September
Year of the Eucharist
Month of Our Lady of Sorrows

ADULT FAITH FORMATION RETURNS
Adult faith formation is starting again in our cluster:
Time: 7:15 p.m., biweekly from October 6, 2005 through May 4, 2006.
Place: Parish hall at Sweetest Heart of Mary
Subject: The Gospel of Mark
Materials: Study guide to Ignatius Catholic Study Bible ($10.00)

HALLOWEEN PARTY!
Family fun in our cluster! On Sunday, October 23, 2005 at 1:00 pm, St. Joseph Church is sponsoring a Halloween Party for children in the parish hall. All families in our cluster are invited to attend. There will be fun activities, games, prizes and refreshments. Why not spend an afternoon enjoying Halloween activities with your children? The donation for children and their parents, grandparents or other adult is $5.00 per person. Tickets will be available after Masses on Sundays or from the parish office. Children and adults are encouraged to wear costumes.

Call to Holiness is presenting its 10th Annual Conference Sept. 30 to Oct 2, 2005 at the Best Western in Sterling Hts., Mich.. Tickets are $70 for adults and $35 for youth. 1-800 427- 2024 or http://www.calltoholiness.com/conference for more information.

WE NEED ADVERTISERS for our bulletin. Ads cost $300 per year. Parish Publications is losing money on our bulletin for lack of advertisers and is considering dropping our business. Ads can be commercial or personal. If you know of businesses who might be good candidates to place ads in our bulletin please notify the bulletin editor, Patrick Degens at 586 463-6178 or call the business office 313-831-6659 and give the information to our secretary, Chris Hubbard. Many thanks!

WE STILL NEED USHERS!
Mike Singelyn is the interim captain of the ushers' club. Men and women who are able to usher at our regular Sunday Masses and the monthly German Mass are asked to call Mike at 313-885-5333 to volunteer their services.

Choral Mass schedule

September 25
October 9

October 29 - The 150th Anniversary Mass at 4:00 p.m., to be said by Cardinal Maida, will feature Franz Joseph Haydn's Heiligmesse. This Mass setting was sung at the dedication of the church on November 16, 1873.
 
November 13
November 27
December 11

Christmas Midnight Mass (Jakub Jan Ryba, (1765-1815) Missa Pastoralis in B-Flat (first American performance)

New Organist and Choir Director
Welcome to our new organist and choir director, Dr. David Wagner. Those of you who know him from the radio and from other places realize how lucky we are to have him.

New choir members -- trained or not -- are very welcome!

News: September 25, 2005
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Bake Sales
The electric candle holder that sits on a marble base at the left rear of the church has returned. It was the object of an act of vandalism some months ago and was hopelessly smashed. Our $500 insurance deductible has restored it to its original glory. Now its twin looks rather shabby, to say the least. The price to restore the twin is estimated at $2,700. Starting the first Sunday in October (NEXT SUNDAY), and every first Sunday thereafter, we will host a bake sale in the Social Hall after the Sunday Masses. Everyone in the parish is asked to donate a baked item and also to buy a baked item. This will afford everyone the opportunity to taste recipes from other folks and help raise the money to cover the $500 deductible it cost to repair the light fixture and hopefully raise enough to restore its twin.

Rev. Father Richard Dorr passed away on Sept. 7, 2005, at age 83. His funeral was on Sept. 12 at St. Damian Church, Westland, where he had been pastor for 22 years before his retirement. Our sympathies extend to his sisters, Germaine and Rosemary.
Isabella Kenny, dear wife of Tim and mother of Meagan and Meara, passed away on September 17th. The Kennys reside at the rectory at St. Josaphat Church. Our cluster family will remember Isabella for her courage in fighting cancer. Last October, though ill, she cooked the monthly fundraising dinner at St. Josaphat and continued to help serve and clean up on all the fund raising dinners until her illness took her strength. She gave of herself to her loved ones, to the church and to the families of our cluster. Our sympathies extend to Tim , Meagan and Meara in their sorrow.
May the souls of Father Richard and Isabella and all the souls of the Faithful Departed through the Mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.

Welcome Dr. David Wagner, our new organist and choirmaster. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan and has been organist and harpsichordist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He has been the conductor of the General Motors Employees Chorus and is currently conductor of the Madonna University Chorale. He was heard regularly on WQRS as classical music broadcaster and presently commutes to broadcasts in Los Angeles.

THANK YOU!
Frederick W. Hoffman, Honorary Consul for the Federal Republic of Germany has sent a check for $500 to Fr. Mark in appreciation for the role our church plays in keeping alive the German language in public liturgical celebrations in the City of Detroit. He wrote that he is most happy to assist our parish in any way possible in his role as German Consul. Thank you, Herr Hoffman!

Our Bishop Plagens Coucil of the Knights of Columbus will be conducting membership recruitment drives during the month of September before and after Masses. Members will be available to provide information and answer questions you may have regarding the Knights. We urge you, men of our parish, to take a few moments of your valuable time and use this opportunity to learn more about membership in the world‘s largest Catholic, Fraternal, Service Organization. There will be an Open House in the social hall at Sweetest Heart of Mary on Wednesday, September 21 at 8:00 pm. All men in the cluster are invited.

Father Richard Dorr has left us. He passed away on Wednesday September 7, 2005. A native son of St. Joseph Parish, Fr. Dorr attended the St. Joseph schools from the 1st to the 12th grades, before serving in the Navy in World War II. He last said Mass at our church on this past June 5, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his ordination. He has been a regular visitor to our parish, most recently to attend the German Mass and coffee hour on August 21. Fr. Dorr is survived by his sisters Rosemary and Germaine.

If you would like to pay your respects to Fr. Dorr, note the following information:

May the dear soul of our Father Dorr and all the souls of the Faithful Departed, through the Mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

News: September 4, 2005
TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

The Parish Council will meet on Tuesday, September 6 at 7:00 pm in the Social Hall. Parishioners are always invited to attend the council meetings and add their input into the happenings and decisions that must be made in order for our parish to survive and grow.

The electric candle holder that sits on a marble base at the left rear of the church has returned. It was the object of an act of vandalism some months ago and was hopelessly smashed. Our $500 insurance deductible has restored it to its original glory. Now its mate looks rather shabby, to say the least. The price to restore the mate is estimated at $2700. Starting the first Sunday in October and every first Sunday thereafter we will host a Bake Sale in the Social Hall after the Sunday Masses. Everyone in the parish is asked to donate a baked item and also to buy a baked item. This will afford everyone the opportunity to taste recipes from other folks and help to raise the money to cover the $500 deductible it cost to repair the light fixture and hopefully raise enough to restore its mate. Spread the word and look for this announcement to be repeated in an upcoming bulletin.

Katrina Relief
Catholic Relief Services encourages us to donate to their sister agency Catholic Charities USA to assist the victims of the hurricane disaster in the south. Click here to reach their donation page.

LATEST NEWS ITEM JUST IN!
Father Mark celebrates his 41st birthday today! Friends are taking him to the buffet at the Motor City Casino after the noon Mass. Anyone wishing to join the festivity is more than welcome to go along. Motor City Casino is located off the Lodge Freeway. Take the Grand River exit. Turn left and then move to the right lane to make a right turn at the next corner. Valet and general parking are right there. AD MULTOS ANNOS, PATER MARCUS! Herzliche Glückwünsche zu deinem Geburtstag!

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