St. Patrick's Altar & Rosary Society
President: Mary LeMaire
Altar & Rosary meets on the First Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Parish Hall.
You may be asking yourself, “What is the Altar & Rosary Society, and what are my responsibilities if I become a member? Do I have to attend meetings? Pay dues?” Read on…… The purpose of the A&R Society is to cultivate and promote a greater devotion to Our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar through Our Lady as Queen of the Most Holy Rosary; likewise, to employ ways and means to secure the adornment of the sanctuary of the Most Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady's shrine.
In practice, we provide a Sacristan and the majority of items in the sanctuary of our church, as well as members who help clean the area and maintain it. We buy altar cloths, vestments, flowers, wine and wafers, candles, oils, palms, and whatever else is needed. At times, we also see to the restoration of needed church articles, i.e., obtaining new Holy Water holders, reupholstering chairs on the altar and in the choir loft, and having candle sticks redone.
ANNUAL DUES
Annual dues are $10.00 which is collected during the month DECEMBER. And no, you don’t have to attend the monthly meetings (although we would love to see you there). You can contribute your skills and talents when called upon.
We invite every lady in St. Patrick's Parish to join the A&R Society and help with its work. As a member you can volunteer to assist any of the following committees:
Volunteer Opportunities
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Altar DutyList Item 1
Volunteers choose a month of the year, and once a week during that month they clean: the altar area, the back of the altar area, the confession booths, the candle stands, and they clean and refill the Holy Water fonts.
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Telephone Committee Write a description for this list item and include information that will interest site visitors. For example, you may want to describe a team member's experience, what makes a product special, or a unique service that you offer.
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Prayer Blanket MinistryList Item 3
Volunteers meet once a month to make prayer blankets for the priests to give to the sick people whom they visit. You do not need to know how to sew.
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Christmas Bazaar Write a description for this list item and include information that will interest site visitors. For example, you may want to describe a team member's experience, what makes a product special, or a unique service that you offer.
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Card Party
This is the second fund-raiser which needs individuals to promote the event through the Publicity Committee, or volunteers to: sell tickets, work at the Refreshments Table, or with set-up/take down of tables and chairs.
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Hostess Committee
This committee needs volunteers to provide refreshments at the monthly meetings (volunteer chooses the month to serve), or at one of the fund-raisers.
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Coffee & Donut Sunday
This committee helps serve donuts and drinks in the Parish Hall after Sunday Masses on the Sunday that is assigned to us by the rectory.
ALTAR DUTY
List of Services
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JANUARYList Item 1
Jean Kemp
Mary Castillo
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FEBRUARYList Item 2
Genevieve Machalec
Betty Rotter
Gloria Regna
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MARCHList Item 3
Monica Molina
Irene Garcia
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APRILList Item 4
Maria Meza
Josie Schmidt
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MAY
Olivia McDonald
Stephanie Hatridge
Dominga Morales
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JUNE
Laura Commons
Charlene Ranly
Shirly Brown
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JULY
Mary LeMaire
Aloysia LeMaire
Anna Luna
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AUGUST
Mary Ryan
Cheryl Gold
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SEPTEMBER
Mary Helen Tajchman
Margaret Barrios
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OCTOBER
Ruthann Cazalas
Marion Muenzenberger
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NOVEMBER
Frances Barrera
Elvira Perez
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DECEMBER
San Juana Castanon
Anna Luna
