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Mass is still celebrated privately
by a priest on a daily basis
CONFESSIONS
by Appointment: 973-635-0625
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Welcome to St. Patrick ParishSaint Patrick Parish, nurtured by the Eucharist and the Word of God, is a welcoming community.Parish Office: 41 Oliver Street, Chatham NJ 07928 (973) 635-0625
The Saint Patrick Parish office is temporarily closed; however, our pastoral staff is available through email. Please visit our staff directory page for email addresses.
Thank you for your understanding during this challenging time.Church: 85 Washington Avenue, Chatham NJ 07928
Saint Patrick School: 45 Chatham Street, Chatham, NJ 07928 (973) 635-4623
Fr. Robert J. Mitchell, Pastor
Fr. Artur Prazak, Parochial Vicar
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Masses Livestreamed
Friday, June 5 at 12 pm with Fr. Artur
First Friday
Saturday, June 6 at 5 pm with Fr. Artur
Sunday, June 7 at 10 am with Fr. Bob and Deacon Joe
Friday, June 12 at 9 am with Fr. Bob
School End of Year Liturgy
Saturday, June 13 at 5 pm with Fr. Bob
Sunday, June 14 at 10 am with Fr. Artur and Deacon Joe
Join us in Song for Livestreamed Masses!
Click on the hymn titles for words and music!June 6 and June 7
Prelude: Pastorale from Symphony I--A. Guilmant, played by Maggie Hanson
Processional: Holy, Holy, Holy #624
Psalm: Daniel 3 Glory and Praise--Camaldolese Monks (Response: Glory and praise, glory and praise forever!)
Gifts: All Praise and Glad Thanksgiving--GOTT VATER SEI GEPRIESEN
Communion: O Taste and See #923
Recessional: Come Now, Almighty King (verses 1 and 4)--ITALIAN HYMN
Postlude: Glorificamus--J. Redford
Music printed under OneLicense A-720268
Cantor: Sabrina Pasko
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the church will be closed until further notice. -
Reopening of the church
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.
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News
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To view the statement from the USCCB regarding the death of George Floyd and the national protests, click on the title of this news blurb to be directed to the article link.Read More
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We will hold our monthly Forget-Me-Not food collection NEXT WEEKEND, June 6 & 7. Please bring non-perishable donations to the Parish Center or leave them outside the glass doors if the Parish Center doors are locked. We will periodically bring them inside. Donations will be brought to the Diocesan Food Pantries. Thank you again for your support and generosity to our brothers and sisters in need!Read More
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This year, the 7th annual Corpus Christi Food Collection will be virtual! Historically, during the summer months, our 3 diocesan food pantry supplies run dangerously low. See how you can help by clicking on the title of this news brief. Thank you for your generous support and helping our brothers and sisters in need!Read More -
A food drive will occur on Wednesdays for local families in front of the Chatham Methodist Church on Main Street. If you or your family need assistance, you are welcome to take whatever food you need. If you would like to donate, please click on the title for instructions and information about this initiative.Read More
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We will be collecting new toys the weekend of June 6 & 7 along with non-perishable food for our monthly Forget-Me-Not food collection. The small toys will be distributed to families in need when they visit the Fr. English Center food pantry. Click on the title for more details.Read More
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From the Pastor's Desk
June 7, 2020
The Unforeseen Challenges of 2020The initial five months of this year have mounted challenges and experiences that could never been anticipated as we gathered to wish family and friends a “Happy New Year” last January 1. The year kicked off with the greatest concern of our nation to be the presidential election in November. In a slow moving manner the globalization of the coronavirus came into play as it circulated from China, to Italy, Iran and Spain; and, with the blink of an eye the pandemic took hold in the United States. This put us into lockdown that left streets deserted and people living with fear, anxiety and concerns over their own health and the health of loved ones. It also rendered hoarding in food stores, the need to purchase sanitizing products, and a requirement to wear masks. This past Monday churches celebrated a day of prayer in memory of 100,000 people who lost their lives in the United States with the coronavirus.
Since last Saturday our nation has been rocked with protests over the tragic death of George Floyd. I’m sure that like me those words, “I can’t breathe” were shocking to witness. Most protests over the way this man died began as peaceful, but outside groups entered non-violent marches that victimized major cities with incalculable amounts of damage, arrests, and violence that put our nation on edge. As I viewed a clothing store in New York City get vandalized, I gave thought to the owner of the business who lost so much income due to the lockdown, and now faces new troubles before the shop may reopen.
These events make me contemplate the outlook of our nation in the oncoming months, which usually is a time to plan for summer, travel, and outdoor activities. The church also faces dilemmas upon the way people will respond to reopened doors aware that protocols within worship will change the format of liturgical celebrations as well as codes of behavior that must be maintained inside a church. How will these formalities impinge upon weddings, first communions, confirmations, funerals and baptisms with limited people and social distancing? It will definitely require much patience, and the need to be a good neighbor. Will social distancing still be in effect as schools reopen in September and as shops ready themselves for the Christmas Season when people flock to restaurants, stores, and churches? Christmas masses which cannot handle the amount of people who normally attend will definitely call forth modifications. Priorities will definitely be rearranged as most of these anticipated celebrations which unite people will now distance so many.
My heart goes out to the men and women who search for employment as well as those who pray for a return to work. I reason that many waiters and waitresses whom I have gotten to know at different eateries have suffered from lack of employment during these months. It is reported that over 36 million jobs have been lost since the beginning of the pandemic. I mull over graduates of 2020 who will always look back and tell stories about the way their class did not get the opportunity to do all that previous graduating classes did, yet it does appear there is light at the end of this dark tunnel.
People frequently measure their self-worth on achievements, power, money, knowledge and possessions, yet this style of life lacks the desire to see the presence of God that surrounds us in ourselves, neighbor and world. These months have given us an opportunity to look at ourselves in that we have experienced enormous obstacles that have confronted our lives. God calls us to practice virtues that render sensitivity to those around us, and become empathetic leaders to others who look up to us as Christians who do not foster fault, unjust criticism or blame upon anyone, but personify agents of healing. Paying attention to those who are hurting rather than blasting them with degrading comments leads us to appreciate differences, and gain insight into the reason people are the ways they are. As summer awaits us, demonstrate your care for others in that we are all in this together. Life‘s journey calls forth change even if we are stubborn and slow to move forward, but faith in God guides us during these unpredicted times.
In Christ's Love,
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 2 TM 3:10-17Responsorial Psalm PS 119:157, 160, 161, 165, 166, 168
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