St Patrick's Catholic Church at Moody AFB

Welcome to St. Patrick's Catholic Church at Moody AFB

Father Tom Angelo Let me introduce myself, I am Father Tom Angelo, the priest at St. Patrick's Catholic Church at Moody Air Force Base. We welcome all military affiliated members to join us at Mass. If you are new to our community, please introduce yourself to me this Sunday.

Our faith community is dedicated to creating an environment of fellowship through worship, outreach and services. I encourage you to become active in our ministries. Becoming part of our ministry is a great way to get to know people while becoming an active member of the church. In addition, service gives you a creative outlet to living your baptismal commitments, helps the parish in fulfilling its pastoral obligations, and gives us the opportunity to get to know you personally.

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Contact Information

Address: 5120 Austin Ellipse, Moody AFB, GA 31699

Phone Numbers: Office: (229) 257-3211, Fax: (229) 257-3646

Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Join Us

Upcoming

v Holy Days of Obligation

v Reconciliation/Confession by Appointment

Sundays

v Religious Education

- Religious education is held 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. (Sep - May). Classes are for children 4 years of age through adult. To register or for more information call the Base Chapel at 257-3211 (CCD registration is open year round).

- Click here for the Religious Education Registration Form

Click here for the Religious Education Schedule for 2010/2011

v Reconciliation: 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. or by appointment

v Mass

- Sunday: 10:30 a.m. (fellowship in the Social Hall following Mass)

- Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday: 11:00 a.m.

Saint Patrick's Catholic Church

St. Patrick's life and example gives us much to commemorate:

v Faith in God

v Charity toward those who have not been charitable to you

v Commitment to the welfare of others

Click here to learn more about St. Patrick

Click here for St Patrick's Prayer of the Faithful

Parish News

Charitable Outreach - Knights of Columbus

In keeping with its mission to build a better world through charitable outreach, the Knights of Columbus have joined with the US military and other humanitarian organizations to provide wheelchairs and prosthetics for children injured during the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti. This partnership will bring wheelchairs for injured individuals and prosthetic devices over the next 2 years, refitting the devices as they grow. The program also involved the necessary physical therapy and training for children to learn to use the devices. This is only made possible by the generosity of the Knights of Columbus.

Mass in the Grass

Mass in the Grass and the Parish Picnic will be held on Sunday, September 12 at Grassy Pond. If you are planning to attend , please sign up so we know how many parishioners to expect. We are also looking for volunteers to help set-up and clean up. Sign-up sheets will be available following Mass.

Religious Education Registration

Registration for all CCD students continues today and runs through September 5. Classes range from Pre-K through 8th grade. There is also a youth group and RCIA for adults.

The fee will be $20 for the first student, $15 for the second and $5 for the third but no family will exceed $40. These fees are used to purchase resources such as textbooks, teacher guides, training booklets, and classroom supplies.

Stop by the registration table following Mass to register. Please contact Christine for more information.

Religious Education Teachers

Registration for CCD teachers and helpers begins Sunday, July 11th. All new and returning teachers, helpers and substitutes must register.

Registration for CCD students will begin on August 1.

Please contact Christine for more information.

CCD Teacher Orientation

CCD Teacher Orientation will be held on 29 Aug (Sunday) from
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in building 440.

Liturgical Training

We will be having raining for all current and new Altar Servers, Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers on Saturday, August 28 in the Chapel. Altar Servers will meet at 9:00 a.m., Lectors at 10:00 a.m., and Eucharistic Ministers at 11:00 a.m. If you would like to participate in any of these ministries, please plan to attend.

Next Designated Offering

Our next designated offering will be collected on 17 Oct on behalf of the Moody First Sergeant's Council.

The First Sergeant's Council provides welfare and morale for enlisted forces and their families.

Looking for Volunteers

The parish is looking for volunteers to serve on the Sunday Social Committee. We're looking for someone to lead the team and three or four others to help in the kitchen. Let Betty Cherry, Sherri Burgess or Father Tom if you're interested in volunteering.

Here's your opportunity to serve. There are only three things that we can give in our service of the Lord. They are our time, our talents, and our treasure. Truthfully, they are not even ours to offer, they are only ours to offer back. The Lord owns all that is and we can give Him nothing that isn’t already His. Each of our talents were given to us by God.

Parish Council

Our next Parish Council meeting will be held on 14 Sep at 11:30 a.m.
in the Social Hall. All parishioners are invited to attend.

Families Transferring

If you are new to the parish or are transferring to another base, please contact Sherri as soon as possible.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)

RCIA is a process of faith development for adults interested in joining the Catholic Church. If you're not Catholic and want to become Catholic or you simply want to learn more about your faith, then contact Christine for more information.

Many parents will be coming to the chapel early to drop off their children for various RE classes. The RCIA class would be an excellent vehicle to deepen your own faith while your children are deepening their faith.

The RCIA team leader is Sherri Burgess. Also, on the RCIA team is Carolyn Gilman and Frank Zybricky.

If you're interested in being part of the RCIA team or want to attend the RCIA program, then contact Christine or Sherri.

Newcomers

If you are new to the community, please introduce yourself to Father Angelo. We invite you and your family to become active members of our faith community and want you to feel at home and experience the life of the Spirit in this parish.

We ask that you register your family with the Chapel. Registration forms are located on the wall by the bulletin board in the foyer or you can download the form from this site. Once completed, give your form to Father Angelo; an usher; or Ms Christine Johnson, our Religious Education Coordinator.

See one of the ushers for a St. Patrick's Welcome Bag.

Liturgy

The liturgical weekly readings are available to you online. We've also provided a link for you in the event you want the readings read to you.

Click here to read or listen to this week's liturgy

Click here to read the New American Bible on line

Click here to read the Catechism of the Catholic Church on line

Sacraments

Marriage

You will need at least 6 months prior to the wedding ceremony for planning and preparation. Contact Father Angelo for more details.

Baptism

To make an appointment, contact Sherri Burgess at 257-2580

Click here to learn more about our seven Catholic sacraments

Ten Commandments

v Origin of the Ten Commandments: Moses was sent by God to set the Israelites free from slavery. Three months after leaving Egypt, Moses was called to the top of Mt Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments, which were etched in stone tablets. The commandments are fundamental obligations of our religion and morality

Click here to learn more about the Ten Commandments

Prayer Pages

Prayer Journal - Keeping a journal is a meaningful prayer practice, which can open your mind and heart so you're better able to hear what God really wants of you.

Click here to learn more

Other Prayer Pages

v How to Pray v Prayers v Stations of the Cross v The Rosary

Our Saints

Featured Saint - St Clare of Assisi

Feast Day: 11 August

Patron Saint of Sore Eyes

Click here to learn about Saint Clare

Click here to learn about more saints

Church Contributions

The Air Force provides the building and pays the utilities. All other expenses (e.g., worship and religious observance expenses, religious instruction, lay program, humanitarian contributions, general support, etc.) are provided by your generous contributions.

We appreciate your stewardship of our chapel programs. If you would like to write a check for your offering, please make it payable to the "Moody Chapel Fund."

Please support our parish through our time, talent and treasure.

Ask Father Tom a Question

Father Tom,

I want to better understand “sacrifice” as it pertains to the Old and New Testament. In the Old Testament there appear to be many animals sacrificed to include the sprinkling of blood. Why? Also is this sacrifice somehow related to the Eucharist becoming the “living sacrifice” during the Mass?

Answer: The concept of sacrifice in the Hebrew world was strictly used to describe religious rites and objects. Sacrifice was a joyful, festive time of thanksgiving to God and the sacrifices performed were gladly offered as an expression of one’s attitude toward God.

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Purchase Fund Request Form

Purchase fund requests must be made no later than 5 days prior to the event.

Click here to download an Adobe version of the form

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Disclaimer

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Last Updated: 22 Aug 10