Introduction My friends, today is the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ Corpus Christi.

. Today we remember that our God not only feeds us, but becomes our food. Let us join together in prayer to prepare ourselves for this holiest of meals.

Mass Intentions
9 6:00 p.m. John & Rosa Rocha Ernest Mello Christopher Alves Sun. 10 9:00 a.m. Manuel Pacheco Margaret Ray Arlindo Luis Frias Ray Colgan 11:00 a.m. Parishioners of St. Patricks Mon. 11 8:00 a.m. Mary & Manuel DeMello Arminda & Manuel Garrafa Tues. 12 8:00 a.m. Julio Bento Wed. 13 8:00 a.m. Souls in Purgatory Thurs.14 8:00 a.m. Intentions of Petsy Phillipsz Fri. 15 8:00 a.m. Joo Martin Sat. 16 6:00 p.m. Frank Cabral Sun. 17 9:00 a.m. Jos daConceio Melo Jos Luis DaSilva Frank Alves Daniel Carvalho 11:00 a.m. Parishioners of St. Patricks Sat.

Stewardship Treasure Mass Offering last week: Poor Box:

$4,767.00 $340.00

Weekly Stewardship Thought It is important that we budget our hours as we budget our income so we are able to give our time to be involved in church and community activities. Reflection Question As we celebrate the Body and Blood of Christ Corpus Christi how do I regard this gift from God? Do I show respect and devotion as I prepare, as I receive, and after I receive Communion? What example am I giving?

Vacation Bible School, 2012 Vacation Bible School for children ages 5 12 years takes place on Monday, July 23 to Friday, July 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Michaels Church Hall. Application forms are at the entrance to the church. Spaces are filling up quickly so please contact Mrs. Florenz Maxwell at 238-3727 or flomaxwell@logic.bm if you would like your child to attend. Payment is due on the first day of camp.

First Holy Communion Children This Sunday afternoon, June 10, St. Patricks Parish is blessed to receive 24 girls and boys for their First Holy Communion in two Masses at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Please remember these young people and their families in your prayers and may God continue to bless their faith journey. Thank You, Catechists St. Patricks Parish is truly grateful to the current CCD catechists who have volunteered their time and talent to teach our young people for the upcoming school year, September 2012 June, 2013. However we are still in need of Catechists and Aides for the start of CCD in September. This rewarding ministry is both challenging and fulfilling. You can expect to spend about three hours a week in preparation and class time. Catholic men and women need to step forward to teach our faith to the young people of our parish. Please speak to Mrs. Maria Pacheco (CCD Coordinator) or call the Rectory at 236-9866 if you are interested in helping. CCD Fees are Now Past Due! Parents, please submit your payment of $135 per child (cheques payable to St. Patricks Church) and forms to Mrs. Maria Pacheco or Fr. Paul as soon as possible. St. Patricks Education Trust Thirteen students have submitted their paperwork for the St. Patricks Education Trust. A special committee will now meet to review the applications and the awards will be made known in due course. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Patricks Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament normally held each Thursday evening in the Church has been suspended until further notice. A Successful Business Persons Luncheon Bishop Robert J. Kurtz, CR and the organisers of the Catholic Business Persons Luncheon would like to thank the 2012 guest speaker Mr. John Barritt, JP. They would also like to extend their gratitude to everyone who attended and helped make this event a success. In the name of the Catholic Business Persons Luncheon, $1,000 will be donated to the MSA Foundation. Peters Pence Collection Each year throughout the Catholic Church, a collection is taken to promote the charitable works of the Holy Father. In many cases this involves funds given to assist victims of natural disasters. Envelopes will be available in the bulletin next weekend for the collection which will take place at all Masses on June 23 and June 24. Thank you very much for your support of the Holy See. Caritas House of Prayer Activities (236-5877)
Quiet Wednesday is scheduled for June 13 with Rosary at 10:30 a.m. followed by exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 3:30 p.m. There are many spiritual books available as well as inspiring CDs. Treat yourself to some quiet time during your lunch hour or on the way home from work. Evening prayer takes place at 5:45 p.m. Bible Study will be held on June 20 with duplicate sessions at 3:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. The topic will be Johns Gospel, Chapter 10. This will be the last Bible Study Day until September. Monthly Evening Prayer: Sunday, June 24, on the Questions that Jesus asked. This months question is Where are the nine? For more information on the many activities available at Caritas, please contact Sr. Judith at 236-5877 or by e-mail: bcaritas@northrock.bm. Everyone is welcome!

Alcoholic Anonymous Meetings St. Patricks Parish is happy to be the site of Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) meetings every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 7:30 8:30 p.m. in the Rectory basement. Meetings are offered in both English and Portuguese and are open to anyone wanting to stop by. What is The Feast of Corpus Christi? The medicine of Immortality was how St. Ignatius of Antioch referred to the Eucharist while Thomas Aquinas considered it to be the greatest of all sacraments. Given its pre-eminent status, it seems only fitting that the Church has a feast day called Corpus Christi to specifically celebrate the Eucharist. Corpus Christi is traditionally observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday and this year falls on June 10th. Monsignor John Kennedy is an official at the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith and he tells us more about the history and importance of the Corpus Christi feast, as well as its prayers, and the main customs and traditions associated with this feast day. Monsignor Kennedy says this feast is "extremely significant for the Church" as the Church has always taught that "the Eucharist is the central aspect of the Church's life ... and is the "most august or the most special sacrament." He goes on to say that one of his "earliest memories" from his childhood "is taking part in the Corpus Christi procession", wearing his Holy Communion clothes. Monsignor Kennedy says Pope Benedict aptly summed up the meaning of this feast day in a discourse in 2008 using three key words: "gathering, walking, and kneeling... we gather around the altar of the Lord, we walk with the Lord and we kneel before the Lord in adoration." Catholic Questions and Answers
Question When is it appropriate to applaud at Mass? To do so appears to reduce the Mass to the level of entertainment, but so many people do it nowadays that I'd like to know if the Church has any teaching about it.

Answer There is no Church document specifying applause as an appropriate liturgical response to music, singing, homilies, or announcements of gratitude by the presider. Although the Church does not explicitly state that applause is inappropriate at Mass, that may be because such a stricture used to be enforced by Western society. As a matter of traditional Western etiquette, it used to be severely frowned upon to applaud in church because church services are worship offered up to God and not entertainment to be critiqued by the assembly. Now that society has generally lost the sense that applause is inappropriate in church, I suspect that the Church may soon have to speak on the matter before people take the idea to its logical conclusion and begin to boo when they are insufficiently entertained at Mass. Question
Why can't priests hear confessions through electronic media such as telephone, e-mail, or Internet?

Answer Confession on the telephone or by e-mail is not permitted by the Church for a couple of reasons. First, the sacrament of confession is a personal encounter with Jesus in which he personally addresses every sinner: "My son, your sins are forgiven." He is the physician tending each one of the sick who need him to cure them. He raises them up and reintegrates them into fraternal communion. Personal confession is thus the form most expressive of reconciliation with God and with the Church. (CCC 1484)

Second, maintaining secrecy is essential. The "Church declares that every priest who hears confessions is bound under very severe penalties to keep absolute secrecy regarding the sins that his penitents have confessed to him" (CCC 1467). E-mail, the Internet, and telephones are never completely private. The Pontifical Council on Social Communications on The Church and Internet says: Virtual reality is no substitute for the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, the sacramental reality of the other sacraments, and shared worship in a flesh-and-blood human community. There are no sacraments on the Internet; and even the religious experiences possible there by the grace of God are insufficient apart from real-world interaction with other persons of faith. (9) Smile for the Day! Q: What do you call a cow that cant give milk? A: An udder failure.