Readings for the Weekend, May 7th & 8th Fourth Sunday of Easter

FIRST READING – (Acts of the Apostles 4:8-12) Second Reading – (1 Johns 3:1-2) Gospel – (John 10:11-18). PRAY FOR THE SICK: Marvin Barnes, (Rev.) E. Gray Bean, Michael Blake, Jim Braiser, Caleigh Dawn Brasfield, Carol Briton, Joshua Burks, Julie Bussey, Bill Carroll, Reid Chafin, Cleo Chamberlain, Rhonda Ciovacco, Ellie B. Clark, Darlene Cruce, Angie Cusimano, Harold Dill, Faye Nell Erwin, Mary Fadlevich, Lucille Fontenot, Liddie Fowler, Charles Franklin, Agnes Frey, Joe Gagliano, Chad Galloway, Noah Galloway, Annie George, John Grainger, Paul Grefsheim, (Rev.) Albert Gunn, Brenda Hawkins, Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Haynes, Rachel Helms, Dan Hensley, Guy Hicks, Ellen Higginbotham, Wanda Hight, Betty Sue Horton, Sheri Irvin, Cecilia Jackson, Betty Jay, Paul Johnson, Frank Jones, Joann Jordan, Mary Jo Langford, Jim Lee, Kenny Lee, Margie Lee, Felicia Linkons, Eleanor Littlefield, B.J. Long, Don Maddox, Laura Maddox, Rose Mangen, Julio Martinez, Gail McCarrick, Mark McPherson, Marie McNutt, Mary Milko, Rose Marie Mitchell, Pearl Newberry, Rick Nogosky, (Rev.) Msgr. Eugene O’Connor, Taugh Payne, Rebecca Pearce, Gina Perkins, Charlene Plunkett, Glenda Powers, Patricia Pritchett, Brittney Pugh, Pete Ragusa, Virginia Reeves, Vita Russo, Anita Salchert, Kim Sloan, Baby Jack Smith, Mildred Stack, Wendy Stiles, Catherine Sullivan, Mildred Tidwell, Linda Towers, Mike Vines, Lena Vizzinia, Katie VonHagel, Jerry Wages, Renae Warren, Lady Jane Whatley, Lillian White, Shelby Grace Wood, Gatham Wyatt and Nisa Zanaty. Please keep these, all the sick and their caregivers in your prayers. If you know of anyone who should be added to or removed from this list please contact the church office.

OUR CONDOLENCES to the family and friends of Marion Koveleski (Greg Skocik’s Sister). May God grant her eternal peace. PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS: especially our families, friends and loved ones who are currently in active military service: Becky Hodges, Michael Miller and Barbara Salvagio. Please keep all of our brave men and women in your prayers. If you know of anyone who should be added to or removed from this list please contact Pegi in the Church office. CATHOLIC CENTER OF CONCERN will hold their annual fundraiser Bingo Luncheon sponsored by the Auxiliary of the Catholic Center of Concern on May 3rd, 2006. The event will include a Tea Cup Auction and Trash and Treasure Sale. This year the luncheon will be held at Our Lady of Sorrows parish hall. Admission is $6.00, which includes a lunch and 10 free games of bingo. Door prizes will be awarded during the games. Groups are asked to call ahead with numbers so we are sure to have enough lunches. Proceeds from this event will be used to purchase milk and eggs for families in emergency situations. PARKING – Remember, the day of Springfest there will be no parking on the grounds for 11:00am Mass. Parking will be at Minor High School. The shuttle will begin running at 9:00am and continue through-out the day for your convenience. TENTS - We need tents donated for Springfest and if you are able to donate one it will be tax deductible. Please call the church office on type of tent to be purchased. Again all the help is very appreciated. Thank you! SANDWICH SALE- Once again we will sell Sandwiches for pick up the Saturday before Springfest. These must be preordered. If you would like to preorder/prepay for Meatball Hoagies and/or Italian Sausage Sandwiches, orders will be taken after Mass this Saturday 4-29 and Sunday 4-30. If you are unable to place your order this weekend, call the church office. The cost is $4.00 and the sandwiches can be picked up Saturday 5-6 after the 5pm Mass.

PASTOR’S corner

Please pray for the success of SPRINGFEST. But remember, pray as if it all depends on God and work as if it all depends on you!

THANKS to all who donated to our “Memorial Fund Drive”. Due to your generosity our general fund received a much needed boost. Remember, the Building Fund is used to make the monthly payment on the new rectory and for ongoing maintenance and repairs. The Wednesday evening Mass will be changed to 8:00 AM during the summer months. It will return to 6:00 PM when Faith Formation resumes in the fall. This change will take effect this Wednesday, May 3. There will be no Wednesday evening confessions during the summer, either. Congratulations to Doug and Jessica Blanchard on the birth of their son, Jacob Noah. Also, best wishes to Andrew and Jana Brasfield on the arrival of their daughter Caleigh Dawn. Babies are God’s way of letting us know that He wants the world to continue on for a while longer! A big THANKS to all who helped to make the Cemetery work day a great success. Your generous donations and hard work paid off as the Fraternal Cemetery looks great. Please plan on attending out Parish Mission: Monday, May 22, Tuesday, May 23 and Wednesday, May 24 at 7:00 PM. More information to follow in the bulletin. For now, check out the posters on the bulletin boards. For you internet surfers, try www.jesusdecoded.com to drop the bomb on the ridiculous claims of the DaVinci Code.

3rd SUNDAY OF EASTER Jesus opened the minds of his followers to understanding of scripture. He pronounced them as his witnesses. Be the hands and feet of Jesus today. (Luke 24:35-48) Let us pray for our Church leaders that they may be witnesses to the prace of Christ. (Vocation View sponsored by the Serra Club)

ADULT BIBLE STUDY Sunday at 9:00am in the Parish Hall. Topic: Book of Genesis.

RCIA will not meet this week. The next meeting will be Tuesday, May 9th at 6:00pm. The topic will be Anointing of the Sick.

THE SWEET SHOP – Homemade Puddings, cookies, cup cakes or any other specialty desserts are just some of the examples of desserts we need for Springfest. So if you can bake please bring us some goodies. Sweet Shop boxes will be available in the Narthex. For more information call the church office. SPRINGFEST SET-UP BEGINS TODAY, SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 6 P.M-7 P.M. And 7 P.M.-8 P.M. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday. And approx. 7:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. on Saturday. WE NEED EVERYONE’s HELP WITH SET-UP.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 10567 Fraternal Cemetery Work Day a Huge Success - Some 64 men and women worked all day on Saturday, April 22 with lawn mowers, weedeaters, chain saws and heavy equipment to clear away much of the brush and trees that were covering many of the monuments in the Fraternal Cemetery in Pratt City. "The cemetery is huge and we didn't get everything," said Grand Knight Louis J. Muro. "But it is remarkable what we were able to accomplish in one day. The men in our Council and the people at St. Patrick never cease to amaze me. On behalf of the Knights, I would like to thank everyone who participated in the work day. I want to thank everyone who worked and all those who gave monetary donations. We used the donations to rent equipment and to provide lunch for the workers. Without your donations we would not have been able to have this work day at all. We also want to thank Barbara Rucker and the Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary for preparing the lunch for the workers and for delivering it to the cemetery. But, above all, we all owe a debt of gratitude to Don Meadows, Gaeton Conte and Rob Smith who spent countless hours organizing, planning and executing the plan for the work day. It was an impressive plan and it worked to perfection. This was a difficult project but Don, Gaeton and Rob showed great leadership through it all." WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS IS SUNDAY, MAY 7 - The annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations will be held on Sunday, May 7. Annually on the Fourth Sunday of Easter, the Holy Father challenges all the faithful to gather in prayer for vocations. For more information on how you can help a seminarian or get involved in the effort to promote vocations, contact Phil Slovensky or Gaeton Conte.

COUNCIL 10567 to Sponsor Renewal of Wedding Vows Program on June 28 - Council 10567 will once again sponsor a Renewal of Wedding Vows program, to be held at Sunday Mass on June 28 at St. Patrick. This was a very popular program one year ago and we are proud to offer it again. If you are a St. Patrick couple celebrating a 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, etc., wedding anniversary this year, you are eligible to participate. Please submit your name to Don Meadows, the Church office or to any Knight of Columbus. Please let us know as soon as possible for planning purposes.

SUNDAY, APRIL 30TH - Absolute Presence will have an extended rehearsal following 10:00 Mass on Sunday to prepare for Springfest.

MONDAY, MAY 1ST – Choir rehearsal 6:30 – 7:30. All voices.

SPIRIT SERVICE DRIVE continues through June 30. If you have basic yard work needs, or chores around the house, contact Kevin Whitaker to schedule a SPIRIT member to work for you. In exchange, a contribution toward SPIRIT Service Mission 2006 (SSM 2006) is requested. For more information, visit the SSM 2006 page on the church website at SaintPatrickCC.com/SPIRIT.

A NEW SERIES OF NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING classes will begin May 3, 2006 and continue June 7, concluding June 28. Classes meet at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Hoover. Please contact the church office, for further information and registration.

AUCTION ITEMS NEEDED: We are in need of donated items to be used for the Springfest Auction. If you have an item to donate or any information on who we might contact for a donation we would greatly appreciate your help. Some of the items auctioned last year were UAB autographed basketballs, golf packages, gift baskets, autographed Auburn game ball and much more. For more information contact the church office. CHILDRENS INFLATABLES : We are in need of volunteers to help with the Children’s Inflatable games. Please find it in your heart to volunteer and call the church office. ATTENTION CHILDREN OF ALL AGES: Get your wristbands now. On sale this weekend after all Masse. You can’t beat this deal. The wrist bands sell for $10.00 and the wearer gets to enjoy all 7 inflatables (plus a toddler bounce for the wee ones) all day long. PLUS each wearer will get a free snow cone, a free popcorn AND a free cotton candy. For more information please contact the church office. SPRINGFEST IS 1 WEEK AWAY FROM TODAY, APRIL 30. New 10 Plus, after 3-17, (thru 4-24) are George & Mary Plan, George & Betty Dudchock, S. A. McArdle, Jr., Janice Busby, Matt & Marjorie Shiflett, Karen Spradling. New 20 Plus (thru 4-24) is Lois Bradley. ALL 10 PLUS Members, after 3-17, will pick up their two St. Patrick Coffee Mugs at the SHAMROCK SALES Location On the Day of SPRINGFEST. PLEASE SELL or BUY YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS. PROCEEDS are for the BUILDING FUND. Please turn in your money & ticket stubs to Gaeton Conte, Raffle Ticket Chairperson. WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE YARD SALE ITEMS for Bargain Basement! We would be very grateful if you would look around your house, basement, etc. and donate unwanted items to SPRINGFEST. No clothing, shoes, or items in need of repair. Please bring the items you no longer use to Church. Any questions, call the church office. Remember all items are tax deductible. SHAMROCK SALES: If anyone has arts or crafts to donate for Springfest 2006 we would greatly appreciate any contribution. We will return any unsold items provided your name and contact information are on the item(s). For more information call the church office. PLEASE POST A FLYER to help with Springfest publicity - We have a limited number of 11 x 17 Springfest publicity posters that can be posted in places of business, at ball parks or at other prominent places where the general public can see it. These are located in the back of the Church. Please take one at your convenience if you have a place to post it. Keep in mind that we only have a limited number of these so please take one only if you can use it. We appreciate your efforts in helping us to publicize our great event. SPRINGFEST T-SHIRTS will be on sale this weekend in the St. Joseph Hall following each Mass. The shirts are $10 for any size (YS - 3XL). You can also purchase your shirt next weekend at Springfest or by calling the church office. Only a limited number are available, so make sure to get your shirt quick!