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Zone Youth Center in

Southeld is hosting its

rst Jazz Benet Concert

5-8:30 p.m. Saturday,

Dec. 17, in the lower

level of the Southeld

Pavilion, 26000 Ever-

green Road, south of 11

Mile.

The eveningwill

include samplings from

local restaurants. Talent

for the night will be the

John Arnold Trio, the

Southeld Jazz Ensemble

and Frank Lee & the KDJ

Trio.

Tickets start at $25.

Group rates are avail-

able. Low-cost child care

will be provided. Spon-

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program ads begin at $5.

Proceeds from the event

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place an ad ormake

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Safe decisions

For the past four years,

the Royal Oak Coalition

has been partnering

with local businesses to

offer freemocktail (tasty

non-alcoholic beverages)

samples to encourage

people tomake safe and

healthy decisions this

holiday season. This year

as well as last year, ROCK

on Third provided all the

ingredients tomake the

beverages.

The taste sampling

was held at the Royal

Oak High School Holiday

Craft show, sponsored by

the Royal Oak PTSA. The

Be the Change youth

group staffed the table

and collected needed

donations for future ser-

vice projects. Therewere

200 beverage tasters.

The coalition is appre-

ciative of Carrie ONeil,

owner of ROCK on Third,

student servers from

the youth group, youth

adviser Carrie Lawrence

and host Royal Oak High

School PTSA, according

to a press release.

This Thursday, Dec.

15, parents can attend

the Coalitions Third

Thursday event 7:30-8:30

p.m., when Jack Salter, a

17-year probation of-

cer from the 44th District

Court, will discuss the

impact of teenage drink-

ing and drugs on their

future and the nancial

consequences.

Third Thursdaymeet-

ings are held at the

coalition ofce, 1500 N.

Stephenson Highway,

just south of 12Mile

Road.

By Steve Kowalski

Eccentric Staff Writer

BERKLEY BettySmith

wouldntmind amerg-

er of Our Lady of LaSa-

lette Catholic Churchwith

two churches in neigh-

boring cities, as long as

her church is the one that

absorbs the other two.

Smith, 76, has been a

parishioner at Our Lady

of LaSalette, on Coolidge

between 11Mile and 12

Mile, formore than 50

years. She and her hus-

band, Lysle, sent all four

of their children through

the churchs school.

Whether a recommend-

edmergerwith St. James

in Ferndale andOur Lady

of Fatima in Oak Park

would take affect remains

to be seen, according to a

regional study by anArch-

diocesan Pastoral Council

given to ArchbishopAllen

Vigneron.

If its in her lifetime,

Smith is hoping the church

atOurLady of LaSalette

will be theworship site.

The Smiths like to trav-

el during retirement, and

Merger plan targets local churches

JOHN STORMZAND | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Lysle and Betty Smith talk with fellow parishioner, Thomas Cusick (left), after Thursdays

Mass at Our Lady of LaSalette in Berkley.

In this issue, the South

Oakland Eccentric takes

a look at parishioners

reaction and plans

for merging churches,

including Our Lady of

LaSalette and St. Dennis.

Next week: Check back

for a report on the pos-

sible sale of St. Bede in

Southfield.

FAITH IN THE

PROCESS

By Steve Kowalski


ROYAL OAKAmin-

ister speaking at a Dec.

4 vigil for an 80-year-old

woman, who police say

was murdered inside

her home last month,

reminded residents to

look out for one another

and maintain a sense of

community.

Two suspects are in

custody after being

arrested in connection

with the Nov. 20 homi-

cide, in which Nancy

Maureen Dailey was

found with a slit throat

and her hands bound,

according to Royal Oak

police.

The Rev. John Miller, a

Royal Oak resident and

pastor of First Congre-

gation Church of Roy-

al Oak, at Crooks and

Webster, less than one

mile from the homicide

scene, presided over the

vigil.

This was a terrible

loss, a significant trag-

edy, Miller said. It

was a cohesive eve-

ning, emphasizing Nan-

cy as a wonderful per-

son, appreciated by

many, known to all. I

ran into some folks who

didnt realize exactly

A significant tragedy

Residents grieve at vigil

for Royal Oak woman


Residents gathered at a vigil last week to mourn the

80-year-old woman who greeted them on her neighbor-

hood walks on Trafford Street in Royal Oak.

By Sandra Armbruster


BERKLEYAfter

being encouraged by

Mayor Phil ODwyer

to vote on a new coun-

cil member according to

what is best for Berk-

ley as we see it, a unani-

mous vote selected John

C. Blanchard to fill the

post vacated by Dan Ben-

ton.

A retired engineer, for-

mer colonel with the U.S.

Army and a volunteer

for the city and Berkley

Schools, Blanchard in his

interview had told coun-

cil that he wanted to keep

its good work going on in

the city. He said that he

wants to make sure that

the city is there to sup-

port his two grandchil-

dren growing up in Berk-

ley.

Councilwoman Eileen

Steadman led off the

voting by nominat-

ing Blanchard, and she

was quickly followed by

Councilman Alan Kideck-

el and Councilman Steve

Baker in saying that they

would vote for him as

well.

Baker said he liked the

diversity of perspec-

tive that Blanchard

would bring to the coun-

cil, including his involve-

ment in public securi-

ty and having led large

projects.

Blanchard

to round

out Berkley

council

The main (problem) is people are real comfortable to not come and worship God.

Rev. Patrick Connell, LaSalette pastor


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A2 Observer & Eccentric | Sunday, December 11, 2011

who (Dailey) was until

they saw a picture of her

and realized thats who

walked past their house

every day and said hi.

Nancys life was tak-

en, taken from that

neighborhood. The chal-

lenge is not letting (the

homicide) take their

sense of neighborhood,

neighbor. Continue to

be involved, connected,

stay strong as a neigh-

borhood. (The neighbor-

hood) has a long histo-

ry of caring for each oth-

er and people who pass

through the neighbor-

hood. Thats a very diffi-

cult challenge they face

at this point. They have

to lean on history, on

each other.

Little dynamo

Dailey lived alone in

the 2900 block of Traf-

ford, about one block

west of Dennis Cowan,

the citys former may-

or, and Laura Harrison, a

business owner who also

served on the city com-

mission. Both of the for-

mer elected officials also

addressed the crowd of

about 60 who gathered

on the lawn of Daileys

home to remember her

life.

There were lots of

hugs, lots of talking,

Harrison said.

Dailey has few sur-

viving family members,

with a cousin and the

cousins husband among

those grieving at the vig-

il, according to Harrison.

Harrison said she

cherished her friend-

ship with Dailey, a for-

mer neighborhood asso-

ciation board member

and an avid walker, even

up until her death. Dai-

ley was a lifelong single

person who lived in the

home on Trafford with

her sister until her sister

died several years ago,

neighbors said.

Nancy kind of speed

walked, quick, fast steps,

moved like a little dyna-

mo, Harrison remem-

bered. Shes see me and

say, Well, Laura whats

going on?

Neighbors concerns

Harrison said she

cant remember as chill-

ing of a crime commit-

ted against a neighbor in

four decades of living in

Royal Oak, and before

that in Detroit, where

she was born and raised.

When I first found

out, for four days after I

had goose bumps, Har-

rison said Monday. Why

did (the intruders) have

to kill her? The woman

weighed (like) 90 pounds.

I just came from the

Royal Oak Womens Club

today. A lot were ask-

ing me questions, Was

(Dailey) your neigh-

bor? Everyone is just so

stunned. Its not (Roy-

al Oak). We dont want

(a murder) to define our

city.

[email protected]

(313) 222-2047

By Steve Kowalski


ROYALOAKA for-

mer city commissioner

has renewed her opposi-

tion tomotels alongWood-

ward

Avenue,

between

11Mile

and 13

Mile,

after one

of her

neigh-

bors on

Trafford

Street, 80-year-old Nan-

cyMaureenDailey, was

killed inside her home

Nov. 20.

Neighbors say the sus-

pects were transients who

stayed inmotels along

that strip ofWoodward

Avenue in Royal Oak and

whowere known to walk

the streets of theWood-

ward Side subdivision.

The two suspects, aman

andwoman in the 40s

arrested by police Nov.

22, reportedly offered to

do yard work and other

odd jobs in exchange for

money, the neighbors say.

WhenHarrison was on

the Royal Oak City Com-

mission, between 1991-

99, the city was proactive

in shutting down a half-

dozenmotels alongWood-

ward Avenue for code

violations, but four still

remain.

The first thing we need

to do is get rid of the rest

of themotels, said Har-

rison, who lives on Traf-

ford, about one block east

of where Dailey lived.

Our quality of life is

threatened now.

While shes happy that

themotel owners pay tax-

es, Harrison said three

of themotels are a mag-

net for transient people

who contribute zippo to

the city.

A person who answered

the phone at Sagamore

Motor Lodge, onWood-

ward south of 13Mile,

said she refused com-

ment when told of Harri-

sons critique of themotel

scene alongWoodward

Avenue in Royal Oak. Of

the fourmotels, Harri-

son said she has themost

respect for the Sagamore,

a two-storymotel near

13Mile andWoodward.

Rooms at the Sagamore

reportedly are often occu-

pied by guests who have

relatives who are patients

atWilliamBeaumontHos-

pital, on 13Mile just west

ofWoodward.

Harrison was critical of

those whom she said are

guests at the Seville and

Saranacmotels, between

11Mile and 12Mile, and

the Palmsmotel, north of

13Mile.

Amanwho identified

himself as Mr. Patel,

owner of the Palms, about

three blocks south of

Trafford, confirmed the

two suspects in the homi-

cide of Dailey paid for

a room at the Palms. He

said they did not cause

trouble as guests.

(The suspects) stayed

in everymotel, Patel

said. We try to stay away

from troublemakers, but

were not perfect. I dont

have no bad people com-

ing here.

Vera Prljic, owner of

the SaranayMotel on

Woodward between Catal-

pa and 12Mile, was on

vacation and unavail-

able for comment last

week, according to the

front desk person who

answered the phone. A

person who answered the

phone at the Sevillemotel,

next door to the Saranay,

said the owner was not

available for comment.

Harrison said the

motels alongWoodward

at one timewere popu-

lar family destinations,

becausemany came from

out of town tomake a pil-

grimage to the National

Shrine of the Little Flow-

er, at 12Mile andWood-

ward.

A lot of themotels

were built because of the

Shrine, somany people

from out of town needed a

place to stay, she said.

Motel perception

As the decades

advanced, Harrison said

themotels alongWood-

ward becamemore of

an attraction for desti-

tute people. Many of the

motels the city helped

shut downwere known

for prostitution and

drugs, she said.

Among themotels razed

while she was on the City

Commission was the

Comfort motel, at the cor-

ner of Trafford andWood-

ward, Harrison said. The

corner is now occupied

by restaurants, PeiWei

Asian Diner on the south

and Olgas FreshMarket

Grille to the north, which

attract large crowds,

includingmanywalkers,

according to Harrison.

If themotel owners

insist on staying, they

shouldmake renovations

and attract more than just

transient people, Harri-

son said.

Why dont you spend

somemoney and change

your perception? Harri-

son said.

Patel said the struggling

economy is not conducive

tomaking large-scale ren-

ovations.

In this economy, youve

got to have thatmuch

money, too, Patel said. I

spendmoney (on renova-

tions).

[email protected]

(313) 222-2047

Former commissioner

renews fight against motels

Harrison

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A3Observer & Eccentric | Sunday, December 11, 2011

It takes aminimum of

four yes votes to name a

new council member.

No other namewas

placed in nomination;

there were a total of four

men who had applied to

serve as a council mem-

ber. The four besides

Blanchard, Marc F. Her-

ron, Ryan Lawson and

Gary Polk addressed

council before the voting

began.

Councilman Dan Ter-

brack acknowledged

in his comments to the

audience that with those

three council members

supporting Blanchard,

there was the likelihood

of a fourth vote, mean-

ing Blanchard would be

selected before any other

name could be placed in

nomination.

Eventually the entire

council voted for

Blanchard, some with

slight hesitation before

casting their votes.

It has been a year of

change for the Berkley

elected city leadership,

with formermayorMar-

ilyn Stephan deciding

not to run for re-election.

ODwyer left his post

as councilman, running

unopposed for mayor.

Also running unopposed

was Kideckel for what

was ODwyers seat.

Terbrack addressed

the lack of people run-

ning for office in the

November election, say-

ing that is what scared

me, worrying that no

one would express inter-

est in the office. He said

that council members

were extremely serious

in thanking the four can-

didates for coming for-

ward.

We are a blessed com-

munity, ODwyer said.

[email protected]

COUNCIL


Oakland County Reps.

Vicki Barnett, D-Farm-

ington Hills, and Jim

Townsend, D-Royal Oak,

say that a House bill, if

approved, would allow

county

commis-

sioners to

redraw

district

maps

in their

favor.

House

Bill 5187

is a vio-

lation of the state con-

stitution, the legislators

say, and it would undo

Oakland Countys coun-

ty commission reappor-

tionment map that has

already survived a court

challenge and has been

found to be fair and legal.

This is a shameless

attempt to use the state

Legislature as a tool of

the Republican Party.

This bill is in violation of

the state constitution, and

would essentially over-

turn aMichigan Court of

Appeals decision in order

to allow the GOP-con-

trolled (Oakland) Coun-

ty Commission to redraw

the district maps in their

favor, Barnett said.

This is exactly the kind

of blatant partisan over-

reach that the public is

sick of and I am disgust-

ed bymy Republican col-

leagues complete lack of

integrity on the issue.

The county reappor-

tionment maps have been

drawn by the five-mem-

ber reapportionment

committee. Themap has

already been challenged

in theMichigan Court of

Appeals, which deemed

themap to be consti-

tutional and in compli-

ance with the law. The

bill would throw that map

out and require a second

reapportionment plan

drawn up by the GOP-

controlled county com-

mission.

The size of the county

commission would be cut

from 25 to 21members,

according to the two leg-

islators.

This bill is not about

doing what is best for

Oakland County resi-

dents. Its about doing

what the Oakland County

Republican Party thinks

is best for them and

that is unconscionable,

Townsend said. Legisla-

tors should not be in con-

trol of choosing their dis-

tricts at any level of gov-

ernment.

The House Republi-

cans rejected Democrat-

ic efforts to reform the

reapportionment pro-

cess at the state level and

now theyre meddling in

Oakland Countys pro-

cess. Bad policy such as

this has no place in our

deliberations here in

the House. Themap was

drawn and then upheld in

a court decision and that

decision should stand.

Townsend blasts

reapportionment bill

Townsend

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SOUTHFIELDWhen

Church of the Transfig-

uration opened in 2007

in Southfield as amerg-

er of four Catholic par-

ishes, there already were

growing pains, according

to Jon Fox, a member of

the reorganization com-

mittee.

St. Michael Church, off

of 10Mile between Lah-

ser and Telegraph roads

in Southfield, became

the renamed Church of

the Transfiguration. A

reorganization commit-

tee of eight people, with

two people represent-

ing each of the four par-

ishes, came to a consen-

sus following ameet-

ing with the Archdio-

cese of Detroit. The for-

mer St. Michael was des-

ignated the worship site,

and a decision wasmade

to close and sell the prop-

erties at the other three

parishes: St. Ives, St.

Beatrice and St. Bede.

Themerger was part of

a 2004 Together in Faith

Phase One downsizing

plan in the Archdiocese

of Detroit, whichmerged

and clustered about 40

churches in the tri-coun-

ties, due to a priest short-

age and declining church

attendance.

We were the guinea

pig, said Fox, a longtime

parishioner of St. Michael

prior to themerger. Up

to the point where the

merger took place, there

was a great deal of pain

from all four parishes.

No one wanted to give

up their place of wor-

ship. Once the decision

wasmade, once they

went through the rituals

of closings, we formal-

ly opened the new par-

ish and the priest (the

Rev. William Ollendick)

made the transition very

smoothly.

Model to consider?

The Southfield merg-

er, and the cluster of

three churches in Ponti-

ac under the name of St.

Damien ofMolokai, may

be among themodels to

consider in the future

when Our Lady of LaSa-

lette Catholic Church in

Berkley and St. Dennis

Catholic Church in Royal

Oak face similar downsiz-

ing challenges, according

to officials at the church-

es and with the archdio-

cese.

Regional committees of

the Archdiocesan Pasto-

ral Council recommended

themerger of LaSalette

with Our Lady of Fatima

in Oak Park and St. James

in Ferndale, according

to the report. The same

committee recommend-

ed that St. Dennis become

one community with St.

Vincent Ferrer ofMadi-

son Heights and St. Mary

Magdalen and St. Justin

of Hazel Park.

How, and when, the

combinations will take

affect remains to be seen,

the report said.

The parishes may

merge, which would

mean one remains open

as the worship and

administrative site, while

the others are closed and

sold. Theymay also opt

to cluster, whichmeans

multiple sites for wor-

ship and administrative

reasons, but more shared

resources, according to

Joe Kohn, spokesman for

the archdiocese.

Kohn described Church

of the Transfiguration as

a vibrant parish com-

munity, an active Catho-

lic parish right now, one

of the larger mergers

in recent years, maybe

the largest. He cited its

count of 1,296 registered

families.

Fox said amajority of

the St. Michael parishio-

ners stayed when Trans-

figuration was formed.

He said none of the reor-

ganizing committee

members from the oth-

er churches came over to

the new church, and he

isnt sure why, or wheth-

er they chose to attend

another church.

The fact of themat-

ter is, whenever a parish

merges, youre going to

find some that choose not

to follow that merger,

Kohn said. Some gravi-

tate toward parishes that

are like their own instead

of themerged parish.

Youmay seek a nearby

parish, one that is not as

close, but one that feels

most comfortable.

SharonMyers, busi-

ness manager for Church

of the Transfiguration,

said some people from

the closed parishes came

over to Transfiguration

for a time, then left and

no longer attend.

There were some hurt

feelings, because people

had to leave parishes they

had been a part of for all

their sacramental lives,

Myers said. Its diffi-

cult for a lot of people,

difficult for a lot of St.

Michael people as well. A

lot of healing took place.

Now its a very cohesive,

unified parish, a lot of

people very positive.

Fox said the current

makeup of Transfigura-

tion has a fair number of

former parishioners from

the closed parishes, but a

majority were already St.

Michael parishioners.

We have full pews

on (weekends), espe-

cially at 4:30 Saturday

and 10 a.m. Sunday,

Fox said. Everyone has

to embrace themerg-

er if its going to happen.

The best way would be

embrace it, deal with it.

In our case we had won-

derful clergy, fantastic

instrumental in the tran-

sition, so good at dealing

with the entire process.

The difference in the

merger is how the priest

deals with the people.

The people that came

over became active, par-

ticipated in all organiza-

tions and administration

of the parish.

Uniting

communities

In an effort to make the

new parishioners from

the closed parishes famil-

iar with their new sur-

roundings, many of the

statues and other unique

characteristics of the

closed churches were sal-

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have found other parish-

es they like, but therewill

always be a special place

in their hearts forOur

Lady of LaSalette, they

said.

This is still our home,

Smith said afterMass

Thursday, the celebration

of the Immaculate Con-

ception on the Catholic

calendar. Im notmoving.

I dont live (in Ferndale or

Oak Park). I live (in Berk-

ley).We sent our four kids

to LaSalette, have a lot of

greatmemories.

The school at LaSa-

lette is not being consid-

ered for closure ormerg-

er, according to the plan,

though regional schools

may eventually replace

some parish schools, the

report said.

Smith is hoping that

LaSalettes total ofmore

than 1,000 registered

parish families, which

is about 150more than

St. James (850) and four

timesmore than Fatima

(280), will be the factor in

keeping its church doors

open.

Weve got the biggest

church (membership

wise), so I would hope so,

Smith said.

St. Dennis Church in

Royal Oak, which closed

its school after the 2009-

10 school year, because of

declining enrollment, is

recommended to be part

of amergerwith four

churches: St. Vincent Fer-

rer inMadisonHeights

and St.MaryMagdalen

and St. Justin inHazel

Park.

A spokeswoman at St.

Dennis ChurchWednes-

day directed all calls

about the proposedmerg-

er to the archdiocese.

Just proposals

Themergers are among

tentative proposals to

cluster, close andmerge

some four dozen parish-

es in the next five years,

according to a Together in

Faith Phase Two downsiz-

ing plan for the Archdio-

ceses 270 parishes. Phase

One, in 2004,merged

and clustered about 40

churches, including four

in Southfield that became

Church of the Trans-

figuration, formerly St.

Michael.

The downsizing is in

response to declining

numbers of priests and

parish members, and

in response to financial

considerations in indi-

vidual churches, accord-

ing to Joe Kohn, spokes-

man for the archdiocese.

Approximately 40 groups

conducted individual

studies, with 1,500 Cath-

olics from across the

archdiocese assisting,

Kohn said.

What weve done is

release recommendations,

this is not a final plan,

Kohn said. Its not a neat,

tidy package of This

church is going to do this,

this church is going to do

that. Therewas a conflu-

ence of factors. Nomat-

ter the church, we looked

at the demographics in

the area: Are theremore

or fewer people show-

ing up every Sunday, the

financial picture, number

of priests available, con-

tingency plans on priests

retiring.

The plan is not just

merging churches but

sharingministries, best

practices, a food pantry

(and other Christian ser-

vice), Kohn said. Its

done to be themost effi-

cient, to look beyond par-

ish borders, figure out

howwe as Catholics can

best use the resources of

the church: human,mon-

ey, priests and programs.

Shrine, schools

remain

Among the 11 church-

es in the South Oakland

Vicariate PlanningGroup

Two are theNational

Shrine of the Little Flow-

er and St.Mary, which are

expected to stand on their

ownwith registered fam-

ilymemberships of 3,582

and 1,061, respectively,

according to archdiocesan

records. None of the four

Catholic grade schools in

the South OaklandVicar-

iate PlanningGroup Two

will be affected, includ-

ing Shrine, St.Mary and

LaSalette, according to

the report.

LaSalette DeaconDan

Darga said the parish is

currently financially sta-

ble. Amerger of three

parishes could give the

new community bet-

ter financial footingwhile

improving its outreach,

he said.

When churches close

andmergewith other par-

ishes, the properties and

buildings are placed on

themarket, or rented out,

according toKohn. The

remaining parish absorbs

any debt or revenue from

the sale of the closed

buildings, Kohn said.

Change is a normal

part of all of our lives,

and should still allow us

to dowhat were called to

do: worship, education,

formation and service,

Darga said. Any parish,

church community should

do those things.

TheRev. Patrick Con-

nell, pastor of Our Lady

of LaSalette for 13 years,

said the churchwill know

more about its fate in Feb-

ruarywhen the archbish-

op givesmore details. He

said thewait to determine

when themerger takes

place could be sixmonths,

up to five years, contin-

gent on retirements of

priests.

LaSalettes pewswould

become a bitmore full, if

it becomes the home par-

ish for amerger of three

churches, according to

Connell.

Were feeling the same

thing all parishes are feel-

ing, and also our Prot-

estant brothers and sis-

ters are dealingwith, and

thats a decline of peo-

ple attendingMass in the

Catholic Church, and few-

er people attending Prot-

estant services, Connell

said. Themain (problem)

is people are real comfort-

able to not come andwor-

shipGod.

Themedian age of those

who attendMass is steadi-

ly increasing, and those

who have died are not

being replaced by young-

er faces, according to

Darga.

Some of our older

parishioners have gone

home to bewith the Lord,

saidDarga.

Connell said hes seen a

trend in recent years he

didnt experience in his

previous assignment at St.

Regis Catholic Church in

BloomfieldHills.

Ive (presided over)

a fair amount of funer-

als in my time here,

said Connell, recalling

58 funerals of parishio-

ners last year. I (per-

form) more funerals than

weddings and that was

not the case at my last

assignment.

Room for growth

TomCusick, a Berkley

senior and parishioner

for 53 years at LaSalette,

where all six of his chil-

dren attended school, said

getting a seat atMass is

never a problem.

We used to have a full

church, now its about half

full, Cusick said, leaving

church after Thursdays

Mass.

DonnaBuckley, aHun-

tingtonWoods resident

andmember of LaSa-

lette parish formore than

40 years, said the declin-

ingMass attendance has

actually become an added

attraction.

(LaSalette) is not ful-

ly crowded like Shrine,

Buckley said. Thats why

I like it. Its peaceful and a

nice community.

Since she also has an

emotional tie with LaSa-

lette, marrying her hus-

band, Richard, there.

Buckley said shewas

encouragedwith a homi-

ly she heard fromConnell

Dec. 4.

Our pastor (Connell)

last week gave his inter-

pretation and told us

to be at peace, there is

nothing written in stone,

it will work out the way

its supposed to, Buck-

ley said.

If LaSalette closed, the

Smithsmay bemore like-

ly to transfer to St.Marys

Church in Royal Oak,

where theywed, than to

St. James or Fatima, Betty

Smith said.

Nothings going to hap-

pen in the near future,

Smith said. I guess I am

not going to get concerned

until I know it happens.

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By Steve Kowalski


FERNDALETheRev.

StevenWertanen, pas-

tor of St. James Catholic

Church in Ferndale, has

released a statement in

which he emphasizes that

amergerwith Our Lady

of LaSalette in Berkley

andOur Lady of Fatima in

Oak Park doesnt neces-

sarilymean the closing of

St. James.

TheArchdiocese of

Detroit released a study

last week inwhich there

are recommendations to

cluster, close andmerge

about four dozen parish-

es in the next five years,

according to a Together in

Faith Phase Two downsiz-

ing plan for the archdio-

ceses 270 parishes.

Due to retirements,

Wertanen said it is pro-

jected therewill be

approximately 100 few-

er priests than the current

number serving the Arch-

diocese of Detroit in the

next 10 years. The par-

ish consolidation plan is

in response to the priest

shortage, a decline in

church attendance and

financial considerations

in individual churches,

according to JoeKohn,

spokesman for the arch-

diocese.

St. Jameswas found-

ed in Ferndale in 1919 and

has been at 241W. Pear-

son, offWoodward south

of NineMile, formany

decades. Its parish school

closed a couple of decades

ago, according to a history

link on its website.

Wertanen emphasized

patience to his parishio-

ners, as the findings so far

are only recommenda-

tions, not decisions!

Here, in part, isWer-

tanens statement:

These initial recom-

mendations came from

the efforts of laity gath-

ered from the parishes of

the Archdiocese.

In February (2010),

each parishwas asked to

send representatives to be

a part of this Together In

Faith process. The repre-

sentativeswere gathered

with other parish repre-

sentatives by vicariate.

Since February, repre-

sentatives gathered to dis-

cuss various topics con-

cerning the future ofmin-

istrywithin the Archdi-

ocese andmake recom-

mendations.

Theywere also asked

tomake recommenda-

tionswith regards to

if and which parishes

should cluster, merge and/

or close.

It is the recommenda-

tions from these lay gath-

erings that have been

announced in the past cou-

ple of weeks.

These recommenda-

tionswere, then, present-

ed to ArchbishopAllen

Vigneron for him to con-

siderwhen hemakes deci-

sions, which he plans on

having determined by

February 2012.

Much ofwhat has been

recommended could

change. St. Jameswas

groupedwith Our Lady of

Fatima in Oak Park and

Our Lady of LaSalette in

Berkley tomerge into one

parish.

Nowhere does it say

that it is recommend-

ed that St. Jameswould

close!

Based on the recom-

mendation, if applied,

therewould have to be

a process inwhich it is

determinedwhich one

parishwould remain open

andwhich two parish-

es would close andmerge

into the one

In addition, I suspect

that any decisions that

may bemade in Febru-

ary, would not necessar-

ily happen right away. It

could be that these deci-

sionsmay be implement-

edwithin a 5-year time-

framebut, I dont

know!

The bottom line, worth

stating again:

What has been pre-

sented are (his emphasis)

RECOMMENDATIONS,

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Pastor not ready to shut parish doors

financial considerations

in individual church-

es, Kohn said. Approx-

imately 40 groups con-

ducted individual studies,

with 1,500 Catholics from

across the archdiocese

assisting, Kohn said.

You typically think

of one church and the

community that wor-

ships within, Kohn said.

Thats not necessari-

ly the case anymore. You

can have a parish involv-

ingmultiple sites, more

than one church and a

former parish acting as a

chapel (for instance).

Any time you keep a

building open, you have

maintenance costs. Thats

a factor, and also a fac-

tor is the ease with which

(parishioners) can get to

church.

Options to consider

Deacon Dan Dar-

ga of LaSalette Church

said that, when the time

comes to consider a

merger or cluster, LaSa-

lette will weigh all its

options.

Darga said LaSalette

already has experience

consolidating buildings

on its campus for new

purposes. The former

rectory was converted to

the Song and Spirit Insti-

tute for Peace, an inter-

faith organization to edu-

cate and promote good-

will between Christians,

Muslims and Jews, Dar-

ga said.

In general, where

mergers go, there is not

one pattern, Darga said.

Youve got to ask ques-

tions. Do you need three

church buildings, three

residences (for priests)?

In Southfield, it decided

having one church build-

ing for the whole commu-

nity was the best way to

go. Four parishes work

together, create one new

one of four. There is great

wisdom in doing that.

When churches merge,

the church that remains

open takes on all of the

debt and any of the rev-

enue from the sell-

ing of former proper-

ties, according toMyers,

who said Church of the

Transfiguration current-

ly is stable financial-

ly. Around the time of the

merger, the church prop-

erties of St. Ives and

St. Beatrice were sold,

she said. The archdio-

cese recently announced

a pending sale of the St.

Bede Church toWalmart.

Fox said hes glad

Southfield chose to

merge four parishes

instead of cluster, which

he said never works.

A cluster in Livonia,

formed between St. Mau-

rice and St. Genevieve

in the 2004 plan, appar-

ently didnt work. A sub-

committee of Together in

Faith Phase Two has rec-

ommended the closure of

St. Maurice.

There are not enough

priests to go around, Fox

said. (A cluster) drives

a priest into the ground,

there is too much work.

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ROYAL OAK The

unofficial Royal Oak

City Commission Alum-

ni Association welcomed

three new members

Monday night unoffi-

cially, of course.

City Commissioners

Mike Andrzejak, Ter-

ry Drinkwine and Chuck

Semchena were hon-

ored on their final day

as elected officials with

a farewell party at San-

gria restaurant, orga-

nized by former com-

missioners Andy Pren-

tice and Laura Harrison.

We jokingly call it

the Royal Oak Alum-

ni Association, said

Prentice, who was elect-

ed to the city commis-

sion for one term in 1993

and appointed to a two-

year term in 2004. This

is basically a volun-

teer (seat) and there is a

great deal of respect for

(former city commis-

sioners), who have great

respect for the city.

Prentice, a Republi-

can, and Harrison, who

says she doesnt deal

with partisan politics,

stressed the bipartisan

nature of the farewell

party. There were for-

mer city commissioners

from both sides of the

political aisle present,

Prentice said, including

David Richards, a Dem-

ocrat.

The three retiring city

commissioners joined

the party late after giv-

ing farewell addresses

at their

final pub-

lic meet-

ing at

city hall,

a night

that also

marked

the

swearing

in of new

city com-

mission-

ers Kyle

DuBuc,

Mike

Fournier

and Peg-

gy Good-

win.

TVs

atop the

Sangria

bar had

on the

city com-

mission

meeting,

shown

live on WROK. Semche-

na and Andrzejak, who

were born and raised in

Royal Oak, gave espe-

cially long farewell

speeches, prompting

someone to joke that

they wouldnt make it to

Sangria before last call.

All of the current city

commissioners, and

Mayor Jim Ellison, were

expected to show at San-

gria after the public

meeting, Prentice said.

If Drinkwine had his

druthers, hed have got-

ten to the farewell par-

ty earlier.

(The public meeting)

was longer than antic-

ipated, said a smiling

Drinkwine, 62. I said

thank you and good

bye. Its time to leave

(the city commission) to

the younger guys.

Semchena, the for-

mer city attorney, not-

ed that hell have with-

drawals not being on

city commission when

controversial issues are

addressed. Drinkwine, a

retired Royal Oak Police

officer, said hell be

content spending more

of his free time writ-

ing and hunting or fish-

ing than worrying about

issues.

Im sure there will be

something that gets my

blood boiling, well see,

Drinkwine said.

When they arrived,

Prentice welcomed the

three at the Sangria

door, starting with his

introduction of Andrze-

jak: Ladies and gentle-

men, its my pleasure to

present Citizen Andrze-

jak!

Harrisons teasing of

Andrzejak began before

she even stepped on the

stage.

I asked him if hed

like to repeat his speech.

I thought Dave Rich-

ards (farewell) speech

was long-winded, said

Harrison, the first to

hug Andrzejak.

Andrzejak expect-

ed the farewell party to

be just as emotional as

the public meeting. It

was flattering to receive

compliments from the

public and other city

commissioners, he said.

The comments blew

me away, I was misty-

eyed, and it was tough

to keep my composure,

Andrzejak said.

The farewell party

at Sangria started out

more as a monologue,

with former city com-

missioners roasting

their new associates.

Prentice said that

he and Harrison spent

many weeks prepar-

ing for what they were

going to say about the

departing city commis-

sioners.

If this guy is

involved, there will be

razzing, Semchena said

with a laugh, referring

to Prentice.

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lowdown the hustle and

bustle of the season, and

enjoy theDetroit Chamber

Winds&Strings annualHoliday

Brass concert, on Sunday,Dec.

18, in the acoustically rich sanc-

tuary of the First Presbyterian

Church ofRoy-

al Oak.

The church

was great to

workwith last

year, saidBerk-

ley resident

NatalieBru-

no,DCWSVice

President for

Marketing and

Development.

For the holi-

day concerts,

we need a church that is large

enough to accommodate a big

choir and a large brass group.

You have to have a churchwith

decent sight lines so the entire

audience can see.

First Presbyterianworks

great for that It has good

acoustics and its still intimate

enough that you feel like youre

listening to chambermusic.

TheAndoverHigh School

Choir fromBloomfieldHills

Schoolswill invite audience

members to join a sing-a-long

of traditional carols as a pre-

lude to the evening concert.

DCWSExecutiveDirectorMau-

ryOkunwill lead the sing-a-long,

and choirmemberswill stand all

around the inside of the sanctu-

ary so the audiencewill feel like

theyre enveloped in sound,Bru-

no said.

At theDCWSHolidayBrass

concertDec. 4 at theCathedral

Church of St. Paul inDetroit, the

sing-along needed a little tweak-

ing.

Wewere hearing somuch

sound from the perimeter of the

venue thatwe stopped the sing-

along tomake the choir sing by

themselves and the audience

sing by themselves beforewe

would allow them to sing togeth-

er again,Bruno said. The audi-

encewas just letting the choir

runwith itItwas pretty fun-

ny.

Sundays concertwill feature

12DCWSmusicians performing

festive selections arranged for

different combinations of brass

instrumentsFrench horn,

trumpets, trombones, tuba and

percussion instruments.

Somuch of themusic that

youll hear in a brass concert

was not actuallywritten for

brass. Itwaswritten very long

ago for other instruments

strings andwoodwinds,Bru-

no pointed out. Basically all

the brassmusic youre hearing

in this type of setting has been

written and re-envisioned by an

arranger, somebodywhos really

creative, usually amusician. (In

this concert) there are four piec-

es thatwere arranged for the

DCWSspecifically.

Theconcerts repertoire

includes OCome,AllYeFaith-

ful (with choir), Christmas-

time, JingleBellsBrass, Hol-

iday forTrombones, TwoCan-

zonNonToni, ThreeCarols,

Battle of Jericho, andChrist-

masCantata (withchoir).One

piece, InDulci JubiloSuite, had

its start as ageneral usework.

Wedidnt know it, but at the

timewewere having twodif-

ferent people arrange InDulci

Jubilo,Bruno said. Sowe read

both versions, andwewere try-

ing to choose one, but theywere

both so good.We ended upput-

ting all three together and call-

ing it a suite. Now this is some-

thing thatweperforma lot

because itworks reallywell.

Tickets forHolidayBrass are

$35/ adults, $30/seniors (60 and

older) and $10/ students, avail-

able by calling (248) 559-2095 or

atwww.detroitchamberwinds.

org. Ticket prices are an addi-

tional $5 at the door. The sing-a-

long gets going at 6:45 p.m. and

the concert starts at 7:30 p.m.

First PresbyterianChurch of

RoyalOak is located at 529Hen-

drieBlvd., three blocks south

of 11Mile and one block east of

Woodward.

Sing out loud and send Around

Town news toDiana Wing at

[email protected].

Let concert raise your spirit and voice

Around Town

Diana Wing

David Ammer (left), CorbinWagner, Kevin Good, Maury Okun, Gordon Simmons and Bryan Kennedy are brass

musicians with the Detroit ChamberWinds & Strings, now in its 30th year.

The 2010 Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings Holiday Brass concert at First Presbyterian Church of Royal Oak

included members of the Stoney Creek High School Choir. This years event is Dec. 18.

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Holiday wish

Dear Santy Paws, my name is Devon and I really want

a home. I was a little kitten when I rst arrived and now

Ive grown into a handsome, fuzzy young man. Im in the

teenage part of kittenhood now. I am extremely playful

and like to play and wrestle with other kittens my age.

I am very lovey-dovey and love to give kisses. I grew up

with other cats and dogs, too. I am 6 months old, neutered

and vaccinated. Please send me to my forever home for

Fish-mas. Visit Devon and all of his feline buddies at New

Beginnings Animal Rescues adoption event, noon-4 p.m.

Dec. 17, Community Pet Supply, 601 N. Main, Royal Oak.

During the month of December all of New Beginnings cats

can be adopted for half price.

SOUTHFIELD Feethe

Mason of Southfield

has been named one of

13 finalists in a nation-

wide art competition. Her

watercolor entitled Sun-

flowerswill be featured

in Expressions 2012, an

award-winning calendar

celebrating active aging

and the arts. Published by

WatermarkRetirement

Communities, the color

wall calendarwill be dis-

tributed locally by The

Fountains at Franklin,

whereMason resides.

Studio art is one ofmany

pastimes that keepMason

at the top of her game at

The Fountains at Franklin.

Staying busy is one of the

reasons she says she loves

living there. Being sur-

rounded by caring people

is another. She sums it up

beautifully: I love having

lots of company. A recent

art lesson at The Foun-

tains inspiredMason to

push the limits of water-

color to produce this high-

ly stylized piece.

Honorablementions in

the 2012 calendar include

JoanBell, also a resi-

dent of The Fountains at

Franklin in Southfield.

The complimentary cal-

endars are now available

while supplies last. For

a copy of the 2012 calen-

dar, stop by The Fountains

at Franklin, 28301 Frank-

lin Road.

The Fountains at Frank-

lin ismanaged byWater-

markRetirement Com-

munities. Residents of 27

Watermark communities

coast to coast competed

for a coveted feature spot

in the annual calendar.

Seniors art wins spot on calendar

Feethe

Ma-

son of

South-

eld has

been

chosen

as a

nalist

for a

national

art com-

petition

with her

work,

Sun-

ow-

ers.

Sheryl Ann Sarafian

and James C. Karo of

Royal Oak are delighted

to announce the birth of

their daughter, Christina

Sarafian Karo.

Christina was born at

8:12 a.m., Jan. 4, 2011 at

Providence Hospital in

Southfield. She weighed

7 pounds 13 1/2 ounces

andmeasured 20 3/4 inch-

es long.

Proud grandparents are

Eddie and Carolyn Sara-

fian of Northville, and

Dr. James J. and Lucretia

Karo ofWest Bloomfield.

Great-grandparents

are the late Joseph and

Louise Carson, the late

Edward andHelen Sara-

fian, the late Robert and

Catherine Koss and the

late Leo andHelen Karo.

Sheryl Ann Sarafian

By Julie Yolles

Correspondent

AuthorMarthaBayne

brings herself and her new

Soup&BreadCookbook to

Ferndale, via Chicago, on

Wednesday,Dec. 14, for a

fund-raiser forGleaners

Community FoodBank.

Baynes been hosting Soup

&Bread fund-raisers for

various food pantries and

hunger relief organiza-

tions for the past three

years and has raised over

$15,000.Soup&Breadwas

recently named one of the

TopEssential Cookbooks

for Fall 2011.

Bayne will be signing

her cookbook, which has

an entire tomato-themed

chapter devoted to the

Detroit SOUP project, at

the Loving Touch, 22634

Woodward, adjacent to

theWoodward Avenue

Brewers in Ferndale. The

event will be taking place

from 5:30-7:30 p.m., and

will feature soups from

Woodward Avenue Broth-

ers, The Emory, OmCafe,

local chef Erin Poyle and

more. Hermanns Bakery

in Royal Oak will be pro-

viding bread.

Theres no cover or

charge for soup, but

donations will be accept-

ed for Gleaners. For

more information, go to

www.soupandbread.net

or call the Loving Touch

at (248) 546-6396.

For consideration of

coverage in this column,

please send event hap-

penings, including invi-

tations and press kits, to

Julie Yolles, Social Scene

Columnist, Observer &

Eccentric Newspapers,

371 Greenwood, Birming-

ham,MI 48009. Contact

her at jyolles@comcast.

net or (248) 642-9465.

Soup it up at

fund-raiser

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Submit items for the Religion Calendar to sarm-

[email protected]. Please include the

name and daytime phone number of a contact per-

son. The calendar is open to nonprofit religious

organizations.

Christmas concert

Unity Church of Royal Oak invites you to Joy-

ful Songs and WarmMemories: A Christmas Con-

cert on Sunday Dec. 11 at 1:30 p.m., 2500 Crooks

(between 12 and 13 Mile roads). The concert will

feature Lance Luce at the organ, Dan Hiveley on

guitar, Mark Winter on drums and James ODonnell

on trumpet, along with vocals by Tony Camillett-

ti, Rev. Larry Hooks, Jackie Irvin and Dr. Debbie

ONeal. Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door.

For more information, call (248) 288-3550 or visit

www.unityroyaloak.org.

IN THE SPIRIT

ROYALOAKWilliam

Sullivan & Son Funeral

Directors will host a ser-

vice of remembrance at 3

p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11,

at the Royal OakWom-

ens Club, 409 S. Pleasant

Street.

The event is open to the

public, with advance reg-

istration requested at

(248) 541-7000.

The service will include

a nondenomination-

al reading and a candle-

lighting ceremony, fol-

lowed by light refresh-

ments.

The holidays are espe-

cially hard for people

who have lost a loved

one, said Sullivan Vice

PresidentMichael Lope.

The service gives

attendees the comfort

of knowing they are not

alone in their grief.

William Sullivan & Son

Funeral Directors has

served families in south-

east Michigan for more

than 100 years. The fam-

ily-owned and operat-

ed firm has received the

highest honor in funer-

al service, the Best of

the Best award from the

National Funeral Direc-

tors Association. It has

received the NFDAs con-

tinuing recognition, the

Pursuit of Excellence

award, annually since

2001.

Remembrance

service is planned

Jewish Vocational Services will offer its Women to

Work program in January 2012.

Women toWork is designed to help women andmen,

who have been out of the paid workforce because of

family responsibilities, re-enter the work world.

An informational meeting will be held 9-11 a.m.

Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 at 29699 Southfield Road,

between 12Mile and 13Mile in Southfield.

The 10-session programwill begin Tuesday, Jan. 17,

2012. Sessions will run 9 a.m.-noon on Tuesdays and

Thursdays.

Participants will receive help with resums, inter-

viewing and job search skills, and networking.

Advance registration is required. Call (248) 233-4232.

Job search help offered

free of charge

Its a guy thing for this hungry group.

The Nordic Fellows are at it again. This local group

of Scandinavian men will gather on Dec. 17 to cele-

brate the annual rite of passage for Nordic men the

feast of Lutefisk.

These chaps with names like Erik, Iver, and Anders

know that you may have heard some awful things

about this ancient delicacy, but for them, its all good.

Its good because its a meal of their favorite fish,

cod, but prepared in a different way.

Lutefisk (LOU-ta-fisk) has deep origins beginning

long before anybody knew about electric refrigera-

tors. Even before electricity. Ancient Vikings had to

preserve their seasonal catch of cod and found that

processing it with salt and hanging it out to dry would

keep the fish for many months and provide nourish-

ment through the long dark winter months.

The pre-holiday ritual meal continues to be the

brunt of jokes, and a favorite subject of Garrison

Keillor on his weekly show, Prairie Home Companion

on National Public Radio.

To the untrained pallet, lutefisk can be a challenge

because of its soft consistency. If overcooked, it can

resemble gelatin. Lutefisk is served with one of three

toppings: melted butter, a Norwegian favorite; white

sauce, favored by Swedes; or a dill sauce with gener-

al appeal.

Modern Norwegians, Swedes, Finns, and Icelanders

have never lost their taste for this delicacy, and the

local Nordic Fellows are again ready to share their

love with other guys who want to try it, In fact, for

the newbies, a certificate will be issued to each and

very one that takes the challenge.

The Nordic Fellows invite any interested men

to join them at the Swedish Club at 22398 Ruth

Street in Farmington Hills, beginning at 11:30

a.m. for the feast of Lutefisk on Saturday, Dec.

17. Tickets at $30 are very limited, and reserva-

tions are necessary by calling Dennis Flessland

(248) 547-6379.

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Youve got enough to

do, checking off items

on your shopping list.

So keep the following

list of holiday happen-

ings handy. The list will

be updated each week,

so check your South

Oakland Eccentric each

week for more details.

To list an event in the

South Oakland area, e-

mail the complete infor-

mation to sarmbruster@

hometownlife.com.

Sunday, Dec. 11

The Berkley Ice Are-

na will offer a chance to

Skate with Santa, Sun-

day, Dec. 11,

5:30-7 p.m. Admission

is free with a donation of

two canned goods. Rent-

al skates are on hand for

$3/pair.

Thursday, Dec. 15

AHoliday Light Tour

for seniors is set for 5:15

p.m. Dec. 15. Cost is $12.

The trip leaves from

the Berkley Community

Center, 2400 Robina. The

bus will travel to down-

town Rochester, for the

Bright Lights Festival.

Next stop will beWater-

ford Oaks County Park

for hot chocolate, cook-

ies and holiday car-

ols sung by a local Girl

Scout troop. For more

information or to regis-

ter over the phone with

a Visa orMasterCard,

call (248) 658-3470.

Friday, Dec. 16

The Ferndale Library

will once again be

the site of the annual

Rudolph the Red-Nosed

Reindeer Sing-A-Long,

at 6:30 p.m. onWednes-

day, Dec. 16. The library

is located at 222 E. Nine

Mile Road, Ferndale,

MI 48220. The event is

for all ages and is free.

Goodies will be provided

Registration is not

necessary, but let the

library know you are

coming by visiting http://

www.facebook.com/

events/246233548769177

Tuesday, Dec. 20

A free holiday con-

cert will be presented by

the Royal OakMusicale

Chorus on Tuesday, Dec.

20, at 7:30 p.m., at the

Good Shepherd Luther-

an Church (on Campbell

Road, just south of Gar-

denia). The chorus will

perform familiar holi-

daymusic, directed

by Twylia Voshol (Roy-

al Oak), accompanied by

Min Chung (Troy).

Also on the pro-

gramwill be two col-

legemusic students who

attended Cranbrook-

Kingswood: Mary Bar-

on, soprano, attend-

ing Eastman School of

Music, and Chava Appi-

ab, cellist, studying at

Oberlin College, in Ohio.

Both are former finan-

cial award winners of

the Royal OakMusicale.

This free concert

is open to the public.

Refreshments will be

served following the

concert. There will be

a free-will offering to

help cover the Chorus

expenses.

Santa takes to the ice in Berkley

There are many oppor-

tunities to share glad tid-

ings this holiday season.

What follows is a list of

some of them that will be

updated each week.

This is the last week to

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