St. Patrick Parish

“Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much.
I beg you to spare the life of the unborn baby that I have
spiritually adopted who is in danger of abortion.”

IMPORTANT NEWS

The November schedules for all Liturgical Ministers is now online.
You can see them via your Web Terminal or on the Liturgical Ministries page.
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Courtesy of LPi, please view the
Lectio Divina for the 29th Week of Ordinary Time.
Others can be found on our Lectio Divina page
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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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You can help Saint Patrick by donating to the Grand Annual
online by using the Donate button below:

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It’s that time again. CORIs for the 2019 year are now coming due. 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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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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Beginning September 4th weekly prayer meetings will resume at 7:00 pm in the lower Church. Please JOIN us as we PRAISE GOD, listen to SCRIPTURE, pray for those who need prayer & pray for one another. Our prayer meetings are an expression of our love of God and His love in return. Our meetings are followed by coffee and refreshments in the Parish Council Room.

“Let them Praise the name of the Lord” ~ Psalm 148
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Fr. Mario has an important announcement on his blog.
Please read Good News for Some, Bad News for Others......
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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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Let Your Voice Be Heard!

The Massachusetts State Legislature is considering two troubling bills this session. 
Please read more on our Let Your Voice Be Heard! page 
and do your part to help save the lives of the unborn.
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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!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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

Saint Patrick Altar Society

The Main Altar areas are maintained by a rotation process of our Altar Society Members. We are in need of new volunteers to become members of the Altar Society.

Members take their turn to volunteer to launder Altar Linens (purificators, corporals, finger towels) on a monthly basis. Cloths for the altars are also laundered, pressed, and changed throughout the liturgical year.

Altar ware as well as altar furniture is polished. There is also the upkeep of plants which help to beautify the altar area. Other tasks include removing spilled wax from carpet and dry mopping. The Sacristy area is also maintained and we are thankful to all who enter and help us by returning things to their place.

If you are able to help in any way, please contact the Parish Office at 781-438-0960.

Many thanks to our repeat and new volunteers! Without you we could not do it!

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.