An account has been created to provide financial assistance to the Meyer family. Nancy Meyer, who served as St. Patrick Receptionist/Secretary for many years and then as the Youth Minister before moving to Florida, was injured in a boat explosion along with her family over Mother’s Day weekend. Any Veridian Credit Union will accept your contribution, the account is the “Brian Meyer Family Relief Fund”. You can also check their progress at http://www.caringbridge.org  Once you get to the site, the keyword for their page is "meyerandathertonfamily", where you can set up an alert that will notify you every time the family posts an update on their condition. Questions? Call 266-3523 during business hours for assistance.

Simple things such as converting your incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL’s) as the regular bulbs burn out can have a significant impact on your electrical usage. It’s good for the environment and saves you money. We have a simple packet of information that shows you how to figure your carbon dioxide output (carbon footprint) and helps you begin to discover other ways you can begin to become more environmentally aware. Call the parish office to receive the packet.


Instead of continuously buying new toys for your children or grandchildren, put part of them away and then rotate the various toys from storage to play and back again. Many youngsters find this constant turnover of toys almost like getting new toys ever so often. Also, instead of discarding toys when your children or grandchildren outgrow them, clean and repair them to donate to organizations that provide toys for hospitals or those less fortunate.