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MARK YOUR CALENDAR,

THE FEAST IS COMING SOON

The Saint Patrick Family Festival celebrates its 33rd anniversary this year. Over the years the festival has been known by several different names: Family Carnival, Spring Fling, St. Patrick’s Festival, and now the St. Patrick’s Family Festival and Feast of San Paolino. The main goals of the Feast are to bring together members of the community to enjoy good food, games, the rides, and to have fun in a family friendly environment. Again this year the Sons of San Paolino, who bring with them devotion to the patron saint of the Italian city of Nola, near Naples, and who have the tradition of dancing (or carrying) the Giglio: a 68 foot tall tower topped with the image of St. Paulinus will dance the Giglio. This adds a joyful and traditional aspect to our festival and turns it into a more traditional Feast. Our other goal is to raise the funds necessary for St. Patrick’s to continue to be a force for good in our community. We are in need of additional volunteers to help make this feast a wonderful and joyous event. If you can spare some time to help your parish please call the rectory at 676-3021 and leave your name. The festival will begin on Wednesday June 16th and run for five days until Sunday June 20th 2010. There will also be changes to our fabulous raffle. This year we are offering (are you ready) the chance to win a 2—Year Lease on a 2010 Mercedes Benz Luxury C300. In addition to the Mercedes the lucky winner will win a $1000. gas card. Can you see yourself tooling around town in your Luxury Mercedes? The second prize in our fabulous raffle is $1,500. and the third prize is $500. We will mail everyone additional information soon.

Remember YOU CAN’T WIN IT, IF YOU’RE NOT IN IT! The drawing will be on Sunday June 20th at the close of the Feast. This year we will have live entertainment, new rides (Newton Brothers rides) and delicious food. Please remember that all this work and planning has one purpose, to help the parish to continue the work of the Gospel and preach the Good News. That’s what it’s all about——doing the work of Jesus in this part of his vineyard. Mark your calendars to stop by during the feast, to meet old friends or make new ones. We’ll see you there!

Fr. Marty

The Super Bonanza!

***To All Ministers Serving at Mass***

The CDC (Center for Disease Control) has recommended that frequent and thorough washing of the hands, will go a long way in helping to stop the spread of the swine flu virus. For those ministers serving at mass, we will have several bottles of hand sanitizer on the side table for your use as well as for the deacons and priests. Before receiving communion yourself and before the distribution of communion please use the hand sanitizer on the table next to the crucifix in the sanctuary. Your cooperation and the help of everyone will go a long way in trying to make this flu season as mild as possible.

Fr. Marty

***MASS IS NOT OVER UNTIL THE FINAL BLESSING!