Religious Education 2008 -2009

The CCD Program for the 2008 - 2009 school year, Pre-School, Kindergarten and Grades 1 thru 8 will begin on Sunday, September 7, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.  All students entering the program for the first time should register by calling Carol Serbak at the Religious Education office at 724.745.3787.

The 9th grade students are not to report on September 7th.

There will be a second collection taken on September 13th and 14th for The Bishop's Education Fund.

Please be as generous as possible.

St. Patrick Parish Pastoral Council

New members for the Saint Patrick Parish Pastoral Council are being sought for the second Pastoral Council.  The Council serves as an advisory and consultative body to assist the pastor in the administration of parish affairs, promote communication between the laity and the clergy and provide guidance to the members of the parish.  Ten new members will be selected by lottery to serve a four year term.  We are asking that interested parishioners submit a nomination for themselves or for people they feel would be an asset to the parish.  Please put the following form in the collection basket or drop in the rectory mailbox.  Additional forms can be found in the church vestibules.  Nominations will be accepted through October 12th.

Statement by Bishop David A. Zubik

Statement by Bishop David A. Zubik on “Meet the Press” comments by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: On Sunday, August 24, on “Meet the Press,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stepped out of her political role and completely misrepresented the teaching of the Catholic Church in regard to abortion.  She said that Church teaching condemning procured abortion is somehow new and therefore unsettled.

She could not have been more wrong.  Jesus proclaimed the sacredness of human life throughout his teaching and ministry.  In a Roman world where abortion was commonplace, the Church proclaimed its intrinsic moral evil.  The Didache, perhaps the earliest known Christian manual of moral teaching dating from the first century, rejected abortion.  Early Church councils considered it one of the most serious crimes.  That teaching has remained constant and unaltered for two millennia.

As the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith re-stated in 1974, “The first right of the human person is life...it does not belong to society, nor does it belong to public authority in any form to recognize this right for some and not for others...From the time the ovum is fertilized, a life is begun which is neither that of the father nor of the mother; it is rather the life of a new human being…”

The teaching of the Church on abortion is settled. And as old as the Gospels.

From the Pastor's Desk

MASS SCHEDULE NEWS: All Masses at St. Genevieve (8:00 a.m.) and the Wednesday 7:00 a.m. Mass at St. Patrick will not take place until a new Parochial Vicar is assigned to the Parish.

Mass intentions scheduled at St. Genevieve (8:00 a.m.) and Wednesdays, at St. Patrick 7:00 a.m. must be rescheduled until our new parochial vicar is assigned.  This will be accomplished on a week to week basis, as the parish office contacts your family to see which choice that you prefer, by reassigning your mass intention to any one of these three options:

1. A mass celebrated at a nursing home.
2. The same day at 7:00 a.m. at St. Patrick in the year 2009 - giving your family first choice of the 2009 year calendar.
3. Fr. Gabriel (if he is available on that date) to celebrate simultaneously at the mass already scheduled at St. Patrick.

In addition, in order to accomplish the above, masses for the 2009 calendar year will not be scheduled until we receive our new parochial vicar.  Your family mass request envelope was included in the September envelope mailing.  Your request may be submitted by dropping it in the collection basket or in the drop off box at the rectory.  They will be scheduled at a later date in the order received. Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for notification purposes.  Thank you.

2008 ST. PATRICK FESTIVAL SPONSORS

Please support these local patrons who have so generously sponsored the 2008 St. Patrick Parish Festival
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ST. PATRICK BULLETIN SPONSORS

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