Father Roman's first homily at St. Joseph

"Ite ad Joseph!"

Father Roman's first Mass at St. Joseph - Part II

As promised; here is Part II of Father's first Mass at St. Joseph!

The chalice is prepared...

The "lavabo"...

"Orate Fratres"...

The elevation of the Host...

...and the Precious Blood

"Behold!"

The final blessing...

It was a beautiful Mass! Check out Father Roman's homily as well; it was very inspirational!

"Ite ad Joseph!"

Father Roman's First Mass at St. Joseph - Part I

Here are the photos of Father Roman's first Mass at St. Joseph!  Check it out!

At the altar...

The collect...

The first reading...

The Holy Gospel...

General Intercessions...

Part II is coming next!

"Ite ad Joseph!"

New Parochial Administrator of our church...

The blog has learned today the name of our new Parochial Administrator; Father Darell Roman.  Father Roman is currently the associate pastor at St. Joseph Church in Lake Orion, MI.  In addition to his duties at St Joseph, Father Roman will be the Parochial Administrator of St. Josaphat and pastor of Sweetest Heart of Mary.  Here is his biography from the St. Joseph Church in Lake Orion's web site:

 My name is Fr. Darrell Roman. I was born in Detroit on October 9, 1961 to Albie and Sylvia (Bugaj) Roman. I am the oldest of three children. My youngest sister, Emily, is married to Matt Kopko and they have three boys: Gabriel, Nicholas, and Gregory. I also have a younger brother, Christopher.

I grew up in Livonia and attended St. Robert Bellarmine Grade School, Bishop Borgess High School, and Madonna College. In 1985, I entered the Society of Christ in Poland. The charism of the order is to minister to Polish immigrants throughout the world. After being ordained in Poznan, Poland in 1993, I was assigned to a number of parishes in the United States.

After a period of prayer and discernment, I felt God calling me to minister as a Diocesan priest. I am looking forward to spending the next two years here at St. Joseph as your associate pastor and being a part of your parish family.

"Ite ad Joseph!"

Fr. Czarnota's first Masses at St. Joseph

We were blest this Sunday to have our new Pastor, Father Paul Czarnota, at St. Joseph to offer Holy Mass at both the 10:30 am. Latin and the 12 noon English Mass.

The choir sung at the 10:30 Mass; today is the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Our best vestments were used for this special occasion:

Here is Father Czarnota's homily from the 12 noon Mass (the audio is not the greatest so its best to listen with headphones.  The planes buzzing the Church were from the boat races on the Detroit river):

Here's a few photo's from the noon Mass:

The proclamation of the Gospel (Year C: Luke 10:25-37):

The "prayers of the faithful."

The "Offertory"

The Consecration.

The Elevation.

"Ite ad Joseph!"

Fr. Mark Borkowski

Here is an excerpt from Fr. Mark’s good-bye letter to the cluster;

“And finally my dear St. Joseph Church, the last to join our happy cluster! I never really expected to have the honor of being in charge of you. Though the fact of the matter is that St. Joseph was the very first Catholic Church in the city of Detroit I ever stepped foot in or ever attended Mass at. I know your history well also and when I was given charge of you, I did my very best to take the parish back to the glory days of Fr. Bresnahan, a happy memory. I know you appreciated my attempt because you told me. But my dear friends, on this day I think we can all see that St. Joseph is a strong as it can possibly be at this moment and that the threat of closure has passed for you. But I must caution you that his is NOT the time to rest upon your laurels. Keep working hard, you have too much more to achieve. But you are on your way. And we will never forget our time together.”

Father Mark may be contacted at frmarkb@aol.com.

"Ite ad Joseph!"

Fr. Paul Czarnota

Archbishop Allen Vigneron announced the following appointment:

Fr. Paul S. Czarnota, appointed pastor, Sweetest Heart of Mary, St. Josaphat, and St. Joseph parishes, Detroit, effective July 1. Fr. Czarnota has been serving as pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Emmett; Sacred Heart, Yale; and Sacred Heart Mission, Brown City.

"Ite ad Joseph!"

Fr. Mark Borkowski

Archbishop Allen Vigneron announced the following:

Fr. Mark Borkowski, granted personal leave of absence, effective immediately. Fr. Borkowski has been serving as pastor of Sweetest Heart of Mary, St. Josaphat, and St. Joseph parishes, Detroit.

"Ite ad Joseph!"