Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Roman Catholic Church

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Roman Catholic Church

Pastor Fr. Walter J. Ptak

Parish Life

Click here to read Fr. Ptak's Narod Polski Article: "Matters of Faith"

MEMORIAL DAY FIELD MASS
MT. CARMEL CEMETERY
MAY 31, 2004

Veteran	Bishop Reiss says Mass	Wyandotte Mayor, Leonard Sabuda receives Holy Communion	A salute to fallen comrades

MAY PROCESSION
May 3, 2004
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News Herald May 9, 2004	News Herald May 9, 2004

On May 3rd, the OLMC Parish Community honored Mary, the Mother of God with the annual May Procession. This year, the celebration was extra special in that May 3rd was also Polish Constitution Day (Konstitucja 3go maja) and the Feast of Mary, Queen of Poland (Maryjo Krolowo Polski).

	Prior to entering the Church, Crystal Phillips, OLMC High School's Student Council President, honored the outside statue of Mary with a rosary made of flowers and Fr. Ptak blessed/dedicated the Wyandotte Rosary Shrines.

		Once inside the Church, all eyes were on Mary. As is the tradition at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, She was crowned and honored as our patroness, intercessor and protector. The Junior High Students under the direction of Mrs. Toni Czerwinski led the congregation in the living rosary.

A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE

On April 28th, a statue commissioned during the great Jubilee Year 2000 and dedicated to Pope John Paul II was erected next to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church on Pope John Paul II Avenue. A pictorial of the process by which this 3000# statue was set and mounted may be seen below.

The granite base and pedestal were offloaded, unwrapped....

..and carefully set into place.

The statue was moved via flatbed to its location where it was raised...

...centered and bolted in place.

BLESSING of BASKETS
HOLY SATURDAY
April 10, 2004
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Fr. Ptak assembled a traditional Polish Easter 'Swieconka' Table for display in the Church. Parishioners and visitors alike were invited to view the table before and after the Blessing of Food Baskets on Holy Saturday.

GOOD FRIDAY
April 9, 2004
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CALVARY vs. HOLLYWOOD
	On Palm Sunday, Fr. Ptak led a discussion group on "The Passion of The Christ". Michael Patrick Shiels acted as moderator for this event. Parishioners and non-parishioners alike turned out to ask questions and/or share their feelings about the movie.

FR. PTAK RECEIVES BLESSING FROM HOLY FATHER
March 16, 2004
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Above photos courtesy of: Fotografia Felici ~ Via Cola di Rienzo 297 ~ 00192 Roma (Italy)

FORTY HOURS OF DEVOTION

A time of Spiritual Opportunity
March 23, 2004

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PRE-LENTEN FUN
PACZKOWY BALL
February 21, 2004

Music by "CJ & The Krue"	Plenty of Paczki!!

Fun & Fellowship	Watkins Burgers (The taste we've all been missing!)

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
February 14th

On February 14th, the parish commuity of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel formally congratulated parishioners celebrating special anniversaries in 2004. The couples were recognized at Mass where Fr. Ptak imparted a special blessing upon them. A reception with light refreshments followed in the Social Room. Congratulations to all!!

News Herald - January 14, 2004

On December 31st, The News Herald chose a quote from Fr. Ptak as the most notable November quote!

"The Year in Quotes"
December 31, 2003

OLMC PARISH
CELEBRATES
"WIGILIA"
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Clare Zgoda (5), the youngest in attendance, announces the 'first star' and
Fr. Walter Ptak begins the traditional Wigilia Ceremony

***Prior to dinner, 'oplatki' is shared among friends & family alike.***

Michigan Catholic 11-14-03

News Herald 11-02-03

130th ANNIVERSARY MASS
of the
POLISH ROMAN CATHOLIC UNION OF AMERICA
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Michigan Catholic

10-17-03

ST. THERESA NOVENA
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St. Theresa Prayer
May today there be peace within you.
May you trust the highest power that you
are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received.
And pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content knowing you are a child of God.
Let this presence settle into our bones.
It is there for each and every one of you.

FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS
OCTOBER 4th
"Blessing of Animals"
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OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL
PARISH FEAST DAY
CELEBRATION

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**GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY**
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The parish community of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel broke ground for a new statue dedicated to Pope John Paul II on October 16th, the 24th anniversary of his election to papacy. The 3000# bronze statue was designed by Fr. Walter J. Ptak in conjunction with renowned Polish artist Czeslaw Dzwigaj of Krakow, Poland. Although Dzwigaj has sculpted approximately 25 statues of the Pope worldwide, the Mt. Carmel Statue represents the first one commissioned for the USA. It was commissioned during the great Jubilee Year 2000 to serve as a permanent reminder of the Centennial Celebration of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish. Description of pictures above: (l-r) Fr. Ptak is assisted in the ground breaking process by an OLMC Kindergarten Student and an OLMC High School Senior; Fr. Ptak leads the group in prayer and blesses the spot where the statue will be erected; an OLMC 8th Grader is assisted by an OLMC 2nd Grader in unveiling a smaller version of the original statue for the group to view and Fr. Ptak poses with the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School Children on this momentous occasion.