YOU’RE INVITED TO SPEND “AN EVENING OF JAZZ AND BROADWAY” with ST. PATRICK CHURCH’S ROBERTA REHNER, SOPRANO AND TRIO WITH SPECIAL GUEST, MARK GALSKY, PIANIST
FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2010 at 7:30 P.M.
St. Patrick Church Parish Hall
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Tickets $15/ person or $25 a couple includes Beer/Wine & snacks (See Roberta or Front Office to purchase tickets)
A portion of the proceeds will benefit St. Patrick’s Concert Series
Summer Bible Study: The Book of Romans
This summer Fr. Campbell will host a Bible study that will journey through what many consider to be the flagship Epistle of St. Paul – St. Paul’s Letter to the Church in Rome. The book of Romans was written around 58 AD, only 25 years after the death and resurrection of Christ. The book of Romans highlights most of St. Paul’s classic theology, it has been a book of controversial interpretations since the time of the Protestant Reformation. Catholics will be able to find in the book of Romans a deep sense of grace and what God’s first grace means for the ancient Church in Rome and what it means for us today. The Roman’s Bible Study Class will meet every Monday, starting July 19 through August 16 7pm-8:30pm. Bring your bible, a study booklet is available for $10.
Sister Mary Therese Napolitan, who recently celebrated her 50th anniversary as a nun, is retiring after seven years of dedicated services to St. Patrick Church. A retirement reception was held on Sunday, May 23 in the parish hall. Click on the link below to view pictures of the event.
Fr. Brian Campbell is receiving a check in the amount of $2,000. from Council 4999, Knight of Columbus. Each year the Knights of Columbus offer financial support for our parish programs. Presenting the check is Robert Nader, a member of the parish who serves on the Knights of the Round Table.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults R.C.I.A. classes begin in September. We meet each Thursday evening from 7-8:30pm. Our first class is on September 17th, 7:00-8:30pm. If interested, please call 626-8626.
St. Patrick Greeters’ Ministry If you would like to make a difference and spread sunshine into the lives of others, please call Helen Bloodgood at 622-7564.
St Patrick is starting a 55+ Group For our first adventure we are planning a daytrip to Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation in the EVERGLADES in late October. The trip includes: coach travel, swamp buggy adventure tour, airboat ride, wildlife show, Ah-tah-thi-ki museum & living Seminole Indian village. Lunch will also be included. If you are 55+ and are interested in this trip or have ideas for other trips you would like to see planned please call Julie at 691-1976 or leave you name and ideas with Jan at the church office at 626-8626
Family Rosary Please join us the first Friday of the month for our Family Rosary. We meet at 6:30pm in the parish chapel. Everyone is welcome!
Bridge Group Bridge group will not meet during the summer! Bridge Group plays on Wednesdays From 1- 4pm in the Parish Hall. Please call Julie @ 691-1976 by noon on Tuesday to sign up.
MINISTRY FOR THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND Interested in volunteering? The Ministry for the Sick and Homebound welcomes persons male or female, 18 years of age and older, seasonal or full time residents with a willingness to serve fellow parishioners. The ministry provides a link to the parish as trained volunteers visit parishioners confined at home and/or in health care institutions in either short or long term situations.
Below this letter you will find our financial statement for 2008-2009. Our fiscal year ends on June 30th. We publish the report in the Fall when more of our parishioners are here. The report is also published on the website.
We are blessed to have an excellent Finance Council and Parish Council here at St. Patrick that offer strong oversight of your offerings to the parish. These dedicated parishioners volunteer many hours on behalf of the entire parish to see that things are as they should be in a vibrant growing parish. Their advice and oversight is invaluable. Our Parish Council continues its work on a five year vision plan for the parish entailing all aspects of parish life. We are making great progress.
Tom Rice, our Business Manager, and Guillermo have been very busy taking care of many projects in the parish. We have made major repairs to the irrigation system for the grounds. We did marble cleaning and restoration to the fountain in the narthex. Due to the generous donation of Kitty Wilcox we have added a statue of St. Theresa to the grounds in memory of her husband Taney. The interior of the rectories have been painted, we improved the walkway and handicap ramp to the hall and replaced the office/hall awning. There have been improvements to the drainage system to avoid flooding on the property. We have had to do some major repairs to one of the main A/C units in the church. We have newly installed a video security system for the office/hall due to a generous donation. We have also added security measures to protect the A/C units from damage or theft. There have been many other projects and maintenance matters taken care of. We want to be good stewards of what you have entrusted us with.
You will notice, when you look over the financial statement, that we have retired our financial obligation on the mortgage for All Saints due to your generosity. Thank you for supporting Catholic Education. We will have ongoing financial needs for the school such as repairs to A/C units, painting etc. which can be very costly. Therefore, we will continue the monthly second collection so we will be able to meet those needs. We thank you for your continued support of our school.
This summer our newly formed Adult Formation Team has been working hard on increasing opportunities for growing in our faith. We have brought the School for Christian Formation to St. Patrick for the first time. The school offers parishioners a way to grow in knowledge of the faith and if desired a certificate for teaching catechists. They have also developed many other opportunities in learning more about scripture and other faith matters. Please check the bulletin for these exciting programs.
We continue to be able to support our missions and others due to your caring and living Christ. We have wonderful parishioners and disciples here who give so much of their time, talent and treasure in helping to build the Kingdom. May God continue to bless you all and may we all come to know Christ in our midst at St. Patrick.
Summer Bible Study: The Book of Romans
