Trinity Sunday June 7, 2020

This Week: Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9; Psalm: Daniel 3; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; John 3:16-18

Next Week: Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a; Psalm: 147; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; John 6:51-58

MISSION STATEMENT The Mission of St. Patrick Catholic Community is to proclaim and live the Gospel message of unconditional love, healing, and reconciliation,

through prayer, celebration, and action on behalf of justice, as a sign of hope for all God's people.

287 South Fourth Street, Memphis, TN 38126 901•527•2542 stpatsmemphis.org

Founded 1866

PARISH NEWS

Today’s Psalm Response

Glory and praise for ever! (Psalm Daniel 3)

SUNDAY MASS In The Church

8:30am 11:00am 5:15pm

Seating is extremely limited and is by

Sign-up Only

8:30 Mass

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11:00 Mass

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5:15 Mass

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Live streamed Mass every Sunday at 11am

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Replayed on YouTube after 1:00 pm

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Word in the World

Trinity

Sunday

Word in the World

Holy Mystery in whom we live and move and have our being How do we properly name God Some invent names for God

because what we have been using

no longer serves to describe

the indescribable for them

Abba God is what Jesus might have

called out to the One who sent him

In John’s gospel Jesus tells Nicodemus

that God loves this world

of God’s own making

and that our salvation is found

in the Son sent to live with us

as one of us

Our behavior in regard to one another

might tell us more about

the God we believe in

than any words we use to express

the content of our faith

Paul reminds us that

it is the God of love and peace

who desires to be with us in fellowship

In this time of turmoil

and of viral infections

we need the peace of God

to remain strong in our lives

With Moses we plead with God

to be with us in forgiveness

and acceptance

Strengthened by the Word

and responding to what we hear

we learn to follow the lead

of the Spirit that is the source

of all relationships graced

by God’s presence and action

Sacrament of Reconciliation

by appointment only

Call the office 901-527-2542 to schedule an appointment

Can be done face-to-face or anonymously.

Father Val’s Homilies Father Val’s recent homilies are available on our website: www.stpatsmemphis.org. On the home page, just click Homilies.

Exodus 34 Daniel 3 2 Corinthians 13 John 3

A Message from Fr. Val

On Friday, May 29th, in the early evening, I ran across a contract worker here at St. Patrick's, Ms. Lina, and parishioner John Hopkins. We started talking about the horrific murder of George Floyd. His death, as well as that of Ah-maud Arbery, the Georgia jogger gunned down, are recent names added to a long litany of black men--and women--"lynched" in our nation. I asked Ms. Lina if her three children are scared. She told me that they were too young. Then, Ms. Lina added, "But I am (scared)." Ms. Lina is the epitome of gentleness, and a woman with a deep faith in Je-sus. She and her husband have a great young family. (Ms. Lina gave me per-mission to share this conversation which I had with her.) "But I am (scared)." It's that systemic racism which has kneed the necks of so many per-sons of color in varied ways for centuries in our nation. As a white man,

I apologized to Ms. Lina. She told me that in no way have I shown it to her. I don't know. I wonder how that systemic racism has shown through me, I being raised right here in Memphis. Yes, I do apologize. There needs to be an ongoing examination of conscience in our nation and church. On so many levels, that systemic racism needs to be faced, and apologized for, and amendments made. Conversion is always hard to come by. I read that, on the night before his martyrdom here in Memphis, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said this: "But somewhere I read of the freedom of as-sembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of the press. Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right." As church here at St. Patrick's, let's get it "right.”

PARISH NEWS

PARISH NEWS

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED THIS FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 12

Deacon Eugene Champion will complete his many years of service leading St Patrick Community Outreach, Inc. with a major food pan-

try give away this Friday, June 12. Volunteers are invited to wear masks and gloves and remain socially distant. You are asked to ar-

rive at 7:30am when a semi tractor trailer from the Mid-South Food Bank will deliver the food. We need volunteers to help stage the food

and prepare the forms our guests will

fill out in their cars. We need 20-30 volunteers. Our guests will collect food in the neighboring COGIC park-

ing lot 10am-12 noon. You’ll receive a blast email this week with specific volunteer opportunities.

Please email Joe Birch with your questions. jbirch@wmctv.com or call (901) 726-0419.

First Communion Sunday, June 7

11 o'clock Mass Why are our First Communicants wearing a white alb with a red cross? At our Bap-

tism our name was called by the Good Shepherd to receive his risen life and enter his sheepfold,

the Church. The white garment we wore as infants for our Baptism was a sign that we were "a new creation clothed in Christ' And the priest went on to pray: See in this white garment the out-ward sign of your Christian dignity. With your family ad friends to help you by word and

example, bring that dignity unstained into everlasting life. From the youngest ages in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd we ponder and enjoy the liturgical signs of Baptism, including the white garment. We believe the richness of this sign should not be lost or forgotten. Now we wear it to this new encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist, which is also a foretaste of the heavenly banquet. And we also carry our baptismal candles as a reminder of the gift of the light and life of the Risen Christ which we received in our Baptism, echoed in the words of the prayer the priest prayed: These children of yours have been enlightened by Christ. They are to walk always as children of the light. May they keep the flame of faith alive in their

hearts. When the Lord comes, may they go out to meet him with all the saints in the heav-enly kingdom.

Tristian Childs Louis Paxton Hudson Slayton Anna Brady Somes Daira Rodriguez Scarlett Rodriguez

Jun 14, 8:30 am, +Carolyn Kirksey Jones by the Crone Family Jun 14, 11:00 am, +Jeanie Skroupa by Joanne Johnson Jun 16, 5:15 pm, Tessa Kelley on her birthday by Angela and Andy Crone Jun 17, 5:15 pm, +Carlye Craven by Tim Craven

PARISH NEWS

Did you know that you can set up your offer-ings to St. Patrick Church through the Parish Giving option on our website? Your contribu-tions will be automatically deducted from your checking or savings account or credit card and deposited directly to St. Patrick’s bank account. It’s a safe and easy way to make your dona-tions. Just go to http://bit.ly/StPatrickgiving or www.stpatsmemphis.org and click on the Easy button or the Parish Giving button to sign up. If you have problems or questions, please call Julie at 901-527-2542.

WEEKLY CALENDAR Jun 7 - Jun 14

Sunday, June 7 Trinity Sunday

8:30 am, 11:00 am, 5:15 pm Masses with

Limited Seating

11:00 am, First Communion

11:00 am, Mass live streamed on Facebook

1:00 pm, Soup on Sunday, Outreach Center

Monday, June 8

Office Closed

Tuesday, June 9

5:15 pm, Mass, Church

Wednesday, June 10

5:15 pm, Mass, Church

Thursday, June 11

5:15 pm, Mass, Church

Friday, June 12

5:15 pm, Mass, Church

Sunday, June 14

8:30 am and 11:00 am, Masses with Limited

Seating

NO 5:15 pm Mass

11:00 am, Mass live streamed on Facebook

1:00 pm, Soup on Sunday, Outreach Center

Our Offertory Donations

Offertory $3,884 Online Giving 4,275 Food Ministry 100

Other 1,100 Total $9,359

Thank you for your generosity, your support and your patience

during these difficult days YOUR IDEAS WELCOME! We are all washing our hands. We are avoiding large gatherings. But, in addition to

protecting ourselves and our families, what can we as a church do to help our less fortunate neighbors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic through our St. Patrick’s

Community Outreach Center? How would you like to see St. Patrick Community Out-reach serve our clients in the pandemic? What special kinds of service/ support/ products would you like to see the Outreach Center provide to help our clients per-severe in COVID-19? Please e-mail your thoughts to Joe Birch at etowncrier@gmail.com.

SMALL GROUP FAITH SHARING OPPORTUNITIES

A Prayer Circle

Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. for about 15 minutes

Join with your own and any other prayer intentions, as we begin our day in prayer, including the Prayer for St. Patrick Com-

munity. Contact Jan Kidder at jan.kidder62@gmail.com. If you are unable

to join, yet have a prayer intention you wish to have included, please share that

in your email to Jan also.

Faith Sharing

Group Tuesday evenings

6:30 p.m. Facilitated by parishioner Louise Cayo. You

may contact Louise on her cell at 901-833-1506. For Zoom instructions, call Parish

Pastoral Council member

John Tubbs at 901-240-4353.

Faith Sharing Group

Thursdays 10:30 a.m. until noon

an Ecumenical Faith Sharing Group, led by parishioners Judy

and Jerry Bettice. Their home number is 901-327-8068, for further information. Call John Tubbs (901-240-4353) for Zoom in-

structions.

Lectio Divina Thursday evenings

7:00 p.m. Prayer Opportunity for Lectio Divina, (a Sa-

cred Reading of the Scriptures) is led by pa-rishioner Kathleen Pluck-er. Contact her at

KathleenPluck-er@gmail.com

for Zoom instructions, and/or to be added for this experience.

Centering Prayer Saturday mornings 9:15 a.m.

We are not currently meeting physically,

but we are meeting in Spirit, wherein 1 person is physically present to light the candle on the prayer table while the 20 mi-

nute Centering “sit” is being experienced by all participants: the one physically pre-

sent, with the photos of the others in the group on their chairs, and the “safe at home” participation

of those who are dis-tancing at this time. We are happy to be

holding that space, and “consenting to God’s presence and action in our lives,” and look forward to

us all being together again physically when that is possible. If

you would like to part of this experience, please contact Ro at ro.osullivan@stpat.cdom.org.

Jan Kidder has formed an Email Interces-

sory Prayer Group to bring us together - and the power of the Spirit in two or three gathered together always does more than

we intend! Each week, you are invited to send your prayer requests to Jan by Mon-day evening; she will compile them and

email them to all participants by

Tuesday even-ing; we will each commit to pray-

ing the Rosary for all the inten-

tions sometime each Wednes-day. Prayer re-

quests cn be general, anonymous, specific, or even remain private. To join, or to find out more, please contact

Jan Kidder at jan.kidder62@gmail.com or 901-552-8390.

Let us see how the Spirit uses and trans-

PARISH NEWS

Please pray for the sick in our parish community, our friends and loved ones:

Lanny Merrill, Terry Nesmith, Peggy Pera, Deacon Eugene Champion, Fr. Eric Peterson, Brad Patterson, Tandy and Hannah, Sylvia and Bob Gallaher, Anthony Biggers, Theresa Gifford, Ray Berthiaume, Phyllis Somerville, Ginger Tubbs (John’s mother), Joel and Helen Weirich, Robert Anthony Lucas, Norma Millan Zalamea, Dot Eubanks, Lewis Fort, Vivian Biggers

(Anthony’s mother), Joyce Johnson, Daniel “Mickey” Farrell, Fr. Michael "Mickey" Stewart, Jerry Handwerker (Fr. Val’s cousin), June Greene (Bob Green’s stepmother), Kev-in David, Chuck Coggins, Travis Handwerker, Della Miles, Archbishop Joseph

Kurtz of Louisville, Rusty Ramsey, Earl Randle, Shel-by Terry (Ray and Louise Terry’s daughter-in-law), Stephen Golanka (Mary Lowe-Evans’ son), Jerry Fos-ter, Anne Lee Buford, Mary Baldwin, Shantia Baldwin, Sharon Shea and Family, Deidre Smith, Fenton McEvoy, Joy Asbury, Jeanne Richardson, Bernice Watkins, Robert Collins, Fred Robinson, Richard As-bury, Peggy Cunningham, Lucinda Lee, Margaret Lynch

Notify Parish Office If you or someone you know is hospital-ized or homebound and would like to be added to our prayer list, or if someone has recov-ered and should be removed from our list, please call the parish office at 901-527-2542.

Please follow us on social media!

And check out our website: www.stpatsmemphis.org

For the next Sundays, we will continue to have our streamed Sunday Mass at

11:00. For safety reasons, you may decide to participate in Mass through these

streamed Masses. Bishop David has dispensed everyone

from the obligation to come to Mass in the church through June 30th, 2020.

The Bishop recommends that if you are over 65, or if your health is weakened, please consider avoiding to return to Mass

at this time. The Bishop also advises fami-lies with small children to avoid returning

too quickly. As the Bishop stresses repeatedly, and as

you expect, assuring the safety of all pa-rishioners with social distancing of 6 feet is a critical part of these Masses.

“Living With Christ”

We subscribe to the Living With

Christ for those in our parish who want it. The date for the annual re-newal slipped past me in March. I renewed

but missed the cutoff to receive the June issue. I apologize but assure you that the

July edition will be available.

St. Patrick Parish Pastoral Council

Please contact any of these people with comments,

suggestions, or offers of help!

Jenni Barr barr.jenniferj@gmail.com Michelle Evans Michelle.A.Evans1@usps.gov Don Farrell don@freshrevenues.com Jan Kidder jan.kidder62@gmail.com Gloria Sangster-Fort gloria.sangsterfort@yahoo.com Anne Stubblefield stubblefieldanne@yahoo.com John Tubbs john.austin.tubbs@gmail.com

St. Patrick’s Staff

Msgr. Val Handwerker – Pastor val.handwerker@stpat.cdom.org Rev. Mr. Eugene Champion – Deacon Rev. Mr. Frank Williams - Deacon Ro O’Sullivan – Pastoral Assistant ro.osullivan@stpat.cdom.org 901-857-1987 Julie Boland – Office Manager julie.boland@stpat.cdom.org

St. Patrick’s Outreach Center Staff

Rev. Val Handwerker – Pastor Deacon Eugene Champion – Director Anna Champion – Administrative Assistant Anne Stubblefield – Volunteer Coordinator

Adult Faith Formation Coordinators

Judy and Jerry Bettice – jbettice@earthlink.net Monica Juma - mjuma@uthsc.edu

Parish Office Hours Tuesday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

PARISH NEWS

June 7, 2020 8:30 11:00 5:15

Lector 1 Dell Stiner Walter Smith

Lector 2 Fran Berendse Samia Khouzam Dave Smith

EMHC Mike Stengel Rami Khouzam

Cantor Sandy Heiss Victoria Godwin

Musician Angelica Rendek Matt and Paul Cummings Lisa Machen

Altar Server Jacob Burgess Amir Khouzam Eason and Andy Crone

Sacristan Tracy Burgess Mike Watermeier Gene Mangiante

Flowers Anne Stubblefield

June 14, 2020 8:30 11:00 5:15

Lector 1 Mike Stengel Joe Birch Courtney Keller

Lector 2 Diane Flasch Jan Kidder Linda Jackson

EMHC Pat Papachristou Carla Dennis Bailey Steffek

Cantor

Musician

Altar Server Fran Berendse George Espinoza

Sacristan Aletta Roebuck Joe Birch Gene Mangiante

Flowers Linda Opiel