The month of November is traditionally dedicated in the Catholic Church to honoring the dead and relieving the sufferings of the souls in purgatory. Catholics believe that death can separate people who they love from them for only a while. We are still united with them in the Communion of Saints. On this feast of All Souls, and continuing through the month of November until Advent starts, we recall our deceased relatives, friends, and all the faithful departed who may yet be waiting for the full joy of heaven in purgatory. We pray for them, remembering that likewise these people being purified have the power to intercede for us too.
On All Souls’ Day, which this year falls on Tuesday, November 2, the Church remembers all those we know who have died – family members and friends. In our Benefice there will be a quiet, thoughtful, gentle service including hymns and readings which includes a chance to pray for those whom we love who have died, naming them as we do so. Please join us if you can, at 8am at the cemetery. Everyone is welcome, and will be able to light a candle as a symbol of our prayers and all that they meant, and still mean, to us. Come and pray for the special person known to you.
Our next St. Vincent de Paul Food Giveaway is Wednesday, November 10 at 9:00am. First come, first serve. Volunteers are welcome to come help organize and distribute food.
Thanks to the generosity of Second Harvest Food bank, many items have been donated that will be used for our Neighbors in Need to shop for their family and loved ones. Children will be able to shop for their siblings and parents!
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic feast celebrating Mary's conception without sin. Even though this feast day occurs in the liturgical season of Advent, which prepares for the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Immaculate Conception refers to the conception of Mary in the womb of her mother, St. Anne and is celebrated 9 months December, nine months before the Nativity of Mary, which is celebrated on 8 September. Click on the title to pray the Novena!
Our monthly food giveaway in December will include extra goodies for families as they prepare to celebrate Christmas. Volunteers are needed to pack food boxes and load into the cars of our Neighbors in Need.
Our sister church, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Tennessee Ridge, celebrates its Feast Day on January 4. Mother Seton, as she is often called, was canonized on Sunday, September 14, 1975 in St. Peter’s Square by Pope Paul VI. She was the first citizen born in the United States to be given the title of “Saint.”
Save the date for the St. Patrick Puzzle Exchange! Saturday, January 22 and Sunday, January 23 after Mass in the lower level of the Parish Office. Bring the puzzles you collected during the lockdown and swap for new designs! (Click for more information.)
St. Vincent de Paul is hosting a Second Harvest Food Mobile Pantry on Saturday, February 5. If you would like to volunteer please arrive at the St. Patrick Church parking lot at 7am. The Food Distribution will begin at 8:30am.
Our parish joins the rest of the parishes statewide resuming with Life Teen’s Life Nights, and life teen’s Social Nights. St. Patrick’s Life Teen will meet Wednesday, February 16 at 6:30 pm in the newly renovated Life Teen Center. We will discuss future activates, the dioceses retreats and Life Teen’s Summer Camps. We will have refreshments and snacks.
A parish-wide activity to have some fun and make no-sew tie blankets, or scarves! Click HERE for a description of the blankets and more information on what to bring.
Hosted by St. Vincent de Paul Society. Can't make it to Stations? You can pray the Stations at home as a part of your Lenten Reflections. Click HERE for an alternative to the traditional stations and as a way of reflecting more deeply on the Scriptural accounts of Christ's passion.
St. Patrick’s Life Teen will meet on Wednesday, March 9 at 6:30 pm in the newly renovated Life Teen Center. We will discuss future activates, the dioceses retreats and Life Teen’s Summer Camps. There will be refreshments and snacks.
Our first Lenten Fish Fry is Friday, March 11 from 5-7pm. Fish, white beans, french fries, slaw, hushpuppies and a drink! $15 for 3-piece, $12 for 2-piece/children. Make plans to attend and volunteers are welcome!
Could you walk a mile in Jesus’s shoes? The Stations of the Cross bring us closer to Christ as we meditate on the great love He showed for us in His most sorrowful Passion. Please join us for the Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent at 7pm. St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton, our sister parish in Tennessee Ridge, has Stations every Friday at 12 noon. Online option - Consider praying the Stations at home as a part of your Lenten Reflections. Click HERE for an alternative to the traditional stations.
Pope Francis has issued a personal invitation to each Catholic to help him discern how the Holy Spirit is leading the Church today with a program called Synodality. He invites all to complete a short online survey which can be accessed HERE. An open listening group session will be held in the Teen Life room on Sunday, March 13 at 3 pm. We especially encourage you to invite Catholics who do not attend Mass to come so their voice may be heard.
Our second Lenten Fish Fry is Friday, March 11 from 5-7pm. Fish, white beans, french fries, slaw, hushpuppies and a drink! $15 for 3-piece, $12 for 2-piece/children. Make plans to attend and volunteers are welcome!
Could you walk a mile in Jesus’s shoes? The Stations of the Cross bring us closer to Christ as we meditate on the great love He showed for us in His most sorrowful Passion. Please join us for the Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent at 7pm. St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton, our sister parish in Tennessee Ridge, has Stations every Friday at 12 noon. Online option - Consider praying the Stations at home as a part of your Lenten Reflections. Click HERE for an alternative to the traditional stations.
There will be a celebration for St. Patrick's Feast Day on Saturday, March 19 after Mass. Please join us for all family free Bingo and Trivia! Pizza, drinks and desserts will be served. Thank you to St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Patrick for donating the prizes for the event! Come join us celebrate our patron saint!