Enroll in the Black Madonna Guild
On Thursday of every week Mass is celebrated at twelve o'clock noon in St. Josaphat Church.
The intention for these fifty-two Masses will exclusively be the members of the
Black Madonna Guild. We invite you to enroll members of your family,
friends and neighbors, both living and deceased in this new spiritual society in our parish.
The donation is $50 for each name submitted.
To enroll your loved one, print and complete this form and mail it to:
St. Josaphat Church
4440 Russell St.
Detroit, MI 48207

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Up-Coming Events at St. Josaphat Parish

Thursday, November 27th, Thanksgiving Day - Mass will be offered at 12:00 noon followed by the novena to the Black Madonna and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Come and thank God for all his blessings.

Monday, December 1st, Knights of Columbus open house in the parish hall after the 7:00 PM Mass. All Catholic men are invited. This will be an opportunity to meet the members of our Bishop Plagens Council a consider becoming a member of this important organization.

Thursday, December 11th, our monthly parish council meeting. This meeting is held at the Rectory or our cluster partner parish Sweetest Heart of Mary, 4440 Russell Street at the corner of East Canfield Avenue. Please note that the time has been changed from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM as an attempt to allow more parishioners to be present and take part. Please consider attending these important meetings as we chart the course of our beloved parish. Your ideas and opinions are important!

Sunday, December 14th, our monthly fund raising dinner at 1:00 PM in the parish hall. This month's dinner is sponsored by our cluster council of the Knights of Columbus. The menu will feature baked ham. Tickers must be purchased in advance. Call the cluster offices at 313-831-6659.

Saturday, December 20th, 9:00 AM decorating of the parish church for Christmas. Decorating the church or Christmas is something everyone can get involved with, both young and old. Many volunteers are needed to handle this big project.

Monday Night Tridentine Mass 7 PM
with Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help & Benediction

OPLATKI - Christmas Wafers Now Available
On the communion rail of the church you may obtain packets of oplatki or Polish Christmas Wafers. Together with the wafers you can find a brochure that explains the custom of sharing the wafer and prayers to accompany this important and holy ritual. How could you begin your annual celebration of Christmas without this beautiful old world custom? Donations collected for the wafers will be used to help keep our church up and running.

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Parish Dinners - 2008

All dinners include a prize raffle and a 50/50 drawing. Tickets are $9.00 per person.
(Call 313-831-1072 for tickets) PLEASE JOIN US! The dinners are served immediately
after the Noon Masses. Season tickets available!

January 6 - Oplatek Dinner	July 20 - Pork Chop Dinner
February 3 - Golabki & Paczki	August 24 - To Be Determined
March 9 - Corned Beef & Cabbage	September 21 - City Chicken Dinner
April 20 - Roast Pork	October 19 - Kielbasa Dinner
May 18 - Chicken Paprikas	November 16 - Turkey Dinner
June 22 - Steak Dinner	December 14 - Louie's Famous Baked Ham

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Important People to Mention:
Music Director: Wassim Sarweh
Parish Pastoral Council: Kevin Piotrowski, Tim Kenny,
Gloria Bradley, Patrick Heron, Diane Begin, Alex Begin

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Newspaper Articles About St. Josaphat Church:

Detroit News June 25, 2003 Poletown church keeps original feel

Detroit Free Press August 3, 2004 Vintage services boost worshippers
(Tridentine Mass) Text

Detroit Free Press August 3, 2004 Front Page
(With photo and article excerpt about Tridentine Mass)

Detroit News August 29, 2004 Priest Runs Three Churches

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St. Josaphat and Sweetest Heart of Mary have an online Gift Shoppe! You can use your credit card or send a check by mail!

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