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Twenty-Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time September 30, 2018
This Week: Numbers 11:25-29; Psalm 19; James 5:1-6; Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48
Next Week: Genesis 2:18-24; Psalm 128; Hebrews 2:9-11; Mark 10:2-16
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 CATHOLIC CHURCH Founded in 1866 277 South Fourth Street Memphis, Tennessee 38126 (901) 527.2542 www.stpatsmemphis.org
Sunday Mass Schedule: 8:30am, 11:00am, 5:15pm
THE GOOD NEWS
September 30th, 11:00am, +Margaret Mangiante by Deacon Bill and Marie Pettit October 7th, 11:00am, +Margaret Mangiante by Deacon Bill and Marie Pettit
Food Distribution Event
November 16, 2018
More information will follow soon.
Celebrating the Sacraments
The Sacrament of Reconciliation ("confession") is offered every Sunday in the "cry room," located to the left of the main entrance of the church. You may celebrate the sacrament "face-to-face" or anony-mously (behind the priest) at 8:00-8:10 a.m., 10:20-10:40 a.m., and 4:45-5:00 p.m., or by appointment.
To inquire about Baptism, First Communion, Confir-mation, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick, please call the Church Office at (901) 527-2542.
Today’s Psalm Response
The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart. (Psalm 19)
Our Adult Faith Word, Eucharist, Life
Twenty-sixth Sunday Ordinary Time
The Spirit moves as the Spirit so desires. Giving a cup of cold water
is a simple gesture,
perhaps a response to the Spirit.
Jesus recognizes
the value of such an act
in regard to the least
of his brothers and sisters
as done to himself.
James calls us to reach out
in justice to those
regarded as important
by the Lord of Hosts. What about those
who do good for justice
or in charity
but do not claim to belong to Christ?
We best leave them to God’s judgment
while not restraining them
from their good works.
We will find companions on our journey
who identify with sources of inspiration
different from ours.
We are not to hesitate
to collaborate with them,
whether they be Muslim, Hindu
or even agnostic or atheist.
Figuring out who gets credit for justice
or charity is not in the disciple’ job description.
According to St. Paul
Christ, because of his death
and victory over death,
is found in all things.
As we stand around the Eucharistic table
we present ourselves
to be offered
to the work of the Spirit
in the Paschal Mystery.
In our daily existence
we can share the Spirit with anyone
as the Spirit wishes.
Numbers 11 Psalm 19 James 5 Mark 9
Our Offertory Donations Last Week:
Offertory: $5,556 Parish Online Giving: $2,245
Building Fund: $150 Other: $288
Total: $8,139
Budgeted Requirement: $6,953
Thank you for your generosity!
PARISH NEWS
WELCOME, VISITORS!
Food & Fellowship All are invited to join us every Sunday morning after Masses in the St. Patrick Outreach Center for coffee, ba-con and eggs or other tasty treats. The Center is located behind the church—exit the church using the ramp to the right of the altar and then follow the walkway around the courtyard.
Welcome to St. Patrick Church!
Thanks for worshipping with us today! If you are just passing through town, we wish you a safe and happy visit. If you are inter-ested in joining the St. Patrick’s community, or are just looking for more information, please leave your contact information on the sheet located at the back of the church, and someone will call you shortly to follow up.
Deacon Watch Deacon Eugene is on vacation from October 5-10. Deacon Frank had surgery on his shoulder on Monday, September 17 and will be out for at least 3 weeks and up to 6 weeks.
Baptismal Preparation Class
For Parents and Godparents
Thursday November 15 6:00 - 7:30 pm.
Braganza Room in
WEEKLY CALENDAR September 30—October 7
Sunday, Sep 30 9:45am, Sunday by Sunday, Braganza Room
9:45am, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd,
Atria
1:00pm, More Than a Meal, Center
Monday, Oct 1 Office Closed
Tuesday, Oct 2 5:15pm, Mass, Chapel
Wednesday, Oct 3 5:15pm, Mass, Chapel
Thursday, Oct 4 Feast of St. Francis of Assisi 5:00pm, Blessing of the Animals, Church Park
No Mass
Friday, Oct 5 5:15pm, Mass, Chapel
Sunday, Oct 7 9:45am, Sunday by Sunday, Braganza Room
9:45am, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
9:45am, High Sch Storytelling Circle, Center
1:00pm, Soup on Sunday, Center 6:00pm, Middle Sch Youth Group, Center
Notify Parish Office of Hospitalization and Homebound
If you or someone you know is hospitalized or homebound and would like to be added to our prayer list, or if someone has recovered and should be removed from our list, please call the parish office at 901-527-2542.
Please pray for the sick in our parish community, our friends and loved ones:
Louis Beland, Louise Terry’s brother, Deidre Smith, Fenton McEvoy, Suzanne Martin, Earl Randle, Deacon Eugene Cham-pion, Anita Houk, Kenny Houk, Mary Baldwin, Shantia Baldwin, Kevin David, Glenn Pittman, Phyllis Somerville, Rusty Ram-sey, Stephen Golanka, Joy Asbury, Jeanne Rich-ardson, Jeanna Millington, Karen Silverstein. Ber-nice Watkins, Robert Collins, James Owen, Lanny Merrill, Fred Robinson, Richard Asbury, Peggy Cunningham, Blanche Forest, Lucinda Lee, Mar-garet Lynch, Frank Millington, Lorraine Holton, Kathy Gaffney.
PARISH NEWS
From the St. Patrick Archives
Yellow Fever Epidemic 1878
From The Memphis Appeal
October 1, 1878
Please follow us on social media for upcoming events
and further information!
Chuck Blackwell October 1 Aurora Harder October 1 Walter Smith October 1 James Evanko October 2 Bailey Steffek October 2 Teddy Donati October 4 Kevin Shea October 4 Jennifer Sneed October 6 Ellen Flynn October 7 Carter Gibson October 7 Gwendolyn Joy-Jackson October 7 Stephanie Poje October 7 Stefany Centeno October 8 Ellen Flechas October 9 Karen Keenan October 9 Willie Baldwin October 10 Theresa Andreuccetti October 12 Nancy Wehby October 13 Grace Martin October 14 Bob Greene October 16 Pat Papachristou October 16 Elena Murphy October 18 Anne Stubblefield October 19 Inara Elliott October 21 Zelda Elliott October 21 Aletta Roebuck October 21 Ian Rubin de la Borbolla October 21 Suzette Ramsey October 22 Shanlya Jeffries October 23 Fran Moore October 23 Maureen Hough October 24 Jon Korneliussen October 24 Julie Long October 28 Devin Lynch October 28 Brooke Prudhomme October 30 Elaina Long October 31 Holly Mosteller October 31
Understanding our Liturgy
presented by
Fr. Bruce Cinquegrani Christian Brothers University
Dr. Rosa Deal Building * Room 223
Oct 6, Oct 27, Nov 3 9:00 am—noon
Father Bruce is presenting this series es-pecially for St. Patrick parishioners. Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Sacristans, Musicians, and any one who wishes to gain a deeper under-standing of our beauti-
ful Liturgy are encouraged to attend. An-yone currently serving on our Liturgy Committee or who would like to serve is required to attend. Fr. Bruce is passionate about the Liturgy and his enthusiasm for it is contagious! *Enter by the front entrance on East Parkway. It's the new building on the left. Park in the parking spaces in front of that building and the Admin-istration Building (Barry Hall). The Dr. Rosa Deal Building is accessible for all who have special needs.
Pope Francis’ third apostolic exhortation
“Rejoice and Be Glad” Small Group Discussions
Sign up sheets are available on the tables at the side of the church. Group Hosts and Facilitators are available for ques-tions. The discussion will occur over five weeks in October and November. Places and Dates/Times are detailed on the sign up sheets. Below is a quick glance at your choices.
Host Zip Code Day Time Judy and Jerry Bettice 38122 Wed 6:30pm Jan Kidder 38122 Mon 6:00pm Margaret Calicott 38116 Wed 7:00pm Cathy Winterburn 34104 Thurs 6:00pm Joe and Dorothy Weems 38117 Wed 7:00pm Yvonne Fournier 38117 Thurs 6:30pm Carla Dennis 38104 Wed 7:00pm Bob and Debbie Reilly 38103 Thurs 6:30pm Laura Carpenter, Maureen McGargill, Lauren & Scott Ready 38103 Sun 2:00pm Nancy Wehby 38107 Sat 10:30am Claudia Nell-Ward 38104 Sun 4:30pm Gene Mangiante and Don Donati 38126 Sun 1:00pm Barrie and Mike Simpson 38104 Joyce Johnson 38126 Donna McLellan 38112 Sat 7:00pm
SPIRITUAL GROWTH & FAITH FORMATION
Virtus “Protecting God’s Children”
Our diocese requires that everyone work-ing with children and teens in any capaci-ty completes this training. and parents are also welcome and encouraged to attend. Training sessions are available on a range of dates and locations. Please reg-ister at www.virtusonline.org.
Monday, October 1 @ 6:00 PM (2.5 hours) St. Ann Church Bartlett 6529 Stage Rd
Church Seating . . . Did You Notice? We changed the pew seating and permanently positioned chairs on the perimeter. This will eliminate setting up and taking down chairs for the 11am Mass. If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact Phil Woodard or Don Farrell. Thank you!
More Parish News
Have You Ever Thought About Becoming a Catholic? If you've never been baptized and are thinking about seeking baptism, please con-tact Father Val, [email protected] or Ro O'Sullivan, Pastoral Assis-tant, [email protected]. Also, if you've been baptized in another Christian communion and thought about becoming Catholic, then we invite you to talk with either Father Val or Ro. We extend an invitation to explore the Catholic faith without pressure.
Faith Sharing Groups
Sunday by Sunday Sundays, 9:45am, Braganza Room
Sunday by Sunday
Thursdays, 10:30—Noon Caritas Village in Binghampton
Corner of Harvard Ave & Merton St just south of Sam Cooper Blvd.
SPIRITUAL GROWTH & FAITH FORMATION
Lector Training w/Fr. Robert Szczechura
Catholic Church of the Incarnation
Monday, October 1 & 8, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
To register, please call the parish office 527-2542
Extraordinary Ministers of the
Holy Communion Training w/Fr. Robert Szczechura
Catholic Church of the Incarnation
Monday, Oct 15, 22, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
To register, please call the parish office 527-2542
BUILDING & GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
October Work Day Last March, 70 parishioners helped make St. Patrick church a warmer and more comfortable home for all by painting, scrubbing, fixing, digging and so much more on our first parishioner all day work day.
October 20th, 2018 Two Shifts:
8-12 and 1 – 4:30 Brats and Beverages
served at noon for both shifts On Saturday October 20th, we will have our second all parishioner work day, by engag-ing two shifts of workers, with the first starting at 8 AM and going until noon. We will feed both shifts from 12 - 1, and the second crew will work from 1-4:30 or so. Projects will include power washing the front of the church, repairing concrete steps, landscap-ing projects, inside painting in the upstairs level of the church and about 50 more pro-jects. What would normally cost us tens of thousands of dollars to have repaired, will only cost us about $2K in supplies. We would love to see you helping out!
HOW TO JOIN ST. PAT’S
FLOCK OF VOLUNTEERS
AND RECEIVE THE MONTHLY
“CALL FOR VOLS”
Every First Tuesday of the month St. Pats will be sending out an email “Call for Vols” that will give a
SCHEDULE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERS
If you are interested in receiving these NO OBLI-GATION/EASY UNSUBSCRIBE emails that will kept you updated about volunteer opportunities at St. Pats, please email Terry Woodard at [email protected] .
Organ Update We are about 90% finished.
As we mentioned last week, we are very grateful for the parishioners, and Dr. Kelly Kramer, who have volunteered many hours in the “bucket bri-gade” duties … carefully handing pipes out of the organ, setting them on tables, cleaning them, then carefully handing them back in, while Tom places them in order. In addition to the cleaning, each of the pipes had to be repaired, then tuned and regulated (making sure each pipe plays at the proper volume) by Tom. The SWELL Divi-sion, worked on during this visit from Tom, is enclosed in a large mahogany cabinet well be-hind the pipes you can see at the front of the or-gan, and behind the pipes of the Great Division. It is such a privilege to watch Tom work, and to be able to include so many parishioners in the pro-cess. It gives such a greater understanding of what’s involved in both the playing, and the res-toration, of the organ.
MUSIC MINISTRY
The Blessing of the Animals Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
October 4, 2018 5:00 pm
Church Park Our pets are a blessing to us, and now it is time that we bless our pets! In remembrance of Saint Francis of Assisi’s love for all creatures, we wel-come you to join us for our Blessing of the Animals ceremo-ny at 5:00 pm on Thursday, October 4. This brief blessing ceremony will be held at Robert R. Church Park at the corner of Doctor MLK Jr. Ave and 4th Ave across the street from FedEx Forum. Msgr. Val Handwerker and Deacon Eugene Champion from St. Patrick Catho-lic Church will conduct the blessing on all of our pets! The bond between person and pet is like no other relationship, because the communication between fellow creatures is at its most basic. Share your love, and bring your lovely companion for their special blessing! Limited St. Francis medals and prayer cards will be given out to the animal’s owners.
SOCIAL OUTREACH
To keep your marriage brimming with love in the loving cup, whenever you’re wrong, admit it; whenever you’re right,
shut up.
Confess to one another therefore your faults . . . and pray [also] for one another,
that you may be healed and restored . . .
James 5:16 AMP
from God’s Little Instruction Book for Couples
Attention Middle School Youth! What do I look like? What am I for?
You’ve pondered these questions and probably
more!
Sunday, October 7, 6:30-8:00 pm
in the Outreach Center
The Buddy System:
Developing Christian Friendships
We will begin with a
light dinner followed
by a combination of
games, discussion,
and spiritual reflec-
tion.
Please mark your calendars for the next meeting that
we have planned:
Sunday, October 21, 6:30-8:00 pm- Our Blessed
Mother: Falling in Love with the Rosary
Other upcoming events will be announced soon.
Whether you can only come once or can join us eve-
ry time, we look forward to seeing you there! We
will keep you posted as more meetings and special
events are added to our calendar. For more infor-
mation, please contact Jennifer Barr at
Calling All High School Youth!
Starting Sunday, October7, from 9:45-11 am, in the
Outreach Center, St. Pat’s will host an 8-week story-
telling circle series for 9th-12th graders to come to-
gether, build community, and grow in their faith. The
series will connect youth with elders of the church
and feature true stories of love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, gentleness, and faithfulness.
Come be inspired and grow in the fruits of the Spirit!
Coffee and yummy
treats will be
provided as well.
Youth Ministry OUTREACH CENTER
IT'S ALMOST TEE TIME!
Frances Loring Memorial
Golf Tournament October 20, 2018
Davy Crockett Golf Course 4382 Range Line Rd.
Shotgun start 8:30 a.m. The tournament is a 4 per-
son scramble. The $75.00 fee includes cart, fees, lunch, prizes for a fun day with friends. It is not too early to sign up now! If you would like to get a team together, contact golf chairman Rusty Ram-sey at 901-553-1378. Sign up today in the Out-reach Center. The tournament is a wonderful way to enjoy the Fall and is one of the Center's major fundraisers for the year.
See you October 20th!
Golf Hole Sponsorships! Looking for a way to let someone know how much you appreciate them? Want to say you are missed to a loved one? Why not sponsor a hole in this year's Golf Tourna-ment? Hole sponsor-ship is a wonderful ex-pression of acknowl-edgement. The cost is only $100 per hole. And, you choose the wording on the Spon-sor Sign placed at each hole. The golf tourna-ment is the second largest fundraiser for the Out-reach Center, so please help us make this a suc-cess.
For more information, and to reserve a golf hole (or two) contact Deacon Eugene Champion at 901
Volunteer in the Food Pantry One day a week for a few hours
Tuesday—Friday
Contact Anne Stubblefield stubblefieldanne@@yahoo.com
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Reading is Fun! St. Patrick Church parishioner, Marion Donohoe, brought her therapy dog, Ceili, to visit St. Patrick School.
Students read to the dog and Ceili gives her undi-vided attention as the students practice their oral reading skills.
NAMI Memphis 2018 Walk for Mental Health
Awareness
Saturday, October 13th
at 1:30 PM
Overton Park
East Parkway Pavilion
389 E. Parkway North
Come and show your support for men-
tal health awareness and stomping out stigma
CMGLP 1st Tuesday Potluck
Tuesday, October 2 6:30 pm
The Cathedral in Marian Hall
We have a very special presentation this month. We will hear from a young Catholic transgender person who will share his story with us. We will also hear from a pioneer in this field, Sr. Luisa Derouen via Skype as she talks about her many
years working in this min-istry. For background on Sr. Luisa and her years of service in this ministry, see the link below. She is too fragile to travel now but she has kindly accepted our request to speak via Skype. This is going to be a
special night and if you know anyone who may benefit from learning more about transgender persons and especially hearing from Sr. Luisa and the personal reflections of a young transgender Catholic who grew up in our Memphis Diocese, please be sure to invite them. This will be an op-portunity for anyone working with teens and young adults, parents, family members and any-one wanting to better understand transgender is-sues; especially from a Catholic perspective.
The Catholic Ministry with Gay and Lesbian Persons Ministry Director: Fr. Val Handwerker
Coordinator: Beth Trouy
www.ncronline.org/preview/sr-luisa-derouen-ministry-gender-margins
School News
Dorothy Day House Christmas Fundraiser
The Dorothy Day House (DDH) provides temporary housing and support services for homeless families in Memphis, Tennessee. Working with other local agencies, staff members and volunteers provide fami-lies in need with a safe environment and the means to re-establish their independence.
Since the DDH opened in May 2006, we have had 60 resident families. In addition, we have helped nu-merous homeless families for whom we have not had space at the DDH with emergency needs, food, furniture, clothing, household supplies, etc. Most families have become homeless because of trauma (e.g., fire, violence, death of a wage earner) or unemployment/under-employment. Some come from families who have lived in poverty for many generations.
In the spirit of Dorothy Day, the House relies on a people-helping-people model to provide transitional housing for ordinary families who have simply hit a rough spot in life. We help them over that rough spot by utilizing the talents of hundreds of volunteers to serve them in whatever way we can. Our phi-losophy is based on Dorothy Day’s dictum, “The mystery of the poor is this: They are Jesus and what you do for them you do for Him.”
The Dorothy Day House depends primarily on monetary and in-kind donations from private donors and organizations. While we are not officially associated with any church or denomination, we are root-ed in the Christian Gospels, just as Dorothy Day was.
For more information, see www.dorothydaymemphis.org or visit our Facebook page.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
After all Masses October 14, the Dorothy Day House will be taking pre-orders for Christmas wreaths and garlands as a fund-raiser for their ministry to home-less families. They will have multiple options available. You will be able to or-der items for yourself or order gifts with the direct delivery op-tion, which is a wonderful way to buy wreaths for family members or friends, especially those who do not live in the Memphis area. Representatives of the DDH will be taking orders after all Masses on October 14th. Orders can also be placed online at www.dorothydaymemphis.org between now and November 2nd. For more information, call 901-726-6760.
22” Noble Fir Wreath
28” Mixed Evergreen Wreath
10’ Western Cedar Garland
22” Mixed Evergreen Wreath
Seven New Saints to be Named in October
Who Are they? Learn about the fascinating lives and legacies of the 7 people to be canon-ized by Pope Francis this October.
Program begins October 8-9 with Sr. Cathy Galaskiewicz, OP
4 Mondays October 8, 15, 22, 29 10:00-11:30 a.m. or 6:30-8:00 p.m.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception 1695 Central Avenue, Marian Hall
Cost $10 for series.
4 Tuesdays October 9, 16, 23, 30 10-11:30 a.m.
The Church of the Holy Spirit 2300 Hickory Crest Drive, Conference Room.
Cost $10 for series. Registration: [email protected] or 901-726-5611.
AROUND THE DIOCESE
STEWARDSHIP
Why Auto Deposit is a Very Good Thing
A. Once it is set-up, it is easier for parishioners, because you don’t have too worry about writing checks, finding the offertory envelope, or carrying cash to make your contributions.
B. It is easier and more accurate for the Finance Committee to budget, because we know what funds to expect.
C. If you elect to use auto deposit and you still want to participate in the weekly offer-tory gift giving, offertory cards are available (yellow cards located in back) that you can drop in the basket along with any prayer intentions you may have for Father the following week. There are 3 ways you can set up auto-deposit:
1. If you currently use online banking, you can set it up on your own within 5 minutes.
2. If you don’t use online banking you can void a check and give to Mike Stengel, Ro, Don Farrell or Father. Please specify the amount and frequency (weekly, monthly).
3. Or….you can go to our website stpatsmemphis.org and on the lower right side of the home page, click on Parish Giving, enter zip code 38126 and press Search and follow the prompts.
Any questions, please ask Mike, Ro, or Don. Thank you for your consideration and support.
St. Patrick’s Staff Msgr. Val Handwerker – Pastor [email protected] Rev. Mr. Eugene Champion – Deacon Rev. Mr. Frank Williams - Deacon Ro O’Sullivan – Pastoral Assistant [email protected] 901-857-1987 Julie Boland – Office Manager [email protected]
St. Patrick’s Center Staff Rev. Val Handwerker – Pastor Deacon Eugene Champion – Director Anna Champion – Administrative Assistant Anne Stubblefield – Volunteer Coordinator
St. Patrick’s Jubilee School Susan Pittman – School Principal
Ministry of Music Alvin Abuelouf – Director of Music [email protected] Jenni Barr - 8:30 Mass Natalie Nibert – 11:00 a.m. Mass Alvin Abuelouf – 5:15 p.m. Mass Cantors: Julie Farrar ,Victoria Godwin, Sandy Heiss, Kevin Kimberly, Rusty Ramsey, John Rojcewicz, Dan Rojcewicz Ian Rubin de la Borbolla
Adult Faith Formation Judy and Jerry Bettice – Directors [email protected]
If you are interested in Online Giving, just go to www.stpatsmemphis.org and click on Parish Giv-ing symbol on the home page. Enter Zip Code 38126 and press Search. Your contributions will be automatically deducted from your checking or savings account or credit card and deposited di-rectly to St. Patrick’s bank account. It’s safe and easy.
LITURGICAL MINISTRIES SCHEDULE
St. Patrick Parish Pastoral Council
Please contact any of these people with comments, suggestions, or offers of help!
Communications: Jennifer Sneed [email protected] Social Outreach Ministries: Terry Woodard [email protected] Building and Maintenance: Don Farrell [email protected] Music Ministry: Fr Val, Allen Stiles [email protected] Spiritual Development: Monica Juma [email protected] Youth Ministry: Chris Claude [email protected]
September 30, 2018 8:30 11:00 5:15 Lector 1 Dell Stiner Ross Harris Jan Kidder
Lector 2 Suzanne Martin Mark Prudhomme Julie Cleary Dillon
EMHC 1 Jim Martin Ray Terry Jeanine Blackwell EMHC 2 Pat Papachristou Louise Terry Chris Claude
Altar Servers Jack Ward Kaitlyn Christy Bret Gibson
Sacristan Aletta Roebuck Marlene Keenan Ro O’Sullivan
Flowers: Gloria & Lewis Fort
October 7, 2018 8:30 11:00 5:15
Lector 1 Del Stiner Debra Brittenum Jeanine Blackwell
Lector 2 Jan Kidder Heidi Rubin de la Borbolla Angela Terry
EMHC 1 Brenda Somes Bob Reilly Donna McLellan
EMHC 2 Joyce Johnson Chris Claude Laura Carpenter
Altar Servers
Jonathan Nichols Jack Ward Jose Hernandez
Aiden de la Borbolla Kaitlyn Christy
Sacristan Tracy Burgess Joe Birch Eric Lomas
Flowers: Anne Stubblefield