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COVER SHEET
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS:
ST. PATRICK
47 WEST HIGH ST, EAST HAMPTON, CT 06424
PHONE:
1-860-402-8969
1-860-267-6644
CONTACT PERSON:
KAREN ADAMETZ
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Welcome to St. Patrick Church
CELEBRATIONS OF
THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
Saturday Vigil: 5:00p.m.
Sunday: 7:30a.m, 9:00am, 11:00a.m.
5:00 P.M. Life Teen Mass
Weekdays: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri: 8:00 a.m.
Holy Day Masses: 8:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m.
Called together by God to experience Jesus and his word,
in the sacraments of the Church and in each other, we are committed to love God
and to embrace all God’s people as witnesses of God’s mercy.
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January 23, 2011
St. Patrick Church
47 West High St.
P.O. Box 177
East Hampton, CT 06424-0177
Office: 860-267-6644
Fax: 860-267-7807
Rectory: 860-267-6646
Email: [email protected]
Web address: saintpatrickeh.org
Pastoral Team
Rev. Walter M. Nagle, Pastor
Sister Dominic Joseph Valla, A.S.C. J.
Pastoral Associate
Karen Adametz, Parish Secretary
Daisy Conway, Financial Secretary
Dani Annino, Director of Faith Formation
John P. Higgins, Director of Music & Organist
Office Hours
8:00am - 3:00pm, Monday - Thursday
8:00am - 12:00pm, Friday
Bulletin Deadline
Please submit articles no later than noon on Monday
Welcome to our Parish Family
Please introduce yourself to our parish pastoral
team and register with the parish secretary.
MINISTRY OF CAREGIVING
Please advise the Pastor, Pastoral Associate, or Parish
Secretary to arrange pastoral visits or Holy Communion for
those who are sick, hospitalized or homebound.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturdays from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Also arrangements can
be made by calling the Rectory.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Arrangements can be made by calling the Parish Office.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Couples must contact the Pastor at least one year in advance to
reserve a date and make arrangements.
CHANGING YOUR RESIDENCE
OR PHONE NUMBER
In a large parish, keeping the information on parishioners up to
date is a difficult task. You can be of immense help in this
regard. If you move or change your telephone number, please
contact the parish office (267-6644). Not only will this help
avoid confusion, but it will also save the cost of paying
additional charges for returned mail. Thank you, Karen
Adametz.
Statements for the year 2010 for Contributions of
$250.00 or more were mailed last week. If you
didn’t receive a statement or would like a
statement, please call Karen in the Parish Office.
Please Note: Statements for the Annual Bishops
Appeal and the Organ Replacement Fund will be
sent separately.
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Stewardship of Treasure
Jan. 16, 2011
Week 29 of the Fiscal Year
1,354 Registered Families
Handicap Accessible
Memorial Donations
Rose Valli:
$75.00
Marie Nichols: $50.00
Ordinary Income:
Current Week
Budgeted:
$6,375.00
Actual Collection:
$5,512.50
Over or (short)
($862.50)
Envelopes Received: 176
Year to Date
$184,875.00
$167,578.58
($17,296.42)
Second Collections: Solemnity of Mary: $10.00
Spiritual Programs: $82.00
National Combined: $790.00
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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday, Jan. 22
5:00pm
Carlee Wines and
Michael Gosselin req. by The Family
Sunday, Jan. 23
7:30am
John Vechinsky req. by Virginia & Joseph Pelletti
9:00am
Colette Bernard (23rd anniv.) req. by the Guerette
Family
11:00am Bernie Robida & Irene Robida req. by John &
Jane Robida
5:00pm
Elizabeth Jane Birrell
Monday, Jan. 24, St. Francis de Sales, bishop & doctor
8:00am Mary Aurigemma req. by Paul & Linda
Aurigemma
Tuesday, Jan. 25, The Conversion of St. Paul, apostle
8:00am Dorothy Tarrant req. by John & Jane Robida
Wednesday, Jan. 26, St. Timothy & St. Titus, bishops
8:00am Friedrich Hecht req. by St. Patrick Parish Family
Thursday, Jan. 27, St. Angela Merici, virgin
6:00am-7:00pm Eucharistic Adoration
7:00pm
Closing of Adoration
Friday, Jan. 28, St. Thomas Aquinas, priest & doctor
8:00am A special intention for the Grandchildren of
Angelina Madalena req. by Angelina Madalena
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday, Jan. 29
5:00pm
Adolph Sirois req. by Dennis & Mary Ann Wall
and George Sorvillo req. by St. Patrick Parish
Family
Sunday, Jan. 30
7:30am
Bill Richards req. by Donna Daly
9:00am
Joseph Beaumier req. by Diane Annelli
11:00am
Fred Hecht req. by John & Jane Robida and
Eugene Marino
Baptism during this Mass
5:00pm
Ted McMann req. by Sheila Wall
Is it possible to be a follower of Jesus Christ and embrace
violence? A provocative question, isn’t it? We live in an era of
great violence. Violence sells video games, it makes for top
rated movies. With such an emphasis on violence all around
us, is it possible to follow another path? The events of Tucson,
Arizona last week shook and rattled many Americans. Who is
to blame, what have we become, how could this happen?
These were questions being analyzed on media outlets and
blogs. Like many things quick answers usually do not suffice.
It is not the purpose of this column to try to provide those
answers. I do, however, wish to examine a quote of Pope John
Paul II in relation to peace. The Catholic world is rejoicing at
the news of his beatification scheduled for May 1. What may
be lost in all of the news coverage was a stunning admission he
made on October 26, 1986, at the World Day for Peace in
Assisi, Italy: “Catholics have not always been
peacemakers.”
In an essay entitled “The Problem of Religion, Violence,
and Peace: An Uneasy Trilogy” David Coppola states: “This
frank admission by a pope, which could have been spoken by
the leaders of every religion about their own traditions, is the
beginning of a process of honest self-reflection for the
Catholic Church. Religious groups have frequently claimed
that God was on their side, which is much different from the
claim to seek to be on God’s side. Of course, it is debatable
whether God has, makes or takes sides at all. Nonetheless, the
taking of sides is a common practice that religion has been
unable escape.” Isn’t this what St. Paul refers to in today’s
second reading? “there are rivalries among you. I mean that
each of you is saying ‘I belong to Paul’, or ‘I belong to
Apollos’ or ‘I belong to Cephas’ or ‘I belong to Christ.’”
Consider carefully the following paragraph from Coppola’s
essay and honestly ask yourself, is it possible that I, too, am
guilty of encouraging violence either through thoughts, words,
actions, aggressive driving, e-mails? I know that I am.
“Religion seeks to understand the existential and
transcendental meaning of life. The most expedient and
common way to evoke a spontaneous response from followers
is by inciting rage or enacting violence. For violence to be
directed outward, there must be an object, an ‘other’, which
requires a person or group to be on the other’s side. The taking
of sides, then, galvanizes commitment from followers who are
asked to participate in violence against the others. Thus, during
the First Crusade, Pope Urban II told the crusaders that God
was on their side in war. Perhaps similar words have been
spoken when religious leaders have gathered at the White
House to pray for the successful bombing of another country.”
Just in the last year we were able to witness the moving
testimony of a woman, Immaculee Illibagiza, who survived the
genocide in Rwanda. Whipped into a fury of hatred, neighbors
committed acts of atrocity against one another because they
“took sides.” Perhaps, the Hutus thought that God was on their
side. Catholic clergy were not exempt from this atrocity either.
We live in a broken, imperfect world but isn’t it possible for us
to embrace non-violence in the name of Jesus Christ?
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January 23, 2011
WHY CATHOLIC?
Parish Events
presented by RENEW International
St. Patrick Library is located in the workroom of
the Parish Center. All are welcome!
Why Catholics Pray
A presentation on prayer
with
Sr. Veronica Mendez
Sunday, Jan. 23
10:00-11:30am RCIA/WKRM
2:00pm
Pre-Jordan Baptism Class/WKRM
Wednesday, Jan. 25
7:00-9:00pm
Life Teen Core Mtg./WKRM
Thursday, Jan. 27
7:00pm
Cornerstone Prayer Meeting/K of C Hall
7:00pm
Catholic Scripture Study/CH
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ROCK-A-THON SERVICE PROJECT, 2/26 & 27: Saint
Patrick’s Life Teen will be participating in a service project
with St. Andrew Life Teen called the Rock-a-thon to raise
money for the desperate people of Jeremie, Haiti. All of the
money raised will go directly to the Haitian Health
Foundation, which was founded by Dr. Lowney of
Connecticut. The Haitian Health Foundation built and runs a
health clinic in Jeremie Haiti. The full time salary for a nurse
at this clinic is approximately $3,500. Last year the rock-athon raised over $30,000 and supported the full time salary of
eight nurses at this clinic. This year’s Rock-a-thon is from
10am Saturday, February 26th to 10am Sunday, February 27th.
We will raise money through pledges and donations. Please
let us know if you would like to contribute. We will have a
brief meeting for parents, teens and any interested parishioners
on Sunday, January 30th at 6:00 following the life teen Mass
in the parish center. This meeting will feature a witness talk
from a teen from Saint Andrew that has been to Haiti recently
with Dr. Lowney to see the great need. STEUBENVILLE
EAST 2011: Steubenville East will take place July 22-24,
2011 at the University of Rhode Island and registration is now
open. Parents’ meeting regarding Steubenville, January 30th in
the parish center directly following life teen Mass. Please
make an effort to be there to hear about this great weekend
retreat for your teen, PARENTS OF 8TH GRADERS,
WELCOME AND INVITED!! SUMMER CAMP 2011:
Camp Veritas, Wurtsboro, NY; about 2 ½ hours from East
Hampton. Check out their website at www.campveritas.com.
The dates are August 14-20th. A deposit is due by the end of
January/early February to reserve your spot. First come, first
served. Although the camp will hold 100’s of teens, I expect
our bus to fill up quickly. Please let us know if you have any
questions or need forms. This is a great opportunity to hang
with friends, make new ones and grow in your faith. Don’t
miss all that this camp has to offer: heated pools, lake with
boating activities, go-carting, hockey, tennis, campfires on the
beach, climbing wall, hiking trails. MARCH FOR LIFE:
January 22-24th - 20 teens and adults will be attending this
year’s annual March For Life in Washington D.C. Please
Pray for a safe journey.
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Come and explore how we can:
Draw close to God through prayer
Pray in private and as a group
Strengthen our daily prayer life
During the week of January 23-27, Sr. Veronica will be in
the Diocese of Norwich to give a presentation on prayer to our
Why Catholic? parishes. These presentations are meant for the
whole parish, not only your Why Catholic? participants. This
Faith Enrichment presentation will be two very prayerful
hours. The participants will experience the many ways of
praying and that in praying we all have the same goal,
communicating with God. During these two hours, we will
practice a number of traditional ways Catholics have prayed
throughout the years. We will practice Lectio Divina,
contemplation, Meditation, Praying with Scripture, the
Examination of Conscience. We will look at what is prayer
and why we pray. Each participant will receive a booklet that
they will take home with them so they can continue reading,
and practicing, these different methods of praying.
The following is a listing of the locations that are hosting the
Presentation on Prayer. Please call the parish below that you
plan to attend, so that there will be enough material and
refreshments on hand.
Sunday, January 23rd: 2-4:30pm, St. Pius X Middletown,
CT—860-347-4411
Monday, January 24th: 6:30-9pm, O.L. Perpetual Help,
Quaker Hill—860-443-1875
Tuesday, January 25th: 1-3:30pm, Parish Life Center,
Sacred Heart Parish, Taftville—860-887-3072
Tuesday, January 25th: 6:30-9pm, St. Mary Parish,
Putnam—860-923-6535
Wednesday, January 26th: 1-3:30pm, St. Mary,
Coventry—860-742-0681
Wednesday, January 26th: 6:30-9pm, St. Lawrence Parish,
Killingworth—860-663-2576
Thursday, January 27th: 6:30-9pm, St. Joseph School
Auditorium, New London —860-443-5393
We Welcome into the Christian Community of St. Patrick
Church through the Sacrament of Baptism
Aiden G. Kelly
Son of Brian & Keri
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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Introduction-Liturgy of the Word:
Today we are here at God’s invitation to hear a message of
repentance and hope. Even as he instructs us to repent of our
sins, Jesus proclaims that the kingdom of God is at hand. Let
us pray today that our response will be like that of the first
apostles, who left behind their old lives to follow Jesus.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Apostolate of Prayer for
Priests….Norwich
Jan 23: Bernard Robida 2002, Joanne Reich 2000, Agnes
Coughlin 1999, Franciszek Sienkiewicz 1992, Margaret Wall
1984, Joseph Gavin Sr 1972
Jan 24: Ruth Petta 2002, Lester Groeper 1999, Oram Labbe
1992, Anna Barry 1980, Elisee Methot 1978
Jan 25: Jacob Nevico 2001, Robert Ruckh 2000, Mary
Caliendo 1992, Palymra Sciutti 1980
Jan 26: Ruth Beaulieu 2002, Patricia McGrath 1994, Ernest
Fontaine 1985
Heb 9: 15, 24-28/Mk 3: 22-30; Ps. 98:1a
Acts 22: 3-16 or 9: 1-22 Mk 16: 15-18;
Ps. Mk 16:15
2 Tm 1: 1-8 or Tit 1: 1-5 Mk 4: 1-20; Ps. 96:3
Heb 10: 219-25 Mk 4: 21-25; Ps. See Ps. 24:6
Heb 10: 32-39/Mk 4: 26-34; Ps. 37:39a
Heb 11: 1-2, 8-19 Mk 4: 35-41
Zep 2: 3, 3-12-13 1 Cor 1: 26-31 Mt 5: 1-12a
1/23:
1/24:
1/25:
1/26:
1/27:
1/28:
1/29:
Rev. Jan Swiderski & Rev. Kenneth Flint
Msgr. Thaddeus Malanowski & Rev. Robert Lynch
All Priests
Rev. Joseph Nichols & Rev. Thomas Sennik
Rev. Michael gill & Msgr. Robert Brown
Rev. Robert Buongirno & Rev. Patrick Martin
Rev. Samuel Fuller OFM Cap & Rev. Gregory Galvin
Jan 27: Bernice Consic 2004, Sr. Virginia Walker 2002,
Annette Spencer 1998, Irene Youell 1992, Romeo Gagnon
1989, Irene Maton 1988, Frank Colbert 1984, Frank Mason
1977, Thomas Meehan 1971
Jan 28: Dorothy Tarrant 2003, Sarah Reilly 2001, Louanne
Doherty 2000, Bishop Bernard Flanagan 1998, Paula LaBella
1993, Frank Smith 1987, Marion Broadbent 1985, John
Chmielewski Sr 1984, Charles Walton 1980, Frank Pituch
1970
Jan 29: Fr. Michael O=Hara 1998, John Dytko 1987
Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord. May their souls and
the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of
God rest in peace. Amen.
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“PRAISE GOD WITH MUSIC”
Organ Replacement Update
$106,480.00 has been collected to date representing 74.38% of
all pledges. Thank you for your timely payments. A hugh
thank you to Peter Bergan and Dave Decrescente for their time
and hard work last weekend in the choir loft.
The Organ Committee
Dear Members of the St. Patrick Parish Family,
In just a few short months 47 of our young people
will be receiving the sacrament of First Holy Communion. I
am asking each member of our parish family to spiritually
support these children by becoming a prayer partner. If you
wish to participate please take a child’s name from the basket
in front of the tabernacle and offer prayers for the child until
their First Holy Communion date which is indicated on the
card. If you wish, you may send a card or note to the child on
their First Communion by leaving it in the basket. Thank you
for your generosity and prayers.
In Christ’s Peace,
Dani Annino
Director of Faith Formation
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January 23, 2011
St. Patrick Church Altar Society
We would like to acknowledge and thank the women of our
parish who graciously accepted the invitation to form our
newest ministry, the Altar Society. Their duties include the
care and maintenance of the sacred vessels, vestments and
linens and for assisting Father Nagle in preparing for Baptism.
The members of our Altar Society are: Daisy Conway,
Christine Czuj, Ann DeMarchi, Helen Hill, Josephine
Remillard, Maureen Sweeney and Claire Wall.
MOST REVEREND
MICHAEL R. COTE, D.D.
January 5, 2011
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
Annual Bishop’s Appeal to change It’s
name to Annual Catholic Appeal
The Annual Bishop’s Appeal (ABA) was initiated in 1978 to
provide for the ever-increasing educational, human, pastoral,
and spiritual needs of the people of New London, Windham,
Middlesex, and Tolland counties and Fishers Island. The
Appeal enables our Church to implement and administer these
and other critical services in a comprehensive framework in
order to carry out the work of Jesus Christ. It would not be
possible to carry out His work without your assistance.
Through the Annual Bishop’s Appeal, the Catholic Church of
Eastern Connecticut assists elderly persons in need, families in
crises, people who are homeless, lonely, vulnerable, youth,
young adults, and our parishes and Catholic schools. The
Appeal also enables the Church to promote social justice,
respect for human life and to communicate with all who seek
to hear the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Through their assigned campaign goal, every Parish and
Mission is required to support our Diocesan operations,
services and ministries that in turn meet the physical,
educational and spiritual needs of thousands throughout our
four county faith community that one Parish could not meet
alone. This allows each one of us, as one, united in faith, to
fulfill God’s call to spread the good news and to love and serve
one another.
As we prepare for the conduct of the 2011 Annual Appeal, we
are pleased to announce a number of changes and
improvements for this year’s campaign. In an effort to better
describe the comprehensive nature of the Appeal, we have
decided to rename the campaign: The Annual Catholic
Appeal (ACA). The time frame of the ‘active phase’ of the
campaign will be changed to coincide with the Lenten Season.
The Deanery Socials will be modified from seven Parish-based
functions to three Diocesan-wide Socials. The traditional PreAppeal and In-Pew Commitment weekends will be ‘shiftedaway’ from the first two weekends in May to avoid conflicts
with First Eucharist Liturgies at the Parishes. For the 2011
Annual Catholic Appeal, Pre-Appeal Weekend will be March
26/27, 2011 and the In Pew Commitment Weekend will be
April 2/3, 2011.
This year's Appeal theme is "Do This in Memory of Me,"
which is part of the Eucharistic Prayer of Mass.
As we start the New Year and the 38th anniversary of the Roe
vs. Wade decision of the United States Supreme Court, I write
to you to increase your efforts and activities to restore the
sacredness of human life in our country. While countrywide
pro-life politicians were elected to national and local offices,
here in Connecticut we returned many pro-abortion politicians
to office.
There are particular issues within the pro-life spectrum that
need to be highlighted for our consideration. Over the last few
years assisted suicide has been approved in three western
states either by legislation (Oregon and Washington) or by
judicial action. (Montana) Activities began in Connecticut to
allow medical professionals to be able to “Aid in the Dying”
process. These activities were halted but will no doubt be
activated again in 2011 as our new legislature resumes work.
Under the new health care legislation (Obamacare) there are
no blanket restrictions on Abortions. There are elements of the
new legislation which will permit indirect funding of abortion
through the Community Health Centers concept. In addition,
the executive Order signed by President Obama to prohibit
abortion will probably not withstand a court challenge.
Connecticut is one of a few states that currently do not have
some form of a Parental Consent or notification law in effect.
As a result, teenagers come to Connecticut for Abortion
services without their parents’ knowledge. Another issue that
will be addressed this coming term in Congress is
comprehensive immigration reform which will protect the
sacredness of human life and prevent families from being split
apart.
These are just some of the human life issues that will need
our attention. As committed Catholic Christians, we must
remain vigilant as the legislative and judicial process resumes
in our state and federal governments.
As a people of God, we must renew our efforts to pray and
protect the sanctity of human life from conception to natural
death by keeping ourselves informed of all of the life issues.
May God bless you in the New Year.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Most Reverend Michael R. Cote
Bishop of Norwich
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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Diocesan News
Bereavement Support Groups: Every first and third
Monday: 5:00-6:30pm, Conference Room A or B, Middlesex
Hospital, Middletown. Every second and fourth Thursday:
6:30-8:00pm, Shoreline Medical Center, 260 Westbrook Rd.,
Essex. Every second and fourth Wednesday: 10:00-11:30am,
One MacDonough Place, Community Room. (The Hospital’s
assisted living facility on the corner of Main St. Extension and
MacDonough Place.) For more information, please call
Chaplain Dennis McCann, Middlesex Hospital Chaplain,
860-358-6725.
PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND. Father Jan, pastor
of St. Peter Church and St. Lawrence Church, is planning a 10
day pilgrimage to the Holy Land from March 20th to the 29th,
2011. The trip will cover visits to Jerusalem (Holy Sepulcher
& Old City, Mt. Olives & Gethsemane), Bethlehem, Jericho,
Mt of Beatitudes, Jordan River, Nazareth and much more. Cost
for this amazing pilgrimage is only $2,895 per person. For
more information or to make a reservation for this trip,
please call St. Peter Parish at (860) 345-8018.
St. Patrick Church Ministries
Adoption Information: Mike & Tina Mohr — 881-7080
Altar Servers: Susan Lanzi—267-9984
Altar Society: Daisy Conway—267-0833
ACTS Retreat/Men& Women:
Warren & Beverly Edwards—267-9926
Al & Isabel Vela—267-1508
John & Carol Lambert—267-9157
Baptism Contact:
Sister Dominic Joseph —267-6644
Baptism Class:
Mary Kaye Varni—267-9050
Coordinator of Caregiving:
Sister Dominic Joseph—267-6644
Westside Manor: Deb Desrocher—267-0705
Cobalt Lodge: Daisy Conway—267-0833
A Helping Hand
The Belltown Council of the Knights of Columbus and St.
Patrick Guild realize the importance and benefits of a quality
Catholic high school education. We are fully aware of the
sacrifices made by many to provide the choice of a Catholic
high school education for our children. With this is mind, the
Knights of Columbus and the Guild of St. Patrick are awarding
a total of four (4) $500.00 gifts to active St. Patrick Church
parishioners currently enrolled at East Catholic High School,
Mercy High School and Xavier High School. We ask that you
please pick up an application in the Parish office. Please take
a moment to fill out the application and return it to the
office by February 15, 2011.
Child Advocate: Maggie DeCrescente—267-2457
Eucharistic Adoration: Sheila Wall—267-9486
Gathering in Grace: Roxann Bartone—267-6279
Guild: Maria Camara—267-6321
Knights of Columbus: John Hines—267-4270
Life Teen: Bill & Michelle Donahue—342-0435
Marriage Encounter: Dan & Pam Harazim—267-1184
Nurses’ Ministry: Maggie Coolican—267-0540
Pastoral Council Chair: Mike Mohr—881-7080
Prayer Group: George & Regina Looby—267-8203
Prayer Line: Jann Dalton — 267-5720
Pat Powers — 267-8529
Pro-Life: Theresa Hickey—267-0071
R.C.I.A.: Sister Dominic Joseph—267-6644
DID YOU KNOW….
Week #14—Except for the back and the
top of my head, all of my skin is sensitive to
pain.
Vocation Contact: Don Hickey—267-0071
Wedding Coordinator: Michelle Donahue—342-0435