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🌱 Patch AM: Utica faithful remember Fr. Thomas Sutherland’s decades of devoted ministry

Make time for Oakland/Macomb Out of the Darkness Walk on the Utica Patch calendar

Saturday August 29th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

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In today's newsletter:

  • Utica faithful remember Fr. Thomas Sutherland's decades of devoted ministry

Also on today's calendar: Oakland/Macomb Out of the Darkness Walk and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sun and areas of high clouds, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 82, low: 70.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 84 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fr. Thomas Sutherland, 91, remembered as 'the people's priest' at St. Therese of Lisieux (detroitcatholic.com) — Utica-area Catholics are mourning Fr. Thomas Sutherland, a longtime Detroit Archdiocese priest who briefly administered St. Lawrence Parish in Utica and is being remembered as a humble, people-focused pastor. The 91-year-old served parishes across metro Detroit and Shelby Township, and condolences for his family can be sent to Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Directors on Hall Road in Utica.
   

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Other local events
    Monday August 31
  • Tech Tutoring
    North Macomb Branch Library North Branch - Group Study Room C
    1:00 pm
  • Tuesday September 1
  • MSN School Picture Day
    L'Anse Creuse Middle School - North MSN
    8:00 am
  • Thursday September 3
  • Weekly Meeting
    Kiwanis Club Filippas Restaurant, 45125 Mound Rd, Shelby Charter Twp, MI, 48317, United States
    12:00 pm
  • NorthFlicks - Movie Night (Adult)
    North Macomb Branch Library North Branch - North Branch Meeting Room
    6:00 pm
  • Tuesday September 8
  • Bluey Dance Party
    North Macomb Branch Library North Branch - Creative/Story Room
    6:00 pm
  • Wednesday September 9
  • Telephone Town Hall- SCAMS Prevention →
    Comfort of your own home
    6:30 pm
  • Friday September 11
  • 10,000 Sq. Ft. Rummage Sale →
    St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 375 Lothrop Rd, Grosse Pointe Farms
    9:00 am
  • Saturday September 19
  • Fairways Fore Life →
    Cedar Glen Golf and Outing, 36860 25 Mile Rd, New Baltimore
    9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Westlake Chemical Corporation posted a job opening for Material Handler in Utica. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Sterling Heights

  • New $70 million special needs education center opens in Sterling Heights for Macomb County students (wxyz.com)
  • Sterling Heights (MI) Hosts Civilian Fire Academy (firefighternation.com)
  • Win Tickets to O.A.R.! (audacy.com)

Macomb

  • Volunteer Recruitment Fair returns to Macomb Mall with over 24 groups (mlive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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