Mission Statement "We, the Catholic Community of St. Patrick, are disciples of Jesus Christ. As stew-

ards of His Gospel, we are companions on a common journey to God. We are

committed to welcome one another to actively participate in worship and service.

We strive to be like our patron, St. Patrick, and to be messengers of God’s Word to

the Tampa Bay Area.

We welcome new parishioners and visitors. The Catholic Community of St. Patrick is a stewardship parish committed to serving the Lord with our God given time, tal-ent and treasure. We invite you to participate actively in the life of the Catholic

Community of St. Patrick.

Pastor

Fr. Angelus Migliore, TOR.

Parochial Vicar

Fr. Stan Holland, TOR.

Assisting Priest

Fr. Robert Goodwin

In Residence

Fr. Zygmunt Mazanowski, TOR Deacon

Rev. Mr. Ben Hooks

Mass Schedule

Sunday : 7:30 AM,

9:00 AM (Children's Liturgy)

11:00 AM (Bilingual)

6:00 PM (Youth Mass)

Saturday :

5:00 PM (Vigil)

Daily : (Monday-Saturday)

8:30 AM

Holy Day : 8:30 AM, 12:00 Noon, 7:30 PM

Exposition of

the Blessed Sacrament

Adoration: (Friday)

9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Benediction: (Friday)

6:00 PM

Sacraments

Reconciliation: (Saturday)

3:30 - 4:30 PM

All other Sacraments:

Please call the Parish Office

for information 813- 839-5337

Welcome to The Catholic Community of

St. PatrickSt. PatrickSt. PatrickSt. Patrick 4518 S. Manhattan Ave Phone 813-839-5337

Tampa, FL 33611-2306 Fax 813-831-2778

www.StPatrickTampa.org

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 3, 2011

Zachary Paul Rozmeski, Christopher Gray, Yolanda Parise, Noel Hike, Don Bruck-ner, Joe Becker, Debbie Becker, Paul Franks, Leo Coady, Maria Cruz, James Feighery, Jorda L. Jones, Jim Scanlon, Loretta Reno, Mary Hayes, Jim William-son, Jimmy Burke, Sally Arnold, Doris Jones, Edna Presstman, Linda Holt, Judi Klecki

Names will stay on the prayer list for 2 weeks.

Please call the Parish Office 839-5337 to add

or delete a parishioner or family member .

Please Pray for all those brave young men and women who are serving our coun-try, at home and abroad, in our na-tions armed forc-es.

Remember in your prayers those who are ill

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary TimeFourteenth Sunday in Ordinary TimeFourteenth Sunday in Ordinary TimeFourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time All visitors and guests are welcome to St. Patrick Parish!!! We thank all who come to our parish, whether it’s for a one time experience or as a parish-ioner who joins our family. We want everyone to feel at home. For information on becoming a parishioner, please stop and meet with an usher to fill out a yellow card after Mass or contact the parish office at 813-839-5337

Adoration: You can adore Jesus in His most Blessed Sacrament every Friday promptly after the 8:30 AM Mass, with Ben- ediction at 6:00PM. If you have any questions pertaining to this devotional, please call Luis Rosario 839-5337 ex 130.

Daily Rosary: Monday thru Saturday the Holy Rosary is said at 7:40 AM in the Eucharistic Chapel. Daily Morning prayer is recited by the community at 8:10 AM and Mass follows at 8:30 AM. We invite you to join our community of prayer.

The Chaplet and Praises of Divine Mercy are said every Friday at 3:00 PM in the side chapel of church. Please come and join us in prayer and adora- tion of the Most Blessed Sacra- ment.

Reflections on Today's ReadingsReflections on Today's ReadingsReflections on Today's ReadingsReflections on Today's Readings From the PastorFrom the PastorFrom the PastorFrom the Pastor

My dear friends in Jesus,

A s of July 1 we have entered into a new fiscal year; 2011-12. There are a few highlights from our last year that I want to reflect on for a moment. The first highlight is that for the first time since 2000, we are debt free.

At the time we closed our school we were in debt to the diocese for $1,400,000. After that we entered into negotiations with the diocese for debt relief. The dio-cese forgave some debt, other debt we paid from the sale of parish property; es-pecially the building at 4212 Fair Oaks and revenue received from the new HUD building: Patrician Arms II. The remainder of our debt has been paid off month by month, principal and interest, until this past month. With our final payment in June we have become debt free. This is an awesome accomplishment to which I especially want to thank our Finance Council and our Parish Operations Manager, Buzz Bruno. They guided our progress by a skillful process of cutting expenses and raising revenue on a monthly basis. That process was made especially difficult during this downturn in our economy. I am very grateful for all who assisted in the process and I extend to each of you a sincere thank you for a job very well done. Part of our agreement with the diocese was to guarantee that we repaid all the past APA from 2000 and guarantee that we would meet all future APA as-sessments. The church requires that each parish maintain itself as financially viable and pay all just debts. Every parish is assessed a certain amount and this amount is never forgiven. I want to thank each of you who have so generously assisted the parish to meet it’s APA obligations these past years. Without your commitment we would not have succeeded in this obligation. Our assessment for this year is just over $132,000 and we have pledged from you a little over $128,000. I feel confident that you will once again, as you have from 2006, meet our parish obligation to APA. Thank you for being such a wonderful and gener-ous parish, especially in the light of our difficult economic times. This past week with the combination of family vacations and inclement wheth-er on Sunday, our offertory fell very short of our expenses. When you are on va-cation or for other reasons are not able to attend Sunday Mass, please try to re-member that our expenses continue and to the degree you are able, try to make up what you did not contribute when you were absent. This will be very much ap-preciated. In the gospel today Jesus speaks to us; assuring us that he realizes that our life burdens are challenging. Since we are so loved by him, he assures us that he will gladly carry our burdens and pains if we but willing embrace his load. Jesus assures us that we will find his yoke easy and his burden light. To carry his bur-den is nothing other than to follow the way of life he has called us to follow– and in this too he assists us with his unlimited grace.

In His Love, Fr. Angelus

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Altar ServersAltar ServersAltar ServersAltar Servers

Saturday, July 9, 2011 5:00 PM

Jackie Buzzett Jordan Buzzett

Sunday, July 10, 2011

7:30 AM Zachary Sabo Matthew Sabo

9:00 AM

Christopher Mohar Caitlyn Lodato

Isabelle Acevedo

11:00 AM Christopher Duvall

Jessica Fisher Anna Nicotra

6:00 PM

Olivia Rivas Mattias Rivas

ReadersReadersReadersReaders Saturday, July 9, 2011

5:00 PM Mike Callahan

Sunday, July 10, 2011 7:30 AM

Rob Mitchell

9:00 AM Tony Lodato

11:00 AM Rosaleen Ubinas Elba Meletiche

6:00 PM Thomas Connelly

Sunday July 3, 2011 7:30 AM † Mildred H. Runton by Gloria C. Runton

9:00 AM SI Josh & Jennifer Jason by Allan & Janet Wood

11:00 AM Dedicated to the family of St. Patrick

6:00 PM † Vincenzo & Rose Terrasi by Anthony C Terras

Monday July 4, 2011 PARISH OFFICE CLOSED 8:30 AM † Angie Ropert by Marvin & Teri Ropert

Tuesday July 5, 2011 8:30 AM † Nell Deignan by Jim Deignan Wednesday July 6, 2011 8:30 AM Vocations to the Priesthood & Religious Life

Thursday July 7, 2011 8:30 AM † Robert Little by Jane Reznicek

Friday July 8, 2011 8:30 AM SI Chrissy DeMonico by Andrew Michalak

Saturday July 9, 2011 8:30 AM † Anna Mangeri by Katie Lodato and family

5:00 PM † Lucy Backer by the Backer family

Sunday July 10, 2011 7:30 AM † Eleanor Strickland by Janet & Allan Wood

9:00 AM † Howard Wamsley by Janet & Allan Wood

11:00 AM Dedicated to the family of St. Patrick

6:00 PM † Joe Bolduc by Bob & Lynn Erickson

For Reflection: • God’s gracious will for me is. . . I recognize God’s pres-

ence when . .

• What God reveals to me in Jesus is. . . What I reveal to others because I have taken his yoke upon me is. . .

• I come to Jesus when burdened and find rest in him by. . .

VOCATIONS: May people are weary and find life burden-

some. Could God be calling you to bring comfort, encourage-

ment and refreshment to others? Trust that Jesus can work

through you. You can make a difference. (Ma$hew 11:25-30)

Readings for the Week of July 3, 2011

Sunday: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Zec 9:9-10; Ps 145; Rom 8:9, 11-13; Mt 11:25-30 Monday: Saint Elizabeth of Portugal; Independence Day-proper Mass Gn 28:10-22a; Ps 91; Mt 9:18-26 Tuesday: Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria, priest Gn 32:23-33; Ps 17; Mt 9:32-38 Wednesday: Saint Maria Goretti, virgin, martyr Gn 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a; Ps 33; Mt 10:1-7 Thursday: Gn 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5; Ps 105: Mt 10:7-15 Friday: Gn 46:1-7, 28-30; Ps 37; Mt 10:16-23 Saturday: Saint Augustine Zhao Rong, priest, martyr,

and his companions, martyrs Gn 49:29-32; 50:15-26a; Ps 105; Mt 10:24-33 Sunday: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 55:10-11; Ps 65; Rom 8:18-23; Mt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9

MASS MASS MASS MASS

INTENTIONSINTENTIONSINTENTIONSINTENTIONS

FOR THE FOR THE FOR THE FOR THE

WEEKWEEKWEEKWEEK

Grupo de oración en Español Todos los Viernes a las 7:00 PM. En el salón 23. Ven a orar, alabar y hacerle peticiones al Señor .

Stewardship Reflection: For my yoke is easy, and my burden

light." - Matthew 11:30

When we think of being good stewards, we may think that God asks too much of us by asking us to generously share our time, talent and treasure. However, the yoke of steward-ship is not heavy. Good stewards learn that by turning away from the materialism of the world, we can experience great joy in spending more time with God and sharing more of our gifts with others.

God has indeed been good to us. The more He sustains us the more we should place our trust in Him. Where were we five years ago? I was in Jamaica. Our parish was in financial chaos. Our future looked bleak. Were we going to cease to exist as a parish or not? Just three years ago the

economy took a nose dive. The housing market dropped. Investment bubbles burst. Pension funds were in danger. Apparently God still had a plan for the life of St Patrick Parish. We entered into negotiations with the dio-cese. Our debt was reduced as long as we paid our Annual Pastoral Appeal assessment (APA). The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was still looking for land for senior citizen housing. Sidney School was looking for adequate space to care for their children. We started to meet our APA assessment. Our weekly offertory in-creased. Membership in our parish family started to grow. God continued to care for us and keep our heads above water. With the help of God, the intercessory pray-ers of our parish family, with the hard work of dedicated parishioners, the generosity of folks offering back to God our time, talent, and treasure, we will be completely out of debt this week. Happy Fourth of July everyone! We have attained financial independence. Our kids are home from school and it is vacation time, time to celebrate. However… Just like that old TV show “Lost In Space,” I hear the robot say “Warning, Master Will! Danger!” The warning is that we must be diligent. Even though plans for this upcoming fiscal year are pretty exciting we still have to be frugal. And don’t forget when we go on vacation the cost of running the parish never takes a vacation. So let’s really celebrate the faithfulness of God and His divine provi-dence. Don’t forget our parish family when we go on vaca-tion. Happy Fourth of July. Have a great summer. We worked hard for it.

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W h a t w e d o a f t e r W e s a y “ I B e l i e v e ”

Offertory 6-26-11 $7,053.96

Weekly Budget $12,596.15

Envelopes Issued 669

Envelopes Used 212

YTD Offertory $570,470.97

YTD ACH Donations (Credit Card) $32,254.00

YTD Repair & Improvement $39,759.14

YTD Shortfall ($17,600.25)

Our Assessment: $132,826.00

Current Amount Pledged: $128,312.00

Current Amount Paid: $73,326.58

Registered Families: 768

Number of Participants in APA: 350

Average Gift per Participant: $366.61

Percentage of Parishioners Participating in APA:

45.57%

2011 Annual Pastoral Appeal

As the 2011 Annual Pastoral Appeal continues in our parish, we

are grateful to the 350 families that have made a difference with a

generous gift. Our parish has raised $128,312.00 toward our goal

of $132,826.00. Many thanks for your participation in this Appeal.

If you have not yet made a gift, please reflect on what you can do

to also make a difference. Every gift is valued and respectfully

used. It is not too late, and we want your participation and need

your support! Please consider a pledge, payable through Decem-

ber 2011, or a one-time gift. Gift envelopes are located at the

back of the church for your convenience. May God continue to

bless you and all the wonderful parishioners of our parish, and of

our diocesan faith community, thank you for continued care and

support. Envelopes are at the back of the church. May God Bless you for your generosity.

PARISHIONER PARTICIPATION

0% >+++++++++===========> 100%

45.57%

Fiscal Year Summary 7-1-10 thru 6-30-11

If you donate to St. Vincent de Paul by check, please make your check payable to St. Vincent de Paul. Thank you.

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R.C.I.A. by John V. Williams, Director, RCIA

and Adult Religious Education

Religious Education / Faith Formation News

It’s hard to believe we are already celebrating our independence as a

nation! We are free, based on our Constitution and Bill of Rights and we

continue to pray that those who are still struggling for their freedom will

achieve it. It is significant we celebrate our freedom in the month of July

because since July 1849, based on a letter by Pope Pius IX, the month of

July has been dedicated to the Precious Blood of Jesus, the cost of our

true freedom that gives us liberty, truth and life even beyond our mortal

death.

Beginning with the early Church Fathers, she has always taught that the

Church was born from the pierced side of Jesus and the sacraments were

brought forth by His Blood. Pius, when he established the feast of the

Precious Blood said: "The Precious Blood which we worship is the Blood

which the Savior shed for us on Calvary and reassumed at His glorious

Resurrection; it is the Blood which courses through the veins of His risen,

glorified, living body at the right hand of God the Father in heaven; it is the

Blood made present on our altars by the words of Consecration; it is the

Blood which merited sanctifying grace for us and through it washes and

beautifies our soul and inaugurates the beginning of eternal life in it."

I found this passage in the oldest document, outside of sacred scripture,

from the first century of the Christian era – to be exact, from Pope St.

Clement I, dated about 96 A.D. Says Pope Clement: "Let us fix our gaze

on the Blood of Christ and realize how truly precious It is, seeing that It

was poured out for our salvation and brought the grace of conversion to

the whole world." Blessed John Paul II said “The sign of "blood poured

out", as an expression of life given in bloodshed as a witness to supreme

love, is an act of divine condescension to our human condition. God

chose the sign of blood because no other sign suggests a person's total

involvement so eloquently. “

The Precious Blood is our protection against the onslaughts of the evil

one. Pray that the Precious Blood cover you each and every day, and you

will experience the power and freedom of this simple prayer. In Closing, I

offer this prayer … try to pray it often this month:

Lord JESUS, by faith in Your merits, I now take Your precious blood and

sprinkle it over myself and my family from the crown of my head to the

very soles of my feet. I claim total and complete protection for my life and

my family. Lord Jesus, keep me free today from evil, sin, temptation, Sa-

tan's attacks and afflictions, fear of darkness, fear of man, sickness, dis-

eases, doubts, anger, all calamities and from all that is not of Your King-

dom. Fill me Lord Jesus with the gifts of Your Holy Spirit and grant me the

gift of wisdom, knowledge, understanding and discernment so that I will

live today in your glory by doing that which is right in accordance with the

Father’s will for me this day. I praise you, Jesus I Thank you, Jesus I Love

you, Jesus I Adore you, Jesus. Amen

Vacation Bible Schools for Summer 2011 –

FAMILY VBS THE SECOND

Starts Aug 2 – Wed & Thu & Fri

(evenings) plus all day Saturday

Aug 6. For families with children,

and adults of all ages

One Family VBS in 2010 was not enough, we need to do it again! Remember last year’s roaring success of a Family VBS? 60 parish members turned out. It’s coming back new and improved. This sum-mer celebration is for families, and adults, and will be for three nights and one Saturday. It includes food, games, prayer, bible based activities, Mass, canoeing, swimming and crafts. Mom, the team even cooks 4 dinners for your family! A $50 donation per family is requested. To make a reservation, or make suggestions, call Kathy Sanchez or email carl.longnecker@mail.com.

What is it? 50 blue shirts 4 posters 5 green partitions 240 prayer cards 150 craft projects 4 balls 12 palm fronds Countless boxes of crackers And 10 faith filled songs about Jesus Learning what the Hail Mary means Finding God in everyday life Talking to Mary, the Mother of God Pretending we are Shepherds as in Jesus’ time And 20 campers 25 teen helpers 10 giving adults

It could only be

“Growing Up God’ly” Our summer Children’s VBS Held June 20 to 24 In the St. Patrick Social Hall Thank you to Meghan Hinson and her many, many helpers.

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SUNDAY 7-3 MONDAY 7-4 TUESDAY 7-5 WEDNESDAY 7-6

8:00AM-Monthly Breakfast / Social Hall after all morning masses

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED 7:00PM-Financial Peace Prgm Rm 28

8:00PM-Deeply Rooted Band / Church

NO EVENTS SCHEDULED

Penny Box Collection

6-26-11 Pennies for Priests $36.95

The Altar Servers and Religious Education Students along with family and friends of St. Patrick attended a Rays baseball game on Fa-ther's Day. It was a great day at the ball-park with a tailgate par-ty prior to the game. Everyone enjoyed the event with fun, friendship and food! It was a small token to say thank you to the Altar Servers for their hard work throughout the year and to join in fellowship with the Religious Education Students who may be future severs.

Thank you for your generous support of the essential work of the Holy Fa-ther and his charitable acts through the Peter’s Pence Collection. Our contributions will be combined with those of our brothers and sisters around the world to help Pope Bene-

dict CVI reach out to those in need. Your generosity will help to cast Christ’s peace upon the world.

HAPPILY MARRIED COUPLES: Do you tune up your vehicle? You can’t expect your marriage to run year after year, mile after mile with out a tune up. A Worldwide Marriage En-counter Weekend is the best proactive positive “pit stop” you can give to your marriage. The next available WWME week-

ends in this diocese are July 8-10 at the Holiday Inn Express in New Tam-pa and August 19-21 at the Franciscan Center, Tampa. For information call (813) 270-7832 or go on-line at www.wwme-tampabay.org.

Thank you for the sponsors that provided funds for the youth trips this summer. These trips have made an impact on the teens and chaper-ones that have participated. Look for an update soon on their experience at camp. The high school group will return this Sunday afternoon. Theresa Franks

Prayer of Pope John Paul II For the Family

Lord God, from You every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. Father, you are love and life. Through Your son, Jesus Christ, born of wom-an and through the Holy Spirit, the fountain of divine charity, grant that every family on earth may become for each successive generation a true shrine of life and love. Grant that Your grace may guide the thoughts and actions of husbands and wives for the good of their families and of all the families in the world. Grant that the young may find in the family sol-id support for their human dignity and for their growth in truth and love. Grant that love, strengthened by the grace of the sacrament of marriage, may prove mightier than all the weaknesses and trials through which our families sometimes pass. Through the intercession of the Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that the Church may fruitfully carry out her worldwide mission in the family and through the family. We ask this of you, who is life, truth and love with the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Thank you to the Bingo Babes and the Men’s group for another great Bingo night. Dinner was great as usu-al. A total of $1422.44 was raised for our parish community.

THURSDAY 7-8 FRIDAY 7-9 SATURDAY 7-10 SUNDAY 7-11

NO EVENTS SCHEDULED 8:30PM-Portuguese Prayer Grp / Rm 26

NO EVENTS SCHEDULED NO EVENTS SCHEDULED

Operations Manager: Mr. Francis "Buzz" Bruno, S.F.O. Facility & Maintenance Supervisor: Mr. Corky Sabo Finance & Accounting Coordinator: Mrs. Nilda De La Cruz Parish Secretary/Receptionist ( Bulletin Editor): Mrs. Sue Ann DePestel (sadepestel@stpatricktampa.org) Director of Worship: Mrs. Marcia Seheult Assistant Music Director: Mr. Kenneth Watts Coordinator Family Life & Education: Mr. Carl Longnecker RCIA & Adult Religious Education: Mr. John V. Williams, S.F.O. Youth Minister: Mrs. Theresa Franks Outreach Minister: Mr. Hiram Rodriguez (se habla español) Infant Baptismal Preparation: Mrs. Debbie Cruz Secretary to Pastor / Administrative Assistant: Ms. Sheyla Mendoza

S t a f f C o n t a c t I n f o r m a t i o n CRAFT FAIR UPDATE We have received a number of respons-

es concerning the Craft Fair on Oct 23,

2011.

24 spaces have already been reserved.

If you would like to reserve a space please contact Carol Veier-

stahler at 813-839-0777 or theangelmaker@verizon.net.

The cost is $20. for an 8x8 space, one 8ft table and two

chairs. There is an extra $5.00 charge if you will need to use an

electrical outlet.

You are welcome to share a space with friends. All crafts

must be handmade—no thrift store, used items or commercial

food items please.

This event will be a great opportunity for you to earn some

extra Christmas money—and to buy some great gifts for

Thanksgiving and Christmas.