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307-235-5535 www.stpatricks-casper.com

St. Patrick’s Catholic Church

May 24, 2020

400 Country Club Road—Casper, WY 82609 PO Box 51010—Casper, WY 82605-1010

WHEN YOU ATTEND MASS

1. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early for Mass. Doors will be locked 5 minutes prior to the Mass.

2. Please put on your mask prior to exiting your vehicle. YOU MUST WEAR A MASK TO ATTEND MASS.

3. To enter the church, use the handicap ramp on the south side of the church, next to the Ministry Center. Observe social distancing by standing on the X's on the handicap ramp as you are screened for entry. Use hand sanitizer upon enter-ing the church.

4. Observe social distancing in the church. Dots on the pews mark a distance of six feet apart. Please do not sit closer than six feet to another family. Families may sit together.

5. When coming to the altar for communion, observe social distancing. Stand on the X's, which are six feet apart. Please use hand sanitizer prior to accepting communion.

6. Communion will only be served in the hand. The faithful should extend their hands making as flat a surface as possible. The minster will take care to grab the host by the edge and place the opposite edge into the hand of the communicant. The communicant should step to the side, lower her/his mask/face covering and consume the Body of Christ.

7. At the conclusion of Mass, please exit the church immediately. Observe social distancing while existing the church. Please do not linger to visit in the church. There can be no congregating in or around the church.

If your plans change and you or anyone you have reserved a seat for cannot attend Mass, please call the parish office at (307) 235-5535 or email us to release the seats to someone else.

If you have any other questions prior to Mass, please call the St. Patrick's Office at (307) 235-5535.

St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Casper, WY

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WEEKLY MASS READINGS

Sunday: Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17-23; Mt 28:16-20 Monday: Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68:2-5acd, 6-7b, Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68:10-11, 20-21; Jn 17:1-11a Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29-30, 33-36a, 35bc-36b, 11-14; Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Jn 17:20-26 Friday: Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20b; Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Ps 11:4—5, 7; Jn 21:20-25 Sunday: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34: 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23

Saturday, May 23rd 4:00 p.m. Special Intention 6:00 p.m. Tom Carubie (Deceased) Sunday, May 24th 7:30 a.m. Carolyn Kane (Deceased) 9:30 a.m. Parishioners of St. Patrick’s 11:30 a.m. Frank & Adele Blatt (Deceased) Monday, May 25th 9:00 a.m. NO MASS Tuesday, May 26th 5:15 p.m. Ryan Enyert (Deceased) Wednesday, May 27th 5:15 p.m. John Halverson Thursday, May 28th 9:00 a.m. Robert Capone (Deceased) Friday, May 29th 9:00 a.m. Patrick Wm. Ellis Sr. (Deceased) Saturday, May 30th 4:00 p.m. Gene Bourdet (Deceased) 6:00 p.m. Special Intention Sunday, May 31st 7:30 a.m. Robert Pongratz (Deceased) 9:30 a.m. Parishioners of St. Patrick’s 11:30 a.m. Frank & Adele Blatt (Deceased)

ST. PATRICK’S FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Registered Plate Donors Donors

Donated 5/5/2020 $10,786.000 $10.00 Weekly Budget $13,461.54 $1,346.15 YTD Donation $629,685.60 $59,179.76 YTD Budgeted $592,307.76 $59,230.60

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

COME, LET US ADORE HIM!! Why do we spend an hour in Eucharistic Adoration?

Any amount of time spent before Most Blessed Sacrament is valuable and beneficial. Listed below are some reasons for spending an hour with our Lord in Eucharistic Adoration:

It is the way to a personal relationship with Jesus. By spending time with Jesus in the adoration, we can establish a truly personal relationship with Him. Because Jesus loves us with an infinite love, we bring an unlimited joy to His Sa-cred Heart when we spend an hour with Him in the Blessed Sacrament.

It’s a generous gift to the Lord of our precious time. It is thanksgiving and gratitude for all the blessings we’ve re-ceived, and in reparation for sin. In the garden He asked his disciples to watch for one hour, “So, could you not stay awake with me one hour? Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (Matthew 26:41)

Jesus gives us His grace. Jesus stays with us day and night in the Blessed Sacrament, calling out to each of us, “Come to me all you who are weary and find life burden-some, and I will refresh you.” (Matthew 11:28)

It brings peace. The Eucharistic brings peace to our hearts, and people with peaceful hearts make a peaceful world.

It allows us to rest awhile. It gives us time to quiet our mind and heart from the busyness of life, and so that we can concentrate a little on Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.

It gives us time to listen to Our Lord.

WHEN WE RESUME ADORATION THE FOLLOW-ING HOURS ARE AVAILABLE:

Tuesday, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, 1:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.

St. Patrick’s church has been blessed to have Eucharistic Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament for 33 years. Adora-tion has had a powerful and deepening impact on the spiritual lives of our adorers. Many of our adorers have had their own specified holy hour for the entire 33 years. During these times of isolation because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have had more time to contemplate and discern our relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. Maybe it’s time to consider and pray about the possibility of having your own Eucharistic Adoration hour, a family hour, or share an hour with another adorer, once we resume our regular Eucharistic Adoration.

Shepherds of the Good Shepherd We offer unique olive wood religious works from the holy city of Bethlehem in efforts to provide for the Christian community in the Holy Land. Your purchase, however, will be an act of generosi-ty towards many families who make their living through missionaries like us. Explore our market-place at:www.shepherdsofthegoodshepherd.org,

or visit our Facebook page for more information about us: www.facebook.com/sgs.olive

The parish offices have been closed due to Covid-19, how-ever staff have been available to take calls and assist by appointments. The staff will NOT be available Monday, May 25th for the celebration of Memorial Day. They will be available again on Tuesday, May 26th during our regular business hours to take your phone calls, assist in reserving Mass times and assist by appointment.

May 24, 2020 Seventh Sunday of Easter

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Gather your family togeth-er for our FINAL of BIBLE TRIVIA. How well do you know your bible. Answer the questions below and submit them by Friday, May 29th to:

julieanne@tribcsp.com, for an opportunity to win a gift card. This is our final week of ques-tions and those who submit the correct an-swers will have their names placed in a drawing for a gift card.

J ESUS’ PARABLES & JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS

1. Which of these parables did Jesus teach?

the hurt sparrow the wild lion the mighty bear the lost sheep

2. To whom did Joseph’s brothers sell him? Jonah:

Edomites Ishmaelites Hitites Jebusites

3. Which of these parables did Jesus teach?

the clouds of the sky the light of the world the gold of the rich the food of the farmer

4. Which brother wanted to save Joseph?

Reuben Simeon Levi Zebulun

5. Which of these parables did Jesus teach?

the soiled jewel the smooth stone the pearl of great price the spotless diamond

6. What did Joseph have the men put into Benjamin’s sack?

his silver cup a snake stones instead of grain a gold coin

Don’t forget to submit your answers by Friday, May 29th, please include the family name. We look forward to seeing your participation. We will notify you if you are the lucky winner of a gift card. Thank you for your participation.

ST. ANTHONY’S TRI-PARISH CATHOLIC SCHOOL The SAS School Board met and after thorough review of the survey results regarding Online Education they determined the final day of “Classes” will be Friday, May 29th. The board and school administra-tion appreciate your candid comments and efforts to communicate about our distance programming. Your incredible efforts and those of our SAS teachers are noted and celebrated. This is an uncertain time and we are charting unknown waters; we thank you, parents, teach-ers, students and staff for your incredible efforts! If you have ques-tions, please contact our office by phone or email. We will be hosting a planned pick-up and drop-off day for returning and retrieving goods and items from the school. More information will be forthcoming as we devise the safest plan of action for this. Thank you for your patience. ________________________________________________

In other news, please take a moment to review the following:

Dear SAS Families,

Recently Deacon Mike Leman of the Diocese of Cheyenne sent the mes-sage below to me in the hopes of gaining support for the Catholic Schools of the Diocese in the Covid-19 pandemic crises. He is suggesting our families, board members, teachers, and staff send letters to our Congres-sional representatives requesting their support in providing stimulus relief for parents through tax credits and donations to the school. Also included is a sample letter you can use. I urge you to consider sending a letter to each of our representatives at your earliest convenience. Thank you and God Bless!

Cyndy Novotny, Principal SAS

***************************** Friends,

As you are no doubt aware, the Covid-19 pandemic has been cata-strophic for non-public schools. While Congress works towards a fourth phase of economic stimulus relief, it is imperative that assistance to fami-lies our schools serve be included in this package. I have attached a sample letter with specific legislative asks in the hope that you would consider sending the letter to our Wyoming delegates. Please contact: Senator Mike Enzi: http://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-senator-enzi Senator John Barrasso: https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form Representative Liz Cheney: https://cheneyforms.house.gov/contact/

Thank you for your consideration. Deacon Mike Leman

********************* Dear (insert Senator or Representative’s name):

The effects of Covid-19 and its economic toll are potentially catastrophic for non-public schools. While Congress works towards a fourth phase of economic stimulus relief, it is imperative that assistance to families our schools serve be included in this package.

The immediate threat to our schools’ springs from the loss of income to our families; many can no longer pay tuition because of being laid off or furloughed. For Catholic schools, this reality is even more pressing be-cause many parishes cannot afford to subsidize this loss in revenue due to their own steep decreases in collections. Several forms of relief are able to assist families and their schools of choice during this time. Most notably, we request your advocacy on the following possibilities:

The public school community has requested another $200 billion in the next Covid-19 aid package. We ask that families of no-public schools be considered as part of the comprehensive needs of K-12 education. In addition to the standard equitable services, 10% of what is made available to public schools should be directed specifi-cally to the non-public school community to provide direct aid to families in the form of means-tested scholarships.

Allow a percentage of K-12 education tuition and expense to be a tax credit or tax deductible as a contribution to a non-profit. Since the 2019 tax deadline has been extended, this credit or deduction could eve apply to last year for an immediate savings for families.

Enact dollar-for-dollar tax credits to scholarship-granting organiza-tions and foundations, encouraging lasting philanthropy.

Expand eligible uses in current 529 Savings plans to all for K-12 education expenses beyond school tuition, to include home educa-tion expenses as an allowable expense.

Sincerely,