June 8, 2008

Reverend Paul Pecchie, Pastor

Reverend Prakash Madanu, ALCP.

Deacon Richard Brady,

Deacons Kenneth Spaulding and Ralph Bufano (Winter)

Retired Assisting Priests

Reverend Monsignor Richard Cahill

Reverend Kenneth Bonadies

Reverend Bernard MacAdam (Winter)

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

Tenth Sunday

in Ordinary Time

June 8, 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

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.

St. Patrick School, founded in 1959, provides an

excellent academic program (grades preK-8) in a

Christ-centered environment, nurturing each student in

mind, body and soul.

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

MASS SCHEDULE

Daily Mass

(Monday thru Saturday morning): 8:00 AM

Saturday Vigil

: 4:30 PM; Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9 AM, 11 AM.

Please note there will be no 5:30 pm in the summer.

`I desire mercy, not sacrifice.'

I did not come to call the Righteous, but sinners.

Fr. Paul Pecchie

ST. PATRICK CATHOLIC CHURCH

Tel: 727-584-2318

Fr. Prakash Madanu, ALCP.

2121 - 16th Avenue SW, Largo, FL 33770

Fax: 727-586-5413

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Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

My Dear Friends in Christ,

What a wonderful week we have just experienced. We were blessed to have our

Bishop with us to celebrate our 50

Anniversary. It was good to see so many of the

previous priests here to join us again in giving thanks to Almighty God for St. Patrick

Parish. It was also good to have Fr. Blum with us, one of our own vocations from this parish to the diocesan

priesthood. I thank everyone on the Jubilee Committee for all their hard work and dedication to make the

Mass and reception so beautiful.

I hope you all had a chance to join us for our Jubilee Mass and picnic yesterday, for it was the official

date of the founding of the parish. It was great to come together for worship and then enjoy an old-fashioned

picnic with our parish family. How truly blessed we are here at St. Patrick. We pray that during the next 50

years the Lord will continue to shower his blessings upon us and all who call St. Patrick their parish home.

Hopefully, you noticed that the back niches and the second shelf have been installed and that the St.

Therese statue donated by the West family has been placed on it. You will also note that the one niche

houses the Infant of Prague. This statue has been part of the parish for some time; however, it was in the

Altar server sacristy so not everyone got a chance to see it. It was decided for our Jubilee that all parishioners

should be able to renew devotion to the Holy Infant of Prague and be able to see what has been somewhat

hidden. June is the month of the Sacred Heart, so I placed my Sacred Heart Statue out for this month. I am

open to suggestions for what will remain there permanently, or it is possible to allow that

niche to be changing according to the month and season.

"Go and learn what this means, `I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.'

For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners." (Matthew 9, 13)

The temple sacrifice which David and his people offered is no longer desired by

God. Rather, the Father wants the perfect sacrifice of His Son, which wins for us His

perfect and infinite mercy. The blood of bulls and goats does not avail, for what we need as

sinners is mercy, and only God can forgive sins.

We, broken and sometimes faithless like King David and the Jewish people he ruled, are a people of

sacrifice. Our sacrifice, Jesus Christ, is the perfect fulfillment and completion of David's temple sacrifice, for

Jesus Christ is Himself the new temple, "not made by hands" destroyed and rebuilt "in three days". Jesus

Christ is the sacrifice in which we must participate, in whom we must be offered to the Father. If we would

offer perfect praise to the Father we must do so in the Holy Spirit, calling upon the name of the Lord

Jesus. We can learn from King David, though. King David once said that he would never offer a sacrifice to

God in which he himself did not participate.

We participate in the offering of sacrifice by providing as gifts the materials necessary such as bread

and wine, or the time or treasure necessary to obtain these gifts. The perfect manner of participating,

however, is to offer ourselves as the perfect gift desired by God. The humanity of Jesus Christ, given

completely on the cross, is the key for us to understand what God demands of us

in prayer and praise. "I desire mercy and not sacrifice." Just as the custom of offering

a financial gift for the offering of Mass for a loved one is praiseworthy, much more

desirable by God is a form of offering most closely configured to the gift of his

Son: body, blood and soul. Thus, our own active participation in the sacrifice

which we desire to offer for another, living or deceased, is a much more

praiseworthy and fruitful offering. To attend and personally offer as a spiritual

sacrifice the gift of one's own heart and mind through meditation, thanksgiving,

prayer and praise in word and song is a more loving and more loved gift by the

Father of love. Above all, communion of intellect and will by love is

accomplished in each Mass by attentive hearing of the Word of Scripture and

receiving of the Lord bodily present in the Eucharistic host.

How lavish and abundant is the infinite love of the Father! How richly does

he pour out in mercy so many gifts upon each of us! How can we not respond

most generously to His giving? We do so by our own loving and attentive participation in the holy Mass, the

source and summit of our lives as God's sons and daughters. "A broken and humbled heart" God will not

scorn; rather it is precisely our hearts no matter how broken or wounded by sin that must be the focus of our

spiritual sacrifice. Thus, mercy will be sacrifice. This God desires.

Praised be Jesus Christ,

Fr. Pecchie

JMJ

First Reading You shall be my special

possession, dearer to me than all others

(Exodus 19:2-6a).

Psalm We are his people: the sheep of his

flock (Psalm 100).

Second Reading We boast of God through

Christ Jesus, though whom we have been

reconciled

(Romans 5:6-11).

Gospel Jesus commissioned the Twelve: Cure

the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive

out demons (Matthew 9:36 -- 10:8).

Am I aware of those who suffer daily

and are alone? Do I pray for them?

Lord, let me be an instrument of your peace.

We are . . . Disciples in Mission

Sharing our Faith in Christ

ADMITTING OUR NEED FOR GOD

As often as we hear the message of today's scriptures, we seem

to be able to resist it. The readings invite us, once again, to rely
completely and utterly on God's love and mercy in our lives. And,
once again, we continue to find ways around that invitation. It's for
other people, not us. It's for tomorrow, not today. We can make it
on our own talents, goodness,
money, hard work, or wisdom.
Yet, today's scriptures call our
bluff. They invite us to admit
our need for God and put our
lives in God's hands. We who
sit comfortably and smugly at
the Lord's Table are beckoned,
once again, to follow Jesus in
faith and gratitude and love.

Readings: June 15, 2008

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

ELEBRATING

YEARS

ARISH

EWS

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Come, pray with me! Please consider

spending even one hour each Wednesday to

be with Our Lord in Eucharistic Adoration,

beginning after the 8 AM Mass and concluding

with Benediction at 6:45 PM. Please sign up

at the Church entrance. Wednesdays in our

Diocese are designated to pray for holy

vocations to the priesthood.

Eucharistic Adoration every Wednesday

Attention All Ministry and Organization Heads:

Please note that we will have a

PARISH PLANNING MEETING

for the coming year (August 2008 to

August 2009) on Wednesday, June 11th,

at 7 PM in Msgr. McCall Hall.

If you are planning an event in the coming year and need

to submit a calendar date(s) to reserve a parish or school

room here at St. Patrick Catholic Church,

you must attend this meeting.

All calendar requests are subject to pastor's approval.

SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE:

(June - August)

Daily Mass (Mon.-Sat.): ....... 8:00 AM

Saturday Vigil .........................4:30 PM

Sunday ..............7:30, 9:00 and 11 AM

* Please note: No 5:30 PM Mass for the summer.

Give the Gift of Life!

The bloodmobile will be here

next Sunday, June 15th,

from 8 AM until 1 PM.

Please consider saving a life!

PETER'S PENCE: June 29th

Collection for the Works of

the Holy Father

Christ our Hope is the theme

for this year's Peter's Pence

Collection. Your generosity

allows the Holy Father to bring

hope through timely and effective emergency

assistance to our suffering brothers and

sisters throughout the world. In solidarity with

the Holy Father, we Catholics participate in

works of goodness that distinguish us as

followers of the Gospel. Please pray for the

Holy Father, and please give generously in

your parish. For more information on Peter's

Pence Collection, visit

www.usccb.org/ppc

Father's Day Mass Cards are available

at the church entrances as well as in the

parish office. Offerings can be placed in

the collection basket at Mass or in the

office. We will remember all of our

fathers, living and deceased, during

every Mass in the month of June.

All for the Greater Honor & Glory of God

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Adventures in Revelation

Sr. Kathleen

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

Tuesday, June 10th

This is a 10 week study with Jeff Cavins on

the Book of Revelation.

Adult Bible Study: Adventures in Matthew

Sr. Kathleen

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (CR)

Wednesday, June 11th

"Adventures in Matthew - the King and His

Kingdom" with Jeff Cavins.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

RCIA: Are you interested in learning more about the

Catholic faith? We invite you to join our RCIA inquiry

sessions where you will learn about the richness of our

Catholic faith and be introduced to our parish family. These

sessions are open to all who are not yet baptized, those

who are baptized in other Christian denominations, and for

those who are baptized in the Catholic faith but have not

received the sacraments of Confirmation and

Eucharist. Next session: Thursday, July 3rd in the

Conference Room. If you have any questions please call

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: The Friday

morning Faith Sharing group will return again in

the Fall. Have a blessed summer!

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, June 9th

Personal Growth in Holiness.

Are we living the spiritual

life? How do we grow in holiness?

Foundations of Personal Prayer: We meet

every Tuesday afternoon at 3 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!

LEGION OF MARY: Meets

every Thursday at 9 AM in

the Conference Room. If you

would like to join, contact Peggy at 585-1597.

Get ready for another exciting adventure with

VACATION

BIBLE

SCHOOL

Kids entering 1st through 5th grade

June 23-27 from 9-12 daily.

Our theme is

Son World Adventure Park

. Come aboard, strap on you seat belt and

secure all loose articles, because we're getting on the rollercoaster of a lifetime to get a

great view of our Savior, Jesus! REGISTRATION FORMS ARE AT THE DOORS OF THE

CHURCH. Please return completed forms to the parish office.

The cost is only $50 and that includes a t-shirt, snacks, and fun!

Our CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP, The

Hearts of Jesus and Mary Prayer

Community at St. Patrick, invite you

to pray with us every Wednesday at

7 pm in the Conference Room.

Every third Wednesday, join us for a

Healing Mass at 7 PM in the Church, as we praise

God in song, learn from the scriptures and pray for

each other. For info, phone Bobbie 584-0503 or

Margie 559-7449.

June 8, 2008 Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

God is filled with surprises. You may think that there is no

way that you would be called to follow Jesus a s a priest,

brother , sister or deacon. Today's gospel reminds us that

God calls unlikely people to be his close followers.

(Matthew 9:9-13)

VOCATION VIEW

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

Please note: The Senior Youth Group will be meeting on Saturday nights af-

ter the 4:30 PM Mass in the Youth Room. 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 for

academic excellence. Come and see

what makes St. Patrick so special. For

information call

the school office

(727) 581- 4865.

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NEWSPAPER RECYCLING:

Newspapers, phone books, magazines

and any paper may be placed in the

Big

Red Bin

on the east side of the Church.

Proceeds support the school and

recycling is great for the earth!

SHARE-A-PRAYER: If you or

someone you know needs spe-

cial prayers, let us pray for you

and your loved ones. Phone

584-6954 and together we will lift our

hearts to God!

NIGHTS

OLUMBUS

Council # 4892

meets on the second Thursday

of the month at 8 PM in the Cafe-

teria. Call Bob Lamelle at 584-

1234. Hope to see you there!

This Hand I Hold

This hand I hold I touch it now

For all eternity,

And the knowledge that I share

I give from me to you.

In hope that all you do and say

Reflects the lessons learned,

And all the awards

that you receive

Are ones that you have earned.

I am your present teacher

And your true friend,

But when the year is over

My thoughts of you won't end.

For in my dearest memory

Forever you will be,

And when you go I hope

that you

Will take a part of me.

This hand I hold I touch it now

For all eternity,

And the knowledge that I share

I give from me to you.

Great Expectations

It's time to say good-bye

Our year has come to an end.

I've made more

cherished memories

and many more new friends.

I've watched your child

learn and grow

and change from day to day.

I hope that all the things

we've done

Have helped in some small way.

So it's with happy memories

I send them out the door,

With great hope and expectations

for what next year holds in store.

Here is a picture

that you can treasure.

Teaching you

has been a pleasure!

The year now ends,

and we must part,

Always know

you are in my heart!

THANK YOU 

EACHERS

AND

TAFF

TUDENTS

AND

ARENTS

 for a grace-filled

and blessed year!

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TENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

"It is love that I desire, not sacrifice," says Hosea in today's first reading. But for love of us,

Jesus sacrificed everything even His life. Are my small sacrifices gifts of love and gratitude?

TEWARDSHIP

: T

IME

, T

ALENT

, T

REASURE

NOT

TOO

LATE

Celebrate our

OLDEN

UBILEE

in the

footsteps of St. Patrick

...by joining Fr. Pecchie on a special tour of

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,

pilgrimage coordinator, for info

at 1-800-644-4659.

St. Patrick, Largo as of 05/30/08

PARISH INFORMATION:

Assessment: $127,546.00

This is the amount we must give to the

Diocese for the 2008 Appeal.

Pledged:

$ 63,095.48

Assessment

Balance:

$64,450.52

This is the amount pledged through the

Diocesan APA envelopes.

# of Gifts:

215

Average Gift:

$293.47

This is the number of gifts by our parishioners (out of our

1000 registered families) who have made a pledge by

sending their donation in the APA Diocesan envelope.

% of Assessment: 49.5 % Participation: 21.8

About 20% of our parishioners are participating!

We need your help! The amount you pledge by using

the Diocesan APA envelopes, marked "St. Patrick

Church, Largo # 370" is not assessed for next year's

APA. Please prayerfully consider making your pledge

today. Diocesan APA envelopes are found at the doors

of the church or at the church office.

HAVE YOU SENT IN YOUR PLEDGE?

2008 Annual Pastoral Appeal

Summary Report

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!

OFFERTORY
June 1, 2008 (393 Envelopes)

$ 12,191.00

Children's Envelopes (3)

$ 18.00

Helping Hands (Poor Box)

$ 290.00

2008

APA

St. Patrick's Weekly Offering of Thanksgiving

Stewardship Prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, you were rich.

Yet for our sake, you became poor,

so that through your poverty

we might become rich.

Accept this collection as a token of gratitude

for all you have done for me and for my family.

Amen.

"Remember · Respond · Renew"

Capital Campaign for St. Patrick Parish

The Campaign Committee would like to thank all

the families who have contributed to this campaign

and have made it a great success.

May God Bless Your Stewardship!

Total Master Plan Cost:

$ 1,000,000.00

Total Pledges to Date:

911,037.00

Payments Received to Date:

200,679.00

Total Number of Donors:

340

Average Gift:

2,680.00

Percent of Parish Participation

34 %

Thank you again for your ongoing support!

Mass Intentions

Pray

for our

Military

St. Sebastian and St. George, pray for us.

Staff Sgt. William J. Condon, US Army, Iraq

Second Lt. Tara Dawe, US Army, New York

Lt. Comm. Shawn D. Fitzpatrick, USN, Virginia

PFC Brendan Gaines, USMC, Virginia

Sgt. Jason A. George, US Army, Iraq

Sgt. Jorge Granados, USMC, Florida

Sgt. Joshua Harmon, Kentucky

PFC Chris Hazelwood, US Army, Arizona

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, Florida

CWO2 Robert Kidney, USCG, Florida

Lance Corporal Nick Krege, USMC, Japan

PFC, John Margariton, USMC, South Carolina

Specialist Daniel McCarley, US Army, Florida

Airman 1st Class Kevin McCarley, USAF, Germany

Ensign Christopher McDowell, US Navy, Iraq

SFC Lisa Collis Moore, US Army, Iraq

Seaman Timothy Moore, US Navy, California

Staff Sgt. Kevin Nelson, US Army, 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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The Pento Family

June 8, 2008

St. Patrick Parishioners

Sheila M. Glenn

Yvon Bourque

June 9, 2008

Tommy Moffat

June 10, 2008

Draksler & Zorowski Families

June 11, 2008

Mary and James Maltese

June 12, 2008

Lillian Rothers

June 13, 2008

Joe Gariboldi, Sr.

June 14, 2008

Michael Dube

Cosimo and Lucy Morena & Family

June 15, 2008

James Maltese

St. Patrick Parishioners

Manuel and Sarah Viverios

Sat.

4:30

Sun.

7:30