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307-235-5535 www.stpatricks-casper.com

St. Patrick’s Catholic Church

May 31, 2020

400 Country Club Road—Casper, WY 82609 PO Box 51010—Casper, WY 82605-1010

WHEN YOU ATTEND MASS

1. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early for Mass. Doors will be locked 5 minutes prior to the Mass.

2. Please put on your mask prior to exiting your vehicle. YOU MUST WEAR A MASK TO ATTEND MASS.

3. To enter the church, use the handicap ramp on the south side of the church, next to the Ministry Center. Observe social distancing by standing on the X's on the handicap ramp as you are screened for entry. Use hand sanitizer upon enter-ing the church.

4. Observe social distancing in the church. Dots on the pews mark a distance of six feet apart. Please do not sit closer than six feet to another family. Families may sit together.

5. When coming to the altar for communion, observe social distancing. Stand on the X's, which are six feet apart. Please use hand sanitizer prior to accepting communion.

6. Communion will only be served in the hand. The faithful should extend their hands making as flat a surface as possible. The minster will take care to grab the host by the edge and place the opposite edge into the hand of the communicant. The communicant should step to the side, lower her/his mask/face covering and consume the Body of Christ.

7. At the conclusion of Mass, please exit the church immediately. Observe social distancing while existing the church. Please do not linger to visit in the church. There can be no congregating in or around the church.

If your plans change and you or anyone you have reserved a seat for cannot attend Mass, please call the parish office at (307) 235-5535 or email us to release the seats to someone else.

If you have any other questions prior to Mass, please call the St. Patrick's Office at (307) 235-5535.

St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Casper, WY

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WEEKLY MASS READINGS

Sunday: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34: 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23 Monday: Gn 3:9-15, 20 or Acts 1:12-14; Ps 87:1-3, 5-7, Jn 19:25-34 Tuesday: 2 Pt 3:12-15a, 17-18; Ps 90:2-4, 10, 14, 16; Mk 12:13-17 Wednesday: 2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12; Ps 123:1b-2; Mk 12:18-27 Thursday: 2 Tm 2:8-15; Ps 25:4-5b, 8-10, 14; Mk 12:28-34 Friday: 2 Tm 3:10-17; Ps 119:157, 160-161, 165-166, 168; Mk 12:35-37 Saturday: 2 Tm 4:1-8; Ps 71:8-9, 14-15b, 16-17, 22; Mk 12:38-44 Sunday: Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9; (Ps) Dn 3:52-55; 2 Cor 13:11-13; Jn 3:16-18

Saturday, May 30th 4:00 p.m. Gene Bourdet (Deceased) 6:00 p.m. Special Intention Sunday, May 31st 7:30 a.m. Robert Pongratz (Deceased) 9:30 a.m. Parishioners of St. Patrick’s 11:30 a.m. Janet Keating Monday, June 1st 9:00 a.m. NO MASS Tuesday, June 2nd 9:00 a.m. Bobbie Dover (Deceased) Wednesday, June 3rd 9:00 a.m. Julie Anne Milberger Thursday, June 4th 9:00 a.m. John Stanley (Deceased) Friday, June 5th 9:00 a.m. Bishop Steven Biegler Saturday, June 6th 4:00 p.m. Sharon Dever 6:00 p.m. 50th Wedding Anniversaries Of: Steve & Cheryl Cunningham and Paul & Vicki Peters Sunday, June 7th 7:30 a.m. Stella Ridgeway (Deceased) 9:30 a.m. Parishioners of St. Patrick’s 11:30 p.m. Special Intention

ST. PATRICK’S FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Registered Plate Donors Donors

Donated 5/11/2020 $8,822.00 $160.00 Donated 5/14/2020 $8,757.00 $10.00 Donated 5/18/2020 $18,350.00 $135.06 Weekly Budget $13,461.54 $1,346.15 YTD Donation $665,614.60 $59,481.82 YTD Budgeted $619,230.84 $61,922.90

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

COME, LET US ADORE HIM!! Why do we spend an hour in Eucharistic Adoration?

Any amount of time spent before Most Blessed Sacrament is valuable and beneficial. Listed below are some reasons for spending an hour with our Lord in Eucharistic Adoration:

It is the way to a personal relationship with Jesus. By spending time with Jesus in the adoration, we can establish a truly personal relationship with Him. Because Jesus loves us with an infinite love, we bring an unlimited joy to His Sa-cred Heart when we spend an hour with Him in the Blessed Sacrament.

It’s a generous gift to the Lord of our precious time. It is thanksgiving and gratitude for all the blessings we’ve re-ceived, and in reparation for sin. In the garden He asked his disciples to watch for one hour, “So, could you not stay awake with me one hour? Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (Matthew 26:41)

Jesus gives us His grace. Jesus stays with us day and night in the Blessed Sacrament, calling out to each of us, “Come to me all you who are weary and find life burden-some, and I will refresh you.” (Matthew 11:28)

It brings peace. The Eucharistic brings peace to our hearts, and people with peaceful hearts make a peaceful world.

It allows us to rest awhile. It gives us time to quiet our mind and heart from the busyness of life, and so that we can concentrate a little on Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.

It gives us time to listen to Our Lord.

WHEN WE RESUME ADORATION THE FOLLOWING HOURS ARE AVAILABLE:

Tuesday, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, 1:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.

St. Patrick’s church has been blessed to have Eucharistic Adora-tion before the Blessed Sacrament for 33 years. Adoration has had a powerful and deepening impact on the spiritual lives of our adorers. Many of our adorers have had their own specified holy hour for the entire 33 years. During these times of isolation be-cause of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have had more time to contemplate and discern our relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. Maybe it’s time to consider and pray about the possibility of having your own Eucharistic Adoration hour, a family hour, or share an hour with another adorer, once we resume our regular Eucharistic Adoration.

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Summer Rosary at the St. Anthony’s Grotto

Please join us for the recitation of the rosary, at the St. Anthony’s grotto, beginning Wednes-day, June 3rd at 10:30 a.m. This will continue throughout the summer months, weather per-mitting. Due to the concerns of Covid-19 we will need to practice social distancing, and wear a mask. Please bring your rosary and a chair. If you have any questions please call Carol at 307-259-4765.

May 31, 2020 Pentecost Sunday

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