St. Patrick Catholic Church 3500 Washington St. McHenry, IL 60050 (815) 385-0025

Inside This Issue

Prayer Garden-Pg. 2

175th Anniversary Events-Pg. 3

Ireland Pilgrimage-Pg. 3

Heartfelt Thank You-Pg. 3

Connect with us! - Pg. 4

Merry Christmas

from

St. Patrick Church

Dear Friends,

During Christmas we share in God’s abundance

and love in the gift of His Son, Jesus Christ, the

Savior of the World. We pray that God’s gener-

osity should prompt our response in love and

generosity to all those He has put in our lives.

Thank you for your love and support for me and

for our parish.

With choicest blessings from the Lord and every

personal good wish to you, I pray you have a

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Father Godwin

A Message from The Pastor

St. Patrick Catholic Church 3500 Washington St. McHenry, IL 60050 (815) 385-0025

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175th Anniversary

Memorial Prayer Garden

The Prayer Garden Committee has been working for almost

a year in the planning of a beautiful space within our church

grounds that will provide a prayerful setting for reflection. At

the same time, we are hoping for this space to become a

timeless landmark at St. Patrick to memorialize our be-

loved. The garden will be set within the space between our

church and the parish center leading to the chapel doors.

The Memorial Garden will be 100% funded by private dona-

tions. We are hoping for your support to make it a reality

in time for our 175th Anniversary next year. The work will

begin after the necessary funds are raised. God willing, we

are praying for a “groundbreaking ceremony” by Bishop

Malloy, when he visits St. Patrick Church on March 14th,

2015, to bless and dedicate our new St. Patrick Statue.

A detailed blueprint of the garden is on display in the vesti-

bule of our church for your viewing. To contribute, please

complete an order form for the purchase of a brick for the

garden or a donation that will be memorialized on our

Prayer Garden recognition plaque. All size gifts are wel-

Levels of Participation:

BRICK PAVERS

Engrave up to 3 lines (18 characters each)

or 6 lines on Large bricks

Small Engraved Brick (4x8) - $100

Two Small Bricks - $150

Large Engraved Brick (8x8) - $200

RECOGNITION PLAQUE

Listing of Donors’ Family Names

$1,000 +

$3,000 +

$5,000 and up

Rosary, Benches, Stations of the Cross, Flowers, a

Statue of Mary, a Fountain, Crucifix, and an Adora-

tion Gazebo are all items that will be placed in our

Prayer Garden thanks to the generous contributions

from donors listed on our Recognition Plaque and/

or memorialized on Brick Pavers.

HOW TO CONTRIBUTE

Order Forms are available at the church and can be printed from our website.

To pay with debit or credit card, please order online at www.stpatrickmchenry.org: Click on “Prayer Garden” click on “Donate Now” and follow the instructions.

Click on the Guest Pay link to make a one-time donation. If you wish to pay by Debit Card or Credit Card but are unable to order online, please call the parish office (815) 385-0025 and we will be glad to help you process the order electronically.

St. Patrick Catholic Church 3500 Washington St. McHenry, IL 60050 (815) 385-0025

Please join us in commemorating our parish’s 175th birthday and come to any or all of the many events our Anniversary Committees are planning throughout next year. Save room in your calendars for some of the

activities tentatively planned between March 2015 and March 2016.

Our Anniversary kicks off in March 2015 with the blessing of our Prayer Garden, Mass and St. Patrick’s Day Dinner with Bishop David Malloy. Other tentative events are:

April: Complimentary Pancake Breakfast

May: Co-Ed Softball Game

June: Corpus Christi Procession and Parish Picnic

July: Fiesta Days Parade with Anniversary Float

August: Golf Outing

September: Special Anniversary Oktoberfest

October: Pumpkin Carving and Trunk & Treat

November: Tour our Cemeteries with Guest Speaker

December: Advent Day of Recollection with Guest Speaker

January 2016: Snowman Building Contest

February 2016: Valentine’s Day Dance

A Heartfelt

Thank You!

Blood

Drive

Young

Adults

Ministry

Two by

Two

Respect

Life

St. Vincent

dePaul

Legion of

Mary

Hearts

Afire

Men’s

Issues

Collection

Counters

Building

&

Grounds

Bereave-

ment

Religious

Education

Ushers

Anniversary

Committees

Giving

Tree

Faith In

Action

Cursillo

Knights of

Columbus

Evangeliza-

tion

Committee

FISH Food

Pantry

Music

Ministry

Marriage

Ministry

Rosary

Ladies

Guild

Moms

Ministry

To all our ministries

and volunteers that

make our parish so

wonderful!

175th Anniversary Pilgrimage

Fr. Godwin Invites You to Join

him in October

11 Days - Best of Ireland &

Northern Ireland

In the Footsteps of St. Patrick

Approx. Cost $3,100*

* Final details regarding dates and cost by

end of December

Visiting: Downpatrick - Belfast

Omagh - Knock - Galway - Connemara

Killarney - Waterford - Dublin

St. Patrick Church proudly Celebrates 175 Years in 2015

Office

Volun-

teers

Liturgical

Ministers

Pastoral

Council

Youth

Ministry

Finance

Council

RCIA

Altar

Servers

Compass.

Care Min.

St. Patrick Catholic Church 3500 Washington St. McHenry, IL 60050 (815) 385-0025

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Please join Montini for Catholic Schools Week 2015 Open House the week of

January 25th. We invite everyone to come take a tour of the school and meet our staff.

Open enrollment will begin at that time. For more information call us (815)385-5380.

Come see what our amazing school has to offer!