NOVEMBER 11, 2018 32ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

NOTES FROM FR. TOM

40 Hours Devotion and Surprise Speaker

D ear Parishioners great news! With the help of the Worship Com-mittee, I have decided to bring back the 40 Hour Eucharistic Devotion this year! Beginning on Friday, Nov 30th and continuing through Sun Dec 2nd, the Blessed Sacrament will be solemnly exposed for adoration for a total of 40 Hours. It will be a time of prayer and graces for our parish! We will have the incredible privilege of hearing the story and spirituality of Servant of God, Father Walter Ciszek SJ given by one of our own: Mr. John DeJak, president of Fr. Gabriel Richard High School in Ann Arbor. Mr. John Dejak has studied the life and writings of Fr. Walter for some 7 years, and recently co-edited a book published by Ignatius Press called: “With God in America; The Spiritu-al Legacy of an Unlikely Jesuit.” Many of you may be familiar with Fr. Walter Ciszek from his book: “He Leadeth Me” or “With God in Russia” where he tells the story of his 23 years in prison and labor camps of Soviet Russia. Fr. Walter, an American priest, persevered in faith and in his vocation under un-speakable atheistic circumstances. Not only was his spirit not broken but he was able to minister to many Russians and others in secret! We can all gain from the story of Fr. Walter and his witness of faith in difficult circumstances! I think it

will make for a fascinating theme as we begin the season of Advent.

So what is the 40 Hours Devo-tion? As I said, a time of continuous devotion before the Blessed Sacra-ment for 40 hours, minus the times of Sun or daily Mass or talks when the Monstrance is reposed in the tabernacle. Public adoration of the Blessed Sacrament derives its power from the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass which connects us with the eternal sacrifice of our Lord’s passion, death, and resurrection. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament outside of Mass has been highly recommended by the Church, since Vatican Coun-cil II, as a way to grow in our

appreciation of the Mass and the Eucharist. The number “40” has always signified a sacred time in our faith: Noah waited 40 days for the waters to recede, the Jews wan-dered in the desert 40 years, Jesus fasted and prayed 40 days before his public ministry. Moreover, The 40 Hours Devotion remembers the traditional “40-hour-period” from our Lord’s burial until the resurrec-tion. The 40 Hours Devotion is almost like a parish mini-retreat, often with a speaker, and extra opportunities for confession.1 The history of this devotion goes back to the 16th century in Italy! It was in Milan, around 1530, when the city was faced with an imminent Muslim invasion, that the archbish-op requested a prayer day and night in front of the Blessed Sacrament in all the churches in the city! The prayers were heard, and the devo-tion spread quickly. Great saints such as St. Philip Neri and St. Igna-tius of Loyola spread the devotion. The Devotion was historically offered for such themes as: protec-tion from evil and temptation, reparation for our own sins and for the poor souls in Purgatory, deliver-ance from political, material, or spiritual calamities.2 In the United States, it was St. John Neumann, bishop of Philadelphia, who orga-nized and fostered the 40 hour devotion in the late 1800’s when there was strong Anti-Catholicism

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March for Life Pilgrimge!

Registration is underway for our trip to D.C.! Be sure to sign up soon, seats available for both students and adult chaperones at this time! We plan to depart by charter bus from OSP at 6:00am Thursday, Jan 17, 2019 and return at 1:00am Sunday, Jan 20, 2019. We will meet Mr. Ben Eriksen in D.C who will help guide our group around town! We to begin with the open-ing Mass, the night before the March, in the National Shrine of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, visit the John Paul II Shrine, as well as many other monuments, museums, and holy places of pilgrimage. Price per student is $130 (subsidized by the parish). Final deadline for payment and registration is Monday, Dec. 9.

The pilgrimage promises to be an enriching experience of sacrifice, deepening faith, and continuing education. Contact Tom Merlo tmerlo@stpatricka2.org for more details or visit

www.stpatricka2.org/youth-group for the regis-tration form. Join us in giving witness to LIFE!

November 11th– Come and discuss the Beatitudes. November 18th– We will be having a service project to help those in need. November 25th– No Youth Group due to the holidays.

Ladies Society Social and Planning Meeting On November 15th at 6:30pm all Ladies of OSP are invited to a social gathering at Nancy Keough’s home. We will enjoy each other’s compa-ny, discuss the rummage sale outcome and plan for future ladies events. For more information contact Nancy at nkeough@mac.

AHG Wreath Sale Members of the American Heritage Girls will be taking orders for holiday greens after Mass next weekend. Fresh greenery wreaths, centerpieces and other decorations will offered to order and will be available for pick-up December 1 & 2. Orders need to be in no later than November 19. For more infor-mation contact Angela at angela. eldersveld@gmail.com or Marie at mffox@umich.edu

Food for Pantry With Thanksgiving approaching we are in need of: boxed stuffing mix, Jiffy cornbread mix, canned cran-berries, boxed potatoes, Jiffy cake and icing, canned green beans, canned gravy and any other non-perishable items that would remind you of Thanksgiving dinner. We are also in need of oatmeal, & cereal, Thank you.

in the city. In face of great fears of violence to the Blessed Sacrament, St. John Neumann persevered in holding the devotion, and its success spread to other US dioceses!3 I have no doubt that great graces await our parish through this devotion. It is not an easy time in the Church or in our Country and society. In many ways we faced with adversity and evils that are frightening. Let this be a time of personal growth and blessing for each of us! Please plan to attend and participate in hourly prayer before the Blessed Sacrament at the Devotion. Prepare yourself spiritually by reading Fr. Walter Ciszek’s great book “He Leadeth Me” which is available free of charge online! Just go to the website formed.org and type in the password for our

parish: “W9M3Q6“ then click Search and type “Walter Ciszek” The book “He Leadeth Me” will pop up and you can read it right off your screen for free!

May God bless our speaker and our plans for this Advent. ~Fr Tom 1 Catholic Straight Answer,: Online at: http://catholicstraightanswers.com/what-is-the-40-hours-devotion/ 2 Ibid. 3 Ibid.

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ST. PATRICK PARISH CALENDAR

ALTAR SERVERS SATURDAY 4:00/Nov 17 M. Lizzio M. Lizzio

SUNDAY 8:00/Nov 18 K. Brcic J. Hayes

SUNDAY 10:30/Nov 18 P. Schloss J. Schloss J. Schloss J. Shurtliff J. Wild C. Wild

OLD ST. PATRICK PARISH DIRECTORY

Knight of the Month

Tom is our Director of

Religious Education

and Youth Minister. In

addition to Religious

Education classes, he

organizes and teaches

the candidates in the

RCIA program. The

Youth Group membership has increased

dramatically since his arrival. He gave talks

this past summer for the Catholic: Why

Not? series and teaches at Vacation Bible

School. Tom hosts Parish Play Days in the

summer and attends First Friday Adoration

regularly. Thank you, Tom, for your excel-

lent service to our Church. May God bless

you.

Family of the Month

Our Family of the Month for November is

the George Pariseau Family. George

is the Grand Knight of our council, an

Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion

and a member of the Cemetery Commit-

tee. He has participated in our Metal

Recycling Program, Tootsie Roll Drive,

Chicken Run and has spearheaded the

Right to Life Candle Project for the

Guadalupe

Workers.

George’s wife

Carla has

devoted a

great deal of

her time to

the Chicken Run by extensive marketing,

organization of registration and coordinat-

ing T-shirt production. She also works with

Spitzer Center for Visionary Leadership.

John their son, also worked on the Chicken

Run by designing the awards, producing

the ribbons and signage and designing the

T-shirts. He also helped with the Scrap

Metal and Tootsie Roll Drives. George jun-

ior worked on the Chicken Run. Anne

Maria (not in photo) is also part of the

family, but lives in Arizona and works for

Alliance Defending Freedo (ADF). Thank

you Pariseau Family for your dedicated

service to Old St. Patrick’s Church. May

Our Lord Bless You and keep you in his

love.

General Meeting

Monday, November 19th at 7:00pm, the

Officers and Knights will meet in Parish

Hall. All Knights are encourage to attend.

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

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 G.K. Chesterton AKA “Chester” see rectory Knights of Columbus Council 10963 George Pariseau GK10963@mikofc.org OSP Ladies Society 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 November 4, 2018: $6,346.72

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, November 11

9:15 Religious Education

6:30 Youth Group

MONDAY, November 12

6:15 RCIA

6:30 Altar Server Training

TUESDAY, November 13

3:00 Dale Ahlquist on G.K. Chesterton

WEDNESDAY, November 14

2:30 Rosary @ Regency Nursing Home

6:30 Altar Server Training

THURSDAY, November 15

6:30 American Heritage Girls Meeting

6:30 Ladies Society Gathering

7:00 Choir Rehearsal

Q. How do you make the number one disappear?

A. Add the letter G and then

presto—it's Gone!

TO PRAY IS TO LOVE MASS INTENTIONS

TUE 700:

WED 815:

THU 830:

FRI 815:

SAT 400:

SUN 800:

1030:

• 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, Angela DiLaura, John Dziuban, Jim Stephensen, Mason Rutledge, Georgiana Bruen, Wayne DeForest, Ron Fuller,

Ann Mary “Nancy” Phillips, Katie Hutton, Roger Thomas, Betsy & Charlie Rodgers, Pam Wiitala, Chris Dreffs, Caroline Pribble, Bruce Wilson, Emma Thompson, Howard Pease, Kelli Merlo, Shirley Dreffs, Bryan Eaton, Phillip Campbell Sr., Glenn Klecker

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

Monica Connery Floyd & Marcia Dreffs Florence Remski Floyd & Marcia Dreffs Will Kummet Carol Gregoire Parishioners

Sidewalk Advocates for Life Training Would you like to help women in unplanned, crisis pregnancies in front of the abortion facility choose life? Our next training by SAFL Ann Arbor will be held on Nov. 17th from 10am-3pm in Saline. For more information contact Paul at 734-994-7790 or saflannarbor.com

Holiday Craft Show All are invited to the St. Joseph Holiday Festival and Craft Show on Sat. Nov. 17th from 10am-4pm. The event will include a 50/50 raffle, bake sale, food, and door prizes. The event will be held at St. Joseph

Catholic Church in Ypsilanti. We hope you can join us!

Ohio Pilgrimage On Wednesday, Dec. 12th, you are welcome to join Prayer Pilgrimag-es on a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Consolation Basilica Shrine in Carey, Ohio. Deluxe motor coach scheduled morning departures & early evening returns from Troy, Dearborn, & Farmington Hills. Cost per person is $50; which includes a full course meal. To reserve and/or more information: Michael Semaan at (248) 250-6005 or www.prayerpilgrimages.com.

Advent Book Study - Coming Soon! It is not uncommon for Catholics to be a few days away from Christmas and regret a lost opportunity to enter deeply into the spirituality of Advent – those important weeks prior to Christmas that bring clarity and light to when “the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us.” Don’t let that happen to you. Join fellow parishioners Sunday nights of Advent at OSP as we reflect on the book, “Meditations for Advent” by Bishop Jacques-Benigne Bossuet. He lived in 17th century France and is regarded as one of the best homilists ever. In this book he takes us into a deeper appreciation of creation, the

fall of man, our need for a redeemer, reflections on Mary, St. John the Baptist and the birth of Christ. This promises to be a fruitful journey through Advent. We will meet each Sunday evening of Advent in the basement of the parish hall from 6:30 – 8:30 starting with snacks and fellowship, book discussion and end with partly chanted Night Prayer (with our youth group) in the Church. The book is available for purchase for $5 (half-off the purchase price) in the parish office or after Masses November 17th and 18th. This is an excellent book with 40 deeply reflective daily meditations for Advent that take us deeper into the mysteries of our faith. Get your copy soon! Contact Gary Perrydore at gperrydore@comcast.net for more information.

Honoring All Veterans on

Veterans Day

We thank you for your service and sacrifices. We are forever grateful!

This Tuesday at 3:00pm Old St Patrick Parish Hall

“G.K. Chesterton and Catholic Social Teaching” in cooperation with St. Augustine Homeschool Enrichment Program.

Our Mass for Thanksgiving Day is at 9:00 in the morning. When Thanksgiving was established in our country it was to acknowledge God’s blessings. Let’s come together and pray with gratitude for our nation. Please note that Friday’s Mass is scheduled for 9:00am instead of 8:15.

Thanksgiving Day Mass Nov 22nd

Altar Server Training for All Servers!!! We are updating our Altar Serving Procedures and need ALL current servers to attend one of two training sessions on: Nov. 12 or Nov 14. The sessions are from 6:30pm—8pm and are mandatory! If you are an older server and wish to continue serving at OSP, you must attend. We will be joined by Mr. David Kummet, our new Server Trainer and Fr. Tom. We are changing the mechanics of our processions and making other adjustments. It will also be a general refresher. See you there!

For more info email David Kummet at kcketch@gmail.com

Free on FORMED.org He Leadeth Me is the deeply moving personal story of one man's spiritual odyssey and the unflagging faith, which enabled him to survive the horrendous ordeal that wrenched his body and spirit to near collapse. Captured by the Russian army during World War II and convicted of being a "Vatican spy," American Jesuit Father Walter J. Ciszek spent some 23 agonizing years in Soviet prisons and the labor camps of Siberia. He Leadeth Me is a book to inspire all Christians to greater faith and trust in God--even in their darkest hour.

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