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Vol. LV August 4, 2013
St. Fabian
Welcoming Our Friends
From St. Colman
There is an inspiring movie I watched on St. Damien of Moloka’i. In a particular scene there was a gentleman who,
diseased with leprosy and physically blinded by it, asked to have Father Damien hear his confession. It was a powerful
interaction between St. Damien and this man who pities himself and bemoans the fact that he is helpless and in need of
constant care. St. Damien basically replies to the man that there are many in this world who, although they have sight, are
blind and do not know where they are going. He finishes the confession by telling him that he must find his way in the dark.
There are many types of darkness to experience. For this man above, he needed to find God in his sickness. For others,
the darkness may be in never hearing the name of Jesus Christ ever pass their ears. And still for others, the darkness is
simply a lukewarmness that doesn’t “feel” God anymore.
Blessed John Paul II, in Redemptoris Missio, instructs us that evangelization must take place and that there are three
distinguishable situations when looking at the world through the eyeglass of our mission. “The fact that there is a diversity of
activities in the Church’s one mission is not intrinsic to that mission, but arises from the variety of circumstances in which
that mission is carried out.” (RS, par. 33) The circumstances are going to dictate how one is going to bring the Gospel to the
listener.
The first and most proper sense of mission (ad gentes) is to missionary activity that involves people that are not aware of
Christ and the Gospel message. Here, the effort is to make Christ known and set up a community that will flourish. After the
community is established, it soon will begin to carry the torch of evangelization as well. The second situation is simply a
vibrant community who knows, loves, and preaches Christ. Here it is the duty of the Church to carry out its “pastoral care”
by keeping these communities healthy by living out the faith. Thirdly, there is the need for a “new evangelization.” These
are people, communities, and even countries that have lost faith and do not believe themselves a part of the Church anymore.
Three situations that each need a different type of evangelization. How will the “darkness” be dispelled in each situation
of initially finding, coping, and revitalizing?
Each of these situations cannot be strictly divided for of course there is going to be some overlapping. Yet, there is no
one cure-all remedy either. New and creative ways need to be tried and tested in order to meet the people where they are
at with the Lord.
Knowing that different environments exist in the “mission field” is not by any means a ground breaking discovery. It
seems so obvious at first, but on second glance, maybe it is not that clear, especially in our own local community of Detroit.
I love the idea of traveling and the discovery of exotic lands and peoples. One of my favorite shows is about a man who
travels the world to eat different types of food and experience the culture. It dawned on me, however, that I can do the same
thing he does by simply driving down a five mile radius in my own neighborhood. Each restaurant is a witness to the diversity
of such a small geographical area. And to top it off, many of these people never heard the Gospel message before.
The “mission field” has basically come to us. Strangely enough, however, is that all three mission fields are right where we
live. For in the midst of these restaurants is located our Church, the local Catholic Church, where there are the fervent faithful.
In-between these restaurants and the Catholic Church are many of the homes of those who have left the faith and need
to be called back home. Each of the different situations that Blessed John Paul II mentions is right here in our own backyard.
It is up to us to create a way in which to minister to each of these groups. Have you or I spoken of Jesus to
others lately? To whom is God calling us to bring His Gospel message? How is God calling us to bring His Gospel
message? Something we all can pray about.
Let us welcome this weekend to our parish Fr. Noel O’Meara. He is an actual live missionary. Well, come to think of it,
we all are missionaries. Let’s make him feel special anyways :) God Bless!
In Christ through Mary,
Fr. Craig

ST. FABIAN CHURCH PAGE 2 FARMINGTON HILLS, MI
MASS
INTENTIONS
Saturday, August 3, 2013 (GYM)
Vigil Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary
Time
Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23; Ps 90; Col 3:1-5, 9-
11; Lk 12:13-21
5:00pm Special Intentions parishioners
of St. Fabian
Sunday, August 4, 2013
7:45am +Jim Johnesee & Ron
Kowalski, req. by family; and +Charles
Esker, req. by Peter & Maureen Goode
9:15am +Virginia Sanderson, req. by
family
11:00am +Marjorie Nacy, req. by a
friend; +Ande Lowe, 7th anniv., req. by
Ruth Lowe & family; and Good Health
Odish Family, req. by George Odish
12:30pm +Michael Cosgriff, req. by
Audrey Cosgriff
Monday, August 5, 2013 (GYM)
Weekday
The Dedication of the Basilica of
Saint Mary Major
Nm 11:4b-15; Ps 81; Mt 14:13-21
8:15am +Katherine Tellner, req. by the
Collins Family; +Frank Montana, req.
by family; and +Nick Tuz, req. by family
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 (Gym)
The Transfiguration of the Lord
Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97; 2 Pt 1:16-19;
Lk 9:28b-36
8:15am Special Intentions Judy Ross,
req. by the Preininger Family
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 (GYM)
Weekday
Saint Sixtus II, Pope, and Companions,
Martyrs; Saint Cajetan, Priest
Nm 13:1-2, 25—14:1, 26-29a, 34-35;
Ps 106; Mt 15:21-28
8:15am Special Intentions parishioners
of St. Fabian
Thursday, August 8, 2013 (GYM)
Saint Dominic, Priest
Nm 20:1-13; Ps 95; Mt 16:13-23
8:15am +Moayad George, 1st anniv.,
req. by family
Friday, August 9, 2013 (GYM)
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross,
Virgin and Martyr
Dt 4:32-40; Ps 77; Mt 16:24-28
8:30am Special Intentions parishioners
of St. Fabian
Saturday, August 10, 2013 (GYM)
Vigil Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary
Time
Wis 18:6-9; Ps 33; Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 or
11:1-2, 8-12; Lk 12:32-48 or 12:35-40
5:00pm +Members of the Teichert Family,
req. by Rose Lang; and Special Intentions
Roger Saroki, req. by family
Sunday, August 11, 2013
7:45am +Howard Flanigan, req. by Bill
Flanigan
9:15am +Nancy Ishac, req. By Gerry
Priebe
11:00am Special Intentions parishioners
of St. Fabian
12:30pm Special Intentions parishioners
of St. Fabian
Please note:
Parish office summer hours
Mon.-Thurs. 9:00-12:00 noon
and 1:00 to 4:30 pm.
&
Friday 9:00– 2:00pm
All articles to be considered for the
church bulletin must be in the
parish office by 9:00
Monday mornings. You may
e-mail your article directly
to us at:
Mdoot@stfabian.org
AND
Mpreininger@stfabian.org
Please send all articles in lower
case so they do not need to be
retyped.
Verbal announcements for the
Sunday Masses should be sent to
Celia St. Charles at
Cstcharles@stfabian.org
no later than noon
Thursday.
LITURGICAL
MINISTERS
Saturday, August 10, 2013
5:00pm Mass
L1 –David Maue
L2– Tammy Piziali
AS– E. Freeman/M. Piziali
Sunday, August 11, 2013
7:45am
L1– Caren Fifer
L2- Daniel Galant
AS - T. Zak/K. Lusk
9:15am
L1– Adam Mason
L2– Rickie Ibe
AS– V. Garland/C. Ibe
11:00am
L1– Sarah Robert
L2– Sue Crudgington
AS– K. Harvath/C. Robert
12:30pm
L1- Melanie Montgomery
L2 - Joe Neme
AS– J. Szczepanik/D. Sczcepanik
Blessing of Expectant
Mothers
The blessing of
expectant mothers takes
place on any Sunday
after the 9:15 or 11:00
a.m. Masses. Please tell an usher
you would like the blessing and they
will tell the presiding priest.
Making a “joyful noise unto the Lord”
are our St. Fabian Cantors:
Barbara Wiltsie
Jaclyn Godwin
Maria Reed
Jillian Adolf
Eddie Dalida
Elisabeth Levandowski
Hayley Tibbenham
The Blessings We Return To
the Lord
Budgeted for July
$103,000
Income as of July 29, 2013
$97,275
June Budget - $ 98,200
June Actual - $ 80,854

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time PAGE 3 August 4, 2013
248-553-4860
OFFICE OF CHRISTIAN FORMATION
PRIMARY GRADES
Our summer hours are now
in effect. We will be in and
out of the office, checking
messages and getting mail.
If you need to stop by, please call the
office beforehand to check that
someone will be here.
Registration forms for fall are available
online or in the Christian Formation
Office. There are also forms outside
our office so pick one up when you
come to Mass! You can either mail
the forms in or put them in the black
drop box outside the school doors
when you come to Mass. Sign up now
to get your day of choice! Register
before August 15 to avoid another
late fee!
If you have already registered,
thank you! If you do not hear from us,
then you have the class and day that
you requested. We will not be
sending postcards. Our first classes
are on Monday and Tuesday,
September 9-10.
Fall class information is as follows:
For grades 1-7, classes are offered
Monday or Tuesdays from 5:00-6:15
PM. For grade 8, classes are two
Sundays of the month from 10:30 AM-
12:30 PM. Pre-school/Kindergarten
classes are the 1 st and 3 rd Sundays of
the month during the 9:15 AM Mass
and pre-registration is required.
Liturgy of the Word for Children is
the 2 nd and 4 th Sundays of the month
during the 9:15 AM Mass, and preregistration
is not required. All classes
start in September.
If you have ever thought about
sharing your faith with our youth,
we have opportunities for you! We
are in need of catechists for Monday
or Tuesday in grades 4 and 5. We
provide lesson plans, resources, and
support. If you are interested, please
contact Nancy in the Christian
Formation Office for more information.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
We are always looking for those
that are willing to share their
faith….so while you are enjoying
the summer think about joining
the community of catechists that
share their catholic faith with our
wonderful middle school youth!
“Preach the Gospel at all times and
when necessary use words.”
~St. Francis of Assisi
I have openings
to team teach
in 7th grade on
Monday and
Tuesday
evenings and in
8th grade twice
a month on Sunday mornings. I
provide all the lesson plans,
activities and support. Join the
team and connect, transform, and
make a difference!
If you have an 8th grader that
attends another Catholic/private
school please remember to register
them in the CF office so they can
be Confirmed.
Any questions or concerns please
call/email
Mrs. Druffner :) in the Christian
Formation Office :248-553-4860
ldruffner@stfabian.org ~ Thanks
YOUTH GROUP
Appalachia
Reflections
It's absolutely amazing how 7 days
can change someone's life so
much. This was my first year going
to REACH and let me just say, it
was not what I expected. It was
better. I was not only moved by my
amazing neighbors, Zeta and Fred
and their 2 daughters, Heather and
Britney, but by every single person
at the school. Everything was incredible,
the people were amazing.
I thought meeting new people
would be difficult, but the happy
atmosphere made it so incredibly
easy. I made friends from Pennsylvania,
Arizona, Michigan, and New
York all of whom I WILL keep in
touch with. My crew was absolutely
amazing. I had no idea it was possible
to grow so close to 15 people
within a matter of days. My crew
was like my family, I could be myself
with them. REACH has been
one of the best weeks of my entire
life and I cannot wait for next year.
~Taylor Gray
(Look for additional reflections in
the upcoming bulletins.)
Youth Group Registration
Youth Group Registration Forms are
now available in the Christian
Formation Office.
Please contact Peggy Aoun at
248-553-4860 ext 229 or by email
paoun@stfabian.org. Don’t forget to
check the website for update info at
www.stfabian.org.

ST. FABIAN CHURCH PAGE 4 FARMINGTON HILLS, MI
R.C.I.A.
Have you been considering becoming Catholic? Have you been wondering what the
Church teaches and why? Have you felt the Holy Spirit nudging you to learn more?
Were you baptized Catholic, but have been away from the church for some time and
would like to come back? If so, we invite you to join our R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian
Initiation for Adults) group! We meet Sunday mornings, from 9:00am until 10:55am,
beginning Sunday, September 22 nd and go through Easter. All materials are provided,
and there is no cost to you, other than your time and enthusiasm. Our gatherings are informal
and include prayer, discussion, Scripture, as well as other learning mediums. Our hope is to answer any
questions you may have as honestly and as completely as we can. There is no obligation, so, if at any
time you decide that this is not where God is calling you to be, you are free to leave with our blessings. If
you decide you do want to become Catholic, we will prepare you to be brought into the Church at the
Easter Vigil in April. If you have been baptized in another Christian faith, we will need a copy of your baptismal
certificate. Registration is necessary and you can do that by calling Celia St. Charles at 248-553-
4610, or by emailing her at: cstcharles@stfabian.org. We look forward to meeting you and accompanying
you on this part of your faith journey!
BAPTISM PREPARATION :
If you are a new parent and this is your first child to be baptized at St. Fabian, you are invited to
participate in the on-line baptism preparation class by e-mailing Celia St. Charles at:
cstcharles@stfabian.org. I will send you a set of questions that you will be asked to answer and return
to me, along with a baptismal information sheet. After returning these documents , you will then
be invited to watch a DVD on baptisms at St. Fabian. This DVD is shown the 3 rd Thursday of each
month at 7pm in the church. After watching the DVD you may then call the parish office to schedule your child’s
baptism. Our next date for watching the DVD is: Thursday, August 8th
If you have already had other children baptized at St. Fabian, you do not need to do the prep class. Simply fill
out the “Baptism Info” form that can be found on the web site under Baptism Prep and e-mail it to:
cstcharles@stfabian.org. Then call Celia at 248-553-4610 to schedule your child’s baptism. We celebrate
baptisms on the 4 th Sunday of every month, immediately following the 12:30 pm liturgy. Sunday, September
22nd is the next available date for baptisms.
A.C.T.
(Acting on Catholic Social Teaching)
Are you looking for something to do this summer to help the disadvantaged? If so, please consider
joining one of our groups that helps serve dinner to the needy in Detroit.
Every month we make 2 trips to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen on the east side of Detroit. Our Friday
trip involves serving lunch and our Thursday trip, dinner. Sometimes we serve as few as 300 people,
but often, many more hungry people are fed by our volunteers.
The next summer Friday date is August 9. This group of 4 or 5 people meets in the St. Fabian parking lot at 10 AM,
carpools to the Kitchen, serves lunch from 11 until 1 PM, and returns by 1:45.
The remaining Thursday dinner date for the summer is August 22. This group of 6 to 8 people will meet in the
church parking lot at 3 PM, carpool to the Kitchen, serve dinner from 4 until 6, and return by 6:45.
One Saturday a month we also send a group of about 5 people to serve dinner at COTS, a shelter in downtown
Detroit. For this trip the group meets in the St. Fabian parking lot at 4:45, carpools to COTS, serves dinner from 6 to 7
PM, and returns by 7:30. We bring along desserts to serve to the residents, as well as bread donations from Panera,
which are kindly obtained for us by a parishioner.
Sign-up sheets for these outings will be posted near the gym this summer, where Mass will be held. Reminder phone
calls will be made a few days before the outings. For further information, please contact Cindy Matuszak at :
248-553-8734 or cmatus1286@aol.com.

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Adult Faith Formation Opportunities
“This Is Our Faith”
Have you ever wished for the opportunity to update your understanding of the Catholic faith? If so, please consider
joining us as we gather to learn more about what our Church teaches. We will meet in the school cafeteria from 5pm
until 6:15pm on the 2 nd and 4 th Monday OR Tuesday of each month beginning October 14 th OR 15 th . This is a great
chance for parents dropping off their children for Christian Formation classes, but it is open for anyone who wants to
join us. We will be using the book: “This Is Our Faith” by Michael Pennock. You can purchase it from the parish
office for $12 or order it on-line. Pre-registration is necessary—see below.
Scripture Study
You have several opportunities to learn more about Sacred Scripture this year!
Each Tuesday evening beginning September 10 th , we meet from 7-9pm in the parish office conference room to learn
about the upcoming Sunday readings through reading what the scholars say and then discussing how we can make
them relevant to our daily life. All materials are provided and there is no cost to you. Because each week is an
independent study, you are welcome whenever you can make it.
On Wednesday mornings, beginning September 11 th , from 9am-10:30am in the small social hall, we are once again
offering the “Catholic Scripture Study” program. This is a 28-week program. The cost for the participants’ guide is: $46.95
+ shipping. They will be studying Joshua, Judges and Ruth. Please register by contacting Jane Hier-Rose at:
248-661-4528, or Barb Heilman at 248-592-0470.
There is also a vicariate wide Scripture study that is facilitated by Fr. David Santoro and is offered at St. Gerald’s on
Farmington Road from Oct. 2 nd -Nov. 20 th on Wednesdays, from 7-8:30pm in their social hall. They are studying
1 st & 2 nd Corinthians. A free will offering is accepted.
“Catholicism”
Another way to update your faith will be through participating in a ten week class where we will be studying Fr. Robert
Barron’s “Catholicism” series, which explains not only what Catholics believe and why, but also displays in breathtaking,
visual detail the richness of the Church’s global culture via high definition DVD’s. These sessions include listening to Fr.
Barron present the Church’s essential teachings as we watch him travel around the globe to see the Faith in the depths
of its beliefs and practices. Registration is necessary—see below. These sessions will meet on Tuesday mornings from
9:00am until 10:30am, from October 8 th through December 10 th
(We do NOT meet on Dec. 3 rd ).
Lector Training
Any confirmed, active Catholic, age 16 and older, who is gifted with an excellent speaking voice, is invited to become trained as a
lector to read at our weekend liturgies. Training will take place on Thursday, September 19th, from 7-9pm in the church. Lectors are
scheduled two months at a time, and are typically on 2-3 times in that 2 month period.
Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion Training
Any confirmed, active Catholic, age 14 and older is invited to become trained as an EMHC. We do not schedule
EMHC’s—rather you help at whatever Mass you attend. Training will take place on Monday, October 7 th ,
from 7-8pm in the church.
Vatican II
Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI called for a “Year of Faith,” which celebrated the 50 th Anniversary of the opening of Vatican
II. As a way to close out this Year of Faith, which ends in November, we are excited to have Fr. Vic Clore, who was
actually in the seminary in Rome during Vatican II. He will give us a 6 week overview of how the Vatican II documents
deal with such topics as: Are non-Catholics able to be saved, what role do the laity have in the Church, what is
informed conscience, etc. Everyone is invited to join us in the social hall on Wednesday evenings, Oct. 9 through
Nov. 20 (off Nov. 6) from 7-9pm. See below to register.
All of these events require pre-registration. You can do this by calling Celia St. Charles
at 248-553-4610, or by emailing her at: cstcharles@stfabian.org.

ST. FABIAN CHURCH PAGE 6 FARMINGTON HILLS, MI
The following
children were
recently baptized at
St. Fabian Church
Wedding Banns
ST. VINCENT de
PAUL
SOCIETY OF
ST. FABIAN
Charlotte Hannah Cody
Daughter of Brian & Jennifer Cody
Godparents are Steven Cody
and Michelle Cody
Jack Matthew Farnham
Son of Mark & Jennifer Farnham
Godparents are
Kevin Farnham
and Megan Day
Senior Corner
Start saving your treasures for the September 5th
auction.
Upcoming Activities:
August 11
Victor DiPonio
&
Tonya Todson
Andrew Cole
&
Melissa Traczyk
DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WITH CANCER?
There is support right here in Farmington Hills at our St.
Fabian Cancer Support Group which meets each month in
the parish social hall from 7-8:30 pm. We have survivors
and caregivers whose mission is to help others going
through cancer. Our group meets the 2nd Thursday of
each month from September-May (no meeting in December or January)
from 7-8:30 in the large social hall .
June-August: No meetings-but our volunteer services & resources continue
to be available for those seeking support.
Contact : John or Jan Ricco at 248-553-8691 or by email: jricco@aol.com
9:15am Communion Mass and breakfast. Please join us in the
front seats. Breakfast will follow at The Breakfast Club, 15 Mile
and Haggerty.
Another quarter of the St. Vincent
de Paul Society of St. Fabian fiscal
year has just ended. We want to
express our sincerest thanks to all
the St. Fabian parishioners who
have been so generous in their
monetary donations.
Thanks to you, in the last quarter, we
helped 92 community residents with
contributions in the amount of
$7,450.20. These people were
helped with food vouchers, living
expenses, utility payments, and
automotive expenses.
If you have not done so in the past,
prayerfully consider donating in the
yellow envelope that every other
month accompanies your weekly
donation envelopes. Or if you have
a connection to a business that
could donate any of the items/
expenses mentioned above, please
let us know!
"One gives freely, yet grows all
the richer; another withholds what
he should give, and only suffers
want."
(Proverbs 11:24)
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We meet the first Wednesday of
every month at 7 p.m. in the small
social hall. All parishioners are
welcome to join us and see for themselves
how truly worthwhile this
venture is! The next meeting is
Wednesday, August 7th.
Sept. 5
Sept. 8
11:30am Meeting followed by lunch and annual auction at
Bayside Grill in Walled Lake. Please note all activities will be
held at Bayside.
Hostess: Pat Hood
9:15am Communion Mass and breakfast. Please join us in the
front seats. Breakfast to follow at Rams Horn on Orchard LK. Rd.
Hostess: Barb Irvin
Contact information:
Sam Seiler (248) 877-2705 OR
Sue Crudgington (248) 553-4610.
For additional information: Contact President Pat Hood 248 -553-7968.

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May the soul of
Charles Esker, and all of
the souls of the faithful
departed rest in peace.
Amen.
St. Fabian 2014 CSA
GOALS:
$214,794 Target Amount
800 Total Number of Pledges
$214,794
$100,098
"Take action!
Defend Life in
Michigan “
“Michigan has long
prohibited tax
dollars from paying
for or subsidizing abortion. Due to
recent federal health care reform, a
signature gathering effort is underway
to ensure health plans on the
newly created exchange abide by
this same tradition.
To participate in the drive, visit
MichigansVoice.com or call Ingrid
Stefl (248-553-0995) today. We will
have petitions available for signing
before and after all Masses for the
first three weekends of August.
Your participation is vital to the
petition’s success!”
800
353
Pledges
Thank You for your
continued support!
The St. Fabian Knights
are sponsoring another
Baby & New Mother
Supplies Collection
for Another Way Pregnancy
Center
August 10th and 11th,
before all Masses
Please consider donating diapers in
size 4 & 5, girls clothes in sizes
Newborn - 2T, boys clothes in sizes
Newborn - 2T, Preemie girls and boys
clothes, highchairs, swings, strollers,
baby gates, or any other baby supplies.
Their web site: awpcfriends.com has
many other suggestions; see the
Wish List under How To Help.
Your gifts to the Catholic Services
Appeal are supporting two events for the
young adult ministry this month.
“Catching Fresh Fish” is for parish
leaders interested in forming and building
young adult ministry in their parish. The
three-hour session, on Tuesday, August
13, beginning at 6:30 PM at St. Edith in
Livonia, will relay the key aspects of
reaching out to young adults.
Friday night, August 16, the 6 th annual
Young Adult BBQ and Sports Night will be
held at BASF Park in Wyandotte. This
evening for young adults in the
Archdiocese of fellowship will also include
karaoke.
Young adult ministry in the Archdiocese
of Detroit is coordinated through the
Department of Evangelization,
Catechesis, and Schools, along with youth
and campus ministries.
For more information about young adult
ministry, or other CSA-funded ministries,
programs, and services, please go to
www.AOD.org.
KNIGHTS
CORNER
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next Officers Meeting is
this Tuesday at 7:00 pm
in Fr. Norbert Hall. All Knights
are welcome to participate.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Our annual Baby & New Mother
Supplies Collection will take place
on the weekend of August 10 th & 11 th .
This collection is for our neighbors at
Another Way Pregnancy Center.
Look for
the bulletin details.
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The Fourth Degree Knights are
holding a Flag Retirement next
Saturday, August 10 th , after the
4:30 pm Mass at
St.Clare Church on 10 Mile.
Give your worn flags to any of the
Knights for respectful disposal.
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This year’s Installation of Officers
will be next Sunday, August 11 th
at Our Lady of Sorrows; 1:00 pm
Mass, 2:30 pm Installation, followed
by dinner. All officers
are required to attend.
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Our next Charity Poker Fundraiser is
only a week and a
half away; please call Phil to
volunteer (248-686-4949) for
this important work.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Knights please note that we are in
need of a recording secretary.
Third Degree Knights interested
in volunteering, please contact
Al Zander (248-613-1268)
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Catholic gentlemen of our
parish community,
you too can make a
difference in your family life,
in your spiritual life, and
in our neighborhood!
Join the
Knights of Columbus.
Contact: Al Zander 248-553-9057
or Mike Kennedy 248-464-9415.
kofc13362@gmail.com

ST. FABIAN CHURCH PAGE 8 FARMINGTON HILLS, MI
Christian Service Commission
The Christian Service Commission
will be meeting on August 14 at
7pm in the small social hall.
I would like to expand our
membership to encompass all areas
of Catholic Social Teaching so we can
address all the areas included in
these themes for a more complete
presentation of our Catholic tradition.
Do you have a passion for one of
these areas? If so, I am inviting you
to consider becoming a
representative on this commission.
We meet 4 times during the year for
about 1 ½ hours. Please spend some
time in prayer to consider how God is
calling you to address the social
demands of our Catholic faith in
today’s world.
If you would like to volunteer for this
commission or need more information
please contact Sue Crudgington at
248-553-4610 ext. 254 or at
scrudgington@stfabian.org.
Thank you.
Catholic Social Teaching
& Christian Service
10 Principles of Catholic
Social Teaching
• Respect for the Dignity and Life of
the Human Person
• Call to Family & Community Life
• The Right & Duty to Participate in
Social, Economic and Political
Life
• Advancing the Common Good
• Promoting Peace & Social Justice
• Promoting Human Rights &
Responsibilities
• Special Care & Concern for the
Poor and Vulnerable
• The Dignity of Work and the
Rights of Workers
• Solidarity-Loving Our Neighbor
Locally & Globally
• Caring for God’s Creation:
Stewardship of the Earth
One week later.the basement walls are poured. There’s progress
on the church construction project both outside and inside the
church. If the present schedule can be maintained, we should be
back in the church for weekend services by Labor Day.
200 Backpacks
for 200 Kids!
You can help provide
200 new backpacks
filled with
school supplies to
200 elementary and
middle school children
served by Catholic Charities of
Southeast Michigan. Donations of
backpacks, loose leaf paper, folders,
pens, pencils, pencil sharpeners, pencil
cases, erasers, crayons, scissors,
spiral notebooks (college/wide), highlighters,
markers, colored pencils,
glue sticks/bottles, calculators, compasses,
rulers, 3-ring binders, and
binder dividers are needed through
August 19 in order for children to receive
them by August 26, before the
new school year begins. Please call
Belinda at (248) 537-3300, ext. 3317,
or email her at hughesb@ccsem.org if
you can help.
FOR WIDOWED MEN AND
WOMEN
Buffet Dinner/Games In
Plymouth
All widowed men and women are
invited to attend a buffet dinner on
Thursday, August 22 at 6:00 p.m.,
(doors open 5:30 p.m.) at the Red
Olive Banquet Center, 1059 W. Ann
Arbor Road (1/2 mile East of
Sheldon). Dinner is $20, pay at the
door. Cash bar available. Following
dinner we will play games (charades,
Pictionary, karaoke, etc). RSVP by
August 8 th to Gerry at 734-259-5024.
No walk-ins please.
For further information please visit our
website at http://
www.widowedfriends.org/.
Sponsored by Widowed Friends, a
“peer” support group in the
Archdiocese of Detroit.

ST. FABIAN CHURCH PAGE 9 FARMINGTON HILLS, MI
2013 Appalachia Mission Trip
Newfane, New York July 21-27th
Teen Participants
Peggy’s Perspective
Youth Ministering, the Finest Moments
Carmen Compton, Brent Freeman,
Taylor Gray, Shane Joyce, Alden
Kane, Zosia Kolodziej, Katelyn Macksoud,
Sarah Morgott, Joe Perry,
Madison Selinsky, Kara Compton,
Julie Fargo, Luke Fox, Joey Gignac,
Sean Lusk, Madeline Master, Matt
Morgott, Andrew Muller, Genna
Reed, Danielle Rinke, David Sobolak,
Marissa Sweet, Julia Swoish, Grant
Borregard, Nathan Bur, Lauren
Caverly, Austin Godwin, Kyle Gray,
Paris Guminik, Carley Hall, Sarah
Kane, Robbie Love, Dominick Macksould,
Adam Mason, Danny
McNeece, Dino Reed, Alyssa Robert,
Neil Robinson, Jaclyn Ruffolo, Louis
Senia-Grant, Anna Waldron, Haley
Fox, Blake Freeman, Jaclyn Godwin,
Lauren Hiltz, Andrew Kilcline, Laura
Lusk, Zach Macksoud, Jon Perry,
Maria Reed, Sarah Robert, Emily
Schumer, Michael Zimmer
Just back from Newfane, New York and everyone though tired, is still exhilarated from the experience. The week began
with the 5:00 PM Mass on July 20th. You could feel the energy and excitement as 53 teens and 10 adult chaperones were
about to begin a week they would not soon forget. The Lord had called them and they responded, “Yes, Lord, I will go.”
We left Sunday morning at 6:00 AM taking with us the 60 quilts made by loving hands from our community; eight hours
later we were in Newfane! In the evening we found out what crews we were working with. There were 35 sites in Newfane
and Lockport that desperately needed attention. A total of 500 teens and adults were here to make a difference.
Robbie Love, Danny McNeece and I were working at the same site. Our Neighbor (the home owner), Ann, was nervous
at first. I would be too. Imagine letting 14 strangers come to your house and paint, repair, clean up with most of them being
teens! This takes trust. By day’s end, our crews were starting to get to know one another. By week’s end we were family.
Ann always came out to pray with us as we began our day, at lunch and as we closed our work day. Life had not been
easy for her. When she purchased this house with her husband many years ago, they had so many plans and dreams.
Two years later, her husband died. She was heartbroken and having no extra money to do the things they had planned to
do with their home, it sat as time took its toll on both the house and Ann.
Everyday we came back and transformed the outside of her home and garage. This in turn, began a transformation
within her. Her clothes showed outwardly the transformation taking place within. Day one was a black shirt, day two brown,
by week’s end she was in a fuchsia pink top with a smile and tears that would not stop, continually thanking us and God for
not only the house being painted but the healing that was taking place inside.
Our young people went to make a difference and certainly accomplished this goal. Their own hearts were transformed
too in the process as Jesus showed the depths of His love not just to our neighbors but to them as they responded “YES” to
Him. Always present, always loving, our Lord loves us more than we know.
On a personal note, I would like to say thank you to our adult team; Becky Bur, Ann Compton, Sue Crudgington, Lisa
Fargo, John Goshorn, Joe Juliano, Mike McNeece, Ken Sobolak and Anne Sweet. Without them we would not have been
able to go. With them, our teens changed the heart of a community. Thank you for giving of your time, your talent and being
patient with me and our teens. I will always be thankful for you and grateful for our friendship.
Over the next few weeks, watch for more stories, reflections, and pictures in the bulletin and in the hallway. Read the
Good News our God has done through you. We thank you and pray for you as you have continuously supported the work of
our teens. Without you this would not be possible. May God bless you all for what you have done and in the many ways
you made this Mission Trip possible. Next year, Monroe, North Carolina here we come!

ST. FABIAN CHURCH PAGE 10 FARMINGTON HILLS, MI
St. Fabian C.Y.O. Fall Tryouts for 2013
Tryouts for St. Fabian Girls Volleyball, Boys Soccer and Co-ed Cross Country teams are
scheduled to begin on Wednesday, August 14th. The volleyball tryouts will be held at Instant
Replay, 24016 Haggerty Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48385-2619. The soccer tryouts will be held at
Soccer/Soccer, which is located on the southwest corner of 12 Mile and Drake Roads. The
cross country meeting will be held at Soccer/Soccer.
Children interested in participating in our program are expected to attend all of the scheduled tryouts
listed for their grade or need to contact Rob Piziali or Martin Vucinaj prior to tryouts to discuss any
issues. This year we plan on fielding three 7/8 and three 5/6 volleyball teams and 1 each of the 7/8 and
5/6 soccer and cross country teams. We are inviting 4 th graders to tryouts this fall, but if we have
enough 5 th and 6 th graders we will not be able to keep any 4 th graders. At this time, we are anticipating
that we will need some 4 th graders for volleyball and soccer. Eligible players must be one of the
following:
A student or parishioner of St. Fabian
A parishioner of St. Clare of Assisi
A parishioner of Holy Cross
A parishioner of St. Thomas Syriac
A parishioner of St. Alexander
5th and 6th Grade Girls Volleyball Tryouts
Wednesday Aug 14 th
6:00-7:30 PM
Thursday Aug 15 th 6:00-7:30 PM
7th and 8th Grade Girls Volleyball Tryouts
Wednesday Aug 14 th
7:30-9:00 PM
Thursday Aug 15 th 7:30-9:00 PM
5 th /6th and 7 th /8th Grade Boys Soccer Tryouts
Wednesday Aug 14 th
6:00-7:00 PM
Thursday Aug 15 th 6:00-7:00 PM
5th - 8th Grade Co-Ed Cross Country Meeting
Wednesday Aug 14 th
6:00 PM
In order to participate, all CYO players must have a physical examination dated after April 15, 2013
and turned in by September 3rd. If you have any questions about our program, please contact Rob
Piziali at robpiziali@aol.com or Martin Vucinaj, AD at 248-488-1306 or mjvuch@gmail.com. Practices
will start at the conclusion of tryouts and continue during summer break before school starts. The teams
will be participating in pre-season tournaments, Soccer August 25-27 and Volleyball August 25-26.

ST. FABIAN CHURCH PAGE 11 FARMINGTON HILLS, MI
PRAY FOR
OUR
MILITARY
MEN &
WOMEN
Please keep the following men
and women in your prayers that
they be returned home safely to
their families, healthy in mind,
body and spirit.
Fireman Daniel Alati, US Coastguard,
CGC Sturgeon Bay, WI
Spec. Emily Barnes-- US Army,
Fort Hood, Texas.
Major David Bregand--USAF,
Vance AFB, OK
Maj. Chris Chown--USMC, Camp
Lejeune, NC
Maj. Adam Corbin--Air Nat’l
Guard, Delaware ANG
Cadet Thomas Doot-- ROTC,
MSU
LTJG Ian Flowers--
USN, US Naval Base, San Diego,
CA
Lt. Cmdr Andy Goshorn--US
Coastguard, Washington DC
CW2 Andrew Harrison, US Army
Natl Guard, returned from Iraq,
July 2011
2nd Lt. Kathy Hass-- USMC,
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Sgt. Adam Henderson, US Army,
Landstuhl, Germany
Lcpl Ashely Joppich, USMC, stationed
at Paris Island, SC.
SPC Steven Joppich, US Army
stationed at Ft. Gordon, Georgia
Staff Sgt. Jonathon E. Jweda,
Air Force, returned from Afghanistan
to Pensacola, FL
Lance Cpl Joseph Kibbe, USMC,
Marine Air Base, Cherry Point, NC
Spc. Jordan L. Moriarty, U.S.
Army, Germany
Lt. Col. Paul H. Scheidler-- US
Army National Guard
Maj. Michael Stock—US Army,
Returned from israel
Lt. Helen Tannehill - Navy, San
Diego
Capt. Sam Tannehill - Air Force,
Oklahoma City
Sgt. Kyle Thiel-US Army
Reserves
LT Mark VanBourgondien—
USN, Yokota AFB, Japan
SPC Chad Van Dette, US Army,
Ft. Hood, TX- recovering from injuries
in Iraq
2nd Lt. Erik Von Husen—USAF,
Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, Del
Rio TX
We really want to keep all relatives
of our parish members in our
prayers, and keep this list as current
as possible. Please contact
Diane Van Bourgondien at 248-
661-4084, or e-mail her at:
avanbourgo@hotmail.com to add
your loved one’s name (they do
not have to be a parishioner), to
get more information, to turn in
pictures, etc.
You can drop off pictures and/or
bios in the parish office, or in the
offertory basket, just please mark
them clearly as military information.
Thank you!
Did you know that you are invited
to show your support of these fine
men and women? In the hallway
outside of the social hall there is a
stand with a photo album on it. In
this album are pictures and short
bios of these dedicated women
and men. There are also blank
pages, where parishioners are invited
to write a short thank you, a
prayer, or whatever you’d like, letting
our soldiers know that they
are not forgotten, and that their
sacrifices have not been taken for
granted.
Please pray for those
experiencing illness or other
problems. May God grant
them peace!
NOTE: Names will be listed for 4
weeks. Please call the parish office
to add or remove names from the list.
The Cipriano Family ,
Linda St. Louis, Doug Kapp,
Mary Beth Wilkinson,
Theresa Brossait, Alex Podeszwa,
Debora Carey-Clements,
Mary Ploof, Marie Watson, Josephine
Kawecki, Chris Magoc, Mary Abbo,
Rose Hassell, Terry Haughey,
Hubert Hoadley, Yocasta Juliao,
Annie Kabisa, Paul Kleinfelt,
Andrea Konchesky, Margaret Leber,
Ann Leber, Mary Moylan,
Mary Myers, Marie Oleksiak,
Kevin Penny, Naida Simon,
Laura Smith, Frank Williams,
William Williams Jr. ,
Robert Wojciechowski, Siham Jweda,
Sabrina Jweda, Mark Jweda,
Kristin Stupiansky,
Ida Mae Guyer, JoAnn Arslan,
Marie Ahearn, Sharmella Kerbawy,
Rich Grohman, Margaret Preston,
Margaret Phillips, Sue Anzell,
Mark Kohler, Rodney Abbas,
Mayada Kassab,
Patricia Theile, Tom Prais,
Michael Jones, John Pope,
Joan Mountford, Caron Kott,
Maria Griswold, Linda Zarb,
Fr. Craig Giera,
Pete Mastantuono, Ken Misiak,
Jim Harrington, Nancy Pastor,
Robert Pawlusiak, Dorothy Synkonis,
Albert Gampp

ST. FABIAN CHURCH PAGE 12 FARMINGTON HILLS, MI
Priestly Vocations
8 men take a step closer to
Ordination
On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 eight
men for the Archdiocese of Detroit will
be received as candidates for the
Sacrament of Holy Orders during the
Rite of Candidacy presided over by
His Excellency, Archbishop Allen H.
Vigneron. Congratulations to the following
men who will begin their studies
as First Year Theologians for the
Archdiocese of Detroit: John Bettin,
Andrew Dawson, Grayson Heenan,
Matthew Hood, Mark Livingston,
Craig Marion, Christopher Muer, and
Mark Tibai. Please pray for them and
for all the men studying for the priesthood
for the AOD. If you wish to learn
more about the priesthood or how to
promote and invite young men to consider
God’s call in their life to become
a Catholic Priest, visit our website for
more information:
www.detroitpriest.com. Follow us on
Facebook: Office of Priestly Vocations
or Twitter @DetroitPriest.
Watch the Tridentine Mass
on CTND
The Catholic Television Network of
Detroit (CTND) has added the
Tridentine Mass (the Latin Mass)as
a regular part of its Sunday
programming. Celebrated in
Sarasota, Fla., in the Diocese of
Venice, the Tridentine Mass airs
each Sunday at 3:30 p.m. This
traditional Latin-language liturgy
joins the English-language Masses
broadcast on CTND each Sunday at
10 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
CTND thanks everyone who shared
their thoughts and feedback about
the addition of a
Tridentine Mass to the broadcast
schedule. Your feedback has been
greatly valued as we continue to
provide quality Catholic programming
across the Archdiocese of
Detroit.
Catholic Television Network of
Detroit can be seen on Comcast
(channel 398), Bright House Cable
(Channel 16), and Wyandotte Cable
(channel 73). For more programming
details, visit www.ctnd.tv.
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
Special Mass
Saturday, August 10, 2013
11:00am - 12:30pm
The Native American Community of
the Archdiocese of Detroit would like
you to join in a Special Mass honoring
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha. A light
reception will be provided following
the Mass.
Celebrant: Fr. Henry Sands
Cathedral of the Most Blessed
Sacrament
9844 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time PAGE 13 August 4, 2013
St. Fabian Catholic Church
32200 W. Twelve Mile Road
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334
Office Phone: 248-553-4610; Rel. Ed. Phone: 248-553-4860;
School Phone: 248-553-2750
Website: www.stfabian.org Fax: 248-553-6296
St. Fabian Mass Schedule
Saturday: 5:00pm
Sundays: 7:45am, 9:15am, 11:00am & 12:30pm
Weekdays: Monday through Thursday: 8:15am
Friday: 8:30am School Mass
Communion Service Mon-Fri. 6:30AM
Holy Days: As announced
St. Fabian Parish Office Hours
Monday to Friday 9:00am to noon; reopen 1:00pm to 4:30pm
Reconciliation: Saturdays: 4:00pm—4:45pm or by appointment
Baptism: Please refer to the Parish Web Site for information. www.stfabian.org
Anointing of the Sick: Celebrated communally the First Friday of each month following the 8:30am Liturgy.
You may also call 248-553-4610 for an appointment. Emergency number: 248-579-5564
Marriage Preparation: Must contact priest a minimum of 6 months in advance of desired wedding date.
St. Fabian Clergy
Pastor: Rev. Jeffrey Day
Associate Pastor: Rev. Craig Giera
Weekend Assistants:Rev. John Huber, C.S.B.;
Rev. Victor Clore, Pastor, Christ the King;
Rev. Chris Welsh
Deacon: Rev. Mr. Jene Baughman
St. Fabian Parish Staff
Pastoral Associate: Celia St. Charles:
248-553-4610
Minister of Music:
Tim Spriggs
248-553-4610
Business Manager: Terry Fera:
248-553-4610
Parish Office Manager: Mary Doot:
248-553-4610
Parish Office Assistant: Mary Preininger:
248-553-4610
Director of Maintenance: Kent Smith
Christian Service Coordinator: Sue Crudgington:
248-553-4610
CYO Director: Martin Vucinaj: 248-488-1306
St. Fabian Catholic School
Principal: Dena Jayson: 248-553-2750
St. Fabian
Christian Formation (Religious Education)
Director of Rel. Education / Primary Grades
Coordinator: Nancy Pawlukiewicz:
248-553-4860
Middle School Coordinator: Lara Druffner:
248-553-4860
Youth Minister: Peggy Aoun:
248-553-4860
Christian Formation Office Manager:
Kathy Lash:
248-553-4860
Bulletin Advertisement: Mary Howell:
800-783-1623