St. Pat Stories - St. Patrick Senior Center https://stpatsrctr.org Just another WordPress site Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:54:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Rev Hilda Smith Talks about St. Pat https://stpatsrctr.org/rev-hilda-smith-talks-about-st-pat/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:57:15 +0000 https://stpatsrctr.org/?p=8775 We recently asked Rev. Hilda Smith, a long-time member who’s 98 years old, to tell us what St. Pat means to her.  What she told us is inspiring.  Rev. Smith is one of more than 3000 people the center serves each year, every one of them with a special story to tell.  

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]]> We recently asked Rev. Hilda Smith, a long-time member who’s 98 years old, to tell us what St. Pat means to her.  What she told us is inspiring.  Rev. Smith is one of more than 3000 people the center serves each year, every one of them with a special story to tell.  

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]]> St Pat Providing Supplemental Food & Meals https://stpatsrctr.org/st-pat-providing-supplemental-food-meals/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:23:16 +0000 https://stpatsrctr.org/?p=8674 St. Pat’s “Sharing & Caring” supplemental food program defrays the cost of our meals, provides food boxes for our members and others living nearby, and allows us to deliver meals to people who may not be able to leave home. Please watch the two-minute video for more on the program. The program is generously supported […]

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]]> St. Pat’s “Sharing & Caring” supplemental food program defrays the cost of our meals, provides food boxes for our members and others living nearby, and allows us to deliver meals to people who may not be able to leave home. Please watch the two-minute video for more on the program. The program is generously supported by Detroit Area Agency on Aging, Forgotten Harvest, United Way of SE Michigan, the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation, Sam’s Club, Trader Joe’s and others.

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]]> St. Pat on Channel 7! https://stpatsrctr.org/8778-2/ Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:00:42 +0000 https://stpatsrctr.org/?p=8778 St. Pat members rececorded this greeting to air on WXYZ-TV Channel 7!  The station encourages organizations to submit a recording saying “Good Morning, Detroit!” – and Activities Director Joanne Carter arranged ours awhile back. It shows dozens of members in matching St Pat t-shirts saying “Good Morning!” from our front porch! The greeting usually runs […]

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]]> St. Pat members rececorded this greeting to air on WXYZ-TV Channel 7!  The station encourages organizations to submit a recording saying “Good Morning, Detroit!” – and Activities Director Joanne Carter arranged ours awhile back. It shows dozens of members in matching St Pat t-shirts saying “Good Morning!” from our front porch! The greeting usually runs once an hour, unless there’s breaking news that prevents it.

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]]> St. Pat People Meet Our DSO Friends https://stpatsrctr.org/profiles-of-st-pat-people-by-dso-friends/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:52:39 +0000 https://stpatsrctr.org/?p=8812 When some of our neighbors from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra visited St. Pat last May – an activity organized for their annual community service day – we introduced them to everything going on at the center,  and also to some amazing St. Pat people. We then asked that they write some brief profiles of these […]

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]]> When some of our neighbors from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra visited St. Pat last May – an activity organized for their annual community service day – we introduced them to everything going on at the center,  and also to some amazing St. Pat people. We then asked that they write some brief profiles of these members – and they came up with four wonderful stories, which you can read by clicking on the links below

St. Pat is fortunate to have the DSO as our neighbors to the east – and we think it’s more than coincidence that two of the most exciting places in Detroit are right next door to each other.

Sago Garrett, by Hannah Engwall Elbial HERE

Rev. Michael Jones, by Clare Valenti  HERE

Rosie Woods, by Angela Stough  HERE

Jimmie Green, by Sridhar Ravikoti  HERE

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]]> Ms Julia Celebrates Her 104th! https://stpatsrctr.org/ms-julia-celebrates-her-104th/ Fri, 08 Nov 2024 20:50:21 +0000 https://stpatsrctr.org/?p=5544 Our beloved Ms Julia Esaw recently celebrated her 104th birthday! She was born in 1920, the same year that women were granted voting rights in the USA. Here’s a story from last Sunday’s Free Press that also includes her daughter Berneta. Happy Birthday, Ms Julia! Click HERE to read the story:

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]]> Our beloved Ms Julia Esaw recently celebrated her 104th birthday! She was born in 1920, the same year that women were granted voting rights in the USA. Here’s a story from last Sunday’s Free Press that also includes her daughter Berneta. Happy Birthday, Ms Julia!

Click HERE to read the story:

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]]> Ms. Frances Writes Her Story https://stpatsrctr.org/ms-frances-writes-her-story/ Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:51:31 +0000 https://stpatsrctr.org/?p=5458 In February, St. Pat’s member Ms. Frances Lewis published what she calls her “maiden book,” in her late eighties.  Titled “Frances Is…,” it’s all about growing up in Detroit’s Black Bottom – and being a wife, mother, educator, traveler, public servant and so much more.  Click the picture to watch this quick video, in which […]

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]]> In February, St. Pat’s member Ms. Frances Lewis published what she calls her “maiden book,” in her late eighties.  Titled “Frances Is…,” it’s all about growing up in Detroit’s Black Bottom – and being a wife, mother, educator, traveler, public servant and so much more.  Click the picture to watch this quick video, in which Ms. Lewis talks about what writing the book has meant to her.  You can order the book at this link on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=frances%20is….%20lewis…

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]]> The One and Only Fran Dorn https://stpatsrctr.org/the-one-and-only-fran-dorn/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 12:09:24 +0000 https://stpatsrctr.org/?p=4310 Nobody has been around St. Pat longer than Fran.  She moved to the area upon becoming a nurse around 1966.  She joined St. Pat parish – and she and her husband, Pat, were married in the Girls Catholic Central school building after it closed, and before it became St. Pat Senior Center.  She was actually […]

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]]> Nobody has been around St. Pat longer than Fran.  She moved to the area upon becoming a nurse around 1966.  She joined St. Pat parish – and she and her husband, Pat, were married in the Girls Catholic Central school building after it closed, and before it became St. Pat Senior Center.  She was actually on the committee that hired Sister Mary Watson to start the meal program – and has been involved almost every step of the way ever since, contributing not only to St Pat, but also to the neighborhood.  On September 5, Fran sat down to tell her story – and it is an amazing 45 minutes, broken into three parts.  

For Part One, click HERE 

For Part Two, click HERE

For Part Three, click HERE 

 

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]]> St. Pat@50 – Karen Walker https://stpatsrctr.org/st-pat50-karen-walker/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 12:07:20 +0000 https://stpatsrctr.org/?p=4307 On September 8, we asked Karen Walker – a relatively new member at 5 months – to tell us what St. Pat means to her.  Click the picture to watch Karen share the sentiments of many of the folks we support with our programs.  

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]]> On September 8, we asked Karen Walker – a relatively new member at 5 months – to tell us what St. Pat means to her.  Click the picture to watch Karen share the sentiments of many of the folks we support with our programs.  

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]]> St. Pat@50 — Saint Ambrose Parish https://stpatsrctr.org/st-pat50-st-ambrose-parish/ Tue, 09 May 2023 16:36:50 +0000 https://stpatsrctr.org/?p=3360 As we celebrate St. Pat’s 50th anniversary in 2023, we’ll be hearing all year from the people who’ve made St. Pat what we are – members, staff, volunteers, FOUIs and many more.

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]]> As we celebrate St. Pat’s 50th anniversary in 2023, we’ll be hearing all year from the people who’ve made St. Pat what we are – members, staff, volunteers, FOUIs and many more.

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]]> St. Pat@50 – Gloria Hopkins https://stpatsrctr.org/st-pat50-gloria-hopkins/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 23:26:56 +0000 https://stpatsrctr.org/?p=3324 As we celebrate St. Pat’s 50th anniversary in 2023, we’ll be hearing all year from the people who’ve made St. Pat what we are – members, staff, volunteers, FOUIs and many more. Today we feature a mainstay of St. Pat, Gloria “Hallelujah” Hopkins.

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]]> As we celebrate St. Pat’s 50th anniversary in 2023, we’ll be hearing all year from the people who’ve made St. Pat what we are – members, staff, volunteers, FOUIs and many more. Today we feature a mainstay of St. Pat, Gloria “Hallelujah” Hopkins.

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