If someone you know is in the hospital or is homebound and would like to receive the Eucharist, or another sacrament, please call the parish office to schedule a visitation.

Listen, are you being called? Our young people are in great need of adults willing to share their faith with them. But, more often it is God who calls us, gently, nudging us a bit to draw our attention. Is God calling you? Why be a Catechist? Why not? Contact Damellys Giardini in the Parish office to learn more about this great opportunity to serve, share, and grown in your own faith.

Think you’ve got the BEST BBQ in town? All nationalities and cultures (U.S., Korean, Hispanic, Indian, etc.) will put their culinary skills to the test in preparing their best BBQ (pork, beef, chicken) for a chance to win a Grand Prize of $300.

St. Patrick’s Knights of Columbus, Council 12000, is sponsoring an International BBQ Cook-Off on Saturday, December 10, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Entry Fee is $30 and you must make enough BBQ for 10 tastings by the Judges. The public is invited to a general tasting for $3.00. Drinks will also be on sale. Just bring a lawn chair to join in the fellowship and enjoy the great food!

For Official Rules or to enter the contest, contact Ed Gutknecht at 678-417-8774.

Can you sing, play an instrument, or conduct? Are you interested in joining one of our choirs? We are especially interested in members for a traditional English choir for the 10:00 am Sunday Mass. Please contact Helen Frick at 678-978-2621. Thank you for sharing your talent for the Lord!

We are working on a Ministries Directory that all registered families will receive by mail in January 2012. If you are a Leader of any ministry here at St. Patrick, you are to fill out a brief questionnaire for your ministry and give it back to Valentin Garcia, Eric Wiliams or David Miranda during this month of September. We want to include all ministries. This is a good opportunity for everyone to learn about the many active ministries here at St. Patrick.

St. John Vianney is a lay ministry that brings families together to pray for priest, seminarians and religious. Each week, a family receives the Icon of St. John Vianney and places it in a special place of worship in their home. The family prays for all priest, deacon, religious and seminarians for 1 week. At the end of the week, the icon is returned at the mass at which it was received. To sign up and be a part of this beautiful church tradition, contact Shirley Rodriguez at (770) 500-0148