SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Parents are required to register and attend a preparatory workshop before Baptism. Please call Deacon Jack Quirk at 570-622-1802, extension 7, to register. Workshops are held bi-monthly. Parents wishing Baptism for their children must be practicing Catholics; meaning regular attendance at Mass, and supporting the Parish by the use of envelopes. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Couples planning to be married must contact a parish priest at least six months prior to the desired date of the marriage.

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St. Patrick’s Preschool ...570-622-0106 at Assumption BVM Director: Mrs. Sharon Rossi

Assumption BVM...........570-622-0106 Elementary School Principal: Mrs. Teresa Keating

Nativity BVM ................570-622-8110 High School Principal: Mrs. Lynn Sabol

St. Joseph’s Center........570-622-4638 for Special Learning Principal: Mr. Roobhenn Smith

Victim Assistance Coordinator Wendy Krisak, MA, NCC, LPC DIRECT LINE: 800-791-9209

Safe Environment Coordinator Sr. Meg Cole, SSJ, MS, LMFT 610-332-0442 (x2019)

Pastor.................................................... Rev. Msgr. Edward J. O'Connor Parochial Vicar/Hospital Chaplain ......................Rev. Gregory R. Karpyn Permanent Deacons....................................................Mr. John E. Quirk Mr. Lawrence J. Lonergan

DIVINE MERCY PERPETUAL ADORATION CHAPEL AT ST. PATRICK RECTORY: Please call Aleece at 570-449-7678 for more information.

ROSARY AND NOVENA: 7:00 pm - Wednesdays in Our Lady's Chapel

COMMUNION CALLS are made monthly. Please contact the Parish Office if you would like to be put on the Communion Call list, or would like to receive the Anointing of the Sick.

HOSPITAL/NURSING HOME VISITS: The patient or a member of the immediate family must notify the Parish Office of a patient's admission so a visit can be made. This is in compliance with the Federal HIPAA Law.

RCIA: Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the process in which adults join the Catholic Church. Please call the Parish Office if interested.

ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATE: Certificates to act as a sponsor for Baptism or Confirmation are available at the Parish Office. You must be a member of the Parish in good standing to be given a certificate.

ST. PATRICK POTTSVILLE AREA KITCHEN: Please call Terry Alexander at 570-617-2957 for hours and donations.

SCHEDULE OF MASSES Saturday ................................ 4:15 pm Sunday..............7:30, 9:30 & 11:00 am

WEEKDAY MASSES Weekdays......... 6:30 and 8:00 am Saturdays ........................8:00 am

CONFESSIONS Saturday .................... 3:00 to 4:00 pm Wednesday .........7:30 to 8:30 pm

Phone.........570-622-1802 Email .......... dwalker.stpats@gmail.com

Fax .............570-622-2593 Web........... www.stpatrickpottsville.org

Office Administrator .................................................... Debbie Walker

Office Hours.......................... 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday - Thursday ................................................................8:30 am to 12:00 pm, Friday

Bulletin Deadline.................................................... 9:00 am, Mondays

Monthly Parish Events Calendar Deadline ...... First day of prior month

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (PREP): Grades 1 - 8 • September thru May Sundays after the 9:30 am Mass........................................10:45 am to noon Director .......................................................................... Mrs. Dale Verchick Phone ................... 570-516-0107 Email .................. dcd2211@gmail.com

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME January 14, 2018 Monday, January 15 6:30 a.m. Dolores Hirsch (Est) 8:00 a.m. Eva Kubeyka (Ron & Joanne Mercuri & Family) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, January 16 6:30 a.m. Grace M. Bierman (Son, Francis Bierman) 8:00 a.m. Harry Nazarene Piccioni (James & Holly Mangam) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, January 17 – St. Anthony, Abbot 6:30 a.m. John “Jack” G. Schuster (Est) 8:00 a.m. Mary L. O’Donnell (The Frankenstine Family) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, January 18 6:30 a.m. Joan Monahan (Pat Kelly) 8:00 a.m. Leona M. Taronis (Mr. & Mrs. Brandon Fellinger) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, January 19 6:30 a.m. June McShaw (Matthew Navitsky) 8:00 a.m. Mary Elizabeth Acker (George & Joan Repella) __________________________________________________

Saturday, January 20 8:00 a.m. Robert W. Long (Linda Whalen)

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Masses of Obligation) Saturday, January 20 4:15 p.m. The Deceased Members of St. Patrick Choir (Shirley Recla)

Sunday, January 21 7:30 a.m. Members enrolled in the Purgatorial Memorial

Society 9:30 a.m. Paul Hoffecker (Wife, Victoria) 11:00 a.m. People of the Parish If you are a visitor to the Church of St. Patrick, we want you to know that you are most welcome, whether you come from another State or from another Parish. Please feel comfortable in our beautiful house of the Father.

Thank you for worshiping with us!

READINGS FOR TODAY: 1 Sm 3:3-10, 19/1 Cor 6:13-15, 17-20/Jn 1:35-42

READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY: Jon 3:1-5, 10/1 Cor 7:29-31/Mk 1:14-20

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS: - the sick of the parish - our many Benefactors - those recently deceased - Josephine Messina, Kathleen Somers, Joseph O’Donnell, Leroy Brennan

CANDLE INTENTIONS January 14 to January 20

Sanctuary – IMO Joe Kocher (Wife, Joann) Sacred Heart – Pieta - Pope St. John Paul II – St. Patrick – Our Lady’s Chapel - Sanctuary – Health of Joan Fenstermacher (Carol Ganter) Our Lady’s Chapel – Blessed Virgin Mary – The Continued Recovery of Oscar Leskin (Mike & Joanne O’Toole) Priest Mass Schedule for January 20/21 4:15 pm - Msgr. O’Connor 9:30 am – Fr. Karpyn 7:30 am – Msgr. O’Connor 11:00 am – Fr. Karpyn

The Knights of Columbus Council 431 in Pottsville will host the Our Lady of Fatima statue and a Marian program that includes an inspiring audio-visual presentation of the 1917 miraculous Fatima apparitions, followed by a group rosary. The event will be held at 7 pm on Sunday, January 14, at the Council home at 1840 West End Avenue in Pottsville. Seating is limited, so a reservation is needed. Call Dave Donlin at 570-573-1841 for a confirmed reservation. Many souls have been inspired by this program. A social will be held to conclude the evening.

Please Note: The Parish Office will be closed on January 15 for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.

SAVE THE DATE!! TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT

THE PARISH OFFICE!!

4th Annual St. Patrick Gala March 3, 2018 – 7 to 11 pm at The Lodge at Sharp

Mountain

Entertainment by Dale and The Legends!!

Plated Dinner and Cash Bar Choice of Prime Rib or Crab Cakes (plus salads, sides, and desserts)

$35 per person – Prepaid

We are looking for someone to donate this year’s Paschal Candle.

Please contact the Parish Office if interested.

PARISH STEWARDSHIP December 31, 2017 Stewardship: $9,389

January 7, 2018 Stewardship: $10,085 Thank you for your generosity to your Parish! St. Patrick Parish offers Online Giving, a web-based electronic contribution application. We are providing this service so that you have the option to manage your contributions online or with your offering envelopes. To sign up or make a donation online today, go to the OSV website: osvonlinegiving.com/4339. To download the Online Giving App, go to OLGapp.com.

Divine Mercy Perpetual Adoration Chapel at St. Patrick

Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found; call upon him, while he is near. (Isaiah 55:6)

Open Holy Hours: SUNDAY - 12 am, 4 am; MONDAY – 10 pm; WEDNESDAY – 11 am; THURSDAY – 8 pm

FRIDAY – 10 am, 7 pm; SATURDAY – 4 am, 12 pm Please call Aleece @ 570-449-7678 for information or questions.

SACRAMENT DATES FOR 2018 *First Penance – Sunday, March 4, at 6 pm *Confirmation – Wednesday, April 25, at 4:30 pm *First Holy Communion – Saturday, May 12, at 10 am

HELP NEEDED TO CLEAN THE CHURCH! Please call Barb Artz at 570-570-429-6466 or the Parish Office if you can provide an extra pair of hands from time to time!

FREE THROW SHOOTING CONTEST!! The Knights of Columbus in Pottsville and St. Clair will sponsor a basketball free throw competition on January 28, at 5 pm, at Nativity High School. Registration at 4 pm. Boys and girls, ages 9-14, are eligible to participate. Participants must be residents within the Blue Mountain, Minersville, Pine Grove, Pottsville, Saint Clair, or Schuylkill Haven School Districts. All participants will receive a Certificate of Participation and prizes. For information, call Tom Kurtek at 570-617-1714, and leave a message. Winners will move on to Regional and State-Wide competition.

LOTTERY CALENDAR – RECENT OUTCOMES Tues., January 2 #253 Kathryn C. ($50) Wed., January 3 #313 Sue K. & Rose R. ($50) Thurs., January 4 #481 Elayne H. ($50) Fri., January 5 #750 Melissa H. ($50) Sat., January 6 #116 Ann P. ($100) Sun., January 7 #630 Jeff W. ($150) Mon., January 8 #492 Rodnick R. ($50)

Our monthly lottery calendars are a great fundraiser for our Parish! Please consider being a seller, or buying one in the future by getting one at one of the masses, or stopping by the Parish Office! They make great gifts that you can tuck in a Birthday or Get Well card, and they make great ♥♥♥ VALENTINE ♥♥♥ Surprises! We appreciate the support of everyone who helps to make this so successful!

Did you know that you can re-direct your state taxes to fund a need-based scholarship for a student in any of our Diocesan Schools instead of sending your money to Harrisburg? Anyone who pays PA state income tax and qualifies as an Accredited Investor is eligible. This is defined as having individual income of $200,000 or $300,000 of joint income in each of the two most recent years, or a net worth of $1,000,000 excluding your primary residence. For more information call the Office of Education at 610-866-0581, ext. 2328.

every Friday, the Parish Office will close at Noon. Please keep this in mind when doing Parish

business in the future!

Save the dates 2018!! Easter Candy and Bake Sale – March 24 & 25

Easter Egg Hunt – March 31 St. Patrick Parish Appreciates!!

St. Patrick Parish was blessed to have such a beautiful Christmas Season!! We thank everyone who had a hand in anything that was done to make Christmas so special for the Prince of Peace! Thank you to our Deacons, Altar Servers, Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Sacristans, Ushers, those who cleaned the Church, and those who came in over the Holidays to count the collections. Thank you to our children who showed us, through their eyes, the Nativity story, and thank you to the adults who helped them with the narration and costuming. Thank you to our choirs, musicians, and brass, who sung and played their hearts out in praise of our Baby Jesus! Thank you to those who decorated the Church and the Rectory! Everything looked stunning!! A special thanks to Barbara Halcovage who arranged the poinsettias…perfectly, and Bob Engle who made the great outside Christmas Mass schedule sign! Thank you to those who remembered Monsignor, Father Karpyn, and the Parish Staff with cards and treats! Christmas 2017 was spectacular, and we are grateful to everyone who did ANYTHING to make it so memorable!!!

Thank you to our January Business Sponsor for Volunteers, Verchick Accounting Services!! We appreciate their great prize! The next volunteer drawing will be held on February 1. Catch the drawing “live” on Facebook! Volunteers…Adults, Teens, and Children…look for the RED box in the back of Church, and put your name in it!

Businesses – If you would like to be a Business Sponsor for Volunteers, please contact the Parish Office for more information. Your business would be highlighted in our bulletin the whole month!

In memory of John A. Balulis by: His Sister, Joan Hufnagle

In memory of Kathleen A. Hampford by: Helen Weiss

In memory of Mary Chiodo by: Annette DeMaria

In memory of Rudolph “Harold” Fey by: Joanne Woznicki; Al & Mary Ellen Marazas

In memory of Peter P. Calabrese by: Bob & Kathy Haughney

In memory of Josephine Messina by: Alan & Mary Megna

The next Baptismal Workshop will be held on Tuesday, February 13, at 7 pm, in the Rectory Conference Room. Please call Deacon Jack Quirk at 570-622-1802, ext. 7, to register. Parents are required to register and attend a preparatory workshop before Baptism.

SCHOOL NEWS! *Surf and Turf Bingo – January 14 – Bingo starts at 1 pm. Sponsored by Nativity Green and Gold Booster Club. Call Diane at 570-294-0551 with questions.

*Open House at Nativity BVM High School and Registration for the 2018-19 School year. School tours, presentations begin at 1 pm. No pre-registration required. All are welcome. Please call 570-622-8110 with questions.

ST. PATRICK TEEN GROUP MEETING – TONIGHT, JANUARY 14 FROM 5-6:30 PM. PEW WIPE AND HOT

CHOCOLATE TASTING! ALL TEENS ARE WELCOME!!!

St. Patrick Spaghetti Dinner Sunday, February 11

from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm In our Parish Center Adults: $8.00 - Children: $3.50 All You Can Eat *** Take-outs available

Baked Goods are always needed and appreciated! Congratulations to our Helen Weiss who won the

50/50 - $16!! Good for you, Helen!!! Please Note: There will be no Spaghetti Dinner in March.

Let's tackle hunger this year in a SUPER way!! In 1990, an organization called the "Souper Bowl of Caring" was formed. That year, 22 churches collected $5,700 in South

Carolina. Since this was such a success, the organizers decided to start a youth-led movement with a simple prayer: "Lord, even as we enjoy the Super Bowl football game, help us be mindful of those who are without a bowl of soup to eat". Since that time, SBOC has become a National organization and ordinary people, like you, have generated more than $100 million for soup kitchens, food banks, and other charities in communities across the Country. In addition, hundreds of thousands of youth have experienced for themselves the joy and satisfaction of giving and serving, inspiring people of all ages to follow their generous example.

This year, our St. Patrick Teen Group will be a part of the “Souper Bowl of Caring” movement. Teen members will be in the back of church after Mass with their soup pots on Super Bowl Sunday weekend (Feb. 3-4). We ask everyone to donate at least $1 to the cause (if you can give a few dollars more, that would really be appreciated). The money collected will be split between St. Patrick’s St. Vincent de Paul fund and the Teen Group for their service projects. If you would like to learn more about the Souper Bowl of Caring collection, please go to www.souperbowl.org.

THANK YOU FROM CARE NET!! The staff, clients, and families of Care Net of Schuylkill County would like to thank the St. Patrick Parish family for the generous Christmas gifts. Many new mothers and fathers were celebrating their first Christmas with their child, and many stated that your gifts were some of the only they would receive. Your

generosity and kindness has helped so many in our community. Here is a note from a client and her six-month-old daughter: "You all are such wonderful people and we appreciate how much you have helped us - and continue to." Thank you again for opening your hearts to those in need this Christmas season, and God bless you!

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Another Retreat Testimonial………….. When our Parish announced that they would be holding yearly retreats, I was ecstatic and relieved! I love going on retreat and who better than with your Parish family to share your amazing spiritual experiences? My husband Greg and I have been on almost every single one. Our son, Andrew, was 3 years old when we started going on retreat. He doesn’t remember any other way that his parents celebrate Valentine’s Day. There are so many excuses that we can come up with to not go on retreat, but here are 3 reasons why we will be going on retreat again this year: 1. Life can go on without us. (That’s self-explanatory) 2. We’ve still got work to do. We have never had such insight into ourselves and our weaknesses, and what we need to work on as we have had on retreats. And because God is just that awesome, those potentially demoralizing insights have always been accompanied by an influx of grace and zeal for starting in on all that work on ourselves. 3. This is our vocation. We owe God and our family our best effort and complete dedication to our vocation as husband/wife and father/mother. Pursued properly, our work at home will help us to love God more, and loving God more will help us to do our work better. Going away on retreat helps us immeasurably in both areas.

~Greg and Dale Verchick

This is the Time of Fulfillment BELIEVE in the GOSPEL

8th Annual Parish Retreat Our Parish Retreat has been such a blessing year after year, and we are so excited to be planning another weekend of fellowship, fun, and growth in the Lord for 2018! What a wonderful way to begin this year’s journey through Lent! Once again, the Retreat will be held at the beautiful Villa of Our Lady Retreat House, Mt. Pocono, from Friday, February 16 to Sunday, February 18, 2018. This year’s theme is “This is the time of fulfillment. Believe in the gospel.”

The cost of the Retreat is $155 for double or triple occupancy, or $180 for a single room, each with a private bathroom. The price includes coach bus transportation, to and from the Retreat Center, five full

meals, snacks, and evening refreshments. Gathering together to seek God more fully, build relationships with the Parish Family, and to simply let down your hair and relax—PRICELESS!

Please make your check payable to “Church of Saint Patrick”, for the full amount or a deposit of at least $50, and return it to Debbie in the Parish Office. You may also mail to:

St. Patrick Church - 319 Mahantongo Street - Pottsville, PA 17901 A confirmation letter containing all the details will be mailed to you at least two weeks before the Retreat. If you have any questions, please feel free to call Bill or Melody Montag at 570-628-4030 or ask a Retreat Team Member.

2018 Retreat Team Members Monsignor O’Connor, Bill & Melody Montag, Charles Bressi, Mary Ann Heenan, Deacon Larry Lonergan, Shelly Lurwick, Trish Seiders, Debbie Walker, and Helen Weiss

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Church of Saint Patrick Retreat- February 16-18, 2018

Registration Form Name: _________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________________

Telephone: Home________________ Cell____________________ Confirmation Name: ____________________

Email Address: _________________________________________________________

Emergency Contact & Number: ___________________________________________________ Preferred Roommate: ____________________________________________________ Circle choice: Double/Triple Occupancy ($155/person) or Single Occupancy ($180/person)

Deposit of $50.00 is due at registration

Please consider being a Bus Sponsor!! We rely on donations to cover the cost of Bus Transportation to our Parish Retreat. If you are unable to come to the Retreat this year, please consider making a donation. Please contact Bill Montag at 570-628-4030, if you have further questions. Donations may be dropped off at the Parish Office. Thank You!!

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