St. Patrick Parish

PARISH NEWS

Pilgrimage to Poland
In the Footsteps of St. John Paul II & St. Faustina
November 09 - 17, 2024

$4,179 per person from Boston (BOS) with an optioanl Post-Tour to Prague: November 17 - 19 for $679 per person.

For Additional Details or to Book Now, visit www.206tours.com/cms/frleblanc/poland.

(Posted Jan 29, 2020)

Stoneham Community Dinner - May and June

Grab & Go Dinners

1^st and 3^rd Tuesday at 5:45 pm
First Congregational Church

Upcoming Dates
May 7 & 21 / June 4 & 18

* free of charge ~ donations accepted *

St. Patrick Parish helps sponsor the community dinners and is looking for volunteers to supply salads and desserts. If you would like to help, please call 781-438-0960 and leave your contact information with the office.

To order dinners, email : stonehamcommunitydinner@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/Stoneham-Community-Dinner-Program-101128424678378

(Posted Apr 24, 2024)

Wakefield Community Meals - May

(Posted Apr 24, 2024)

May Healing Services at the Lazarus Shrine

(Posted Apr 24, 2024)

Grow+Go ~ Fifth Sunday of Easter

April 28, 2024 | Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 9:26-31 | 1 Jn 3:18-24 | Jn 15:1-8

Written by THE FAITHFUL DISCIPLE

GROW - AS A DISCIPLE | PRAY, STUDY, ENGAGE, SERVE

“Where do they get their energy!” Maybe you’ve said that about your children as they run around the yard while you’re trying to wrangle them inside for bedtime. Jokes abound about how sugar and caffeine are what keep most adults going, but we know it’s proper nutrition, exercise, and rest that enable us to do well whatever it is we do. That is all relevant to us physically. What about spiritually? Bishop Barron, writing on the Gospel, says, “Jesus declares that he is the vine and we are the branches. He is the power and energy source in which we live.” (Word on Fire Bible, 548) Just as we see the effects of sugar and caffeine on people, we see the supernatural effects of Jesus’ love on, and in, people. As he nurtures us with his perfect love, and that flows into us who are grafted onto him, it changes us. It transforms us and converts us away from sin and toward God. We fill up on that spiritual fuel in the sacramental life of the Church and become a witness to it in how we go about our days – loving one another.

GO - EVANGELIZE | PRAYER, INVITATION, WITNESS, ACCOMPANIMENT

“Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.” These words from John in our second reading provide the perfect bridge between the ministry of Paul, about whom we heard in the first reading, and Christ’s message in the Gospel. With Jesus as “the power and energy source in which we live,” we not only can profess the truth, but live it. We not only give our own account of Christ working in us, as Paul did, who came to them speaking out “boldly in the name of the Lord,” but we stand beside one another, as Barnabas did, vouching for Paul to the Apostles. We are united in baptism, in love, in profession of faith, and in communion with one another. When we consistently act in a Christian manner toward others and keep God’s commandments, John says, we “remain in him, and he in [us], and the way we know that he remains in us is from the Spirit he gave us.” In other words, those who remain in Christ “will bear much fruit” – a tangible sign that easily answers the question, “where does he/she get her energy?”

PRAY
Is there anything in your life that is an obstacle to Jesus being the power and energy source in which you live? Are your days fueled more by anger, frustration, or ambition than his love? Pray this week in thanksgiving to God for where he has given you conversion of heart, and ask him for the grace to see where improvement is needed and the will to make it happen.

(Posted Apr 24, 2024)

Welcome Father Patrick

Please welcome Fr. Patrick Fiorillo, who was just assigned to St. Patrick Parish. Fr. Patrick comes to us from St. Paul’s in Cambridge where he served as a Chaplain at Harvard Catholic Center. Prior to Harvard, he was assigned to St. Ann and St. Brendan in Dorchester. Fr. Patrick comes from Franklin, MA and was ordained a Priest in 2016.

(Reposted Apr 24, 2024)

6-Week In-person Grief Support Group

Wednesday Evenings
May 1, 8, 22, 29 & June 5, 12
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Grief can be a challenging and painful experience and often the one who is grieving feels isolated – that no one understands what they are going through. If you are grieving the loss of a loved one, consider joining our 6-week grief support group where you may find healing through the experience of being with others who are also experiencing loss.

We will explore the grieving process and consider the spiritual elements of grief and healing grounded in Christian hope. To register, please contact Diane McCarthy, Pastoral Associate, 781‑438‑0200 or dianemccarthy@stpatrickstoneham.org. There is no charge to participate in this group.

(Reposted Apr 24, 2024)

Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary Golf Tournament

(Reposted Apr 24, 2024)

Project Rachel Post-Abortion Healing Retreats
(May 11, June TBA)

Are you – or someone you know – suffering from post-abortion pain? The Project Rachel ministry of the Archdiocese of Boston extends a special invitation to women experiencing regret from a past abortion to attend a Come to the Waters of Healing one-day retreat. Spring dates are Saturday, May 11 and June (TBA). Locations are confidential.

For more information on the retreats or other services, contact Project Rachel at 508.651.3100 or help@projectrachelboston.com.

(Reposted Apr 24, 2024)

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