JANUARY 13, 2019 THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD

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

date: February 15-17. This weekend is a designed to help you experience the mercy and compassion 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

Retrouvaille Start the new Year with a resolution to work on a difficult marriage. If your marriage relationship is in trouble please consider attending the excellent Retrouvaille program, which is being offered in the Archdiocese of Detroit on the weekend of, Jan. 18-20. For more information or to register, call 248-382-8281.

Courage/Encourage Courage is a Catholic ministry help-ing men and women with same-sex attraction, Encourage is a ministry for concerned family members of a same-sex attracted person. Meet-

ings are held the 3rd Sunday of every month in our area. Contact Fr. John Rocus for more info at frjohnrocus@comcast.net

Grief Workshop Grieving with Great Hope is a week-end 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. To register, visit stfrancisa2.com/sign-up-forms or visit goodmourningministry.net for more information.

World Day of the Sick is Monday, February 11th this year. At Old Saint Patrick, we will offer a special Mass with anointing of the sick on Feb. 9th at 4:00 pm Mass. We may need drivers to transport the sick. If you are able to help, give us a call. Save the date and invite the sick, elderly, or infirm who may benefit from healing sacrament..

WORLD DAY OF

THE SICK

To Registered visit stpatricka2.formed.org

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, 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

Fred & Shirley Koenig Dr. Daniel Heffernan No Mass No Mass Parishioners Brian Buersmeyer John Henry Keenan

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 deci-sion 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 mil-lions of lives changed by abortion. The Knights of Columbus will be offering candles this weekend , Jan 12-13 here at Old St. Patrick Church after all Masses.

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 statements 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 immediately. Thank you!

Daily Mass Notice Due to Fr. Tom traveling with the youth to the March for Life. Thurs-day March 17th and Friday March 18th Masses will be cancelled.

Parish Photo Directory

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

Do you get Fr. Tom’s weekly emails? Keep posted on the latest parish news and events! Contact the parish office, info@stpatricka2.org to be added to the list.

Help Needed Our food pantry is in need of restocking!

Canned Vegetables Canned Fruit Canned Soup Jelly Tuna & Chicken Helper Canned Tuna & Chicken Pancake Mix & Syrup Jiffy Box Mixes Oatmeal Cereal Macaroni & Cheese Rice

ST. PATRICK PARISH CALENDAR

ALTAR SERVERS SATURDAY 4:00/Jan 19 D. Galbraith

SUNDAY 8:00/Jan 20 K. Brcic J. Hayes

SUNDAY 10:30/Jan 20 J.P. Deemer B. Deemer M. Grech J. Hiester N. Holody N. Palazzolo

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 January 6, 2019: $4,300.10

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.

SUNDAY, January 13

9:15 Religious Education

9:15 First Reconciliation Parent

Meeting

5:00 March for Life Pre-departure

Meeting

6:30 Youth Group

MONDAY, January 14

6:30 RCIA

TUEDAY, January 15

7:30 Young Adult Group

WEDNESDAY, January 16

10:00 Cemetery Meeting

7:00 Worship Committee Meeting

THURSDAY, January 17

8:30 Mass– Cancelled

6:30 American Heritage Girls

7:00 Choir Practice

FRIDAY, January 18

8:15 Mass– Cancelled

Q.

A.

Who designed Noah’s Ark?

An Ark-itect!

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