MESSAGE FROM FR. JEFF

Hello everybody!

Happy Mother’s Day! My mom will be at the 11:00 a.m. mass this weekend. While I am all too aware of my many shortcomings, I am grateful that the good in me is a direct result of the love and sacrifice of my own mother! At our masses celebrating the Ascension this weekend, we will have the Blessing of the Child in the Womb for expectant mothers and their unborn babies, you may pick up a baby bottle for our Baby Bottle Boomerang collection for the Little Way Pregnancy Center to be retuned on Father's Day with donations to support the center, and our Fishermen Bible Study will be giving out carnations for mothers and those who have been like mothers for others. 

Next week is the PGA Championship week at Valhalla Golf Club and it will have a significant impact on traffic on Shelbyville Road. I encourage you to be informed and plan accordingly for all of the activities in our parish community, including school, events, and masses. May God’s blessings be upon all the visitors and may it run safely and smoothly. 

We are hiring for a new part time youth ministry associate. We know that our youth are not just the future of the church, they are the church now! If God may be calling you to invest your gifts and energy for this vital ministry, please see the announcement below. 

In gratitude for the gift of all mothers, may the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and Mother of the Church, intercede for all of our families! God bless you all!

Peace,

Fr. Jeff

Good News!

St. Patrick was one of 13 parishes chosen, through an application process, to participate in the Children's Revival of Participation at Sunday Mass of St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, St. Meinrad, Indiana. This 5-year initiative is being funded by a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc.'s Nurturing Children through Worship and Prayer Initiative to enhance children's engagement in worship and prayer during regular Sunday Masses.

Staff Spotlight

Lisa Zirnheld, Assistant Bookkeeper

What is something people do not know about you?

Last year I flew in a helicopter and landed on a glacier in Alaska. As we got out onto the glacier and walked around it was very emotional for me. To think that God created something so beautiful and I was able to see and touch it. Some days our world doesn't seem so beautiful but it truly is.

What is your favorite scripture or prayer and why?

Hebrews 11:1, Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. 

We must have faith in order to believe that what we hope for, even if it's not on our timeline, that He will be with us when we truly need Him.  

What do you love most about your ministry/serving at St. Patrick?

Some of you may or may not know that as of November, 2023 I am now only working part-time (Tuesday, and Thursday). Thank you Fr. Jeff and David Naber for making this possible. St. Patrick's ability to allow a good work/life balance is one of the things I love about my ministry as an Assistant Bookkeeper. Part of my job is to help parishioners with stewardship issues as well as answering tuition questions for parents. It's satisfying to me to help people and ease their mind.

To learn more about Lisa and the ministries she is involved with, go to https://stpatlou.org/lisa-zirnheld

Stewardship Weekly - 5/5/2024

Stewardship Renewal

Complete your gifts of time, talent and treasure by clicking on the QR code or online HERE.

American Flag Collection

The Knights of Columbus will be at the church entrance prior to the Masses on May 18/19 to collect American flags which have become faded or soiled and are no longer a fitting emblem of display. These flags will be retired in a dignified manner and used in a program to honor deceased American veterans.

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