00 am Talk II: Friendship with your Guardian Angel 11:00 am Mass 12:00 pm Lunch 1:30 pm Talk III: The Power of the Rosary 2:30pm Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy 5:30 pm Dinner 7:00 pm Question & Answers 8:00 pm Holy Hour & Confessions 9:00 pm Night Prayer & Benediction followed by All Night Adoration

7:30 am Morning Prayer 8:00 am Mass 9:00 am Breakfast 10:00 am Talk IV: The Three Dimensions of the Eucharist