march 1, 2015 - St. Patrick Catholic Church / Fredericksburg, Virginia

MARCH 1, 2015
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday, February 28
6:00pm Peg McClay
Sunday, March 1
7:30am Donald R. Dowd +
9:00am Parishioners
10:30am Mary Beatrice Matt +
12:00n Duke Lubowicki +
1:30pm Gisela Fox +
5:00pm Theresa Beggs
Monday, March 2
7:30am Delvorine Jenkins +
9:00am Sophia Stone +
Tuesday, March 3
7:30am Missionaries of Charity
9:00am Lawrence I. Matt +
Wednesday, March 4
7:30am Polly Witmer +
9:00am Lorna Liberti
Thursday, March 5
7:30am Beth Roach +
9:00am Clara Casey +
Friday, March 6
9:00am Anthony Bishop + & Robert Boblick +
12noon Janet Komacki +
Saturday, March 7
9:00am Robert Bankey Jr.
6:00pm Leonard Dougherty +
Sunday, March 8
7:30am Donald R. Dowd +
9:00am Francis Flynn +
10:30am Clara Casey +
12:00n Parishioners
1:30pm Andrew Radel
5:00pm Francis John O’Donnell +
+ May their souls rest in peace
PLEASE PRAY FOR A PRIEST EACH DAY
March 2
March 3
March 4
March 5
March 6
March 7
March 8
Rev. James Barkett
Rev. Michael Duesterhaus
Rev. Edward Hathaway
Rev. John Melmer
Rev. Carroll Oubre
Rev. Patrick Posey
Rev. Paul Richardson, Ret.
O Mary Immaculate, Mother of Jesus and Mother
of priests, pray and intercede for (name of a priest)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
Offertory totals Include Faith Direct
OFFERTORY
February 14-15 ……... $14,774
February 21-22 ……... $16,559
SECOND COLLECTIONS
March 1 …….…………..……….Parish Building Fund
END OF THE YEAR TAX STATEMENTS
for 2014 were mailed on January 20. If you would like
your statement emailed to you, please contact the
parish office at [email protected].
PARISH INFORMATION AND CONTACTS
Visit the parish website www.saintpatrickparish.org
for the parish registration form, calendar, and current events
BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASS Third Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm
in the Rectory Conference room. Please contact the Parish Office to register.
ADULT CONFIRMATION Adults who are baptized Catholics and want to
be confirmed, please contact the Parish Office at 785-5299.
Please contact the rectory at least six months
before your desired wedding date.
SPONSOR CERTIFICATES Contact the rectory if you have been asked
to be a sponsor/godparent and require a Sponsorship Certificate.
ENGAGED COUPLES
ALTAR AND ROSARY
Francesca Vollman 540-760-7076
ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS
Jim O’Donnell 540-412-2571
Discover Your Irish Heritage! Men of Irish birth or descent are invited to
join the oldest Catholic lay organization in the USA. We support local
Catholic charities! www.fredericksburgaoh.org
BIBLE AND BOOK STUDY
Kathy Smith 785-1768
2nd and 4th Wednesdays in the Rectory Conference Room 9:45am-11:30am
BOOK STUDY
Religious Education Office 785-7857
Thursdays in the Rectory Conference Room 10:30-11:30am
CURSILLO
Mary Lou McGonigle 972-4673
DIVINE MERCY APOSTOLATE
Ethel Malley 785-4753
Meet 1st Tuesday after the 9am Mass in the Rectory Conference Room to
discuss St Faustina’s diaries.
FOOD DRIVE St. Patrick Parish holds a food drive on the second
weekend of every month. Non-perishable food may be dropped off
outside the front of the church.
Next food drive = March 7-8
GUARDIAN ANGELS If you would like to contribute to the Guardian Angels
who assist families in our parish with food, clothing medication and other
basic needs, please see Jim Duffy.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS – BATTLEFIELD COUNCIL
Bob Fitzgerald, Grand Knight 834-6843 or [email protected]
Meets second and fourth Tuesdays of the month
LADIES AUXILIARY
Elaine Stryker, President 412-1882
Meets third Tuesday of the month
LEGION OF MARY George Perreault [email protected] 412-5724
Meets every Friday at 10:00am in the Rectory Conference Room
MARTHA’S CARING HANDS
Parish Office 785-5299
A service providing funeral receptions in our parish hall. Please call the office if
you need this service. Donations gratefully accepted to support this service!
PILGRIM VIRGIN John Gladis at 891-7408 or Tim Dimond at 854-8479
Have the Pilgrim Virgin statue of Our Lady of Fatima grace your home for two weeks
ROSARY AT CARRIAGE HILL
Judy Lamasure 548-8740
Offer an hour on Friday mornings from 10-11am to assist in saying the
rosary with the residents of Carriage Hill Nursing Home
SERVANTS FOR SENIORS
John / Mary Jane Solomon 972-8915
Call if you need assistance with transportation, meals, yard work, errands,
shopping, administrative assistance, etc.
Please call if you can assist.
SPIRITUALITY
Religious Education Office 785-7857
Study of G.K. Chesterton, Mondays at 10:00 am in the Hall
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
Meets on the first Saturday of each month after the 8am Mass and on the third
Thursday at 7pm. Meetings are held in the St. Matthew Activity Center.
USHERS
Greg Gordon 786-0488 or [email protected]
VISITATION APOSTLES
Parish Office 785-5299
Pease call if you know a member of our Parish, homebound or in a nursing
home, who would like to be visited or taken the Euchrist.
40 DAYS FOR LIFE
PARISH MISSION
February 18 – March 29
http://www.40daysforlife.com
February 28 - March 5, 2015
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
THE ANGELS AND SPIRITUAL WARFARE
FIRST FRIDAY ALL NIGHT ADORATION
+ Opportunity for Confession during Holy Hour +
Thursday evening from 7:30pm until Friday Morning
March 5 – 6
Beginning at 7:30pm with the Parish Mission and
Eucharistic Exposition on Thursday evening,
Our Blessed Lord will remain available and exposed in
the monstrance until the 9am Mass on Friday.
+ Note: There is no 7:30am Mass on First Friday +
Following Mass, our Precious Lord will be exposed and
the Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be recited at 11am
followed by Benediction then Mass at 12:00noon.
Please sign-up in the vestibule.
FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTION
March 7
7:50am ~ Eucharistic Adoration
 Opportunity for Confession during Eucharistic Adoration
 Morning Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours
 A 15 minute period of silence to meditate upon the
Mysteries of the Rosary
 Recitation of the Holy Rosary
 Adoration concludes with
Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament
9:00am ~ The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL DEVOTION
Every Monday evening pray the
Perpetual Novena
in honor of
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.
The devotional prayers start in the church at
7:00pm and end with Benediction.
CURSILLO LENTEN INVITATION
To the Women of St. Patrick
Lent is the most important time of year to nurture
your inner life - a time to be with the mystery of
the death and resurrection of Jesus.
COME to thegentle solitude, but also community of
listening, praying and passing to a new inner life.
March 19 - 22
at Missionhurst Retreat House in Arlington
(transportation provided)
Contact Mary Lou McGonigle 540-972-4673
2015 WOMEN’S CONFERENCE
Kerri Caviezel and Kathleen Wilson will speak!
All women of the Diocese are encouraged to attend
the annual Women’s Conference on March 28.
www.arlingtondiocese.org/women
Opus Sanctorum Angelorum®
~Work of the Holy Angels ~
Preached by Fr. Basil Nortz, ORC
February 28 – March 1
Homily at Saturday Vigil and all Sunday Masses
March 2 – 5 Morning Program
8:00am Morning Office 8:30am Rosary
9:00am Mass
9:45am Conference 10:30am Opportunity for Confession
March 2 – 4 Evening Program
7:30pm Conference 8:15 Opportunity for Confession
March 5 Evening Program
7:30pm Conference
8:15 Exposition and Eucharistic Blessing
followed by nocturnal adoration
Faith + Fun + Family + Fellowship + Food
FRIDAYS AT ST. PATRICK
Lenten Soup Suppers
from 5:30pm - 7:00pm in the Parish Hall
March 6, March 13, March 20, March 27
Please plan to enjoy dinner with your parish family,
and attend Stations of the Cross at 7:30pm
Soup Suppers are important fundraiser to help send
youth from St. Patrick Parish to Work Camp.
The young people attending Work Camp this year will be
your waiters and waitresses at the soup suppers.
All of our meatless soups are homemade by
parishioners, and served with salad, bread, and iced tea.
We will also offer mac and cheese
The Light is ON
for You.
Celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation
This Lenten season, each Catholic parish in the Diocese of
Arlington and the Archdiocese of Washington has
confessions available every Wednesday evening from
6:30pm - 8:00pm. If you have been reluctant to come to the
sacrament, have been away for some time or just found it
difficult to get to a Saturday afternoon confession time, this
is a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with Christ and His
Church. Learn more at www.the-light-is-on.org.
In addition to 6:30 - 8:00pm on Wednesday
St. Patrick has confessions scheduled on
Thursday morning from the end of Mass - 10:15am
Thursday evening from 7:30-8:30pm
Saturday afternoon from 5:00-5:50pm
KEEPING THE LENTEN FAST AND ABSTINENCE
Everyone over 14 years of age is bound to observe the law
of abstinence from eating meat on all Friday’s during
Lent. On Good Friday, everyone between 18 and 59 years
of age is bound to observe the Lenten Fast. The fast
permits one full meatless meal and two light meatless
meals, sufficient to maintain strength according to one’s
needs, but which together do not equal the one full meal.
For the Glory of God Parish Capital Campaign
PROGRESS ON THE GLORY OF GOD CAMPAIGN
Currently there are 420 families of our parish who have made their pledges to our Glory of God Campaign. Our pledges to
date have increased to a total of $3,890,608.39, and redemptions actually made and deposited into our Diocesan Account
for a new church and middle school now total $1,422,408.62 including @2,663.76 from last month’s interest payment.
We’re making great progress. Please keep your pledges coming!
MULTI-CAR RAFFLE
We have had a marvelous numbers of responses so far – 203 in less than three weeks! A number of families have even
come by the office to purchase additional tickets. The more we participate, the greater will be the return, all of which will
directly benefit our campaign. Let’s hope one of St. Patrick’s parishioners will also be lucky enough to win any of the 5
new vehicles and cash prizes up to $20,000. (As a reminder, tickets/stubs with payments are due not later than April 12.)
CASTIGLIAS SUPPORTS OUR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN!
When you take them our bulletin, Castiglias on Courthouse Road, will make a 10% donation for the amount of your bill.
There is no time limit on the offer.
“FOR THE GLORY OF GOD” BLUEGRASS FAVORITES
Father Ziegler’s new CD is available from the Parish Office during business hours.
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BOOK FAIR
The Ancient Order of Hibernians
will provide light refreshments
in the vestibule following Mass.
In celebration of Read Across America Week,
All parishioners are invited to purchase books
after Mass on the weekend of
March 7 and 8
at the Saint Patrick School Book Fair.
We will have books from Book Worm Central on hand
and available for purchase on site.
Books could make great Easter gifts and birthday gifts.
Cash, Checks and Credit Cards will be accepted.
Questions?
Please contact Kelli Helbling at [email protected]
“Reading should not be presented to children as a chore,
a duty. It should be offered as a gift.” – Kate DiCamillo.
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ST. PATRICK SCHOOL
after the 9:00am Mass
Now accepting applications for
Preschool thru Grade 8 for the 2015-2016 school year.
You may pick up applications in the church vestibule,
school office or download one from our website
www.saintpatrickschoolva.org
~ Our Parish Patron Saint ~
On Monday, March 16
at 7:30pm
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and celebrating with fun and games
in the Parish Hall
Pancakes will be served from 9:30 to 11am
DIOCESAN TUITION ASISSTANCE
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2015 BISHOP’S LENTEN APPEAL
We are asking all families in our parish to support the
Bishop’s Lenten Appeal (BLA) to the fullest extent that
they are able. There are envelopes and pencils in the
vestibule if you have not had the opportunity to make a
pledge to the BLA. You may drop your pledge envelope
in the collection at any Mass or send it to the parish office.
PAUL STEFAN HOME MOTHER’S DAY GOLF CLASSIC
May 8 at Meadows Farm Golf Course
For information & sign ups: Call 540-854-2300
Email: [email protected]
www.paulstefanhome.org
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Who is eligible?
New students to Diocesan Catholic Schools
transferring from public schools in Virginia or
another state in grades 2-8.
New students enrolling in kindergarten or first
grade. (No Restrictions)
How do I apply?
Submit to FACTS Grant & Aid an application and all
supporting tax documentation by March 16, 2015.
Applications may be completed electronically online at
www.online.factsmgt.com.
Tuition assistance is awarded based on
family size and income
For more information, please call
School Principal George Elliott at 540-786-2277