St. Patrick Parish

Dear Church,

As we forge ahead during this fall season, with the opening of our Parish School and trying our best to keep anyone attending St. Patrick Parish safe, we are learning and adapting to new protocols.

In order to keep the children and everyone else safe, we have asked the parents to avoid cutting through the Church lobby at pick-up. Therefore, effective immediately we will be locking the doors to the Parish from 2:15 pm until 3:15 pm. This will ensure that the cherubs and you, the parishioners, avoid unnecessary contact or use of the facilities. The church will re-open at 3:15 pm and will remain open until 5:00 pm. For those attending Adoration on Mondays and Fridays until 4:00 pm please make sure you come before the doors are secured for the hour. Thank you for your understanding!

YOU CAN REGISTER FOR MASS beginning Monday at 10:00 AM through Noon on Saturday

To register to attend a Mass, just click on the button to the left and you will be able to register for the day and time you would like to attend Sunday Mass (including the 4:00 PM Vigil Mass on Saturday, or the 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM Masses on Sunday. Please note that you will be able to register for Mass one weekend at a time going forward, from the Monday at 10:00 am through the Saturday, at noon.

Anyone who does not have access to this website can call the Main Parish Office at 781-438-0960 to register for a Sunday Mass, beginning at 10:00 AM on Monday through 4:00 PM on Thursday when the office closes for the weekend.

Details on the sign up process

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.

PRAYER FOR STUDENTS
Dear Jesus,
Thank you for the gift of learning!
I want to grow closer to you
in everything I do at school.
In math and science, help me to see
your beautiful plan in the world.
Help me to discover new stories
and values as I read and write.
In arts and music, help me to be creative.
In sports, help me to treat my teammates
and my opponents fairly.
Help me to learn new skills
in technology.
Jesus, you are the perfect teacher.
Help me to listen with open ears,
an open heart, and an open mind
to all my teachers at school.
Help me to treat my classmates
with care, kindness, and respect.
Thank you, Jesus, for school!
Amen.
©LPi

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.

54 DAY NOVENA
to the Blessed Mother for the Presidential
Election and Peace in our Country.

The Novena will begin on August 15th, feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and will end on October 7th, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. You are asked to pray the Rosary and the Litany of Mary each day for 54 days. This is a personal prayer, said on your own rather than in a group.

Please pray for the sick and all those who have asked us to pray for them this week.

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.

New in Pastor's Notes:

• Closing the Lobby for School Pickup

Older in Pastor's Notes:

• News and a Reminder
• Recent Layoffs
• With Gratitude

New under Pray With Us:

• Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Pray the Rosary - Wednesdays at 3:00 via Zoom
• Resources for Prayer and Reflection at Home

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

“I know without a doubt, that abortion is a violent act of murder and exploitation. And I know that our responsibility is to work and pray without ceasing for its end.”

— Denver Archbishop Samual J. Aquila - January 22, 2013

Abortion and racism are both symptoms of a fundamental human error. The error is thinking that when someone stands in the way of our wants, we can justify getting that person out of our lives. Abortion and racism stem from the same poisonous root, selfishness.

— Alveda King

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is pleased to share a
downloadable Lectio Divina for the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time 2020.
Others can be downloaded from our Lectio Divina page.

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.

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.

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.

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.