St. Patrick Catholic Parish of White Lake is a Catholic faith community that celebrates Life in Christ. As we are nourished and led by the Holy Spirit, our common Baptismal mission is: to evangelize; to proclaim and to teach the Word of God; to praise and to worship God in Word and Sacrament; and to live His Word through loving service to ALL people. On this active faith journey, we are called to be disciples who affirm, heal and forgive in the love of Christ. We are glad that you are here on this journey with us!
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The Disciple Maker Index Survey is Now Open and we need your help!
Please help us by completing a 10-15 minute survey that will ask you to reflect on your own spiritual growth and enable you to provide feedback on our parish's efforts to help you grow. All responses will be confidential and the parish will only recieve information about the community as a whole. The information you provide will be invaluable to Father David an our various ministries as we plan for the future and strive to be the best disciples we can be. We will be sharing the results of the survey this spring/summer. Thank you for helping with this important project!
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Parish Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 8am-3:30pm
Reconciliation (Confession) Times:
Saturday 11am-12pm
Eucharistic Adoration
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration
St. John Paul II Perpetual Adoration Chapel (at Holy Spirit in Highland)
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Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Our Lady of Guadalupe Presentation
Monday, December 11th at 6:30pm
All are invited to attend a special presentation about "The Message, the History, the Science and the Miracle inside the 'Tilma' of The Virgin of Guadalupe" by Cesar A Cancino Rueda. We hope to see you there!
Join us for a celebration waiting for the birth of Jesus on Sunday, December 17th from 2-3:30pm with fun games, delicious food, and a time of worship. Bring a gift to donate to families in need. No need to wrap, they will be taken to local agencies for distribution to mothers in need. Everyone is invited! All ages, bring the whole family.
Suggested gift items: crib size mattress protectors, girls newborn sleepers (non-fleece), boys 12 month outfits, receiving blankets (gender neutral), swaddle blankets (velcro closures, gender neutral), long sleeved white onesies, outfits (premie, 6 month-2T), baby shampoo, pacifiers, teethers, bottles (no liners)
Hello,
My name is Fr. Craig Giera, and I am the Director of Priestly Vocations for the Archdiocese of Detroit. You may have heard that we have a vocation crisis going on in our world, but that’s not exactly true. God has not stopped calling men to the priesthood. Rather, we have a hearing problem or a listening problem. Because this world is so loud and noisy, men aren’t hearing God’s generous offer to become a priest. And because of that, that means less priests serve you.
In just ten years, here in the Archdiocese of Detroit, there is going to be half the number of active priests than those serving today. That means less Masses being said, less confessions being heard, priests not there to be able to celebrate in the joys, and to be with you there through the struggles. I don’t say this to cause despair, but rather to stir up that gift of hope that was given to us at our baptism, that theological virtue that says we have already won in Christ. God will provide the grace that we need to accept this challenge. Yet, we need to do our part.
Our response is prayer. Prayer is powerful and not a consolation prize. I have consecrated the vocations department, all its work, and all the young men in the Archdiocese of Detroit who do have a vocation to the priesthood to her Immaculate Heart, that she will protect and guide them. But I have also committed to saying an extra Rosary every single day — the Luminous Mysteries for priestly vocations — and I invite you to do the same. If you can’t do it every day, maybe at least once a week. Can you imagine that if even just half the Archdiocese prayed a Rosary a day for vocations, the generous response we would receive? You can register on our website at www.detroitpriestlyvocations.com if you would like to make an ongoing commitment.
Our second response is to encourage and invite our grandsons, sons, nephews— someone in our life that we think has the characteristics to make a good and holy priest. It would be great to sit them down and make it a sacred moment, a special moment. Saying, “I believe you would make a good priest. I’ll pray with you on that. I’ll be here for you.” You would be a St. Barnabas to them, one who offers encouragement!
I’m so excited to share with you our website at www.detroitpriestlyvocations.com. In it, you’ll find many resources that will help support priestly vocations. There’s also many resources for men who are discerning the call to the priesthood. Check out our podcast, “Men of the Hearts”; we talk to priests about their vocation stories.
Brothers and sisters, St. Paul reminds us that hope does not disappoint because the love of Christ has been poured forth into our hearts. Together let us hope, but also to pray, invite, and encourage young men to consider the priesthood. I’m so happy to be here with you this week to pray for more vocations.
God bless,
Rev. Craig Giera
Blessings During Communion
Why are Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion not permitted to bless?
Recently, we have adopted the new policies from the Archdiocese of Detroit (AOD) on this topic. For many years our Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHC) have given a blessing to anyone approaching with their arms crossed during Communion. But, recently we found out the AOD teaches that giving a blessing is reserved to the priest during Mass.
As Catholics, we are accustomed to blessing one another, especially family, which is great outside of the Mass. We have adapted the instruction for EMHC's for when someone approaches with their arms crossed. They are encouraged to not make the sign of the cross and to not give a blessing. Instead they are asked to use phrases like, "Peace be with you", "Receive Jesus in your heart", "Jesus loves you", or something similar as long as it is not a blessing.
As always, the priests give blessing to anyone approaching with their arms crossed and anyone is welcome to proceed to the Communion line of the priest. We hope you understand the new proceedure and that you will be supportive of our efforts to follow the teaching of the Church.
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Sacristans Needed During Mass
Please prayerfully consider joining this important ministry during the Mass you are alreaady attending. Training is provided. Contact our Worship Coordinator with any questions at [email protected] or Register Today. Thank you in advance!
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Boys and Girls in 4th grade and up are needed to help during Mass. Altar Servers are such an important part of Mass and it is a wonderful way for the children of the parish to give back to their community during the Mass they are already attending. Training is provided, contact our Worship Coordinator at [email protected] for more information or sign up below.
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Your generous support of the Catholic Services Appeal enables us to Go and Annouce the Gospel of the Lord by responding to the needs of our communities and continuing to share Christ in Southeast Michigan. You can learn more and give at givecsa.org, please remember to select St. Patrick Parish, White Lake as the organization. Thank you in advance for your generous support.
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Holy Spirit and Open Door Food Pantries are in need of the following items:
Mayonnaise
Soups with Meat
Boxed Cereal
Canned Ravioli
Juice
Canned Chicken or Tuna
Please place your donations in the collection boxes in the Narthex and by the Social Hall.
St. Patrick Knights of Columbus Council #13319
On November 26, 2023, St. Patrick White Lake Council 13319 held an exemplimifaction for new members at St. Patrick Catholic Parish. We welcome Mattew Barron, Chas Ciaramitaro, Greg Conley, Peter Habsburg, Chris Smith and Dominic Weber to our Council!
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Knights of Columbus Family of the Month
On November 19th the Linton family, Heather and Harry (Jamie), were recognized by our Knights of Columbus for our family of the month for October. The Linton family continues to devote endless hours of their time to the parish and our community. Heather serves as our parish marriage prep coordinator helping our engaged couples grow deeper in their faith as she prepares them for their journey towards God as a couple. Harry is constantly giving back to the community, and to those in need by his endless generosity. As a Knight himself, Harry remains active in his faith. They will always think of others before themselves, and will continue to place God first. They are a true inspiration to us all.
“The family is alive if it is united in prayer. The family is strong if it rediscovers the Word of God and the providential value of all its promises” – Pope Francis
Winter Coat Drive
On October 31st, the St. Patrick Knights of Columbus Council 13319 of White Lake, Michigan, delivered coats, hats, and gloves to twenty-four children at Dublin Elementary School who were in need of warm winter gear. This donation was made possible by the generous support of several worthy Brother Knights and is another example of our “Faith in Action”.
Left: Grand Knight Stan Politowicz and Deputy Grand Knight Joe Gibson delivering the winter gear to Dublin Elementary School. Right: A thank you poster from the students.
Calling all St. Patrick Artists!! 'Tis the Season! The annual KEEP CHRIST is Christmas poster contest, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus council #13319.
One winner will be selected from each of the following grade groups: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th 7th, & 8th grades.
Winning artists will receive an Amazon gift card, their posters will be published in the school newsletter, parish bulletin and displayed in Paddy Hall.
Completed posters must be turned into the students homeroom teacher, Religious Education Catechist or parish office no later than Friday, December 15th. Contact Bryan Lassen with any questions at [email protected] or 248-521-0725.
Christmas Ham Sale