This weekend, October 26 & 27, is our Diocesan Ministries Appeal In-Pew weekend. Parishioners will have the opportunity to pledge a one-time or reoccurring gift that will go to different agencies within our Diocese. Donations will specifically support seminarian education, Catholic urban education, Nazareth Village and retired priests' healthcare need and Catholic Charities programs and ministries. Thank you for your continued generosity in helping those in need in our own backyard!

Our annual Mass of Remembrance will be held on Monday, November 4, 2024 at 7 pm in the Church. If you have a loved one that passed away in the last year, please contact the parish office or register them on our parish website to remembered at this very special mass. A candle will be lit as their name is said. Family members are invited to keep their loved one's candle after the conclusion of Mass. Click on the picture of the candles above to connect to the registration page.

Our monthly Forget-Me-Not Food Collection will be held the weekend of November 2 & 3. Please drop off non-perishable donations in the priests' garage. Catholic Charities will pick up the donations Monday morning, November 4. Thank you for your generosity and helping those in need.

Join us in the Church on Saturday, November 2, 2024 for our monthly Marian Devotion Mass at 8 am. All are invited. Breakfast immediately following mass dismissal in the Parish Office Building. No sign-up needed!

Join us on Sunday, October 20 after the 11:30am mass for our annual Fall Festival in the Parish Center. Lots of food, beverages, contests and kids' games and activities. The event is free but please bring a fall dessert to share. No RSVP necessary!

Take a break from cooking breakfast this weekend and enjoy some delicious pancakes and sausage lovingly made by our Knights of Columbus on Sunday morning, October 13 from 8am until 12 noon. Free will offering. All proceeds benefit their charitable efforts! No RSVP required! Join us!

Join us for a free concert on Tuesday, October 15 with the Hanover Girls Choir from Germany. This free concert will begin at 7 pm and will be held in the Church. Join us and enjoy some beautiful choral music!

Join us for the First Saturday Marian Devotion Mass on Saturday, October 5 at 8 am in the Church. Breakfast will follow in the Parish Office Building. No sign-up necessary! All are welcome!

Faith Formation classes start September 29 for students in grades kindergarten through grade 8. Visit our Faith Formation page on our website for more information including class dates, times and the link to register. First graders expecting to celebrate the Sacrament of First Eucharist in grade 2 MUST complete 2 years of formation unless enrolled in a Catholic School. If your child does not attend Faith Formation in 1st and 2nd grade, they will not be able celebrate First Eucharist in the spring of grade 2. Contact our Faith Formation Coordinator for more information.

Save the Date! Our annual Fall Festival is Sunday, October 20 in the Parish Center immediately following 11:30am mass! All are invited to this free event! Join fellow parishioners, friends and staff for a hamburger, hot dog, great conversation and activities for kids! No sign up necessary! Details to follow in the coming weeks!

Join us on September 25, 2024 for High School Night in the Parish Center gym. All are invited to meet with representatives from local high schools. No RSVP necessary!

Register now for our St. Patrick Choir (adults), God UnPlugged Choir (high school teens), Boys and Girls Choir (grades 4-8) and Living Nativity Choir (Kindergarten through grade 4). Practices will begin soon, All are welcome regardless of experience! To register, please click on the Music Ministry icon located in the middle of this website and choose your choir(s). We look forward to seeing our many choir members and welcoming our newest members in early fall!

Register now for our Faith Formation and Youth Ministry programs. The Fall Antioch (Sophomore) Retreat is already full and closed to additional participants. Our first Faith Formation session is a Family session and will meet the end of September. Contact our Youth Minister or Faith Formation Coordinator with any questions.

Construction around our Church building is almost complete. We expect to be able to celebrate masses this weekend inside the Church building! If anything changes, we will post on our website, social media and send a Flocknote email to all parishioners. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we complete this capital improvement project!

Due to continued construction, all weekend Masses on August 3 and August 4 will be held in the Parish Center. Unfortunately, we will not be able to livestream any of our masses this weekend due to equipment constraints. Thank you for your understanding and support as the drainage problems around our church building are being fixed.

The updates to the drainage issues in the Church basement are well underway at St. Pats! Construction began in mid-July and will continue through August. Due to access availability issues, weekend masses were held in the Parish Center this past weekend. Please check our website, weekly Flocknote newsletters (emailed on Thursday mornings) and our Facebook account for any updates and changes to our weekend mass locations over the next few weeks. Thank you for your patience while this portion of our capital improvements are being completed!

Our teens have been working on various home projects to help our friends in Rowlesburg, West Virginia. In addition to the projects and labor, they also connect with the locals, having conversations and showing genuine care for the residents. Check out the short video clip on Facebook where our parish teens were able to help catch a runaway dog and return it to the child who lost it!

Registration for our Youth Ministry (SPYM) and Faith Formation programs is open for the 2024-2025 school year for the youth of our parish. Rising Freshmen and Sophomores must register for BOTH Youth Ministry AND the Confirmation Program. Rising Juniors and Seniors that plan to participate in our Youth Ministry program including those serving as retreat leaders should register for the Youth Ministry program only. All rising 1st grade students through 8th grade students should register for Faith Formation. Children in 2nd grade preparing to celebrate the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist must also register for the Sacramental Program in addition to grade 2 Faith Formation. Preparation for celebrating the sacraments is a two-year process, so children in grade 1 expecting to celebrate First Reconciliation and First Communion in second grade MUST attend 1st grade Faith Formation classes.

Our National Blue-Ribbon, STEM certified, parish school, St. Patrick School, is accepting applications for most grades for the 2024-2025 school year! There are still some openings in several grades. See how your child can Be the Future at St. Patrick School! Call the school at 973-635-4623 or visit their website for more information!