The 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 11, 2011

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A Jewel in the D

Weekend Mass Schedule

Saturday 4:00 pm

Sunday 10:00 am

Fellowship after each Mass in The St. Joseph Hall

Very Reverend Vernon F. Huguley

PASTOR

This Parish exists to carry out the mission

of Our Lord Jesus Christ on Earth. By our participation in the Holy Mass, the

perfect act of worship, the saving power of Jesus is

realized in our individual lives,

families, communities and in

the world. Our outreach helps

extend the reign of Jesus into all the

dark corners of the world. As we gather as a family here in this holy place we

experience a foretaste of our own destiny…Heaven! If

you are a visitor,

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Vol. 28 Number 35

† JMJ

Readings for Next Weekend – Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

FIRST READING: (Isaiah 55:6-9) 2nd Reading–(Philippians 1:20c-24,27a) Gospel–(Matthew 20:1-16a )

PRAY FOR OUR PARISHIONERS IN THE HOSPITAL OR ON HOSPICE: Marie Mackinaw Please keep all the sick and their caregivers in your prayers. PRAYER BOOK: The prayer book in the narthex is available for all prayer requests. Please pray daily for these requests.

PRAY FOR OUR PARISHIONERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES: Albert Billets, Libby Duchock, Joe Gagliano, Chad Galloway, Frances Myers, Lena Myers, Ethel Pruitt, Stan Rogato, Ed Suchey, Elizabeth Sullivan, Rosemary Tortorici and Jessie White. Please keep these, all the homebound, and their caregivers in your prayers. If you know of any parishioner who should be added to or removed, please contact the office.

PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS: Especially our families, friends and loved ones who are currently in active military service: Darren Armentrout (Stateside), Darryl Balcom (Stateside), Jeremy Barton (Stateside), Dane Blankenship (Stateside), Joseph Byrd (Stateside), Christopher Cates (Overseas), Ricky Copas (Germany) Joel Dill (Japan), Brian Gibson (Iraq), Heath Gober (Iraq), Michael Grinston (Afghanistan), Becky Hodges (England), Scott Jones (Stateside), Jenny Malone (Stateside), David Miller (Stateside), Richard Parvin (Stateside), Joey Serio (Iraq), Ben Perry (Qatar) and

Justin Richerzhagen (Stateside). Please keep all of our brave men and women in your prayers. If you know of anyone who should be added to or removed from this list, please contact the church office.

LAST CHANCE!: All Altar Servers of the Diocese will be honored at the Fourth Annual Altar Server Recognition and Appreciation Event on Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Paul downtown Birmingham. The Serra Missionaries of Birmingham are sponsoring the event. Bishop Robert Baker will meet and recognize each server during this special ceremony. A reception will follow. Please call the church office no later than Tuesday if you plan to attend so that we may let the Bishop’s staff know to expect you. IF YOU HAVE a loved one listed in “Pray for our Troops” we would like to have their mailing address for a possible support project. If they do not mind us having the address please contact the office as soon as possible.

SPAGHETTI DINNER: The Ladies Auxiliary will host our next parish fellowship dinner on Sunday October 2nd. The tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children. Tickets will be available after each Mass. There will be a town hall meeting during the dinner to discuss a fundraiser for the parish. NEW BOOK: We have a new book available on preparing a Catholic Funeral that is a wonderful supplement to “Now and at The Hour of our Death”. The cost is $4.00 and it may be purchased from the office or the religious goods counter.

PLEASE JOIN OUR PARISH! We would love to have you as a registered member of St. Patrick. If you are attending Mass at St. Patrick and would like to join our parish, please, pick up a Census Card in the narthex, fill it out and put it in the collection basket. Not sure if you are on record? Contact the office.

SUNSHINE CLUB will meet Wednesday, September 21, 2011. We will begin with the Celebration of the Mass at 10:00 am in the Chapel. Bingo will begin after Mass followed by lunch. A donation of at least $5.00 per person is requested and includes lunch. Please RSVP to Sharon Slovensky or the church office.

24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: The Lord is kind and merciful; slow to anger, and rich in compassion. Are you following in Jesus’ footsteps? Pray for the grace to forgive. (Psalm 103) Let us pray for those who suffer from a hardened heart, that they may be touched by the gift of mercy and compassion. (Vocation View is sponsored by Serra Club)

FAITH FORMATION CLASSES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 14TH - Classes will begin Wednesday, Sept.14th at 6:30 pm. Registration Packets including 2011 - 2012 Calendars are on the table outside the Choir room. Please complete and return them to the church as soon as possible. All students attending K-12 must have a completed Registration Form. FAITH FORMATION: PARENTS !!! Classes begin tjis Wednesday, September 14th at 6:30 pm SHARP !!! Please accompany your child(ren) into the Faith Formation classrooms the first night to meet their teachers, see the facility and stay for opening prayer ! When classes finish at 7:45, please return to their classroom to sign them out. (Grades 7 - High School will not need to sign out ) Don't forget to bring your completed registration forms and fees the first night of class ! See you soon for our new year in Christ !! CATECHISTS STILL NEEDED FOR FAITH FORMATION - As our number of Registered Students grows, so does our need for Faith Formation Teachers. We offer classes for Grades K (5 years old ) through High School. Please answer your call and contact Janet Rubino if you will help teach this year. Classes begin Wednesday, September14th at 6:30 pm SHARP !!! CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD: If you would like to volunteer as an Adult Leader for CL, please contact the church office to register for the upcoming YP1 class and obtain a volunteer application. If you have any questions please contact Father Vernon F. Huguley, Pastor or Janet Rubino, DRE RCIA Classes will begin Tuesday, September 13th at 6:00. If you are interested in becoming a Catholic, or learning more about the Catholic Faith please contact Fr. Vernon, during regular office hours, or the Church office.

YOUTH PROTECTION REQUIRED TRAINING SCHEDULE: All adults who will be working in any capacity with children of our Parish are required to attend YP1 and have a background check every 3 years. This includes all Faith Formation Teachers, Helpers, Children’s Liturgy, SPIRIT leaders or volunteer adults, Fun Friday, Springfest activities for children, Sports, Music, VBS, etc. We have scheduled a YP1 class in the St. Joseph Hall Thursday Sept. 15th at 6:00. You must attend a YP1 offered at another Parish if you miss it on the 15th. To find a class go to http://www.bhmdiocese.org and click on the Child and Youth Protection Information section on the left side of the page. Thanks so much for your attention to the required guidelines for working with our Parish children in Ministry. THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION - for nine St. Patrick students will be on Saturday, Sept. 24th at the 4:00 p.m. Vigil Mass. Along with our Pastor, Very Rev. Vernon F. Huguley, Most Rev.Robert J. Baker, Bishop of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama, will be here to confirm these young adults. Please join us at Mass that evening to celebrate the Sacrament and show your support of the 2011 Confirmation Class. A reception will follow the 4:00 pm Mass in the St. Joseph Hall. If you are available to help with the reception, please contact the church office. BIBLE STUDY: On Sunday Sept. 11th we will begin a study series on the Sermon on the Mount with materials being furnished by AGAPE Bible Study. The first three lessons are available on our web site in the document upload section. Participants are encouraged to preview the material in advance. For more information contact Rob Walker.

MUSIC MATTERS : Practice for Confirmation Music will be at 3:00 pm on the day of Confirmation, Saturday, September 24th. The practice will last about 30 minutes before Mass. Please plan to stay after to enjoy the reception and to wish our newly Confirmed blessings on their journey.

DID YOU KNOW that the new Roman Missal rite will be in effect beginning with the first Sunday of Advent? Along with the new rite comes new service music. You can get a peek and take a listen to these new words and music right from our website. Click the news story on the home page entitled New Mass Settings for Service Music and follow the links. Turn up your speakers and sing along. You can be ready to fully participate in the sung parts by spending a little time with these helpful resources.

DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE STILL STRUGGLING TO RECOVER? If so please contact the church office.

AUTISM RISK & SAFETY CLASS; presented By Dennis Debbaudt October 3 & 4 at Bevill State Exhibition Hall, Sumiton Campus. Oct. 3rd session from 6:15 pm - 8:15 pm is offered for fire fighters, volunteer fire fighters and emt’s. Oct. 4th full seminar day sessions: (9:00am-12:15pm) is offered to law enforcement officials – CEU’s available. (1:15pm -5:00pm) is offered for educators/social service/child or adult care workers – CEU’s available. (6:00 pm -8:30 pm) is offered for families and the autism community. There is no charge but pre-registration is required. Registration deadline is Sept. 16th. This event is offered as an educational event to raise Autism Awareness in the State of Alabama. Your attendance at this event is deeply appreciated by the Autism Community. To register for the event visit Event Brite at http://autismriskandsafety.eventbrite.com

SUNDAES ON SUNDAY: Join us for “SUNDAES on SUNDAY” sponsored by the Ladies of Charity of Central Alabama scheduled for Sun., Sept. 25th from 2-4 pm at the Bruno Conference Center at St. Vincent’s Hospital. We are currently looking for volunteers to help in all areas. There is something for everyone! Sponsorship, Publicity, Decorations, Silent Auction, and Invitations are just a few of the areas where you can help! All proceeds will benefit the Beacons of Hope Schools: to support the many needs of our inner-city grade schools: Our Lady of Fatima, Holy Family, St. Barnabas, St. Aloysius, and St. Mary’s. Each school will participate by preparing a display that will highlight the event and associated activities at their school. We are also looking for silent auction items that would relate to our theme: ice cream social. Items that relate to picnics, garden parties, grilling, gardening, ice- cream, entertaining, outdoors, patio furniture as in gently used chairs and are on the top of our list! If you are interested in helping with the silent auction, please contact Connie O’Brien at the following email; constance.obrien@gmail.com. For tickets, and more information on how you can help, contact Marlyss Giles, at marlygil@aol.com. TICKETS:Family of four: $20.00 ($25.00 at door) Adult: $10.00 ($12.00 at door) Student: $4.00 ($5.00 at door)

WEDDING VOW RENEWAL: Knights of Columbus Council 10567 will sponsor its 7th Annual Renewal of Wedding Vows program during the 10 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 18 at St. Patrick. Any parishioners celebrating a five-year marriage milestone (5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, etc.) during 2011 are eligible and encouraged to participate. Please sign up in the narthex or contact Council 10567 Family Director Louis J. Muro at e-mail louismuro@bellsouth.net. PRO - LIFE EVENTS PRO-LIFE MASS AND ROSARY: Please support Pro-Life by joining us for Mass at St. Stephens on Saturday, September 17th at 8:00am. Following Mass we will process to the abortion clinic and pray the rosary. 40 DAYS FOR LIFE Birmingham September 28 - November 6, 2011 Prayer & Fasting, Constant Vigil, Community Outreach Vigil Site: Planned Parenthood, 1211 S 27th Place, Birmingham AL 35205 (7 am to 7 pm) Register by calling Ed Carrick: on line at 40daysforlife.com/birmingham THE ST. JOHN VIANNEY SOCIETY of Birmingham Diocesan Vocations Ministry, formerly Serra Missionaries of Birmingham/Serra Club, will hold their first meeting of the year at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Monday Sept. 12. Members will attend Mass at 5:30 pm, followed by a pot-luck dinner in the St. Joseph's Room. We will fill goody packages to send to our 20 seminarians returning to school. All Catholics are welcome to attend and join in this new vocations ministry for our diocese. Foster and support vocations for our seminarians and our religious. If you would like to attend, call Teresa Ragusa at 547-6099. Please see http://stjohnvianneysocietyofbirmingham.vpweb.com/.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR PEACE - September 11th marks the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States. Since 2004 the Knights of Columbus has observed its World Day of Prayer for Peace on this anniversary. We honor the thousands who lost their lives on that day and we pray for peace among nations. We pray that religion will be a means of peace and accord and not an excuse for violence and division. Please join us by praying the following Prayer for Peace, which was delivered by Pope Benedict XVI during a Prayer Service at Ground Zero on April 20, 2008: "God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world: peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace among the nations of the earth. Turn to your way of love those whose hearts and minds are consumed with hatred. God of understanding, overwhelmed by the magnitude of this tragedy, we seek your light and guidance as we confront such terrible events. Grant that those whose lives were spared may live so that the lives lost…may not have been lost in vain. Comfort and console us, strengthen us in hope, and give us the wisdom and courage to work tirelessly for a world where true peace and love reign among nations and in the hearts of all." ST. PATRICK COLUMBIAN SQUIRES: Circle 4481 would like to invite all Catholic young men, age 10 to 18, to join the Squires. The Columbian Squires is the official youth organization of the Knights of Columbus. Become a leader and serve others, with other Catholic young men, through projects and other activities. If interested, please contact Jeffrey Blanchard, Chief Squire.

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SERVICE DRIVE: As part of its fundraising efforts to attend the National Catholic Youth Conference in November, SPIRIT announces its "Service Drive," an opportunity that gives SPIRIT Youth the chance to help parishioners and other friends of SPIRIT with yard work, odd jobs, or other assistance in exchange for a donation to help offset the cost of NCYC. No work to big and no donation to small. If you have basic odd jobs you'd like help with, please contact Dale Blanchard to request help. Donations are requested at the end of the job.

SPIRIT SUNDAY – SPIRIT will be going to the Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman on September 25th. We will meet in the SPIRIT room after Mass and have a quick lunch (hotdog, chip and drink) and then depart for Cullman. We should return about 5 pm. Cost for the Grotto is $5 per person. For questions call or text Dale. THANK YOU for your generous donations to SPIRIT to help fund their trip to NCYC. The total donation was $623.00.

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Weekly Mass Schedule

Saturday 09/10 4:00 pm Jeff & Jackie Cooper - SI

Sunday 09/11 10:00 am Mass for the People

Monday 09/12 No Mass

Tuesday 09/13 9:00 am @ St. Stanislaus

Wednesday 09/14 9:00 am Carolyn Bradley - H

Thursday 09/15 9:00 am Carolyn Bailey - †

Friday 09/16 9:00 am @ St. Stanislaus

Saturday 09/17 4:00 pm Aline C. Huguley - †

Sunday 09/18 10:00 am Mass for the People

Weekly Events and Meetings

Sunday Sept 11 The Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Mass 10:00 am

Adult Bible Study – 8:30 am Knights of Columbus World day of Prayer for Peace

Monday Sept 12 Tuesday Sept 13 RCIA 6:00 pm Wednesday Sept 14 Mass 9:00 am Legion of Mary 9:45 am Faith Formation 6:30 Sharp! Thursday Sept 15 Mass 9:00 am Friday Sept 16 Saturday Sept 17 Vigil of The Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Mass 4:00 pm Pro-Life Mass and Rosary – St. Stephens 8:00 am Sunday Sept 18 The Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Mass 10:00 am

BULLETIN NOTICES: Please have all bulletin notices in the office by Noon on Wednesday.

WHEELCHAIR: A wheelchair is in the Cry Room, available for Emergencies Only. LOST AND FOUND: There are several articles in lost and found. Please call the Church Office for assistance. DAILY MASS-ROSARY-NOVENA PRAYER: Daily Mass is at 9 am Wednesday & Thursday and at 10:00 am on First Fridays (Unless otherwise posted under the Weekly Mass Schedule above.) A Rosary, the Daily Prayer for Vocations, and the Miraculous Medal Novena Prayer will be prayed 30 minutes before Daily Mass begins. A Rosary is prayed at 9:30 a.m. in the chapel every Sunday morning. Volunteers are requested to lead the Rosary at each occasion. The Primary Intention of the Rosary prayed is: ‘An End to Abortion’. DAILY MASS MINISTRY: Volunteers are needed to be Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers during Daily Mass. If you would like to serve please check the sign-in sheet in the narthex. If no one is down to serve, just sign your name. THE CRY ROOM is provided for crying children and their parent(s) only. Please do not attend Mass in the cry room unless you have a crying child with you. If you are late for Mass please come in and join the congregation. You are most welcome!