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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)

SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE

Daily Masses...........................................8:00 AM
Saturday Vigil ........................................4:30 PM
Sunday .............8:00 AM, 10:00 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 Joseph & Julie Blum ................... x 320

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

Corpus Christi

The Body and Blood of Christ

June 10, 2007 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

Confessions are heard on Saturdays, 3:30 and
5:30 PM (also on Wednesdays before First Friday;
8:30 AM for the summer).

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:

Mrs. Therese Hernandez ........................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.

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CORPUS CHRISTI SUNDAY

My Dear Friends In Christ,

In his book, Jesus of Nazareth, Pope Benedict has a
beautiful reflection on the Lord's Prayer. I was particularly
struck by his analysis of the fourth petition, "Give us this day

our daily bread." What the Holy Father says very much ties in with
today's Gospel about the multiplication of the loaves. Pope Benedict
observes that the petition, "Give us this day our daily bread,"
presupposes poverty. The first thing a poor person asks for is bread,
something to supply energy and strength. When people come to the
rectory asking for help, I never give money, but I do tell them about our
St. Vincent de Paul Society (Helping Hands), and often offer something
to eat, maybe a sandwich or (if they are lucky) lumpia. A truly poor person receives the food with gratitude. Now,
you and I probably do not worry much about where our next meal will come from. In general we have an
abundance of food at hand, perhaps too much! Nevertheless we can say, "Give us this day our daily bread." Pope
Benedict emphasizes the pronoun "our." We do not ask for my daily bread, but for "our" daily bread. We pray in
solidarity with those who are genuinely poor, who more than anything else want some nourishing food today.

In that light it is interesting that Jesus performed the multiplication of the loaves for an enormous throng. We

hear about Jesus healing individual people, but we never hear about him giving food to a lone individual. Perhaps
he did, but the Gospels only show him feeding the multitude. Like those hungry people we pray, "Give us this day
our daily bread." What a wonderful thing if all people had nutritious meals every day! Most of us would feel
good if we could help feed one hungry child. For that reason you respond generously to collections such as Rice
Bowl and the Annual Catholic Appeal. When you help the poor, you become part of the answer to the prayer
"Give us this day our daily bread."

How do we discover the hidden meaning of Jesus' feeding the crowd? We need to turn first to the Old

Testament. In our reading from the book of Genesis we hear about a mysterious figure called Melchizedek. He is
both a priest and a king. But what is most interesting is what he offers: not a sacrificial lamb or any other animal.
What Melchizedek offers is bread and wine.

Those elements, bread and wine, come up again in the second reading. Like Melchizedek, St. Paul makes an

offering of bread and wine. Paul describes a tradition he received from the apostles and in turn handed on to the
Christians at Corinth: Namely, that Jesus took the bread, blessed it, broke it and gave it to the disciples, saying,
"This is my body." If you were listening carefully, you notice that St. Paul uses the same verbs as today's Gospel:
took, blessed, broke and gave. After organizing the enormous crowd, Jesus took the loaves, said a blessing, broke
them and gave them to the disciples. The disciples then distributed the loaves to the people. At the Last Supper,
however, Jesus would make them priests: Do this in memory of me.

The multiplication of the loaves is a Eucharistic miracle. In light of that, I would like to return to the pope's

commentary on, "Give us this day our daily bread." He notes that early Christian writers understood the fourth
petition of the Our Father as a Eucharistic petition. Like us, the early Christians prayed the Our Father before

Communion. They realized that the true daily bread is the Eucharist, Jesus' Body. Pope
Benedict has a wonderful quote from an early Church Father named Cyprian. The quote
sums up our greatest hope and also our deepest fear - as we celebrate the Feast of the
Body and Blood of Christ. Here is what Cyprian said:

"We who are privileged to receive the Eucharist as our bread must
nevertheless pray that none of us be permanently cut off and severed from
the body of Christ. 'On this account we pray that our bread, Christ, be given
to us every day; that we, who remain and live in Christ, may not depart from
his healing power and from his body.' " (De dominica oratione 18)

St. Cyprian points out the only thing we should fear: separation from Christ ... not that he would
ever abandon us, but we sometimes distance ourselves from him. Just like we need food every day
to maintain health, so we need Christ every day. He is our daily bread. If possible, come to daily
Mass. But at the minimum, live each day so that you can receive the Lord worthily on Sunday.

As I will be returning from New York on Tuesday, I will pray especially for each of you as we

are reminded on this feast of Corpus Christi that we are one body in Christ, let us remain in the
knowledge of our oneness with all God's children baptized into Christ. I will be participating in
the Corpus Christi Mass and procession at the Church of Corpus Christi on the lower West Side of
Manhattan.

O Come Let Us Adore Him, Christ, our Eucharistic Lord,

Fr. Pecchie

JMJ

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First Reading -- The Lord forgives

David for taking the wife of Uriah, and
for having Uriah killed (2 Samuel 12:7-
10, 13).

Psalm -- Lord, forgive the wrong I have

done (Psalm 32).

Second Reading -- If justification

comes through the law, then Christ died
for nothing (Galatians 2:16, 19-21).

Gospel -- Jesus forgives the woman

because of her great love (Luke 7:36 -
8:3 [7:36-50]).

In some situations do I behave

like the Pharisees and exclude or

judge others unjustly?

Or am I compassionate and

accepting of all?

Readings for the Week Ahead:

June 17, 2007

11th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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We are . . . Disciples in Mission

Sharing our Faith in Christ all year!

FED BY THE LORD

Jesus' words "This is my body"

and "This cup is the new covenant in my
blood" were only part of his table
blessing. Jesus twice said: "Do this in
remembrance of me" (1 Corinthians
11:24, 25).

This is the good news of today's

solemnity. Like the five thousand hungry
souls, we are fed by our Lord. This is not
food that satisfies for only a short time,
until the next meal. It is food that lasts

and changes us. It is food for sharing in much the same way as
Melchizedek did when he brought bread and wine to the
returning Abraham.

As children of God's reign, we are blessed to be able to

receive and share God's gift. And we do so in the way most
appropriate to our state in life--as parents, children, husbands,
wives, or religious.

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.

ATTENTION ALL HEADS OF

MINISTRIES AND

ORGANIZATIONS

AT ST. PATRICK CHURCH

Please note that we will have a

SCHEDULING MEETING on Wednesday, June
20th at 7 PM to prepare for the 2007-2008 year.
Since this is our Jubilee year, we would like all
ministry heads to attend so that we may work
together as a parish family in scheduling the many
events for the year. Those who do not attend will not
receive priority scheduling for meeting rooms and
times. If you or your organization plans on requesting
to reserve a room in the church or school this year,
you must attend this meeting. For more info., please
contact Claire in the parish office, ext. 302.

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.

FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING:

Parish Nurses will be here in Msgr.
McCall Hall TODAY, Sunday,
June 10th. Stop in from 11 AM to
12:30 PM to get checked!

Our Parish Nurses volunteer

their time every 2nd Sunday of the
month to make sure you're healthy. Why not
make it a regular monthly stop for you and your
family!

Parish Council

The Parish Council will be serving
Coffee and Donuts TODAY in the
Parish Center. If you have any
questions or concerns about the parish,
please come by and speak to one of the members.

Fr. Pecchie

Celeste Hopkins, Facilitator

Diane Beach

Janet Friederich

Rob Kidney

Laurie Koehler

Patti Ruppel

Gene Tabachuk

Claire Obordo, ex officio

Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast

June 3rd - 50/50 Winner: Boone Bowen

Ticket # 3622963 won $42.00. Congratulations!

All for the Greater Honor & Glory of God

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Men's Bible Study Group
Robert Smith

6:45 AM - 7:30 AM (CR)

(ph. 587-7961)

Every Wednesday

Adult Bible Study: The Gospel of Luke
Sr. Kathleen

8:45 AM - 10:30 AM (CR)

Wednesday, June 13th

The Great Bible Adventure
Sr. Kathleen

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

Thursday, June 14th

Messianic Fulfillment. Jeff Cavins, video series.

RCIA: Are you interested in the Catholic faith?

Inquiry classes for The Rite of Christian Initiation for
Adults will begin on June 14

at 7:00 PM in the

Conference Room. We invite you to learn what the
Church teaches and be introduced to some of our parish
members. These sessions are also opportunities for you,
and others that you may wish to invite, to ask those
difficult questions about the Church. These gatherings
are open to people who are not baptized, those who have
been baptized in another Christian community and seek
full reception into the Catholic Church, and for those who
were baptized as Catholics but have not received the
sacraments of Confirmation and/or Eucharist. For more
info 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 10 AM - 11:30 AM (CR)

Friday mornings

Resumes in September. Have a blessed and

safe summer!

Mr. & Mrs.

Joseph &

Julie Blum

DRE, ext. 320

Got Internet? Visit our St. Patrick Parish website

www.stpatrick-largo.org !

FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONAL PRAYER

Prayer meetings continue Tuesday nights

in the Msgr. McCall Hall at 7 PM.

Going Deeper With Your Faith

Adult Education and Faith Formation

PASTOR'S CLASS with Fr. Pecchie

7:00 PM - 9 PM (CR)

No class on Monday, June 11th

Class resumes next week. Join us

as we continue our Holy Father's
encyclical, Sacramentum Caritatis.

Book Club News!

"Blessings" by Anna Quindlen is a selection from the public library that every-

one who likes happy endings should enjoy. It is the story of a young man who

finds his own maturity and worth from the nurturing of a baby that was left on his

doorstep. Get a copy of the book from Florence at 595-3254 or Renee at 584-3775, and join us

at our next gab-fest on June 21st.

Religious

Ed.

The "Abundant Life" Young Adult Ministry

If you would like to get together with other 20-30 year olds to share faith and fun come
to the "Abundant Life" Young Adult meeting TODAY, Sunday, June 10th, after the
10:00 AM Mass in the Conference Room. Married and single people are in-
vited. We'll have coffee and pastries and a powerful witness talk on the Power of the
Holy Spirit in your life. We'll also be planning for our St. Patrick's Christian Rock
Concert to be held in July and our visit with Fr. Mitch Pacwa of EWTN on Sept. 22nd.
If you are interested in spiritual, social and service oriented activities come and see
what we're about. Jesus said "I came that you would have life and have it to the full."

Religious Education Classes for 2007-2008 year begin in September. Registration has
taken place, but will resume in August. Please watch the bulletin for details. Have a
blessed and safe summer!

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Principal:

Mrs. Therese

Hernandez

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

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St. Patrick Catholic Youth

REGISTRATION for 2007-2008 SCHOOL YEAR: Registrations for
all grades (preK-8) is taking place. St. Patrick is a fully accredited,
Christ-centered environment, known for academic excellence. For
information, please call the school office at (727) 581- 4865.

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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.

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"By This Sign, You Will Conquer"

Youth of all ages are welcome! Join us for a night of
live Christian music, pizza, fellowship, ping pong, Xbox
360, Foosball and Fun - all here at St. Patrick Church
Msgr. McCall Hall on Saturday, July 7th, at 6 PM. Cost
is $5 (includes pizza and concert). Bring your friends!

H.S. Youth Minister:

Mr. Joseph Blum, ext. 320

The following graduates of St. Patrick Catholic School recently graduated from Clearwater
Central Catholic High School (CCCHS): Andrew Arbutine, Michael Critelli, David Driscoll,
Ashley Englert, Allie Ewing, Brendan Gaines, Christopher Hazelwood, Michelle Hlavacka, Mary
Elizabeth Mattingly, Alex May, Joshua Paczynski, Stephen Pastor, Gregory Perilla, John Ruppel,
Justin Trowbridge.

Summer Office Hours for School:

June 1- July 27 (M-Th): 9 AM - 1 PM

[Closed July 2nd - 16th]

Graduates of St. Patrick who are CCC's Junior and Senior Academic Awards Recipients:

David Driscoll - Valedictorian, Distinguished Senior Award, Senior Hall of Fame, Science Award, A.P.

Environmental Science, Theology Medal, Personal Relations; Robert Going - Boys' State Alternate;
Brendan Gaines - United States Marine Corp.; Michelle Hlavacka - Spanish IV

Senior Medal of Honor and President's Education Award (GPA of 3.75 over 7 semesters and in the top

10% of their graduation class) - David Driscoll, Michelle Hlavacka

Junior Medal of Honor (GPA of 3.75 or above for 5 semesters) - Robert Going.

Graduates of St. Patrick who are CCC's Freshmen and Sophomore Academic Awards Recipients:

Certificate of Achievement (GPA of 3.75 or above) - Jaclyn Fosnacht, Nicole Fosnacht, Celina

Rodriguez, Joseph Ruppel, Agnes Wasilewski

Letter of Scholarship (GPA of 3.75 or above) - Kathleen Dobrowolski, Carlo Ignacio

Department Awards: Jaclyn Fosnacht (English 9, Algebra 1), Nicole Fosnacht (Physical Science

Honors), Agnes Wasilewski (Spanish 1 Honors), Kathleen Dobrowolski (Spanish II Honors)

Thank you soooo much to everyone in St. Patrick Parish!

You made our Junior Youth Group Bake

Sale a great success!!! Because of all your generosity, we were able to be Disciples of Jesus without
having to ask the church for any money this past year. Praise be Jesus Christ and God Bless you all!

We are very proud of their accomplishments!

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CORPUS CHRISTI SUNDAY

In today's Gospel, the disciples suggest that Jesus disperse the crowd

so that they might

individually

seek food and lodging.

The miracle of the feeding of the five thousand is Jesus' powerful reminder that

when we share our gifts in His name, there is always more than enough!

TEWARDSHIP

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St. Patrick Church 2nd Annual Fundraiser Cruise

7-day Southbound Glacier Bay Discovery on the Ryndam

Holland America Line

September 5, 2007 - September 9, 2007 (Land package)

September 9 , 2007 - September 16, 2007 (Cruise only)

Join Fr. Pecchie on a beautiful, scenic 7-day cruise beginning in
Anchorage, Alaska and ending in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Cruise Glacier Bay National Park and stop in Haines, Juneau and
Ketchikan, Alaska. Create your own Alaskan experience in ports that offer a fascinat-
ing array of excursions featuring Alaskan history, wildlife and native culture. Cabin
rates - Inside $1,969.22 and Ocean View $2,229.22 - include cabin, all taxes, and
round trip air fare per person. For reservations or more info, please contact Helene
Riley at (813) 741-2193 or email Helene-TravelBeyond@tampabay.rr.com.

Thank you for your

generous support

for our parish!

God bless you!

Your generosity helps support our parish operating expenses and our

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

June 3, 2007

$ 11,461.29 (389 Envelopes)

Children's Envelopes

$ 1.00 (1 Envelope)

Helping Hands

$ 421.00

Thank you for your poor box donations to Helping Hands
your gift goes a long way to helping those in need!

elebrate St. Patrick Church's Golden Jubilee ...

by joining Fr.

Pecchie on a special tour of IRELAND

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. SAVE when you register with a deposit of $250.

SAVE when you register with a deposit of $250.

SAVE when you register with a deposit of $250. Please

contact Margie Feuser, pilgrimage coordinator, for more information at 1-800-644-4659.

Win a cruise for two? Today is the last day to buy a raffle ticket. Multiple entries are
accepted. Tickets are $10 each or 6 for $50. If you would like to buy a raffle ticket, return
your payment in the collection basket. Drawing for raffle will be on Monday, June 18th.

"A Christmas Offering" - A Musical Christmas Play! St. Patrick Parish is getting ready to celebrate our
Jubilee year. How about joining a musical play with both contemporary and gospel music as well as tradi-
tional carols with great orchestration? We will be looking for soloists, dancers and actors, but we need YOU
to make it happen. This summer, we will begin by looking for singers ... music practice starts on June 12th
and will continue every Tuesday evening during the summer from 7 PM until 9 PM in the Office of Liturgical
Music. Singers of ALL AGES are welcome children in grade 3 or above, teenagers, and adults! The play
will be under the direction of Betty Archer (who directed "The Last Supper" on Palm Sunday night.) For more
information, please contact Paulette King or Sr. Kathleen Luger.

Pray for our Military

Mass Intentions & Schedule of Events - Page 7

Sun.

9:00 AM

11:00 AM

7:00 PM
7:30 PM

Mon.

7:00 PM

Tue.

6:30 PM
7:00 PM

Wed.

6:45 AM
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
3:30 PM
6:45 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM

Thu.

9:00 AM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM

Fri.

7:30 PM

Sat.

3:30 PM
5:30 PM

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

06/10/07
Coffee and Donuts (PC)
Young Adult Meeting (CR)
Junior High Youth Meeting (YR)
Al-Anon Meeting (Lib)

06/11/07
Contemporary Worship Band Rehearsal (CH)

06/12/07
GriefShare Meeting (Lib)
Boy Scout Troop 465 Meeting (Cafe.)

06/13/07
Men's Bible Study (CR)
Adult Bible Study (CR)
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (CH)
Weight Watchers Group Mtg. (CR)
Benediction (CH)
Spanish Rosary (CH)
Charismatic Prayer Group Meeting (CR)

06/14/07
Legion of Mary (Lib)
Great Adventure Bible Study (PC)
RCIA Inquiry Class (CR)
Knights of Columbus Meeting (Cafe.)

06/15/07
Our Lady's Oratory Prayer Group (CH)

06/16/07
Confessions (CH)
Confessions (CH)

Mass Intentions

The Week Ahead

Sat.

4:30 PM

Sun.

8:00 AM
10:00 AM
5:30 PM

Mon.

8:00 AM

Tue.

8:00 AM

Wed.

8:00 AM

Thu.

8:00 AM

Fri.

8:00 AM

Sat.

8:00 AM
4:30 PM

Sun.

8:00 AM
10:00 AM
5:30 PM

June 9, 2007
John Roberts

June 10, 2007
Lillian Rothers
St. Patrick Parishioners
Irene Blome

June 11, 2007
Msgr. John McCall

June 12, 2007
Cosimo & Lucy Morena and Family

June 13, 2007
Rose Marie Ponzo

June 14, 2007
Joe Gariboldi, Sr.

June 15, 2007
Manuel & Sarah Viverios

June 16, 2007
Gerry Hohne
Joseph Bogataj

June 17, 2007
Tom Brophy
Maria Rey (Living)
St. Patrick Parishioners

Staff Sgt. William J. Condon, US Army, New York
Second Lt. Tara Dawe, US Army, New York
Lt. Comm. Shawn D. Fitzpatrick, USN, Virginia
Sgt. Jason A. George, US Army, Korea
Lance Corporal Jorge Granados, USMC, Florida
Sgt. Joshua Harmon, Kentucky
Pvt. Joshua Harrison, US Army, Louisiana
Staff Sgt. Matthew Hicks, U.S. Army, Missouri
Airman Ryan Hines, US Air Force
Lt. Jr. William J. Howey, III, USN, Connecticut
Sgt. Anthony Jordan, US Army Calvary, Iraq
Staff Sgt. Kevin Kinkade, US Army, Kentucky
Pvt. 1st Class Nick Krege, USMC, Iraq
Specialist Daniel McCarley, US Army, Florida
Airman 1st Class Kevin McCarley, USAF, Germany
Ensign Christopher McDowell, USN, Mississippi
Airman Theresa Newbill, US Air Force, Texas
Pvt. Chris Reed, USMC, Iraq
Major Kristin Streukens, US Air Force
Major Scott Trapman, US Army, Fort Lewis, WA
Major Michael Trofinoff, US Army, Iraq
Staff Sgt. Saturnino Vilano, Jr., US Army, Afghanistan
Airman Christopher E. Villano, USN, Maryland

Please pray for the members of our St. Patrick Parish

family and friends who have died
recently, especially:

Mary Maltese

Leroy Norman

Larry Hensley

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual

light shine upon them. May they rest in peace.

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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 together we will lift
our hearts to God!

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Diocesan Announcements

SPANISH ROSARY:

Second Wednesday of each month

Join St. Patrick's Hispanic community in
reciting the rosary in Spanish, the second
Wednesday of each month at 7 PM in
the church. Pope John Paul II wrote,
"To pray the Rosary is to hand over our
burdens to the merciful hearts of Christ and His
Mother." We invite the entire community to join
us. If you have questions, please contact Nina Meyers
at 727-595-1395 or Liz Hogrebe at 727-595-2874.

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EL SANTO ROSARIO

EN ESPAÑOL:

el segundo miércoles

de cada mes

La comunidad hispana de Patrick en recitar el rosario
en español, el segundo el miércoles de cada mes en 7
de la tarde en la iglesia. El Papa John Paul II escribió,
"rezar el Rosario debe pasar nuestras cargas a los
calores misericordiosos de Cristo y Su Madre."
Invitamos la comunidad entera a afiliarse a nosotros. Si
tiene preguntas por favor llamen a Nina Meyers en
727-595-1395 o Liz Hogrebe en 727-595-2874.

St. Aloysius Gonzaga

St. Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591)

Patron Saint of AIDS caregivers, patients, youth

Feast Day: June 21

This young man was a saint among saints.

He received his first Holy Communion

from St. Charles Borromeo, and during his

novitiate, his spiritual director was St.

Robert Bellarmine. Born into nobility, his father wanted

him to become a soldier and enlisted the support of

eminent Church people to persuade his son to embrace

this more "normal" vocation. But St. Aloysius was

determined to enter the religious life. He transferred

his inheritance to his brother and became a Jesuit.

During the plague of 1591, the Jesuits opened a

hospital. St. Aloysius contracted the disease while

helping to nurse the poor there and died several

months later. In a letter to his mother shortly before his

death, he reveals a steward's understanding that

everything even death is God's gift:"When [God]
takes away what He once lent us, His purpose is to
store our treasures elsewhere more safely and bestow
on us those very blessings that we ourselves would
most choose to have." Revered for his innocence, St.

Aloysius is the patron of youth and young students.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AND BENEDICTION EVERY WEDNESDAY

Come, pray with me! Could you not watch one hour with me?

Please consider spending even one hour each Wednesday to be with Our Lord in Eucharistic
Adoration, beginning after the last morning Mass and concluding with Benediction at 6:45 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.

CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP

St. Patrick Church is forming a Charismatic
Prayer Group that meet Wednesday evenings
at 7 PM in the Conference
Room. Join us for our
Charismatic Mass on the third
Wednesday of the month. For
more info, contact Bobbie at
584-0503.

And he said to them, 'Go into all the world and proclaim

the good news to the whole creation. The one who believes

and is baptized will be saved.' [Mk. 16:15-5]

Have you ever wanted to fulfill your Baptismal prom-
ise? What better way than by going to El Salvador?
Our next trip to El Salvador will be in the month of July. We
will be there for about seven days. So, pray about it or donate
towards the trip. If you have questions, contact Nina at 595-
1395 or the parish office.

Remember and celebrate again! Anyone interested in getting a DVD of the Mass in the
African tradition (celebrated Sunday, May 20th, at the 5:30 PM Mass) OR the rehearsal
night of Palm Sunday's "The Last Supper", please contact Francis at 586-6994. DVDs are
$10 to cover the costs of production, and it runs about 75 minutes long.

Yard Sale: at the Parish Center of St. Jude
Cathedral (Tyrone Blvd. between 9th Ave & 5th
Ave., St. Pete.) on Saturday, June 23rd, 2007 8
AM to 4 PM. Items: furniture and appliances, etc.
All displayed in air conditioned rooms. Coffee
and donuts while you browse.

VOCATION VIEW

VOCATION VIEW:

: June 10, 2007

Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ Cycle C

Jesus asked, "Why do you not give them something to eat

yourselves?" What do you have to offer to the hungry

world? (Luke 9:11-17)