Thank you

On Sunday, March 15th, we hosted a St. Patrick’s Luncheon. We enjoyed music and a menu prepared by David and Ed Obssuth, as well as their helpers in the kitchen. The meal consisted of corned beef, cabbage, baked chicken, a variety of vegetables, assorted breads, Irish soda bread, and delicious homemade desserts. We thank those who decorated the hall, served, and cleaned after the event. We enjoyed the drawing of the in-house 50/50 and basket of cheer, as well as the “green surprise gifts” game. We thank everyone for coming to our annual celebration. St. Patrick—bishop, great missionary, and patron of Ireland—pray for us!

On Sunday, March 16th, our parish hosted its annual St. Patrick’s Luncheon. During this event the green grab bags donated by Ed and Beverly Obssuth were part of the celebration. Penni and Ed were in charge of the drawing, giving us moments of laughter and fun. The drawings of the basket of cheer donated by the Adoration Society and 50/50 took place at the end of our celebration. We thank those who came on Saturday and decorated the hall and prepared meals for St. Patrick’s Luncheon; David and Ed Obssuth, Jim Cimmino, Penni Lazor, Fran Cuccinello, Elaine Rotsaert, Stacey Banta, Marietta Erhardt and anyone who served, cleaned after and in any shape or form helped to organize this great social event.

Saint Patrick was a 5th-century Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Much of what is known about Saint Patrick comes from the Declaration, which was allegedly written by Patrick himself. It is believed that he was born in Roman Britain in the fourth century, into a wealthy Romano-British family. His father was a Christian deacon and his grandfather a priest. According to the Declaration, at the age of sixteen, he was kidnapped by Irish raiders and taken as a slave to Ireland.  It says that he spent six years there working as a shepherd and that during this time he found God. The Declaration says that God told Patrick to flee to the coast, where a ship would be waiting to take him home. After making his way home, Patrick went on to become a priest. According to tradition, Patrick returned to Ireland to convert the pagan Irish to Christianity. The Declaration says that he spent many years evangelizing in the northern half of Ireland and converted thousands. — per Wikipedia