April 13, 2008 Fourth Sunday of Easter
“If you are patient, when you suffer for doing what is good, this is a grace… Because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should follow in his footsteps. 1 Peter 2:20-22Jesus obeys the Father in order to maintain his eternal union with Him and the Holy Spirit. Becoming human is just a way to show each of us how we, too, can maintain that union. But we also did this through our union with Jesus. For he, too, is God.
Patient suffering can only be maintained if we have a reason to suffer. We do so to maintain our union with God. Be brave for behold, “I have overcome the world.”
From Our Pastor
Father BuckleyPope Benedict’s Visit to the USA
This Tuesday Pope Benedict will arrive in Washington, DC. He will celebrate Mass in the stadium in Washington on Thursday morning. Several priests of the archdiocese will be attending . I will be one of them. I will only be gone two full days. I come back Saturday morning.
The Pope has already issued a greeting to our country. He will, as he always does, focus on Christ: His life, His mission, His Church. Pope John Paul focused much on mankind: how we are made, how we interact with each other and how we experience God through Jesus in the philosophical sense. That certainly served its purpose at an historical moment in time. But now the new Pope will focus the world on salvation in Christ. There is no hope without Christ. There is no love without Christ. There is no freedom without Christ. We need this message more than ever at this moment in history. There are many, as there were at the rise of communism, who are telling us we need to focus on the meaning of life in the material sense. Many falsely believe that government entities can bring us this new salvation. But just as Archbishop Fulton Sheen used to warn us, these are false claims. They only feed the power of those who would mandate behavior and belief in others: those who would take away your and my freedoms. I have no doubt that what Pope Benedict will say this week will, in many ways, tend to these false notions which arise from the false belief that there is both no God and no life after physical death. In other words, the balm of foolishness neither heals nor directs one toward healing. Ergo, the need for Christ.
Please pay close attention to what Pope Benedict says and does in these next two weeks. Please pray for him and for our priests that all of our travels are safe.
Our second graders, many at All Saints school, receive first Holy Communion next Sunday at St. Peter’s at 3 o’clock. Please pray for them that they would always desire to receive the Holy Eucharist worthily always maintaining the true Catholic faith in their hearts, minds and in all acts of behavior and always be conscious of our Lord’s forgiveness.
God Bless you,
Fr. James Buckley, Pastor
Mass Intentions April 15, 2008 through April 20, 2008
Tuesday 8:00 a.m. Raymond & Bueleh Jensen + Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Geraldine Novak 10:15 a.m. St. Joseph Villa 3:00 p.m. St. Joseph Tower Thursday 8:00 a.m. No Mass Friday 8:00 a.m. No Mass Saturday 5:00 p.m. MaryAnn Sweeney Sunday 9:00 a.m. Connie Sloger 11:00 p.m. Pro Populo Confessions 1/2 Hour Before All Weekend Masses and on Thurday at 4:30 p.m.
Server Schedule
Saturday, April 19 5:00 p.m. Bob, Adam, Jim Sunday, April 20 9:00 a.m. Servers - Benet, Mike, Dan 11:00 a.m. Servers - Elias, Peter, Desmond
Adoration & Benediction
Eucharistic Adoration is held on Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. until Benediction at 5:00 p.m. The church must be accessed with the combination lock available from the secretary.
Operation Welcome
Operation Welcome provides social services for the Catholic Sudanese Community. They also handle registrations of Sudanese to St. Patrick’s Parish. If you need to register or have another need, please call Sr. Chris at 709-0505. Father Buckley does not handle any of the social service needs. Thank you.
Pray for Pope's Intentions for April
General: That even in difficult and complex situations of present-day society, Christians may never tire of proclaiming with their lives Christ’s resurrection, the source of hope and peace.Mission:That future priests in young Churches may be ever more seriously formed culturally and spiritually in order to evangelize their respective countries and the whole world.
Upcoming Schedule
Today World Day of Prayer for Vocations
Baptisim Class for parents after 11 am Mass
Thursday No Mass. Adoration without Exposition all day.
Friday No Mass
No Men of St. Patrick Meeting.
Next Sunday April 20 First Communion for All Saints and CCD students
at St. Peter's at 3 o'clock
Thursday April 24 St. Vincent DePaul meeting after 8 am Mass
Friday April 25 St Patrick Men's Lunch at Cascio's
Saturday, August 2 125th Anniversity Celebration at 5 PM Mass
Help Needed in Rectory
Spring has almost sprung, We are starting another round of cleaning up some wallpaper in the rectory. Please call Phyllis Monzu at 346-1785 if you can help
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. We had a planning meeting last Wednesday and will very soon be letting everyone know how they can each help with preparation and service at the event.
Saints & Special Oberservances this Week
Monday, April 21, St. Anselm, bishop, doctor and Archbishop of Canterury. Wednesday, April 23, St. George, martyr patron of England and Constantinople. April 23, St. Adalbert, bishop of Prague, killed by the Prussians, Buried in Poland. Thursday, April 24, St. Fidelis of Signaringen, Swiss known as the lawyer to the poor. Friday, April 25, St. Mark the Evangelist
Stewardship for March 30 & Apil 6, 2008
Sunday Collection (March 30) $ 1,827.81 Sunday Collection (April 6) $ 2,186.27 Year-To-Date Collection $ 72,936.82 Building Fund $ 434.00 Utilities (0 env) $ 102.00 Candle Money $ 0.00 Children (0 env) $ 0.00 Total Income for March $11,562.71 Total Expense for March $19,618.82 (This includes $10,403 in carpet and painting for church)
Around the Archdiocese
All Saints Home & School is conducting a raffle. The students are selling tickets. Due to the Home and School replacing desks and chairs in the 4th and 5th grade classrooms, there are a number of old desks and chairs that are available. Please contact All Saints school if you are interested.Cis Eberhardt, the kindergarten teacher at All Saints has been named Teacher of the Year for CORE schools. She will be honored at next fall’s Educational Development Dinner. Mrs. Eberhardt is highly successful working with the children of our parish, especially in the area of English language learning for our Sudanese students. Thanks to Cis and congratulations
