Our monthly Forget-Me-Not food collection is this weekend, August 2 & 3! Please bring your donations to the priests' garage! Food donations dwindle during the summer months since there is more need with children home from school and fewer families donating since they are away or on vacation. Please help if you can! Thank you!

Register now for our Youth Ministry and Faith Formation programs including the Sacramental Program for second grade students. Please contact our Faith Formation Coordinator or Youth Minister for more information.

Beginning August 1, 2025, First Friday Mass will be celebrated at 8:00am immediately followed by Holy Hour from 8:30am-9:30am. Join us!

Today we welcome our new pastor to St. Patrick Parish, Rev. Jared J. Brogan. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Fr. Jared, a former Speech-Language Pathologist for the New York City Department of Education, answered the call to become a priest and was ordained May 28, 2011. He has served as parochial vicar of St. Margaret of Scotland in Morristown and St. Philip the Apostle in Clifton before serving as pastor at St. Catherine of Siena in Mountain Lakes. He has also held several positions at the Diocese of Paterson including the Director of the Office of Divine Worship and Diocesan Master of Ceremonies.

St. Patrick School, a vibrant PreK–8 Catholic school rooted in faith and academic excellence, is seeking passionate and dedicated educators to join our team for the 2025–2026 school year! Current Opportunities Include: Early Childhood Teacher Elementary Grade Teacher  Maternity Leave Replacement (October–March) School Nurse - 25 hours per week Come be part of a supportive, mission-driven school community where students are known, loved, and challenged to grow.  To apply, send your cover letter, resume, and references to [email protected]. Learn more at www.spschatham.org.

Registration is open for Youth Ministry for the 2025-2026 school year. If you have a rising Freshman, please register for one Action Retreat and Youth Ministry. If you have a rising Sophomore, please register for one Antioch Retreat and Youth Ministry. Rising Juniors and Seniors who have already been confirmed and want to remain active in Youth Ministry only need to register for Youth Ministry. Contact Maggie at the Parish Office with any questions.

The weekdays the Parish Office is open for walk-in traffic will be extended starting the week of July 7. The office will be open Monday through THURSDAY from 9am until 3pm and Friday from 9am until noon. Appointments with staff are no longer needed on Thursdays. Come on in, get a mass card, and speak with one of our ministers on Thursdays! We look forward to seeing you!

On June 21 & 22, as we celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi, St. Patrick Parish will participate in a Diocesan-wide food collection for the poor. This collection, sponsored by Catholic Charities will help offer assistance to those most in need in our communities. Our parish has been asked to provide any cold cereal or shampoo. Thank you for your participation and help for those in need!

Thank you for all who stopped by the Parish Center to wish Fr. Bob well in his retirement! The Parish Center was packed with well-wishers and parishioners had a wonderful time socializing and enjoying the lunch provided. Thank you, Fr. Bob, for 15 wonderful years as our pastor of St. Patrick Parish!

Register now for St. Patrick Parish Youth Ministry (SPYM) for the 2025-2026 school year. Rising Freshmen must register for BOTH Youth Ministry AND an Action Retreat. Rising Sophomores must register for both Youth Ministry AND an Antioch Retreat. Register early to get into the retreat that works best for your family and teen. Once a retreat is full, it will be closed. Rising Juniors and Seniors wanting to remain active in SPYM need only register for Youth Ministry. Register now to receive the Early Bird Discount!

Join us TOMORROW, Sunday, June 8 in the Parish Center at 12:30pm as we celebrate the past 15 years that Fr. Bob served our parish and community as pastor! He accepted the position at a very difficult time in our parish history and has led our parish and school with grace, kindness and love. Please stop in and have a bite to eat as we thank him for his leadership and service to our parish community! No RSVP necessary! This event is free to all!

Each year a graduating senior in our Youth Ministry Program is awarded the SPYM/JTB Foundation Scholarship.  This scholarship is a memorial scholarship honoring John Taylor Babbitt.  John was a Youth Ministry leader who tragically and fatally succumbed to a myocardial infarction his junior year in high school.  His parents began the JTB Foundation which has done phenomenal work towards putting defibrillator machines in schools, playgrounds, swim clubs, gyms, and so many other areas where such an incident could potentially occur.  Many lives have been saved through their efforts. Thanks to the generosity of the Babbitts and their foundation, each year we are able to award the SPYM/JTB scholarship to a high school senior who has been an active member of SPYM during their years in high school and who consistently lives out the characteristics of Christ in their everyday life.  This year the scholarship has been awarded to Patrick Ryan.  Patrick's words and actions are always governed by his strong faith, and he is a wonderful role model for his peers.  Our SPYM Sweatshirt is emblazoned with the phrase "My life is my message" and Patrick's message never fails to resonate kindness, compassion and acceptance.  We are so proud to have Patrick wear our sweatshirt and represent SPYM.

Our monthly Forget-Me-Not food collection for our three diocesan food pantries is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, June 7 & 8. Please drop your non-perishable food items off in the priests' garage. Thank you for your donations and helping those in need!

On Tuesday, May 13, St. Patrick Parish teens celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation and were bestowed with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Bishop Kevin Sweeney was officiant. Teens prepared for this Sacrament of Initiation over a two-year period, including participating in two weekend retreats, one in Freshman year and one during Sophomore year. Many will continue their faith journey with continued participation in Youth Ministry. Congratulations!

On Tuesday, May 13, St. Patrick Parish teens celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation and were bestowed with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Bishop Kevin Sweeney was officiant. Teens prepared for this Sacrament of Initiation over a two-year period, including participating in two weekend retreats, one in Freshman year and one during Sophomore year. Many will continue their faith journey with continued participation in Youth Ministry. Congratulations!

Our last two groups of children along with a teen, celebrated their First Eucharist, a Sacrament of Initiation in the Roman Catholic Church, last Saturday! Our program is a two-year preparation with two retreats that our children completed. Congratulations to all! For more information or if you are older and want to explore being fully initiated into the church, please contact our Coordinator of Faith Formation, Karen Hoerrner.

Fr. Bob, Fr. Chris and the entire St. Patrick Parish Staff wish all mothers a very Happy Mother's Day filled with love and blessings!

Last Saturday, 26 parish children received the Eucharist for the first time! Congratulations to all of our children and families!

The roof on our Pre-K building, in which repair was desperately needed, was replaced last week! Old, broken shingles and gutters that could not be reattached, were removed, repairs were made, new plywood, underlayment, flashing, roof tiles and new gutters were added.

Join us in the Parish Center on Friday, May 2 for Country Line Dancing! A professional caller along with light refreshments are included in the ticket price of $20 for ticket purchases made prior to the event or $25 at the door. Don't miss out on this evening of fun and socializing with fellow parishioners! Contact our youth minister, Maggie, at the parish office with any questions!