Juventutem to visit Hamtramck

On Friday, May 30, Juventutem Michigan will host a 7:00pm Tridentine (Latin) Mass at Our Lady Queen of Apostles.

Confessions will be heard before Mass at 6:15 p.m. Group recitation of the Rosary will begin at 6:30pm, at which congregants will pray for an increased acceptance of vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Fr. Charles White will celebrate the Missa Cantata, assisted by the choir of Assumption Grotto Church. 

After Mass, young adults (18-35 years old) will gather at nearby Polish Village Café for dinner, conversation, and cultured activity. RSVP required for dinner.

Our Lady Queen of Apostles

Our Lady Queen of Apostles is located at 3851 Prescott, on Conant and near Caniff, in northeastern Hamtramck. Daily Mass, in Polish, is held at 8:30am every weekday except for Tuesdays. The parish was established in 1917 and the current church built in 1950 by a largely Polish congregation and it remains so today.

Saturday Mass is at 5:30pm, in English, while Sunday Masses are 8:00am (English) and 9:30am (Polish). Fr. Janusz Iwan serves as pastor of OLQA as well as St. Hyacinth in Detroit.

 

Large archways are found throughout the church: along the sides aisles, in front of the ambulatory, and arches cap most of the windows

Nearly all of the windows are tall and thin.  The ones at the top of the nave are clear, while those at the bottom of the walls consist mostly of dark blue, purple, and red stained-glass.

     

Both the main altar and the Blessed Mother side altar are beautifully decorated for the Christmas season.

The apse appropriately features the Blessed Mother surrounded by the apostles.

An interesting motif covers the ceiling.

More information, check out the bulletin archive and the blog of Creative Gene.
More photos of the church: AOD Film Services and Flickr
Photos of Memorial Mass for JP2: Flickr
Photos of former pastor's 25th Anniversary: here and here

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas everyone! As you know, Christmas is a great time to go to Mass at unfamiliar churches and I have done a lot of that the last few days. I recently visited Our Lady Queen of Apostles, Transfiguration/Our Lady Help of Christians, SS. Peter & Paul (Jesuit), St. Peter Claver, SS. Peter & Paul (west side), and St. Joseph.

Below are my favorite photos, but you can view all more in this album. Look for more in-depth articles in the coming weeks concerning individual churches.


Our Lady Queen of Apostles

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 Transfiguration/Our Lady Help of Christians

 

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St. Joseph

   

 

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St. Patrick

 

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St. Peter Claver

 

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S.S. Peter & Paul (Jesuit)

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S.S. Peter & Paul (west side)