GUIDING LIGHT ST. MARY MYSTICAL ROSE

We the faithful of St. Mary Mystical Rose Parish are a Catholic Community in the Archdiocese of Detroit. We serve God through His Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, with the empowerment and the

strength of the Holy Spirit: to celebrate the Holy Sacraments and Worship, Christian Service and Faith Education, to evangelize and practice our faith in active stewardship--with the faith, spirit

and humility of Mary, the Rose of God and our Patron Saint.

September 3, 2017 Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Whoever wishes to come after me must

deny himself, take up his cross, and

follow me, (Matthew 16:21-27).

There was a high school in Glen Arbor, Michigan that had

been fundraising and saving their money for a trip to Wash-

ington. They did very well in their fundraising, as the day to

set out for their trip to our nation’s capitol draw near. Sud-

denly they learned one of their classmates, Duane Richard-

son, had cancer. The treatment would be costly. They were

all in agreement, to give their travel funds to defray the cost

of their classmate’s expenses it meant giving up their trip.

Today’s Good News tells us something similar to that:

“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take

up his cross, and follow me,…whoever loses his life for my

sake will find it,” (Matt 16:21-27). True, these generous

high-schoolers did not give up their lives for their class-

mate, but they were willing to give up part of their lives,

and a very enjoyable part at that. They were willing to deny

themselves.

As followers and people of God all of us have to deny our-

selves, to make some sacrifice. What we give up to be true

followers of Christ may not be as newsworthy as the gener-

ous sacrifice of the senior class in our story, but God will

“repay every man for what he had done.”

It is much easier for us to sleep in and not go to Mass, but

we are going to celebrate our lives in Him. It is much easier

to sit down and eat without asking God’s blessing. Getting

up and going to work is not always easy. A father and a

mother must forget their weariness and comfort for their

loved ones.

Our Lord did many things that were difficult. He carried

many little crosses before He carried the big one. Jesus en-

dured ridicule, rejection, and the prejudice of some people

who did not like His message. Yet, they even put Jesus and

nailed Him to the cross. Yet, He obeyed and bowed to the

will of His Father. Jesus not only taught us to pray: “Thy

will be done,” He showed us how to do the will of His Fa-

ther, no matter how difficult.

Why not take all our little crosses and big ones too, and

drop them at the foot of Jesus Cross. Then all of us, priest

and people, will offer them to God as our greatest gift. Jesus

asks us to carry our cross, to make some sacrifice as did the

young people in our story. He will always help you carry

that cross and make that effort. We must never be afraid of

doing what is good, for Jesus is on our side to help us

through, and to cheer us for all that we do in His holy name.

Amen.

PARISH PICNIC – MARK YOUR CALENDAR

September 24th, 12noon-3pm, Sunday, the day of our Lord,

we will be celebrating our Parish Picnic and our 71st Years

of being an awesome and amazing Parish, the beautiful

community of St. Mary Mystical Rose. Our Mass will be at

9:30am!

We thank our God for EVERYONE, especially ancestors,

both deceased and living for the gift of faith as well as their

love of God, and our Mother Mary—Mystical Rose, our

Patron Saint.

God blesses all who love Him, and serve Him with a hum-

ble, generous, and sincere heart. Come and celebrate this

special day with us. SEE YOU SOON!

HAPPY LABOR DAY – MASS AT 9AM! Have a wonderful week and God bless you all!

Fr. George Patauave

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L i t u r g y & P r a y e r Monday, September 4, 2017 9:00 AM LABOR DAY MASS Tuesday, September 5, 2017 9:00 AM MASS For Matthew Plotzke By Mary Ellen Connell Wednesday, September 6, 2017 9:00 AM MASS For Frances Ross By Fr. George Patau’ave Thursday, September 7, 2017 9:00 AM MASS For Robert Murphy By Edward Ochylski Friday, September 8, 2017 9:00 AM NO MASS Saturday, September 9, 2017 4:30 PM For Deceased Members of the KOC Council 7561 Sunday, September 10, 2017 9:30 AM For Doug and Shirley Wade By Shirley Wade

Liturgical Ministers Schedule

September 9-10, 2017

Mass 4:30 pm 9:30 am

Servers Austin Zefi

Lectors

Karen Coulon Stephanie Goubert

EME

Missy Darling

Karen Klapatch Leona Leonard

Heather Gerst Joyce Mrosz

Mel Campbell

Sacristan Cindy Sowinski Annette Goike

Ushers Will and Rosemary Caron

Jerry and Judy Beauchamp

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE IN

NEED OF OUR PRAYERS ESPECIALLY ………..

Bob Agius Jake Schmidt

Mary Agius Ed Stelzer Marge Brohl Barbara Weiler

Andy Bommarito Agnes Maa

Marge DeCrease Bonnie McNichol

Jackie Lualdi Tim Nolan

Bernice Osborne Peggy Havelt

Jacob Gordon Rick Haller

Donna Price Peggy Zabel

Sapi Patau’ave Donna Szyska

Bill Holloway Joseph Roberts

Baby Will Haskin (King) Colleen King

Dean Kaster Michelle Schapman

Yvonne Kaster Timothy Schrand

Please call the Parish Office at 586-784-5966 to add or update

list . For information on Prayer Shawls please contact

Pat Grudzinski at 586-784-5123

Readings for the Week of September 3, 2017

Sunday Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jer 20:7-9; Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9; Rom 12:1-2;

Mt 16:21-27

Monday 1 Thes 4:13-18; Ps 96:1 and 3, 4-5, 11-12, 13;

Lk 4:16-30

Tuesday 1 Thes 5:1-6, 9-11; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Lk 4:31

-37

Wednesday Col 1:1-8; Ps 52:10, 11; Lk 4:38-44

Thursday Col 1:9-14; Ps 98:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6; Lk 5:1-11

Friday The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 13:6ab, 6c;

Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 or 1:18-23

Saturday Saint Peter Claver, Priest Col 1:21-23; Ps 54:3-4, 6 and 8; Lk 6:1-5

Sunday Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Ez 33:7-9; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Rom 13:8-10;

Mt 18:15-20

PRAY FOR THOSE IN THE MILITARY

Master Sgt. Julie Curtis Phoebe Malkowicz Adam S. Girardot Andrew Richards PFC Ethan Jacob MC2 Jeffery Richardson Cody Kelly SN Michael DeClercq Evan Malkowicz Paul Raska

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H a p p e n i n g s i n O u r P a r i s h

Calendar of Events

Monday, September 4, 2017 9:00AM MASS/LABOR DAY Tuesday, September 5, 2017 9:00 AM MASS 6:00PM Food Pantry Dist./With Dinner 6:30pm Meeting with Catechists Wednesday, September 6, 2017 9:00 AM MASS 11:00AM Fragrant Rose Prayer Group 7:00PM Knights of Columbus Thursday, September 7, 2017 9:00AM MASS Friday, September 8, 2017 9:00AM NO MASS Saturday, September 9, 2017 4:30PM MASS Sunday, September 10, 2017 9:30AM MASS/GRANDPARENTS DAY ————————————————————————- Monday, September 11, 2017 9:00AM NO MASS Tuesday, September 12, 2017 9:00 AM MASS 6:30PM Faith Formation K-6 Parent/Child Wednesday, September 13, 2017 9:00 AM MASS 11:00 AM Fragrant Rose Prayer Group 6:30PM AHG Meeting Thursday, September 14, 2017 9:00AM MASS 1:00PM Prayer Shawl 6:30PM Faith Formation 7 & 8 Parent/Child Friday, September 15, 2017 9:00AM NO MASS 6:30PM Joint-Commission Meeting Saturday, September 16, 2017 4:00PM Private Confessions 4:30PM MASS Sunday, September 17, 2017 9:30AM MASS 9:30AM Commissioning of Catechists

We’re following Pope Francis’

directive to “Go and Make a

Loud Noise for the Lord”

2017-18 Faith Formation registration is in it’s final stage. Forms are available in the lower Narthex, on the website at www.stmarymysticalrose.org, or by email. Registrations may be dropped off at the parish office or in the collection basket. Volunteer catechists and aides are needed to share their faith with our children. Please consider offering your time and your talent to help our children encounter Christ. Please remember that the late registration fee applies to all

registrations received after September 1.

Children’s Liturgy will continue at the 9:30 Sunday Mass. Children from pre-school to 4th grade are welcome to come join us. Children are also asked to bring a non-perishable

food item for our pantry at the offertory time.

Have a great summer!

Denise & Kim Religious Education 586-784-5966 ext 106 or 107

A BIG THANK YOU

TO

THE LIONESS OF ARMADA

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL# 7561

CHRISTIAN SERVICE

AND

TO ALL THE PARISHIONERS

Who generously DONATED

School supplies

43 BACK PACKS WERE FILLED AND

DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS IN OUR

COMMUNITY……..WELL DONE !!

CHILDRENS LITURGY REMEMBER TO BRING A NON-

PERISHABLE FOOD ITEM FOR OUR FOOD

PANTRY. IT CAN BE TAKEN UP TO THE

ALTER AT COLLECTION TIME.

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S t e w a r d s h i p — T i m e - Ta l e n t - Tr e a s u r e

Stewardship Offering

for the Weekend of August 27, 2017

Offertory………………………………….………...……..$2,636.00 Parking Lot Fund/And Other Projects.…………….178.00 Thank you for your generosity and continued support! Budgeted Amount ……………………….…….……..$5,769.23 2017 CSA Goal………..…………...….………………..$34,429.00 Pledges as of August 2, 2017……………..……...$32,899.00 Current shortfall…………………………………….…...$1,530.00

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Sept. 17th Mass/Lunch at Harsens Island 10AM St. Mark’s/Our Lady on the River 4200 Green Dr. RSVP to Joanne 810-324-2304 or 810-531-4621

Oct. 8th and 17th Western Barn Dance American Polish Cultural Center 2975 E. Maple Rd. at Dequindre from 1-5:00PM $22 For Members Eastside Movie Club will resume on October 1st

CSA “2017” $34,429 Pledges for the 2017 CSA are coming in. Thank you for your generous donations so far. As of August 2nd, we have reached 97% of our Goal. Yay Team! If you haven’t made your pledge yet, please remember to pick up your pledge card after Mass in the upper Narthex. You may also give online. Go to: http//smmr.aodcsa.org Keep in mind that any money pledged over our Goal of $34,429 (100%) of that money will be returned directly to our parish, and will be put towards the repaving of our parking lot. Reminder; you have the option of spreading your payments over 9 months, or to pay quarterly. Let’s make that thermometer go through the top this year! We can’t do it without all of You.

Do you want to ……..

Reduce your clutter?

Help raise funds for

our parish?

Have fun with fellow parishioners

Reserve your table for the

Parish Estate Sale $20 per table or 10 % whichever is more.

Setup: Sat. Sept. 9th – 2-4

Sale: Sun. Sept. 10th -11-3

If you don’t want a table but wish to donate items, call

Cathy.

If you have large items that you’d like to consign, call

Cathy.

If you’d like to help, call Cathy.

Cathy: 586-615-4483

JOIN US FOR A PILGRIMAGE TO

CANADA

October 9 – 14, 2017 Fr. Bill Turner invites you on an exciting 6-Day pilgrimage

tour of Canada! This trip includes roundtrip travel on a lux-

ury motor coach from Armada, MI; a professional Corpo-

rate Travel Tour Manager; hotel accommodations in Niag-

ara, Toronto, and Kitchener; and other tour highlights in-

cluding a boat cruise, a wine-tasting at Two Sisters Vine-

yard, a matinee performance of Romeo & Juliet, and so

much more! Call Corporate Travel at 313-565-8888 ext.

122 for more details.

Brochures can

be found in

the Narthex.

IHM Sister Raffle One of the major funding sources, for the IHM Retirement Fund. Drawings are held monthly from October 2017—June 2018, with each ticket you have 144 oppor-tunities to win. For tickets call the IHM Development Office at 734-240-9863. Suggested Donation $25 each.

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Mass Schedules Saturday…………………………………………………………4:30 pm Sunday……..…………………………………………………....9:30am

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday……………………..……………………….………..9:00am First Friday of the month…... ……………………..……………………………………..9:00am Days of Obligation and Solemnity Feast Days…………………………….……...TBA

Private Confession 1st and 3rd Saturday at 4:00 pm or by appointment.

Food Pantry Distribution for Families in Need

Our next Distribution date Is:

Tuesday, September 5, 2017 Food Distribution/ Dinner Served 6:00 PM We serve a hot meal to all of our pantry guests. In the event someone is in urgent need of food, please contact the Parish Office. 586-784-5966

PARISH MEMBERSHIP: We joyfully welcome new members to our parish. Please register at the parish office during business hours. We also ask that you let us know if you plan to move from the parish. INFANT BAPTISM: Parents must be registered and regularly attending the Sunday Eucharist to begin Baptism preparation. Baptismal Preparation is held quarterly. Call the parish office to for next scheduled date. The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the first and third Sunday of every month. MARRIAGE: If one of the engaged couple (or their parents) is registered at St. Mary’s arrangements may be made personally by the couple at least six months in advance. 8-10 months is preferred. SICK CALLS: We are happy to visit the sick and bring Communion to them. Please notify the parish office. ANNULMENT PROCESS: If you are contemplating filing for an annulment; know that it is a healing process. It takes up to 18 months for the Tribunal to complete each case, so please take that into consideration. Call the parish office for more information.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS

Have you been thinking of becoming Catholic, or completing your Sacraments and coming fully into the Catholic Church? Now is the time to take that first step...Call the Parish Office at 586-784-5966 and someone from the RCIA Team will get back to you within a day or two. If you know of someone who has expressed an interest in coming fully into the Catholic Church, please invite them to inquire. If you are Catholic and would simply like to learn more about your Faith, you are also welcome to join us.

Parish Directory

St. Mary Mystical Rose Catholic Church 24040 Armada Ridge Road

Armada, MI 48005 www.stmarymysticalrose.org

stmarymysticalrose@outlook.com

Parish Office Phone ................................... (586) 784-5966 Emergency calls ......................................... (586) 473-8142 Parish Fax .................................................. (586) 784-9330

Parish Office Hours Tuesday and Thursday

9:00am-3:30pm

Pastor ............................................ Rev. George Patau’ave georgepatau@hotmail.com Asst. Coordinator for Religious Ed…...……… Kim Glowicki Kim Glowicki……….smmr.youngadultministry@gmail.com Coordinator of Religious Ed……………………….Denise Green Denise Green ……………..smmr.youthministry@gmail.com Secretary ................................................... Gracie Mooney stmarymysticalrose@outlook.com Bookkeeper……………………………………………………..Sue Smith RCIA Coordinator....Karen Klapatch(carrotskk@yahoo.com Ed Stelzer Denise Green Bulletin Editor ............................................ Gracie Mooney stmarymysticalrose@outlook.com CSA Chairperson ........................................ Karen Klapatch Bible Study Coordinator ..................................... Ed Stelzer

Parish Council/Commissions

Parish Council Chairperson……………….……..Michel Flanigan Parish Council Co-Chair…………..….………………..Mary Berger Parish Council Secretary ............. …………….….Missy Darling Members at Large ............................................ Ed Schrand Vicariate Representatives……………Karen Klapatch, Mary K. Christian Service Chairperson………………….Karen Klapatch Christian Service Co-Chair…………………………………...Mary K. Finance Council Chairperson ......................... David Stelzer Worship Com./Rel. Ed. ........ Heather Gerst, Denise Green Usher Coordinator ....................................... Mike Murphy Lector Coordinator .............................. Stephanie Goubert EME Coordinator…………………………...…………..Denise Green Sacristan Coordinator ................................ Cindy Sowinski Altar Server Coordinator ............................ Heather Gerst Knights of Columbus ........... Mel Campbell(810-543-0913) Am. Her. Girls ... Janine Gilchrist (Janine.ahg@gmail.com) AHG Parish Rep............................................. Denise Green Boy/Cub Scouts .......................................... Cindy Malburg Prayer Shawl Ministry ................................. Pat Grudzinski Fragrant Rose Prayer Group ........................ Marge Stelzer Food Pantry ..... Roger Cunningham (nasllc@hotmail.com)