Parish Mission Statement

Our Parish Family, under the influence of the Gospel, strives to be bold and fearless disciples of Jesus Christ. We witness to our Catholic

faith by living the Eucharist. We are the hands and feet of Christ in our service and in our joyful proclamation of the goodness of God.

AUGUST 21, 2016 • 21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

CAUSE OF St. Mary, Our Joy

8200 N. Wayne Road • Westland, MI 48185 734-425-4421 • stmarycooj.org

Joyful News Have you had enough

bumpy cake yet? It seems

like I’ve had it on my plate

most every day the past few

weeks. And the rocky road

ice cream has helped to keep

it cool during the hot weather

we’ve been having. Seriously, though, all in all I think

that the birth of our new parish has been going well. I

warned you all of the bumps that were coming. And we

certainly are not finished. As summer comes to an end, we

are now looking at the beginning of the new parish

organizations: women, men, and the over and under 50.

Heading into September the plan is to start gathering

together with the liturgical volunteers: lectors,

commentators, servers, sacristans, ushers, greeters and

Eucharistic ministers, to go over the ways each of these

ministries should be carried out. Volunteer sign-up cards

will be available in the pews soon. Faith formation and

youth ministry are starting up as well. These are exciting

times. Be aware for some more bumps.

There are still plenty of other building related issues that

haven’t been taken care of yet: Church speakers, votive

lights, the reconciliation room, stained glass windows, the

cry room, etc., as well as administrative items, such as the

conference room in the office building. Many files and

file cabinets still need to be brought here, reviewed and

properly stored.

In September we will begin working on the new parish

mission statement. I would like everyone to think

seriously about what it is that you would like to give to the

parish, and what you would like from the parish. More to

come on this subject in a couple of weeks. In the

meantime, enjoy the rest of summertime and God’s

beauty.

God Bless you.

Fr. Ken

Don’t’ forget! Our Parish Picnic Potluck

THIS Sunday, August 21 On the grounds of

St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy

At Noon *foods that need to be kept cold should be

dropped off at the social hall.

Bring a dish to share,

a comfortable chair and your own

Non-alcohol beverage.

It’s hard to believe a new school year is here. I hope all of you had

a fantastic summer! Gearing up to tackle a new year in high school

can be a real challenge. Maybe it’s your freshman year – you don’t

know anyone and making friends is all you can think about. You

have to learn a new floor plan, how to schedule your classes, and

there’s going to be all that freedom! Perhaps this is the year you’ll

muster the courage to try out for that team. Or maybe it will be

your year to try out for the lead in the school play or musical. It

might be the year for your first romance or maybe you end it. Or it

ends with your broken heart. What if that new teacher won’t get off

your back? How about that coach? How much more can he ask for?

It’s tough to juggle a part­time job – and keep your grades up!

Grades? College? Graduation? Friends who are into alcohol and

drugs, sex and trouble. Friends who let you down! Friends who

disappoint you. Where do you draw the line? The challenges are

endless!

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PARISH INFORMATION

ST. MARY, CAUSE OF OUR JOY

8200 N. Wayne Road Westland, Michigan 48185

Phone: 734-425-4421 Email: office@stmarycooj.org

Fax: 734-425-0650

Website: www.stmarycooj.org

Office Hours Monday thru Thursday:

8:00am−Noon & 1:00pm−4:30pm Friday: 8:00am−Noon

Reconciliation: Saturdays: 3:30pm

Mass Schedule

Saturday: 4:30pm Sunday: 8:00am 10:00am 12 Noon Weekday: Monday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30am Wednesday: 12 Noon

Baptisms Please call our Parish Office (425 4421)

during regular business hours to make arrangements

if you have a child to be baptized.

Marriage Arrangements must be made by registered parishioner at

least six months in advance to allow sufficient time for instruction and preparation.

Visitation to the Sick

The pastor, deacon & lay visitors are available to visit the sick of the parish upon request .

RCIA (Right of Christian Initiation of Adults) Call the Parish Office

St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy

PARISH INFORMATION

PARISH STAFF DIRECTORY

Pastoral Staff Fr. Ken Mazur, PIME, Pastor Pastor@stmarycooj.org

Fr. Joseph Plawecki, Priest in Residence

Rev. Mr. John Burke, Deacon

Rev. Mr. Jim Hensel, Deacon Emeritus

Children’s Faith Formation Sr. Gemma Legel, OSF faithformation@stmarycooj.org

Music and Worship

Steve Reyes

Youth Ministry

Carol Nelius youthministry@stmarycooj.org 734-765-5525

Parish Administration

Mary Allsteadt

Sandy Young

Peggy Fox

Jennifer Newman

Carol Pates

Shannon Galoch

Matt Andresen

Director of Music & Liturgy

music@stmarycooj.org

Secretary

Secretary

Secretary

Secretary joyfulnews@stmarycooj.org

Bookkeeper bookkeeper@stmarycooj.org

Maintenance

Maintenance

Julie Callahan Ann Schroeder Debbie Marshall Sharon McCarthy Suzanne Price Nancy Smith Rocco Krcatovich

Don Yokley Doug Taylor Doug Cyr James Fredrickson John Lister Helene Lusa

Parish Pastoral Council and

Transition Team Members

Knights of Columbus

Bob Schoenborn Grand Knight (GK15204@mikofc.org) 734-812-8734

Webmaster

Jeff Burden jeff@stmarycooj.org

Readings for Sunday, August 28

1st Reading: Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29

Resp. Psalm: God, in your goodness, you have made a

home for the poor.

2nd Reading: Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a

Gospel: Luke 14:1, 7-14

Our Active Duty Service Members:

CMDR Theron R. Korsak, U.S. Navy; CPT Joey Saunders, U.S. Marines; Joseph David Onadia, U.S. Navy; LCPL Dylan Serwatka USMC; SMSGT Terence Zelek, U.S. Air Force; MAJ Timothy Zelek, U.S. Marines

office@stmarycooj.org

maintenance@stmarycooj.org

Loyola Beaudette

Rev John Blaska

Remy Borremeo

Pat Boyington Family

Jim Burns

Thomas Cavanaugh Genevieve Cielma

Tina Cieply

Rose Colensky Ron & Grace Dean

Betty DeVos

Jane Deja Ron & Paul Dugas

Ed Figueroa

Kevin Freeman Richard Heidler

Bernice Hill

Mike Hissong Emma Howatson

Pearl Huculak Rachelle Hund

Grace Judd

Judy Kanack Florence Kawka

Rachel Kleinke

Ruth Kocan Bob Kluba

Lee Kubiak Florence Levandowski

Greg Linder

Anna Marie Linna

Karen Lombardi Paul Maceri

Mary Ann Magon

Danielle Malaniak Pauline Martin

Esther Manzo

Joyce Miriani Dolores Mohammad

Selena Montez

Fran Nieckarz Henry Pardo

Ruth Parisien

Myrna Payton Joan Peglowski

Carol Peters Evelyn Peterson

Daniel Pryce Tony &Toni Przytulski

Mary Reyes Sonya Rodriguez

Deb A. Roraback Kathleen Savard

Emma Scaramella

Jean Schmuck

Jack & Nancy Shea

Deb Stanek

Theresa Stefanko Keith & Kevin Stites

Carl Sweeney

Natalie Tanana Craig Vernon

Cathy West

Joan Wojcik Antoinette Wonsack

Deb Yaremchuk

Felix Zawaski Major Tim Zelek

Georgiann Ziegler

Ceil Zielasko

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Catechists meet tomorrow

evening. I am asking that

they each call a few

families to remind them to register

their kids by August 31. We still have

a ways to go to get the rooms ready for

our early September 12 start date. If

anyone can spare a few hours, your help

is welcome.

Kindergarten We are hoping to start

a group on Mondays if we can find

enough participants and space to gather

them. Please let me know of your

interest in religion readiness between

6pm and 7:15 pm.

Liturgy of the Word with Children

That’s the official name for what we do

at Sunday Mass when the children are

led to a space apart and celebrate the

Word on their level. Leaders are

needed if we are to do it at the 10:00

a.m. and Noon Masses. The children are

dismissed by the priest after the

Opening Prayer and led back during the

collection. Please let me know of your

interest in this for yourself and/or your

children. Also can you suggest a

shorter name for this ministry? LWC?

The Bottom Line Madison’s family

attends a Protestant church, so when

she went to Catholic Mass with the

family of her friend Maria, she poked

Maria in the ribs excitedly when the

priest came down the aisle wearing

robes and swinging a thurible of

incense. “That man’s wearing a dress!”

she exclaimed. “And his purse is on

fire!”

Sr. Gemma Legel, OSF

IN FORMATION

The Jubilee Year of Mercy

With Pope Francis

What Must I Do Now?

Prayer is so important. To pray with the prayers that

we all learned as children, but also to pray in our own

words. To ask the Lord: “Lord, help me, give me

counsel, what must I do now?” And through prayer we make space

so that the Spirit may come and help us in that moment, that he may

counsel us on what we all must do.

Prayer! Never forget prayer. Never! No one, no one realizes when

we pray on the bus, on the road: we pray in the silence of our heart.

Let us take advantage of these moments to pray, pray that the Spirit

gives us the gift of counsel.

- General Audience, May 7, 2014

Reflection: True mercy can only come through a deeply abiding

relationship with our Lord. Prayer helps us to continually see the

world through God’s eyes and to ask him how to conform our will

with his. Do you pray with your own words? The best way to learn

is to try. Take five minutes to speak with Jesus.

High School Youth Ministry (continued from pg. 1)

These are some of the topics that we talk about at our youth group

meetings. What crosses do you face in the beginning of a school year?

How can you deal with them? How can we live our faith to make the

kind of difference in our lives that makes these crosses bearable?

Jesus said that to follow him, we must pick up our crosses and go for­

ward, even when we are afraid, even when we don’t think we can,

even when we don’t want to. Yet we know that with Christ, all things

are possible. Let your faith be your shield. Are you interested finding

out what St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy, High School Youth Ministry has

to offer? Then come and visit us at one of our upcoming meetings or

events. The high school ministry program is open to any 9th ­ 12th

grade high school regardless of what high school you attend (public or

private). The youth group meets weekly on Mondays from 7:00 p.m. ­

9:00 p.m. from September until mid­June. July brings the opportunity

to attend a week long summer mission trip and assist with the week

long evening vacation bible school program as part of the skit, song, or

game teams. Our first meeting will be held on Monday, September 12

at 7 pm in the new youth group room ( Room 105) in the parish cen­

ter.

Saturday, September 10– PB&J Outreach – Martin Luther King &

Third Street ­ Service Opportunity – Clothing Distribution­ 7:30 a.m.

departure from the church parking lot.

Monday, September 12 ­ First Youth Group Meeting ­ 7:00 -9:00

p.m. ­ in the youth group room in the parish center. ­ Snack is always

served

Any questions, feel free to contact Carol Nelius, Coordinator of Youth

ministry at youthministry@stmarycooj.org or 734 765 5525

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Knights of Columbus Caballeros de Colón

TODAY'S KNIGHTS: WHAT WE DO From the moment of our founding in 1882, charity has been

the first principle of the Knights of Columbus. We are men of

faith and men of action! In 2015, the Knights set a new all-

time record for the 17th consecutive year. Our charitable dona­

tions increased from 2014 by more than $1.5 million to a new

total of $175,000,000. In addition, we achieved our highest level of charitable service

in 2015, volunteering more than 73 million hours of service. The number of service

hours contributed by Knights rose in 2015 by more than a million over the previous

year’s total.

"We are answering Pope Francis’ call to go to the peripheries,” Our Supreme

Knight Carl Anderson said. “We can reach half way around the globe to help those in

need and we can reach to our neighbor next door. And we do that every day. That

makes us witnesses to the faith." If you’d like to be a part of an international organi­

zation of more than 1.9 million proud Catholic men whose principal work involves

helping others in need, we'd like to meet you and invite you to join us.

Next Week on What We Do; did you know they were a Knight?

Give us a call; Luis Gonzalez ( habla español ) 734-778-4438

E U C H A R I S T I C

E X P O S I T I O N

Fridays

9:00am to 3:00pm

St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy

Reminder: to anyone going on the

“A Day in the D” bus trip Tue, August

23rd, please be in the parking lot by

7:30am.

We have some wonderful bus trips

coming up:

Harvest Adventure

Thurs, Sept 22nd 8:30am – 4:30pm

$74 due by Sept 8th

Frankenmuth

Mon, Oct 17th 8:00am – 6:00pm

$62 due by Oct 30th

Firekeepers Casino Wed, Nov 2nd 9:15am – 5:45pm

$36 due by Oct. 19th

Huckleberry Railroad Holiday Magic

Sun., December 11th 2:30pm to 9:45pm

Cost: $63 due by November 27th.

The bus trips are open to everyone.

Please call me 734-525-3737 for more

details and reservations. Copies of the

Flyers can also be obtained at the Parish

Office during regular business hours.

Make checks payable to Bianco and mail

to me at 8843 Linville, Livonia, MI

48150.

Maryann Sligay

ATTENTION ALL WOMEN

St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy Parish

What type of Women’s Group do you

think would best serve you and our new

parish family? Bring your ideas to a

special meeting

THIS Wednesday

August 24, 2016 at 7PM

In the Parish Social Hall

For more information or assist with

transportation to meeting

Contact Leslie at 734-502-2219

Email: lajddj@gmail.com

EARLY BULLETIN DEADLINE

Due to the upcoming Labor Day

holiday, all articles for the September 11

bulletin are due August 31 by 9am.

Please email articles to:

joyfulnews@stmarycooj.org or drop

off at the office.

ST. MARY’S CARDS

AND COFFEE CLUB Every Wednesday!

Come and have some coffee,

conversation and play cards with

friends, old and new. Doors open at

10:30am. Meeting starts at 11:00am.

Small fee to play Pinochle or Euchre.

You choose your game. Assistance

provided as needed. Call:

Ruth Ellis 734-926-1458 OR

Nancy Ruby 734-728-7023 OR

Jim Brisky 734-722-4963

ALL ARE WELCOME

MEN’S RETREAT

ALL men of St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy are invited to the

annual Men’s Retreat at St. Paul of the Cross Passionist

Retreat Center, 23333 Schoolcraft, Detroit, MI 48223.

The retreat begins with dinner at 6:30pm on Friday, Sep­

tember 30, and ends after Mass about noon on Sunday,

October 2. Theme of the retreat is: “Abide in Me:

Choosing to Live Faithfully in an Era of Chaos”. The

retreat is conducted by the Passionist Retreat team. More

information is available on line at stpaulretreat.org, or

phone the Retreat Center at: 313-535-9563. Paul

Markus: 734-516-5842, or Doug Cyr: 734-634-0719, can

also help with questions or reservations. A $30 registra­

tion is required and may be made on line, too. The sug­

gested donation for the weekend totals $210 for two

nights, five meals and a great program. Please consider a

weekend of getting closer to God! Space is limited. Don’t delay.

Protecting God’s

Children Workshop If anyone wishes to volunteer in any of our

youth programs or become a volunteer for

Faith Formation, a background check is

required as well as participation in a

Protecting God’s Children workshop.

Background check forms are available in the

Parish Center office. Visit

www.virtusonline.org to see scheduled

workshops. Click registration and then view

list of sessions.

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ARCHDIOCESE AND

COMMUNITY NEWS

RCIA: WHAT IS RCIA?

Do you know someone who wants to

become Catholic? Have you completed

all the Sacraments of initiation? Are you

interested in a refresher course? Would

you like to journey with someone inter­

ested in becoming Catholic? Would you

like to be a sponsor for someone becom­

ing Catholic?

SHARING If you can answer yes to any

of the above questions, please give the

Parish Office a call at 425-4421.

SHIRLEY’S CLUB RESERVATIONS

September 14 at 11:30am.

Shirley’s club will be sharing lunch and

memories at Archie’s Restaurant on

Plymouth Road. Please join us for anoth­

er memorable afternoon.

Tickets are $17.00. Make checks paya-

ble to Kathy McLeod and send to Kathy

McLeod at 8465 Terri Dr., Westland, MI

48185 (734)427-7203.

Deadline for reservations is Sept. 9.

Come join us.

Your Donations Are Needed

For over 130 years, the Society of St.

Vincent de Paul has been dedicated to

the corporal works of mercy in the

Archdiocese of Detroit. Today, more

than 2,000 Society members —

Vincentians — volunteer to provide

critical support such as food, shelter,

utility assistance, clothing, furniture and

more to hurting families.

Your donations of furniture,

household goods and clothing can be

dropped off at the SVDP Thrift Store

located at Wayne and Hunter Avenue.

Their phone number is 734 629-8250 and

are open 7 days a week.

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED

At St Vincent de Paul Thrift Store

Please donate your time at our

Westland SVDP Thrift Store located

on Wayne Road and Hunter. For every

hour you volunteer to work, St.

Theodore/St. Damian SVDP

conference will receive $10 in debit

cards so our SVDP clients can

“purchase” much needed clothing and

small furniture items.

The SVDP Thrift Store is open 7 days

a week. Phone:734 629-8250

Killing! Killing! Murder!

PART I

The recent spate of violence

sweeping the country, the

many police officers being

killed, mobs becoming violent, has many

Americans bewildered. How did we get

to this point in our society? Why are

there so many who are angry? When the

Supreme Court legalized abortion on

demand for all nine months of pregnancy

in 1973 for any reason, our society start­

ed dehumanizing and devaluing human

life. One of the reasons given for abor­

tion was that the “goal” was to eliminate

child abuse. If you are old enough, you

may remember the pro-abort’s slogan:

“Every child a wanted child.” Killing the

babies who were not “wanted” was the

solution. Of course, this didn’t work be­

cause the “logic” is completely faulty;

abortion hurts the woman and kills a

baby. To be continued next week…

If you love life, call LIFESPAN

734.422.6230 www.miLIFESPAN.org

SAVE THE DATE: Sat. October 22nd,

11am – Pro-Life Luncheon: Protect

Yourself & Your Loved Ones

FOCUS ON LIFE

2016 Annual Benefit Dinner

A Dinner to Raise Life-Saving Dollars

for the Right to Life Education Fund and

our Regional Office. Dinner is

Thursday, October 27 at 6:30pm at the

Italian American Banquet Center.

Reservations: $28 per person or $55 per

Couple or $250 per table of 10.

Guest Speaker: Mark Lockwood with

her life-changing story. For more info

please call Lou at 734 664 3638

William & Linda Barnes

Patrick Kennedy

Brooklyn & Drew O’Connor

And to all our newly registered members!

If you have any questions about any of

the Committees or Groups at our Parish,

please call the Parish Office at 425-4421

Saint Mary, Cause of Our Joy

FOREVER YOUNG SENIORS

Our group's mission is to promote

spiritual, social and educational activities

for Senior members of Saint Mary Cause

of Our Joy Parish. People from

neighboring parishes are also welcome to

join us.

Our 1st Annual Picnic in the Park will be

Monday, September 12th at the Westland

Farmers Market, 1901 N. Carlson St.,

Westland. The picnic starts at 10:00am

until 3:00pm. Tickets for the picnic are

$8.00 and can be purchased at the Parish

Office during regular business hours or

by calling Katie Bohr 734-718-5974.

Future meetings will take place on the 1st

Monday of every month at 10:00am in

the Social Hall, starting in October.

We hope to see you at the picnic or at the

regular scheduled meetings. Read this

week's Bus Trips article for upcoming

senior trips.

Heavenly Father, welcome Home those

whom you have called from this world

especially

Clarence Westfal

Richard Tocalis

Gerald Snyder

and all the souls of our faithful

departed. May they rest in peace.

Amen.

It was JOY to welcome into the

family of God:

Aubree Rose Ormonde

St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy

Parish Social Hall

Saturday, October 8, 2016

9am to 3pm

Join us for crafts, homemade baked

goods, prizes, 50/50 hourly raffle and

refreshments.

FREE ADMISSION Table Rental: $25

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LITURGICAL SCHEDULE August 27/28

SATURDAY 4:30pm SUNDAY 8:00am SUNDAY 10:00am SUNDAY 12 NOON

Celebrant Fr. Charlie Morris Fr. Ken Fr. Joe Plawecki Fr. Ken

Lector

Comm.

Evelyn Bledsoe

Karen Bulmanski

Keven Steele

Ellen Steele

Jerry Chwalek

Keven Headrick

Joan Gebhardt

Jennifer Schaefer

Extraordinary

Ministers of

Holy

Communion

Fran Niemiec MaryLou Davis

Florence Bozek

Terry Luckhardt

Ralph Costyn Kim Rourke

Dcn John

Nancy Kelly John Lister

Cheryl Paputo

Mike Servalish

Alice André Bonnie Kinunen

Dcn John

Ron Reed

Fran Reed

Jeanne Sullivan

Theresa Harp

Bob Montagna Bernice Reed

Dcn John

Jennifer Reimer Mary Tavana

Darlene LaFave

Pauline Martin

Volunteer Volunteer

Volunteer

Altar Servers

Sacristan Fran Gleason Alice André Jeff Vernon Mary Tavana

Ushers Paul Markus Team John Burke Team Jack Rourke Team Knights of Columbus

Greeters Julie Callahan Sue Hensel Nellie Samson Kris Munroe

Homebound Ron & Fran Reed

Jeanne Sullivan

Weekday

Sacristans

MONDAY

Alice André

WEDNESDAY

Ann Schroeder

THURSDAY

Fran Gleason

FRIDAY

Theresa O’Bey

MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, August 22 8:30am Deceased Members of Florence Mizer Family Wednesday, August 24 12 Noon Phyllis Burns by Michael & Sara Gleason

Antonio & Ida Barile by Graziano Canini

Thursday, August 25 8:30am Deloris O’Hagan by Don

Joseph A. Wojciak by his sister, Florence Azzopardi

Sp. Int. of Gerald & Debra Pietzak on their 32nd Wedding Anniversary Friday, August 26 8:30am Susan Laichalak by Gregory

Julia Harchack by Deacon Jim & Sue Hensel

Saturday, August 27 4:30pm Leonard Janus (1st Anniv) by his Wife, Viola

Caridad Dorego by Letecia & Loreto

Joe Scanga by his Mom, Sara

Nick Bartuk by Theo & Jane Lenart

Sp. Intentions Jenifer Sunday by her Mom & Dad

Sunday, August 28 8:00am Sr. Gloria Kelly, OP (4th Anniv)

John & Jane Drewniak by their Family

Deanna Dandron by Leon & Dianne Lazar

Rita Zarnowski by her Daughter & Family

10:00am For our Parish Family

12 Noon Robert Thurner by Tom Nedeau

Pasquale DePalma by Mike & Olimpia DeToma

WEEKLY OFFERING August 14, 2016

Envelope Amount

Env. Used: 405

$10.064.00

Loose Change $ 1,239.65

Green Env.

Env. Used: 77

$ 903.00

Assumption Env. 52 $ 643.00

Total $12,849.65

UPCOMING EVENTS Aug. 22-28

MON.

Aug. 22

8:30am 5:30pm

Mass Catechist Meeting

TUE.

Aug. 23

NO WEEKDAY MASS

WED.

Aug. 24

11:00am 12 Noon

7:00pm

Cards and Coffee—Social hall Mass

Women of Parish Meeting

THURS

Aug. 25

8:30am

Mass

FRI.

Aug. 26

8:30am 9am-3pm

Mass Eucharistic Exposition

SAT.

Aug. 27

3:30pm 4:30pm

Reconciliation Mass

SUN.

Aug. 28

8:00 10:00

Noon

Mass Mass

Mass

Thank you for your past and future support of our Parish

Community. Please remember our parish in your Estate

Planning