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"The military
world, now as in
the past, often
appears as a
vehicle of
evangelization
and a privileged
place for
reaching the
height of
holiness:
I am thinking of
the centurions
of the Gospel, I
am thinking of
the first
martyred
soldiers and all
who throughout
history, by
their serving
their sovereign
land, learned
how to become
soldiers and
witnesses of the
one Lord, Jesus
Christ."
— Pope John Paul
II
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Welcome to St. Patrick's Catholic Church at Moody AFB
 Let me introduce myself, I am Father Steve Voyt, 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.
E-mail Father Steve
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Contact Information
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Address: 23 WG/HC, 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.
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Join Us
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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 2011/2012
v Confession: 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. or by appointment
v Mass: 10:30 a.m. (fellowship in the Social Hall following Mass)
Daily Mass
v Mass is celebrated Monday through Thursday at 11:30 a.m. in the Blessed Sacrament room
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Saint Patrick's Catholic Church
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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
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Parish News
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Looking for Volunteers
The parish is looking for volunteers: (1) Parish President (active duty position), (2) Vice President (active duty position) (3) Eucharist Minister Leader and (4) Altar Servers (4th - 12th grade).
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.
If you're interested in serving in any of these positions contact either the Parish Coordinator or Father Steve.
Live Rosary
During the month of May we celebrate and exalt Mary, the mother of Jesus. May is also the month we celebrate our own mothers. Please join our religious education instructors and students as we pray the Live Rosary. Prayer will begin promptly at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday,
May 6 behind building 440.
Father Chris LeFrois Scholarship
The Fr. Chris LeFrois Scholarship is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. The winner of the scholarship receives $1,000 towards their college education. The prospective applicant must be already accepted to college for the fall term to qualify. For more information or to receive an application, contact Frank Zubricky at 896-7837.
Annual Bible Institute
The Blessed Trinity Shrine Retreat in Ft. Mitchell, Florida is offering their Annual Bible Institute course entitled "Paul for the 21st Century" on May 25-27. Contact Sherri for more information.
Parish Council
Our next Parish Council meeting will be held on May 15 at 12:00 p.m. in the Social Hall. All parishioners are invited to attend.
Vacation Bible School (VBS)
VBS will be held on 11-15 June at the Base Chapel. This year's theme is Sky - "Everything is possible with God"
This ecumenical sponsored event is looking for volunteers for the Sky team.
Sky curriculum is built around the concept of trusting God and takes kids into the sky as its setting. There will be clouds, kites, airplanes and more.
Click here to learn more about the Sky program.
If you would like to volunteer or would like more information contact Christine Johnson at 257-3211.
First Communion Workshop and Practice
First Communion Workshop and Practice will be held on Saturday, May 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Social Hall.
First Communion will be held on 20 May
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Church Community Pictures
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 Confirmation Mass
Archbishop Timothy Broglio presided over the Confirmation Mass with our confirmandi on April 16, 2012.
Click here to see photos
Click here to hear the homily
Click here to learn more about Archbishop Broglio
Sh adow Stations
The Confirmation students and the Young group led by Christine Johnson and Pat Pierce acted out the Stations of the Cross during Lent 2012.
Click here to see photos
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Newcomers
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 If you are new to the community, please introduce yourself to
Father Voyt. 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 Voyt; an usher; or Ms Christine Johnson, our Religious Education Coordinator.
You may also obtain additional registration information from the Parish Coordinator at (229) 257-2580.
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Liturgy
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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
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Father Steve's Homilies - Listen Here
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Ho w God Appears in Our Lives - 22 Apr 12
Fr Steve Voyt
Today in the Gospel we hear how Jesus enters into the lives of the Apostles as the resurrected Christ and how that completely "blows their minds." Jesus tries to calm them down and get them to do ordinary things - things that they're familiar with. This is a reminder to us that God will often come into our lives in ordinary common ways. Do you have the eyes of faith to recognize the presence of God? Father Steve asks you to see common things in your life as the "hand of God."
Click here to stream the audio file to your computer.
Right click on mp3 to download the mp3 file to your computer or mobile device
Click here to listen to other homilies.
E-mail Father Steve
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Confirmation Mass - April 10, 2012
Confirmation Mass - Gifts & Responsibility
Archbishop Timothy Broglio
Archbishop Broglio explains the gift of the fullness of the spirit for the sacrament of Confirmation, which completes the work begun by the rebirth in the waters of baptism.
The archbishop speaks of how each of us are part of the body of Christ and therefore each one of us is important. He speaks how each of us have received special gifts and talents that we should use to build up the body of Christ. If we decide to withhold those gifts and talents then the church - our community - is denied.
Archbishop Broglio stated we are called upon to be authentic witnesses to God's presence. He spoke of the challenges and, at times, our behavior may be counter cultural but that shouldn't stop our journey - for we are on a pilgrimage to the ultimate goal in the Kingdom of God.
Click here to stream the audio file to your computer.
Right click on mp3 to download the mp3 file to your computer or mobile device
Click here to learn more about Archbishop Timothy Broglio
Click here to listen to other homilies.
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Ten Commandments
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vOrigin 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
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Sacraments
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Marriage
You will need at least 6 months prior to the wedding ceremony for planning and preparation. Contact Father Steve for more details.
Baptism
Baptism classes are held on the third Thursday of each month in the conference room of the chapel at 6:30 p.m. The next class will be held on 28 Oct.
Call Sherri at 257-3211 to schedule yourself for the next class.
Click here
to learn more about our seven Catholic sacraments
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Prayer Pages
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Prayer Requests - Do you have a prayer request? Let Father Steve know.
E-mail your prayer request today,
click here
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
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Ask Father Steve Question
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Father Steve,
Many of my non-Catholic friends say they don’t have to confess their sins to a priest. They say they confess directly to God and ask for His forgiveness. I say to them that Jesus gave us the sacrament of reconciliation when he said to his apostles, “Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained" (John 20:19-23).
If a non-Catholic doesn’t confess his or her sins to a priest, wouldn’t that person die with mortal sin on their soul and therefore jeopardize their salvation? Please explain.
Answer: You are right to explain to your friends that we as Catholics believe that Jesus gave the power to forgive sins to the Church. This is most apparent to us when we consider the confession of Peter about Jesus at Caesarea Philippi (Matt 16:13-19).
Click here to see the full answer
If you have a question for Father Steve, click here
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Purchase Fund Request Form
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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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The links to
other web
pages in
this website
are listed
solely for
the user's
convenience.
St.
Patrick's
Catholic
Church
assumes no
responsibility
for, nor
does it
necessarily
endorse,
these
websites,
their
content, or
their
sponsoring organizations.
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22 Apr 12
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