Saint Patrick’s 156th Irish Picnic
Friday, July 30, barbecued chicken halves will be available at 9:00 am, noon, and 5:00 pm. Silent Auction runs from 3:00 –8:00 pm;
games and music from 5:00—11:00 pm. On Saturday, July 31, pork barbecue will be available at 7:00 am. Barbecue plate lunches will be available
at 10:00 am.; games and music until 11:00 pm. This is a family event for all! All proceeds benefit Saint Patrick’s School. Call 931-582-3493 for more information.

Special request for volunteer help:
To help put the meat on the pits for the Irish Picnic, be on the grounds at 6:45 am on Friday, July 30.

The Knights of Columbus
greatly need your help in their Irish Picnic funnel cake booth. Sign up after the Masses this weekend on the lawn.

New Forms at the Church Entrances
♦ To help you report phone and email updates to the church office, there are now some (little) data collection forms at each entrance of the church.
You can return them in the regular collection basket.
♦ To help you request Masses, there are also some forms for this purpose at the entrances. You may also return these in the regular collection basket.

PHONE TREE
Thanks to the generosity of several parishioners, St. Christopher’s now has a Phone Tree installed! We sincerely thank Sam & Bettye Abernathy
and Betty Wyatt for the funds to purchase the phone tree; John Eberle for installing it; and Linda Cashion for her assistance in learning to operate it.
You have been a tremendous help to us!
What is a Phone Tree?
It is a device that automatically phones the whole parish, or selected groups, and delivers a pre-recorded message. The Phone Tree is also capable of
delivering emails. It will have many uses in our parish, such as notification of deaths and funeral arrangements, or group-specific messages.
For the phone tree to work well,
it is important that parishioners keep the office advised of changes to the primary phone number that the Phone Tree will use—it’s your choice
which number we use. To keep us advised, you can call the office, email mlsander1@ aol.com, or drop a note in the collection.
We would especially like to have the email address of anyone on the Ministers’ List. It would save us time and postage if we could email the assignments to you.
So, come on people, and share those phone updates and email addresses with the office. Thank you so much!

PARENTS: NOTE THIS:
Religious Education Sign-ups
The Directors of Religious Education, Amber Gonzales and Michelle Brenner, are holding registration sign-ups
for the coming school year on three consecutive Sundays:
July 18
July 25
August 1
Please go to the Social Hall between the Masses. Classes begin on Sunday, August 8.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
The St. Vincent De Paul Society has funds and confidential assistance for anyone who needs help. You may leave a message
on the confidential extension through the parish office (446-3927), or you can contact them through Fr. Mathew.

UPCOMING CONFERENCES, CONCERTS & TOURS
*Pilgrimage to the Holy Land with Fr. Mathew and Fr. Abraham, Oct. 7-17, 2010.

MANY OF YOU HAVE ASKED ABOUT electronic giving
Electronic giving allows your contributions to be transferred directly to the church account either weekly, bi-monthly or monthly. There are forms at the
church entrance if you are interested in signing up for this service.

CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Copies of the Catechism of the Catholic Church are available in the Religious Education Office after Mass on Saturday evening and Sunday morning.