St. Patrick Catholic Church A Jewel in the Diocese

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1 St. Patrick Catholic Church A Jewel in the Diocese Vol. 28 Number 02 saintpatrickcc.com January 09, 2011 THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD 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.

2 Readings for Next Weekend Second Sunday on Ordinary Time FIRST READING: (Isaiah 49:3, 5-6) 2 nd Reading (1 Corinthians 1:1-3) Gospel (John 1:29-34). PRAY FOR OUR PARISHIONERS IN THE HOSPITAL OR ON HOSPICE: Mark McPherson and Marie Mackinaw, Please keep all the sick and their caregivers in your prayers. PRAY FOR OUR PARISHIONERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES: Albert Billets, Libby Duchock, Joe Gagliano, Chad Galloway, Frances Myers, Ethel Pruitt, Stan Rogato, Ed Suchey, Elizabeth Sullivan, Don Thompson 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. OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES to the family and friends of Bill Odgers. May God grant him eternal peace. 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 (Iraq), Jeremy Barton (Stateside), Dane Blankenship (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), and Ben Perry (Qatar). 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. THANK YOU for the many prayers, cards, visits, kind words and encouragements since my accident and through my hip replacement surgery and recovery. May God bless you for your kindness. Jean Vines ST. MONICA MINISTRY: St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church will host a St. Monica Workshop on Saturday, January 29 th from 9:00 am until 12:00 Noon in the Parish Hall. (Sorry, lunch will not be provided). The St. Monica Ministry is a healing, prayerful response for the loved ones and friends of alienated Catholics Based on the life of St. Monica who sought understanding, prayed intently, and sought the support and consolation of others in response to the alienation of her son from the Catholic faith. There is no cost for the workshop but the St. Monica Ministry Study guide, while not required, is recommended and will be available for $ To register please call VOCATIONS AWARENESS: On this feast of the Baptism of the Lord we begin National Vocations Awareness Week. Renew your baptismal commitment as you consider your call to serve God in your particular vocation. Hopefully some of you will hear a call to priesthood, diaconate or religious life and will be open to that possibility. If you would like assistance, please contact Fr. Vernon, the church office, or the diocesan vocations office at 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, 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 church office. LECTOR BOOKS are available from Fr. Vernon or Catherine Barrett. The cost is $10.00.

3 MUSIC MATTERS CHOIR NOTES: Next Choir practice will be 8:30 am on Sunday, January 16 th with Mass following at 10:00 am. HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING? BB # 449 In moments of silent preparation before Mass, have you ever picked up our Breaking Break Worship Book and read some of the Hymns as Prayers? The refrain of this classic Shaker Hymn ends with Since Love is Lord of heaven and earth, How can I keep from singing? As Parish faithful, we are required to respond to the Mass in Full, Conscious and Active Participation. Basically pray together, worship together and SING.Together is bringing changes to the text of the Mass, the music we sing and great effort will be made to enhance the unity of music of the Parish. If you are musically gifted with voice or other instrument, please consider sharing your time and talent with the Choir or possibly our worship band, Absolute Presence. Now is the best time to join since we begin preparing for the new sung Mass texts very soon and begin our Lenten and Easter line ups as well. Please prayerfully consider your musical gifts and direct any questions about this ministry to Janet Rubino, Director of Liturgical Music. How CAN you keep from singing? BAPTISM OF THE LORD: (National Vocations Awareness Week) At His baptism Jesus is supported by the presence of the Spirit and of His Father. We, too, are affirmed in our baptism and called to holiness. Are you being called to live your baptismal commitment as a priest or religious? (Matthew 3: 13-17) Let us pray for all baptized Christians that the grace of our baptism may guide us in our vocation. (Vocation View is sponsored by the Serra Club.) FAITH FORMATION Classes are held in the FLC from 6:30 pm until 7:45 on Wednesday nights will celebrate two classes receiving Sacraments. Grade 2 will receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist in the spring and Grade 8 will receive Confirmation in early summer. More information on the dates will follow as they are confirmed through the parish and with the office of Bishop Baker. R.C.I.A ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: R.C.I.A. Class will meet this Tuesday, January 11 th. Everyone is invited to attend the R.C.I.A. BIBLE STUDY: Bible Study, will meet this Wednesday at 6:00 pm. Everyone is welcome to join the Bible Study Group. FIGHTING IRISH BASKETBALL: It was a rough beginning to the second game of the season January 2 as newcomer St. Paul held the St. Patrick Fighting Irish scoreless in the first quarter. A combination of less-than-perfect shots, perfect shots that wouldn't drop through the net, and a less than 50% average from the free-throw line added to the night's frustration and a St. Paul victory of On a positive note, Mark McPherson scored a season-high 11 points, and Ollie Anwah had 10. Rounding out the scoring was Adam Higginbotham and Jeremee Ward with two points each, and Taylor Eatman with one. SUPPORT OUR TEAMS!! Please show your support to our two St. Patrick basketball teams by attending their games and cheering them on. The next two games for the St. Patrick Fighting Irish (Boys) are Thursday, January 13 (7:45 Home vs. St. Elias) and Sunday, January 16 (6:45 OLV vs. OLV). The St. Patrick Wildcats (Girls) play at home next Saturday, January 15, at 12 noon, against OLV-S. Admission for adults is $5 for the boys' games and $2 for the girls'; children 6-16 pay $2 at boys' games and $1 for the girls'. Children under 6 are free at all games. SPIRIT BOWLING: It's time to crown a new SPIRIT bowling champion, and add a champion's signature to the SPIRIT Bowling Pin. We'll go bowling Saturday, January 15. Please check the SPIRIT bulletin board for details and to sign up to attend.

4 OTHER SCHOOL NEWS OUR LADY OF SORROWS cordially invites you to Open House for prospective students and their families on Sunday, January 23, 2011 between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm. Join us any time during these hours, meet our teachers and staff, tour our school and discover our faith-enriched community for learning. Applications will be available in the school foyer and on line at olsschool.com beginning January 23, Application deadline is February 1 st. Applications do not roll over from year to year. If you were on a waiting list for 2010 you must reapply for Please call the school for more information. DID YOU KNOW that ZUMBA is here? Yes, our first ZUMBA class begins on Monday, January 10, 2011, at 6:00 PM in the Family Life Center. For more details, visit the church website. Make sure that you sign up for the new Notify Me category set up specifically for the purpose of announcements and information concerning this new fitness class. If you are already signed up for any other Notify Me alert category, you will receive an alert in your inbox to update your subscription. Just follow the prompts and you will be able to update your notification preferences to include this new category. Remember, nonparishioners are invited and welcome to participate. Let s have some ZUMBA fun and get fit at the same time! WE NEED CANS: Please save aluminum cans for recycling and place them in the metal bin in the Northwest corner of the upper parking lot or in the yellow plastic can inside the kitchen door. All proceeds from their sale are divided between SPIRIT Youth and Faith Formation. Please help us reduce processing time by rinsing the cans but do not crush. Our crushing machine works with cans near their original shape. Your donation and your help are much appreciated. NOW AND AT THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH: is a Catholic resource book that helps an individual compile in one place information needed by the family regarding the individuals medical treatment, finances, death and funeral. The book discusses many topics and gives valuable information to help the individual make decisions that will be helpful to them as well as their family. There are spaces within the book to record your decisions. These books are available from the church office for $5.00. RELIGIOUS ARTICLES: Have you visited the religious articles sales case recently? We have Crucifix s, Rosary s, Holy Cards, Holy Water Bottles, and other items on sale at very reasonable prices. Looking for something special? We may can get it for you at a good price. Just see Catherine Barrett or Pegi Gilmore. THE ANNUAL MASS FOR LIFE will be celebrated in Birmingham on Saturday, January 15, 2011 by Bishop Baker and concelebrated by the priests of the diocese at the Cathedral of St. Paul, at 9 am, followed by the Life Rally & March at Brother Bryan Park near UAB (22nd St. S & 10th Ave. S), beginning at 10:45 am. For more information go to Please mark your calendars and start inviting people to come with you for both events!! With your help we will continue to make a difference. PLEASE HELP US KEEP OUR CHURCH CLEAN: Before leaving Mass please take a moment to be sure you have removed anything that should not be left in the pew, on the floor and under the pew. This includes, paper, pen/pencils, baby items, Kleenex, food, coats/jackets, and other personal items. The cleanliness of our church is often the first impression non-members have of us as a community. Please be respectful of all of our facilities. ANGEL TREE: The Angel Tree committee is looking to replace the angel tree. After 14 years of service the tree is showing many signs of needing to be retired. If anyone has a 7 or 8 foot pre-lit tree in good condition that they no longer need, please consider donating it to the Angel Tree committee.

5 Feast of the Baptism of the Lord - January 9, 2011 My Beloved Son Isaiah 42:1 4, 6 7 Psalm 29:1 2, 3 4, 3, 9 10 Acts 10:34 38 Matthew 3:13 17 SCRIPTURE REFLECTION Isaiah s images of what the Lord does for his servant are commanding: I, the Lord, have called you... /I have grasped you... / I formed you, and set you as... /a light for the nations (Isaiah 42:6). It is with God s Spirit within that God s servant can teach and bring justice to the earth, fulfill the command to be light, give sight to the blind, release prisoners, and set free those who are in darkness. It seems a fitting passage for the Church to link with Matthew s account of Jesus Baptism. John preached baptism in acknowledgement of sin. Jesus, being without sin, had no need for repentance. So why does Jesus approach John for Baptism? In Matthew, Jesus tells John to allow it to fulfill God s plan. Matthew s account invites his community to recognize Jesus obedience and readiness to submit to God and become his chosen servant. This beloved servant is God s own Son. We, the baptize members of Christ s body, are called, as disciples, to also become obedient servants of God. And a voice came from the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased (Matthew3:17). SHARING FAITH What does it mean to be God s chosen servant? How do you imagine a servant is called to practice obedience to God? Recall a Baptism that you have witnessed. What images or prayers do you remember from the ritual? How do you think God s Spirit helps one to be a servant of God? LIVING THE LITURGY Discuss the symbols and rituals that are used for a Baptism: water, oil, candles, new white garment, Sign of the Cross, anointing, pouring or immersing, blessing. Does anyone in the group remember their Baptism? Perhaps they could tell their experience. Read the story of Peter and Cornelius, who was a Gentile, in the reading from Acts. What did Peter learn about God? How do you imagine that Peter acted differently after this experience with a Gentile, who many Jews despised? How do you think this experience influenced Peter s work in the early Church? What does it mean for you to be called by God? If you were to draw a time line of your life journey, where have you experienced that call from God? Perhaps it meant a change in your life or a move from security to uncertainty. Share your story of God s call with someone else. The Word to Go 2010 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications. English scripture texts from the New American Bible with revised New Testament and Psalms 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc. Permission to publish granted by the Very Reverend John F. Canary, Vicar General, Archdiocese of Chicago, on March 25, 2010.

6 Weekly Mass Schedule Saturday 01/09 4:00 pm Roger Gilmore - Sunday 01/10 10:00 am Mass for the People Monday 01/11 No Mass Tuesday 01/12 9:00 St. Stanislaus Wednesday 01/13 9:00 am Angie & Michael Desantis - Thursday 01/14 9:00 am Heather Gilmore - H Friday 01/15 9:00 St. Stanislaus Saturday 01/08 4:00 pm Ingrid Dangel - Weekly Events and Meetings Sunday Jan. 09 The Baptism of the Lord Mass 10:00 am Vocation awareness week begins. Monday Jan. 10 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Jan. 11 RCIA 6:00 pm Jan. 12 Wednesday of the 1 st Week in Ordinary Time - Mass 9:00 am Legion of Mary 9:45 am Bible Study 6:00 pm Faith Formation 6:30 Sharp! Jan. 13 Memorial of St. Hilary Mass 9:00 am Boys Basketball vs. St. Elias St. Patrick Friday Jan. 14 Saturday Jan. 15 Vigil of The 2 nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass 4:00 am Girls Basketball vs. OLV-S St. Patrick SPIRIT Bowling Check bulletin board for details Sunday Jan. 16 The 2 nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass 10:00 am Boys Basketball vs. OLV OLV EARLY 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!