Catholic Parishes of Saint Patrick and Saint Rita of Cascia
September 2, 2018 - Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
YOU DISREGARD GOD’S COMMANDMENT BUT CLING TO HUMAN TRADITIONS Mark 7:8 MASS TIMES ADORATION
Monday: 3:00 to 6:45 p.m. - St. Patrick Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 p.m. - St. Patrick Sunday Masses: 1st Friday of the month: 7:30 a.m. - St. Rita 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - St. Rita 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. - St. Patrick
Weekday Mass: RECONCILIATION Monday, Communion Service: 7:45 a.m. - St. Patrick Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - St. Rita Tuesday through Friday - 7:45 a.m. - St. Patrick Saturday: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. - St. Patrick Tuesday - Noon - St. Rita
Saturday - 9:00 a.m. - St. Rita
ST. PATRICK SCHOOL COMMUNITY LIFE 2
PASTOR’S LETTER: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Venerable Dorothy Day Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ
Since I was serving chaplain for the priest retreat at the Palisades last week, this week’s Pastor Letter will be brief! I simply want to share with you the quote from Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, that I mentioned at the end of my homily at Saint Rita and Saint Pat’s last weekend. She speaks of how God raises up saints at just the right times in history. I found a quote from Pope Benedict along those same lines for your reflection. Friends, we are all called to be saints; to be the holy men and women God raises up to be instruments of his healing grace to our families, our community, our Church and the world. These are powerful words to ponder along the way:
“As a convert, I never expected much of bishops. In all history, popes and bishops and father abbots seem to have been blind and power-loving and greedy. I never expected leadership from them. It is the saints that keep appearing all through history who keep things going. What I do expect is the bread of life and down through the ages there is that continuity.” - Venerable Dorothy Day
“The future of the Church can and will issue from those whose roots are deep and who live from the pure fullness of their faith. It will not issue from those who accommodate themselves merely to the passing moment or from those who merely criticize others and assume that they themselves are infallible measuring rods; nor will it issue from those who take the easier road, who sidestep the passion of faith. The future of the Church, once again as always, will be shaped by saints, by those, that is, whose minds probe deeper than the slogans of the day, who see more than others see, because their lives embrace a wider reality." – Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Blessings for the week ahead!
Fr David Mulholland COMMUNITY LIFE 3 Calendar Mass Intentions
Sunday, September 2: Sunday, September 2 - Mass at 7:30 a.m. - St. Rita Mass for the People of the Parish
Mass at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. - St. Patrick Monday, September 3 -
St. Vincent de Paul Collection after Mass Communion Service - St. Patrick No Social Hour - St. Patrick Nativity House - Noon - St. Rita Tuesday, September 4 - RIP Patricia Sankovich - St. Patrick RIP Emelia & Albert Cappa - St. Rita Monday, September 3: Communion Service at 7:45 a.m. - St. Patrick Wednesday, September 5 - RIP Mary Jane Trotter - St. Patrick Parish Center Closed for Labor Day No Eucharistic Adoration - St. Patrick Thursday, September 6 - Evening Prayer - 6:45 p.m. - Chapel - St. Patrick RIP Donna Breikss - St. Patrick
Adult Bible Study - 7:00 p.m. - Center - St. Patrick Friday, September 7- Boy Scouts - 7:00 p.m. - Hall - St. Patrick RIP Dr. Robert Modarrelli - St. Patrick
Tuesday, September 4: Saturday, September 8 - Mass at 7:45 a.m. - St. Patrick Intentions of The Spadafore Family - St. Rita Mass at Noon - St. Rita Mass for the People of the Parish - St. Patrick Mom’s Group - 10:00 a.m. - See article Prayer Shawl Ministry - 10:00 a.m. - Center - St. Patrick PrimeTimers - 5:30 p.m. - Center - St. Patrick Women’s Bible Study - 6:00 p.m. - Chapel - St. Patrick Stephen Ministry - 6:30 p.m. - Center - St. Patrick Sac. Prep Parent Mtg. - 7:00 p.m. - Hall - St. Patrick
Wednesday, September 5: ST. PATRICK Mass at 7:45 a.m. - St. Patrick CATHOLIC CHURCH Office Hours - 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - St. Rita Choir Practice - 7:00 p.m. - Church - St. Patrick Please Pray For: Thursday, September 6: St. Patrick St. Rita Mass at 7:45 a.m. - St. Patrick Inclusion Ministry - 3:00 p.m. - Center - St. Patrick Joanne Armour Doris Allmer
Friday, September 7: Marlena Breite Colleen Batinovich Men’s Prayer Group - 6:45 a.m. - Hall - St. Patrick Chris Burton Delores Borda Eucharistic Adoration - 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - St. Rita Debbie Christnacht Ann Burns First Friday Mass at 11:00 a.m. Jedd Feliciano Sr. Mary Buttimer Luncheon and Fellowship to follow in the Joanne Girolami Teresa Gibbs Church Hall - St. Patrick Gavin MacHutchin Sr. Marilyn Gooley
Saturday, September 8: Geraldine Maniatis George Greco CCS Family Housing at Terry Norris Bruce Harris St. Patrick Parish Center Jim Petrich Tina & Joe Isakson Mass at 9:00 a.m. - St. Rita Joe Savage Son Lee Vigil Mass at 5:00 p.m. - St. Patrick Dennis Seiler Sally Lupino Reconciliation - 9:30 a.m. - Church - St. Rita Mori Smith Chuck Mazza Reconciliation - 3:30 p.m. - Church - St. Patrick John Tulare Sandy Mazzei Sunday, September 9: Terry Yates Donna Pate Mass at 7:30 a.m. - St. Rita Trevor Yates Margaret Pinchak Holy Names Breakfast - St. Rita Daisy Radloff Charity Weekend - St. Rita Mass at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. - St. Patrick Jim Riconosciuto Baptisms at Mass - St. Patrick Miriam Sanderson Social Hour hosted by Adult Bible Study Joni Thomas RCIA Inquiry Class - 10:00 a.m. - Nursery - St. Patrick Donna Turlis Confirmation Class - 5:45 p.m. - Center - St. Patrick Joy Viafore COMMUNITY LIFE 4
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Adoration of the Sandy Hull (Mother of Cheri Girolami) Blessed Sacrament
We offer our sympathy, love and prayers to her family and friends in this time of sorrow. You are called Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord, to sit and may perpetual light shine upon them. with the Lord.
May they Rest in Peace and Rise in Glory! Mondays, 3:00 - 6:45 p.m. Daily Readings in the St. Patrick Chapel. Please use the J street entrance 9-2 TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY at the Parish Center. TIME green Dt 4:1-2, 6-8/Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22,
27/Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 (125) Pss II st 1 Friday of the month, 9-3 Monday, Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. of the Church white Memorial 1 Cor 2:1-5/Lk at St. Rita 4:16-30 (431)
9-4 Tuesday, Weekday green 1 Cor 2:10b-16/Lk 4:31- 37 (432) All are welcome 9-5 Wednesday, Weekday green 1 Cor 3:1-9/Lk 4:38-
44 (433)
9-6 Thursday, Weekday green 1 Cor 3:18-23/Lk 5:1-11
(434)
9-7 Friday, Weekday green 1 Cor 4:1-5/Lk 5:33-39 (435)
9-8 Saturday, The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary white Feast Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30/Mt 1:1- 16, 18- 23 or 1:18-23 (636) Pss Prop -9
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Stephen Ministry
Going through a tough time - emotionally or spiritually? Struggling with a crisis or just feeling down?
Consider letting a Stephen Minister help. A Stephen Minister is a member of our parish who is trained to listen, care, encourage, pray and walk along side you during difficult times.
It’s confidential and free.
Contact Stephen Ministry at: 274 - 4110 or [email protected] You’ll receive a response within 48 hours. Please call 911 if it is an emergency. COMMUNITY LIFE 5 Be Family Religious Education 2018 - 2019
As we enter into a ‘new normal’ for our three parishes sharing one pastor, a representative catechist from each of the three parishes met to discuss how we might proceed with Religious Education in this new model. We discussed the options and we prayed. Given our limited resources, and the fact that Fr. David would like to be a part of this program when he is available, we came to the conclusion that one program for the three parishes would be best.
Having had these conversations together, and individually discerning God’s will, we are now ready to move forward. “Family Religious Education” for Holy Cross, St. Rita, and St. Patrick, will be held on Wednesday evenings at the St. Patrick Parish Center. Our first class will be held on October 3rd from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. We will meet each Wednesday evening except the third Wednesday of the month. This program is for children and their families up through age 12.
To register for Religious Education, go to the children link, under the Faith Formation tab on our website - www.saintpats.org. The fee of $40.00 can be paid on line under the same Faith Formation tab or by check or cash. Checks should be made payable to St. Patrick Parish.
This program was designed for our Public School, Home School and other private schools (in other words, children not attending St. Patrick school) children and their families. Although, we welcome anyone who would like to be a part of this wonderful, informative program.
Holy Cross, St. Rita, and St. Patrick Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
First Reconciliation Preparation 2018-2019 We are delighted that we are able to offer the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd to the children of the parish. Twenty one years ago we began this work at St. Patrick Parish by studying and preparing the atrium. A year later we opened the doors to our level l atrium. Over the years, we have seen growth and change. God has been good in bringing more children and catechists to our family in faith. Level l - Ages 3 or 4 to begin. Tuesday September 4th, 2018 Children are in this level for 3 years. Parent Meeting Children must be toilet trained. with Fr. David and Sacramental Prep. Team Wednesday morning 9:00-11:00 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. in the Church Hall Thursday afternoon 3:45-5:45 All classes are held at St. Patrick Saturday morning 9:00-11:00
Parent(s) are expected to stay during all the classes. Level ll - Children who have been in the level l atrium for 3 years. Generally the children are Sunday September 30, 2018 - 12:30-2:30 p.m. 6-9 years of age at this level. Reconciliation session 1 - Church Wednesday morning 9:00-11:00 Sunday October 14, 2018 - 12:30-2:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon 3:45-5:45 Reconciliation session 2 - Parish Center Saturday morning 9:00-11:00
Sunday October 28, 2018 - 12:30-2:00 p.m. Level lll – Children who have completed level l & ll. Reconciliation session 3 - Parish Center Generally children are ages 9-12+.
First Reconciliation Rehearsal Friday afternoon 3:45-5:45 Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 6:30 p.m. Church Registration is now open on our website at: www.saintpats.org First Reconciliation under Faith Formation Saturday, November 17, 2018 - 10:30 a.m. (Paper copies by request). Church Please register by September 15th.
Between sessions, there will be a The fee is $75.00 for one child or $85.00 per family
homeschooling component. The atrium is a partnership in faith. Go to: https://dynamiccatholic.com Our work is to support the faith you are instilling in your
Full Calendar for First Communion Preparation children in your homes.
will be available soon. In our Good Shepherd’s love,
Note: First Communion weekend will be Kim Ward, Pastoral Associate May 4th and 5th, 2019 at St. Patrick Church. (253) 383-2783 ext. 4108 COMMUNITY LIFE 6
about the We’ve been thinking about you in the Do you have questions about the Catholic Faith? Come to a Q & A session designed for all people of any background. These sessions are a safe place to explore your spirituality with people who care.
If you’ve been thinking about becoming a member of the Catholic Church, or you're simply interested in learning more about Catholicism, we invite you to attend.
If you're interested in continuing this journey of faith, we will welcome you into the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) or another Sacramental Preparation program depending on your personal journey. Please contact Kim at: [email protected] or 253-274-4108
RCIA Sponsor Training
RCIA Sponsor training will be at 7:00 p.m. on September 18th in the Parish Center. BE ONE WITH THE WILD Please contact Kim at: 253-383-2783 ext. 4108 for more information.
Help out All Saints Catholic School - While doing the Puyallup!
The WA State Fair is right around the corner! All Saints Parish and Catholic School is located just 2 blocks from the main fair entrance. Every year we raise money for the school by parking cars for the fair. We appreciate your support! Our main lot is located on 7th Ave SW between 2nd St SW and 3rd St SW in downtown Puyallup.
Look for our parent volunteers in the red aprons.
Questions? Contact Jaremy Brown at: (407)766-5445 or [email protected] Pack 299 - St. Patrick Church
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CYO Athletics
Cross-Country th Cross-country is for Kindergarten - 8 grades. Cross-Country season kicks off this week! We are thrilled to have Coach Miller back as our head coach. She will be continuing to communicate with you throughout the season. Please be patient as we learn to use our registration and communication tool, Team Sideline. If you haven’t already done so, please register your child and yourself if you are willing to help be an assistant coach. The link is: https://teamsideline.com/sites/stpatrickseattle/home. Please note that your son or daughter cannot participate in practices or meets with us until he or she is registered. It takes about 20 minutes to register. Cost is $25 for the season and $20 if your son or daughter needs a running singlet (shirt). Our first practice is Thursday, August 30th at Vassault Park from 3:45 - 4:45 pm. Practices will continue every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:45 - 4:45 pm at Vassault unless otherwise stated. Please check Team Sideline for updates. There are three CYO meets, held on Sunday September 23rd, 30th, and October 7th at 2:00 p.m. If you have any other questions, please contact our athletic director at: [email protected].
Basketball Basketball is for 4th-8th grades. Registration will open at the end of September or beginning of October. Practices will start between the middle and end of October. Please watch for more information about registration.
Volleyball Our volleyball teams are for 4th-8th grades. Our registration will open in January. Practices start early February. Watch the bulletin for more details.
Other opportunities There are other opportunities for CYO athletics. Sno-King has soccer, softball, baseball and track. We can partici- pate in their programs and/or develop our own teams. Please contact our athletic director for more information. The email address is: [email protected]. COMMUNITY LIFE 8
You’re invited to an
OPEN HOUSE
Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery
37600 Pacific Hwy. S. Federal Way, WA 98003
Sunday, September 16, 2018 12 Noon to 4 p.m.
You are invited and encouraged to make preparations for your final resting place now in order to relieve the emotional stress and financial burden on your family later. Your Catholic cemetery provides a variety of memorial options to serve every member of our Faith Community.
Parma Mendiola - 425-412-0938 / [email protected] Fred Morley - 253-838-2240 / [email protected] ST. PATRICK 9
Saint Patrick Parish invites all to a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ
through Eucharist, Prayer and Education, to become Disciples for a World Church. Revised Mission Statement established March 2017 Welcome Visitors
Let the Church always be a place of mercy and hope, where everyone is welcomed… Pope Francis
Whether you came from across the country or a neighboring parish, with joyful hearts we welcome you and thank you for visiting St. Patrick Catholic Church.
Our parish is a community of believers and a spiritual family that is supportive and loving. It can be a place to grow spiritually, put your faith in action and to use your gifts of time and talent as disciples of Christ.
For more information about our parish, to register or to ask a question - visit our Welcome Desk in the Gathering Space before and after Mass. You can also visit our website at: www.saintpats.org or call us at: 253-383-2783
Lost and Found If you are missing - your favorite mug, one shoe, your child’s pacifier, or your glasses! We may be able to help! On September 15/16 and September 22/23 the items in the Lost and Found cabinet will be on display in the gathering space. Check it out and see if anything belongs to you! All items not claimed by September 23rd will be donated to charity.
Hiking Group - September Hike
Saturday, September 8th
Hike: Sheep Lake Trail off Hwy 410.
This is a change from our original plan for this month. This hike is a shorter drive and not nearly the climb. There are still some wildflowers and the huckleberries are ripe!
We will leave at 8:00 a.m. from the St. Patrick Church Parking lot. We can carpool however, if you drive you will need an America the Beautiful Pass or a NW Forest Pass (can get a day pass for $5 per car).
If interested, or for questions, please email: [email protected]
For more information regarding Sheep Lake: https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/sheep-lake
Prayer Request
Do you need prayers for yourself
or someone you love?
It is as simple as asking. Send us your request and we’ll add it to our prayers. Contact us at: [email protected] or 253-383-2783 ST. PATRICK 10 Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl - 2017
Thank you to all who donated to last year's Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl program. We raised $7,707.17. That's a 144% increase from the year before. Seventy-five percent of donations will go to CRS humanitarian aid projects serving the poorest of the poor overseas. The other 25% remains here in the Seattle Archdiocese, funding programs to alleviate hunger and poverty in our own local communities. Be assured, your donations are vital to the efforts of supporting the less fortunate here and throughout the world.
Liturgy Line - Why No Gluten Free Hosts?
The Vatican has stated that hosts that are completely free of gluten are invalid matter for the celebration of the Eucharist. Hosts valid for consecration must be made with some degree of wheat.
St. Patrick Catholic Church does offer low gluten hosts. Anyone desiring to receive such should approach the celebrating priests down the center of the aisle and verbally request the host. Acknowledging that even the lowest amount of gluten can be harmful to someone with Celiac Disease, it is important to remember that receiving the Precious Blood from the cup alone is still a complete and valid reception of Eucharist and in- cludes the recipient in full communion with the rest of the congregation.
St. Vincent de Paul
Your donations to the monthly St. Vincent de Paul collection make it possible for St. Patrick Vincentians to make home visits and help low (or no) income residents within St. Patrick Parish boundaries, who struggle to pay for life's necessities, such as utilities, food, gasoline, beds
and clothes.
Monetary collections take place the first weekend of each month.
Any donation you can give is appreciated. ST. PATRICK 11
PrimeTimers Disability Inclusion Ministry Join us at the Parish Center for a potluck dinner on Widening our welcome. Tuesday, September 4th at 5:30 p.m. Advocating for people with disabilities. We welcome anyone 50+ Join us at our next meeting, Thursday, September 6th at 3:00 p.m. in the Parish Center.
Questions? Contact Laura Dougherty at: 253-274-4109 or [email protected]
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Join our Prayer Shawl Ministry meeting this Tuesday, at 10:00 a.m. in the Parish Center.
This ministry makes shawls for people in need. Once the shawls are completed they are blessed and then they are available to anyone in need, whether they are sick, recovering, grieving, etc.
All skill levels are invited to participate in this ministry and we will teach you if you would like to learn how. To get a prayer shawl for your loved one, contact the Parish Center at: 253-383-2783 Mondays - 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
St. Patrick Parish Center Men's Prayer Group
Join us Friday mornings,
6:45-7:30 a.m. in the Church Hall
This Prayer Group is for men of all ages who want to deepen their relationship with God within the context of family life, work and our faith community.
The Moms Group at Saint Patrick Church is where Catholic mothers can come together and support each other in the aspects of life we have in common - our faith and motherhood.
Moms (and caregivers) of all ages and stages of life are welcome. Join us! Catholic or Catholic curious? Practicing or not.
Our play group meets Tuesdays, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. For the summer we are meeting at various parks. Check our facebook page -
Catholic Moms Group for details.
Our next gathering is Tuesday, September 4th.
Questions? Please call 253-383-2783.
Bring your kids, and a cup of coffee or tea! ST. PATRICK SCHOOL 12
Saint Patrick Catholic School Over a Century of Academic Excellence in the Catholic Tradition
Be it known to all who enter here that Christ is the reason for this school. He is the unseen but ever-present teacher in the classroom He is the model of its faculty and the inspiration of its students.
ST. PATRICK SCHOOL 1112 North G Street, Tacoma, WA 98403 Telephone: (253) 272-2297 Email: [email protected] Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The mission of St. Patrick Catholic School is to nurture in its students an abiding Catholic faith while pursuing academic excellence and modeling honesty, respect, and service as dynamic members of our world community.
Thursday Morning Mass with the School
Join us for Mass with the school children Thursday mornings at 8:45 a.m. starting September 6th.
The celebration of Holy Mass is as valuable as the death of Jesus on the cross. ~ Saint Thomas Aquinas ST. RITA 13
Our mission is to embrace all who join us, to nourish ourselves with the Word, the Eucharist, and the Community in alliance with the Jesuit charism, and to go forth to proclaim and witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
“The first question which the priest and the Levites asked was:
‘If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?’ But...the good Samaritan reversed the question:
‘If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?” - - - - Martin Luther King, Jr. Social Justice
Nativity House: Holy Names Society will be serving dinner today at Nativity House at noon. Nativity House is located at 702 S 14th St, next to St. Leo’s. All are welcome to help prepare and serve dinner.
Peace Lutheran Dinner: Each weeknight in April and October, Peace Lutheran Church serves a community dinner for the residents of Hilltop. Many churches in the area take one or more nights to provide a meal for our neighbors. Wednesday, October 3, 2018, St. Rita’s will provide the meal. If you would like to help, please contact Pam at: 425-220-5044 or Riley at 253-691-8217. Peace Lutheran is
located at 2106 S Cushman.
Community Life
Cupcake Saturday: Each month, on the Saturday before Nativity House dinner, volunteers bake the cupcakes that are served the next day. If you would like to help, they start at 9:00 a.m. If you go to the Saturday morning Mass, feel free to come downstairs after Mass to help. Donations of cake mixes, canned frosting and vegetable oil are appreciated.
Project Rachel
Healing lives touched by abortion If the emotional and spiritual wounds of abortion have been sapping faith, virtue and joy from your life,
enter a spiritual process for healing that will change your life. Reach out; we can help. Come to a Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat, find healing for your soul.
Call for information on our next scheduled Healing Retreat Weekend. 1-800-822-HOPE
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Parish Stewardship 2018 / 2019 Church of St. Rita of Cascia - Like our Facebook Page! Last week’s collection: $3,551 Yearly Total: $23,728 Watch for upcoming events and photos of activities. ST. RITA 14 Announcements
“Thank you to all the St. Rita’s family for all the thoughts and prayers you have sent our way. We truly feel the love and support. Things are going well at this point, but we miss you and send our prayers your way too.” Bruce & Joanne Harris
Sodality: Sodality is collecting gently used purses and new travel size toiletries to fill them, or monetary donations to purchase any needed items. These will be given to women leaving the detention center and those at Nativity House. There is a wicker basket at the back of the church or you can give them to either Riley or Pam.
Mass Intention Requests: You can now request Mass intentions for the 9:00 a.m. Saturday Mass. Envelopes are on the back tables. They can be mailed to the office, put through the rectory mail slot or put in the collection basket. You may request a specific day and every effort will be made to accommodate the request. Please only one person, couple or family per request, such as: John Jones, John and Jane Jones or The Jones family. Please specify RIP or Intentions of.
Paint Tacoma Beautiful: Volunteers are needed to help paint the homes of low income and senior citizens. For more information, or if you are interested in helping go to: www.paint beautiful.org, or call Wendy at 253-426-1501.
St. Rita and Ann Spry Memorial Scholarships for Catholic Education: Applications are on the back tables. Deadline for returning the application to the office is September 16th.
Bible Study: Sr. Pauline Igoe will resume our Bible study starting Wednesday, September 12th at 1:00 p.m. in the rectory. All are welcome.
Devotional Candles: To cover the cost of the candle the suggested price is $5 for the large candles and $1 for the small candles.
Trivia Question:
Who became known as the “Wonder – worker of England” for the quantity and magnitude of his miracles in the seventh century? A.) St. Cuthbert, B.) St. Thomas Moore, C.) St. Thomas Becket, D.) St Boniface, E.) St. Anselm of Canterbury
Answer to last week’s question: Maria Montessori, who developed the Montessori method of teaching, was the first female what in Italy? Answer - Physician COMMUNITY LIFE 15 COMMUNITY LIFE 16 St. Rita of Cascia Programs & Staff St. Patrick Programs & Staff
Pastoral Leadership Team Pastor: Rev. David Mulholland
ext. 4102 or [email protected] Pastor Rev. David Mulholland
253-274-4102 Parish Administrator: Kevin Lovejoy ext. 4104 or [email protected] Parish Administrator Kevin Lovejoy
253-274-4104 Deacon: Bill Eckert ext. 4100 or [email protected] Office Assistant Pam Smith
253-627-4851 School Principal: Chris Gavin 272-2297 ext. 4131 or [email protected] Plant Manager Dan Brands 253-759-2990 Pastoral Associate for Faith Formation: Kim Ward
ext. 4108 or [email protected]
Ministry Leaders Pastoral Assistant for Funerals, Liturgy & Pastoral Care: Holy Names Society Mark Lewis Laura Dougherty 253-606-1696 ext. 4109 or [email protected]
Justice Works/Sacristy Yvonne Galati Pastoral Assistant for Evangelization / Engagement: and School of Religion 253-759-7750 Sandra Kuharic ext. 4116 or [email protected] Music Ministries M.J. Lockemy 253-224-0949 Pastoral Assistant for Baptism : Amy Waller ext. 4113 or [email protected] Pastoral Council Matt Jordan 253-564-8569 Pastoral Assistant for Music: Bob McKamey ext. 4100 or [email protected] Prayer Line Doris Allmer 253-549-2532 Pastoral Assistant for Confirmation: Joe & Anna Skillman ext. 4107 or [email protected] St. Frances Sodality Riley Smith 253-691-8217 Pastoral Assistant for Youth Ministry: Allison Verhofstadt ext. 4107 or [email protected] Visitation Kathleen Reilly, OP 253-627-6376 Parish / School Development Director: Christy Johnson
Sacraments ext.4118 or [email protected]
Anointing of the Sick 3rd Tuesday of the month Asst. Parish / School Development Director:
RCIA Contact St. Patrick Meaghan Bihun ext. 4115 or [email protected] 253-383-2783
Confirmation Contact St. Patrick Parish / School Information Technology: 253-383-2783 Eugene Lao 272-2297 ext. 4111 or [email protected] Funerals Contact St. Rita 253-627- 4851 Maintenance: Gaylon Adams ext. 4100 or [email protected] 253- Parish / School Bookkeeper: Michelle Carpenter ext. 4103 or [email protected]
Administrative Assistant / Bulletin: Mary Leverson ext. 4100 or [email protected] ST. RITA ST. PATRICK PARISH OFFICE PARISH CENTER & OFFICES 1403 S Ainsworth Ave 1001 North J Street Tacoma, WA 98405 Tacoma, WA 98403 Telephone: (253) 627- 4851 Telephone: (253) 383-2783 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Office Hours: Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (M-F)
For updates and useful links visit: For additional information visit: www.stritastacoma.org www.saintpats.org 17 St. Patrick Parish Councils and Commissions
Finance Council: Todd Ward Pastoral Council: George Lane Parish Ministries Adult Bible Study: Deacon Bill Eckert Health Ministry: Dr. Garry Fitzgerald Altar Servers: DJ and Laura Dougherty Hospitality Ministry: Elaine Hilton Arts and Environment: Shannon Hall Knights of Columbus: Mike Prichard Benedictine Spirituality: Bruce Stephen-Jordan Lectors: Chris Kradjan Children’s Liturgy of the Word: Men’s Prayer Group: Charles Christnacht Lisa Beritich, Donna Anel Military Ministry: Alejandro and Laura Sanchez Choir: Bob McKamey Mom’s Group: Ashley Selland Daily Mass Set Up: Jane McDonough Prayer Shawl Ministry: Disability Inclusion Ministry: Dan Webster PrimeTimers: Gerry O’Leary, Joan Christnacht Eucharistic Adoration: Bruce Stephen-Jordan Respect Life Group: Paddy O’Halloran Eucharistic Ministers: Susan Campbell Senior Ministry: RJ Ryder, Julie Fitchitt Eucharistic Minister Training: Virgina Delyanis Social Justice Group: Bill White Evening Prayer: Jon Calder St. Vincent de Paul: Jerry Anderson Foreign Mission Outreach: Stephen Ministry: Penny Melton Funeral Receptions: Sunday Social Hour: Teresa Kilga, Molly Lane, Jackie Swift Ushers: Fred and Lynda Morley Grief Ministry: Margaret Erickson Welcoming Committee: Joanne Girolami
For more information, please contact the Parish Center at 253-383-2783, email: [email protected], fax: 253-627-5396 or visit our website at www.saintpats.org
Accessibility Questions or Comments? Contact Laura at:: 253-383-2783 ext. 4109 or [email protected]