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NOTES FROM FATHER TOM
D ear Parishioners, some of you have recently spotted me wearing a long,
priestly black cloth, known as the “cassock.” I put it on for the feast day of our patron St. Patrick, and for some of the Extraordinary Form blessings (like the Churching of Women) and EF baptisms that I have offered. I received some nice compliments and also a couple in-quiries: “Father is this new?” I un-derstand the question, since I have worn it only on rare occasions. What is this mysterious garment that priests wear? Historically, the cassock, of course, is not new! I think most of you sense this, from the pictures of priest saints like St. John Vianney and old black and white photos of priests and prelates in cassocks. The cassock has been part of priestly dress in some form for centuries. It owes its origins to the Roman tunic: a long garment that was worn under the toga. In the early centuries that’s how everyone dressed! When the Bar-barian tribes conquered Rome and Europe in the 500’s people adapted their style of clothing: short tunic, breeches, and mantle. But the nobility and clergy continued to wear the long tunic, until the Mid-dle Ages when it became worn only by clergy. That early cassock still resembled the Roman cloth: it had no buttons down the middle for instance! In 1589 the “modern”
cassock was born, with buttons down the front, when Pope Sixtus V, insisted that all clerics, even in minor orders (not yet priests) should wear the cassock under the severest penalties.1 This was then the regular clothing of priests for centuries, I remember when I was growing up in Poland, and the priest came to bless our house on Epiphany in a long black cassock. With the liturgical changes in the 1960’s the cassock became no long-er required wear, and the clerical shirt worn with a black suit became the norm mandated by the Bishop’s Conference.
Today, most often you will see a cassock on a seminarian, whether at a Mass with a Bishop in the cathedral, or at a liturgy in the Seminary. However, the cassock is making a comeback among many younger and tradition minded priests! It is also preferred by many religious orders such as: Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, the Fathers of Mercy etc… For them it is part of their religious habit. For parish priests, however, it is rather rarely worn, except for those who may be of the traditional bent or offer the old Traditional Latin Mass on a regular basis. I enjoyed wearing the cassock in the seminary very much, it made me feel like a priest! (I also paid good money for a quali-ty cassock made in Poland.) But
after ordination, there was little opportunity to wear it: sometimes at stations of the cross or other blessings. Also it can be “frowned on” in priestly company, as it is not the usual norm for priests, and some priests may see it as a polemical “statement” by younger clergy.
Nevertheless, the black cassock is a distinct and very edifying symbol of priestly ministry! The color black represents ‘mourning’ or ‘death’ as the priest is called to die to himself in order for Christ the Priest to minister through him. It is worn with a wide band cincture, known as ‘fascia’ (which I lost somewhere) that represents chasti-ty. Parish priests wear regular black cassocks with no color, Monsignors wear a cassock with purple piping and buttons, bishops with red piping and buttons. In tropical countries the cassocks may be white in color! I hope to wear my cassock some more, especially at blessings, and special occasions around the parish but I probably won’t be going jogging in it anytime soon! May God bless our parish and our Lent! ~Fr Tom
MARCH 24, 2019 3RD SUNDAY OF LENT
The Mysteries of the Cassock
1Shawn Tribe “A brief history of the cassock...” accessed online 3/20/2019 http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2006/05/brief-history-of-cassock.html#.XJKfNIHYpEY
TO PRAY IS TO LOVE MASS INTENTIONS TUE 700:
WED 815:
At Regency
230:
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 Massimilla, Dolly DeVos, Patricia Dawson, Lois Roth, Tony Ragazzo, Scott Simon, Mary Boudreaux
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
Dan Wiitala Jeff Wiitala
Jack Wagely Fr. Joe Fix Floyd & Marcia Dreffs Parishioners Valentine Dreffs Nelly Valero
K of C Tootsie Roll Drive Knights of Columbus Council 10963 will be holding their annual "Tootsie Roll" drive Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14 at various locations around Whitmore Lake. Last year we helped raise $900 to help St. Francis Camp provide services and recreation opportuni-ties for people with intellectual disabilities. Please consider helping us by signing up at https://bit.ly/2C16vwh or contacting Thomas Cook at [email protected].
40 Cans
for Lent The Knights of Columbus have started their 40 Cans for Lent Drive. One-can-per-day donation per family which is inspired by Christ’s 40 days of fasting in the
desert. A BIG BOX is located
in the Church by the St. Joseph
altar, HELP US FILL IT! Thank you for helping make
this a successful drive!
Sign up for an Hour of Prayer in front of
Planned Parenthood!
Location: Outside Planned Parenthood, 3100 Professional Drive in Ann Arbor
Hours: 7am to 7pm daily
March 24th– Time change! We will meet at Regency Home in Whitmore Lake at 1:50 pm to visit with the residence. We will return to OSP for pizza.
March 31st– The importance of prayer in our daily lives.
ST. PATRICK PARISH CALENDAR
ALTAR SERVERS SATURDAY 4:00/Mar 30 N. Perrydore
SUNDAY 8:00/Mar 31 J.P. DeJak A. Hehmann
SUNDAY 10:30/Mar 31 J.P. Deemer B. Deemer T. Fox N. Holody
OLD ST. PATRICK PARISH DIRECTORY
Family of the Month
The Family of the
Month for March is
the Michael Prucka
Family. Michael, his
wife Leah and their
son Adam help out
our parish in many ways. Michael serves
tables at our Fish Fry’s. Leah washes and
mends Father Tom’s albs and the altar
server’s cassocks and surplices. She also
was co-chair at the Festival Book sale.
Adam is a Squire, was a frequent winner at
our Festival Pie Contest, works at our
Pancake Breakfast’s, and is a volunteer for
fall grounds maintenance at the Pious
Union. Leah and Adam work on food prepa-
ration for our Fish Fry, weed around the
Church in the summer, prepared food for
the Confirmation Reception and participat-
ed in the Chicken Run. The family attends
monthly First Friday Eucharistic Adora-
tion. Thank you Prucka Family for your first-
rate help in all the different areas of parish
life. God Bless Your Family.
Knight of the Month
The Knight of the Month for March is Frank
Krzesowik. Frank is a 3rd Degree Knight
and has been a parishioner for over 20
years. He has worked on the
Cemetery Committee for 18
years and been its President
for the last 12 years. Frank
has helped out on Cemetery
Cleanup, Fish fry’s and the
bingo tent at our Festivals. For 58 years he
has gone on retreat at the Manresa Jesuit
Retreat House. Frank started the Detroit
Police Choir Boys, a social group, that has
grown from 5 to over 2000 and the Centu-
ry Club to honor police sergeants and lieu-
tenants. He and his wife Pat just celebrat-
ed their 65th Wedding Anniversary.
Congratulations Frank and thanks for your
excellent work for OSP’s. May Our Lord
Continue to Bless You.
Ink Cartridge Recycling
There is a box in the Parish Center
Coatroom to accept any kind of ink and
toner cartridge donations. Thank you!
Join the Knights
Become a better Catholic, husband, father,
brother and man by joining the Knights of
Columbus to serve the Church. Please
contact Grand Knight, George Pariseau at
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
[email protected] 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: [email protected]
Pastor Fr. Thomas Wasilewski (#24) [email protected]
Deacon Dcn. Frank-Joseph Papp, [email protected]
Parish Secretary Debbie Welch (#21) [email protected] DRE / Youth Minister Tom Merlo (#30) [email protected] Director of Music Dr. Robert Wolf [email protected] Facilities Manager Mark Westhoven [email protected] Dog In Residence Chesterton AKA “Chester” see rectory Knights of Columbus Council 10963 George Pariseau [email protected] Ladies of St. Brigid Nancy Keough [email protected] Altar Server Coordinator Jennifer Holody [email protected] OSP Library [email protected] Prayer Requests [email protected]
Contributions: Weekend of March 17, 2019: $9,039.05 Bulletin announcements must be submitted in writing to [email protected] by Monday at noon and will be edited at the discretion of the editor or pastor.
SUNDAY, March 24
9:15 Religious Education
1:50 Youth Group (Time Change)
MONDAY, March 25
4:00 Opus Dei Women’s Group
7:00 Opus Dei Men’s Group
WEDNESDAY, March 27
2:30 Mass @ Regency Home in W.L.
THURSDAY, March 28
7:00 Choir Practice
FRIDAY, March 29
4:30-7:00 Fish Fry
7:00 Stations of the Cross
SATURDAY, March 30
9:00 Ladies Lenten Book Study Group
9:00 Men’s Lenten Study Group
”Fasting and almsgiving
are ‘the two wings of prayer’ which enable it to gain momentum
and more easily reach even to God.” ~St Augustine
Old St. Patrick Catholic Church
Every Friday
March 8—April 12 4:30 - 7:00pm
YOUR help is needed to make this year the most successful year yet!
PLEASE sign-up at http://bit.ly/OSPfishfry or in the back of church.
SACRED T R I D U U M
T H E
Holy Thursday, April 18, 7pm
Good Friday Service, April 19, 2pm
Easter Vigil—Holy Saturday,
April 20, 9:00pm
Easter Sunday, April 21,
8am and 10:30am
During this holiest week of the year, you will find
a great blessing to pray a little more and go
to Mass. It is well worth it to take a bit of time off work to make every effort to participate
in these beautiful services!
The Sacrament of Reconciliation, 7PM
Monday, April 8 St. Thomas, Ann Arbor
Tuesday, April 9 St. Mary, Ann Arbor
Wednesday, April 10 Old St. Patrick
Thursday, April 11 St. Francis, Ann Arbor
St. John, Ypsilanti
These are “communal” penance services in
the sense that there are common readings,
a sermon, and common prayers. But of
course, all confessions are individual.
PENANCE SERVICES FOR LENT
41st
Parish Mission
St. Patrick’s Celebration
Thank you to everyone who helped make our St. Patrick’s Day party a complete success! Special thanks to: Kim Beaubien, Jack & Alena Carter, Joe Dixon, Dave & Diane Eriksen, Ron Fuller, Kevin Galbraith, Jeanine Jahant, David Kummet, Paul Malocha, George & Carla Pariseau, Don Wiseman and all of the musicians.
Join Gary Perrydore, Fr Tom Wasilewski, David Kummet, and Tom Merlo,
as they lead the RISE Men Discussion Group:
Saturday mornings at 9am, downstairs in the parish hall!
March 23rd: Gary Perrrydore March 30th: Fr. Tom Wasilewski
April 6th: David Kummet April 13th: Tom Merlo
Register at http://bit.ly/OSPRISE for the online RISE program.
Attention OSP Men
Join Marti Willacker and Steph Saylor Saturday mornings to discuss Pope
Benedict's "Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week" and support each other in the FORMED
online book club. We'll meet at 9am downstairs in the church basement.
Discussion Group Dates: March 23rd,
March 30th, April 6th, April 13th
Sign up for the online Book Club at: www.stpatricka2.org
Attention OSP Woman
Employment Opportunity at Old St. Patrick’s
We are seeking applicants for the part-time position of Director of Sacred Music. Sufficient organ training
and skills required. Familiarity and some facility with the entire musical patrimony of the Church is preferred: including: Gregorian Chant and Sacred
Polyphony, knowledge of traditional Catholic hymns. The Director of Sacred Music is expected to accom-
pany 4pm Saturday, 8am and 10:30am Sunday Masses, as well as the once a month EF Tridentine
Latin Mass, and to lead a weekly choir rehearsal at our parish. Please email resumes to:
Be A Member (officially!) If you regularly attend Old St. Patrick church, please consider taking a few minutes and filling out a parish registration form, if you haven’t already. Just call the office and we will mail or email you a form, so that we can have up-to-date records. Don’t forget to provide your email so that you’ll be able to receive Fr. Tom’s weekly parish updates! Registration at the parish is especially important if any member of your family will be receiving any Sacraments, such as Baptism, Marriage, Confirma-tion, etc.
Easter Flowers We are accepting donations towards the flowers that decorate our Church at Easter. Envelopes can be placed in the offertory baskets or dropped off in the parish office. Please make checks payable to “Old St. Patrick” with “Easter Flowers” in the memo line and, if you like, list the names of those
you want to remember on the back of the envelope. The special Mass for the intentions of those remembered will be at the 10:30am Mass on Sunday, April 28th.
This weekend is our Diocesan Services Appeal Commitment Weekend. I invite all members of our parish community to join in support of our annual appeal. Our parish goal is $34,983. No gift is too small… every dollar donated helps those in our parish and in our unified efforts in the wider church. Further, one-half of all paid contributions received, over and above our parish goal, will be returned to our parish for our local use here at Old St. Patrick Parish.
You can submit your DSA pledge envelope during Mass this weekend - or take your DSA envelope home, prayerfully consider your gift decision. Those paying by cash or check are invited to return your completed pledge form, in the DSA envelope, to our parish office. Those who wish to pay by credit card or electronic funds transfer may enter your gift online at www.dioceseoflansing.org/dsa. I encourage every one of our parish households to reflect on the many blessings we have received from the Lord and share these blessings through a generous gift to our DSA.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
We are moving to Peoria, Illinois this Tuesday to live by our daughter Mary, her husband Tim and our grandchildren Bridget and Joseph. We leave with a very large piece of our hearts with you. We have been members of OSP for 11 years and have loved being in this beautiful family. May Our Lord continue to shower you with all of His graces and blessings. We will be passing all of the love we have received here on to Peoria.
In Christ with love, John and Barb Manney
Tolton: From Slave to Priest is a live one man, multi-media drama about the first Black Catholic
priest in the United States.
Sat. March 30 2pm
Sacred Heart Seminary–
Detroit
Fri. April 5 7pm
Holy Sprit– Brighton
Mon. April 1 7pm
Davidson Middle School–
Southgate
For tickets visit ToltonDrama.com
Rose Mass All those with a vocation related to healthcare are invited to the annual Rose Mass sponsored by the Lansing Guild of the Catholic Medical Associa-tion. Bishop Earl Boyea will be the celebrant Saturday March 30, 4:30pm at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Ann Arbor. A wine and cheese recep-tion will follow in the school with an informal discussion on issues in Catholic healthcare, and opportunities for mutual support. Contact Dr. Dan Benz at [email protected] to RSVP by 3/29.
Fundraiser Yard Sale U of M Students for Life and Protect Life at EMU (formerly known as EMU Students For Life) are holding a spring yard sale on April 4 & 13! The students are on the front lines and need our support! No clothes or books please. All other saleable items welcomed! Text Mariel at 734-330-9046 for drop-off or pick-up.
Career Opportunity The Knights of Columbus is seeking a Field Agent for a career opportunity representing their insurance program. We offer a complete benefits package with this full-time position. In order to qualify, one must be eligible for mem-bership in the Knights of Columbus. For more information, please contact, Jack Jerzewski, General Agent, at 313-334-6396 or [email protected]