Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saints and Special Observances

Saturday, September 1 

5:30 PM Mass 

In Memory of Audrey Kimmel Requested by Mary and Richard Hatton 

Sunday, September 2 

8:00 AM Mass 

In Memory of Joe and Lenore Ullrich Requested by Bill Ullrich 

11:00 AM Mass 

For Our Parishioners 

Monday, September 3 

9:00 AM Mass** 

In Memory of Mark Lozito Requested by Pat and Roy Lozito 

**Change in Mass time - Labor Day Holiday 

Tuesday, September 4 

7:00 PM Mass 

Special Intentions Requested by the Utomo Family 

Wednesday, September 5 

8:00 AM Mass 

Special Intentions for Thomas Rawling Requested by Nancy Rawling 

Friday, September 7 

8:00 AM Mass 

In Memory of Wilber VanLandingham

7:00 PM Mass 

Anointing of the Sick

 FIRST FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 7 

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 

Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction

A Request From St. Vincent de Paul…. 

We are in need of paper grocery bags for our Food Pantry Ministry. If you have any that you can donate, please drop them off at the church office. Your help is greatly appreciated!

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS 

Are you on a spiritual journey without a Church but looking for support? Do you know someone interested in the Catholic Church but not sure how to join? Are you interested in being baptized into the Catholic Church and looking to be fully initiated into the Catholic Church? If you or someone you know answers YES to these or similar questions, you are invited to participate in the process of the Rite of Christian of Adults (RCIA). For more information, please call Gary Rowland at 879-6803 or Sr. Patricia at 768-2593. Sessions begin on September 6 at 7:00 pm in the social hall.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 

Classes for children in grades K-8 who attend public school or non-Catholic private schools will begin on September 9. Registration is being held after all the Masses on the weekends of August 19 and 26 in the Ministry Room in the church. Please register before the classes begin. For more information, please call Sr. Patricia at 768-2593.

Eucharistic Ministry for Hospitals and Nursing Homes 

We now have teams in place who will bring the Eucharist, by request, to patients in area hospitals and nursing homes. If you have a relative or friend in one of these facilities who would like to receive the Eucharist, please contact the church office at 768-2593 with the information.

Thank you for making last year's Help Spread the Faith Communications Appeal a success. Thank you for answering Christ's call to evangelize. The Catholic Communications Appeal will occur in our parish Sept. 8-9 and we need your generous support to help offset the cost of printing and mailing the St. Augustine Catholic magazine to every Catholic home in the diocese - approximately 54,000. Your gift is crucial to our diocesan evangelization efforts to reach the many Catholics who no longer are active in the life of the church as well as provide education, information and inspiration to our active parishioners.

 Applications are now being accepted for a supervisory position in St. Patrick School's Extended Program - 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm Application must have at least one year's experience working in a Day Care. Please call the school office at 768-6323

Treasures from Our         Tradition             

Perhaps the most familiar traditional symbol that identifies bishops is the crosier that they carry. We see the shepherd's staff and immediately rich images from scripture come to mind, as well as the recollection that the first to respond to Christ's presence in our world were the shepherds. The staff is more than a walking stick; its crooked top is useful in snaring errant sheep but also in keeping the flock united. Bishops carry the curve outward, indicating their ministry to the wider flock, while abbots (and some abbesses, too) carry the crosier with the curve pointing in, indicating that their ministry is to the monastery alone. The crosier was once also carried by the pope, but was phased out centuries ago. You may recall that in pre-"popemobile" days, the pope was often carried around on a portable throne called a sedia gestatoria. Since he didn't do much walking, the need for a crosier was minimal. Pope Paul VI introduced the innovation of a walking staff in the 1960s, and everyone remembers Pope John Paul II's walking staff, not a crook, but a delicately sculptured crucifix. Thus, the pope carries a "pastoral staff" rather than a crosier. Precisely because the pope's ministry is universal, to the whole world, popes will likely leave crosiers in the hands of the bishops they commission for care of specific flocks. -James Field, © Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.

RESPITE: an interval of rest or relief. Respite Care Volunteer Program offers free respite (relief) services to those caring for someone at home without any support. Call (904) 358-9050

Registration for new students continues.   Please call the school office at 768-6323 or come by the school office for further information.

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SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS ARE NEEDED 

If you would be interested in being a substitute teacher, or if you know of someone who would be interested…..please call the school office at 768-6323 for further information.

 Announcements for Church Bulletin 

Due on Mondays by 12:00 noon-at least two weeks prior to the weekend they are to appear in the bulletin 

Registering as a Parish Member

Registration forms (green) are located in the brochure rack in the gathering area at the back of the church.  Place your registration form in the offering basket or drop it off at the church office.   You may also come to the church office to register.  (A registration form can also be found on our website at www.stpatrickjax.org.  Click on “documents”.

You will start receiving offering envelopes within four to six weeks.  If you are not receiving offering envelopes within that time, please contact the church office to verify your address.   Also, please contact the church office if you have a change of address or telephone number.  This will be very much appreciated.

Registration Form  

St. Patrick's School

 "Sponsoring a Student at St. Patrick’s School".   If you would like to sponsor a student at St. Patrick's School, please call the school office at 768-6323.

ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL NEWS 

Registration continues for new families. Come visit St. Patrick's Parish Catholic School or call the office at 768-6323 if you have any questions. FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL Monday, August 20th - 7:45 am FIRST DAY FOR PRE K.4 Wednesday, August 22nd - 8:00 am

K-12 Grade Scholarships Available for Low-Income Florida Families          

To attend the eligible private school of your choice in 2006-2007.  To be eligible for scholarship assistance:

1.  Household total income levels must be at or below those required to participate in the Free and Reduced Lunch Program.

2.  Students going into grades 2-12 must have been enrolled in a Florida public school for the full 2005-2006 school year.  If the child is entering kindergarten or 1st grade they must be at least five years old by Sept 1, 2006.

3.  Parents must apply and provide documentation of #1 & #2.

Openings are available at St. Patrick's Parish School.  You may call 768-6323.

Visit the website for application information.

www.scholarshipfunding.org

407-702-2607 or 904-247-6033