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SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 � 25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
“Cantare amantis est,” says
St. Augustine in his sermon on the
Dedication of a Church (n. 336),
“it befits the lover to sing.” The
cantors and choristers at Old
St. Patrick’s rejoice in our oppor-
tunity to engage in the Church’s
traditions of liturgy and sacred
music, which have been linked
since ancient times. As we seek to
renew the Church in our day, the
liturgy is the indispensable source
of this renewal in our hearts, our
families, and our parish.
Throughout the past century,
papal teachings have encouraged
and promoted the importance of
sacred music as integral to the
Church’s prayer. The Divine Office
and the Mass are not merely
ornamented by music, selected
according to current taste and
style; the liturgical texts them-
selves have already been handed
down for centuries with their
accompanying melodies. Pope
St. Pius X said: “the more closely
a composition for church
approaches in its movement,
inspiration, and savor the Grego-
rian form, the more sacred and
liturgical it becomes.”
His encouragement to restore the
singing of Gregorian Chant by the
people has been echoed again
and again by subsequent popes
and most especially the Second
Vatican Council, “The Church
acknowledges Gregorian chant
as specially suited to the Roman
liturgy: therefore, other things
being equal, it should be given
pride of place in liturgical ser-
vices” (Sacrosanctum Concilium,
n. 116).
At Old St. Patrick’s, we are greatly
blessed to have the opportunity to
celebrate the liturgy with these
chants. But what are they really?
Where have they come from? And
what do they mean? A brief survey
of this music can help us better
engage in “full, conscious, active
participation” in the liturgy by
lending our minds, hearts, and
voices to the praise of God and
the edification of His people.
Leaving aside the chants from the
Divine Office (or Liturgy of the
Hours), the chants of the Mass
may be divided into two catego-
ries: the Ordinary and the
Proper. Ordinary in this sense
may be better rendered “serial”
or “successive.” Just like “ordinal
numbers,” the Ordinaries of the
Mass follow one after the other:
the Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus,
and Agnus Dei. There are 19 sets
of melodies that accompany these
parts of the Mass, designated to
be sung at different times (e.g.,
Mass XVII for Sundays of Advent
and Lent, Mass XVI for weekdays)
or for different feasts (e.g., Mass
IX for Feasts of Our Lady), found
in a book known as the Kyriale.
We have the opportunity to sing
these venerable melodies every
Sunday, and although we most
often sing Mass VIII (de Angelis),
when the liturgical season chang-
es, so will we.
The Proper of the Mass can be
confusing, especially because
these texts and melodies have
been largely overlooked or forgot-
ten in the past 50 years. These
texts and melodies were intimate-
ly familiar to earlier generations
of Catholics and are still found in
the Graduale. The Proper
chants are the Introit, Gradual,
Alleluia (or Tract in Lent and pen-
itential Masses), the Offertory,
and Communion antiphons. These
text also are in the Roman Missal
itself, and come from psalm verses
or other scriptural passages set
to unique and often complex
melodies.
Continued on inside cover
NOTES FROM ANDREW BLOOMFIELD-Parishioner, Choir Member and Cantor
Gregorian Chant and the Mass
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TO PRAY IS TO LOVE
MASS INTENTIONS
TUE 700:
WED 815:
Regency Mass
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, 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,
Lois Roth, Scott Simon,
Mary Boudreaux, Clara
Peterson, Marieke Carter,
Janet Fabery
• 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, Tony
DeLellis
• Pray for vocations to
the priesthood and
religious life.
Michael Kunitz: Byzantine
Catholic
Dcn. David Pellican: AOD
Joseph Wenderski
Benjamin Brumley
June Father’s Binder
Theresa Brcic
Theodore Fox
Parishioners
Rosemary Kay
Patrick & Rebecca
Martino
Join Fr. Tom with Chester on October 4th, the Feast of St. Francis
of Assisi, for a Blessing of Animals from the Rituale Romanum.
Please gather pets and animals (caged or on leash) just outside the
Church at 6pm. All pets welcome!
We sing the “Introit” or
“Entrance Antiphon” from the
painstakingly crafted St. Patrick’s
parish hymnal that offers English
translations of these liturgical
texts set to music known as
a “Psalm-Tone.” If you visit
a monastery (such as the Bene-
dictine Abbey of Clear Creek,
Oklahoma), these melodies make
up the bulk of the monks’ daily
singing. Psalm tones correspond
to the 8 traditional “modes” of
ancient music and underpin the
whole chant repertoire.
The Communion Antiphon is
chanted during the reception of
Holy Communion, augmented
with psalm verses after the anti-
phon, which is then repeated. At
the 10:30 am Mass, the choir of-
ten sings a meditative motet from
the treasury of Classic Polyphony,
based on these same sacred texts.
With this knowledge and under-
standing, how do we effectively
participate at Mass?
Firstly, the liturgy requires
work. Sometimes this work is
wrangling kids, arriving on time,
and battling the 10,000 distrac-
tions that crowd our minds. Often
the work is preparatory, review-
ing the readings on Saturday
evening or Sunday morning and
applying their meaning to our
lives. Such Lectio Divina prepares
us to assist at Mass; including the
Propers in these meditations will
bear much fruit!
Secondly, during the Mass we
participate fully by singing the
parts of the Mass assigned to the
congregation: the English Introit
and the Latin Ordinary. If the
melodies seem uncertain or diffi-
cult, YouTube is an amazing
resource to practice and learn.
From the choir loft, it is wonder-
ful to hear the congregational
response, robust and resonant.
The Bride joins an eternal song --
a communion of voices and
breath -- offered to her Bride-
groom, with the Blessed Mother
in unending praise of the Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit.
Finally, we participate in silence,
returning to the meaning of the
Communion Antiphon or poly-
phonic motet. Here we allow the
words and melody to buoy our
spirits and elevate our hearts and
minds to God, rejoicing in those
all-too-brief moments of physical
union with the Bridegroom after
receiving Holy Communion, in
union with our Lady as St. Luke
recalls: “Mary treasured all these
words and pondered them in her
heart” (Lk. 2:19).
The lover sings. Our liturgical
music is a treasury of wisdom,
art, and language. When we open
this treasure, we open our hearts
to love: forming, strengthening
and nourishing ourselves, our
families, and our parish, prepared
to bear witness to the truth and
joy of the Gospel to the world.
Continued from front cover
ST. PATRICK PARISH CALENDAR
ALTAR SERVERS
SATURDAY 4:00/Sept 28
P. Schloss
J. Schloss
J. Schloss
SUNDAY 8:00/Sept 29
W. Kummet
SUNDAY 10:30/Sept 29
T. Fox
D. Galbraith
M. Lizzio
M. Lizzio
A. Russell
OLD ST. PATRICK
PARISH DIRECTORY
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
Tuesday 7:00PM
Wed. & Fri. 8:15AM School Year, 8:30AM Summer
Thur. 8:30AM
First Saturdays 9:00AM
Eucharistic Adoration of Our Lord
Tuesday 5:30PM– 6:45PM
First Friday 7:00PM– Saturday 8:45AM
Baptisms
Contact Dcn. Frank-Joseph Papp, 734-426-
1070 or email [email protected] to arrange
a preparation class and Baptism date.
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)
Deacons
Dcn. Frank-Joseph Papp, [email protected]
Dcn. Gary Perrydore, [email protected]
Parish Secretary
Debbie Welch (#21) [email protected]
RCIA
Dcn. Gary Perrydore, [email protected]
Coordinator of Religious Education
Kari Kummet (#30) [email protected]
Youth Minister
Rose Deemer
Organist: Cecilia Lee, [email protected]
Choir Director:
Mr. Ernesto, [email protected]
Facilities and Maintenance Manager
Ron Fuller, [email protected]
Dog In Residence: Chesterton AKA “Chester”
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
Prayer Requests
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, September 22
9:15 First Day of Religious Education
9:30 Religious Ed. Parent Meeting
MONDAY, September 23
5:00 Opus Dei Women’s Group
6:30 RCIA
7:00 Opus Dei Men’s Group
WEDNESDAY, September 25
2:30 Mass @ Regency Home in W.L.
THURSDAY, September 29
7:00 Choir Rehearsal
FRIDAY, September 27
7:00 K of C Beads & Brew
SATURDAY, September 28
7:00 K of C Movie Night
Knight of the Month
Our Knight of the Month is
Eric Strauss. Congratula-
tions Eric and thank you for
the time and effort you
devote to Old St. Patrick’s.
May Our Lord Bless You.
Beads and Brew
Friday, Sept. 27
th
at 7pm. Meet parishion-
ers, enjoy conversation and say the Rosary
in front of a bonfire in the back of the
Parish Hall. All parishioners are invited.
Family of the Month
Our Family of
the Month is
the Gene
Wierzgac
Family. Thank
you Wierzgac
Family for dedicated service to Old Saint
Patrick’s and our Catholic Community. May
God Bless You.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
IN SERVICE TO ONE, IN SERVICE TO ALL
Actuals September
2019/2020
Week 1 $7,255.64
Week 2 $5,874.30
Week 3 $9,835.45
Week 4
Week 5
Monthly Total $22,965.44
Fiscal Year 2019/2020
Month Budget Actual Variance
July $34,584 $30,083 ($4,501)
August $34,584 $27,111 ($7,473)
September $20,754 $22,965 $2,211
Fiscal
YTD Total $89,922 $80,159 ($9,763)
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OLD ST. PATRICK PARISH
Finance Corner:
Baptism Preparation
Class
Please contact Deacon
Papp by phone 734-426
-1070 or by email
([email protected]) to
arrange a Baptism Preparation
Class for your infant or child six
years of age or younger. The date,
time, and location can then be set
to best serve your families needs,
There is no fee for the class. God-
parents are very welcome and en-
couraged to attend the class with
you. This class fulfills the Diocese
requirement for preparation prior
to Baptism.
OSP Food Pantry
Our food pantry is in need of
restocking. This is a great oppor-
tunity to serve those in our area
who are in need of your charity.
♥Pancake Mix & Syrup
♥Oatmeal
♥Granola Bars
♥Spaghetti & Pasta Sauce
♥Canned Soups
♥Crackers
♥Canned Tuna & Chicken
♥Boxed Tuna & Chicken Helper
♥Canned Ravioli & Spaghetti O’s
♥Rice
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Fall Rummage Sale
Before winter closes you in on the extra “stuff” you’ve accumulated
all year, start setting aside some of the good stuff for our parish
rummage sale October 17-19!
Donation drop off begins October 13 after the Masses, and will continue
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, 10am-5pm at the parish center.
To help work the rummage sale, or to assist us in clean up, please contact:
Nancy Keough at (734)649-6156 or sign up at bit.ly/OSPRummageSale
First Friday
Adoration
First Friday Adoration
begins Friday Oct. 4th
starting at 7pm. Please
take a moment to sign
up online at:
bit.ly/OSPadoration
Friday & Saturday, September 27
th
& 28
th
the
Knights are having their Annual Scrap Metal
Drive. Please call Gene Wierzgac at 734-973-
1790 (leave a message if he is not there) or
email him at [email protected] to schedule
a pick up. You can also bring your items to
Regal Recycling, 6270 Whitmore Lake
Road. Their hours are Monday through Friday
8:00am to 5:00pm and Saturday 8:00am to
1:00pm. Tell Regal Recycling that the dona-
tion is for Old St. Pat’s Knights of Columbus
Council 10963. Please look around your home
for the following household items to recycle.
Aluminum, Brass, Cast Iron,
Sheet Iron, Copper
K of C
Scrap Metal
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Youth Group 2019
Reboot!
New Start Date:
September 29th
6:30 pm
OSP Youth Minister
New
Youth Minister:
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