February 24, 2008

Reverend Paul Pecchie, Pastor

Reverend Prakash Madanu, ALCP.

Deacon Richard Brady, Deacon Ralph Bufano

Deacon Kenneth Spaulding (Winter Months)

Retired Assisting Priests

Reverend Monsignor Richard Cahill

Reverend Kenneth Bonadies

Reverend Bernard MacAdam (Winter)

MASS SCHEDULE

Daily Masses................................................... 8:00 AM

Daily Masses during Lent ............7:30 AM & 9:00 AM

Saturday Vigil ................................................4:30 PM
Sunday ............ 7:30 AM, 9 AM, 11 AM and 5:30 PM

Music Director:

Mrs. Paulette King................................................. x 316

Sacristans:

Sr. Lucy Mbuya, CDNK........................................ x 304
Sr. Castissima Masambo, CDNK .......................... x 304

Directors of Religious Education:

K-8th grade: M/M Joseph & Julie Blum ............... x 320
Adult: Sr. Kathleen Luger, OSC............................ x 321

Outreach Ministries:

Sr. Rosamunda Massawe, CDNK.......................... x 321
Ms. Claire Obordo ................................................. x 302

Youth Ministry:

H.S.: M/M Pete & Marie O'Shea .......................... x 322

Jr. High: M/M Robert & Sue Tassinari ................ x 322

Confessions are heard on Saturdays, 3:30 & 5:30 PM
(also Thursdays before First Friday at 8:30 AM).

Baptisms are arranged at least two months in advance
by calling the parish office.

Marriages are scheduled with the priest at least six
months ahead of time.

Anointing of the Sick: If you anticipate a hospital stay,
please ask to be anointed prior to hospitalization at one of
the daily Masses. In case of an emergency, please call at
any hour. The infirm may call the parish office to arrange
for a priest to anoint them at home.

Visits to the Homebound: Our Eucharistic Ministers
bring Holy Communion to our homebound parishioners,
usually on a weekly basis. Please call the parish office if
you are not able to attend Mass.

Parish Registration is done by attending a Welcome
Meeting and Breakfast. Please call the parish office for
details.

School Principal:

Sr. Veronica Visceglia, SSND.........................581-4865

St. Patrick School, founded in 1959, provides an
excellent academic program to grades preK-8, in a Christ-
centered environment which nurtures each student in
mind, body and soul.

3rd Sunday of Lent

February 24, 2008 A.D.

1507 Trotter Road, Largo, FL 33770

Mailing Address: 2121 - 16th Ave. SW, Largo, FL 33770

Parish Office: (727) 584-2318; Fax: (727) 586-5413

Website: www.stpatrick-largo.org

Office Hours Mon.-Thu.: 9 am - 3 pm, Fri.: 9 am - 12 noon

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3RD SUNDAY IN LENT

Fr. Paul Pecchie

ST. PATRICK CATHOLIC CHURCH

(727) 584-2318 Tel.

Fr. Prakash Madanu, ALCP.

2121 - 16th Avenue SW, Largo, FL 33770

(727) 586-5413 Fax.

My Dear Friends in Christ,

I would like to address some concerns which

I have heard regarding the Jubilee Gala and the

ticket price. It was desirous by members of the
committee that the Gala be held at a time when our winter family would be able to participate. In order
to accomplish this, the date we were able to get corresponds with Spring break. The Sheraton shared
concerns that parking would be an issue since the hotel is expected to be full. For this reason, we
arranged to have bus transportation which is included in the ticket price. Being around for 50 years, there
have been many clergy who have passed through these doors. It is customary not just to invite them, but
also to pay for their dinner as well. With the current financial strain on the parish it would be impossible
to do this. Therefore, the committee decided that the ticket price would also aid the parish in defraying
its cost to pay for former associates who want to return to celebrate. The need to pay for entertainment is
also included in the ticket price, so not just to have music for dining, but also for the opportunity to dance
the night away as we celebrate this great event. So, therefore, it is important to realize that there is much
more included in the ticket price than just a dinner.

I realize that this is going to be beyond the reach of some of our families. However, it is also

important to remember that this is not the only event that we have, as a parish, to celebrate our Jubilee.
Each month we are trying to have something to celebrate. Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 15,
2008 for our Irish/Italian celebration of our patronal feast, St. Patrick and St. Joseph's Day; also, June 1,
2008 when Bishop Lynch will be here to celebrate the 11 am Anniversary Mass with a reception to
follow; and, the following week, June 7

(the official date for the founding of our parish), we will be

having a picnic on the Church property. So there will be many more opportunities for us to gather as a
community to celebrate this great Jubilee.

Gospel Reflection

Today's gospel is the magnificent and moving account of

Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well. What begins
as a seemingly chance encounter while drawing water, becomes for
the woman the revelation of the God-man: "I know there is a Messiah
coming," the woman says, and Christ responds: "I who speak to you
am he." She receives a gift: "the water I give shall become a fountain
within...welling up to eternal life." Will we be like this simple woman,
whose simplicity enables her to encounter, without prejudice, the
revelation of Almighty God? Will each one of us accept God as He

lovingly and wisely reveals Himself, or will we, tragically, reject Him because He does not appear
according to our preconceived notions?

God's desire to embrace us draws near in Christ, and we enjoy the nearness of God in prayer.

Accept and practice daily the gift of prayer. Our baptism joins us to the perfect prayer and sacrifice of
Jesus Christ. The well of prayer is as deep as God, and our thirst is quenched fully only in Him. The
waters of baptism "welling up to eternal life" are the key to the life of prayer. Pray. "Draw water
joyfully at the springs of salvation.

Praised Be Jesus Christ,

Fr. Pecchie

JMJ

`If you knew the gift of God!' (Jn 4:10) The wonder of prayer is revealed beside the well where we come
seeking water: there, Christ comes to meet every human being. It is he who first seeks us and asks us for
a drink. Jesus thirsts; his asking arises from the depths of God's desire for us. Whether we realize it or
not, prayer is the encounter of God's thirst with ours. God thirsts that we may thirst for him.

(CCC 2560)

p.s. Just a reminder ... we have Stations of the Cross each

Friday at 2 pm & 7 pm. Please join us.

First Reading -- As the prophet Samuel anointed

David with oil, the spirit of the L

ORD

rushed

upon David and remained with him from that day
forward (1 Samuel 16:

1b, 6-7, 10-13a

Psalm -- The Lord is my shepherd; there is

nothing I shall want (Psalm 23).

Second Reading -- You who were once

darkness are now light in the Lord. Live as
children of light (Ephesians 5:8-14).

Gospel -- The man who was blind from birth

proclaimed: The one called Jesus made clay with
his saliva, anointed my eyes with it, and told me
wash. When I washed, I was able to see! (John
9:1-41

[1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38]

Do we admit our own blindness and then see

the beauty and value of each person? Jesus is

waiting to offer us sight with new eyes of faith.

We are . . . Disciples in Mission

Sharing our Faith in Christ

THIRSTING FOR LIFE-GIVING WATERS

Especially during the Lenten, Holy Week, and Easter seasons,

the prayer texts of the Eastern Church revel in paradoxical images of
Christ: the eternal life who is put to death, the host of the supper
who is also its meal, the thirsty crucified one with living water
streaming from his side. These images flow from the evangelists'
portrayals of Jesus and from his very ministry, during which he
often upset or reversed people's expectations about him or the ways
of God. This "reversal" is at play in today's Gospel, as Jesus speaks
to an enemy foreigner who is also a woman beneath his status. In
addition he, the thirsting one, shows the woman to be the one truly

thirsting. He whose parched lips will
say "I thirst" before he dies is the
source of life and life-giving water.
Lent calls upon us to dwell on how each
of us is thirsting for Christ, and it leads
us, ultimately, back to the life-giving
waters of our baptism into his Body.

Readings: March 2, 2008

4th Sunday of Lent

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ELEBRATING

YEARS

ARISH

EWS

LENTEN SERVICES

PARISH PENANCE SERVICE: Wednesday, February 27 at 7 PM

Please join us for our Parish Penance Service. Priests from neighboring parishes

will be available to hear individual confessions on this night. A communal

Examination of Conscience will follow the Liturgy of the Word.

Daily Mass:7:30 AM & 9 AM

Holy Hour after 9 AM Mass on Thursdays

Wednesday: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after

the 9 AM Mass until Benediction at 6:30 PM (this week).

Friday Stations of the Cross: 2 PM and 7 PM

St. Patrick School is hosting their next

LENTEN FISH FRY

on Friday, March

7th, in Msgr. McCall Hall from 5 PM to
7:30 PM. The meal includes delicious
fried fish, hush puppies, french fries,
coleslaw and either iced tea or
lemonade and cookies. Cheese pizza
available for non-fish eaters. Tickets
available after most
Masses. Adults: $7
(presale) and $8 (day
of event) Children, 13
and under: $3. Any
questions,

please

contact David Ruppel
at 560-0063.

PINELLAS HOPE: Pinellas Hope is a
shelter ministry of Catholic Charities that
serves the homeless of our area. On
Wednesday, February 27th, St. Patrick
Church will be providing and serving dinner
for the people in residence there. It is a

great opportunity for our Parish to help those less fortunate during
this Lenten season.

People are needed to prepare food ahead in their homes

(recipes are provided) or help in the Parish Center the afternoon of
the event. Cash donations are also welcomed to defray the
expense of some items that we are purchasing in bulk. Please
contact Barb Murphy at 585-4149 for more info or to volunteer.

Pinellas Hope is also in need of groups to serve dinners during

the month of April. If you are interested, contact the Pinellas Hope
Director at 244-5718. For more info go to :

www.pinellashope.org.

All for the Greater Honor & Glory of God

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The Great Bible Adventure Study
Sr. Kathleen

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (CR)

Tuesday, February 26th

Join us on this adventure with Jeff Cavins as

we journey through the Bible our story.

Adult Bible Study: Adventures in Matthew
Sr. Kathleen

9:45 AM - 11:30 AM (CR)

Wednesday, February 27th

"Adventures in Matthew - the King and His
Kingdom" with Jeff Cavins.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

RCIA: Are you interested in the
Catholic Faith? If you have never
been baptized, or have
been baptized in another
Christian

tradition,

invite you to journey in

faith with our parish family in the RCIA
process. For more information contact Sr.
Kathleen at 584-2318 ext. 321.

St. Patrick's Religious Education

Religious Education (K-8) Sundays, 10:30 - 11:45 AM

Small Faith Sharing Group
Barb Murphy 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM (CR)

Friday, February 29th

Join us as we share our faith each Friday.

Mr. & Mrs.

Joseph &

Julie Blum

DRE, ext. 320

Going Deeper With Your Faith

Adult Education and Faith Formation

Religious

Ed.

PASTOR'S CLASS with

Fr. Pecchie

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (CR)

Monday, February 25th

We will continue our Holy Father's
latest encyclical, Spe Salve, On
Christian Hope.

FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONAL PRAYER:

We meet every Monday evening at 7 PM

in the Msgr. McCall Library.

Have you seen our Web page? Check out

what's new and what you missed!

Visit www.stpatrick-largo.org today!

ibrary Book Club: Explore the shelves of our library in Msgr. McCall Hall. You will find a
huge choice of reading for your Lenten edification. Check out audios and videos and return

them at your leisure. Call Renee' at 584-3775 or Florence at 595-3254 for more information.

VOCATION VIEW

VOCATION VIEW:::: February 24, 2008 3rd Sunday of Lent Cycle A

A surprise encounter can turn our lives around.

God offers us living water. Come and drink.

(John 4:5-42)

FIRST COMMUNION INFORMATION:

Monday, March 3rd: There will be a First Communion orientation class at 7 pm in
the Conference Room. One parent must attend this class with their child.

Saturday, April 19th: The First Communion Retreat will be from 9-12 in the
Parish Center. One parent must also plan on attending this retreat with their child.

CONFIRMATION UPDATE:

Saturday, March 15th: The Confirmation retreat is going to be held in Msgr. McCall Hall
from 9 am -12 noon. Candidates for confirmation must attend with their sponsor. You must
have your worksheets completed from the back of the your confirmation booklet. Bring your
confirmation booklet with you to the retreat.

Sacrament Preparation Reminders

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Principal:

Sr. Veronica

Visceglia,

SSND

Jr. High Youth Ministers: Mr. & Mrs. Bob & Sue Tassinari, ext. 322

. P

ATRICK

ATHOLIC

CHOOL

ELEBRATING

OVER

YEARS

XCELLENCE

DUCATION

, L

EADERSHIP

& S

ERVICE

St. Patrick Catholic Youth

The Junior Youth Group meets on Sunday nights from 7:00 to 8:30
PM in the Youth Room. Newcomers are always welcome! If you
have any questions, please call Sue & Bob at 585-5546.

IND

, O

EART

, O

PIRIT

ENIOR

OUTH

ROUP

"By This Sign, You Will Conquer"

H.S. Youth Ministers:

Mr. & Mrs. Pete & Marie O'Shea, ext. 322

The Senior Youth Group meets Sunday nights after the 5:30 PM Mass in Msgr.
McCall Hall. Youth in high school or older are welcome to attend.

REGISTRATION

for 2008 - 2009

SCHOOL YEAR

REGISTRATION for all grades (Pre-K-8)
is taking place. St. Patrick is a fully
accredited, Christ-centered environment,
known

f or

academ ic

excellence. Come and see
what makes St. Patrick so
s p e c i a l .

F o r

m o r e

information call the school
office. (727) 581- 4865.

NEWSPAPER RECYCLING: Please
help support your school by putting
your old newspapers in the big red bin

located at the east side of the church. Thank
you! Your support is always appreciated!

Hoop it Up!

Let's here it for our St. Patrick School Basketball Team - UNDEFEATED!

St. Patrick Varsity was undefeated in their Basketball Season with the Pinellas Youth Conference.
Congratulations, Champs and to their Coach Dr. Shriver-Terzigni, and thanks to their parents!

ST. PATRICK STUDENT

WINS POSTER CONTEST

St. Patrick students participated in Focus 11
Vocation Awareness Day
sponsored by the Serra Club.
Randle Ignacio won First Place

in the Poster Contest component of the event,
which included all the Catholic Schools in
Pinellas County. Congratulations to Randle and
thanks to his teachers Sister Lucy and Mr. Blum!

St. Patrick Catholic School Charity Fishing Tournament

May 17, 2008

Awards Banquet: The Hut on John's Pass Boardwalk.

To register contact Joe Blum, 584-2318 ext. 320.

We are also looking for sponsors! We need companies or families that want their
name on our Tournament T-shirt (minimum of $100 dollar donation). We also need
lots of raffle prizes, including tackle, camping/sports equipment, gift cards ...
whatever you want to give we will take. Drop off all donations at the School office. Thank you for your
support!! Anyone who has a new or used kayak or canoe and would like to make a tax deductible
donation for the tournament, please contact Joe at 584-2318 ext 320.

JOURNEY THRU LENT

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3rd Sunday in Lent

When Jesus asked the Samaritan woman for a drink of water, He opened the door

for a life-changing relationship with Him. Scripture says her testimony drew

many others to Him as well. We, too, must be ready to respond whenever and

wherever the Lord speaks to us and be prepared for it to change our lives!

TEWARDSHIP

: T

IME

, T

ALENT

, T

REASURE

May God bless you and your family! Your generosity helps support our parish operating expenses and

our ministries each week, so that we may serve you, our parishioners, better!

February 17, 2008

$ 14,324.14

(451 Envelopes)

Children's Envelopes

$ 14.00

(4 Envelopes)

Helping Hands

$ 342.00

2007 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS: If you would like a letter listing the summary of your 2007 parish
donations (for tax purposes), please phone the parish office to place your name on our list. Contribution
statements for 2007 will only be given upon request. Thank you for your cooperation!

GIFT CARD SALE: St. Patrick School PTO is selling
gift cards for numerous restaurants and stores such
as Chili's, Panera, Beall's, Albertson's, Chevron
and many more. You purchase these cards at full
face value and the school will receive a percentage of
the purchase. It costs you nothing extra. To order
cards or get information call Julie Wintermeier @
743-7043 or Elaine Luker @ 595-3538.

"50 IS THE NUMBER"

The Jubilee Committee requests that if you are turn-

ing "50" in 2008 or you are celebrating 50 wonderful

years of marriage, please contact Ginny @ 403-

3980 to be added to the list. Thank you!

elebrate St. Patrick Church's Golden Jubilee

...

by joining Fr. Pecchie on a special tour of

IRELAND

IRELAND September 15-25, 2008. Journey with us

as we travel in the footsteps of St. Patrick, and see his

impact upon Irish faith and culture. Educational

Opportunities Tours presents an exciting and

educational 11-day experience for approximately

$2698*. Cost includes roundtrip airfare from New

York, first class hotels, traditional Irish breakfast and

Dinner daily, guided sightseeing via

deluxe motor coaches and entrance

fees. Please contact Margie Feuser,

pilgrimage coordinator, for more

information at 1-800-644-4659.

Our G

OLDEN

UBILEE

ANQUET

will be held at

the Sheraton Hotel on Saturday, March 29

Jubilee Banquet tickets are available after all
Masses in Msgr. McCall Hall. Individual
tickets are $75 (includes dinner, music,
dancing and the required bus transportation to
the celebration, departing at 5:30 p.m., due to limited
parking). If you would like to be a sponsor for the

Jubilee souvenir booklet, or the Jubilee wine,

please visit the Jubilee table in Msgr. McCall

Hall. If anyone has photos to share from the

early years, please bring to the rectory with

your name and phone number for return.

83 families in our parish have made a gift or pledge to the 2008 Annual
Pastoral Appeal. Our parish goal is to have 100% participation (that
would mean all 1100 families making a gift or pledge). Please prayerfully
consider supporting APA with a pledge or one-time gift. Convenient ten-
month payment plans are available. The ministries, activities and
programs serve people throughout the Diocese and in our parish.

2008 APA

Assessment

$127,546.00

- Pledged

$21,490.00

Balance

$ 106,056.00

Thank You!

Come, pray with me!

Please consider spending even one hour each Wednesday to be with

Our Lord in Eucharistic Adoration, beginning after the 9 AM Mass and concluding with Benediction,
this week, at 6:30 PM. Please sign up at the Church entrance. Wednesdays in our Diocese is our
designated day to pray for holy vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

Eucharistic Adoration every Wednesday

Mass Intentions & Schedule of Events - Page 7

Mass Intentions

The Week Ahead

February 23, 2008
Joe Zupansic

February 24, 2008
St. Patrick Parishioners
Michael Stoltz
Erwin & Dorothy Steiner
Pauline Turner

February 25, 2008
George Pineau
James Maltese

February 26, 2008
Donna Howe
Winn Thomas

February 27, 2008
Captain Richard Hess
Mary Caganey

February 28, 2008
Richard Bachelder
Elwood Haley

February 29, 2008
Bill Cousins
Henry Reinfuss

March 1, 2008
Frank Bogunia
George Pineau
Sophie Van Megen and Family

March 2, 2008
Tom Brophy
St. Patrick Parishioners
Richard Klimpel
John Welch

Pray for our Military

Staff Sgt. William J. Condon, US Army, New York
Second Lt. Tara Dawe, US Army, New York
Lt. Comm. Shawn D. Fitzpatrick, USN, Virginia
Pvt. Brendan Gaines, USMC, South Carolina
Sgt. Jason A. George, US Army, Kentucky
Sgt. Jorge Granados, USMC, Florida
Sgt. Joshua Harmon, Kentucky
Specialist Matthew Heaberlin, US Army, Iraq
Sr. Airman Sean Heaberlin, USAF, California
Staff Sgt. Matthew Hicks, US Army, Missouri
Airman Ryan Hines, US Air Force
Lt. Jr. William J. Howey, III, US Navy, Connecticut
Sgt. Anthony Jordan, US Army Calvary, Iraq
CWO2 Robert Kidney, USCG, Florida
Lance Corporal Nick Krege, USMC, Japan
Specialist Daniel McCarley, US Army, Florida
Airman 1st Class Kevin McCarley, USAF, Germany
Ensign Christopher McDowell, US Navy, Iraq
Airman Theresa Newbill, US Air Force, England
Sgt. Scott Platzer, US Army, South America
A. B. Michael Pourteau, USAF, Texas
Pvt. Chris Reed, USMC, Iraq
Major Kristin Streukens, US Air Force
Major Scott Trapman, US Army, Washington
Staff Sgt. Saturnino Vilano, Jr., US Army, Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller, US Air Force, Iraq

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Sun.

8:30 AM

10:30 AM
11:30 AM

6:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM

Mon.

6:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM

Tue.

4:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM

Wed.

9:45 AM

10:00 AM

3:00 PM
4:00 PM

6:30 PM

7:00 PM

Thu.

9:00 AM
2:00 PM
5:45 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM

Fri.

9:00 AM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM
3:15 PM

7:00 PM

7:30 PM

Sat.

3:30 PM
5:30 PM

02/24/2008
Coffee and Donuts (PC)
ERE: Religious Ed. for Children (School)
RCIA: Breaking Open the Word (CR)
Senior Youth Group Meeting (PC)
Junior Youth Group Meeting (YR)
Al-Anon Meeting (Lib)

02/25/2008
Cub Scout Pack 465 Blue & Gold Banquet

(Café.)

Foundations of Personal Prayer Mtg. (Lib)
Pastor's Class (CR)
Contemporary Worship Band Rehearsal (CH)

02/26/2008
Mission of St. Patrick Class (Lib)
Great Adventure Bible Study (CR)
Boy Scout Troop 465 Mtg. (Café)
Bell Choir Rehearsal (CH)
St. Patrick Players Last Supper Practice (PC)

02/27/2008
Adult Bible Study (CR)
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (CH)
Weight Watchers Meeting (CR)
Food Drop-off for Pinellas Hope (PC)
Benediction (CH)
Charismatic Prayer Group Meeting (CR)
Parish Lenten Penance Service (CH)

02/28/2008
Legion of Mary Meeting (CR)
School Drama Rehearsal (PC)
Children's Choir Practice (OLM)
Adult Choir Practice (OLM)
RCIA Class (CR)
St. Patrick Players Last Supper Practice (PC)

02/29/2008
Faith Sharing Group (CR)
Stations of the Cross (CH)
Challenge Club Meeting (CH,REL,MC)
School Drama Rehearsal (PC)
Stations of the Cross (CH)
Our Lady's Oratory Prayer Group (CR)

03/01/2008
Confessions (CH)
Confessions (CH)

Sat.

4:30 PM

Sun.

7:30 AM
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
5:30 PM

Mon.

7:30 AM
9:00 AM

Tue.

7:30 AM
9:00 AM

Wed.

7:30 AM
9:00 AM

Thu.

7:30 AM
9:00 AM

Fri.

7:30 AM
9:00 AM

Sat.

7:30 AM
9:00 AM
4:30 PM

Sun.

7:30 AM
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
5:30 PM

Please pray for the members of our

St. Patrick Parish family and friends who
have died recently and their families and

friends who mourn them, especially:

Robert Puccinelli and Virginia Spraitz

Parish Meeting Rooms:

Art = Art Room (School Jubilee Building); Cafe =

School Cafeteria; CH = Church, CR = Conference Room in Msgr. McCall Hall;
FLD = Field; MC = Media Center; MR = Music Room (School Jubilee Build-
ing); PE-A/B = PE portables; OLM = Office of Liturgical Music; PC = Msgr.
McCall Hall; PCLib = Msgr. McCall Library; REL = Religion Room (old Span-
ish Room); RE Office = Religious Education Office in PC; YR = Youth Room

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Diocesan Announcements

COMING JUBILEE EVENTS:

Potluck of the Irish/Italian ............... March 15th
Easter Egg Hunt ......March 23rd

after 9 AM Mass

Golden Jubilee Banquet ................. March 29th
International Mass & Dinner .............. May 18th
Thanksgiving Mass with Bishop Lynch....June 1st
Children's Jubilee Picnic .................... June 7th
Jubilee 50's dance...............................July 19th

Mark your calendars now for a very

special PARISH MISSION during

HOLY WEEK

Sun., March 16th thru Thu., March

20th at 7 PM

"Living our Faith Abundantly in

Today's Culture"

with Father Wade Menezes, CPM

Sun. Let Your `Yes' Mean `Yes' to God
Mon. The New Plague: Secular Cultural Catholicism
Tue. The Living, Teaching Authority of the Catholic

Church

Wed. Leading Others to Christ and His Church
Thu. Drawing Closer to God through Growth in

Self-knowledge

Confessions will be offered from 5:45 pm to 6:45 pm
each night. Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament
with the Mission Conference and Benediction will be
from 7 pm to 8 pm, followed by Confessions for as long
as needed. Please join us in praying our Parish Mission
Prayer (on the back of the bulletin).

VATICAN SPLENDORS: Celebrate 2000 years of faith
by joining the St. Patrick's church community on a trip to
the Florida International Museum to see the "Vatican
Splendors"

exhibition

Wednesday,

April

9th. Highlights of the exhibit includes: Reliquary
containing relics of St. Peter, Objects from the election
of Pope Benedict and the Mandylion of Edessa, the
earliest known image of the face of our Lord. As a
parish we receive a discount on the tickets. The cost for
transportation and ticket is $25.00. After the museum
tour we will have lunch at Bay Walk. Please contact Sr.
Kathleen for information at 584-2318 ext. 321.

Morning Star School / Dave Vosen Memorial Golf
Tournament: April 12, 2008 at Tarpon
Woods Country Club. Win TWO
BRAND NEW CARS for Hole in One!
For inform ation or participation
opportunities contact: Rosanne Leandri
Ryan, Director of Advancement &
Community Relations, Morning Star
School, Pinellas Park, 544-3207 or
mssadvancement@tampaby.rr.com.

SHARE-A-PRAYER: If you or someone you know

needs special prayers, let us pray for you and
your loved ones. Phone 584-6954 and to-
gether we will lift our hearts to God!

LEGION OF MARY: Meets every Thursday at 9
AM in the Conference
Room. If you would like to join,
contact Peggy at 585-1597.

St. Patrick Golden Jubilee 2008 INTERNATIONAL MASS

On May 18, 2008 we celebrate the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity. As part

of our Golden Jubilee celebration, St. Patrick Parish will host an International
Mass at 11 AM followed by an International Luncheon in Msgr. McCall Hall.

The Liturgy will comprise hymns and gestures from different cultures that

make St. Patrick an international faith community.

The luncheon will also be made up of different dishes from various

cultures.

We are inviting all parishioners and their friends to make this event a success. Volunteers from different

ethnic groups are invited. Kindly contact Sister Rosamunda or complete the following form and return it to
the parish office:

Name: ______________________________________________________________________________

Ethnicity: ____________________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: _______________________________________________________________________

Please check the item(s) that would interest you:

Liturgy

Meal/Food

Cultural Entertainment

Decorations

Set up and Clean Up

Other

We, the community of

St. Patrick Church

would like to invite you

to worship God with us

in the Holy Sacrifice

of the Mass!

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Lenten Daily Mass (Monday - Saturday)

7:30 AM & 9:00 AM

Saturday Vigil Mass

4:30 PM

Sunday Masses

7:30 AM
9:00 AM

11:00 AM

5:30 PM

aint Patrick Catholic Church
2121 - 16th Avenue SW

Largo, Florida 33770

In the missionary spirit of our patron saint, and

under the protection of

Mary, the Mother of the

Church

, we desire to evangelize and spread the

PARISH MISSION PRAYER

Heavenly Father, we humbly beseech You to make us more faithful sons and daughters of Your Son's Church.
Help us to be vibrant, knowledgeable Catholics living in the midst of the modern world, so that we may be
beacons of light shining forth in defense of the Church's Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition and Magisterium
(her teaching authority). Help us always to cultivate the virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity in our daily lives,
so that whether single, married or consecrated priests, deacons or Religious, we may always share Your Truth
with others. We ask this through Your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity
of the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. AMEN.