St. Patrick Parish

Monday 8 am
Tuesday  8 am
Wednesday 8 am
Thursday 8 am
Friday 8 am

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Saturday 5 pm 

Sunday: 7:30 a.m. (no livestream)

Sunday 10 am 

                      CONFESSIONS 

         by Appointment: 973-635-0625 
          phone extensions:

152 Fr. Bob                     156 Fr. Artur
fr.bob@st-pats.org        fr.artur@st-pats.org

To make a one time offertory donation, click here to access our GIVING page on our website.

     The Saint Patrick Parish office is open Monday through Friday, 9 am-1 pm.

 Mass is celebrated Monday through Friday at 8 am in the Church. 

Advance Registration No Longer Needed to Attend Liturgies

Mass Celebrants 

Saturday, September 26 at 5 pm with Fr. Bob, Deacon Mark Homily (live stream)
Sunday, September 27 at 7:30 am with Fr. Bob (no live stream)
Sunday, September 27 at 10 am with Fr. Artur, Deacon Mark Homily (live stream)

Click on the hymn titles for words and music!

Information and guidelines for the reopening of the Church can be found under the NEWS/BULLETIN tab, Reopening Church webpage. We will post information as we receive it in accordance to the Diocese of Paterson and mandates from the governor of New Jersey. The health and safety of our parishioners and visitors are paramount.  St. Patrick Parish is working closely together, clergy, staff, and volunteers in order to implement these guidelines and to proide as much as it is humanly possible, a safe environment proper for Liturgy during this pandemic.  These guidelines are not suggestions. They are, for the meantime, particular law of the Diocese of Paterson. Therefore, these matters require adherence by all parishes and religius communities where the sacred liturgy is celebrated. Click here to be directed to the Reopening Church webpage.

September 27, 2020

Diocesan Ministries Appeal 2020
 
 A man begins 27his drive home from work and heads onto Route 80. After a few minutes he receives a call on his cell phone from his wife. “Phil!” she shouts in a panic. “Please be careful. I just saw on the news that there is a man driving the wrong way on Route 80.” “You won’t believe it, Doris,” he replies. “It’s not just one car; it’s hundreds of them!”
 
                Some may believe they are headed in the right direction on the highway unaware that they are driving on the wrong side of the road. This weekend the parish kicks off the annual Diocesan Ministries Appeal formerly known as the Bishop’s Appeal. Like the man driving down Route 80 on the wrong side of the highway, it is easy to believe we are driving in the correct lanes of our spiritual lives filled with prayer and good works; yet, forgotten are those who lack opportunity in life due to misfortunes and unfortunate circumstances. This Annual Diocesan Appeal invites us to join clusters of others who include stewardship as a way of contributing to the service of the Church. This helps communicate the Gospel message through a response to people with needs in our Diocese who may be poverty-stricken or fallen upon difficult times.
 
The theme for this year’s Appeal is “Love Thy Neighbor”. Through a donation to the Appeal we not only benefit people who are in distress or even penniless, but we strengthen our relationship with Christ who taught us to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. The Appeal funds ministries throughout the Diocese of Paterson with a huge portion of it directed to Catholic Charities, which is at the forefront of addressing emergency COVID needs in that the Appeal assists to make programs and services to these people possible. Catholic Charities benefits many impacted by the present pandemic through crisis counseling, as well as with food pantries throughout Morris, Sussex and Passaic Counties. In the wake of Covid-19, just under 25,000 people were helped in the month of June. Catholic Charities also lends a hand with emergency housing and homelessness prevention. The 2019 Bishop’s Appeal provided over $319,000 directly to Straight and Narrow (the oldest community-based residential treatment facility for those addicted to drugs and alcohol in the United States) to aid in rebuilding efforts after the massive fire in August 2019. 
 
As a parish we recently welcomed seminarian, Samuel Hernandez, into our lives who will spend a pastoral year learning about parish life. The Diocesan Ministries Appeal contributes to fund seminarian education as well as healthcare needs and the residence for retired priests who live at Nazareth Village in Chester. Most of our retired priests have given faithful service to the church for decades. This Appeal also supports work throughout urban elementary schools in that the circumstances of last March pointed the way for schools to quickly transition to remote instruction. This present school year continues to challenge all in Catholic Education, and with support in this Appeal most schools within the Diocese are able to assist students in urban areas. Funds from the Appeal also serve the lives of our youth who seek after school mentoring and counseling programs, food backpack programs, and early childhood and developmental programs that include five pre-school education programs, support for infants and toddlers with developmental delays, and aid for children from birth to 21 years of age with special health care needs.
 
This weekend’s Gospel reiterates the fact that words must be accompanied by action and that many go through life talking a good game but actions indicate something else. As many in past years have driven on the highway with others who support this Appeal, and have been extremely generous to this Appeal, take time to ponder a donation or pledge. Our target is $46,079 with half of the amount collected over the goal returned to the parish for our own needs. Sacrificial giving is a gift of love freely giving to God a portion of all that God has given us for the sake of a greater good. 
  
 In Christ's Love,
Fr. Bob

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