SEPTEMBER 3, 2017 22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

G reetings and I hope you

are having a blessed

Sunday! My name is James

Bogdan, typically called Jim, and

I will be taking John Pratt’s

position as Director of Faith

Formation. It is exciting and

invigorating to be joining your

parish community and to have the

opportunity to share the beauty of

our faith. In order to better intro-

duce myself, please allow me a

moment to discuss my past.

I am the fourth of six children

and grew up in Ann Arbor

attending Huron Valley Catholic

School and Father Gabriel Richard

High School. Christ the King was

my home parish and I deeply

appreciated the youth group and

ministry activities the parish

provided. At the age of eighteen

I moved to Dallas, Texas to attend

the small Catholic University of

Dallas. After completing their core

curriculum, reading and discuss-

ing too much philosophy, and

studying in Rome for a semester,

I received a Bachelor of Arts in

Philosophy. Those years were

profoundly forming for me as

I gained a great appreciation for

the universality and history of the

Catholic Church and the great

intellectual tradition of the

Western World, the legacy of

which we enjoy to this day.

Prior to graduation I enrolled in

the Master of Arts in Theology

program and received a position in

the Student Affairs office of the

university. I continued to study

the great works of theology and

help form the hall communities

through training, teaching, and

monitoring the Resident Assis-

tants. Through the Lord’s will and

my response to His Word, I came

under the spiritual direction of the

Cistercian monks at the Abby of

Our Lady of Dallas. A strong

desire for the truth, the concept of

a God, and the fact that I am not

He became instilled in me by their

tutelage and the community of the

university.

I married my high school best

friend, Elise Gainer, and after

moving her to Dallas for a short

time, she was offered her dream

job as a youth librarian here in

Ann Arbor. We moved back and

I began writing my Master’s thesis

on ecclesiology and the Trinity.

After she graciously and generous-

ly supported me in my studies for

many months, the Lord put in me

a greater desire to apply my faith

and provided an occasion to do so

here at Old St. Pat’s.

I enjoy playing hockey, board

games, trivia, and computer

games. My music tastes range over

almost all genres, though my

favorite is Folk, and I am fond of

ballroom dancing. I follow the

development of technology and

software closely and am always

open to philosophical discussions,

athletic competitions, and service.

Please feel free to stop by my

office to chat, share a joke, or

discuss our faith. I am here to be

His servant, teach with the

wonderful catechists and deacons

of this parish, and learn from you

and your children.

~Jim

Welcome Jim Bogdan! Meet Our New Director of Faith Formation

• 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, John & Gladys Kennedy, Ann Mary “Nancy” Phillips, Jessica Cox, Virgil Dreffs, 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, Brandon 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

MON 900

TUE 700:

WED 830:

THU 830:

FRI 830:

SAT 400:

SUN 800:

1030:

1230:

Our Country Henry Michael Martino Pellican Family Peter Schloss Fr. David Hudgins Bob & Marcella Stephens Parishioners Scanlon Family Karen Ognion

“...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

Senior Recognition Mass and Luncheon The Washtenaw Catholic Council on Aging and the Diocese of Lan-sing invite you to attend this annu-al event on Thursday, September 21. The event will begin at 11:00am with Mass celebrated by Bishop Boyea at St. Joseph in Dexter, and will conclude with a luncheon at 12:30pm, located at the Columbus Hall in Dexter. Suggested donation of $10 is greatly appreciated. Please RSVP by September 14th to Laura McKenzie at (734)426-8483.

Catholic Men’s Night Bishop Earl Boyea, will be the celebrant of Mass and the speaker at the Catholic Men's

Night on Thursday evening, September 21, 2017. The meet-ing will take place at Christ the King Catholic Church. Mass will begin in the Church at 7:30 pm. Following that will be a time for refreshments, fellowship and then the Bishop's talk. Join us for a lively discussion as he asks the question, "Are We Living in The 11th Hour?". Doors open at 7:00 pm and the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available from 7:00 pm and ending promptly at 7:25 pm. Call 734-930-4524 or go to our website www.catholic.men.org for addi-tional information.

Grieving with Great HOPE A five-week grief support series beginning Monday evenings September 25-October 23 for anyone who is mourning the loss of a loved one. If you have lost a spouse, a child, a grandchild, a parent, another family member or a friend. Visit goodmourningminis-try.net for registration or contact 734-453-0326.

Be a Radioactive

Catholic! Listen to 990 AM radio — WDEO. Catholic radio provides tips for marriage and family life, discus-sions of different aspects of our Catholic faith, and more! Listen in the car or on the internet!

A Great Big Thank You!

Thank you Gary Kabzinski for

cleaning the Sacred Heart statue.

The statue was in need of some

tender loving care. It’s beauty

has been restored!

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upcoming events!

Register for Religious Education! Be sure to sign up your children for catechism class. Our religious education program incorporates classroom learning, beautiful textbooks, and materials for further study at home to help educate our young people in the faith. Class times are Sunday from 9:15-10:15am beginning Sept. 10 and concluding April 22nd. Cost is $50 per student with a $150 max per family. You can find registration forms and more information on our website: http://stpatricka2.org/religious-education or you can stop by the parish office and register in person.

Join Our Choir! Old St. Patrick is proud to have a strong tradition of choral singing. The choir sings motets and other choral works by the great compos-ers of sacred music from across the centuries, with an emphasis on music in keeping with the Church's teachings and musical tradition. We rehearse every Thursday from

7-9 P.M, and sings weekly during the 10:30 mass Sunday morning. We also sing for large feast days and other exceptional events, including concerts. Consider joining us this year in glorifying God with our voices.

Attention families with girls ages

5 to 18! Old St. Patrick’s Ameri-can Heritage Girls troop will be hosting an informational meeting on Thursday, September 7 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM

at the parish center basement (This will also be our kick-off meeting for our returning families). American Heritage Girls is the premier national character development organization for girls ages 5 – 18 that embraces Christian values and encourages family involvement. For more info. please contact Amy Parrish (kaparrish87@frontier.net) or Marie Skrobola (mffox@umich.edu) or visit americanheritagegirls.org/

Rummage Sale Before winter closes you in on the extra “stuff” you’ve accumulated all year, start setting aside some of the good stuff for our parish rummage sale coming October 12-14! Sheets to sign up to help will be available soon.

Money Counters Needed Volunteers needed to count the weekend collections. If you are interested contact the parish office at 734-662-8141

Baptism Class Please contact Deacon Papp by phone 734-426-1070 or by 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 families needs, There is no fee for the class. Godparents are very welcome and encouraged to attend the class with you. This class fulfills the Diocese requirement for preparation prior to Baptism.

Daily Mass schedule will be changing beginning on Sept. 13th for the academic year: Wednesday and Friday Masses will again begin at 8:15am. instead of 8:30am.

Daily Mass

Schedule Changes

IMPORTANT!

Mass on Labor Day is at 9AM

The OSP bus if Full! If you would still like to attend the Mass for the Beatification of Solanus Casey on Saturday, Nov. 18. Tickets will be available to the public on Monday, October 9 at 9 a.m., at fordfield.com, 4 tickets per transac-tion, while supplies last.

Knock, knock

Who’s there?

Repeat.

Repeat Who?

OK. Who, Who, Who...

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. Thur. & Fri. 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 at-

tend. 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 Religious Education John Pratt (#30) jpratt@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

Contributions: Weekend of August 27, 2017: $4,178.45

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/SEPT 9 P. Schloss J. Schloss J. Schloss SUNDAY 8:00/SEPT 10 J. Hayes SUNDAY 10:30/SEPT 10 B. Cesar L. Cesar N. Perrydore T. Perrydore M. Rushing J. Wild

OLD ST. PATRICK PARISH DIRECTORY

Family of the Month Our Family of the Month

for September is the

McCarthy Family. Mike

and his wife Elora have

a happy young son,

Killian, as you can see

from the photo. Mike

and Elora sing in the

choir and attend Eucharistic Adoration

regularly. They both have volunteered to

work at the Delonis Center to feed the

homeless, helped out at our Parish

Festival and are dishwashers at our Fish

Fry’s. Elora also helps at Emmanuel House

and was part of the Lenten Group. Mike

assisted as a Judge at our successful

Knights of Columbus Soccer Challenge.

May God Bless You Mike and your family

for your dedicated service to Old St. Pat’s

Church.

Ink Cartridge Recycling

We are collecting empty ink cartridges as

a fundraiser. Please drop them off in the

box in the Parish Hall Coat Room.

Knight of the Month Bob Calleja is our Knight of

the Month for September. Bob

and his wife Christine have

a daughter Alexa. As a Knight

Bob helps out at the Capuchin

Service Center in Detroit. At

our parish he has taken on the

Kitchen Project at our Rectory.

He has sanded, skim coated and painted

the kitchen walls. He will be making and

installing a new countertop and new appli-

ances donating his labor. Bob is also stud-

ying to be a Deacon and is in his 2nd year

of the program. Congratulations Bob and

thank you for the work you do for Old St.

Pat’s Church.

Planning Meeting

Wednesday, September 6th at 6:30pm, the

Officers and Knights will meet in Parish

Hall. All Knights are invited to attend and

contribute to our planning session.

Join the Knights

Interested in becoming a knight, contact

Brian Heldt at (734)426-0857. or

GK10963@mikofc.org

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

IN SERVICE TO ONE, IN SERVICE TO ALL

ST. PATRICK PARISH CALENDAR MONDAY, September 4

9:00 Labor Day Mass

WEDNESDAY, September 6

6:30 Knights of Columbus Meeting

THURSDAY, September 7

6:00 American Heritage Girls

7:00 Choir Practice

FRIDAY, September 8

7:00 Parish Council Meeting

SUNDAY, September 10

9:15 First Day of Religious

Education & Parent Meeting

Sept 17th, 6:30pm- Youth Group kick-off event! Come join us for games, food, and fellowship as we begin the year. This is a great opportunity to meet everyone and share ideas for this year.

Invite Someone you Know to Join RCIA

Do you know someone who would like to know more about the Catholic faith? The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a program for people who would like to know more about the Roman Catholic faith. RCIA is open to anyone, Christian or non-Christian, who genuinely seeks to explore the possibility of joining the Catholic Christian faith community. RCIA is the process by which interested people learn about, participate

in, and eventually become fully initiated members of the Catholic Church. We will be starting RCIA this fall, we encourage you to reach out to your neighbors, family members and friends and invite them to join RCIA. For more information contact our new Director of Religious Education, James Bogdan, with questions at 734-662-8141 ext. 30 or email him at jbogdan@stpatricka2.org.

Congratulations Gary!

Last Tuesday evening, Gary Perrydore was instituted by Bishop Emeritus Mengeling into the ministry of Lector. Remember to keep Gary and his family in your prayers as he continues on his journey to the Diaconate.

Report from Deacon Day in Flint

At one point in the Book of Kings David gets in trouble for trying to do a census. Last Saturday at the Deacon Day at St. Mary's in Flint we never had time to consider a census. There were too many of God's poor to serve. Some folks estimated that we served between 1,000 and 1,500 people. I know we ran out of food and then bought more food and ran out again but only after the last of the clients were served. We gave away all the backpacks (600 or 800 backpacks!) and much of the school supplies. Two things we did not run out of were hope or faith. We were there to pray for healing for those who live in difficult situations. Thank you for your generous contributions and for your time if you were able to come. Last year was the first of these days and it was successful but this year we reached many more people. I hope you can join us next year. God bless and thank you for your generosity.