March 16, 2014

The Roman Catholic Communities of

St. Patrick & Our Lady of Mercy

Diocese of Charleston

The Most Reverend Robert E. Guglielmone, D. D.,

Bishop of Charleston

St. Patrick Catholic Church

134 St. Philip St. Charleston, SC 29403

P. O. Box 20726 Charleston, SC 29413

Phone (843) 723-6066 Fax (843) 853-8114

Rectory (843) 853-8858 Email: stpat@bellsouth.net

www.catholic-doc.org/StPatrick

Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church

77 America Street

Charleston, SC 29403

(843) 723-6066

Confessions

Tuesday-Friday 8:00 a.m.

Saturday Vigil 6:00 p.m.

Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Student Mass 5:00 p.m. (Aug-May)

Holy Days-8:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

Saturday 5:00 to 5:30 p.m.

and by appointment

Fred McKay, Principal The Charleston Catholic School

Rev. Fr. Henry N. Kulah, Pastor

Mass Schedule Sunday 8:00 a.m.

Sunday before Mass

Charlton Singleton Music Director

Second Sunday of Lent March 16, 2014

THE SICK: St. Patrick: Edna Tolbert, Carol Ann

Fokes, Inez Murry, Sr. Naomi Smith, O.S.P., Samuel Murray, Florence Gourdine, Roger Jenkins, John Deas, Cleopatra Nesbitt, Bernard Hamilton, Keith Hamilton, the

Venning Family, Myrtle Hazelton, Lugenia Marion, Jonae Ballard, Tony Ha-zel, Joseph McKenzie, Ernestine Jones and her grandchildren, Georgetta Brown, Jane Wright, Lauretta Duval Williams, Cornell Hampton, Judy Collins Harris, Walter Grate, Judy Lytel, Rovena Hazel, Grippon Boags, An-gela Burke, Delores Myers, and Tommy Schrimpf. Our Lady of Mercy: Maurice Chapman, Keith Mitchell, Patricia Lewis and

all those at home or in nursing homes.

STEWARDSHIP

MARCH 2014

ACTUAL BUDGET

ADULT ENVELOPES 9,578.91 20,640.00

YOUTH ENVELOPES 0.00 0.00

SECOND COLLECTION 1,149.77 500.00

TOTAL COLL. to date 10,728.68 21,140.00

MASS INTENTIONS March 15, 2014–March 21, 2014

Saturday 03/15 For the Wisdom and Experience of

Older People

Sunday (OLM) 03/16 For the People

Sunday 03/16 Mr. Joel Johnson

Monday 03/17

Tuesday 03/18

Wednesday 03/19

Thursday 03/20 Bernardine & Maria D. Molony

Friday 03/21

St. Patrick Church

Contributions of the weekend of March 9, 2014

Envelopes $ 3,595.00

Loose $ 755.91

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — The LORD said to Abram: All the families of the earth shall find blessing in you (Genesis 12:1-4a)

Psalm — Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you (Psalm 33).

Second Reading — God has called us to a holy life, not because of our works but accord-ing to grace (2 Timothy 1:8b-10).

Gospel — Atop a high mountain, Jesus was transfigured before Peter, James, and John (Matthew 17:1-9).

SECOND COLLECTION FOR TODAY

MARCH 16, 2014

BLACK AND INDIAN HOME MIS-

SIONS

Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary

Our Lady of Guadalupe Ct. 110

Sponsors a

Lenten Retreat

Rev. Father Henry N. Kulah,

Facilitator

Fr. Figaro Hall

Saturday, April 5, 2014

10:00 –2:00pm

Donation: $5.00 (lunch provided)

For reservations please call

Elease Amos-Goodwin, Grand Lady

843-763-8157

Lady Majorie A. Steplight, Chairperson

843-722-8692

All Parishioners are invited and

encouraged to attend

St. Patrick

Liturgical Ministries Schedule March 22, 2014 and March 23, 2014

Mar 22: Saturday Vigil 6:00 PM ALT Leigha Cox Tillia Powell Larry Singletary EUCH Delores Jackson Juanita LaRoche EUCH-TL Evonne Hunter LEC Philip LaRoche (1) Christine Castaneda (2) USH Marcus Cox Nathaniel Sims USH-COL Leonard Davis Charles Taylor Mar 23: 3rd Sunday of Lent 6:00 PM ALT Rosie Booker Chyna Reese John Christopher Wright EUCH Florence Simmons Inez Simpson Leonis Wright EUCH-TL Yvonne Orr LEC Eddie Smith (1) Allison Stoney (2) USH Rocco Pasquarello Raymond Polite USH-COL Fred Hutchinson George McNeil

Our Lady of Mercy

Collections for the weekend of March 9, 2014

Envelopes $ 80.00 Loose $ 265.00

OUR LADY OF MERCY

LITURGICAL MINISTRIES SCHEDULE

Sunday, March 16, 2014 3:00 PM

LEC Sylvia Chapman Ruby Randall

PARISH EVENTS

MARCH 16, 2014-MARCH 23, 2014

Sunday, Mar 16-Closing Mass at OLM @ 3pm

Sunday, Mar 16-Celebrating St. Patrick Social @ Fr. Figaro

Hall from 5:30pm-6:30pm

Monday, Mar 17-Mass @ 8am w/Bishop Guglielmone followed

by St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Tuesday, Mar 18-Bible Study @ 11am

Tuesday, Mar 18-Convent Mass @ 5pm

Tuesday, Mar 18-Leg of Mary @ 5:15pm

Tuesday, Mar 18-Station of the Cross (Soup by OLG) @ 6pm

Wednesday, Mar 19-Priests Support @ 12pm

Thursday, Mar 20-Choir @ 6pm Lower Church

Friday, Mar 21-ICS Alumni Fish Dinner

Sunday, Mar 23-Women’s Guild Board Mtg after Mass

Sunday, Mar 23-Jr. Daughter’s Mtg after Mass

A simple but powerful Lenten practice

Please take a prayer petition from the back of the church

and pray that petition daily throughout Lent. A sample

prayer is included. Thank you!

-ICS Alumni- Mark Your Calendar!

The ICS Alumni will have a fish dinner on Friday, March 21, 2014 from 10am –3pm at Fr. Figaro Hall. The menu includes fish, green beans, red rice, slaw, roll and dessert. Price -$8.00 Eat in or take out! Proceeds from the dinner to benefit the Oblate Sisters of Providence, Balti-more, MD.

Coastal Deanery Lenten Penance Services

St. Theresa, Summerville Wednesday, March 19th 7;00pm

St. Benedict, Mt. Pleasant Wednesday, March 26th 7:00pm

St. John the Beloved, Summerville, Thursday, March 26th 10am

St. Patrick, Charleston, Thursday, March 27th 6:00 PM

St. John the Beloved, Summerville, Monday March 31st 7:00pm

Blessed Sacrament, Charleston Tuesday April 1st

St. Thomas the Apostle, N. Charleston Wednesday, April 2nd

7:00pm

Immaculate Conception, Goose Creek Wednesday, April 2nd

7:00pm

St. Joseph’s Charleston Thursday, April 10th, 7:00pm

SEEING THROUGH

Today's readings invite us to look more deeply, to catch a glimpse of Divine Reality hid-den within the “stuff” of life. God challenged the elderly Abram and his wife to leave home for a land that God would show them. Their eyes would see the land, but only God could “show” it as a divine gift. Paul reminded Timothy that God’s grace had always been avail-able, but in Jesus Christ was made “manifest.”

Jesus called Peter, James, and John up the mountain and was “transfigured” for a mo-ment, the radiance of God shining through. Then, just as abruptly, the three looked up . . . and saw only Jesus. During Lent we’re invited to “see through” to God’s presence in the stuff of life: prowl-ing the supermarket, waiting in traffic, arguing with the kids, cleaning the bathtub. We wouldn’t really have to “do” anything, if we could only glimpse divine love supporting us, holding us together. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Who is an Active Parishioner?

Regular attendance at Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation. Absent only for serious reason, e.g. illness.

Registered in the Parish, receiving and using weekly envelopes, supporting the Parish accord-ing to the best of one’s ability.

Volunteers and participates in Parish activities with time, talent, and resources as means per-mit.

Trying to live the Catholic Faith as best they can with God’s help and the support of family and friends at home and in the Parish.

PARISH REGISTRATION

Welcome to all new families/individuals. Please register as soon as possible. Registration in house is needed for planning purposes. Regis-tration is required before the parish can issue a sponsorship certificate for those asked to be sacramental sponsors.

You must be registered and a contributing member for at least 3 months before a certifi-cate will be given. Registration Forms are avail-able in the Parish Office 723-6066.

MARRIAGES

The couple must contact in person the pastor at least six months prior to the desired date of the wedding.

Please contact the office to initiate the marriage preparation process or if you have questions. Bap-tism and Confirmation certificates are needed.

Announcements!

Why should you choose Catholic Educa-

tion? Here are three of the top reasons:

1. Catholic tradition and academic excellence in a

community grounded in a common faith.

2. Balanced curriculum including art music and fit-

ness.

3. Emphasis on moral development, service to others

and leadership skills. This is our mission statement:

The Charleston Catholic School educates a socially di-

verse student body in a nurturing family environment

within the sacred tradition and teachings of the Ro-

man Catholic Church. Teachers challenge the students

to discover their own unique gifts through creative

inquiry and critical thinking in the core academic

subjects and the arts. Our small, loving environment

enables students to learn self discipline through re-

sponsible decision-making and to develop a sense of

compassion for others. Monday, March 17th, our stu-

dents and concert band will participate in The

Charleston St. Patrick’s Day Parade. There will be no

school Friday, March 21st as our teachers will be at-

tending a teacher workshop. We are currently accept-

ing applications for the 2014-15 school year.

Jeannie Hefti Fanjoy

Communications Associate

The Charleston Catholic School

888-A King Street