The 32 nd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 06, 2011

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1 The 32 nd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 06, 2011 Very Reverend Vernon F. Huguley This Parish exists to carry out the mission of Our Lord Jesus Christ on Earth. By our participation in the Holy Mass, the perfect act of worship, the saving power of Jesus is realized in our individual lives, families, communities and in the world. Our outreach helps extend the reign of Jesus into all the dark corners of the world. As we gather as a family here in this holy place we experience a foretaste of our own destiny Heaven! If you are a visitor, welcome! If you are a returning member, welcome home! We are really glad you re here. And remember, YOU are passionately loved by Jesus Christ. PASTOR Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 10:00 am Fellowship after each Mass in The St. Joseph Hall Web Address saintpatrickcc.com A Jewel in the Diocese Vol. 28 Number 43

2 JMJ Readings for Next Weekend Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time FIRST READING: (Proverbs 31:10-13,19-20,30-31) 2 nd Reading (1 Thessalonians 5:16) Gospel (John 15:4a,5b ) PRAY FOR OUR PARISHIONERS IN THE HOSPITAL OR ON HOSPICE: Sammy Slatsky, and Marie Mackinaw. Please keep all the sick and their caregivers in your prayers. PRAYER BOOK: The prayer book in the narthex is available for all prayer requests. Please pray daily for these requests. PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS: Especially our families, friends and loved ones who are currently in active military service: Darren Armentrout (Stateside), Darryl Balcom (Stateside), Jeremy Barton (Stateside), Dane Blankenship (Stateside), Joseph Byrd (Stateside), Christopher Cates (Overseas), Ricky Copas (Germany) Joel Dill (Japan), Brian Gibson (Iraq), Heath Gober (Iraq), Michael Grinston (Afghanistan), Becky Hodges (England), Scott Jones (Stateside), Jenny Malone (Stateside), David Miller (Stateside), Richard Parvin (Stateside), Joey Serio (Iraq), Ben Perry (Qatar) and Justin Richerzhagen (Stateside). Please keep all of our brave men and women in your prayers. If you know of anyone who should be added to or removed from this list, please contact the church office. PRAY FOR OUR PARISHIONERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES: Albert Billets, Libby Duchock, Joe Gagliano, Frances Myers, Lena Myers, Ethel Pruitt, Ed Suchey, Elizabeth Sullivan, Rosemary Tortorici and Jessie White. Please keep these, all the homebound, and their caregivers in your prayers. If you know of any parishioner who should be added to or removed, please contact the office. NEW BOOK: We have a new book available on preparing a Catholic funeral that is a wonderful supplement to Now and at The Hour of our Death. The cost is $4.00 and it may be purchased from the office or the religious goods counter. THANK YOU for the food, visits, prayers and Mass intentions that you were so kind to offer during Jimmy s illness and funeral. Your gestures were a comfort to our family and we are blessed to be a member of this parish and to have all of you as our friends. The Pender family PLEASE JOIN OUR PARISH! We would love to have you as a registered member of St. Patrick. If you are attending Mass at St. Patrick and would like to join our parish, please, pick up a Census Card in the narthex, fill it out and put it in the collection basket. Not sure if you are on record? Contact the office. ST. MICHAEL S CEMETERY: The annual Mass at St. Michael s Cemetery will be celebrated this Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 1:00pm IF YOU DID NOT PICK UP YOUR CATHOLIC CHARITIES CARD someone will be contacting you in the near future to verify your membership. Please call the office at your convenience if you did not turn in your card but are still a member of St. Patrick. MANY THANKS TO Rob Smith, the Knights of Columbus Council 10567, and all of the volunteers who helped to make this years Halloween Party a hugh success.

3 SUNSHINE CLUB will meet on Wednesday, November 16, Watch next weeks bulletin for information on the time it will begin and if Mass will be celebrated. A donation of at least $5.00 per person is requested and includes lunch. Please RSVP to Sharon Slovensky or the church office. 32 nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: Are your eyes open to the presence of God? Is your lamp lit? Are you prepared to sit, wait and welcome God in our midst? (Matthew 25:1-13) Let us pray for those who are contemplating a call to consecrated life, that they may be strengthened in prayer. (Vocation View is sponsored by the SERRA Club.) FAITH FORMATION Faith Formation classes for ages K5-12 are held each week on Wednesday evenings in the classrooms, below the gym, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Thank you to parents for arriving on time and picking your children up from their classrooms promptly at 7:45 p.m. FAITH FORMATION - All students in Faith Formation must have a registration form on file. Forms were sent home after class last week. Please return them as soon as possible. Also, if you are able to pay a registration fee and have not done so, please send that along. CHILDREN'S LITURGY of the WORD: begins this Sunday, November 6th for children in preschool to grade 2 (if First Communion has not been received). Children's Liturgy will take place during Sunday Mass at the same time the Liturgy of the Word begins. Children's Liturgy is not a restroom break or babysitting, but an explanation of the day's Readings ( 1st reading, Responsorial Psalm and Gospel ) on a children's level. Please see the sign up sheet on the table outside the Choir room so we will have an idea of how many families will be taking this opportunity for our younger parishioners. The children will return to their parents following the Homily and will remain until the Mass has ended which is after the final hymn of the day. Thank you for your interest in the formation of our parish children! RCIA Classes will continue this Tuesday, November 8 th at 6:00 p.m. If you are interested in becoming a Catholic, or learning more about the Catholic Faith please contact Fr. Vernon, during regular office hours, or the Church office. JOURNEY Before you can begin your JOURNEY, you will need some important items: - a map, a compass, and a guide. Do you have what you need? "What are you WAITING for?" This is the title of the Children's Christmas presentation for the 2011 Parish Christmas Party on Sunday, December 4th. The play to be presented is about the preparation we make during Advent as we await the birth of Christ. The script allows for 10 spoken parts and in order to give the students time to memorize as well as sort costumes for the younger children for the nativity portrayal, we will need all signed up by Sunday, November 6th. If we do not have enough students to participate, we will forego the Children's portion as part of the entertainment. If your child would like to be part of the program ( ages preschool to high school ) please make sure their names are on the list BEFORE next weekend. CATHOLIC SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: The University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, is currently accepting applications for its program in educational administration designed especially for preparing Catholic school principles. The Master of Arts degree is part of the Alliance for Catholic Education program. For more information, visit The online application is now available on this site. ST. BERNARD PREP SCHOOL of Cullman Alabama is a Catholic, co-ed, boarding/commuting school for grades 7-12, offering a collegepreparatory curriculum. We invite you to our open house this Sunday, November 6, 2011, from 2-4 pm. Please our Admissions Director, Donna Bryant at dbryant@stbernardprep.com, or visit our website at for more information.

4 MUSIC MATTERS Next Choir Rehearsal will be Sunday, November 6 th at 8:30 am with Mass following at 10:00am. SING A NEW SONG: Monday Night, November 7 th EVERYONE is welcome to come hear the new music!!!! 6:30 pm in the Church!!! After reviewing over 100 settings of the new or revised settings for the Mass, the Mass of Renewal is the one we will begin with as our Service Music on November 27 th, Please come and listen, hear how we will be singing the prayers of the Mass by Curtis Stephan, composer and artist for Oregon Catholic Press. Everyone is welcome to come get a sneak preview as the Choir finalizes the music preparation!! DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE STILL STRUGGLING TO RECOVER? If so please contact the church office. PROJECT REBOUND: Common reactions to disasters are; weight changes, headaches, aches & pains, sleep disturbances, denial, anxiety/fear, grief, nightmares and flashbacks, poor concentration, change in activity level, crying, irritability and anger. Have you or your family been impacted by the April storms? If you need support or want to talk, Project Rebound is available with emotional support, information and referrals. Please contact them at or REBOUND. BLESSED SACRAMENT: All are invited to Blessed Sacrament Church on Sunday, November 13, 2011 as the parish will host it's annual Thanksgiving Dinner. Mass will be at 10:30 AM. Dinners will be served from 11:30 AM till 1:30 PM. Cost of the dinners are: $8.00 for Adults and $4.00 for children For more information contact Jan Joseph or the parish office. Check our website at PRO-LIFE MASS AND ROSARY: Please support Pro-Life by joining us for Mass at St. Stephens on Saturday, October 19 th at 8:00am. Following Mass we will process to the abortion clinic and pray the rosary. WINTER SWEATERS FOR THE STORM SURVIVORS: We are in the process of gathering information to provide a warm sweater to the survivors of the April storms. Are you a survivor? Do you know someone who is and could use a new sweater for winter? Please contact the church office and let us know who and what size they wear. VOCATIONS: Did you know the seminarian that was ordained a priest for the diocese of Birmingham in June of 2011? Father Vincent Bresowar. Do you know the names of the seminarians to be ordained into the priesthood in June of 2012? Come join the St. John Vianney Vocations Society, Birmingham, and follow the path of our seminarians to priesthood. The St. John Vianney Vocations Society, Birmingham, meets on the 2 nd Tuesday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Mass begins at 5:30 pm followed by a pot-luck supper and a meeting. Interested? Contact Margaret Tolliver. Pray for vocations to the priesthood, the deaconate and to religious life. Our website is:

5 MEMORIAL MASS: Knights of Columbus Council will sponsor a Memorial Mass on Thursday, November 10 at 6:30 p.m. to remember deceased members of Council and deceased members of the Ladies Auxiliary. Father Vernon Huguley will celebrate the Mass and all St. Patrick and St. Stanislaus members are welcome. Also, the Knights would like to issue a special invitation to all family members of our deceased to be present at this special Mass. Light refreshments will be served following the Mass. Council now has 23 deceased Knights. They are Lou Colombo, David Vines, Louis N. Muro, Charles Perryman, Rick Thomas, Art Bobo, Ben Leo, Paul Leonard, Jerome C. Bradley, Steve Sullivan, William O'Neill, Sonny Sorrell, Cruz Wathen, Benny Bakane, Harwell Melton, Albert Duchock, Joe Wallace, Pat Rosato, Paul Grefsheim, Joseph Russo, Steve Sokira, Norman Gugliotta and Jimmy Pender. Deceased members of the Ladies Auxiliary are Mary Carol Martin, Freddie Canoles, Camille Von Hagel, Louise Meadows and Eileen Smith. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. BBQ FOR NEW YEARS: St. Patrick Knights of Columbus are selling BBQ for New years. BY the pound $9.00; Boston Butts $25.00; Whole Chickens $7.00. Place you order now on the sheet in the narthex. Make checks payable to Knights of Columbus Questions? Contact Mike Muro. THE LADIES AUXILIARY is selling chances on an autographed 2010, National Championship, Auburn Football. Tickets will be available after each mass beginning this weekend, November 5-6th. The football will be given away Sunday November 20th, after the 10:00 am Mass. Ask any member of the auxiliary about purchasing a ticket. What a great Christmas present this will make for someone! ST. PATRICK YOUTH BASKETBALL: Registration for the 2012 season has ended. We will have two teams this season -- a high school boys team and a 7th/8th Grade girls team. We appreciate those who expressed interest in other age groups; unfortunately, there were not sufficient numbers to move forward with these additional teams. Players on the two active teams will soon be contacted by your coaches with information about practice dates and times. We look forward to our 15th season of St. Patrick Youth Basketball!! GYM FLOOR: Our gym floor looks brand new! The floor was recently refurbished to include stripping down to the original wood, recoating with varnish, and re-striping. We ask all parishioners who enter the gym to assist with the floor's upkeep: whenever possible, please wear only non-marking athletic shoes, and avoid walking on the floor with wet shoes of any kind; clean up spills immediately; don't place heavy or hard objects on the floor; don't use adhesive of any kind to secure objects to the floor.

6 SERVICE DRIVE: As part of its fundraising efforts to attend the National Catholic Youth Conference in November, SPIRIT announces its "Service Drive," an opportunity that gives SPIRIT Youth the chance to help parishioners and other friends of SPIRIT with yard work, odd jobs, or other assistance in exchange for a donation to help offset the cost of NCYC. No work too big and no donation too small. If you have basic odd jobs you'd like help with, please contact Dale Blanchard to request help. Donations are requested at the end of the job. NCYC SPIRIT has 8 youth and 2 adults attending the National Catholic Youth Conference, held in Indianapolis, IN from November 17 th to November 20 th. Attending are Bryant Flipper Collins, Pattie Johnson, Delaine Johnson, Trey Collins, Norma Vicente, Danielle Berger, Jeff Blanchard, Elizabeth Alfano, Xan McPherson and McCahill Smith. Keep them in your prayers for safe travel and an awesome religious experience. SPIRIT FRUIT BASKET SALES Our annual Fruit Basket sales is underway. They are $20 for a large basket of fruit containing pieces of fruit. See any SPIRIT youth or adult between now and December 11 th to order. Saint Patrick s Involved & Religiously Inspired Teen We will have an all souls altar during the month of November. Please bring in pictures of your deceased loved ones and place them in the Sacristy or on the display below the altar. Prayer for the Holy Souls in Purgatory Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the Universal Church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen. Our Lord told St. Gertrude the Great, that the following prayer would release 1,000 souls from Purgatory each time it is said. The prayer was extended to include living sinners which would alleviate the indebtedness accrued to them during their lives.

7 Weekly Mass Schedule Saturday 11/05 4:00 pm Nancy Brochu - H Sunday 11/06 10:00 am Mass for the People Monday 11/07 No Mass Tuesday 11/08 9:00 St. Stanislaus Wednesday 11/09 9:00 am Legion of Mary - Thursday 11/10 9:00 am Ricky Linn - Friday 11/11 9:00 St. Stanislaus Saturday 11/12 4:00 pm James Evesque - Sunday 11/13 10:00 am Mass for the People Weekly Events and Meetings Sunday Monday Tuesday Nov. 06 The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass 10:00 am St. Michael s Cemetery Mass 1:00 pm Choir Rehearsal 8:30 am Children s Liturgy of the Word begins Last day to sign up for the Children s Christmas program Adult Bible Study 8:30 am Bring in pictures for All Souls Altar Nov. 07 Sing a New Song! 6:30 pm Nov. 08 RCIA 6:00 am Wednesday Nov. 09 Mass 9:00 am Legion of Mary 9:45 am Faith Formation 6:30 pm Sharp! Thursday Nov. 10 Mass 9:00 am Knights of Columbus Memorial Mass - 6:30 pm Friday Nov. 11 Saturday Sunday Nov. 12 Vigil of The Thirty - Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass 4:00 pm Nov. 13 The Thirty - Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass 10:00 am Adult Bible Study 8:30 am BULLETIN NOTICES: Please have all bulletin notices in the office by Noon on Wednesday. WHEELCHAIR: A wheelchair is in the Cry Room, available for Emergencies Only. LOST AND FOUND: There are several articles in lost and found. Please call the Church Office for assistance. DAILY MASS-ROSARY-NOVENA PRAYER: Daily Mass is at 9 am Wednesday & Thursday and at 10:00 am on First Fridays (Unless otherwise posted under the Weekly Mass Schedule above.) A Rosary, the Daily Prayer for Vocations, and the Miraculous Medal Novena Prayer will be prayed 30 minutes before Daily Mass begins. A Rosary is prayed at 9:30 a.m. in the chapel every Sunday morning. Volunteers are requested to lead the Rosary at each occasion. The Primary Intention of the Rosary prayed is: An End to Abortion. DAILY MASS MINISTRY: Volunteers are needed to be Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers during Daily Mass. If you would like to serve please check the sign-in sheet in the narthex. If no one is down to serve, just sign your name. THE CRY ROOM is provided for crying children and their parent(s) only. Please do not attend Mass in the cry room unless you have a crying child with you. If you are late for Mass please come in and join the congregation. You are most welcome!