St. Perpetua is becoming one of four parishes being formed as a Family of Parishes. St. Perpetua, along with Holy Spirit Parish, Highland, St. Mary Parish, Milford, and St. Patrick Parish, White Lake, will now begin the process of coordinating programs, collaborating in ministry and sharing resources as needed. Working together as the West Oakland Family of Parishes, will enable the four parishes to become more focused on ministry, education and service, while at the same time, strengthening and affirming the charism(s) already at work among the people of God. The Family of Parishes model will enable all of our Families to implement the work of Unleash the Gospel as we move into a new era of grace.

    P.S. for more information about Family of Parishes go the Archdiocesan website:

          https://aod.org and click on the box that says "Family of Parishes"

It’s that time already!
The Archdiocesan model of Family of Parishes will be implemented for St. Perpetua on July 1, 2022. This new collaborative ministry with St. Patrick, St. Mary and Holy Spirit, will result in greater awareness of our mission and ministry to bring the Gospel to life for each and every generation of believers. This collaborative form of ministry has resulted in organizing our 215 parishes into 53 Families of Parishes. An incredible accomplishment, indeed. It’s a new day for all in the Archdiocese of Detroit.

In union with the guidelines for Family of Parishes, the Parish Finance Council will still be a formal part of the process but with minor adjustments. The first adjustment is that the Finance Council will consist of three parish members, along with your bookkeeper, Lisa Davis, who will report not just to the parish but also to the Director of Mission Support who will be in charge of consolidation and commonization of efforts and resources that belong to the four parishes which compose our Family of Parishes. Secondly, the Parish Finance Council will be a part of the Family of Parishes Finance Council. This means financial information and planned Family activities will be discussed as a Family unit. This will take time to evolve but I trust each member of your Finance team will be actively aware that the Church of Detroit is entering into a new form of collaboration and cooperation.

In regards to the total Faith Formation for the parish, Ms. Vicki Krier has been appointed Director of Faith Formation for your Family of Parishes. It will be under her guidance and supervision that all Faith Formation programs for children, youth, young adults and adults will meet the standards of the Archdiocese of Detroit policies and procedures. She will be a welcome addition to the Family  of Parishes and her insight and professionalism will guide all into a new day of learning and experiencing the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Finally, your family will be guided by your Moderator, Fr. Tom Meagher. Fr. Tom and his team of Directors will slowly but surely help each parish within the family grow strong in faith and ministry. We are grateful for his commitment to lead the four parishes within the Family of Parishes.

I want to thank you for taking the opportunity to assist your parish in moving forward and becoming an active participant in this process to Unleash the Gospel in the Archdiocese of Detroit.  Through the renewed emphasis of working and worshipping together, the Archbishop of Detroit seeks to strengthen the bonds of fraternal charity and service to promote and strengthen our parish families. May we all work together for the good of the Church. I have handed over your parish to Fr. Tom Meagher and he will be involved in the workings of your parish and will give further guidance and direction to you in the future.

Yours in Christ,

Rev. Ronald Jozwiak