St. Patrick Catholic Church

St. Patrick Catholic Church
4518 S. Manhattan Avenue, Tampa. FL 33611
www.stpatricktampa.org
Pentecost Sunday
Clergy
Pastor
Fr. Jim Angert, TOR
Parochial Vicar
Fr. Stan Holland, TOR
Deacon
Rev. Mr. Ben Hooks
Mass Schedules
Saturday Vigil
5:00 pm
Sunday
7:30 am
Children's Liturgy 9:00 am
Bilingual Mass
11:00 am
Youth Mass
6:00 pm
Daily
Monday - Saturday
Liturgy of the Hours 7:40 am
Rosary
8:00 am
Mass
8:30 am
Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament
Adoration
Friday 9 am - 5 pm
Benediction
5:00 pm
Sacrament of
Reconciliation
Saturday 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
All other Sacraments
Call the Parish Office
Monday-Friday
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Phone: 813 839-5337
Fax: 813 831-2778
May 15, 2016
Pentecost Sunday
All visitors and guests are welcome to St. Patrick Catholic Church!
We thank all who come to our parish, whether it’s for the one time experience or as a parishioner who registers with our family.
We want everyone to feel at home. For information on becoming a registered parishioner, please see an usher to acquire a NonRegistered Parishioner Envelope after Mass or contact the Parish Office at 813 839-5337.
Notes from the Pastor:
1. Today, Pentecost, is the Birthday of the Church. The Risen Lord, at the right hand of the Father, poured out the
Holy Spirit upon the apostles and they went into the whole world empowered to proclaim the gospel to every
nation. In other words, they were growing disciples who grew other disciples. May all of us pray to be empowered
daily by the Holy Spirit so that we can be growing disciples who grow other disciples. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the
hears of all of us.
2.On behalf of our parish family, I want to “Congratulate” all the children who received their First Holy Communion this year. We
are so proud of all of you. The names of the children who received their First Communion are: Izel Barragan, Vanessa Luise
Brauning, Franco Bettoli, Isla Blue Chambers, Gabrielle Colon, Grace Cook, Samantha Harov, Ava Hyde, Alex Knight, Mallory
Knight, Isaac Thomas Loboda, Ava Gabriella Lodato, Zoe Indira Martin, Mia Ester Mazanowski, Zymunt Jacob Mazanowski V,
John Mitchell, Ilen Paredes, Isabela S. Ramirez, Lucas Sampalo Ramirez, Devon Richardson, David Joseph Seaton, Gabrielle Vega
-Alamo, Cody Michael Whiteside, Hannah Elizabeth Whiteside. I want to thank the parents for all that you also did in preparing
the children. I urge and encourage you to bring your beautiful children to Mass every weekend so that as a family you are able to
continue grow in your beautiful Catholic faith and worship together as a family. I also want to thank Carl and Tricia Longnecker for
preparing the children and families along with thanking Deacon Ben Hooks, the Director of our Religious Education Program.
3. You are invited to join me in making a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land from September 6th—16th, 2016. This blessed pilgrimage
will enable you to visit all the sacred places in the Holy Land. Because of the need for proper reservations and discounted air travel,
the deadline for making reservation will be on June 6. There is an insert in the bulletin this week and there are brochures in the back
of the church or in the parish office. You can also check our website at www.stpatricktampa.org. If you have any questions for me,
call me at 813 839-5337. This pilgrimage is organized by Tekton Ministries in co-operation with the Franciscans in the Holy Land.
All your reservation will be made thru Tekton Ministries. Plan to make this pilgrimage and walk on the same ground that the eternal
Word of God walked on while he was on earth. Invite friends or relatives to make this pilgrimage.
4. I want to thank Chris Yarnold, parent of seminarian Mark Yarnold, for speaking at all the masses this weekend. I also want to
“Thank You” for supporting this 2016 Special Collection for Seminarians which is taking place in all parishes of the Dioceses of St
Petersburg. The theme for the diocesan collection is “Help Us Continue Forming Men of Mercy” which ties into the Extraordinary
Year of Mercy and the overall them of vocations for this year.
5. This weekend we celebrate Pentecost, which is the birthday of the Church. The Holy Spirit empowers us with many gifts. As
we use these gifts, we build the kingdom of God here on earth. We followers of Jesus never stand alone. We have each other to
motivate ourselves toward faithful action. But even more: we always have the Spirit who dwells within and among us and binds us
into one. Through the Holy Spirit we all share in the same risen Life, the same saving mission, the same love. There is strength in
numbers. There is motivation in numbers. Our strength is the gift of the Spirit who binds us in love and unity as the one Body of
Christ. Our motivation is that with the gift of the Holy Spirit we become one with God’s love in a unique way. We become bigger
than ourselves.
In this gospel Jesus reminds us that our love binds us together and to him. Our love motivates us to keep his commandments and
word, the measure of our being together in community. Love is a strong motivator. The strength of our love for Jesus is the
measure of how well we keep his commandments and word, how well we care for each other. Why and how we keep Jesus’
commandments and word is, in the end, keeping him – the divine Word who was sent by the Father. Pentecost is a celebration of
both the gift of the Spirit and the effects of the gift – we are sharers in the one Body of Christ who take up Jesus’ mission to preach
the Good News of salvation.
The Father sent the “Advocate, the Holy Spirit” to teach us “everything.” What is this “everything” we need the Spirit to teach
us? Why and how keeping Jesus’ commandments and word is the unconditional condition of loving him. Why and how this love is
the wellspring of our relationship to Jesus and his Father in their Spirit. What the Spirit teaches us, in the end, is why we do
anything and how we do everything. Oh, how we need Pentecost!
The gift of the Holy Spirit motivates us to live as faithful followers of Jesus who share in his risen Life. This way of living might
be so simple as a reassuring touch or helping hand. It might be so great as making a sacrifice of time to join the parish choir or
volunteering for some task that needs to be done for the good of all. Living the Gospel means that we bask in the good gift of God’s
Life that the Spirit brings. Living the paschal mystery means that this good gift has its cost – we still must die to ourselves in order
to be the true Presence of Christ for others.
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April 3, 2016
STEWARDSHIP
Stewardship Newsletter for Sunday May 15 2016
Fr Stan Holland, TOR
As adults, we become so solemn and
even anxious about faith and take
ourselves much too seriously. We
may think we have to be perfect
before God can use us or make a
home in our hearts. Some of us,
according to one bishop, even come
back to confession week after week and confess the same
sins. Today we remember Pentecost, the fiftieth day after
Easter when, as promised, the power of the Holy Spirit
was poured out onto the apostles. This was not just one
historical event reserved for them alone. The Spirit is
poured out continuously for us all. But your heart must
be open to being transformed as the
apostles were.
Take heart from this popular list of the
unlikeliest
characters that the Spirit has transformed for God’s
purposes. Adam was a coward. Noah was a drunk. Sarah
was too old. Isaac was a daydreamer. Jacob was a liar.
Joseph was abused. Moses had a stuttering problem.
Gideon was afraid. Samson was a long-haired
womanizer. Rahab was a “lady of the evening.”
Jeremiah was too young. David had an affair and was a
murderer. Elijah was suicidal. Isaiah preached naked.
Jonah ran from God. Naomi was a widow. Job went
bankrupt. John the Baptist ate bugs. Peter denied
Christ—three times. Martha worried about everything.
Three apostles fell asleep while praying and they all ran
away at the first sign of trouble. Mary Magdalene was
mentally ill. The Samaritan woman was divorced—more
than once. Zaccheus was too small. Paul was too
religious. Timothy had an ulcer and Lazarus was dead!
Living Stewardship Now
God gives us the gift of the Holy Spirit to help
build up others in a life of faith. Is there some calling
deep in your heart that you are afraid you have no talent
or training for? Pray that the Holy Spirit will lead you to
fulfill the calling and equip you to do it.
Copyright © 2009, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.
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What we do after we say… “I Believe”
Stewardship Report:
FYE 6/30/16
Week of 5/8/2016
Collection
Budget
Offertory
OSV—On-Line Giving
Repair & Improvements-Envelopes
Total this week
$12,338.40
$11,442.31
$2,643.00
$2,290.85
215.00
$1,923.08
$15,196.40
$15,656.24
Variance-week
($459.84)
Number of Envelopes Used
211 of 917
2016 ANNUAL PASTORAL APPEAL
OUR CHURCH HOME NEEDS YOUR
PARTICIPATION TO REACH OUR
ASSESSMENT AND AVOID BEING
DESIGNATED
AS
A
“FINANCIALLY CHALLENGED”
PARISH BY THE DIOCESE. PLEASE
JOIN THE 250 PARISHIONERS
WHO HAVE ALREADY MADE
THEIR COMMITMENT AND PAY
YOUR “FAIR SHARE”. 26% PARISHIONER
PARTICIPATION (250/954) IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO
MEET OUR PARISH’S OBLIGATION!
PLEASE JOIN YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN
CHRIST TO ADD ANOTHER + SIGN AND HELP US
TO PAY ST. PATRICK’S PARISH OBLIGATION!
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2016 ANNUAL PASTORAL APPEAL
$180,000.00
$160,000.00
$140,000.00
$120,000.00
$100,000.00
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$80,000.00
$60,000.00
$40,000.00
$20,000.00
$Assessment
Assessment
Pledged
Paid
Pledged
Paid
$ 160,698.00
$ 97,209.25
$ 52,584.25
May 15, 2016
Faith Formation
Children & Teen Faith Formation BIG news:
May 15, 2016 , www.FindingGod.com
I was thanking God for our success this year in Faith
Formation, a success fueled by the wonderful children
and loving parents who bring them. As often happens
after prayer, God led
me to a word that
places it all in perspective – partnership.
Faith
Formation
occurs as a partnership
between the family
from which the child
comes and the believing community in which the child will take his place in
adulthood. Of the two, the family has the greatest
influence. The family is a holy place which according to
the Franciscans at http://www.americancatholic.org/
Newsletters/CAT/aj0707.asp
is the first place of
community, the first place of love, the first place of
suffering, and the first place of forgiveness. In other
words, it is the place where holiness can come alive and
where relationships can thrive.
Please plan to attend, and volunteer for our Vacation
Bible School – June 20-24, another partnership effort
and opportunity for a supporting relationship.
God bless you all!
We thank the parishioners for praying for the RCIA
candidates this past year as their journey led them into
full communion with the Church.
The RCIA journey will begin again in September. We
ask the parishioners to continue to pray for the
ministry. There may be people you know who are
curious about the Catholic faith or interested in joining
the Catholic Church. For more information email
rcia@stpatricktampa.org
Join us for our final youth
group night May 20th from
6-8pm!! Graduating 5th
graders are welcome to join
us. The Minute-to-Win-It winner will be announced!
“Come to a Night of Praise and Adoration on May 21 st at
7:00 pm here at St. Patrick’s! We will have Praise and
Worship, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Confession,
uplifting faith sharing, and Prayer Ministry. All are welcome
to this dynamic night of worship! “
Deacon Ben
Come with us for a deep sea adventure!
June 20-24,
9am-Noon!
Registration
begins in two
weeks on our
website–
www.stpatricktampa.org!
Crafts, Singing, Experiments,
Games, Bible Stories and, of course, Super Snacks just for the
occasion! Get ready for three hours of fun, excitement and
discovery!! Kristin Loboda and Monica Erickson will be
leading the divers down to bottom of the sea – children, teens,
and adults are welcome to join the fun!
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May 15, 2016
WORSHIP & PRAYER
Please Pray for the Sick
George Allen
Debbie Capitano
Frank Capitano Jr.
Eleanor Cerminaro
Regina Collins
Julia V. Connelly
Aurelio Corral
Romelia Corral
Dawn Davis
Robert Davis
Nick Dimodugno
John Dimodugno
Rizzi Evitt
Lydia Fernandez
Bud Fisher
Geraldine Hauf
Winnie Hunt
Linn McGovern
Karen Lodato
June Martin
Julia Melghem
Dorothy Miller
Doug Odell
Charles Palaveda
Andrew Pallazi
Sylvia Peterson
Lee LaRussa
Rose Lewis
Kathy Swan
Bob Schellenberger
Sallie Schroyer
Jean Scofield
Sister Mary Spellicy
Fran Walther
Susan Wellborn
Carl Williams
John V. Williams
Prayer to
St. Michael the
Archangel
St. Michael, the
Archangel,
defend us in
battle. Be our
protection
against the wickedness and
the snares of the Devil. May
God rebuke him, we humbly
pray, and do thou, O Prince of
the Heavenly Host, by the
power of God, cast into hell
satan and all the evil spirits
who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
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Please keep in your
prayers those who have
passed on before us
especially…
Readings for the Week of May 15, 2016
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Remember in your prayers our
friends and family who are
serving our country through the
armed forces…
Sunday
Pentecost Sunday
Day: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34;
1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-17;
Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26
Jas 3:13-18; Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15; Mk 9:14-29
Jas 4:1-10; Ps 55:7-8, 9-10a, 10b-11a, 23;
Mk 9:30-37
Saint John I, Pope and Martyr
Jas 4:13-17; Ps 49:2-3, 6-7, 8-10, 11; Mk 9:38-40
Jas 5:1-6; Ps 49:14-15ab, 15cd-16, 17-18, 19-20;
Mk 9:41-50
Saint Bernardine of Siena, Priest
Jas 5:9-12; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8-9, 11-12;
Mk 10:1-12
Saint Christopher Magallanes,
Priest, and Companions, Martyrs
Jas 5:13-20; Ps 141:1-2, 3, and 8; Mk 10:13-16
The Most Holy Trinity
Prv 8:22-31; Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Rom 5:1-5;
Jn 16:12-15
Air Force
John Gilbert
Alan K. Stephenson
Army
Tyler Astl
Sean Casperson
Ronnie Hernandez
David Hike
Anthony Maldonado
Aaron Morris
Nick Veno
Joe VonNida
Marines
Robert Driver
Romualdo Galindo
Navy
Chris Casperson
Chad Field
Derek Field
Andres M. Reyes
Anthony Reed
Corey Rosengarten
Seth Southard
We honor all of our veterans
in the name of our Father in
Heaven. We thank them and
remember their sacrifices,
and may we keep them in our
constant prayers.
We will update the names of
the sick each month, please
call 813 839-5337 with
updates.
That Man is You
Wherever you are in your spiritual life, Jesus
Christ wants to encounter you right here and
take you further. We continue our meetings
on Saturdays thru May 28, 2016. Come join
us from 7:15am - 8:30am in Room 24.
May 15, 2016
SUNDAY 5-15
MONDAY 5-16
TUESDAY 5-17
WEDNESDAY 5-18
Pentecost Sunday
Robinson High School IB
Testing 8 am—5pm
7:40 am Liturgy of the Hours
8:00 am Holy Rosary
8:30 am Mass
7:00 pm RCIA
Robinson High School IB
Testing 8 am—5pm
7:40 am Liturgy of the Hours
8:00 am Holy Rosary
8:30 am Mass
6:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
8:00 pm Men’s Faith Sharing
Group - Rm 23
Robinson High School IB
Testing 8 am—5pm
7:40 am Liturgy of the Hours
8:00 am Holy Rosary
8:30 am Mass
6:30 pm -Youth Choir
Rehearsal
7:00 Secular Franciscan Order
Rm/21
7:30 am Mass
9:00 am Mass-Children’s Liturgy
10:15 am Faith Formation
11:00 am Mass - Bilingual
11:00 am Pentecost Celebration - SH
4:30 pm Band Rehearsal/Church
6:00 pm Mass -Youth
7:00 pm Life Teen
Grupo de Oración
Nuestro grupo se reúne todos
los Jueves a las 7:00 de la
tarde en el Salon 23. Vamos
a orar, alabar y hacer
peticiones al Señor. Si tiene
preguntas por favor de llamar la oficina de St. Patrick
(813) 839-5337 Ext: 136.
CELEBRATION of CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE CONVENTION
Please join us! June 17-19 at the Tampa
Convention Center with attendees from across
the nation and Canada! The convention
includes enriching presentations on marriage,
exciting music, great vendors, Catholic
masses, separate day-time programs for
children and teens, and a Wedding Feast for
all on Saturday Night with dinning and dancing! Keynote
Speakers includes Bishop William S. Skylstad, D.D, (former
President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
(USCCB).
Presented by Catholic WorldWide Marriage
Encounter but Open to ALL married couples. Full information
and registration at www.wwme2016.org.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter ®
St. Patrick Office Staff & Volunteer Contacts
The Secular Franciscan Order meets at St.
Patrick Catholic Church on the third
Wednesday of the month, May 18, 2016, at
7:00 PM in Room 21. The meeting consists
of evening prayer, a short business portion,
ongoing learning, and Franciscan formation. They study the life and spirituality
of St. Francis, the Rule of the Secular Franciscan Order,
and other topics. If you have any questions, contact: Francis
Bruno, O.F.S., Councilor-At- Large at 813-839-5337 ext.
135 or Email:fbruno@stpatricktampa.org
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Director of Operations:
Mr. Francis "Buzz" Bruno, O.F.S.
 Facility & Maintenance Manager: Corky Sabo
 Finance & Accounting Coordinator: Nilda de la Cruz
 Parish Administrative Assistant/Bulletin Editor:
Ivy Willing (iwilling@stpatricktampa.org)
Director of Worship: Mrs. Marcia Seheult
 Assistant Music Director: Kenneth Watts
 Lead Cantor & Cantor Trainer: Kerry Mayo
Director of Evangelization & Lifelong Faith Formation:
Deacon Ben Hooks
 RCIA & Adult Religious Education: Dr. Joe Brown
 High School Youth Minister: Monica Erickson
 Jr. High Youth Ministers: Matt & Kristin Loboda
 Outreach Minister: Hiram Rodriguez (Habla español)
Pastor’s Administrative Assistant:
 Anne Marie Kearney (akearney@stpatricktampa.org)
May 15, 2016
THURSDAY 5-19
FRIDAY 5-20
Robinson High
Robinson High
All Day IB Testing-Social Hall All Day IB Testing-Social Hall
7:40 am Liturgy of the Hours
8:00 am Holy Rosary
8:30 am Mass
6:00 pm St. Vincent DePaul/
CYC
7:00 pm Spanish Prayer-Rm 23
7:40 am Liturgy of the Hours
8:00 am Holy Rosary
8:30 am Mass
9am - 5 pm Adoration
5:00 pm Benediction
6:00 pm Edge Night - MS
6:30 pm Grief-Hope—Rm 24
SATURDAY 5-21
SUNDAY 5-22
7:15 am TMIY-Rm 24
7:30 am Mass
7:40 am Liturgy of the Hours 9:00 am Mass-Children’s Liturgy
8:00 am Holy Rosary
11:00 am Mass - Bilingual
8:30 am Mass
4:30 pm Band Rehearsal- Church
3:30 - 4:30 pm Reconciliation 6:00 pm Mass -Youth
5:00 pm Mass - Vigil
7:00 pm Life Teen
Robinson High School International Baccalaureate
Join the Men ‘s Faith Sharing Group. Tuesday nights, 8pm10pm, Room 23. Take part in Fellowship, Praise and Worship, and a round of challenging discussion about the Readings
of the Day - what is God telling us to do as men on that day?
Bring your Bible, research beforehand if you can, and share
what you’ve received. Open to men of all ages who want to
know the Lord better through worship, his word, and the association of other men on the same journey. If you have any
questions, contact Robert Parsons 813 966-1103
Program Testing continues
thru May 18th. If you are
on campus between those
days, please respect their
testing space in our Social
Hall, and staging spaces in
Rooms
22
and
23.
Restroom facilities will be available for your use in
the Parish Office.