The Church flower Ministry at St. Patrick Church is made up of seven regular volunteers.  The ministry contact, Marlene McDonough, says more people are invited to join the ministry.  Men and women in all age groups may volunteer.  The tasks performed by the workers are varied and not all require knowledge in floral arranging.  

The ministry meet about once a month to check on the silk flower arrangements.  This includes taking apart and then rearranging the flowers, preparing new arrangements as needed, and placing flowers on our altars for special occasions such as First Communion, Confirmation and holy days.  There also are some supportive duties involved with this work.  During the many years of service, these volunteers have worked in conjunction with families in planning arrangements for weddings.

The flowers in our Church are planned in accordance with liturgies and standard Church rules. Flower arrangements tell a story in themselves.  For example, the bare arrangements appearing to be "sticks in vases" were recently replaced in passing from a starker time into a hopeful season.  In two weeks, our altars will be adorned with beautiful Easter flowers.

Certain times of the year, such as Easter and Christmas, the Church Flower ministry is in need of extra volunteers because of additional flowers that need to be placed.  Please contact Marlene McDonough at (610) 444-5846 if you would like additional information about this ministry, or if you are able to help regularly or for special occasions.