SAINT PATRICK PARISH The First Sunday of Lent March 5, 2017 2111 MULDOON ROAD ANCHORAGE, AK 99504 TEL: 337-1538 - FAX: 337-5460 PARISH WEB SITE; www.st.patsak.org

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday Vigil Sunday Morning

5:00pm 8:30am 11:30am 5:00pm

Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, and the Sunday Evening leopard shall lie down with the kid; theDaily calf and the young Mass Monday - Friday 5:30 pm lion shall browse together, with a little child to guide them Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 4:00pm until all are heard or upon request ... (Gospel) 2nd Thursday of the month, 6pm

Fr. Scott Medlock, Pastor [email protected] Fr. Dan Hebert, Parochial Vicar [email protected] Deacon Mick Fornelli, Deacon [email protected] John Barrientes, Pastoral Associate, Co-Director of Formation [email protected] or [email protected] Caroline Eddens, Pastoral Associate, Children & Adult Faith Formation [email protected] John Gagnon, Business Manager [email protected] Sally Nicholson, Secretary [email protected] Mrs. Inge Boyden, Office Assistant Rima Ostrom, Office Assistant [email protected] WELCOME to anyone new to the parish community. Please take a moment to introduce yourself to the parish staff. Please complete a parish registration form, which can be found in the Gathering Area. SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION please contact the parish office for schedules. Marriage preparation requires four month’s notice. For access to The Cloister for prayer and reflection after usual business hours, please call the parish office for the access code for the doors.

Exposition of The Blessed Sacrament Alternate Mondays 6:00 - 7:45pm Thursdays 6:00 - 8:45pm First Fridays 6:00 - 7:45pm

Mass Intentions for this Week March 4, 2017 -March 10, 2017 Saturday Sunday

5:00pm 8:30am

Sunday

11:30am

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

5:00pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm

Jackson Murray, R.O.S.
 Barbara Huck, R.O.S.
 Florence Bravo, R.O.S. Corinne Heidemann, R.O.S.
 Brendan Kelly, Birthday Blessings People of the Parish Cyndi Gagnon, Special Intention
 Deacon Felix Maguire, Belated Birthday Blessings Jean Jacobson, R.O.S. John Fetters, R.O.S.
 Margo Carey, R.O.S. March 7
 Tuesday


Breaking Open the Word
 8:30am-Tara

March 6
 Monday
 


Parish Office Closed

5pm - Chapel

Mass with Rite of Sending 8:30am - Church Kairos AM 10am & 6pm Dcns. Hall

CHAOS Rehearsal 
 5pm - Dcns. Hall

CHAOS Rehearsal 5pm-Dcns. Hall

Rosary 5pm - Chapel

5:30pm-Chapel

Traditional Choir Rehearsal 10:45am - Church

Mass 5:30pm - Chapel


March 5
 Sunday

CHAOS Rehearsal 
 2pm - Dcns. Hall Confirmation Prep.
 3pm- Cenacle Praise Choir Rehearsal 3pm - Church

Rite of Election


3pm- 
 Our Lady of Guadalupe
 
 YMCore Team Mtg. 3pm-Tara





Eucharistic Adoration
 6pm- Chapel
 


SPRED Prep Session 7pm-Chapel, Hosp. Rm.
 


Pastoral Council 7pm-Tara
 Seekers
 7pm-JPII Chapel




Adult Confirmation Class
 6:30pm - Hosp.Rm

YA Gathering
 7pm-JPII LvRm

Rosary

Daily Mass

Legion of Mary 6:15pm - JPII DnRm R.C.I.A. 7pm - Tara Praise Choir Rehearsal 7:30pm - Church

At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry. (Today’s Gospel)

March 8 Wednesday


March 9
 Thursday

March 10
 Friday


March 11
 Saturday

Rosary 5pm - Chapel

Adult Faith Study Group
 10am-JPII Dn. Rm.
 
 Rosary 5pm - Chapel


Rosary 5pm - Chapel

SoulCore Exercise Group
 8am & 9:30am Dcns. Hall
 
 Contemporary Choir Rehearsal
 3:45pm - Church

CHAOS Rehearsal 
 5pm - Dcns. Hall Daily Mass

5:30pm-Chapel

K of C
 7pm-Cenacle

CHAOS Rehearsal 5pm-Dcns. Hall Daily Mass 5:30pm-Chapel Adoration for Vocations & Proj. 6pm-Chapel Easter Vigil Choir Rehearsal
 7pm -Church Traditional Choir Rehearsal
 8pm - Chuch

Daily Mass 5:30pm-Chapel Stations of the Cross 6:15pm - Church

St. Patrick’s Day Family Show
 7pm - Dcns. Hall

Confessions 4pm - Recon.Rm K of C Rosary 4:30pm - Chapel
 
 Samoan Choir Rehearsal
 6:30pm - Church AA 8pm- Tara

March 5, 2017

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Music Ministry News
 Lent is here. It's time to think about the music ministry and its role during our journey to the cross. There are many opportunities - singing, playing an instrument, percussion, etc. We need many voices during Lent and Holy Week. If you have questions, please talk to any choir director or email Margaret Simmons, Music Coordinator, at [email protected].


Young Adults Group: This Monday, March 6th, we’ll talk about sin. Next Monday, March 13th, we’ll attend the first night of our parish mission. If you’d like to receive weekly email updates, please contact John Barrientes. Remember to follow us on Facebook! Adult Faith Formation: Come join us during Lent as we rediscover an old form of prayer and Scripture reading called Lectio Divina. On the Sundays of Lent we will be meeting in the Chapel, right after Food Fellowship— between the 8:30 am and 11:30 am Masses. We will be learning to pray the Scriptures using Lectio Divina—a time honored Catholic practice. Join us this Sunday, March 5th, and for the following Sundays of Lent. Bring your own Bible, or use one of ours. Call John Ostrom (907.244.1260) or John Streit (907.350.1722) if you have any questions. Lenten Parish Missions: We will be offering two Lenten Parish Missions this year. Deacon Glenn Harmon will lead the first Misson March 13th to the 15th, and Deacon Steve Olmstead will lead the second Mission March 27th to the 29th. All sessions will begin at 7pm in the church. The second Mission will conclude with our Lenten Reconciliation Service on Wednesday, March 29th, at 7pm. Please join us for one or both Missions as we journey through this holy season. Our Cloister Doors: At any time you may have access to The Cloister for prayer and reflection. Please call the parish office or ask a parish staff member for the after hours access code to the doors. Seekers Group Is Meeting: Do you have questions about the Catholic Faith? Know someone who does, and may not yet be ready for the RCIA process? Our parish Seekers Group may be just right for you! The Seekers Group is an informal gathering for discussion of what it means to be Catholic. Please call the parish office at 337-1538 for more information. Please join us and invite a friend!

Adult Confirmation Class:   If you are an active adult Catholic who has not received the Sacrament of Confirmation, Deacon Mick will be presenting a six week course to prepare you to receive this sacrament at the Easter Vigil.   The six week series of classes will begin this Sunday,   March 5, and run for the following five Sundays after the 5:00pm Mass from 6:30pm to 8:00pm.  If you are interested, please call the Parish Office to pre-register. Parents - planning on attending Deacon Glenn Harmon’s Parish Mission March 13th - 15th? We would like to offer childcare during the mission time. If you would like to have childcare while attending the mission please email [email protected] or sign up on the table in the foyer noting the number of children for childcare and their ages. Questions? contact Caroline @ [email protected] or 337-1538 x34 THANK YOU! Parish Mission Child Care Providers Needed: We would like to provide child care for the parents in our community who are planning to attend our Parish Mission by Deacon Glenn Harmon. The dates and time needed are Monday 3/13, Tuesday 3/14, and Wednesday 3/15 from 6:45pm - 8:45pm. Please email Caroline at [email protected] or sign up on the table in the foyer if you are interested in volunteering. THANK YOU!




Rehearsals are important. Rehearsals for Holy Week begin this week. Please mark your calendar. All the music ministry info will be in the bulletin each week. There will be a sign up sheet on a clipboard near the organ.
 


If you are not an active choir member, you can still sing with us during Holy Week. Just sign up and show up at the rehearsals.
 


Let's fill all those choir chairs! Let all the angels sing; let us glorify the Lord! We always have time for fellowship with those who share our love of music and want to help create an atmosphere of prayer for the congregation. Now is the time to join us, now is the time to share your love, now is the time for God.
 Rehearsals this week:
 Easter Vigil - Thursday, March 9, 7-8PM in the Church Easter Choir Rehearsal Schedules: 
 (All rehearsals are in the Church.) Holy Thursday, April 13, 7pm – (Be at the Church at 6pm) Rehearsals: Wednesdays, April 5, 12 - 6:30-9:00 PM Good Friday, April 14, 7pm (Be at the Church at 6pm)
 Rehearsals: Wednesdays, April 5, 12 - 6:30-9pm Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 15, 8pm (Be at the Church at 7pm)
 Rehearsals: Thursdays – March 9, 16, 23, 30, April 6 - 7-8pm Monday, April 10 - 7-9pm C.H.A.O.S. – Where in the world but in America! The 2017 St. Patrick’s Day Show is right around the corner! Sponsored by the St. Patrick’s Knights of Columbus, St. Patrick’s Day is a great time to get together with friends and enjoy a great dinner and musical play. We have a show for the family if you can’t make the dinner show. The Family Show is Friday, March 10, and begins at 7 PM. There’s popcorn and snacks and the cost is a goodwill offering. A great time to bring the family! The really BIG Show is Friday, March 17. Doors open at 6 PM, with dinner service beginning at 6:30 PM. Tickets are $20 each and include a great St. Patrick’s Day dinner prepared by the Knights of Columbus. It’s always fun; an adventure for everyone! We need lots of help! And we need the Parish to bring desserts. Starting this weekend, you can buy tickets, sign up to help serve or clean up, and sign up to bring a dessert. Tickets are available after all the Masses, at the parish office, or from any cast member. Parish Nurses: Blood Drive: Did you know that every two seconds someone in the United States is in need of a blood transfusion? Blood donation is of great importance as each unit of whole blood donated can be used to save up to three lives.Parish Blood Drive on Sunday, March 19th from 9:30am – 1pm. Donate in the BBA LIFEmobile! Appointments may be made at: https://donate.bloodbankofalaska.org/donor/ schedules/drive_schedule/35909.


March 5, 2017

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ST. PATRICK’S KNIGHTS NEWS St. Patrick’s Council meets on the first Wednesday of each month (Members Only) with a Social meeting on the third Wednesday (Open to All - All are Welcome). Rosary at 6:45 pm. Meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. Meetings take place in the Deacons Hall. Books for Veterans:  -- Our veterans’ clinics have requested that we suspend our donations of magazines. They are very happy to receive books, both paperback and hardbound. So, please use the bins in the gathering area for books only, no more magazines. Thank you! Bison Hunt tickets are now on sale. See a Knight to get your ticket . They are $20. dollars.
 
 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Blessed Sacrament Monastery Weekdays: 7am - 9pm, Monday - Friday First Friday: 8am ending with Mass at 8am Saturday Saturday & Sunday: 7am - 8pm St. Patrick Parish Alternate Mondays 6pm - 7:45pm First Friday 6pm - 7:45pm Every Thursday 6pm - 8:45pm Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Every Friday 7pm - 8pm St. Andrew Parish, Eagle River Perpetual Adoration St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Perpetual Adoration - Pope John Paul II Adoration Sacred Heart Parish, Wasilla

Assistance for Fire Victims: The fire at the Royal Suites Lodge took the lives of three residents and injured several others. Many others lost all their belongings in the fire. If you would like to help, a link to a specific list of items needed for affected families is available at the Archdioces's website: www.archdioceseofanchorage.org. The drop off location for donated items is St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish. Please join in our local Church's effort to help our neighbors in need. Position Openning at the Archdiocese: The Archdiocese of Anchorage is currently recruiting for an Outreach and Development Associate. This position is a vital member of the Stewardship and Development team. Responsibilities include parish outreach, web/social media updates, database updates, all aspects of stewardship and development special events, appeal mailings, and more. Full time with benefits. Application and full position description can be found at the Archdiocese website www.archdioceseofanchorage.org CRS Rice Bowl - ENCOUNTER INNOVATION: We encounter the Singh family in India, where a mother and father are using innovative farming techniques to feed their family amidst a flood. How is God inviting us to think outside the box in service to others this Lent? Visit crsricebowl.org for more. Rice Bowls are available in the gathering area. Second Collection Schedule This Sunday: The Parish Building Fund


 


Midwinter Paperback Sale: As both the snow and temperatures fall, what better time of year for some spiritual reading! Please take a moment after Mass today and check out the Parish Bookrack. It is located on the left side of the gathering area, and is fully stocked with current Catholic periodicals as well as a large supply of paperback books. Please take a look, and please also take 10% off of the price listed on the book or periodical. This is a great opportunity to enjoy some spiritual reading at a reduced cost. Payment envelopes are available on the rack and can be dropped in the candle rack slot near the chapel door, or placed in the regular collection basket. Please check out the Parish Bookrack today.




Young Families Adoration: There is a new opportunity blossoming at St. Pat's for those with babies/toddlers/ children who still praise God with their voices and movement. While we know, intellectually, that we are welcome to be a full participant in all activities at St. Pat's, some folks with young families may feel uncomfortable joining in the quieter and more solemn events. Here's where the Young Families Adoration hour comes in! Every second Thursday of the month, from 6-7pm, Adoration will be a welcoming space specific for those with the wiggles and giggles. No commitments are necessary and you certainly don't need to feel obligated to stay the entire hour if that's not in the cards for your family. Come enjoy a safe place to pass on the beauty of Adoration!


Sunday'Collec-on'Comparison,'July'5'January' $500,000# $450,000# $400,000# $350,000# $300,000# $250,000# $200,000# $150,000# $100,000# $50,000# $0# 2015/16'

'Goal'

Collec0ons'Up'$3,370,'or'0.83%'

February Sunday Collections February 26 February 5 $11,560.50 $16,728.10 February 19 $11,375.00 February 12 $14,817.00 Goal for the Month: $56,950.00
 Total Collected: $54,480.60 Short of Goal: $2,469.40

2016/17'

Scripture Readings March 5, 2017 - March 12, 2017

Sunday, March 5th First Sunday of Lent Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 17 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 Monday, March 6 Leviticus19:1-2, 11-18 Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 15 Matthew 25:31-46 Tuesday, March 7 Isaiah 55:10-11 Psalm 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19 Matthew 6:7-15 Wednesday, March 8th
 Jonah 3:1-10 Psalm 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19 Luke 11:29-32 Thursday, March 9th Ecclesiastes C:12, 14-16, 23-25 Psalm 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8 Matthew 7:7-12 Friday, March 10th

THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 5TH We’re having a game night with high school and middle school. Bring your favorite game! NEXT SUNDAY, MARCH 12TH We’ll begin a three-part series called Unspoken: Breaking the Silence on Porn. THIS SERIES IS FOR BOTH TEENS AND PARENTS. TEENS AND PARENTS WILL BREAK OUT INTO DIFFERENT SESSIONS.

Ezekiel 18:21-28

Psalm 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7, 7bc-8 Matthew 5:20-26 Saturday, March 11th 
 Deuteronomy 26:16-19 Psalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8 Matthew 5:43-48 Sunday, March 12th Second Sunday of Lent Genesis 12:1-54a Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 2 Timothy 1:8b-10 Matthew 17:1-9

Children & Youth Birthdays Sunday, March 5
 Francisco Mena Ellethea Estopare


Wednesday, March 8
 Simon Doniere
 Henry Zidek


Monday, March 6
 Adrienne Wales
 Wytatt Besch


Thursday, March 9
 Lauren Waitman
 Julius Adlawan





Tuesday, March 7 Stephen Hart
 Lam Puoy
 Jacob Espinosa
 Mari Ward
 





Friday, March 10
 Marian Stevens Sydney Burch
 Janailie Casilla
 Saturday, March 11 Emily Vottis

Papal Intentions for March 2017: Support for Persecuted Christians That persecuted Christians may be supported by the prayers and material help of the whole Church.




Kairos: Fanning the Flame of Faith




Elementary & Middle School @ a Glance No Sessions March 12th & 19th Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Level I & II 9:45-11:15am Pre-School & Elementary 10:00-11:15am - Pre-School: Jesus Is Tempted Focus for Elementary - Wonders of Creation - Kindergarten & 1st grade: This week the children will practice making loving choices, a practice they can continue throughout Lent. - Sacrament & 3rd grade: Lent is a time of study and prayer about Jesus' life & about ourselves as followers of Jesus. Good News suggests choices for growth the children can make during Lent. - 4th & 5th graders: Throughout Lent, Venture invites children to explore the faith journeys that candidates for Baptism make. The Children identify moral choices their own baptismal promises call them to make. 6:30-8:00pm 3rd/4th/5th graders: Jesus tells us that God loves us and wants us to thrive. Middle School: 3/5: Middle School & High School Game Night 3/12: Middle School - no session 3/19: Middle School - no session