Website: www.stpatricksparish.org December 2019 Volume VIII Issue 10

Saint Patrick Cathol ic Church

850 W. 4th St.

Fallon, NV 89406

775-423-2846

parish@stpatricksparish.org SPCC Happenings

There’s More To Christmas

There’s more, much more, to Christmas Than candlelight and cheer;

It’s the spirit of sweet friendship That brightens all the year.

It’s thoughtfulness and kindness. It’s hope reborn again,

For peace, for understanding, For goodwill to men!

—- Author Unknown

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YOUR PARISH COUNCIL Bill Crooks—Chair

Lorraine Melanson—Vice Chair Jeannette Hale—Secretary

Anne Bloomfield Monica Breitenbach

Vacant Alicia Centeno

Teri Funsch Paul Loop

YOUR PARISH PASTOR

Father Antonio Quijano, Jr.

YOUR PARISH DEACONS Kurt Carlson, M.D.

Ron Cherry

Wayne Crooks

YOUR PARISH STAFF JoAnn Luiz—Office Manager

Office Secretaries: Ginny Dugan & Jeannette Hale

Colleen Sabatino

MaryAnn Wandvik

Volunteer Office Assistants

Judy Carlson

Volunteer General Assistant

KC Carlson—Custodian

Judy Northrup Religious Education Coordinator

Paul Loop

Youth Coordinator

Vernon Funsch

RCIA Coordinator

Danette Laca

Homebound Ministry

Ginny Dugan SPCC Happenings Editor

duganmv@cccomm.net

CCD INSTRUCTION—Religious Education Coordinator Judy Northrup and her assistant Mary

Thomas provide instruction to a group of children during CCD classes in the parish hall. CCD

stands for Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, an association established in Rome in 1562 for the

purpose of giving religious instruction. Its modern usage is a religious education program of the

Roman Catholic Church, normally designed for children.

WOMEN OF GRACE—The final

session of the Women of Grace study

group took place on Wed., Dec. 11. The

nine-week series was created by

Johnette Benkovic and met from 5-7:15

p.m. in the parish hall. According to its

website, Women of Grace “seeks to

transform the world one woman at a

time by affirming women in their digni-

ty and vocation as daughters of God and

in their gift of authentic femininity

through ongoing spiritual formation.”

Pictured, from left to right, are Lynn

Clark, Amanda Petersen, Lynn Strasdin,

Connie Knoll, Katy Loop, Mary

Wright, Rose Curlee, Sheila Scholz, and

Teri Funsch. Photo: Katy Loop

CHRISTMAS EVE—CHRISTMAS DAY MASSES

Dec. 24, Tuesday, 5 p.m., Mass for children Dec. 24, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Choir sings carols

Dec. 24, Tuesday, 8 p.m., Mass for everyone

Dec. 25, Wednesday, 11 a.m. (one Mass only)

Reminder: Come early to find a seat as the

Masses are expected to be crowded.