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I am glad you are visiting our web site!
Please
look at all of the pages for information and
inspiration.
Autumn is just around the corner, and once
again, the season
is changing. Nature fascinates us and, for the
believer, it is a
reminder of God's creative power. There is a
great debate about creationism and evolution
these days.
The Catholic Church never taught that the
bibilical account of
creation had to be taken literally. That is,
we are not required to
believe that God created the world in seven,
24 hours periods of time.
Rather, the Bible reveals that God alone is
eternal, and that
He created everything out of nothing.
Furthermore, God created human beings distinct
from animals and plants. People and animals
are not equal in existence. People are
superior. Furthermore, through the efforts of
humanity the world continues to be created and
recreated for
we are masters of theearth. However, there can be no doubt that we
have abused nature.
We have committed ecological sins. We need to
respect the earth,
plants, the air and water and all animals.
Even though we are
superior to everything else that God created,
for we are created
in God's own image, nonetheless, we cannot
misuse or abuse the
rest of creation out of greed or
indifference.
It is a delicate balance at times, but, it is
one that we must always take into account. Therefore, we do not agree
with the Christians fundamentalists who hold
that God created the world exactly as it
is written in Genesis. Nor, do we believe in
complete evolutionary
process which basically believes that there is
no God.
Matter is eternal, and, by chance atoms and
molecules and cosmic
forces came together by chance and from their
interaction the earth came into existence with
all the different forms of life present on
this planet. I am sure that this debate will
continue for quite some time.
Our parish has merged with Our Lady, Help of
Christians and is
clustered with St. Ladislaus Parish in
Hamtramck, MI. A special
committee is meeting to work out the
details.
The process is not
a pleasant one for some, but, it does enhance
our understanding
of Christian community and what it means
to be open to our fellow Catholics.
We have many activities planned for the
upcoming months! Please contact the parish
office at
(313-892-1310) for ticket information.
Thanks for stopping by. May Christ's peace be
in your hearts!
Reverend Andrew
Wesley, (Father Andy) was born in 1948
in Detroit, MI, and
is the proud son of Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Wesley
Sr., and older brother
of Michael Wesley.
After attending a
Catholic grade school, he graduated from a
public high school.
Father Andy was in a Benedictine Monastery
for 2 years and finished his degree at
Wayne State University.
In 1976 he entered
St. John’s Seminary in Plymouth, MI.
Reverend Andrew
Wesley was ordained on June 21, 1980, sponsored
by St. Veronica’s
Parish in Eastpointe, MI. His first assignment
was to
St. Mary’s Parish in Milford, MI. He then served
at St. Louise Parish in Warren, MI and went on
to serve
at St. Florian Parish in historic
Hamtramck, MI.
On
July 1, 1986, Father Andy was named Pastor of
Transfiguration Catholic Parish in Detroit, MI,
where has since lovingly served our beautiful
Parish with unmatched dedication and enthusiasm.
In July, 2004
Father Andy was also named Pastor of
Our Lady Help
of Christians and St. Ladislaus Parishes.
Father, you are a
true blessing to our Parish and
we thank God for
you sending you to us to lead our
“Parish
Family”.
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