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www.stpatsmemphis.org

Founded in 1866

Sunday Mass Schedule: 8:30am; 11:00am; 5:00pm

Celebrating the Sacraments

Reconciliation: Sundays 8:15 a.m.–8:30 a.m.; 10:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m. 4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. or by appointment

To inquire about Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, Marriag e, Anointing of the Sick , please call the Church Office at (901) 527-2542

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 26, 2017

This Week: Page 268: Isaiah 49:14-15; Psalm 62; 1 Corinthians 4:1-5; Matthew 6:24-34

Next Week: Page 270: Deuteronomy 11:18, 26-28, 32; Psalm 31; Romans 3:21-25, 28; Matthew 7:21-27

MISSION STATEMENT The Mission of St. Patrick's Catholic Community is to proclaim and live

the Gospel message of unconditional love, healing and reconciliation through prayer, celebration and action on behalf of justice

as a sign of hope for all God's people.

ST. PATRICK C A T H O L I C C H U R C H

Ash Wednesday March 1

Mass and Ashes

Distribution School 9:00 am

5:15 pm

Stations of the Cross

Lenten Fish Fry Fridays In Lent 3:00pm – 6:30pm

Outreach Center

Fried or Baked Fish

Green Beans

French Fries

Cole Slaw

Hush Puppies

Iced Tea

Adult Plate: $7.00

Kid’s Plate: $5.00

What Are You Doing for Lent? Make a commitment now to give a few hours of your time during Holy Week to

preparing our worship space.

Help is desperately needed before/during the Triduum

liturgies and with decorating for Easter. Please let Frances Ginski

know if you are willing to help. Email

frances.ginski@stpat.cdom.org or call the office at 901-527-2542.

Christmas in February? Not quite, but The Outreach Center does have a wish list. Things are slowly

breaking down in the Center, and we now need to

add a commercial ice maker to our wish list. If you can help in any way, please let Deacon Eugene

know. For the record, a new icemaker (smaller than the old one) is approximately $3,500. Why do we need an

icemaker? We use it each Sunday and for our More than a Meal to provide cold

beverages. In the summer, we like to have iced bottles of water for the people who come to the Food Pantry. In many cases

they had to walk from where they live and the ice water is just a way of being aware

of an unspoken need for refreshment.

So, keep us in your prayers. And, if you know of a company who wants to get rid of

an icemaker -- remember us. It's never too early for a Christmas wish to come true!

SUPERBOWL THANKS! Just a note to say thank you to all who

helped to make this year's Super Bowl

Party a success. A very special thanks to Jerome and

Marsha Burt who donated the money to purchase the hog. Thanks so much Jerry and Marsha, you

made a lot of people very happy. A very special thanks also to Rusty Ramsey who

spent 18 long hours cooking the whole hog so

everyone could admire it before

devouring it! Thank you, Rusty. Awesome! Thanks also to everyone who helped to decorate,

serve and cheer the respective teams on. What would the Super Bowl be without friends, food, and companionship!

Please join us for Stations of the

Cross at 5:15pm in the Church every

Friday during Lent.

21st Annual Gibson 5K for St. Patrick's Set For

June 10 On June 10th, we will present the

Gibson Guitar 5K for St. Patrick Community

Outreach for the 21st time!

And we need your help! If you're looking for a service project in

2017 that feeds children and families nutritious food, then the Gibson 5K is the

event for you!

Do you know a company that might wish

to co-sponsor the 2017 Gibson 5K? Let race director Joe Birch know who you have in mind at jbirch@wmctv.com or

(901) 726-0419.

Would you like to help organize this fun event? Helping hands are needed! Contact Joe and we'll find a role that's

right for you! Please pray for the safety of all of our

participants on June 10 and the financial success of the 2017 event. Every cent we

raise is turned into food for those we serve.

Our Offertory Donations February 12 Offering $3,291 Other 202 February 19 Offering 2,988

Capital Campaign 125 Other 30

Total $6,636

Word, Eucharist, Life

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 49 Psalm 62 1 Corinthians 4 Matthew 6

God cares! Such is a profound act of faith

when we consider seriously

the good news

Psalm 62 gives us confidence

if we take to heart

its prayer in us

and take refuge in the strength

of God’s love

The prophetic word of Isaiah

declares that God will never forget us

Matthew’s good news is that

we are valued by God

even more than the beauty

of the birds of the air or of the wild flowers sustained by the Holy One

God’s love tender as a mother’s love

is made flesh in the life and death

of Jesus who is the good news

supreme and unconditional

The death and resurrection of Jesus

puts into action the truth of Psalm 62

and of all the prophets

This truth enables our faith

to relieve us of anxiety

over the conditions of our lives

as well as over the state of the world

As we approach and stand around the table

of the Lord’s Supper

we are able to place all our concerns

in the maternal heart of God and

take on the heart of Christ alive in us

until he comes again

“Thus should one regard us, as servants of Christ.”

Are you being called to serve the Lord and others in the consecrated life or

priesthood? Call Father Patrick Gallagher at (901) 323-3817 or write: VocationsDirector@vocations.cdom.org.

Please pray for the sick in our parish community, our friends and loved ones:

Sharon Shea, Linda and James Owens, Lanny Merrill, Rose Brooks, Tom Colturi,

Robert Faulkner, Fred Robinson, Richard Asbury, Roger Harrison, Perry Jackson, Sr.

(Linda Jackson’s Father in Law), Maureen Hough, James Wynne (Sharon Shea’s

father), Sharon David, Mary Baldwin, Shantia

Baldwin, Kat Bagley, Trisha Fulton (Terry

Fulton’s grandmother), Thomas Born, Fred

Young (Brian Young’s father), Peggy

Cunningham, Maria Williams (Mary Baldwin’s daughter), Karen

Silverstein, Blanche Forest, Lucinda Lee, Precious Baldwin Holloway, Anthony

Smith, Margaret Lynch, Anne Lee-Buford, Kevin David, Fred Robinson, Bernice

Watkins, Stephen Golanka, Virginia Scherer

St. Patrick Jubilee School

Come…Experience the Journey II !

You are cordially invited to join us in our celebration of Black History!

Monday, February 27th @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Walk our hallways, and visit our classrooms

to travel through time.

Look, listen, learn, and enjoy the presentations!

Rice Bowl is

more than a cute cardboard

box! CRS Rice Bowl is Catholic

Relief Services’ Lenten program for

families and faith communities in the United States who want to put their faith into action. Participants journey through

the 40 days of Lent with a collection of daily reflections and activities included in

the CRS Rice Bowl calendar and on the mobile app. Through CRS Rice

Bowl, participants are invited to hear

stories about their brothers and sisters in need

around the world, and devote their Lenten prayers, fasting and alms to change the lives of those who suffer in poverty. Our

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ website tells us that “Catholic social teaching proclaims that we are our brothers' and sisters' keepers, wherever they live. We are one human family, whatever our national, racial, ethnic, economic, and ideological differences. Learning to practice the virtue of solidarity means learning that ‘loving our neighbor’ has global dimensions in an interdependent world. This virtue is described by John Paul II as ‘a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good; that is to say to the good of all and of each individual, because we are all really responsible for all’ (Sollicitudo Rei Socialis)” Find more

information at www.crsricebowl.org/

Remembrance of the Departed

Grant Somes March 11, 2010 Vera Redwing Lewis March 10, 2012

Beverly Ross March 10, 2013 Ida Mae Hardin March 6, 2014 Miriam Heine March 16, 2016

Leone Dalle March 1 Earl Randle March 1

Ian Prester March 2 Debra Brittenum March 4

William Pease March 5 Lucy Lewis March 6 Frances Ginski March 7

Jerry Bettice March 8 Nick Lake March 8 Michael Pleasants March 8

Dudley Cates March 9 Patricia Hyatt March 10

Joy Asbury March 11 Lester Brown March 11 Donna Dufur-Lindsey March 11

Rocio Diaz March 12 Dennis Lynch March 12

Eileen Butler March 15 Roger Harrison March 16 Meredith Stifter March 21

Olga Repelin March 22 Micky Wolfe March 27 Charlie Lewis March 28

Brent David March 29 Karol Ginski March 30

Savanna Lomas March 30

Please pray for our parish every day.

2017 Mother/Daughter Programs Learn about God’s plan for growing up, becoming a woman and His gifts of sexuality and fertility. The programs emphasize the virtue of chastity, the sacredness of human life and parent-child communication.

Sunday, March 19 for 10 - 12 year old girls and Moms

Sunday, March 26 for 13 - 16 year old girls and Moms

All programs begin at 2:00 p.m. at Saint

Francis Hospital in Memphis. $25.00 per family. Pre-registration is required. Register online at www.cdom.org. For more information, call Mary Pat Van Epps at the NFP Center (901) 373-1285.

Thank You for Being Here! Thank you for choosing to worship with us

today! If you are passing through town,

we wish you a safe and happy visit. If you

are interested in joining the St. Patrick

community or just looking for more

information, please let us know. Feel free

to approach a parishioner, call the office

at 527-2542, complete a registration form

(at the back of the church) or visit us on

line at www.stpatsmemphis.org.

WEDNESDAYS

IN LENT

+ LENTEN PRAYER (6:00 P.M.)

March 8 – Traditional Stations of the Cross

March 15 – Seven Sorrows of Mary

March 22 – Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary

March 29 – Meditation on the Cross; Prayer, Word, Song

April 5 – Stations of the Cross through the Eyes of Mary

+ SIMPLE SUPPER AND FELLOWSHIP (6:30)

+LENTEN STUDY (7:15 – 8:30)

CONVERSION THROUGH THE LENS OF LAUDATO SI How can Pope Francis’ teaching help us enter into

a new level of conversion during the season of Lent?

St. Peter Church 190 Adams Avenue

(901) 527-8282

Today’s Psalm Response

Rest in God, in God alone, God alone, my soul. (Psalm 62)

Liturgical Ministers

February 26

8:30 Lectors: Jerry Bettice Mike Duffy EMHCs: Andrea Nichols Carol Carson Sacristan: Aletta Roebuck 11:00 Lectors: Steven Tenorio Joe Birch EMHCs: Sacristan: Elena Murphy 5:00 Lectors: Julie Cleary Dillon Rocio Diaz EMHCs: Sacristan: Eric Tidquist Flowers: Carol Duffy

March 5

8:30 Lectors: Dell Stiner Judy Bettice EMHCs: Pat Papachritou Sacristan: Harrel Crone 11:00 Lectors: Debra Brittenum Steve Likens EMHCs: Brett Butler Sacristan: 5:00 Lectors: Jay Thompson Linda Jackson EMHCs: Sacristan: Flowers: Lent

ST. PATRICK’S STAFF

Rev. Patrick Gallagher – Pastor Rev. Mr. Eugene Champion – Deacon Frances Ginski – Director of Faith Formation frances.ginski@stpat.cdom.org Julie Boland – Office Manager julie.boland@stpat.cdom.org Verna Hawkins – Maintenance/Grounds

ST. PATRICK’S CENTER STAFF Rev. Patrick Gallagher – Pastor Deacon Eugene Champion – Director Anna Champion – Administrative Assistant Anne Stubblefield – Volunteer Coordinator

ST. PATRICK’S JUBILEE SCHOOL Rhiannon Thomas – School Principal

MINISTRY OF MUSIC Earl Randle – 8:30 a.m. Mass Andrew Rourke – 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Masses

Mass Intentions

Sunday, February 26, 2017 Weekday Masses 8:30am Babette Lombardo Wed, Mar 1 9:00am St. Patrick School 11:00am: Lennette Beasley Wed, Mar 1 5:15pm St. Patrick Parish 5:00pm Judy Schultz Fri, Feb 24 9:00am St. Patrick School

If you would like a Mass Intention, please call the parish office: 527-2542

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