T his past week we remember the decision of Roe vs. Wade, the struggle of the unborn infants of the world, and the miracle of life. We mourn knowing that despite the fact that every person was known in the womb before he or she was made, many do not make it out of the womb due to direct and intentional actions of another person. The Catholic Church has a rich and long history of denounc-ing such actions. Perhaps the earliest writings we have on the matter can be found in the Didache, or the “Teaching of the Twelve Apostles,” which was composed in the first century. This text, congruent and concurrently composed with the Gospels, states that “You shall not kill the embryo by abortion and shall not cause the newborn to perish” (Didache, 2, 2.) We have a grave call to defend our helpless brothers and sisters and many of our parish communi-ty have answered this call by attending the March for Life in DC this past week. Let us take this time to pray for our pilgrims and for this cause. In conjunction with our prayers and mourning, let us internalize the lesson this struggle presents. Not only in case of abortion, but also in euthanasia and homicide

a person is used as a means to an end. This is not in line with the teachings of the Catholic Church as the human person is treated not as sacred but as an object. Instead of being an ends, they are the means to another end. Saint Pope John Paul II, in his encyclical on modern problems of morality Veritatis Splendor, addresses this phenomenon as an exertion of freedom against law. He teaches that this is incorrect for law is what creates freedom and is thus freedom, or the will, can never act upon Divine Law. It is by the order of the universe and by our design that we have the powers and free-doms we have. When we do evil, we try to subvert this created order and design, and have power over it. This cannot be, and in fact less-ens our freedom as we fall into concupiscence. The human person is not a means and despite our attempts to make it so, we cannot change human nature. The Lord is greater than us and we cannot change what he wrought. Our definition is a son or daughter of God and our dignity as such is greater than that of any object. In modern day, human life, which involves a creative action of God and remains in a special relation-ship with the Creator (the sole end of life), is not respected in many

ways. The human person, that mysterious “other,” is degraded to an object. Asserting our control on the end of life is the greatest abase-ment one can commit against the sacredness of life and the Fifth Commandment. However, there are less severe forms which we are all accountable to as well. In our fight to ensure the safety of the unborn child, let us not forget the fight to love each other and not harm each other. This anniversary of Roe vs. Wade let us pray and mourn the loss of the unborn, and remember those who are perhaps closer to us. Let us reach out to the person who is isolated in our community, to the sibling we tease, and to our friend in need of help. As we carry on this political charge let us bridge the chasm between us and the other, coming to an even greater appreciation of each instance of that sacred life that surrounds us so that Christ may ever more be reflected in us and our parish.

Notes From: James Bogdan– Director of Faith Formation

JANUARY 21, 2018 3RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

The Sanctity of Life

TO PRAY IS TO LOVE

Pam Wiitala Rick Bays Fr. Paul Check Sanctity of Unborn Parishioners Jan Kummet Intentions of the Ganss Family

MASS INTENTIONS

“...I shall rejoice. For I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, this will turn out for my deliverance… with full courage now

as always Christ will be honored in my body...” — Philippians 1:19, 20

TUE 700:

WED 815:

THU 830:

FRI 815:

SAT 400:

SUN 800:

1030:

• 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

Rachel’s Vineyard Healing the Pain of Abortion, One Weekend at a Time

Lansing area retreat date: February 16-18. This weekend is a designed to help you experience the mercy and compas-sion of God. It is a chance to get away from daily pressures to focus on the buried emotions of the past in light of present symptoms and begin healing through a supportive trauma sensitive process. Transfer the Pain of the Past into Hope and Love. Contact: New Life Center 517-993-0291 or RachelsVineyard.org

Open House– Spiritus Sanctus Academies (both locations) Wednesday, January 31st 8am-12:00 noon or anytime by appointment. Call Sally for more information 734-996-4245. Four year old program thru 8th grade. Owned and administered by the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist.

Courage and Encourage A ministry helping men and women with same-sex attraction, and their families. Meetings are held the 3rd Sunday of every month. For confiden-tial Catholic help call Courage: 517-342-2596 or JMJ1HF@aol.com

Are you or someone you love struggling with pornography use? This Made for More event is aimed to help parents of K-12 graders, pastors, educators, or any concerned adult on the dangers of pornography and how to protect families and help those who struggles with addiction to porn as well as effectively address the pornography epidemic in America. Sat., Feb. 10th, 7pm at Christ the King in Ann Arbor. For more information contact John Hoving at 734-665-5040.

World Day of the Sick is Sunday, February 11th this year. At Old Saint Patrick, we will offer a special Mass with anointing of the sick on Feb. 3rd at 4:00 Mass. We may need drivers to transport the sick. If you are able to help, give us a call. Save the date and invite those you know who may benefit.

WORLD DAY OF

THE SICK Feb. 24th

ST. PATRICK PARISH CALENDAR SUNDAY, January 21

Donut Sunday

9:15 Religious Education

9:15 K of C Meeting

6:30 No Youth Group

WEDNESDAY, January 24

2:30 Mass @ Regency Nursing

Home

THURSDAY, January 25

7:00 Choir Practice

FRIDAY, January 26

Ladies Winter Retreat Jan. 26-28

SUNDAY, January 28

9:15 Religious Education

9:00 K of C Rosary

6:30 Youth Group

ALTAR SERVERS SATURDAY 4:00/Jan 27 J. Wild C. Wild

SUNDAY 8:00/Jan 28 J.P. DeJak W. Kummet

SUNDAY 10:30/Jan 28 D. Franzonello M. Lizzio M. Lizzio P. Schloss J. Schloss J. Schloss

OLD ST. PATRICK PARISH DIRECTORY

Family of the Month The Kummet Family is

our Family of the

Month for January.

David is a 4th Degree

Knight, a member of

the Color Corp and

an Extraordinary

Minister of Holy

Communion. He helps at our Parish Play

Days, Tootsie Roll Drives the Soccer

Challenge and many other events at the

parish. Kari, his wife is the editor of our

Church Bulletin, she helps in the Parish

Office and is a member of the Ladies

Society. Their son Will is an Altar Server

and attends St. Augustine’s HEP. God

Bless You, David and your family for your

dedicated service to Old St. Patrick’s

Church.

Join The Knights The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic

Men’s Fraternal Service Organization

founded by Father Michael McGivney. All

of the good works we do are formed by our

four core principles Charity, Unity,

Fraternity and Patriotism. Contact Grand

Knight, Brian Heldt at 734-426-0857 or

GK10963@mikofc.org.

Knight of the Month Our Knight of the Month

for January is George

Pariseau. George is a 4th

Degree Knight and the

Deputy Grand Knight for

our council. He is one of

the leaders of our Pancake

breakfasts by purchasing

the food and helping at the breakfast.

George has headed up the “Choose Life”

candles project and helped with the Christ-

mas Card Sales, the Soccer Challenge, our

Fish Fry, the Tootsie Roll Drive and decorat-

ing our Church for Christmas. He is also an

Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion,

the Recorder for the Cemetery Committee

and participates in the 4th Sunday of the

Month Rosary. Thank you George for all

your time and effort for these Church

ministries and projects and your dedicated

service to Old St. Pat’s.

Monthly Rosary Our monthly rosary will be prayed on

Sunday, Jan. 28th, after the 8am Mass.

Ink Cartridge Recycling

A box is in the Parish Center Coat Room to

accept any type of ink and toner cartridges.

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 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. Thomas 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 Prayer Requests ospintentions@gmail.com

Contributions: Weekend of January 14, 2018: $7,934.10

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.

What do cows like to read? Cattle Logs.

2018

Catalog

Contribution Statements The contribution statements have been mailed. If you have any issues, concerns or note any errors on your contribution statement after it is received, please contact Debbie in the office immediately. Thank you!

Last Year’s Palms Do you have palms from last year? If so, please consider bringing them in so we can burn them to use on Ash Wednesday.

Pilgrim Virgin Statue

Mary is in a privileged position to intercede for us, and to bring us closer to the Heart of Jesus. This is the message we need to share – If you want to grow closer to Jesus, get closer to Mary. What better way to do this then by saying the Rosary. Please sign up in the back of the Church to

take the Pilgrim Virgin home for one week and pray the Rosary with your family.

Baptism Preparation Class If you intend to request Baptism for an infant or a child six years of age or younger, the Diocese of Lansing requires that parents complete a Baptism Preparation class before the Baptism can be scheduled. Godparents are very welcome and encouraged to attend the class. There is no fee for the class. Please contact Dcn. Papp at 734-426-1070 or fjpapp@umich.edu.

Opus Dei We’ve welcomed the local chapter of Opus Dei to Old St. Pat’s for their monthly days of recollection for men and women. The monthly recollections are about an hour, and include opportunity for quiet prayer and reconciliation. Anyone is invited to come and participate, even if you’re not a formal member of Opus Dei. The next Opus Dei Men’s recollection will be

Monday, Jan. 22nd at 7pm in the church. The Ladies are welcome the next day, Tuesday, Jan. 23rd at 9:30am.

Reclaim Your Lost Items! Our Lost and Found box is located in the Parish Center. Many lost treasures are hidden there! Books, glasses, coats, etc. We purge this box every once in a while so DON’T WAIT!

Men: Into the Breach All men of the parish are invited to join a weekly discussion of Bishop Olmstead's apostolic exhortation Into the Breach, calling on Catholic men to make an intentional and faith motivated response to our toxic culture. We will be gathering Monday evenings of Lent 2018. The event is sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 10963, however, it is open to all men of the parish - you need not be a knight to participate.

40 Days for Life spring campaign will begin on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14th and end on Palm Sunday, March 25th. For more information contact Sandie Weathers at plan2pray@gmail.com or 40daysforlife.com/annarbor.

Jan 21st No meeting due to March for Life. Remember to pray for our pilgrims as they travel to witness to the beauty of life! Jan 28th Youth Group—See you there!

Join us Saturday, February 10th to celebrate World Marriage Day! Married couples are invited to attend the 4pm Mass, which will be followed by an hour of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Afterward, couples will spend the evening enjoying appetizers, dinner, and dancing. Come and celebrate the sacrament of matrimony!

Cost is $50 per couple.

Please send payment to the parish office, 5671 Whitmore Lake Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105. Make checks payable to: Old St. Patrick Catholic Church.

Couples can RSVP online at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c45abae28a4f58-world or by emailing Marie Skrobola at mffox@umich.edu.

Space is limited! Please RSVP no later than Friday, February 3, 2018.

For more information, contact Marie Skrobola at 734-717-0537 or emailing at mffox@umich.edu.

Fish Fry Dining begins Feb 16th - Mar 23rd, 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.

Opportunities abound, sign up to help!

FISH FRY PREP Thursday mornings 8:30 – 11 am, we need 12 people to

prepare vegetables, salads, carry-outs etc. Thursday evenings 6-9pm, two people to assist pie baker

Jeanine in assembling/baking. Brownie & cupcake bak-

ers sign up back of church also! Friday mornings 8:30 – 11am, 14 people needed

for food & fish prep and dining hall set up.

FISH FRY DINING HELP Shift 1: 4-6:30pm & Shift 2: 6–8:30 pm

Dining room servers 12 for each shift. Kitchen Buffet/Serve 6 each shift Kitchen Fish Fry prep 6 each shift Dishwashers 6 each shift.

CLEAN-UP

7:30- 9:30pm, 4 needed (until finished!) Friday 8pm or Sat. am driver to St. Louis Center in

Chelsea with our leftover food.

YOUR help is needed to make

this year the most successful year

yet! Thank you!

40th Old St. Patrick Lenten Fish Fry