SAINT PATRICK ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

3500 Washington Street . McHenry, IL 60050 www.stpatrickmchenry.org

Rev. Godwin N. Asuquo, Pastor (FrGodwin@stpatrickmchenry.org)

Dennis Holian, Deacon (dholian@stpatrickmchenry.org)

Parish Office Phone #: 815-385-0025 Fax: 815-385-0861 RE Office: 815-385-2959

Office Hours Monday-Thursday: 8:30AM-Noon; 1:00PM-4:30PM Closed for Lunch: 12:00(Noon)-1:00PM Friday: 8:30AM-Noon

General Email parishoffice@stpatrickmchenry.org

Mass Times Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 8:00AM Thursday: 9:00AM w/Montini (Sept.-May) 8:00AM (June-August) First Friday: 8:00AM Saturday: 4:00PM Sunday: 7:00AM, 9:00AM, 11:00AM 6:00PM (Advent/Lent)

Communion Service Friday (Other Than First Friday): 8:00AM

Rosary Saturday: 3:20PM Sunday: 6:30AM, 8:30AM, 10:30AM Wednesday: 8:30AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 3:00PM-3:30PM Weekdays: 7:30AM-7:55AM By Appointment

Holy Hour with Benediction Saturday: 3:00PM (Sept.-May)

Catholic Schools Montini Middle School: 815-385-1022 Montini Primary Center: 815-385-5380 Marian Central: 815-338-4220

March 5, 2017 1st Sunday in Lent

St. Patrick Mission Statement A Welcoming Faith community called to be witnesses of God’s Love in the

Roman Catholic Tradition, through Discipleship, Celebration of His Word and Sacraments, Evangelization and Service In the Hope of Eternal Salvation

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The devil’s temptation of Jesus, and His response, in this weekend’s Gospel, show that God/Jesus is not indifferent toward human suffering and hunger, but He wants to place them in the proper context by putting God first in our agenda of events, then other things will follow in proper order. Accordingly, our parish has chosen, this Lent, to Journey with the SACRED HEART OF JESUS. His heart will bring us to the merciful heart of the Father. He will lead us to be ambassadors of that heart in service to others.

Matthew 4 presents us with the three temptations of Jesus: Food, Jumping from the parapet of the Temple and Worship. Last year we looked at these temptations in view of Pleasure, Power and Pride (Praise) respectively. St. Luke sees the first temptation of Jesus in relation to His hunger after He fasted for forty days. But St. Matthew understands it from a broader per-spective of the perennial human quest to satisfy and eliminate hunger. In other words, is there any other cause that at-tracts attention more than elimination of world’s hunger? Jesus’ response is rather striking, “Man does not live on bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” With this He emphasizes the primacy of God in all of human dealings. He shows that all of our efforts, no matter how noble, when devoid of God can only end up in giving stones, not bread, to the hungry. This has been tested and proven in Third World Countries and among the poor over and over again. That is the rea-son we believe that the Journey with the Sacred Heart will help us to appreciate God’s merciful heart and how we can be a conduit of His heart to our world through our Lenten works of penance and charity.

Please take advantage of all the spiritual activities we have planned for this Lenten season such as Stations of the Cross, 24 Hour Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament amongst others. ImaBridge Africa has requested to do their mission of charity with us at St. Patrick and talked at all the Masses this weekend. Please consider ImaBridge as a recipient of your Lenten Almsgiv-ing. Please see the details of our Lenten Mission: Sacred Heart Mission: “Building A Civilization of Love” on the next page and make plans to attend.

We pray that that journey will lead us to a better understanding of God’s hearts so that He will quench the real hunger of our hearts as we work to end other types of hunger in the world.

Prayerfully, Fr. Godwin

Unscrambling The Temptations

Lent is here. Jesus is tempted. As are we. But it is often difficult to understand the scriptural temptations, as found in the Gospel. Let us look at them. They will help us with our own.

(1) First is food. Jesus has been on a major fast, and the devil knows it. “Don’t worry!” he says. “You are rich! You are God! You can have all the food you want. Just turn this rock into bread!” “The Father’s words are bread enough for me,” Jesus says.

(2) Second, what about honor? The devil says, “You can be the great one whom everyone respects! Think about how good that would feel. Side with me! OK, technically you would be worshipping me, but if you understand things my way, you are just taking care of ‘number one.’ Try it.” Jesus’ quiet response: “I pledge myself to the Lord my God, not to you. Such honors would tear me apart.”

(3) Third, pride. The devil: “You know that heaven must do whatever you command! Jump off this temple roof and prove your importance! Angels will rush down from heaven to catch you! Everyone will admire you! Come on, show us what you’ve got!” Je-sus: “Yes I am very close to heaven and to God. But hear this. I choose to let God’s gentle, quiet love be my life. Not pride.”

Three temptations and three balanced, humble answers. Jesus knew how to hear his Abba’s words over the devil’s babble, and he would not desert the great love of his life, God. The devil, canny, resolves to try again later (on the cross).

This analysis should make it easier to understand our own temptations. Check it out this Lent. Possessions? Cars, books, clothes, appearance, and so on. You know the kind of list we could each make. Eating too much. Buying too much. Sexual lures. Holding our tongue when fairness demands that we speak out. Speaking out when we should be quiet. OK, these are just human foibles but they are also traps. “Look away from God,” they say. “He is outmoded anyway. Be interested in yourself. No one else is.”

And honors? Do you ever try to please other people so they will have a good opinion of you? We used to call this “human re-spect.” What would happen if your son or daughter were thrown off the team at school? How did you react when you lost your job? And so on.

Americans still sit at their desks or cars or kitchen tables, working hard, worrying about meetings and deadlines, wondering if they can live up to their own expectations and those of others. Or how to just keep their jobs. We say we have essential work to do. We are important. What we do makes us worthwhile.

Temptations. Could this Lent be the right time to unscramble your values? Since God is the most wonderful and loving being any-where, do you really want to block him out with lesser, undependable desires, especially those that boil down to riches, honors or pride? Isn’t this true: whatever really counts in your life is actually rooted in the love of God and not the other way around.

Here is how Jesus put it: “Love the Lord your God above all things and love your neighbor as yourself” (Mk 12:30-31).

Fr. John Foley, SJ is a composer and scholar at Saint Louis University. Copyright © 2017, John B. Foley, SJ All rights reserved. Permission is hereby granted to reproduce for personal or parish use.

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Don’t Forget or You’ll Be Late for Mass

ImaBridge Africa thanks Montini Student & St. Patrick parishioner Mac DeLozier for his donation or $100 to Mon-tini’s ImaBridge Non-Uniform Day Collection. Mac found the money at the zoo and decided to donate it to Ima-Bridge in exchange for not having to wear his uniform.

ImaBridge Africa has been Montini’s service project this school year. Each non-uniform Friday, the students are encouraged to donate $2.00 to ImaBridge in exchange for being allowed to not wear their uniform. This collected money has been used to help purchase uniforms for ap-prox. 300 children in Nigeria who would otherwise not be able to go to school because they did not have an uni-form.

ImaBridge thanks Montini and in a special way this past week - Mac DeLozier - for helping us to continue to build this bridge of love.

Vocation Corner: LENT!

Each year we approach these 40 days with excitement and

maybe a little nervousness or apprehension if we’re being honest. Of course the goal of Lent is to go deeper in our relationship with Christ by working on our faults and trying to build up good habits. Another way to put it would be to say that we strive to put our own will and our own desires aside and to strive to fulfill God’s will more perfectly as we progress through this season. If this is the case, that this season is about doing God’s will, then this seems like a perfect opportunity for discernment of God’s call! You see, every week I write in the column about ways in which we can both discover and answer God’s call for each of us, whether it be in the day to day details of life or one’s big picture vocation! Lent is a perfect and super-charged op-portunity to make a concerted effort each day to discover-ing God’s will! I recommend adding one more thing to the list of things that you’re doing for Lent and I’ll tell you right away that it’s nothing to be worried about because it won’t take much time. Simply add this prayer into your daily rou-tine each day during Lent: “God, please give me the grace to keep an open heart and to desire your will over my own, and give me the strength to say YES to your call when you reveal it to me.” That’s all! Have an amazing Lent!

St. Patrick Parish Congratulates

Joe Smith, parishioner, on 50 Years of Service to St. Patrick High School in Chicago.

On Saturday March 4th, Joe re-ceived a Papal Blessing from St. Patrick High School acknowledg-ing his years of service.

Word of Life

“It is important to remember that no matter what you have done, you retain your dignity as a son or daughter of God, loved by the Father. What sin has disintegrated, grace can reunite and make whole.” “Wash Me Thoroughly”: Healing from Pornography Usage and Addiction Daniel Spadaro/ USCCB Committee on Laity, Mar-riage, Family Life and Youth.

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Fridays: March 10, 17, 24, 31 & April 7 6:00PM in the Church

The Stations of the Cross is a Lenten devotion that offers witness to Jesus’ Passion and Death. At each station we use our senses and our imagination to reflect prayerfully upon Jesus’ suffering, Death, and Resurrection, and to simply experience the visual images to reflect on Christ’s love for us..

Lenten Friday Simple Soup & Salad Dinners

After walking the way of the cross with Jesus, come and share fellowship with your parish family while enjoying a simple soup and salad Lenten meal. Supper begins imme-diately upon completion of the stations at about 7:00PM in Muldoon Hall. There is no cost, but a free willing offer-ing is appreciated. The funds collected help to fund the next week’s supper.

Each week’s supper is sponsored/chaired by a different ministry or organization.

March 10th: ImaBridge Africa March 17th: Ladies Guild March 24th: Music Ministry March 31st: Notre Dame Club April 7th: St. Patrick Knights of Columbus #16446

24 Hour Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

8:30AM Tuesday - 7:30AM Wednesday March 7/8, 14/15, 21/22, 28/29 &

April 4/5, 11/12

Jesus asks, “Could you not spent one hour with me?” to the disciples on Holy Thursday in the Garden of Gethsem-ane. Let us be able to respond to Him with a hearty YES during this Lenten Season.

For those who wish to commit to spending one hour each week of Lent, there is a sign-up sheet by the Blessed Mother. We need to know that someone will be with Jesus each hour. If you can’t commit to the six weeks, but would consider being a substitute please sign-up as well.

If you cannot commit to an hour each week, please come and spend whatever amount of time you can with Him during each week of Lent. He wants to spend time with you. Come talk with and listen to Him. Draw closer to Him during this season of Lent so you can rejoice with His Easter Sunday Resurrection.

St. Patrick’s Day 2017 Friday in Lent Can We Eat Meat?

Frequently there will be discussion concerning the is-sue of abstaining from meat on Saint Patrick's Day, March 17, when it falls on a Friday of Lent. In virtue of canon 1245 of the Code of Canon Law, a priest who pos-sesses diocesan faculties granted by the Diocesan Bishop may dispense in individual cases for a just reason from the observance of both fast and abstinence, or commute these obligations to some other pious activity. This year, however, Bishop David Malloy is granting the dispen-sation to all members of the diocese, so that you can enjoy your corn beef and cabbage. It is recommended that Catholics should do some penance in place of their being allowed to eat meat on this Lenten Friday.

A Prayer for Lent Eternal God, the refuge of all your children, in our weakness, you are our strength, in our darkness, you are our light, in our sor-row, you are our comfort. May we always live in your presence, and serve you in our daily lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

(St. Boniface)

THIS WEEK OUR TABERNACLE CANDLE BURNS FOR:

MARYLOU & PENNY MAY † May this light which reminds us of Jesus’ presence in the Tabernacle welcome them

into His eternal presence.

Saturday, March 4 - Saturday After Ash Wednesday; Memorial of St. Casimir; First Saturday 8:00 AM Mass - † John Huff 4:00 PM Mass - † Irvin & Florence May

Sunday, March 5 - First Sunday of Lent 7:00 AM Mass - † Elaine Miller 9:00 AM Mass - † Jim Smith 11:00 AM Mass - † Raymond Donahue 6:00 PM Mass - Matthew Lesniewski (Living)

Monday, March 6 - Lenten Weekday 8:00 AM Mass - † Dr. Gerard Dominique

Tuesday, March 7 - Lenten Weekday; Memorial of Sts. Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs 8:00 AM Mass - † John Huff

Wednesday, March 8 - Lenten Weekday; Memorial of St. John of God, Religious 8:00 AM Mass - † Nicholas Pitzen

Thursday, March 9 - Lenten Weekday; Memorial of St. Frances of Rome, Religious 9:00 AM Mass - John Paul Cyboran (Living)

Friday, March 10 - Lenten Weekday 8:00 AM Communion Service

Saturday, March 11 - Lenten Weekday 4:00 PM Mass - Jim & Rita Thennes - 50th Wedding Anniversary

Sunday, March 12 - Second Sunday of Lent 7:00 AM Mass - † Jim Smith 9:00 AM Mass - † Earl Johnson 11:00 AM Mass - † Mary Ann Whittenhall 6:00 PM Mass - † Darrly May

Bolded names have recently been added to the prayer list.

The following have been given a share in the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ. Please remember them in your prayers.

Let us remember those serving our country

SPC Sara Mahan, Wisconsin National Guard, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Tech Sgt. Timothy Davis, USAF Bagram AFB Afghanistan

Airman First Class Paul Reber

Corpsman Ean Reid, U.S. Navy, Camp Pendleton Sgt. Daniel Snow & Sgt. Melissa Snow, U.S. Army, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas

LTC Thomas Snow, U.S. Army, South Korea

Sgt. Kennon Speciale, USMC, Yuma, AZ

Pvt. Ben Zeller, USMC, Camp Pendleton

Marie Asuquo + Rev. Robert Balog + Josephine Beninato + Margaret Bedulski + Ron Bergsma + Susan Bjork + Sr. Elea-nor Blake SSF + Michaela Bogdanske + Dave Boger + Irene Bole + Michael & Kathleen Bonagura + Kale Brenner + Mark Brown + Tim Brown + Deen Bryan + Jake Brzovich + Lillian Cairns + Marguerite Canzoneri + Tracy Christensen + Anna Ciesielka + Bridget Clarke + Thomas Clifford + Susan (Brefeld) Coston + Joe Cromer + Lee Ann DeMarais + Marya Dixon + Joseph Dockendorff + Donald P. Doherty + Geri Dry-er + Heather Dufthiemer + Richard Dunther + Kris Felix + An-nette Feller + Patricia Flynn + James Foster + James B. Fos-ter + Robert & Helen Foster + Ruth Franger + David Freund + Kay Godina + Christopher Goerdt + LeAnn Golembeiski + Maria Gomez + Gregory Lee Graham + George Haegler + Gary Hackney + Catherine Hansen + Stephanie Hansen + Bill Hartmann + Peter Harwood + Robbie Harwood + Greg Haze + George Haze Jr. + Mary Haze + Ralph Heaven + Jeanette Heinisch + Lance Heinz + Carolyn Herriges + Emil Houda + James Houda + Eileen Huff + Ann Hurley + Steven Jaszka + Mary Fran Jones + Mark Jozefik + Garry Keller + Maura Kirchner + William Kirchner + Elaine Kolner + Dan Kowelec + Irene Levato + Beverly Linsner + Jeanne Ludwig + Brian Lundquist + Lauriel Luther + Michael Major + Joanne Maloney + Carol Makowski + Carmella Mazzullo + Norita McAndrews + Kathleen McLaughlin + Heriberto & Elisama Medina + Been Meek + Anthony P. Melone + Alice Mirro + John Mostyn + Sheila Murphy + Arianna Nelson + Jean Neumann + Chrissie Noble + Christine Nylander + Mary Jo O’Brien + Eddie O’Con-nor + Tom O’Conner + Bill Ogryzek Jr. + Renata Pokorski + Jim Preston + Ann Pugliese + Emma Quid + Cheryl Rabine + Deborah Rannie + Dorothy Reinboldt + Chuck Riemma + Richard Robinson + Danelle & Mike Rockwell + Ron & Lydia Rother + Larry Rother + Joan Rubino + Lincoln Scatena + Helen Schaefer + Shirley Schweder + J.L. Shade + Ken Sien + Marianne Simon + Janet Smith + Nick Stevens + Grace Bolger Stilling + Terri Swanson + Collin Swedberg + Kath-leen Swedberg + Frank Sweeney + Ronald Sweetwood + Drew Thorstenson + Phyllis Venable + Michael Walsh + Kathy Wehrheim + Kevin Wellington + Mary Welter-Solis + Paul Wember + Michael Werner + Robert Zeller + Jennifer Zielinski

Let us pray for those who have recently died

Cynthia Bart

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St. Patrick Compassionate Care Ministry

If you or your loved one are homebound and unable to attend Weekend Mass, but would like to have prayers and receive the Blessed Sacrament, please contact the Compassionate Care Ministry through the par-ish office at parishoffice@stpatrickmchenry.org. or 815-385-0025. A member of the ministry will make contact with you or your loved one to setup a time for a weekly Sunday visit.

Monday March 6

Tuesday March 7

Wednesday March 8

Thursday March 9

Friday March 10

Saturday March 11

Sunday March 12

7:30AM Confession

7:30AM Confession

7:30AM 24 Hour Adora-tion Ends

9:00AM Mass

7:45AM Morning Prayer

6:00AM That Man Is You

6:30AM Rosary

7:45AM Morning Prayer

7:45AM Morning Prayer

7:30AM Confession

6:00PM Children’s Choir

8:00AM Communion Service

8:00AM Legion of Mary

7:00AM Mass

8:00AM Mass

8:00AM Mass

7:45AM Morning Prayer

6:00PM Seasons of Hope Grief Support

6:00PM Stations of the Cross

9:00AM Prayer Cenacle

8:30AM Rosary

5:30PM “God Is” Planning Mtg.

8:30AM 24 Hour Adora-tion Begins

8:00AM Mass

6:00PM Montini Service Club

7:00PM ImaBridge Lenten Soup & Salad Supper

3:00PM Holy Hour

9:00AM Mass

7:00PM Bible Study 1st Corinthians

4:45PM RE/Symbolon/ 1st Communion Parent Mtg.

8:30AM Rosary & Divine Chaplet

6:00PM Hearts Afire Meeting

3:00PM Confession

9:05AM CLOW

6:00PM Cursillo: Women’s Group

6:00PM RE/Symbolon/ 1st Communion Parent Mtg.

7:00PM Consoling Heart of Jesus

3:20PM Rosary

10:00AM RCIA

7:00PM Celebration Choir

7:00PM Cursillo: Men’s Group

4:00PM Mass

10:30AM Rosary

7:00PM Faith in Action Comm. Meeting

11:00AM Mass

12:00PM Baptisms

1:00PM Cursillo Team Meeting

6:00PM Mass

Week At A Glance

Church Hoban Room

Boylan Room Lane Room

Grounds Montini Primary

Hoban/Boylan (Library)

Music Room

Muldoon Hall/ Kitchen

Rectory

Youth Lounge Offsite

Color Coded Room Legend

Readings for the Week Divine Office: Week I

Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32 Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Mt 7:7-12 Friday: Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 Sunday: Gn 12:1-4a; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; 2 Tm 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9

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If you are new to the area or visiting from another parish, welcome to our faith community! Please visit our website www.stpatrickmchenry.org to find out more about St. Patrick parish. We invite you to become a member of our parish. If you’d like a registration form, please contact the St. Patrick parish office at 815-385-0025, email us at parishoffice@stpatrickmchenry.org or you may print a form from the parish website.

You are a stranger here, but once.

Finance News

Offering Report for the Week Ending February 26, 2017

Number of Registered Families: 1002 Forward in Faith, Hope & Love:

Serving God and Neighbor Weekly Envelopes $7,589

Loose $613

Children’s Envelopes $97 Total $8,299

FY 2017—Budget for Week $13,000

Excess (Shortage) ($4,701)

A middle-aged single father has been slowly getting back on his feet after a devastating ill-ness. He was recently given a car by a relative and even found a new job, but he lacked the

funds to get license plates and registration for the car. St. Vincent de Paul was able to pay for these costs, ensuring that he was able to drive to his first day on the job. Moved to tears, this gentleman was deeply appreciative of this help, which has helped him regain his financial stability. Proverbs 31:20 “She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.”

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Distribution Corporal Works of Mercy Last Quarter 2016

Organization Disbursement

St. Vincent dePaul $2,300

FISH $1,150

PADS $1,150

Knights of Columbus $500

Habitat for Humanity $400

Cub Scouts Pack #351 $400

Home of the Sparrow $400

Rotary Club of McHenry $400

CASA for Children $350

Seat of Wisdom Seminary $300

Kiwanis Club of McHenry $150

TOTAL $7,500

“Then the eyes of both of them were opened.” Let us appreciate the totality of our spouses by taking part in a Worldwide Mar-riage Encounter Weekend on March 17-19 in Madison, WI; April 21-23 in Brookfield, WI or May 5-7 in Rockford, IL. Early registration

is highly recommended. For more information visit our website at: alifetimeoflove.org or call (888) 574-5653.

Easter Season Art & Environment

Please join us in enhancing the ambiance of St. Patrick Church by contributing to the Art & Environment Fund. You will find an envelope in your packet of envelopes where you can make a donation towards Easter flowers/decorations in memory or in honor of a family member. You may also use this slip to make a donation.

All those names received will be remembered in our Easter celebration. All contributions must be made by Monday, April 3 in order to be included in our Easter bulletin. You may return this form along with your donation by placing it in a separate enve-lope and dropping it in the collection basket or by mailing it to the Parish Office.

Your Name:_________________________________ Phone Number:______________________ Name of Person (if applicable, individual or couple) ________________________________________ Please circle: In Memory of In Honor of ________________________________________ Please circle: In Memory of In Honor of

The Art & Environment Committee would like to thank all of you who make a donation for Easter flowers/decorations. These donations are used to not only beautify the sanctuary for Easter Day but throughout the Easter season.

Any funds remaining will be used throughout the liturgical year to beautify the church sanctuary.

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Sunday, March 12, 2017 Line-up at 12:30PM

(Behind McHenry East High School) Parade begins at 1:00PM

Please join St. Patrick’s PRFF (Parents Raising Fami-lies in Faith) Ministry and walk along with us as we show off our Irish Pride to our friends and neighbors in McHenry. Come walk alongside our float in your Irish greenery.

Meet behind McHenry East High School (Waukegan Rd) at 12:30PM, parade will kick-off at 1:00PM. Route is Green Street, to Pearl Street, to Veteran’s Park.

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St. Peregrine Cancer Support Group

Next Meeting Tuesday March 14th at 10:00AM

St. John the Baptist, 2302 W. Church St., Johnsburg

For more information please contact Anna Schweder at 815-385-5321.

On Sunday, February 26th, Fr. Godwin visited with the children attending CLOW during the 9AM Mass. The chil-dren were happy to visit with Father.

Friday, March 10, 2017

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St. Patrick Catholic Church Parish Registration - Do You Need to Register?

ARE YOU: (1) New to the parish; (2) Moving back; (3) Just Married; (4) Attending mass but never officially registered? (4) Even if you grew up in St. Patrick, you (as an adult) need to register independent from your parents.

Please do not take your church registration for granted. Attending Mass is not enough; there must be an official rec-ord of your membership in the Parish. Parish registration is essential for many reasons. It becomes important when you or your family members are receiving the Sacraments - First Communion, Baptism, Confirmation and Marriage. Registration is also required for those wishing to become a Baptism or Confirmation sponsor. In addition, becoming a member of a parish gives one the identity of belonging to a family—the parish family of St. Patrick Catholic Church.

If you are not officially registered with the parish, please do so as soon as possible. All you have to do is contact the par-ish office at 815-385-0025 or stop in during office hours and request a registration packet. Registration packets are also available on the parish website at www.stpatrickmchenry.org—just click on Registration/Moving at the top of the screen.

Sacraments

Baptism of Infants or children under 7 years of age:

You must be a registered parishioner of St. Patrick prior to scheduling a Baptism. To schedule a Baptism, please begin by calling the parish office. Baptism is celebrated on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month immediately after the 11AM Mass. Please consider scheduling your child’s Baptism be-fore your child is born to ensure an opening in the month of your choice. In addition, a Baptismal preparation class is re-quired for the parents. This class is offered on the 1st Sunday of each month after the 9AM Mass. Sign-up is required and you may take the class before your child is born.

Sacrament of Marriage: At St. Patrick, couples planning to marry need to meet with the Pastor before a wedding date can be set. Please contact the parish office to setup an initial meeting at least 6 months prior to any requested marriage date. This initial meeting will give you an overview of the requirements for marriage and the preparation required. At least one of the couple, or their parents, must be registered parishioners for at least 6 months and be active participating members of St. Pat-rick Church in order to be married at the church. Both individuals must be at least 19 years of age.

Parish Staff

Cori Fiore—Media Coordinator cfiore@stpatrickmchenry.org

John Pitzen—Maintenance

Carla Odahowski—Office Manager codahowski@stpatrickmchenry.org

Kenne Ludwig—Bookkeeper kludwig@stpatrickmchenry.org

Carleen Murphy —Liturgy Director cmurphy@stpatrickmchenry.org

Cecilia Adams—Music Director cadams@stpatrickmchenry.org

Lisa Johnson—Youth Coordinator ljohnson@stpatrickmchenry.org

Steve Doherty—Cemetery Director Sdoherty@stpatrickmchenry.org

Bonnie Curry—Coordinator of RE bcurry@stpatrickmchenry.org

Cheryl Delelio—Admin. Asst. RE cdelelio@stpatrickmchenry.org

Shelly Knight—Receptionist sknight@stpatrickmchenry.org

The Diocese of Rockford Vocation Office Annual Spring “Nun Run”

The Rockford Diocese Vocation Office will be hosting a vocational discernment “Nun Run” for women 17 years of age, college age and older who are interested in a religious vocation. We will be visiting Sisters and Nuns of different orders with different apostolates, this will include talks on discernment and religious life, time in prayer with our Lord, as well as many opportunities to meet,

share and pray with the sisters. We will be visiting various religious communities, in Wisconsin.

Cost is only $90.00. Date of the trip will be March 17, 18 and 19, 2017. Deadline for registration is March 10th, space is limited.

You can contact the Vocation Office at 815/399-4300 ext. 375, our web-site www.rockforddiocese.org/vocations Discerning Women or dbarger@rockforddiocese.org for more information.

Ministry Schedule

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD March 12: Shannon Caruso, Katelyn Hopp March 19: Kristin DePorter, Johnathan Hopp

COMPASSIONATE CARE—MCHENRY VILLA March 12: Chandra Broughton March 19: Tim Madden

CENTEGRA—MCHENRY HOSPITAL March 14: Roger & Cheryl Kriewaldt March 21: Carl & Carol Smith

CARING FRIENDS—Alden Terrace March 14: Bill Hartmann, Jeanette Teller, Gary Schaefer March 21: Carrie Sabatka, Brian Arnet

ALTAR LINEN DUTY March 13: Betty Waytula March 20: Arlene Bartos

CHURCH / ALTAR CLEANING March 13: Mark DiPrima, Rita Mahan March 20: Melaney Borland, Denise Foster

COLLECTION COUNTERS March 6: Julie Carey, Carrie Sabatka, Bob & Millie Martin, Ellen Mahan March 13: Carol Freund, Ann Schweder, Annette Cuda, Joanne Houghton, Ruth Zabielski

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Liturgical Ministry Schedule

Ministry March 11 Saturday 4:00 PM

March 12 Sunday 7:00 AM

March 12 Sunday 9:00 AM

March 12 Sunday 11:00 AM

Lector Sara Stockwell Kathleen Stockwell

Steve Cuda Allen Broughton Kevin Shelton

Nicole Meute Mike Knight

Sacristan Michelle Gahgan Geri Davis Carleen Murphy Lisa Godzicki

Eucharistic Ministers

Phyllis Reed Althea Schwartz OPEN Ellen Mahan

Carole Manion Robert McLaughlin Annette Cuda Cheryl McLaughlin

Chandra Broughton Nancy Schwall Tim Madden Tad DePorter

OPEN Christine Burkhardt Keith Adams Peter Krawczyk

Servers Julia Delelio Stephanie Schaefer Molly Stockwell

No Servers Vincent Broughton Matthew Menner Payton Sensabaugh

Megan Crow Isabella Meute Nicole Santopadre

Ushers

Judy Smith Jim Stockwell Mike Unterfenger OPEN

Frank Gierut Gary Hackney Jim Miller Manny Santello

John McGee Andrew Menner Tommy Menner Matthew Shelton

Lucas Adams James Foster David Mulick OPEN

Gift Bearers

Jim & Rita Thennes NONE Larry & Dianne Fellinger OPEN

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March 12 Sunday 6:00 PM

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Ministry March 13-16

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March 17 - Friday Stations of the Cross

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