St. Patrick Parish

Ash Wednesday Mass Times:
8:45 am - School Mass
12:00 Noon - Mass
3:00 pm - Communion Service
7:00 pm - Mass

Give us the grace... When the sacredness of life before birth is attacked, to stand up and proclaim that no one ever has the authority to destroy unborn life.

~ John Paul II

IMPORTANT NEWS

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is pleased to share a
downloadable Lectio Divina for Ash Wednesday 2020.
Others can be downloaded from our Lectio Divina page.
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The minister schedules for March are now available. Go to our Liturgical Ministries page for the links to the schedules.
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The Massachusetts State Legislature is considering two troubling bills this session. 
Please read more on our Let Your Voice Be Heard - Again! page 
and do your part to help save the lives of the unborn.
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St. Patrick Prayer Community invites you to join them for Holy Hour
held every Monday & Friday from 3:00 - 4:00 pm (except Holidays.)
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Dear Church, Winter is upon us! In anticipation of snow & icy conditions during this season, parishioners are asked to use only the main entrances to the church as the side entrances and the stairs in the front and rear of the Church can become very slippery. We appreciate your cooperation; our goal is to keep everyone safe this winter.
~ Fr. Mario
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Kindly take a look around your homes your car, or perhaps in a purse or pocket to see if you may have forgotten to return a Pyx borrowed from the Parish. We would love to them returned so they are available for others to use.
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St. Patrick Parish takes seriously its obligation to provide for the safety of those attending
Mass and School. This policy reflects our commitment to making safety a priority.
See move under About Us/Inclement Weather Policy.
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We are now in the cold and flu season once again. As we have noted before during cold and flu season, there is no requirement for a hand-shake at the ‘Sign of Peace’ if a parishioner is uncomfortable with that greeting. Please respect the right of parishioners to offer a verbal greeting of peace by turning toward those near them without shaking hands. Read More »
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You can help Saint Patrick by donating to the Grand Annual
online by using the Donate button below:

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CORIs for the 2019 year are now overdue. CORIs are valid annually from July 1 through June 30 and all volunteers and staff must complete a CORI form each year. Please stop by the Parish Office to complete the form and be sure to bring your license. Thank you!
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Religious Calendars for 2020 will be available beginning this weekend through the generosity of
The Barile Family Funeral Home. Thank you!
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We still have some spaces available for the Pilgrimage to Oberammergau & Central Europe. The Passion Play only performs every 10 years, so reserve your spot now! Read More »
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The St. Patrick Parish app has been updated to the new WeConnect app.
You can install the app by choosing the appropriate link at the bottom
of the page. Choose St. Patrick Parish from the Choose Your Parish
screen and get access to our information. We will be adding features
to help you participate more fully in our Parish life.
A fuller explanation is on our Parish App page.
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Please pray for  all of our homebound parishioners who, due to illness or advanced age, are no longer able to be with us for Mass. May God bless them with his strength and his peace. All the intentions in our Parish Book of Intentions. May God hear our prayers and my we always trust in God’s love and mercy.
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Please pray for the sick and all those who have asked us to pray for them this week. Their names have been inscribed in our parish Book of Intentions in the lower Church. 
Please contact the rectory at 781-438-0960 to add a name.
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A Message from Fr. Mario Orrigo about the ROE Act
(also available under News/Pastor's Notes/The ROE Act)
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Once again, we want to remind you that you can support Saint Patrick Parish with a Bequest.
More information on Bequests can be found on our How to Help page.
Thank you for your consideration!
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To register your child, please contact the Religious Education office at 781-438-1093.
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If you have a family member that is serving or know of anyone currently serving in our Armed Forces, please call the Parish Office (781-438-0960) so that we have the opportunity to pray for their service to our Country.

Ministry Spotlight

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul began in Paris, France, in 1833 when a young law student at the Sorbonne, Frédéric Ozanam, was challenged during a debate to demonstrate what he and his fellow Catholic students were personally doing to help the poor in Paris. Ozanam's reaction was immediate. Within weeks, Ozanam, at 20 years of age, and six of his peers formed the first "Conference of Charity." Under the conference, this group of seven men financed their works of charity out of their own pockets and from contributions of friends. They visited the poor in their homes, providing them with needed aid and assistance. At the prompting of Monsieur Emmanuel Bailly and Sister Rosalie Rendu, superior of a convent of the Daughters of Charity, Ozanam soon placed the conference under the patronage of St. Vincent de Paul who had spent his life in 16th century France serving the poor. Within a few years, the original group of seven grew to 600, spreading to 15 other cities and towns in France, numbering more than 2,000 members.

Twelve years later, in 1845, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul crossed the ocean to St. Louis, Missouri, where the first American conference was formed. Today, the Saint Vincent de Paul Society here at Saint Patrick Parish responds to the needs of our community in such areas as household issues, educational issues and even a small food pantry to help those in need sustain themselves in times of family struggles.

Other ministries are spotlighted on our Ministry Spotlights page.

“Every Life: Cherished, Chosen, Sent.”

“More than four thousand innocent lives are taken each day in this
land of the free and home of the brave,
whose lady holds high the torch of welcome to human life.”

~ John Powell, Abortion: the Silent Holocaust

UNABLE TO ATTEND SUNDAY MASS IN PERSON?

Every weekend Mass is recorded and then broadcast on Stoneham TV during the following week. Below are the times that Mass is aired on the Public Channel.

Public Access Channels:
Comcast Ch. 9, RCN Ch. 3, Verizon Ch. 34

Wednesday at 2:00 pm, Sunday at 9:00 am,
Monday at 5:00 pm, Tuesday at 9:00 am.

Each new cycle begins on Wednesday so the past Sunday's Mass will air for the first time on Wednesday.

St. Patrick's Parish has an app! Get information quickly on your smartphone with the WeConnect Parish App, available on iTunes and Google Play! Choose St. Patrick Parish when you start the app for the first time, and have access to our information in the palm of your hand!

Check out 365 Days with Mary provided by Our Sunday Visitor. Both apps are available to download free from the Apple App Store or Google Play.