December Pancake Breakfast The next St. Pat’s Men’s Club Pancake Breakfast will be December 17th. We will begin serving breakfast at 9am and continue until 12:30pm. Sunday’s breakfast is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Join us for pancakes, sausage, applesauce, and our crowd-pleasing Cheesy Potatoes. No need to cook breakfast, and we’ll even do the dishes. Bring the kids, we expect a visitor from the North Pole to be there. We always need volunteers to help so you can sign up to volunteer after Mass or just show up on Sunday morning. As always, thank you for your support.

St. Patrick Now has Access to “FORMED”
HOW DO I SIGN UP?
1. Go to FORMED.org
2. Click “Sign Up.”
3. Select “Sign Up As a Parishioner”
4. Find St. Mary Hannah (by parish name or zip Code 49649)
5. Enter your name and email—and you’re in!

 If you have any questions, please contact the parish office @943-4633

THE CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE
This year St. Patrick is again participating in the Christmas Giving Tree Project with Catholic Human Services. The Christmas Tree will be set up in the Narthex on November 18th with ornaments for you to purchase gas and grocery gift cards. These gift cards are then given out at Christmas time to low-income senior volunteers. These volunteers are part of the Foster Grandparent or Senior Companion Program sponsored by Catholic Human Services. Please purchase a gift card and return it in an envelope with the ornament attached no later than Sunday, December 2nd. Thank you for your continued support and all that you do here at St. Patrick’s.

Here is the official schedule for the holiday and feast day Masses for St. Patrick Church:

Sunday, December 24th 11:00am is the 4th Sunday of Advent
Christmas Eve Mass: Sunday, December 24th 6:00pm

Christmas Day Mass: Monday, December 25th 11:00am

Feast Day Mary, Mother of God: Monday, January 1st 2024 at 11:00am NOTE: According to the USCCB, this is not a holy day of obligation for the year of 2024. Yet, you are highly encouraged to attend.

Try Us, You’ll Like Us Do you like to sing during Mass? Would like to sing with others that enjoy singing at St. Pat’s? Have you thought about joining the Music Ministry but just aren’t sure? Well… this is your opportunity to try us, because you’ll like us. There are several ways you can try us, the Music Ministry. You can stop by the Church on Thursday’s at 6 pm and attend one of our rehearsals. You will get a chance to not only sing with us but get to know a group of dedicated members of St Pat’s. Can’t make a rehearsal? When you come to a weekend Mass, come to the Social Hall 30 minutes before the start of Mass and warm up with the group that is singing at that Mass. We will provide you with the music for that Mass. You aren’t required to commit to singing at a certain Mass time. And finally, you can come and sing in the Resurrection Choir that will sing and provide comfort to those that attend a funeral here at St. Pat’s. If you are interested in any of these options or have questions, please contact me. You can call and leave a message at the parish office; you can email me at [email protected] or see me at the piano after Mass. Try us, you’ll like us.
Tom Zeoli Music Director

 What Is Happening In the Parish

 The Sanctuary Candle burns this week in Honor of the Parishioners of St. Patrick

Monday, December 11th
6:00pm—Faith Formation/Social Hall
7:00pm—RCIA/Conference Room
Rev. Matthew Furgiuele

Tuesday, December 12th
10:00am-12:00 pm Food Pantry Open
4:30pm--5:30pm—Confessions
6:00pm—MASS Followed by Adoration/St. Patrick Harold J. Kilcherman by Ken & Peggy Godin
7:00pm—Men’s Club Meeting
Rev James Gardiner

Wednesday, December 13th
6:30pm—Knights of Columbus/St. Mary Hannah
Rev. Cleetus George

Thursday, December 14th
7:30am-8:30am—Confessions
9:00am—MASS Fr. Joe Muszkiewicz by Joe & Gania Rode
10:00am-12:00 pm Food Pantry Open
10:00am—WOW Ministry Christmas Breakfast
5:30pm—Finance Council Meeting/Conference Room
6:00pm-Adult Faith Formation  in the Social Hall
Rev. Donald Geyman

Friday, December 15th
All Deacons

Saturday, December 16th
2:30pm—3:30pm Confessions
4:00pm—MASS Jim Mandarano by Selinda Mandarano
Rev. Joseph Graff

Sunday, December 17th Third Sunday of Advent
9:00am-12:30pm Pancake Breakfast with Santa
11:00am—MASS For the Parishioners of St. Patrick & St. Mary Hannah Rev. John Greene

Mass Times
Tuesday:4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Confession.

PASTOR: Reverend  Joe Muszkiewicz
PARISH DEACON: Rene Hoenshied
DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Sherrie Clutts
PARISH SECRATARY: Sue Korson
BOOKKEEPING: Dave Basler
MUSIC DIRECTOR: Tom Zeoli
MAINTENANCE AND BUILDING/GROUNDS: Tom Buckley

PASTORAL COUNCIL CHAIR: Barb Benson
FINANCE COUNCIL CHAIR: Nick Agostinelli

Office Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm.   
NOTE: Office Closed for lunch noon to 1:00pm.
Food Pantry open Tuesday and Thursday 10:00am to noon

Something New For Your App If you have the myParish app on your cell phone, you may notice a temporary background change for the Lent and Easter seasons. It is a beautiful background of the Holy Cross and again it is just temporary. Another feature that will be found on your app is called Lenten Reflections. It will be found under the icon called Inspire Daily. Remember there are so many features on your app and they are easy to use. No matter what kind of smart phone you own, it is easy to download if you do not already have the app. If you have any questions, please contact either Sue Korson or Sherrie Clutts at the parish office.

What Does It Mean To Be A Registered Parish Member vs. Unregistered From time to time we experience individuals who indicate that they are parish members but when it comes time to looking up needed information on them, we have nothing in our records. (NOTE: This scenario is true for all parishes.) Often people attend Mass at a parish for months or sometimes years, but never officially register. Being a registered parishioner also makes the process much simpler when it is time for receiving sacraments, registering for faith formation (religious education), sponsoring a sacrament recipient and even planning funerals. When a person is registered in a parish, all of their sacraments (Baptism, First Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage and Death) are recorded in the sacramental archive books. So why is it so important to be an actual registered member of a parish? Living in a culture that no longer supports a religious way of life, much less a Catholic Christian way of life, the local parish plays an integral role in helping to guide and support us on our journey. The parish does this through it's educational and formational programs, prayer groups, spiritual development and celebrations of the Word and Sacraments. In the Roman Catholic Church of the United States of America, members to be considered "active" parishioners must be registered in the Parish for a sufficient period of time, fulfilled the Sabbath Commandment by attending Mass faithfully on Sundays and Holy Days, and continuously support the Mission of Christ in the local Parish by preferably using the envelope system. In order to receive the Sacraments of Baptism, First Reconciliation, First Holy Communion, Confirmation, or Holy Matrimony you need be a registered member. To help insure this dynamic in the parish, the Church requires registration. Parish registration creates a two -fold obligation: On one hand, the pastor is obligated to serve the spiritual needs of that individual. On the other hand, the individual is obligated to support the mission and needs of the parish. If you are unsure that you are a registered member of St. Patrick’s, please contact Sue Korson at the parish office. If you aren’t, it only takes a few minutes to do so. –Sherrie Clutts DRE