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Parish Office, by appointment.

Mass Schedule

Daily Mass—Tuesday and Thursday 5:30 PM Wednesday and Friday 12:00 Noon Communion to follow for those attending and those who watch the livestream. Saturday—5:00 PM, Mass in the Church and Hall Communion to follow for those attending and those who watch the livestream. Sunday—8:30 AM and 11:00 AM, Mass in the Church and Hall Communion to follow for those attending and those who watch the livestream. Adoration—Thursday, 6:00-8:00PM Confessions—Thurs., 6:00-7:00PM,Sat, 3:00-4:00PM

Parish Staff

Rev. Leo Walsh, J.C.L., S.T.D. - Pastor fr.leo@st.patsak.org blog: https://frleowalsh.com

Dcn. Mick Fornelli - Deacon mfornelli@st.patsak.org

John Gagnon - Business Manager/Facilities jgagnon@st.patsak.org

Mary Allison—Dir. of Catechetical Ministries mallison@st.patsak.org

Youth Minister (vacant) Rima Ostrom - Administrative Assistant rostrom@st.patsak.org Margaret Simmons - Music Director queenowrits@arctic.net

When I was younger, I was captivat-ed by Peter, James, John and Andrew, who left everything, seemingly on the spur of the moment, to follow Jesus simply because he asked them. “What faith!” I thought. “What fervor!”

Then, as I grew older and started adulting, I thought to myself, “Self! Hold on a minute. Normal people don’t just up and leave everything because some stranger says, ‘Follow me.’” In fact, we see several oth-er places where Jesus gives the same invitation and they don’t follow him, such as the rich, young man in Mark 10:17-31. There has to be more to the story. Fortunately, we get our insight in last week’s gospel from the call of Andrew and Peter in the Gospel of John (Jn 1:35-42). As you recall, once Andrew spent the rest of the day with Jesus he sought out his brother Simon and exclaimed, “We have found the Messiah!” If we keep reading, we see that the next day the scene is re-peated with Philip and Nathaniel. In this case, Philip says, “We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus, son of Joseph, from Nazareth.” (Jn 1:45) What becomes abundantly clear in a reading of John is that, like everyone else at the time, those who would become the first disciples were primed and ready for his appearance. They were on the lookout, and when they found themselves in his presence, they recognized in him the long expected Messiah. They didn’t know what following him would entail, of course, but really they didn’t have to. He was there. He asked them to be his disciples. That was enough for the moment. The rest would take care of itself. It’s a good lesson for all of us who choose to follow Jesus. Do we recognize in Jesus the fulfillment of all our hopes and deepest longings? Do we choose to fol-low him daily? If we do, then every other decision from then on will flow from that choice. The rest is just de-tails.

Waiting for Jesus

January 24, 2021 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. Patrick’s Parish 2111 Muldoon Road Anchorage, Alaska 99504 Parish Offices: 907-337-1538 Parish Website: www.st.patsak.org

A community of Christian stewards living in faith, hope and love.”

Parish News and Notes

Stewardship of Treasure January Goal $58,700.00

Sunday, January 3 $13,797.01 Sunday, January 10 $12,184.01

Total Collected $25,981.02 Still Needed $32,718.98

Thank you for your generosity!

Thank You for Your Generosity! During these odd times, we offer many ways to give.

In Person: Drop your donation in the basket at the back after Mass, or

Drop your donation through outer doors of the Deacons Hall. Give Online: Go to the parish website, www.st.patsak.org and click on “Donate” at the upper right. You can donate through a credit card or bank account, and you can use the “Quick Give”

option if you don’t wish to set up a user name and password.

By Mail: Send your donation via U.S. Mail

Thank you for your continuing support of your parish family during these difficult times!

Women’s Morning of Reflection

All women of the Archdiocese are invited to a

Women's Morning of Reflection at St. Patrick’s

Church on Saturday, February 6th. Mass begins at

10am with adoration, confession, and Rosary to

follow. Event concludes at 11:30am. Please bring

a mask, Bible, and journal. No food will be served

due to COVID-19. Please call Tammy Williamson

at 907-744-7887 for more information.

Website Comments!

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Thanks to designers Mary Allison and Andre Gi-

acolone for building an easily navigated, in-

formative and integrative platform! There is still a

lot of tweaking to do! Take a look and send your

comments and suggestions to

mallson@st.pats.ak.org.

“Let us Pray for One Another” Prayer Chain Ministry Looking for Volunteer with a Heart for Prayer

Would you consider being part of the St. Patrick’s Prayer Chain and interceding on behalf of those who ask for and are in need of prayer? Call Rima in the parish office to sign up, 337-1538. Thanks to Gretchen Froehle for coordinating this effort.

Next Weekend’s Special Collection

Upcoming

Adult Bible Studies! Winter and Spring of 2021 have an exciting variety of Adult Bible Studies! As requested, Mary will be leading a 5 week bible study on the Book of Jonah. We will meet via Zoom on Mondays and begin on January 25 at 6pm. Email Mary for details. Introduction to Scripture will be happening again! This is an 8 week bible study for adults who are interested in learning the basics of salvation his-tory, how we should read the bible, interpreting what God is asking of us, and how we can bring the Gos-pel into the world. Day and time is TBD. Email Mary for more information. Keep and eye out for more options coming soon!

Archdiocesan and Parish News

Youth Leadership

Council Members

Wanted

We are forming St. Patrick’s Youth Lead-

ership Council, comprised of teens in

sophomore year of high school through

senior year. The council will work with

Mary to help advise and guide on youth

faith formation, design and run retreats

and workshops, and lead their peers in

small groups and youth ministry. The

council will receive leadership training,

work on teamwork skills, and gain experi-

ence in designing and leading various

group activities.

Members will be committing to bi-weekly

meetings, in addition to the occasional re-

treat, teamwork activity, or leadership

training. Members are also committing to

praying a decade of the Rosary daily for

our parish youth and attending Mass

every Sunday (when possible).

Youth interested in joining must submit a

complete application to malli-

son@st.patsak.org no later than Friday,

February 26. Please email Mary at malli-

son@st.patsak.org for an application.

(We do need an adult volunteer to join

us—email Mary if interested!)

Faith Formation Registration

is ongoing! Email Mary for more

information!

Readings Week at a Glance

Saturday, January 23 - Vigil - 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Confessions, Day Chapel 5:00 PM, Mass in Church and Hall, Communion follows

Sunday, January 24 - 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 AM, Mass in Church and Hall, Communion follows 11:00 AM, Mass in Church and Hall, Communion follows

Monday, January 25 Office Closed—No Public Mass today

Tuesday, January 26 5:30 PM, Mass in Church, Communion follows 6:00 PM, Legion of Mary, via Zoom 6:30 PM, R.C.I.A., via Zoom

Wednesday, January 27 12:00 Noon, Mass in Church, Communion follows

Thursday, January 28 10:00 AM, Adult Bible Study, Deacons Hall 5:30 PM, Mass in Church, Communion follows 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Confessions, Day Chapel 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Eucharistic Adoration, Church 7:00 PM, Catechist Training, via Zoom

Friday, January 29 12:00 Noon, Mass in Church, Communion follows

Saturday, January 30 - Vigil - 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Confessions, Day Chapel 5:00 PM, Mass in Church and Hall, Communion follows

Sunday, January 31 - 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 AM, Mass in Church and Hall, Communion follows 11:00 AM, Mass in Church and Hall, Communion follows

All liturgies are livestreamed, then posted on www.facebook.com/@stpatsak

Mass Intentions

January 24 - Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Ps 25:4-9; 1 Cor 7:29-31; Mk 1:14-20 January 25 - The Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle Acts 22:3-16; Ps 117:1-2; Mk 16:15-18 January 26 - Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops Heb 10:1-10; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 10-11; Mk 3:31-35 January 27 - Saint Angela Merici, Virgin Heb 10:11-18; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 4:1-20 January 28 - Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church Heb 10:19-25; Ps 24:1-6; Mk 4:21-25 January 29 - Friday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time Heb 10:32-39; Ps 37:3-6, 23-24, 39-40; Mk 4:26-34 January 30 - Saturday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time Heb 9:2-3, 11-14; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Mk 3:20-21 January 31 - 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Deu 18:15-20; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; 1 Cor 7:32-35; Mk 1:21-28

January 23, 2021 - January 29, 2021

Sat. 5:00pm Jason Martin, ROS Sun. 8:30am Dennis Riski, ROS 11:00am People of the Parish Mon. (private)

Tues. 5:30pm Wed. Noon Ken Jones, ROS

Thurs. 5:30pm Nicholas Leo Hays, ROS Fri. Noon Poor Souls in Purgatory

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Mass Date & Time Church

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Live stream

Mass Total

Total

Saturday, Jan 9 – 5 PM 64 384 448

Sunday, Jan 10 – 8:30 AM 61 920 980

Sunday, Jan 10 – 11 AM 110 434 545 1973

Saturday, Jan 16 – 5 PM 69 317 386

Sunday, Jan 17 – 8:30 AM 59 349 408

Sunday, Jan 17 – 11 AM 109 279 388 1182