St. Patrick Parish 23035 Highway 59 North | PO BOX 1367 | Robertsdale, AL 36567

Parish: (251)-947-5054 School:(251)-947-7395 www.stpatcatholic.com

Pastor: Rev. James N. Morrison, fr.jimmorrison@gmail.com Parish Business Administrator: Charles A. Pinkert, c.pinkertspcc@gmail.com

Sunday Mass Times: 5:00pm(Vigil on Sat), 8:00am, 10:00am, and 5:00pm(in Spanish)

Weekday Mass Schedule:

Evening Masses: Tuesday and Wednesday 5:15pm Morning Masses: Thursday and Friday 8:30 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sat. 3:45 to 4:30pm & by appointment.

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Happy Birthday: Jan. 16 - K Cote; Jan. 17 - Dorothy Faircloth, Patsy Frey, Gloria Pratt; Jan. 18 - Bob Rucando Happy Anniversary: Jan. - 17 - Bob and Alvida Rucando; Jan. 18 - Tim and Anna Gail Boros, Rick and Gail Quezada If you would like to have your birthday or anniversary added to the list, email Kathy Smith at ksmithstpatrickparish@gmail.com.

Extraordinary Minister and Lector Schedule for Next Week

Lectors: January 20 & 21, 2018 5:00pm: Audrey Barnhill, Lynn Rowe 8:00am: Flavia Bonilla, Mike Langley 10:00am: Frances Coleman, Jim Coleman Ministers of Holy Communion: January 20 & 21, 2018 5:00pm: J Rowe, D Hinote, E Fernandes, S & C Pinkert, R Price 8:00am: A Bonner, D Krchak, G Barnhill, J Darby, N Cillo 10:00am: T Cain, T Lysek, J Hanlon, M Kenney, K Aplin

Mass Times / Feast Intentions

Sat Jan. 13th

5:00PM

†Fr. Wilbur Kissel

Sun Jan 14th 8:00AM

10:00 AM 5:00PM

†Joey Steele St. Patrick Parish St. Patrick Parish

Mon Jan. 15th

9:00AM

Communion Service

Tue Jan 16th

5:15PM

Mass

Wed Jan. 17th

5:15PM

Mass

Thur Jan. 18th

8:30AM

Mass

Fri Jan.19th 8:30AM

Mass

Sat Jan. 20th

5:00PM

†George Pulliam

Sun Jan 21st 8:00AM

10:00 AM 5:00PM

†Joey Steele St. Patrick Parish St. Patrick Parish

Parish Activities Choir Practice: All are welcome. Please call Margaret Cooper at 251-942-3683 for information. Children's Liturgy of the Word: At the 10am Mass every Sunday for children ages 3 to 6. Evening exercise classes: Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:00pm-8:00pm in the school gym. Contact John Christensen for information, 251-609-0329. Adult Volleyball -Sunday evenings from 5:00pm - 7:00pm in the St. Patrick Catholic School gym. SPY Group (St. Patrick Youth): Wednesday evening 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Grades 5th through 8th. All youth of the parish are welcome. The 2nd Wednesday of the month is parish family faith night. Divine Mercy Chaplet: Thursday morning 9:00am. All parishioners are invited. CCD: Sundays 9:00am to 9:50am.Grades one to twelve in the center, September through May. Men of St Joseph: Wednesdays 6:30am to7:00am in the meeting room in the church near the baptismal font. Hombres de San Jose (Spanish Men of St. Joseph) Wednesdays 7:00 to 8:00pm in the meeting room in the church near the baptismal font. Knights of Columbus Council #12765 - Contact Jeff Darby at 251-964-6356. Ladies Auxiliary - Meets the first Tuesday of every month. Contact Carolyn Bell at 251-937-3468. Bingo - Every Saturday at 6:30pm. Volunteers are needed. Join a team and work one Saturday per month! Contact Shaw-Fin Bertagnolli at 251-947-5241 for more information. Parish Family Faith Night - On the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 6:00pm in the parish center. We will have a pot-luck dinner and a presentation on the faith. This is a chance to be to-gether as a parish family with our families. . Cub Scouts - Every other Tuesday 6:30pm(when school is in session) All boys grades 1st thru 5th are welcome. Contact Tim Mullek 251-424-8143 for more information.

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St. Michael Catholic High School is gear ing up for Ad-missions for rising 9th, 10th, and 11th graders for the 2017-18 school year! We invite any parents/students interested to our Open House on Thursday, November 3rd at 6:30pm starting in the cafeteria. We will hold our Priority Admis-sions Placement Tests on Saturday, November 5th at 9:00am and Saturday,December 3rd at 9:00am. Choose one most convenient for you and secure your spot in those grades! Not sure yet? No problem! We recommend you go through the application process—you can make a final decision in January. Contact Jenny Kopf for more information at 251-459-0210 ext. 1002 and visit our website at www.stmichaelchs.org.

This Week at St. Patrick’s Sun Jan. 14 - CCD Class - 9:00am Mon Jan 15 - Church Office Closed Wed Jan. 17 - Men of St. Joseph - 6:30am Wed Jan. 17 - Hombres de San Jose - 7:00pm Thu Jan. 18 – RCIA Class - 6:00pm Fri Jan. 19 - Eucharistic Adoration - 9:30-10:30am Fri Jan. 19 - Spanish Adult Bible Study - 7:00pm Sun Jan. 21 - CCD Class—9:00am

PEP RALLY Kicking off our basketball season, SPCS Cheerleaders tumbled, flipped and cheered for our student athletes at the first pep rally of the year! Our cheering squad is under the leadership of Jourdan Sexton (parent), and coaches, Megan Thomas and Michayla Eakin. Booster Club President, Rachel Jordan, recognized all of our athletes from volleyball, soccer, football, running club, and basketball. Students, faculty, parents and friends of SPCS cheered on the teams! Cheerleaders—(front LtoR) Lani Bill, Stella Cruz, Jamison Daughtery, Emma Sexton, (back LtoR) Isabella Gregory, Jadeyn Taylor, Paige Boykin, and Riley Robertson.

PrayFor: Maria (Odette) Fernandes, Chad Boykin, Ray Kastel, Ethel Sanca, Patrick Wilson, Larry Besselman, Michael Holcombe, Joan Price, Ben Rediler, Muriel Garney, Faye Lazzari, Helen Marotte, Virginia Prisco, Mary Drew, Kristi

Wingo, Dawn Evans, Lillian Griffin, John Griffin, Cheryl Connor, Mike Stanberry, Leo Mooney, Frank Mooney, Dennis Connor, Sharon Marks, Dave Hudson, John Hendry, Tom Chenoweth, Lloyd Keaton Krebs, Eric Johnson, Stephanie Declue, Bob Landers, William Chrisco, Clete Hehman, George Agrecy

Saint of the Week St. Anthony

Feast Day January 17th St. Anthony was not educated as a child in Egypt. He wore a skin, he refused to bathe, and he lived on bread and water. Stories about Anthony spread far and wide, stories about his healings, and how his words comforted the suffering. Anthony’s whole life was not one of observing, but of be-coming. When his parents died he was eighteen or twenty and he inherited three hundred acres and the responsibility of a young sister. He read in Matthew, “if you wish to be perfect, go sell your posses-sions, and give the money to the poor, and

you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” An-thony gave away all his material possessions, entrusted his sister to a convent, and went outside the village to live a life of pray-ing, fasting, and manual labor. It wasn’t enough to listen to words, he had to become what Jesus said. If Anthony heard of a holy person he would go and visit that person, he wasn’t looking for words of wisdom, he was looking to become. So if he ad-mired a person’s constancy in prayer or courtesy or patience, he would imitate it. Then he would return home. Anthony struggled with the devil and his struggle left him drained. One time when God spoke to Anthony, he asked God why he hadn’t intervened and God told him that he watched his struggle, and because he didn’t give in, he would stay with him and protect him forever. He died at the age of 105.

Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them O Lord

†George Pulliam †Edward Marotte

And Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them

Father Morrison’s Musings Last Weekend was a great sports weekend! Surprisingly I’m not speaking about the Saints playoff victory over the Panthers or less surprisingly, Georgia’s generous gift of a National Championship to Alabama. I’m speaking about

the weekend of sport that took place right here in Robertsdale in St. Patrick’s Gym. For me as Pastor, one of the highlights of last week was being present for the St. Patrick Basketball games. My schedule worked out to be able to catch a good deal of the basketball games taking place in our Gym on Friday Night and Saturday morning. It was uplifting to see so many people present in our Gym. As I watched the various age groups, it was great to see the development and growth in talent that takes place as these children mature into young adults. I left the gym filled with gratitude: Gratitude for the many coaches who give of their time to help our children discover the joy of sports, gratitude for the parents who sacrifice in bringing their children to practice and to the games, gratitude for the gen-erous donors who helped to construct a gym for all this activity to take place, and gratitude for my own childhood memories of Saturday sports. My own memories of the excitement of get-ting better, learning to play as a team, learning how to win, and learning how to lose; these are Saturday lessons that we learn as children and help us as we mature into adults. Thank you to all our coaches, parents, and students who help make Saturday school possible! -Father Jim

Leprechaun Chase The 29th Annual Leprechaun Chase will be on Sunday March 11, 2018 from 8:00am to 1:30pm. If you are interested in volunteer-ing , please contact Kimberly Mullek at (251) 504-5237 or sign up after Mass in the narthex. If you are interested in registering, please sign up after the Masses, in the nar-

thex. Don’t run??? Please register for the race anyway and come to the Leprechaun Chase party and receive a shirt! All donations go to support the school and the kids! Thank you for all you do for the church and the school.

Church Office Closed The church office will be closed on Monday, January 15th in observance of Martin Luther King Day.

March for Life Day! January 19, 2018, is March For Life Day. You are invited to join the faculty, staff, and students at St. Patrick’s for our Rosary for Life at 2:15 pm. We will gather around the statue of Mary. If it is raining, we will pray the Rosary in the gym.

Stewardship of Treasure

Last Sunday Collection

Weekly Goal

Total Collection

$11,518 $10,930 $588

Number of Contributors

202 240 38

SAVE THE DATE!

Our annual Wild Irish Holiday, March 17, 2018! Details to follow!