The document summarizes the patron saints of Saint Lucy, Saint Francis, Saint Agatha, and Saint Joseph. It then discusses why the church bells of Saint Philip Parish are being named after Saint Agatha, noting her dedication to God and perseverance in prayer despite persecution. The rest of the document introduces other potential patron saints like Saint Robert Bellarmine and explains why the group chose him - in honor of their religion teacher Mrs. Twehues and Father Bob, who help teach the students about their faith, like Saint Robert. The students thank those who helped with their bell naming project.

2. The Bells At Saint Philip

5. Saint Lucy
Saint Francis
Saint Agatha
Saint Joseph

6. Feast Day – December 13
Patron Saint of the blind and those with
eye trouble
Lucy’s name means “light”
Saint Lucy is known for her courage of
standing up as a Christian even as she
was persecuted.

7. Feast Day – October 4
Founder of the
Franciscan Order
Patron Saint of Animals,
Merchants and Ecology

8. Feast Day - February 5
Born in Catania, Sicily
Martyred in approximately
251
Patron Saint of bellmakers,
breast cancer patients,
martyrs, bakers, fire and
earthquakes

9. Feast Day – March 19 Joseph the
Husband of Mary and May 1
Joseph the Worker
Patron Saint of the Universal
Church, fathers, carpenters and
social justice
Joseph was a man of great faith
who was obedient to whatever God
asked of him.

12. “We chose Saint Agatha because she is the
patron of bellmakers. We think if we name the
bell after her then she will bring peace to our
Church. In her biography it says she dedicated
her life to God, so we know she will help us
follow Him. No matter what happened to her,
Saint Agatha continued to pray. This relates to
Saint Philip Parish because we believe all the
members of the parish and school dedicate their
lives to God as Saint Agatha did.”
Why Saint Agatha?

14. Saint Robert Bellarmine
Saint Michael the Archangel
Saint Gregory the Great
Mary Mother of God
Saint John the Baptist

15. Saint Robert Bellarmine
Feast Day – September 17
Patron Saint of Catechists and
Catechumens
Born in Italy, October 4, 1542
He was canonized in 1930
and named a Doctor of the
Church.

16. Saint Michael the Archangel
Feast Day – September 29
Patron of grocers, mariners,
paratroopers, police and
sickness
Saint Michael has been honored
and invoked as a patron and
protector by the Catholic Church.

17. Saint Gregory the Great
Feast Day – September 3
Patron Saint of teachers,
musicians, singers and
students
He is known for his
contribution to the Liturgy of
the Mass and is one of the
four great Doctors of the
Latin Church.

18. Mary Mother of God
Feast Day – January 1
Mother of Jesus, wife of St.
Joseph, is the greatest of all
Christian saints.

19. John the Baptist
Feast Day – June 24
Preached on the banks
of the Jordan River and
Baptized Jesus.

21. Saint Robert

22. Why Saint Robert?
Saint Robert was one of the great doctors of the
Church. He was raised in a family that believed in
almsgiving, prayer and meditation. Saint Robert
shared his faith with everyone and anyone. He is the
patron saint of religion teachers. We began this
project with our teacher Mrs. Twehues, who along with
Father Bob gave us this opportunity. Father helps
teach us about our faith as Saint Robert did. We chose
Saint Robert in honor of Father Bob and all the
catechists of Saint Philip.

23. Matthew Braun Lily Cropenbaker Becca Dusing
Tori Dusing Amber Fillhardt Brianna Finney
Samantha Grause Haley Govan Sydney Harden
Marie Kiefer Carmen Kramer Jacob Kohls
Maddy Mairose Andrew Maus Alison McDonald
Will Ollberding Paige Schultz Rhiannon Spicer
Raymond Stamper Kelsey Twehues Luke Verst
Mrs. Jennifer Twehues
Special Thanks to:
Mrs. Pam Wagner Father Bob Mr. Steve Doerger