St. Patrick Parish

Dear Church,

With Covid-19 case counts rising in Massachusetts amid the spread of the delta variant, we would like to recommend to all parishioners, both vaccinated and unvaccinated, to wear masks while at Mass. Also, due to the new Archdiocese protocols there will be designated areas in the Church (upper & lower) where Masks are required. Anyone not wearing a Mask may not sit in that area.

~ Fr. Mario

This weekend (October 18^th-19^th), you will have the opportunity to support our priests through the special September collection benefitting the Clergy Health and Trust (CHRT). CHRT offers programs for the health and wellness of our priests in good standing. The special collection is a primary source of funding for these programs. To give now, go to clergytrust.org.

Every gift makes a difference and is a symbol of gratitude for all our priests who don’t just observe need in our communities; they seek it out so that they can respond.

Fr. Jurgen Liias hosts a weekly talk show called Wellsprings of Faith. It is aired on Melrose Cable TV but can also be accessed through YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/MelroseMATV

Registration is now OPEN for the 2021-2022 Religious Education School year! Visit our NEW religious education page to learn about our Virtual Class or Homeschool options for Grades 1-10 and to register your child for the fall.

Altar Flower Memorial

Flowers for this weekend have been donated in memory of
Rita & John Benko
and Lorraine Vendola

The Bread and Wine for the week’s liturgies and the Sanctuary lamp is lit in honor of
Emma & Vincent “Jim” DePalma

If you would like to sponsor the Sanctuary Lamp ($25) and or the Bread and Wine ($25) in honor of a loved one, please contact the office at 781-438-0960. The name of your loved one will be published in the bulletin.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is pleased to share a
downloadable Lectio Divina for the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time.
Others can be downloaded from our Lectio Divina page.

Update on Fr. Liias’s Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

The trip has been rescheduled to February 2-14, 2022.
Please check our updated page.

Fr. Liias will hold an informational meeting regarding this trip on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 7:00 pm in the Parish Pastoral Council Room.
All are welcome!

Fr. Mario's name is being used in a scam to try and extract gift cards from parishioners. We have had a few calls today with parishioners having received a text purportedly from Fr. Mario asking them to purchase $300 gift cards and to scratch of the security number and forward a picture of the gift card and security number.

DO NOT to respond to the text. It is not from Fr. Mario and is an effort to scam them. Fr. Mario would never ask parishioners to forward a picture of a gift card to him. These did not come from Fr. Mario, please do not respond to these requests.

Any requests will be sent via the bulletin, the web site, or announced at Mass.

If you wish to donate securely, please use the Donate button at the top of this page.

Update: Beginning in September, the Most Holy Eucharist will only continue in the Upper Church from 11:00 am - noon daily and from 12:45 pm - 4:00 pm on Mondays and Fridays.

New in Pastor's Notes:

• New Recommendations regarding mask use
  

Older in Pastor's Notes:

• Our Online Giving Program
  

New in Religious Education News:

• Registration is now open for the 2021-2022 year. Visit our new Religious Education page

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

“All that is required for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.”
— Edmund Burke

Several bits of information and resource links relating to the quarantine due to the COVID-19 outbreak can be found on our COVID-19 page. Any additional messages/links will be posted there.
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Please pray for the sick and all those who have asked us to pray for them this week.
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Mass Cards are available through the parish office during this time. Please call the parish office to make arrangements, we will prepare it and leave it for you to pick up at the mailbox located at the side door in the small parking lot.
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Thank you to all our wonderful parishioners who have signed up for online giving and those who have been mailing in your offertory, we are so grateful for your continued support during these challenging times!
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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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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.

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.