Catholicism: NOTES FROM Gary Perrydore Diaconate

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018 TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMECatholicism:Why Not?TodayJoin us at 11:45 inthe Parish HallIs therea need fororganizedreligion?Tom Merlo, our DRE/Youth Minister willconclude our series oftalks on Catholicism byaddressing the questionof organized religion.Many believe that anorganized religion issuperfluous given one’spersonal relationshipwith God. They claim thatthey can be spiritual, butnot religious. Tom willaddress questions like:Can we worship as anindividual? Is organizedreligion a means of powerfor its leaders? Is it arestraint on our personalfreedom?Come for an engagingtalk and a chance togrow in faith!NOTES FROM Gary Perrydore– Diaconate CandidateLLector, Acolyte, Deaconast year I wrote about my journeytoward being ordained as a permanent deacon and being instituted asa lector along with nine classmatesby the Bishop. Fr. Tom invited me toshare on the next chapter of thejourney toward ordination: beinginstituted as an Acolyte. This updatewill give additional insight into theprocess of being formally institutedas an Acolyte and how that makesone more visible within the parish.This past Tuesday, August28th, Bishop Boyea instituted myselfand nine other men of our class intothe ministry of Acolyte. Before theSecond Vatican Council, when a manwas preparing for priesthood hewould be instituted into what werecalled “minor orders” which included: acolyte, exorcist, lector, andporter. Following the Council PopePaul VI in his apostolicletter, MinisteriaQuaedam, the “minororders” were establishedas “ministries” and exorcist and porter weredropped. The documentdictated that all candidates for holy orders benow instituted as lectorsand acolytes and carryout these respectivefunctions prior toordination. These ministries have been typicallyinstituted only on those advancing toordination as priests or deaconsversus the potential of institutingother men choosing not to advance toordination. Given this, most parishesdon’t have instituted lectors andacolytes serving at Mass. However,the church allows for most of theirfunctions to be carried out by noninstituted members of the laity asaltar servers and readers as commissioned by the pastor when there isan absence of instituted lectors oracolytes. Being instituted as anacolyte means that I’m expected toserve at Mass as an acolyte leading upto ordination as a permanent deacon.Visibly this means you’ll see a manwho is a bit taller than most of ourservers, a bit fuller, has facial hairand is a little gray, serving at Mass!Ministeria Quaedam and the1983 Code of Canon Law providescontinued on inside

continued from front coverdirection and requirements for conferring theseministries and the General Instruction of the RomanMissal (GIRM) details the duties and functions theycarry out. The GIRM is very directive of the role ofacolyte but space here limits including that detail.Suffice it to say the acolyte carries out the functionswe typically see altar servers doing along with additional duties. The acolyte doesn’t replace the serversbut works in conjunction with them and during theintroductory rite, per the GIRM, typically couldcarry the cross and present the book to the priest ordeacon. For the liturgy of the Eucharist, if no deaconis present, the acolyte prepares the altar and presents the thurible to the priest assisting him as heincenses the altar, then the acolyte incenses thepriest and the people. GIRM 191 and 192 state ifExtraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion areneeded, an instituted acolyte is first to assist indistribution of Communion and may also purify thesacred vessels at the credence table following thedistribution. Lastly, Ministeria Quaedam states ascircumstances call for, an instituted acolyte mayexpose and repose the blessed sacrament forAdoration but without a blessing.Institution of acolyte is done within the Massand is conferred by a bishop. From the Rite of Institution of Acolyte, Bishop Boyea spoke the followingwords during the institution Mass:Dear sons in Christ, as people chosen for theministry of acolyte, you will have a special rolein the Church’s ministry. The summit and sourceof the Church’s life is the Eucharist, which buildsup the Christian community and makes it grow.It is your responsibility to assist priests anddeacons in carrying out their ministry, and asMON 900: Our CountryTUE 700: David EldersveldWED 830: Henry MichaelMartinoFRI 830: Peter SchlossSAT 900: OSP ReligiousEducation Program400: Nancy Fox SUN 800: Parishioners1030: Gary & Kathy Wilson1230: Most Rev. GeraldVinckeSources:Ministeria Quaedam1983 Code of Canon LawGeneral Instruction of the Roman MissalRite of Institution of AcolytesTO PRAY IS TO LOVEMASS INTENTIONSTHU 830: Floyd & Marcia Dreffsspecial ministers to give holy communion to thefaithful at the liturgy and to the sick. Becauseyou are specially called to this ministry, youshould strive to live more fully by the Lord’ssacrifice and to be molded more perfectly in itslikeness. You should seek to understand the deepspiritual meaning of what you do, so that youmay offer yourselves daily to God as spiritualsacrifices acceptable to him through JesusChrist.Mary and I, and our family, have beenblessed throughout the journey toward Deaconateordination. Fr. Tom, Deacon Frank and BarbaraPapp and this community have blessed us with theirsupport, words of encouragement, prayers and Massintentions. Thank you all very much. Thanks also toMary and our children for their support, love andsacrifice. God willing, I will be ordained as a permanent deacon on May 18, 2019 and we will be calledto continue to serve our wonderful parish! Please pray for theinfirm, including: DanKrebs, Patricia Fuller, LisaAnn Kozakowski, JohnLaRock Sr., MichaelCooper, Phil Rutledge,Kathy Cooley, RobinFahmie, Karen Prins,Sandra Adams, RichardPelkey, Tom Dawson, PeteSiebertz, Nicole Brcic,Angela DiLaura, JohnDziuban, Jim Stephensen,Mason Rutledge,Georgiana Bruen, WayneDeForest, Ron Fuller,Ann Mary “Nancy” Phillips,Katie Hutton, NicholasPiklor, Roger Thomas,Betsy & Charlie Rodgers,Pam Wiitala, Chris Dreffs,Caroline Pribble, BruceWilson, Emma Thompson,Howard Pease, KelliMerlo, Shirley Dreffs,Bryan Eaton, PhillipCampbell Sr.Scott Brown, MarkRichard, Philip Maxwell,Tony Phillips, AnthonyDarket, Samuel ChaseJohnson, William Godfrey,Bill Lott, Mike Nelson,Frank Snaith, AllanFletcher, Noah Kranz,Chas & Holly Carter,Kevin Galbraith Jr. Pray for vocations to Please pray for those in the priesthood andreligious life.the military, including:Michael Kunitz,Adam Draves, NathanMark Iadonisi,Baker, Garette Moore,David PellicanLarry Workman, Daniel

ST. PATRICK PARISH CALENDARSUNDAY, September 2THURSDAY, September 6Donut Sunday6:30 American Heritage Girls11:45 Talk- Catholicism: Why Not? 7:00 Choir RehearsalSpeaker– Tom MerloFRIDAY, September 7MONDAY, September 37:00 First Friday Adoration9:00 Labor Day MassSATURDAY, September 8WEDNESDAY, September 59:00 Benediction and Mass7:00 Worship Committee MeetingBack to School JokesIs a hammer a useful tool in math class?No, but multi-pliers are.What is more amazing than a talking dog?A spelling bee.Why do you measure a snake in inches?Because they have no feet.Why don’t 5 and 6 like 7?Because 7, 8, 9Why was the students head wet?Because he had a brainstorm.ALTAR SERVERSSATURDAY 4:00/Sept 8C. WildJ. WildSUNDAY 8:00/Sept 9K. BrcicN. HolodyW. KummetSUNDAY 10:30/Sept 9J.P. DeemerB. DeemerJ. HiesterN. PerrydoreA. RussellKNIGHTS OF COLUMBUSIN SERVICE TO ONE, IN SERVICE TO ALLFamily of the MonthOur Family of theMonth for Septemberis the Mike SaylerFamily. The SaylerFamily has been veryactive in our parishand Ave Maria Chapel. Mike is a lector andserves Mass at OSP and Ave Maria Chapel. He leads the Rosary on the last Sundayof the month after the 8:00 am Mass andis always helping at Knight’s Events likethe Soccer Challenge. Stephanie also isa lector and a sacristan at OSP and AveMaria Chapel. She cleans the altar linensat our Church and the Chapel. Mike andStephanie setup and take down for OpusDei Evenings of Recollection at OSP. Katieis a cantor in our choir and will start teaching Religious Ed. in the fall. As a family theyattend Eucharistic Adoration regularly andhave worked at our Fish Fry. May Our LordBless your family. Thank you for your dedicated service to Old St. Patrick’s Churchand the Catholic Community.First Friday Adoration— Sept. 7-8Knights, please sign up in the back ofChurch for one hour of AdorationKnight of the MonthOur Knight of the Month forSeptember is Bob Tomsic. Bobis a sacristan, lector andExtraordinary Minster of HolyCommunion. He attends Eucharistic Adoration regularly andhas been a big help at our Fish Fry,Pancake Breakfasts and Father Tom’sInstallation. Bob also helped with landscaping our Parish Hall. He coordinatesour Scrap Metal Drive and is in charge ofthe Ink Cartridge Recycling fundraiser. Bobis one of three Trustees on our KnightsCouncil. Congratulations Bob and thankyou for your excellent service to ourChurch. May God Bless You.Join the KnightsBecome a better Catholic, husband, father,brother and man by joining the Knights ofColumbus to serve our Church. Pleasecontact Grand Knight, George Pariseau at734-634-8003 or GK10963@mikofc.org.OLD ST. PATRICKPARISH DIRECTORYReconciliationTuesday 5:30PM - 6:40PMSaturday 2:30PM or by appointment; don’thesitate to call for an appointment!Weekend Schedule for Holy MassSaturday 4:00PMSunday 8:00AM & 10:30AMEF/TLM Latin Mass2nd Sunday of Month 12:30pmWeekday Schedule for Holy MassFirst Saturday of the month 9:00AMTuesday 7:00PMWednesday- Friday 8:30AMEucharistic Adoration of Our LordTuesday 5:30PM– 6:45PMFirst Friday 7:00PM– Saturday 8:00AMBaptismsBaptism Preparation classes as required by theDiocese of Lansing may be scheduled to accommodate your family’s needs. Contact Dcn. FrankJoseph Papp, 734-426-1070 or emailfjpapp@umich.edu to arrange date, time andlocation.MarriagesArrangements are to be made at least ninemonths prior to the wedding.FuneralsFuneral arrangements are made bycontacting the parish office.Parish RegistrationContact the office for a registration form.Office hoursMonday - Friday 9:00AM - 5:00PMOffice: 734-662-8141Emergency: 734-663-1851Address: 5671 Whitmore Lake Rd,Ann Arbor, 48105Website: www.stpatricka2.orgE-mail: info@stpatricka2.orgPastorFr. Thomas Wasilewski (#24)twasilewski@stpatricka2.orgPriest in ResidenceFr. Joseph EchemeDeaconDcn. Frank-Joseph Papp, fjpapp@umich.eduParish SecretaryDebbie Welch (#21) debbie@stpatricka2.orgDRE / Youth MinisterTom Merlo (#30) tmerlo@stpatricka2.orgDirector of MusicDr. Robert Wolf music@stpatricka2.orgFacilities ManagerMark Westhoven mwesthoven@stpatricka2.orgKnights of Columbus Council 10963George Pariseau GK10963@mikofc.orgOSP Ladies SocietyJeanine Jahant jmjahant@gmail.comAltar Server CoordinatorJennifer Holody ospaltarservers@gmail.comOSP Libraryosplibrarian@gmail.comPrayer nd of August 26, 2018: 4,728.40Bulletin announcements must be submitted inwriting to bulletin@stpatricka2.org by Monday atnoon and will be edited at the discretion of theeditor or pastor.