St Patrick Parish welcomes all new parishioners. We are happy to have you worship with us. Please stop after Mass and introduce yourself to our staff. If you would like to register with our Parish, please complete the registration form, mail it to the Parish Office or drop it in the collection basket.
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” The Lord replied, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.”
— Lk 17:5-6
Mass Times
WEEKEND MASSESSaturday Vigil ~ 4pm WEEKDAY MASSESMonday through Saturday - Noon |
HOLY DAY MASSESVigil ~ 7pm CONFESSIONSSaturdays ~ 3pm - 3:45 pm |
October 2nd is Respect Life Sunday
Catherine (Peg) Roy & Linda Robbins
who died this past week.
Sanctuary Lamp, Bread and Wine
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.
Altar Flower Memorial
Flowers for this weekend
have been donated in memory of the
LeFave, Ferrara, Westcott, Matsen &
Marinelli Families
Peter’s Pence Collection
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A second collection will be taken up the weekend of October 1-2 to support the Holy Father’s “Peter’s Pence” collection that provides funds for emergency and disaster relief. This collection also provides support to The Catholic University of America (CUA) that educates priests, lay people for ministry, and will assist the Inner-City Parishes of the Archdiocese of Boston. Your generosity will assist the Holy Father as well as the various missionary efforts at home and abroad. For information on these Collections, go to: |
October 2 ~ Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
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In today’s second reading, St. Paul reminds us of our responsibility as disciples saying, “Stir into a flame the gift of God that you have…” When we think we are ill equipped to speak to another about our faith or its importance in our lives, it’s good to hear St. Paul’s words that “God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love…” Even when Jesus’ own disciples were worried about their ability to carry out his mission, they turned to him asking for an increase of faith. How about us? Will we ask for what we need to take God’s word to heart and share it with courage? |
40 Days for Life Launch
Our campaign begins on Wednesday September 28, 2022 and runs until Sunday November 6, 2022. PLEASE SIGN UP ON OUR WEBSITE “40 Days for Life.com” and feel free to be there at any hour of the day from 7:00 am until 7:00 pm. It is helpful to commit to hours when you know that another will be there but, unless you add your name to the 40 Days Calendar, you might not know who else will be there. If you have any trouble signing up for hours, let me do it for you. Just tell me when you are available and I’ll do the rest.
Sincerely yours,
John J. Kwiatek, Coordinator of 40 Days for Life/Beverly
Blessing of the Animals
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Blessing of the Animals Sunday, October 2, 2022 |
Don’t forget!| St. Patrick Prayer Community invites you to join them for Holy Hour held every Monday & Friday from 3:00 - 4:00 pm (except Holidays) in the lower Church. |
Feast of the Archangels
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September 29th, 2022 |
Lectio Divina
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is pleased to share a downloadable
Lectio Divina for the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time.
Others can be downloaded from our Lectio Divina page.
Religious Education Registration is now open
Registration is now OPEN for the 2022-2023 Religious Education School year!
Visit our website at
www.stpatrickstoneham.org/religious-education to learn about our In-Person Classes or Homeschool options for Grades 1-10 and to register your child for the fall.
New this year! The Sacrament of Confirmation is available to all students in Grades 8, 9 and 10!
Register today!
NOTE! The Religious Education Calendar is now
available for download from the Religious Education page!
Scam Alert Warning
Last June, many people on the contact list of St. Stephen Parish in Framingham received emails claiming to come from the parish, asking the recipient to purchase a Google Play gift card as a present for someone and promising to pay them back.
Any requests will be sent via the bulletin, the web site, or announced at Mass.
Link to the Boston Pilot article on the scams
In addition, Fr. Mario's name is being used in a scam to try and extract gift cards from parishioners. We have had a few calls 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.
If you wish to donate securely, please use the Donate button at the top of this page.
St. Patrick Choir will resume this Fall!
Rehearsals will be held on Tuesdays at 6:00 pm in the Upper Church beginning September 20th. All are welcome!
Reminder
Just a reminder: The parish doors are locked between 2:15 & 3:15 pm daily when school is in session. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Invitation to Lay Ministry
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Do you feel that you are being called by God to assist in his church in some ministry? There are opportunities to be a lay minister at Saint Patrick Parish. See our
Lay Minister Information and Registration page
to read about the available ministries and to register to help.
Updated Minister Handbooks are available
New Handbooks are available for Eucharistic Ministers,
Lectors, and Ushers.
Links for the Eucharistic Minister and Lector Handbooks are available on the Liturgical Ministries page, while the link for the Usher Handbook is available on the Additional Ministries page.
CORI Forms are now due
If you serve the parish as a volunteer in any capacity, the Archdiocese of Boston requires that you complete a CORI form each year. CORI forms are now due. Please call Parish Office weekdays between 10:00 – 12:00 and 12:30 – 4:00 to arrange a time to complete a form. Thank you!
Holy Hour
World Apostolate of Fatima Rosary Group invites you to join them for Holy Hour held every Monday & Friday from 3:00 - 4:00 pm (except Holidays) in the lower Church.
Sunday Mass Videos
SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 9:00 AMCelebrate Sunday Mass on the Stoneham Public-TV channel (Comcast 9, RCN 3, Verizon 34) four times a week: Sun: 9:00 am ~ Mon: 5:00 pm ~ Tue: 9:00 am ~ Wed: 2:00 pm Mass will be taped each weekend and available for viewing the following Wednesday. You can also stream the Mass using the Stoneham TV's On-Demand player at https://www.stonehamtv.org/ondemand (click Videos) or conveniently from the St. Patrick's Parish Playlist. As new masses become available, they will be listed from newest to oldest. September 25th - Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Taped September 24th @ 4pm) All Masses are also available on our Sunday Mass Videos page Daily Masses are also available on Catholic-TV |
Parish News
New/Updated in Parish News:
- Public Square Rosary Rally
- Secular Fransiscan Fraternity
- Stoneham Community Dinner
- Come to the Waters of Healing
- Mandatory Safe Environment Training for Parish Staff and Volunteers
- Saint Vincent de Paul Thank You
- 6-Week Virtual Grief Support Group
- Gospel Meditation
- Grow and Go Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Older Parish News:
Pastor's Notes
Religious Education News
New in Religious Education News:
- Registration is now OPEN for the 2022-2023 year
School News
New in School News:
- With Special Thanks to our Sponsors
Older in School News:
- Welcome Back to School
Prayer to Our Lady Of Guadalupe - Intercessor Of The Unborn
“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.”
“The greatest destroyer of peace in the world
today is abortion, because it is a direct war, a
direct killing.”
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Prayer for the Protection of the Unborn
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
Every Life: Cherished, Chosen, Sent.
“All that is required for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.”
— Edmund Burke
Reminders
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 located at 71 Central Street.
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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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Mass Times
Saturday Vigil
4:00 pm
Sunday
8:00 am
10:00 am (Family Mass)
12:00 noon
6:00 pm
WEEKDAY MASSES
Monday through Saturday
12:00 noon ~ Lower Church
HOLY DAY MASSES
Vigil
7:00 pm
Holy Day
12:00 noon
CONFESSIONS
Saturdays ~ Lower Church
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Monday - Saturday
11:00 am - 11:55 am
Lower Church
Mondays & Fridays
12:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Lower Church
(except on Holidays)
Third Sunday of the Month
3:00 pm
Upper Church
Registration Form
Office Hours
Monday - Friday
10:00 am - 12:00 noon
12:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Closed Saturdays, Sundays & Holidays.
Staff
Rev. Mario J. Orrigo ~ Pastor
Rev. Joseph Keville ~ Associate Pastor
Rev. Jurgen Liias ~ Senior Priest
Frank Dello Russo ~ Deacon
Charles G. Hanafin ~ Deacon
Anthony J. Foti ~ Deacon
John R. Turner ~ Senior Deacon
Education Links
Catholic Links
Events
- Sep 30 2022 7:00 pm - Mass 4 Life
- Oct 1 2022 9:00 am - Come to the Waters of Healing
- Oct 1 2022 2:00 pm - Night 4 Life
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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.
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365 Days with Mary
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