Summer is a time of vacations and travel

For those traveling away from our parish family, we share with you some travel prayers and trust that our Lord will bring us all safely back together after our times of relaxation.

Prayers For Travel

Blessing of an Automobile
V. Our help is in the name of the Lord.
R. Who has made heaven and earth.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with your spirit.
Let us pray.

Lend a willing ear, Lord God, to our prayers, and bless this vehicle with Your holy right hand. Direct Your holy angels to accompany it, that they may free those who ride in it from all dangers, and always guard them. And just as by Your deacon Philip You gave faith and grace to the man of Ethiopia as he sat in his chariot reading the Sacred Word, so, point out to Your servants the way of salvation. Grant that, aided by Your grace, and with their hearts set on good works, they may, after all the joys and sorrows of this journey through life, merit to receive eternal joys, through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

(And it is sprinkled with holy water.)

Prayer before Starting on a Journey

My holy Angel Guardian, ask the Lord to bless the journey which I undertake, that it may profit the health of my soul and body; that I may reach its end, and that, returning safe and sound, I may find my family in good health. Do thou guard, guide and preserve us. Amen.

Prayer for Travelers

O Almighty and merciful God, who hast commissioned Thy angels to guide and protect us, command them to be our assiduous companions from our setting out until our return; to clothe us with their invisible protection; to keep from us all danger of collision, of fire, of explosion, of fall and bruises, and finally, having preserved us from all evil, and especially from sin, to guide us to our heavenly home. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Mass Intentions This Week

Sun. 7/17    5:30 PM Collective Intention Mass  
Mon. 7/18    8:00 AM Mass for the Sick    
Tues. 7/19    8:00 AM Anna Phillips    
Wed. 7/20    8:00 AM Daniel Garvey  7:30 PM   Monthly Memorial
Thur. 7/21   8:00 AM Paola Cacciola    
Fri. 7/22   8:00 AM Edna Lambert        
Sat. 7/23    8:00 AM Thomas F. Frazier;        

PLEASE PRAY FOR Julie Branton, Catherine MacLellan, Alice Carew, Jim Fitzpatrick, Jim Campbell, Wilma Verge, Sandra Green, Marie Murphy, Kathy Murphy, Jennifer Melnyk, Michael Ruiz, Ricky Webster, John Morton, Eleonore Santospago, Eileen Dennis, Jordan Pascucci, Elaine Ruda, Ulysse Richard, Dave Markow, Laura Tomlin, Lucy Grupposo, Marie Smith, John Healey, Joel Dennis, Greg Giallonardo, Nancy Brodeur, Erin McKay, Tony Amendola, Thomas Kean, Chuck Plaistek, Jane O'Keefe, Diane Doyle, Amanda Clift, Stephen W. Humphrey, Jr., Muriel Cosentino, Amy Flickenger, James Phillips, Elvira Portyrala, James Atherton, Mike Fitzgerald, and all the sick of the parish.

SANCTUARY LAMPS for the week of July 17th will burn In prayer for Larry Bellatoni.

If you would like a LAMP in our Church or Adoration Chapel burning for one week, in memory of a loved one or for a special intention, please call the rectory (508) 653-1093.

PARISH SUPPORT
July 10, 2005

Budgeted           Actual                      
Offertory                Offertory                Deficit

$15,000.00            $10,680.00            $4,320.00

Special Collection

Our St. Patrick parish family contributed $2,805.00 to the special collection of July 10th for the Black and Indian Missions. Thank you for your generosity!

STEWARDSHIP

Does the lure of riches and material goods choke God out of your life? Are you so caught up in worldly activities and anxieties that you have no time for God? These are questions that we all must ask of ourselves if we are going to live as God’s stewards.

Rest in Peace

Let us pray for those who have died, especially
Eileen Rose and Frances J. Balcom
May they and all the faithful departed rest in peace.

Reminder

Proud 2B Catholic Music Festival
Saturday, July 30

Archbishop O’Malley will celebrate Mass at the 5th Annual “Proud 2B Catholic Music Festival.” The event will be held at the Marist House in Framingham and will run from 1-9 p.m. Tom Brady Sr. will speak about his experiences as a Catholic and about coming “2 Mass” to worship. For admission prices and other information, please visit www.proud2bcatholic.com or call Peter at 1-800-801-0893

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Registration

All students who were registered last year should have received a registration packet in the mail. If you did not receive a registration packet, please inform the Office of Religious Education so that one may be sent to you.
Families new to the parish or to the program, information may be obtained from the parish website or by calling the Religious Education Office so that a registration packet can be mailed to you.

Website Update

Take the time to look at the updated information on the parish website www.stpatsnatick.org

Now available under “Religious Education”:
• General Information
• Printable registration forms
• Updated calendar
• Policies
• Volunteer Forms

Check back often, coming very soon,
• Specific grade level information and curriculum
• More

Did you know that the parish bulletin is posted weekly on the website?

Through the website, you can contact us to help out, ask questions, get information, or to request a parish membership form.

Share your talents

Interested in being a catechist? An aide? A hall monitor? Contact Melisa in the office of religious education, there are as many positions as there are parishioners, each with their own talents!

Fellowship of Young Adults (20s & 30s)

Evening of Prayer

Please join us on Monday, July 11th, at 7:30 p.m. for our monthly Evening of Prayer. In honor of the Feast of Saint Benedict, we will be praying for the intentions of our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. The evening will conclude with Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Please join us and bring a friend. All are welcome.

RCIA
Easter Vigil

During the Easter Vigil our catechumens and candidates for full Communion receive the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. On this holiest of nights we welcome our new members. After Easter we enter the period of Mystagogia. During this period we encourage our new members to become active and vital members of our parish community
If you or anyone you know would like to learn more about the RCIA process, please contact the Rectory.

Pine Street Inn Ministry

Volunteers are needed for Saturday, August 6 to serve the evening meal. You will leave Natick from #6 Lincoln St. at 4pm and return by 7pm. Please call Lisa @ 508-545-1706.

Adoration Reflections During the Year of the Eucharist

During this year Eucharistic adoration outside Mass should become a particular commitment for individual parish and religious communities. Let us take the time to kneel before Jesus present in the Eucharist, in order to make reparation by out faith and love for the acts of carelessness and neglect, and even the insults which our Savior must endure in many parts of the world. Let us deepen through adoration our personal and communal contemplation, drawing upon aids to prayer inspired by the word of God and the experience of so many mystics, old and new.
St. Patrick Parish is blessed to have 24 hour Eucharistic Adoration and we celebrate our 10th Anniversary on Nov. 1, 2005.
Is Jesus calling you to spend just one hour a week with Him? Call Anne Reilly (508) 655-8516 to sign up to become a committed Adorer. It is a long lasting gift!

Marian Ministry

The Marian Ministry invites you to join us as we pray the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, on Monday, July 18th at 7:30 pm in the Lower Church. All are welcome.

For more information, please contact Sharon Cowles at (508) 655-5139

Hospice volunteers needed

MetroWest Hospice will be starting to train Direct Service Volunteers in September. Hospice Volunteers act as "befrienders" to our patients and their families providing support and caring to supplement the medical, sociological and spiritual services of our professional staff. Hospice is also seeking Office Volunteers to join our staff as an alternative to direct service with patients.

If you are interested in our eight week training, please contact Laurie Tosti, Volunteer Coordinator at 508-424-0735, or Laurie.Tosti@mwmc.com.

Can you feel God's love?

Free, family faith-filled festival
Tent rally & concert
Saturday, August 6th
10:00am to 5:00pm

Fatima Shrine, Route 126, Holliston, MA

Enjoy local & internationally known speakers
David Thorp, Pat & Don Turbitt & Fr. Mike McNamara

CHILDREN'S PROGRAM WITH:
FACE PAINTING/GAMES/CRAFTS/BIBLE STORIES & SONGS

Inspirational Music!

Picnic Lunch Available or Bring Your Own
Mass at 4:00pm
Private prayer for your intentions at 5:00pm

Sponsored by the Vision of Peace Prayer Community

For more information call Mary & Ron Whinnem @ 508-655-1463

Safety for All

In an effort to make sure our building is a secure place for all during the celebration of Mass, parents please accompany your children when they need to use the rest room. In this way we will all be assured that our youngsters are safe at all times.

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