🌱 Patch AM: Meet the new rector now leading St. Stephen’s in Troy

Cheers Troy! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the new rector now leading St. Stephen’s in Troy
• See which newborn arrived first at Beaumont Troy in 2026
• How a former Troy High coach landed on Michigan’s sideline

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 24 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, p.m. flurries, temps: high: 26, low: 22.
• Sunday: Rather cloudy and chilly, with a high of 27 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• People and Places, 12/31 (livingchurch.org) — Troy gets a direct mention with the appointment of the Rev. Dr. Gerardo Aponte-Safe as rector of St. Stephen’s, highlighting a leadership change at a local Episcopal parish. The wider list covers clergy appointments and ordinations across the Episcopal Church, but only this one directly affects a Troy congregation.
   

• PHOTOS: Meet the first metro Detroit babies born in 2026 (wxyz.com) — A Rochester Hills family welcomed baby Alayna just after midnight at Beaumont Troy, making her one of the first babies born in metro Detroit in 2026. Another newborn, Jakai, arrived minutes later at DMC Hutzel Women’s Hospital in Detroit. Both moms and babies are reported to be healthy and doing well.
   

• Kyle Whittingham hiring Jim Harding to be Michigan Football's OL coach (maizenbrew.com) — A former Troy High School defensive coordinator is joining Michigan’s football staff, as longtime Utah assistant Jim Harding has been hired to coach the Wolverines’ offensive line in Ann Arbor. Harding, who later became Utah’s assistant head coach and produced multiple NFL linemen, is one of several new additions under head coach Kyle Whittingham’s incoming regime.
   

📸 Around Troy

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Troy

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Wednesday January 7

• THS Orchestra Pre-MMC Concert
  ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Fresh Rootz Game Night
  Fresh Rootz , 1322 Walton Blvd. , Rochester Hills
  5:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Farmers Market
  Royal Oak Farmers Market , 316 E 11 Mile Road , Royal Oak
  7:00 am
• Sensory Friendly Storytime
  Library , 40255 Dodge Park Road , Sterling Heights
  11:00 am
• Royal Bakes: Mastering the King Cake
  Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce , 812 N Main St , Rochester
  2:00 pm
• 70's Glow Stick Night at the Dodge Park Ice Rink
  Sterling Heights, MI Calendar , 40620 Utica Road , Sterling Heights
  7:00 pm

Sunday January 4

• Antiques & Collectibles Market
  Royal Oak Farmers Market , 316 E 11 Mile Road , Royal Oak
  8:00 am

Monday January 5

• Chair Yoga at First Congregational Church
  First Congregational Church , 1315 N. Pine Street , Rochester
  10:30 am
• Center Line Library Commission Meeting
  Center Line, MI Calendar , 7345 Weingartz Street , Center Line
  5:00 pm
• Trivia Night
  Library , 40255 Dodge Park Road , Sterling Heights
  6:00 pm
• POOL- City of Royal Oak open swim
  Royal Oak High School Royal Oak, MI 48073
  6:30 pm
• Human Rights Commission Meeting
  Royal Oak, MI Calendar , 203 S Troy St , Royal Oak
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ​World-Traveled Author and Professor is Happy to be Home for Book Event —honeymurray Read on Patch

• BUYER BEWARE!
  While I knew my 2025 wall clock came with only a one year warranty, I certainly didn't expect this to happen this 2026 New Year's Eve. I even tried… (Nextdoor Troy Villa)

• Michigan Staffing posted a job opening for Machine Operator in Troy. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Clawson

• Co-founder of Ray's Ice Cream in Royal Oak dies at 88 (theoaklandpress.com)

Birmingham

• Birmingham Groves' Harlem Simpson, one of the state's top juniors, is putting up big number in Falcons' high-octane system (theoaklandpress.com)
• Here's Your Chance at a Fairly-Priced, Dreamy Air-Cooled Classic Porsche 911 (rennlist.com)

Royal Oak

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-- The Patch AM Team

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