To reach Sister Chris for social needs for the Sudanese Community call 709-0505.
Pray for Pope's Intentions for May
General: That Christians may use literature, art and the media to greater advantage to favour a culture which defends and promotes the values of the human person.
Mission:That just as she accompanied the Apostles in the early stages of the Church, may the Blessed Virgin Mary, Star of Evangelization and Queen of Apostles, continue to guide missionaries throughout the world with maternal affection.
Upcoming Schedule
Thursday May 22 St. Vincent DePaul meeting after 8 am Mass
Sunday, May 25 Open House Women’s Care Center 10 am—4 pm
Saturday, August 2 125th Anniversary Celebration at 5 PM Mass
St. Patrick’s 125 Anniversary Celebration.
Our Parish will celebrate our 125th Anniversary with a visit by Archbishp Curtiss who will preside at Mass followed by a dinner the gym. This will occur on August 2 at the 5 p.m. Mass. The dinner will be catered and we wil be issuing envelopes in the next month for donations to cover celebration expenses. Music wil include our cantor and the Sudanese choir.
Saints & Special Oberservances this Week
Monday, May 12, St. Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs, St. Pancras, martyr
Tuesday, May 13, Our Lady of Fatima
Wednesday, May 14, St. Matthias, Apostle
Thursday, May 15, St. Isidore the Farmer
Tuesday, May 20, St. Bernardine of Siena, Priest
Wednesday, May 21, Christopher Magallanes, priest & his companions, martyrs
Thursday, May 22, St. Rita of Cascia, religious
Stewardship for April 27 & May 4, 2008
Sunday Collection (May 4) $ 1,493.79
Sunday Collection (April 27) $ 1,669.19
Year-To-Date Collection $ 79,341.47
Ascension $ 728.00
Catholic Relief $ 276.00
Building Fund $ 412.00
Utilities (0 env) $ 0.00
Candle Money $ 0.00
Children (0 env) $ 0.50
Around the Archdiocese
Immaculate Conseption Altar Society Card Party & Luncheon, Thursday, May 15 from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. $5.00
Assumption Parish Czech Festival, Sunday May 18, Noon. on. Duck Dinner $10.00, pork dinner $9.00, Kolaches
Love in a Confused Age, Thursday Night Forum, May 22, Fr. Paul Hoesing at Gloria Deo Bookstore 8:00 a.m.
Corpus Christe Procession, May 25 processing from Our Lady of Lourdes to St. Peter starting at 2:30
Women's Care Center of the Heartland Open House 15th & Martha, Sunday May 25 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The essence of prayer is the unconditional acceptance of God's will.