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St. Scholastica Church

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St. Scholastica Parish was established in 1928 as a child parish from St. Mary’s of Redford. It was founded by Benedictines under the direction of Fr. Philip Bartoccetti, OSB. About a dozen people attended the first Mass on Christmas Day, 1928, in a small wood-frame church. A parish hall was added in 1935 followed by the St. Sylvester Monastery, a grade school, convent, and Benedictine High School.

The parish originally had 35 families and grew to a peak of nearly 3,000 families in the 1960s. The current church is located on W. Outer Drive, just west of Southfield Freeway, and built in 1965.


Mosaics are found along the walls of the main entrance and at the back of the sanctuary.
 

The baptismal font is located near the narthex and in front of a mosaic depicting the Baptism of the Lord.


Long bands of stained-glass windows top the side walls of the church.


Several archways are found at the main entrance and each one features a stained-glass depiction of a particular saint or scene.

The center scene shows the parish's patron alongside her brother, St. Benedict, and her community.


Windows at the side entrances; a large Infant of Prague stands in front of the lectern.
 

The back of the sanctuary features Gospel references as well as icons of Benedictine saints.
 

A metal baldachin hangs over the altar. The tabernacle stands in a recess between the altar and a rear chapel.


Mass is celebrated in the chapel at 8:00am, Tuesday–Friday, and 9:00am on Saturday. Saturday Vigil Mass is at 4:30pm and Sunday Mass is at 10:00am. Confessions are heard 30 minutes before each Mass.

Five priests, nine seminarians, and two transitional deacons from the Companions of the Cross reside at the rectory. Among them, Fr. Michael Scherrey, CC, is the current pastor.
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For more info: parish websiteCompanions of the Cross


Upcoming events: March 8-15

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Sunday, March 8, 6:30pm
Theology on Tap
TRAFFIC JAM & SNUG
6:30PM Dinner & social
7:30PM Presentation by Kelly Nieto
For more info: Facebook
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Tuesday, March 10, 7:00pm
Liturgy of Reconciliation
ST. ALOYSIUS CHURCH
For more info: bulletin
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Sunday, March 15, 10:00am
16th Annual Rose Mass
SACRED HEART MAJOR SEMINARY
Bishop Michael Byrnes to celebrate
Followed by reception and light brunch
Dr. John Paul Slosar will present "The Catholic Health Ministry"
For more info: AOD.org
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Sunday, March 15, Noon
Detroit Mass Mob
OLD ST. MARY'S CHURCH
For more info: DetroitMassMob.com
 

St. Joseph's Day: March 19

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On Thursday, March 19, St. Joseph Church will recognize their patronal feast day with a 14-hour celebration. It is also a solemnity, which means you can relax your penance for the day.

Schedule of Events in the Church:

TimeDescription
6:30 AMPrivate Confession Available
7:00 AMNovus Ordo Sung Mass celebrated by Pastor Fr. Gregory Tokarski followed by Saint Joseph Novena Prayers and Veneration of Saint Joseph Relic
8:00 AMPublic Recitation of the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary and Saint Joseph Novena Prayers
9:00 AMGuided Tour of the Church
9:30 AMClassical Organ Recital
11:00 AMSolemn Exposition and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament with Public Recitation of the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary and Saint Joseph Novena Prayers
NOONNovus Ordo Sung Mass celebrated by Bishop Donald Hanchon with the St. Joseph Cappella and Blessing of Bread followed by Saint Joseph Novena Prayers and Veneration of Saint Joseph Relic
1:30 PMGuided Tour of the Church
2:30 PMPublic Recitation of the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary and Saint Joseph Novena Prayers
3:00 PMStations of the Cross led by Deacon Joseph Lennon followed by the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Saint Joseph Novena Prayers and Veneration of True Cross Relic
4:00 PMChaldean Sung Mass celebrated by Monsignor Zouhair Kejbou
5:00 PMGuided Tour of the Church & Private Confession Available
5:30 PMPublic Recitation of the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary and Saint Joseph Novena Prayers
6:00 PMLatin Extraordinary Form Sung Mass celebrated by Fr. Joseph Tuskiewicz with the St. Joseph Cappella followed by Saint Joseph Novena Prayers
7:30 PMPublic Candlelight Procession with Blessed Saint Joseph Statue and Veneration of Saint Joseph Relic
8:00 PMGuided Tour of the Church

Schedule of Events in the Social Hall:

TimeDescription
1:00PM – 6:00PMSaint Joseph Italian Full Course Meal with homemade pasta (meat or marinara sauce), soup and rolls, salad, fig cookies and desserts, beverages. Tickets at the door are $12 each, $6 for children 8 and under.
8:00AM – 8:00PMGift Shop including traditional Saint Joseph Statues, Pictures, Books, Cards, Medals, Journals, Rosaries, Blessed Saint Joseph Oil, St. Joseph Choral CDs, and Oktoberfest DVDs.

Saint Joseph's Altar displaying devotion to St. Joseph and providing for the poor. Donations of baked goods, flowers, and canned foods for the altar may be brought to the Social Hall on or before March 19th.
For more info: parish website, facebook, or call Michael Semaan at (248) 250-6005.



 

Upcoming events: March 17-21

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Tuesday, March 17, Noon
ST. PATRICK'S DAY MASS
Most Holy Trinity Church
Luncheon to benefit Most Holy Trinity School afterwards at nearby I.B.E.W. Hall
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Thursday, March 19, 6:30am-8:00pm
Various events including four Masses, church tours, and food
ST. JOSEPH'S DAY OF PRAYER
St. Joseph's Church
website | flyer | facebook
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Friday, March 20, 5:30pm
MASS, SOUP DINNER, AND PRESENTATION
P.I.M.E. House
website | facebook
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Friday, March 20, 7:30pm
Saturday, March 21, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
"CAMELOT" (musical)
Sacred Heart Major Seminary
No tickets, free-will donation
flyer

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Sunday, March 22, 2:00pm
THIRD SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES
Old St. Mary's Church
"All in a Tangle," organ duet
Glenn Burdette and Joanne Clark
bulletin

Upcoming events: March 23-29

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Monday, March 23, 7:00pm
CHORAL CONCERT
Sweetest Heart of Mary Church
70-voice Concert Choir from Detroit Country Day School along with Sweetest Heart of Mary's Schola Cantorum
No tickets or admission, but they are collecting donations and food to support the food pantry.

Tuesday, March 24, 6:30pm
DIACONATE MINISTRY
Christ the King Church
Informational meeting for men discerning the Permanent Diaconate

Thursday, March 26, 7:00pm
LENTEN PENANCE SERVICE
Most Holy Redeemer Church
Regular Confessions at 5pm will be postponed until 7pm. 

Friday, March 27, 7:00pm
TRIDENTINE LOW MASS
St. Josaphat Church
6:30pm Rosary and Confessions
7:00pm Mass celebrated by Fr. Stephen Pullis, Secretary to the Archbishop
Young adults (age 18-35) welcome for fish fry dinner in the parish hall after Mass

Sunday, March 29, 11:00am
PALM SUNDAY MASS WITH THE ARCHBISHOP
Blessed Sacrament Cathedral
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AOD Chorus to Sing in St. Peter's Basilica

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Joe Balisteri recently received a letter from the Vatican. The Archdiocesan Chorus will have the honor of singing a prelude before Epiphany Mass on January 6th, 2016. They will also sing during Mass.

Patricia Montemurri of the Free Press reports:

The Archdiocesan Chorus already had planned a trip to Rome in January, and had applied to sing at one of several masses held daily, and celebrated by a variety of clerics, at St. Peter's.
Last week, Balistreri received a letter detailing the Jan. 6 performance at a papal mass from Michelangelo Nardella, administrator of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel Choir, which is considered the pope's personal choir and has roots dating back centuries.
Balistreri said the Archdiocesan Chorus will sing a prelude — songs to be determined — before the mass at St. Peter's. During the papal mass, the chorus will sing parts of the mass in tandem with the Sistine Chapel Choir.
This will certainly be a thrill for the members of the Chorus.  They perform locally throughout the year and they will be debuting Balistreri's Cantata for a New Pentecost on May 16th at 7:30pm at the Cathedral.

Holy Week Schedule

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Below is a Mass schedule for Holy Week in Detroit and Hamtramck. All Masses and devotions are in English unless otherwise noted.

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ALL SAINTS
313-841-1428|bulletin
7824 W Fort St., Detroit, MI 48209
Holy Thursday: 7:00pm Mass (bilingual)
Good Friday: 2:30pm Stations (English); 3:00pm Liturgy (English); 3:45pm Divine Mercy Novena; 6:00pm Stations (Spanish); 6:30pm Liturgy (English); 7:45pm Divine Mercy Novena (Spanish)
Holy Saturday: Divine Mercy Novena at Noon (English) and 1:00pm (Spanish); 8:00pm Easter Vigil (bilingual)
Easter Sunday: Divine Mercy Novena at 9:00am (English) and 11:00am (Spanish); Mass at 9:30am (English), Noon (Spanish), and 6:00pm (Spanish)

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ASSUMPTION GROTTO
313-372-0762|website|bulletin
13770 Gratiot Ave., Detroit, MI 48205
***No morning Masses Thursday–Saturday***
Holy Thursday: Confessions heard 10:00am–11:00am and 3:00pm–4:00pm; 7:00pm Mass (Tridentine) followed by Eucharistic Procession and Adoration until Midnight
Good Friday: Noon–3:00pm Liturgy (Tridentine); 3:00pm Divine Mercy; Confessions heard 4:00pm–6:00pm; 7:00pm Stations
Holy Saturday: Confessions heard 10:00am–11:00am and 3:00pm–4:00pm; 1:00pm Blessing of Easter baskets; 8:00pm Easter Vigil (Tridentine)
Easter Sunday: 6:30am English Low Mass; 9:30am Tridentine Orchestral Mass; Noon English Sung Mass

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CATHEDRAL OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT
313-865-6300|bulletin
9844 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48202
Holy Thursday: 11:00am Chrism Mass (Archbishop); Mass at 7:00pm (Archbishop); Night prayer at 10:00pm
Good Friday: Noon Stations; 1:00pm Liturgy (Archbishop)
Holy Saturday: 9:00pm Easter Vigil  (Archbishop)
Easter Sunday: 11:00am Mass  (Archbishop)

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CHRIST THE KING
313-532-1211|website|bulletin
2080 Grand River, Detroit, MI 48219
Holy Thursday: 8:00pm Mass; Adoration until 11:00pm
Good Friday: Noon Stations; 1:30pm Liturgy
Holy Saturday: 8:00pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: 10:45am Mass

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CORPUS CHRISTI
313-537-5770|website
19800 Pembroke, Detroit, MI 48219
Monday: 7:00pm Penance Service
Holy Thursday: 7:45pm Mass
Good Friday: 1:30pm Stations; 3:00pm Liturgy
Holy Saturday: 8:30pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: Mass at 9:00am and 11:00am

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GESU
313-862-4400|website|bulletin
17180 Oak Dr., Detroit, MI 48221
Holy Thursday: 7:30pm Mass
Good Friday: Noon Stations; 1:30pm Liturgy; 3:00pm Confessions
Holy Saturday: 2:00pm Blessing of food; 8:30pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: Mass at 8:00am and 10:30am; Easter egg hunt at Noon

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GOOD SHEPHERD
313-822-1262|website|bulletin
1265 Parkview, Detroit, MI 48214
Holy Thursday: 6:30pm Mass
Good Friday: 12:45pm Stations; 1:15pm Liturgy
Holy Saturday: 6:30pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: 10:00am Mass
 
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HOLY FAMILY
313-963-2046|website
641 Chrysler Freeway, Detroit, MI 48226
Holy Thursday:7:30pm Mass followed by Adoration
Good Friday:6:30pm Liturgy followed by Stations and "Cristo Morto" procession
Holy Saturday:8:30pm Easter Vigil and blessing of food
Easter Sunday: 11:30am Mass (Italian), no regularly-scheduled 9:30am Mass

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HOLY CROSS
313-842-1133|website|bulletin
8423 South St., Detroit, MI 48209
Monday & Tuesday: 9:00am Mass
Holy Thursday: 7:00pm Mass; Adoration until 9:00pm
Good Friday: 2:00pm Liturgy
Holy Saturday: 3:00pm Blessing of Food; 7:30pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: Mass at 9:00am (English) and 11:00am (Hungarian)

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MOST HOLY REDEEMER
313-842-3450 |bulletin
1721 Junction, Detroit, MI 48209
Holy Thursday: 7:00pm Mass (bilingual)
Good Friday: Stations at Noon (English) and 5:30pm (Spanish)
Holy Saturday: Easter Vigil at 8:30pm (bilingual)
Easter Sunday: English Mass at 8:00am; Spanish Mass at 10:00am, Noon, and 6:00pm

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MOST HOLY TRINITY
313-965-4450
1050 Porter St., Detroit, MI 48226-2405
Holy Thursday: 6:00pm Mass
Good Friday: 7:00pm Liturgy
Holy Saturday: Easter Vigil at 4:00pm (English) and 7:00pm (Spanish)
Easter Sunday: Mass at 9:00am (Spanish) and 11:00am (English)

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NATIVITY OF OUR LORD
313-922-0033|website
5900 McClellan, Detroit, MI 48213
Holy Thursday: 6:00pm Mass
Good Friday: 12;30pm Stations followed by Liturgy
Holy Saturday: 6:00pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: 9:45am Mass 

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OUR LADY QUEEN OF ANGELS (OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE PARISH)
313-841-0783|bulletin
4200 Martin St., Detroit, MI 48210
Good Friday: Noon - Gorzkie Zale followed by Stations
Holy Saturday: Blessing of Easter baskets at Noon; 8:00pm Easter Vigil (Spanish)
Easter Sunday: Mass at 10:00am (English) and Noon(Spanish)

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OUR LADY QUEEN OF APOSTLES
313-891-1520 |bulletin
3851 Prescott, Hamtramck, MI 48212
Holy Thursday: 6:00pm Mass; Adoration until 8:00pm
Good Friday: Noon - Gorzkie Zale; 12:45pm - Stations; 2:00pm - Liturgy; Adoration until 6:00pm
Holy Saturday: Blessing of Easter baskets at Noon, 1:00pm, and 2:00pm; 7:00pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: 7:30am - Procession and English Mass; 9:30am - Polish Mass

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OUR LADY QUEEN OF HEAVEN
313-891-4553 | bulletin
8200 Rolyat, Detroit, MI 48234
Monday & Tuesday: 8:30am Mass
Holy Thursday: 7:00pm Mass followed by Procession; Adoration until 9:00pm
Good Friday: Noon Stations; 1:00pm Liturgy
Easter Sunday: 10:00am Mass

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PRESENTATION/OUR LADY OF VICTORY
10801 Pembroke, Detroit, MI 48235
Easter Sunday: 11:30am Mass

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SACRED HEART
313-831-1356 |schedule
1000 Eliot, Detroit, MI 48207
Tuesday: 6:00pm Confessions
Holy Thursday: 6:00pm Mass
Good Friday: Noon Stations & Liturgy
Holy Saturday: 5:00pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: Mass at 6:00am. 8:00am, and 10:00am

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ST. ALBERTUS
313-831-9727|website
4231 St. Aubin, Detroit, MI 48207
Easter Sunday: 11:00am Mass

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ST. ALOYSIUS
313-237-5810 |website|bulletin
1234 Washington Blvd., Detroit, MI 48226-1825
Good Friday: 12:15pm Liturgy
Holy Saturday: 8:15pm Easter Vigil

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STE. ANNE de DETROIT
313-496-1701|website|bulletin
1000 Sainte Anne St., Detroit, MI 48216
Holy Thursday: 7:00pm Mass (bilingual)
Good Friday: Noon Liturgy (English); 1:00pm Living Stations (Spanish); 7:00pm Tenebrae (Spanish)
Holy Saturday: 7:00pm Easter Vigil (bilingual)
Easter Sunday: Mass at 8:30am, 10:00am (Spanish), and Noon

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SS. ANDREW & BENEDICT
313-381-1184|website|bulletin
2430 South Beatrice, Detroit, MI 48217
Wednesday: 9:00am Mass
Holy Thursday: 6:00pm Mass
Easter Sunday: 11:30am Mass

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ST. AUGUSTINE & ST. MONICA
313-921-4107
4151 Seminole St., Detroit, MI 48214
Holy Thursday: 6:00pm Mass
Good Friday: Noon Stations followed by Rosary; 1:00pm Liturgy
Holy Saturday: 8:30pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: 10:00am Mass

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ST. CECILIA (ST. CHARLES LWANGA PARISH)
313-933-6788 | 10400 Stoepel, Detroit, MI 48204
Good Friday: Noon Stations followed by Liturgy
Easter Sunday: Mass at 8:30am & 10:00am

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ST. CHARLES BORROMEO
313-331-0253|website | bulletin
1491 Baldwin St., Detroit, MI 48214
Holy Thursday: 7:00pm Mass
Good Friday: 7:00pm Liturgy
Holy Saturday: 8:30pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: 11:30am Mass only (no regularly-scheduled 8:15am Mass)

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ST. CHRISTOPHER
313-584-7460|website|bulletin
7800 Woodmont Ave., Detroit, MI 48228
Good Friday: Noon Liturgy
Holy Saturday: 11:00am Blessing of Easter baskets; 9:00pm Easter Vigil

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ST. CUNEGUNDA
313-843-4717|bulletin
5900 St. Lawrence, Detroit, MI 48210
Monday: 5:15pm Mass
Wednesday: 8:00am Mass
Holy Thursday: 5:00pm Mass; Adoration until 8:00pm
Good Friday: Adoration 3:00pm–7:00pm
Holy Saturday: 10:00am Blessing of Food
Easter Sunday: 11:00am Rosary; 11:30am Mass

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ST. ELIZABETH
313-921-9225
3138 East Canfield, Detroit, MI 48207
Easter Sunday: Noon Mass

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ST. FLORIAN
313-871-2778|website|bulletin
2626 Poland St., Hamtramck, MI 48212
Monday: 6:30pm Mass (Polish)
Tuesday: 6:00pm Stations; 6:30pm Mass (English)
Wednesday: 6:30pm Mass (Polish)
Holy Thursday: 7:00pm Mass (English & Polish)
Good Friday: 12:30pm Stations; 1:00pm Liturgy; 3:00pm Stations (Polish); 7:00pm Liturgy (Polish); Adoration at the tomb until 11:00pm
Holy Saturday: Adoration 9:00am–4:00pm; Blessing of Easter baskets Noon–4:00pm every hour; 8:00pm Easter Vigil (Polish & English)
Easter Sunday: Mass at 8:00am (Polish & English), Noon (English), and 6:30pm (Polish)

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ST. FRANCIS D'ASSISI
313-894-5409 |bulletin
4500 Wesson, Detroit, MI 48210
Wednesday: 8:30am Mass
Good Friday: Noon Stations; 1:00pm Rosary; 2:30pm Liturgy
Holy Saturday: Blessing of Easter baskets at Noon
Easter Sunday: 10:00am Mass and Procession

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ST. GABRIEL
313-841-0753|website|bulletin
8118 West Vernor, Detroit, MI 48209
Holy Thursday: 7:00pm Mass (Spanish)
Good Friday: 1:00pm Living Stations (Spanish); 3:00pm Liturgy (bilingual)
Holy Saturday: 9:00pm Easter Vigil (bilingual)
Easter Sunday: Mass at 9:30am(Spanish), Noon (English), and 7:00pm(Spanish)

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ST. HEDWIG
313-894-5409|bulletin
3245 Junction, Detroit, MI 48210
Wednesday: 6:00pm Stations (Spanish); 7:00pm Mass (Spanish)
Holy Thursday: Mass at 6:00pm (English) and 8:00pm (Spanish)
Good Friday: 6:00pm Living Stations (Spanish); 7:00pm Seven Last Words(Spanish)
Holy Saturday: Blessing of Easter baskets at 1:00pm; 7:00pm Easter Vigil (bilingual)
Easter Sunday: Mass at Noon (Spanish)

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ST. HYACINTH
313-922-1507|bulletin|website
3151 Farnsworth, Detroit, MI 48211
Holy Thursday: 5:00pm Mass (pasta/pierogi dinner afterwards); Adoration 6:00pm–7:00pm
Good Friday: Noon - Gorzkie Zale (English & Polish); 2:45pm Communion;
Holy Saturday: Blessing of Easter baskets at Noon, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, and 2:30pm; 6:00pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: 11:00am Mass

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ST. JOSEPH (MOTHER OF DIVINE MERCY PARISH)
313-831-6659|website|bulletin | flyer
1828 Jay St., Detroit, MI 48207
Wednesday: 12:10pm Mass followed by St. Joseph novena
Holy Thursday: 6:00pm Mass; 9:00pm Tenebrae & Confessions; Adoration until 10:00pm
Easter Sunday: Noon Mass with orchestra

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ST. JOSAPHAT (MOTHER OF DIVINE MERCY PARISH)
313-831-6659|website|bulletin | flyer
715 E. Canfield, Detroit, MI 48207
Monday: 7:00pm Tridentine Low Mass followed by Benediction and Perpetual Help novena
Holy Thursday: 7:00pm Mass (Tridentine) followed by Tenebrae and Adoration until Midnight
Good Friday: Noon Liturgy (Tridentine) followed by Stations
Holy Saturday: 8:00pm Easter Vigil (Tridentine)
Easter Sunday: 9:30am Mass (Tridentine)

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ST. JUDE
313-527-0380|bulletin
15889 East Seven Mile, Detroit, MI 48205
Holy Thursday: 7:30pm Mass
Good Friday: Noon Stations and Liturgy
Holy Saturday: 11:00am Blessing of baskets; 7:30pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: Mass at 7:00am and 10:00am

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ST. LADISLAUS (ST. JOHN PAUL II PARISH)
313-305-7394  | 2730 Caniff, Hamtramck, MI 48212
Holy Saturday: Blessing of Easter baskets at 1:00pm
Easter Sunday: 11:00am Mass (Polish)

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ST. LEO (ST. CHARLES LWANGA PARISH)
313-933-6788 | 4860 15th Street, Detroit, MI 48208
Holy Thursday: 6:30pm Mass
Holy Saturday: 7:00pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: Noon Mass

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ST. MARY OF REDFORD
313-273-1100 |website|bulletin
14750 Saint Marys St., Detroit, MI 48227
Holy Thursday: 6:00pm Mass
Good Friday: 1:00pm Liturgy
Holy Saturday: 8:30pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: 11:00am Mass (no regularly-scheduled 8:30am Mass)

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(OLD) ST. MARY (GREEKTOWN)
313-961-8711|website| bulletin
646 Monroe, Detroit, MI 48226
Monday-Wednesday: Confessions 11:50am-12:10pm; Mass at 12:15pm
Holy Thursday: 7:00pm Mass followed by Adoration
Good Friday: 12:15pm - Liturgy; 2:00pm - Stations of the Cross; 8:00pm - Concert, Requiem by John Rutter
Holy Saturday: 1:00pm - Blessing of Food; 8:00pm - Easter Vigil (with Men's Choir)
Easter Sunday: 8:30am - Resurrection Mass; 10:00am-Latin Choral Mass; Noon-English Choral Mass

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ST. MATTHEW
313-884-4470 |bulletin
6021 Whittier, Detroit, MI 48224
Monday: 7:00pm Communal Penance Service
Holy Thursday: 7:30pm Mass; Adoration 9:00pm–11:00pm
Good Friday: Noon - Stations; 1:30 - Liturgy
Holy Saturday: 9:00pm Easter Vigil (blessing of food afterwards)
Easter Sunday: 10:00am Mass (blessing of food afterwards)

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ST. PATRICK
313-833-0857 |bulletin
58 Parsons, Detroit, MI 48201
Holy Thursday: 7:00pm Mass
Easter Sunday: 10:30am Mass

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S.S. PETER & PAUL (Jesuit)
313-961-8077|bulletin
438 Saint Antoine St., Detroit, MI 48226
Monday–Wednesday: 11:40am Mass
Holy Thursday: 7:00pm Mass; Adoration until 9:00pm
Good Friday: Liturgy at Noon, Stations at 1:30pm
Holy Saturday: 8:30pm Vigil Mass
Easter Sunday: 11:00am Mass only (no regularly-scheduled 7:30pm Mass)

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S.S. PETER & PAUL (west side)
313-846-2222|website|bulletin
7685 Grandville, Detroit, MI 48228
*4 priests available to hear confessions
Tuesday: Confessions* heard, in Polish or English, at 1:00pm and 7:00pm
Wednesday: Confessions* heard, in Polish or English, at 1:00pm and 6:00pm; 7:00pm Mass followed by concert of sacred music
Holy Thursday: 7:00pm Mass (English & Polish); 10:00pm evening prayer
Good Friday: Noon Gorzkie Zale; 12:30pm Stations; 1:00pm Divine Mercy; 1:30pm Liturgy
Holy Saturday: Blessing of Easter baskets at 11:00am (English) and Noon (Polish); 11:30am Divine Mercy; 8:00pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: Mass at 9:00am (English), 10:30am (Polish) and Noon (English) followed by Divine Mercy

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ST. PETER CLAVER
313-342-5292|website|bulletin
10600 Fenkell, Detroit, MI 48238
Holy Thursday: 7:00pm Mass
Good Friday: Noon Stations; 1:30pm Liturgy
Holy Saturday: 8:30pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: 10:00am Mass

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ST. PHILOMENA
313-882-4300|bulletin
4281 Marseilles, Detroit, MI 48224
Holy Thursday: 7:00pm Mass
Good Friday: 12:45pm Stations; 1:45pm Communion Service
Holy Saturday: 7:00pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: Mass at 9:00am and 11:00am

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ST. RAYMOND–OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL
313-527-0525|website
20103 Joann, Detroit, MI 48205
Good Friday: Noon Stations; 1:00pm Liturgy
Holy Saturday: 12:30pm Blessing of food; 8:00pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: 10:30am Mass

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ST. SCHOLASTICA
313-531-0140
17320 Rosemont, Detroit, MI 48219
Holy Thursday: 7:00pm Mass
Good Friday: Noon Stations; 1:00pm Liturgy
Holy Saturday: 8:30pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: 10:00am Mass

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ST. STEPHEN/MARY, MOTHER OF THE CHURCH
(OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE PARISH)
313-841-0783|bulletin
4329 Central, Detroit, MI 48210
Holy Thursday: 7:00pm Mass (Spanish)
Good Friday: 1:00pm Living Stations, starting at St. Stephen and process to Our Lady Queen of Angels (1/2 mile away); 6:00pm Liturgy (Spanish) and Seven Last Words
Easter Sunday: Mass at 9:00am (English) and 11:00am(Spanish)

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ST. SUZANNE/OUR LADY GATE OF HEAVEN
313-838-6780|bulletin
9357 Westwood, Detroit, MI 48228
Good Friday: Noon Liturgy followed by Stations; church open until 3:00pm
Easter Sunday: 8:45am Mass

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ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
313-271-3266|website|bulletin
5780 Evergreen, Detroit, MI 48228
Holy Thursday: 7:00pm Bilingual Mass; Adoration until 10:00pm
Good Friday: 3:00pm Liturgy (Spanish)
Easter Sunday: 11:00am Bilingual Mass

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SWEETEST HEART OF MARY (MOTHER OF DIVINE MERCY PARISH)
313-831-6659|websiteflyer
4440 Russell, Detroit, MI 48207
Good Friday: Noon - Gorzkie Żale - Bitter Lamentations, Stations of the Cross, and Confession; 1:30 p.m. Good Friday Service followed by Divine Mercy Novena; 3:00-6:00p.m. private adoration of the Cross and at the Tomb of Christ
Holy Saturday: 2:00pm Blessing of food; 8:00pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: 10:00am Mass with Eucharistic Procession

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TRANSFIGURATION (ST. JOHN PAUL II PARISH)
313-305-7394  | 5830 Simon K, Detroit, MI 48212
Holy Thursday: 6:00pm Mass, church open until 8:00pm
Good Friday: Noon Gorzkie Zale; 1:30pm Stations followed by Liturgy and Divine Mercy Chaplet
Holy Saturday: Blessing of Easter baskets at 11:30am and Noon; 8:30pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: Mass at 9:00am and 10:30am

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Upcoming events: April 8-12

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Wednesday, April 8
THEOLOGY ON TAP
Traffic Jam & Snug
Archbishop Vigneron to discuss Divine Mercy
6:30 pm Dinner
7:30pm Presentation
AOD.org

Friday, April 10
EASTER FRIDAY
St. Joseph Church
7:00pm Tridentine High Mass
MotherOfDivineMercy.org

Sunday, April 12
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
St. Joseph Church
12:30pm Confessions
1:00 pm Meditations on Mercy and Conversion
1:30 pm Mass with St. Joseph Cappella, Soloists, and Chamber Orchestra
Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament
3:00 pm Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Reception to follow in the St. Joseph Social Hall

Sunday, April 12
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
S.S. Peter & Paul (west side)
2:00pm Confessions
3:00pm Holy Hour

Return to Holy Family

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In the early 1900s, immigrants from Sicily and southern Italy settled in Detroit. They began to worship at a chapel within Sts. Peter & Paul but, in 1907, Father Giovanni Boschi arrived from Italy and sought to establish an Italian-American parish. On December 7 of that year, Fr. Boschi and 30 laymen formed a committee to begin the process of starting a new parish, at the same time they also formed the Fraternal Order of San Giuseppe.


In 1908, Bishop Foley gave permission to form the new parish of La Chiesa Della Sacra Famiglia or the Church of the Holy Family. A church was designed by architects Edward  A. Schilling. Construction began the next year on an Italian Baroque-style church, two blocks northeast of the parent parish. At that time, the street in front of the church was Hastings, long before I-375 was paved.


The brick exterior was originally painted gray but now is beige with white trim. The facade was modeled after two Italian churches: Santa Susanna in Rome and San Marco in Florence. 
Santa Susanna, Rome (source)
San Marco, Florence (source)
The small church stands just southeast of Greektown, nestled between the Blue Cross-Blue Shield offices and I-375. Over the main entrance, a segmented pediment frames a limestone medallion. The building is capped by a triangular pediment and a rounded-arched belfry.
 

A bust of Madonna della Lacrime or, literally, Madonna of the Tears, in the vestibule. A side altar to the Blessed Virgin.

The church includes five altars, four of which depict the Blessed Virgin Mary with symbols of Sicilian towns.

An Immaculate Heart of Mary statue is seated with Child Jesus.

All windows are original to the building; the nave windows show several popular, Italian saints. The clerestory windows show scenes from the life of Christ.

In the clerestory, each window is flanked by an angel on one side and a saint on the other.



Compared to nearby churches, Holy Family is very small and reflects the size of the Italian migration to Detroit. The 1910 Census enumerated just over 6,000 residents with Italy or Sicily as their country of birth. That same year, there were more than eight times as many immigrants born in Germany.


As you might expect, the Holy Family is depicted on the top of the high altar.

Holy Family was added to the Michigan Registry of Historic Sites in 1989 and a plaque was mounted the next year. More than a century after its founding, Holy Family is still heavily identified as Italian. Its one of only two AOD parishes with regularly-scheduled Mass in Italian. The pastor, Fr. Giuseppe Licciardi, is a native of Sicily. Sunday Mass is at 9:30am (Latin) and 11:30am (Italian).


A book about the parish: Detroit's Holy Family Church: 100 Years of Sicilian Tradition
For more info: AOD.orgparish website, & Detroit1701.org
For more photos: Flickr & AOD Film Services
Previous blog post: December 2010

Return to Assumption Grotto

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German immigrants first arrived in Detroit circa 1830 in the middle of a cholera epidemic. Some settled in what is now Greektown but many moved to the northeast outskirts of the city and settled along with a handful of French-American Catholics.

They built a log chapel, the second Catholic establishment in Detroit, where the current church stands and called it Kirchen Wald (Church in the Woods) and Redemptionist missionaries ministered there. The name was later changed to Chapel of the Assumption and later St. Mary's in the Woods.

In 1847, the parish was officially established as Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and they received their first full-time pastor, Fr. Amandus Van den Driessche, in 1852. By the end of that year, the parish had its first "permanent," brick church completed with a capacity of 500.

Like many parishes at the time, a nearby cemetery was added at some point. In 1876, Van den Driessche visited France and was so impressed by the recently-constructed Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes that he commissioned a replica of the grotto. This was designed by Peter Dederichs, also architect of several Catholic churches. It was constructed of limestone, standing at the far end of the cemetery, finished in 1881, and was the first outdoor shrine in Michigan.

On April 30, 1882, Pope Leo XIII signed a proclamation granting partial and plenary indulgences for anyone who visited the Grotto and prayed for the propagation of the faith. The grotto became a popular place for local pilgrimage, especially on the last Sunday of May and the Solemnity of the Assumption (August 15). The interior rim of the grotto shows each pope and the duration of his papacy.

The second church burned in 1907, and the current church was built in its place. The rectory dates to 1918 and convent to early 1920s, both constructed from red brick. 


Detroit architectural firm Aloys Frank Herman designed the current church that was built 1928-1929 and dedicated on September 22, 1929. The church was designated as a Michigan State Historic Site in 1990 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places the next year.
 

A plaque at the gate commemorates all of Assumption's pastors. Amazingly, in more than 160 years, the parish has had only 9 pastors and some have served as long as 45 years. Fr. Eduard Perrone has been pastor since 1994 and is assisted by Fr. John Bustamante as well as (permanent) Deacon James Wilder.

A large statue of Our Lady of Lourdes stands near the gate; small, narrow windows are found in the side aisles. Large windows depicting saints and symbols are in the clerestory.
 

Buttresses line the exterior walls on both sides.

Clerestory windows show various saints and Church symbols.

Windows in the northeast and southwest transepts.

The Blessed Virgin is depicted in the choir loft windows, surrounded by angels.

Communion rails are crafted from Italian marble. Angels holding a ciborium and chalice are shown on the gates.

Carved wooden details above confessionals.

Mass is offered everyday, at least twice a day. Most Masses are ad orientem with the priest facing the tabernacle during Liturgy of the Eucharist. Mass is at 7:30am and 7:00pm, Monday-Friday. 


 

Saturday Mass is at 7:30am and 4:00pm (Sunday Vigil). Sunday Mass is at 6:30am, 9:30am (Tridentine), and Noon. Confessions are heard half an hour before each Sunday Mass. The congregation traditionally recites the rosary after every Mass.


For more info: parish websiteTe Deum blogprevious blog postAODDetroit1701RCNet
For more photos: Flickr,  Te DeumAOD Film Services,

Parish Festival Guide

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This week, The Michigan Catholic published their annual guide to parish festivals, many of which occur in Detroit and Hamtramck.

May 23: St. Florian, Strawberry Festival
May 16: Christ the King
June 7:Our Lady Queen of Heaven
June 28:St. Patrick, Irish Festival
Aug. 7–9: Sacred Heart, Bazaar weekend
Aug. 8–9: Sweetest Heart of Mary, Pierogi Festival
Aug. 30St. Peter Claver, Jazz on the Grass
Sept. 19–20All Saints
Sept. 26–27St. Joseph, Oktoberfest
Oct. 3–4St. Hedwig, Fall Festival
Oct. 3–4St. Hyacinth, Banana Festival

Full schedule: The Michigan Catholic

National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica

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St. Thérèse of Lisieux, "the Little Flower," was canonized on May 17, 1925. The next year, a parish under her patronage was established in a largely-Protestant area of Royal Oak. Two weeks after it opened, the Ku Klux Klan burned a cross in front of the church. 

Construction of the current church was funded by the proceeds of the radio ministry of the controversial pastor, Fr. Charles Coughlin, who broadcast from the tower during the 1930s. The church was constructed in two stages between 1931 and 1936. On St. Patrick's Day of 1936, the original wood church was destroyed by fire.

The first section to be completed was the Charity Crucifixion Tower. The central figure is 25' tall crucifix on the Woodward side. It and other figures were created by Rene Paul Chambellan, a New Jersey-based sculptor. The top corners of the tower feature symbols of the four evangelists. Beneath the crucifix are the Seven Last Words.

Henry J. McGill, of the New York firm McGill and Hamlin, designed the current church in the Art Deco style and its built of granite and limestone.

In 1998, it became one of the first five churches in the country given the National Shrine designation by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Archbishop Allen Vigneron announced on January 31, 2015 that the Holy Father, Pope Francis, granted the title of Minor Basilica to the National Shrine of the Little Flower. The title is given to churches around the world to denote a particular importance in liturgical and pastoral life and a closer relationship with the pope. This is the second church in Michigan, after Basilica of St. Adalbert in Grand Rapids, and 82nd in the U.S. to be declared a basilica.

The octagonal nave supposedly seats 3,000 on two levels. There were nearly 2,000 present for the Mass of Thanksgiving on April 22, 1025.
Via The Michigan Catholic
It is the third-largest building in the city of Royal Oak, standing at the northeast corner of Woodward and 12 Mile. One of the archdiocese's largest parishes, Shrine consists of more than 3,500 families and operates its own grade school and high school. 

A large baldacchino hangs above the altar.

Like many churches, the basilica is formed in the shape of a cross with the tabernacle at the head of the cross. Now that Shrine is a basilica, there are some signs denoting such, including white and gold banners. The traditional ombrellino (red & gold umbrella) and tintinnabulum (bell) are yet be added but will soon be installed in the sanctuary.

A statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus stands in the southeast transept while St. Jude is in the northwest.

Octagonal alcoves with St. Joseph and St. Mary, Queen of All Saints, flank the tabernacle.


The pulpit, on the second level, features intricate carvings on its facade.

A depiction of the Holy Spirit appears above the pulpit.

A skylight, above the tabernacle, on the second level.

The marble altar measures 12' long x 4'10" wide x 3' tall. The Lamb of God is engraved on the side that faces the tabernacle.

Two peacocks are shown on the opposite side of the altar. In early Christianity, peacocks represented immortality because it was believed their bodies did not decay after death. The "eyes" in a peacock's feathers also represent the all-seeing God.

The Stations of the Cross were created by noteworthy sculptor Corrado Parducci. He also created work for Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, University of Detroit, several Detroit office builldings, and much more.
 

The St. Thérèse chapel, including the baptismal font, is located opposite the tabernacle at the southwest corner of the basilica.

Statues of St. Anthony and St. Christopher in a hallway.

Daily Mass is celebrated at 6:30am and 8:30am, Monday-Friday. Saturday Vigil Mass is at 4:30pm and 6:30pm. Mass is celebrated six times every Sunday, beginning at 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:45am, 12:30pm, 4:00pm (Spanish) and 6:00pm. Confessions are heard after the 6:30am daily Mass as well as before and after 4:30pm Saturday Mass.


Fr. Robert Fisher has been pastor for about a year; since the death of longtime pastor Msgr. William Easton. Fr. Fisher is assisted by associate pastors Fr. Joseph Lang, Fr. Patrick Gonyeau and Fr. Ryan Adams as well as Deacon Thomas Avery.

National Shrine of the Little Flower is one of few parishes that has a perpetual adoration chapel, located just southeast of the church. A depiction of the Last Supper is located outside the chapel.


A statue of the patroness stands near the adoration chapel along with Stations of the Cross.
 


For more info: parish website
3-D virtual tour, which includes the sacristy: Detroit Free Press

Upcoming events: May 1-3

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Friday, May 1, 7:00pm
MASS & PROCESSION FOR FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER
St. Joseph Church
7:00 p.m. Tridentine Sung Mass followed by St. Joseph Devotions, Outdoor Candlelight Procession and Veneration of St. Joseph's Relic.
The St. Joseph Cappella and members of the Assumption Grotto Choir will sing Missa Rosa Mystica by Carnevali
facebook | parish website

Saturday, May 2, 5:00pm-Midnight
Sunday, May 3, 1:00pm-10:00pm
ST. FLORIAN STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
Firefighter's Parade Saturday at 3:30pm followed by 4:00pm Mass
Lots of Polish & American food, church tours, music, dancing, etc.
facebook | parish website

Sunday, May 3, Noon
MAIFEST: GERMAN MASS & MAY CROWNING
St. Joseph Church
Noon German Mass followed by German dinner
German-English Missals will be provided.
flyer | parish website

Sunday, May 3, Noon
DETROIT MASS MOB
Ste. Anne de Detroit Church
website

Upcoming events: May 14–17

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Thursday, May 14, 7:00pm
ASCENSION OF THE LORD (TRIDENTINE MASS)
St. Josaphat Church
parish website

Saturday, May 16, 11:00am7:00pm
PARISH FESTIVAL
Christ the King Church
Raffle, games, chicken dinner, bake sale, music, and more
parish website

Saturday, May 16, 1:00pm
"BLUE MASS" FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
St. Christopher Church
Mass celebrated by Bishop Hanchon in recognition of National Police Week
light reception afterwards
JPG flyer

Saturday, May 16, 7:30pm
CANTATA FOR A NEW PENTECOST
Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament
The Archdiocesan Chorus of Detroit, Sacred Heart choir, and St. Gabriel Youth ensemble
PDF flyer

Sunday, May 17, 10:30am
TRAVELING CATHOLIC'S MASS MOB
St. RaymondOurLady of Good Counsel
Polish dinner to follow
PDF flyer

Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament

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Most Blessed Sacrament Parish was established in 1905 in what was, at the time, the northern edge of Detroit. The building was designed by Cleveland-based architect Henry A. Walsh according to the Norman Gothic style. Financial problems delayed construction until 1913 and it continued slowly. The exterior was built out of Ohio sandstone and Indiana limestone.
 

The original organ was donated by Frederick Fisher in 1925. The interior of the church was not finished until 1930 and the first Mass was held on Thanksgiving of that year. The exterior would not be finished for decades.
 

The Diocese of Detroit was elevated to an archdiocese in 1937. Most Blessed Sacrament replaced St. Patrick, seat of the diocese since 1877, as the cathedral.

Walsh was unable to finish the project so Detroit architect George Diehl oversaw the completion. The towers and spire were not finished until 1951, coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the city's founding.

Much of the statuary was created by local, prominent sculptor Corrado Parducci.

Pope St. John Paul II visited the U.S. in 1987 and Cardinal Archbishop Edmund Szoka convinced him to come to Detroit. The pope addressed a group at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral on September 18 of that year and stayed overnight at the archbishop's residence next door. See video below with Cathedral section starting at 2:21.

The cathedral was renovated in 2001 by local architect Gunnar Birkerts. Changes included a plaza on the north side of the building, a reconfigured sanctuary, new light fixtures, as well as a new cathedra, baptismal font and organ. At that time, the tabernacle was moved to the south transept and a chapel built around it.

The cathedra used by Pope St. John Paul II, along with other artifacts, on display in a breezeway along the south side.
 

A large plaque in the sacristy shows the vesting prayers traditionally said by clergy in preparation for Mass. Each prayer corresponds to a particular vestment (amice, alb, cincture, maniple, stole and chasuble).

As we covered in a previous post, there is a tradition of hanging a cardinal's galero from the cathedral ceiling after his death. Galeros from Cardinal Mooney and Cardinal Dearden hang above each transept. This tradition has fallen from practice and was not done following the death of Cardinal Szoka.
  

A bust of the retired Cardinal Archbishop Adam Maida in the narthex; St. Anne and Child Mary.

The large, ornate rose window above the choir loft; detail of a window in the lower-level of the nave

 

Large, colorful windows line the clerestory. Each features a gospel reference in the middle of the window and images of saints in the bottom.



Inscriptions in the sides of the columns along the side aisles.

The Cathedral is located at 9844 Woodward, just south of Highland Park and near the geographic center of Detroit.

Daily Mass is held at 8:00am in the chapel on Mondays and Thursday-Saturday. Sunday Mass is at 11:00am while confessions are heard on Saturdays at 2:30pm.


Rev. Gregory Deters is Associate Pastor and Msgr. Michael LeFevre is the current rector. However, LeFevre will soon move to St. John Fisher in Auburn Hills and replaced by Rev. J.J. Mech, presently at St. Anastasia in Troy.

For more photos: Flickr & AOD Film Services
For more about JP2's visit: The Michigan Catholic
For more info about the parish: bulletin archive & parish website


Church Directory

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After nearly five years we have finally covered every Roman Catholic Church in Detroit and a few in the suburbs. Below is a directory of all of the posts. Now that we have completed our initial goal, we will expand to: 
  • Cover historic, culturally-significant suburban churches (upcoming posts on St. Alphonsus, Dearborn, Church of the Transfiguration, Southfield, and St. Paul on the Lake, Grosse Pointe Shores)
  • Continue coverage of important events in the Central Region
  • Visit chapels in the city (post on Sacred Heart Major Seminary coming soon)
  • Revisit certain Detroit churches
  • Cover Eastern Rite churches in the area
  • Cover history of some closed parishes

Churches in Detroit:
All Saints
Annunciation (Good Shepherd Parish)
Assumption Grotto #1 + Assumption Grotto #2
Blessed Sacrament Cathedral #1 +Blessed Sacrament Cathedral #2
Christ the King
Church of the Madonna  (St. Moses the Black Parish)
Gesu
Holy Cross
Holy Family #1 + Holy Family #2
Most Holy Redeemer #1 + Most Holy Redeemer #2
Most Holy Trinity
Nativity of Our Lord
Old St. Mary's
Our Lady Queen of Angels  (Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish)
Our Lady Queen of Heaven
Our Lady of the Rosary
Precious Blood (St. Peter Claver Parish)
Presentation (Presentation/Our Lady of Victory Parish)
Sacred Heart
St. Aloysius #1St. Aloysius #2
SS. Andrew & Benedict
Ste. Anne #1Ste. Anne #2Ste. Anne #3
St. Catherine of Siena (St. Augustine–St. Monica Parish)
St. Charles Borromeo
St. Christopher
St. Cecilia (St. Charles Lwanga Parish)
St. Cunegunda
St. Elizabeth
St. Francis D'Assisi
St. Gabriel
St. Gerard (Corpus Christi Parish)
St. Hedwig
St. Hyacinth #1 + St. Hyacinth #2
St. Josaphat #1 + St. Josaphat #2
St. Joseph
St. Jude
St. Leo (St. Charles Lwanga Parish)
St. Mary's of Redford
St. Matthew
St. Peter Claver Annex  (formerly St. Francis de Sales)
SS. Peter & Paul (Jesuit)
SS. Peter & Paul (west side)
St. Philomena
St. Raymond (St. Raymond - Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish)
St. Scholastica
St. Stephen–Mary, Mother of the Church (Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish)
St. Suzanne (St. Suzanne–Our Lady Gate of Heaven Parish)
St. Thomas Aquinas
Sweetest Heart of Mary (Mother of Divine Mercy Parish)
Transfiguration (St. John Paul II Parish)

Surburban churches:
St. Florian #1 + St. Florian #2 (Hamtramck)
St. Ladislaus (St. John Paul II Parish, Hamtramck)
Our Lady Queen of Apostles (Hamtramck)
National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica (Royal Oak)
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Windsor)

Formally suppressed (resigned to profane use) since posting:
St. Bartholomew  (St. Bartholomew–St. Rita Parish)

Churches that no longer have regularly-scheduled Mass but have not been formally suppressed:
St. Louis the King #1 + St. Louis the King #2
St. Patrick

Chapels & shrines:
St. Albertus #1 + St. Albertus #2
St. Bonaventure

Corpus Christi 2015

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MOTHER OF DIVINE MERCY PARISH
flyer  |  website

Thursday, June 4, Feast of Corpus Christi (Calendar for the 1962 Missal)
12 NoonEnglish Mass at St. Josaphat Church, preceded by church tour at 11:15 a.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 3 p.m., Meditation by Br. Esteban, Divine Mercy Chaplet
6 p.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Joseph Church with Meditation by Br. Esteban
7 p.m. Tridentine High Mass for Corpus Christi and Outdoor Procession at St. Joseph Church

First Friday, June 5
12 Noon Mass at Sweetest Heart of Mary Church, preceded by church tour at 11:15 a.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 3 p.m., Meditation by Br. Esteban, Divine Mercy Chaplet
6 p.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Josaphat Church, Meditation by Br. Esteban
7 p.m. Tridentine High Mass at St. Josaphat Church

First Saturday, June 6
10 a.m. Latin Novus Ordo Mass at St. Joseph Church, preceded by church tour at 9:15 a.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until Noon, Meditation by Br. Esteban, Rosary
4 p.m. Mass at Sweetest Heart of Mary Church Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 6 p.m., Meditation by Br. Esteban, Rosary

Sunday, June 7
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
9:30 a.m. Tridentine High Mass for the External Solemnity of Corpus Christi at St. Josaphat Church
10 a.m. Mass at Sweetest Heart of Mary Church with Schola Cantorum and St. Joseph Cappella
11:15 a.m. Outdoor Procession on grounds of Sweetest Heart of Mary (No Noon Mass at St. Joseph)
12 Noon Mother of Divine Mercy Parish Picnic and Celebration of Pastor Fr. Gregory Tokarski’s 20th Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood of Jesus Christ on grounds of Sweetest Heart 

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ST. MATTHEW
website

Sunday, June 7
10:00 a.m. Mass with Detroit Mass Mob, Archdiocesan Chorus of Detroit, Motor City Brass Quartet and St. Matthew Choir. Brass quartet prelude before Mass.

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SS. PETER & PAUL (west side)
flyer  |  website

Sunday, June 7
10:30 a.m. Mass, in Polish and English, followed by Eucharistic Procession. No Mass at 9:00am and Noon

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OLD ST. MARY'S
flyer  |  website

Sunday, June 7
12 Noon Mass followed by outdoor Eucharistic Procession through Greektown and includes stop at nearby Holy Family Church

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BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHEDRAL
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Sunday, June 7
2 p.m. Mass celebrated by Archbishop Vigneron followed by outdoor Eucharistic Procession through neighborhood

St. Alphonsus Church (Dearborn)

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Beginning in 1825, German immigrants began to settle in the farmlands of what is now northeast Dearborn. Peter and Catharina Theisen Esper donated four acres at the northeast corner of Warren and Schaefer for the establishment of St. Alphonsus Parish. A Catholic school was built in 1846 and a cemetery three years later. The first Mass was celebrated in the Esper home in 1851 and a church was built the following year.
 


Rev. Anthony Buechsenmann was pastor 1897-1920 and he kept detailed sacramental records for the parish. With St. Alphonsus being an ethnic parish, Fr. Buechsenmann delivered his sermons in German until World War I.
 

A permanent high school was built in 1921 and the current church dates to 1928.

The parish's high school closed in 2003; the grade school and convent followed shortly after. The high school building was briefly occupied by a charter school but has been vacant for the last several years.

The high altar was restored and repainted a few years ago.

Tall, narrow windows in the clerestory show depictions of the Blessed Virgin.

In the east transept stands the Sacred Heart of Jesus with St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. In the west transept is the Pieta.

Tall, faded mosaics line the walls of the transept.

Painted stations, covered in glass, line the walls of the nave.

On one side of each station is a depiction of saints and on the other side are symbols of the Church.

St. Alphonsus Church is located at 13540 Gould, one block north of Warren and just east of Schaefer, in northeast Dearborn.


St. Al's is in the process of merging with nearby St. Clement. The fates of both church buildings are yet to be determined.

Fr. David Lesniak has been pastor for several years. Daily Mass is at 8:30am every weekday. Saturday Vigil Mass is 4:00pm; Sunday Mass is at 9:00am and 11:00am. Confessions at heard beginning at 2:30pm on Saturdays.

For more info: bulletin archive
For more photos: AOD Film Services
More about Fr. Buechsenmann: 1880 Census record
 

Sacred Heart Major Seminary

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Sacred Heart Major Seminary was established in 1919 and the current structure was built four years later. Construction of the building was funded by prominent Detroit families such as the Fishers, Crowleys and Van Antwerps. It was designed in the English Tudor Gothic by the firm of Donaldson & Meier. 


The floors of the main level and chapel are covered with Pewabic tile. A "Sedes Sapientiæ" or "Seat of Wisdom" statue stands outside one of the libraries.
 

A large crucifix hangs near the chapel entrance of the chapel.
 

The tabernacle stands in the east transept of the chapel.



Stained-glass windows were designed by Margaret Bouchez Cavanaugh.


Clerestory windows show noteworthy saints, including St. Gregory the Great (left) and St. Stephen the Protomartyr.


A side altar to the Blessed Virgin.


The high school closed in 1970 and only the college level remains.


The seminary is located at West Chicago and Linwood, at the western edge of the Boston-Edison historic district.

For more about the seminary: http://www.shms.edu/
For more photos: Flickr + AOD Film Services

St. Ambrose (Grosse Pointe Park)

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St. Ambrose Parish was established by Bishop John Foley on  September 16, 1916. A temporary, wood-frame church was designed by the architectural firm of Donaldson & Meier. The first Mass was celebrated on July 4, 1917. A grade school opened in 1920 with 650 students and a high school was added three years later.


Construction of a permanent church began in 1926. Again Donaldson & Meier designed the parish church, this time in the Norman Gothic style. The first Mass was celebrated on Christmas Eve of 1927.


Detroit Stained Glass Company fabricated the windows and they were installed in the late 1930s. A 2,400 pipe organ was installed after World War II. Local architect George Diehl oversaw completion of a new rectoryin 1947 and a Adrian Dominican convent three years later.


1972 saw the closure of the parish high school as well as renovations to the church interior. The former high school was razed in 1983.


 

Construction of a new parish social, called the ARK, began in 1999. It was designed by architect Gunnar Birkerts who also oversaw the renovation of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral. The grade school closed in 2002 but is now occupied by a charter school.

St. Ambrose is located just north of Jefferson and east of Alter Rd., very close to the border of Grosse Pointe Park and Detroit.


Icons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mother of Perpetual Help hang in the narthex.


The baptismal font stands at the rear of the nave, in the center aisle.

Windows in the lower level and clerestory, respectively, are identical to each other.

The Holy Family stands alongside the Paschal candle.

Icons of many saints line the walls of the nave.

The tabernacle stands in the west transept.

Two statues of the patron are located in the east transept.

Fr. Timothy Pelc is pastor. Daily Mass is at 8:30am every weekday. Saturday Vigil Mass is at 4:00pm while Sunday Mass is at 8:30am and 11:15am.


For more info: parish website

For more photos: AOD Film Services



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