Old St. Mary’s, now in its 186th year of faith and service to God’s people, and served by the Holy Ghost Fathers since 1893, extends a warm welcome to all! We are so happy to be gathered here worshiping God.

Each October, our Church throughout the nation celebrates “Respect Life” month. Our faith commitment to the dignity of life includes the protection of the unborn and dying, opposing the death penalty, caring for victims of violence at home and of war abroad and defining the sanctity of marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Let us be mindful of God’s divine order and call upon the Holy Spirit to guide us as we continue to work and pray for the protection of ALL life from the moment of conception until last natural breath. This year’s Catholic Services Appeal has begun! You should have received your 2020 CSA information from the Archdiocese of Detroit. Please, prayerfully consider making a one-time or recurring gift to help continue this mission and to help each parish, family, and individual throughout the Archdiocese bring the hope of Jesus and His message to Southeast Michigan and beyond. Our CSA target is $35,270. Visit www.givecsa.org for more information.

Today, in St. Matthew’s Gospel, the evangelist recounts Jesus’ telling of a parable to the chief priests and elders. A landowner (God) plants a vineyard, leases it out, then goes on a journey. When vintage time draws near, He twice sends His servants for the produce. Christ describes how the tenants (the Israelites) reject the servants (God’s prophets) and even kill the landowner’s son (Jesus, symbolizing His dying for our sins). Our Lord and Savior becomes the cornerstone the builders reject. In the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, a vineyard that yields bad grapes is related to Israel’s sinfulness. God’s Kingdom will be given to those who produce abundant fruit. As Paschal stewards strengthened by the Eucharist, we strive to produce good fruit in our lives — good works through acts of Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy.

The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is celebrated at Old St. Mary’s on the first Wednesday of the month. The next Anointing of the Sick will be THIS Wednesday, October 7th at 12:45 p.m.

October 4, 2020 Twenty-Seventh Sunday

in Ordinary Time

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Lector Schedule October 3/4 October 10/11

5:30 p.m. F. Warren T. Milligan

8:30 a.m. T. Ruvolo M. Pierron

10:00 a.m. T. Carson E. Gibson

12:00 p.m. D. Miller B. Dean

Members of our Parish Family… Ruby Ashley, Nickole Bazger, Jackie Brown, Gerry Conover, Brian Dean, Jean-Claude Elie, Teresa Galea, Peggy Graf, Dan Jones, Shirley Krol, Sharon Lesnau, John McCabe, Brian McCafferty, James Santo, Bernadine Teipel, Valerie Wise

Friends and Family of Parishioners… Alexandra Bateau, Mary Beagan, Eli Beard, Mary Breeding, Anthony Cairo, Barbara Cella, Stella Chalanick, Daniel Cleary, Joe Cottone, Barry Ellerholz, Justine Fisher, Susan Gallagher, Caroline Grossman, Tom Grossman, Tanya Hardike, Gerald Hodges, Marie Jarbo, Suham Jarbo, Colleen Jidov, Lucas Stanley Koch, Gerard Kostanecki, Kuriakose Mani, Mark McCubbin, Verna Meinershagen, Kimberley MiCallef, Mel Morabito, Jim Navin, Jamison Paling, Joanne Popelka, Patricia Ramirez, Cathy Roach, Joseph Rose, Nazar & Elsie Sadik, Katherine Samaha, Larry Schott, Anthony Skeltis, Tommy Slayton, Suzy Stockmann, Carmen Tabone, Christy Thomas, Nancy Thornton, Susan Vessle, Courtney Walker, Phyllis Walker, Kitty Walters, Kern Wiley

At Rest in Christ In your kindness, please pray for all the faithful departed remembering particularly John Ronan who was born into eternal life on Monday, September 15, 2020. John was one of our long time security men at Old St. Mary’s. May John rest in the peace of Christ.

Baptisms We welcome into the church the newest members of God’s family: Aubrey Cura Madden and Lauchlin Mark Madden, the daughter and son twins of Mark and Raechel (Mendez) Madden who were baptized at Old St. Mary’s on Saturday, September 26, 2020 by Fr. LeRoy Moreeuw, C.PP.S.

Congratulations We extend congratulations and best wishes to Mr. & Mrs. Arpan and Kristen (Wellman) Patel who received the Sacrament of Marriage on Friday, September 25, 2020. Fr. LeRoy Moreeuw, C.PP.S officiated at their ceremony.

Sunday, October 4: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:30 Tony Shaughnessy by Jack & Peg Shaughnessy

10:00 Intentions of our Parishioners

12:00

Lisa Maria Porstman-van Gils by Mom & Dad

Fr. Wayne Epperley, C.S.Sp. by Mary & Dave

Hackstock

Monday, October 5: Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest

12:15 Truda Mae Simmons by Kathleen Heimiller

Tuesday, October 6: St. Bruno, Priest; Blessed Marie Rose

Durocher, Virgin

12:15 Virginia Moreeuw by Fr. Lee

Wednesday, October 7: Our Lady of the Rosary

12:15 Healing for John Tobin by Kathleen Heimiller Successful Surgery for Sr. Mary Anne Ankoviak

Thursday, October 8: Weekday

12:15 Paul and Rose Gaeschke by Jack Henning Intentions of Marcia Gaeschke by Jack Henning

Friday, October 9: St. Denis, Bishop & Companions,

Martyrs; St. John Leonardi, Priest

12:15 Rosita Cuizon by Salvie Johnson

Saturday, October 10: Blessed Virgin Mary

12:15 Helen Matla by Paul Mylenek

5:30 Intentions of our Parishioners

Sunday, October 11: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:30 Poor Souls in Purgatory by Estrellita Gibson

10:00

Mary & Felix Kochanski by the Woodside

Family

Dolores Rohrkemper by Dick Rohrkemper

12:00

Lisa Maria Porstman-van Gils by Mom & Dad

Baby Bea and the Christopher Family by the

Erskine Family

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Old St. Mary’s Served since 1893 by the Holy Spirit Fathers (Spiritans)

646 Monroe Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226-2935

(313) 961-8711

FAX (313) 961-4994

Email: rectory@oldstmarysdetroit.com

Our website is www.oldstmarysdetroit.com

Rev. Honest Munishi, C.S.Sp. Temporary Administrator

Rev. LeRoy Moreeuw, C.PP.S. (In residence)

Randy Bowers, Operations Manager

Patricia Gonyeau, Administrative Assistant

Ken Marchetti, Bookkeeper

Knights of Columbus Council 305, Grand Knight Andy Assenmacher

Finance Council Members:

Gerald Conover, Martin Critchell, Neil Barnes, Gerald Gruska

Pastoral Council President: Dr. Michelle Pierron Pastoral Council Members:

Andrew Assenmacher, Micki Czerniak, Beth Dziekan, Seema Erskine, Gerald Gruska, Dick Miller,

Garrett O’Donohue, Patrick Zelenak

ORDER OF SERVICES

Sunday Masses: Vigil Mass 5:30 p.m. (Saturday),

8:30 a.m., 10:00 (Latin), & 12:00 noon

Holy Day Masses: (except Christmas & Easter)

12:15 p.m. & as announced

Daily Masses: Monday through Saturday; 12:15 p.m.

Confessions: Weekdays, before the 12:15 Mass

Saturday, 5:10 to 5:30 and Sunday, 15 minutes before each Mass

MATRIMONY

Marriage Inquires: rbowers@oldstmarysdetroit.com

BAPTISMS

Call the Parish Office to make arrangements.

Election Prayer Lord Jesus Christ, You told us to give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God. Enlighten the minds of our people in America. May we choose a President of the United States, and other government officials, according to Your Divine Will. Give our citizens the courage to choose leaders of our nation who respect the sanctity of unborn human life, the sanctity of marriage, the sanctity of marital relations, the sanctity of the family, and the sanctity of the aging. Grant us the wisdom to give You, what belongs to You, our God. If we do this, as a nation, we are confident You will give us an abundance of Your blessings through our elected leaders. Amen.

Meet Our Extended Family St. Francis of Assisi (Feast Day September 4)

Francis was born into a wealthy merchant family, served as a soldier, and was a prisoner of war. He left this life behind when he heard God call him to “rebuild his Church.” Francis was never a priest, though he was later ordained a deacon. Francis preached about returning to God and obedience to the Church. Slowly companions came to Francis, people who wanted to follow his life of sleeping in the open, begging for garbage to eat ... and loving God. He eventually founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women's Order of St. Clare, the Third Order of St. Francis, and the Custody of the Holy Land. His love of nature helped him see all God's creations as part of his brotherhood. He later became associated with patronage of animals and the natural environment, and it became customary for Catholic churches to hold ceremonies blessing animals on his feast day.

Prayer of St. Francis Lord make me an instrument of your peace

Where there is hatred let me sow love Where there is injury, pardon

Where there is doubt, faith Where there is despair, hope

Where there is darkness, light And where there is sadness, joy O divine master grant that I may

not so much seek to be consoled as to console to be understood as to understand

To be loved as to love For it is in giving that we receive

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned And it's in dying that we are born to eternal life Amen.

The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) is a program designed for adults who are interested in discovering, developing and nurturing their faith as members of the Roman Catholic Church. The program welcomes adults who are not baptized, those baptized in another Christian faith as well as Roman Catholics who have never received the sacraments of Holy Eucharist or Confirmation. We also invite those who simply seek to deepen their love and understanding of Christ Jesus to join us. RCIA and children’s catechism will start in October. Please watch the bulletin for updates.

The Story of Our Lady of the Rosary Saint Pius V established this feast in 1573. The purpose was to thank God for the victory of Christians over the Turks at Lepanto—a victory attributed to the praying of the rosary. Clement XI extended the feast to the universal Church in 1716.

The development of the rosary has a long history. First a practice developed of praying 150 Our Fathers in imitation of the 150 Psalms. Then there was a parallel practice of praying 150 Hail Marys. Soon a mystery of Jesus’ life was attached to each Hail Mary. Though Mary’s giving of the rosary to Saint Dominic is recognized as a legend, the development of this prayer form owes much to the followers of Saint Dominic. One of them, Alan de la Roche, was known as “the apostle of the rosary.” He founded the first Confraternity of the Rosary in the 15th century. In the 16th century, the rosary was developed to its present form—with the 15 mysteries: joyful, sorrowful and glorious. In 2002, Pope John Paul II added five Mysteries of Light to this devotion.