Our last two groups of children along with a teen, celebrated their First Eucharist, a Sacrament of Initiation in the Roman Catholic Church, last Saturday! Our program is a two-year preparation with two retreats that our children completed. Congratulations to all! For more information or if you are older and want to explore being fully initiated into the church, please contact our Coordinator of Faith Formation, Karen Hoerrner.

Fr. Bob, Fr. Chris and the entire St. Patrick Parish Staff wish all mothers a very Happy Mother's Day filled with love and blessings!

Last Saturday, 26 parish children received the Eucharist for the first time! Congratulations to all of our children and families!

The roof on our Pre-K building, in which repair was desperately needed, was replaced last week! Old, broken shingles and gutters that could not be reattached, were removed, repairs were made, new plywood, underlayment, flashing, roof tiles and new gutters were added.

Join us in the Parish Center on Friday, May 2 for Country Line Dancing! A professional caller along with light refreshments are included in the ticket price of $20 for ticket purchases made prior to the event or $25 at the door. Don't miss out on this evening of fun and socializing with fellow parishioners! Contact our youth minister, Maggie, at the parish office with any questions!

Thank you to the many youth ministry teens that led us in prayer and reflections as we prayed the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday. This annual tradition has been done for decades, and our youth provide very poignant and thoughtful personal reflections at each station.

Thanks to our very generous parishioners, the parish is able to complete work needed on the bell tower and the pre-k building roof. The work on the bell tower continues to prevent leaking in the church over the balcony as well as repairing brickwork. The roof on the pre-k building is being replaced due to age. Thank you to all who donated to our Capital Campaign. Funds from this campaign are being used on many projects throughout our parish campus!

Easter Vigil will begin at 7:30pm on Saturday, April 19. Masses on Easter Sunday will be held in the Church at 7:30am, 9:30am, and 11:30am. At 11:30am, a second Mass will also be offered in the Parish Center gym. The 9:30am Easter Sunday Mass and the Easter Vigil will both be livestreamed.

Holy Week is here! Join us in the Church at 8am on Thursday, Friday and Saturday for Morning Prayer, the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Thursday at 7pm immediately followed by Eucharistic Adoration in the Church until 10pm, Solemn Celebration of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday at 3pm and the Living Stations of the Cross at 7pm both in the Church and for the Blessing of the Food at 10am on Holy Saturday.

This weekend, April 12 & 13 is our annual Easter Food Collection to benefit the Father English Center. We will be collecting items including frozen chickens, canned beans, canned vegetables, canned fruit, rice, instant potatoes and holiday snacks and treats. Please drop off donations at the priests' garage. ShopRite gift cards, monetary donations through Online Giving as well as checks made payable to St. Patrick Church are also accepted. Thank you for your generosity and helping our brothers and sisters in need this Easter Season!

Last weekend, members of the St. Patrick Boys & Girls Choirs sang at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in NYC. They participated in the all-day Pueri Cantores Festival with other young Catholic choirs. Our choir was one selected to sing a special prelude piece in addition to participating with all of the choirs throughout the festival. Interested about learning more or how you can join one of our choirs? Contact our music minister, Maggie, at the parish office.

Join us on Saturday, April 5 at 8am for our Marian Devotion Mass. This mass is offered the first Saturday of each month. Fr. Chris will be celebrant.

Join us for First Friday Mass and Adoration on Friday, April 4 in the church for Mass followed by Adoration. Mass begins at 12:30pm immediately followed by Adoration until 2pm. All are invited to stop in and spend some private time in prayer with the Lord.

Join us in the church on March 29, 2025 as we gather for this liturgical and communal celebration where the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick will be celebrated. Those who are suffering and those who are caregivers are encouraged to attend! No RSVP needed.

Our Parish Mission continues on Tuesday, March 25 at 7pm in the Church with Suzanne Herold. Her topic will be the Lenten Lectionary Readings. Suzanne will take us on a journey through the scripture readings that the Catholic Church highlights during the Season of Lent. Join us! No RSVP needed!

Looking for a way to grow closer to God this Spring? Join us and our Walking With Purpose ministry for Thursday Morning Gospel Reflections in the Parish office building at 41 Oliver St from 9:30-11:30am. Drop in for refreshments, fellowship and conversation with other women about our faith. Children are welcome! Prepare for Mass on Sunday by breaking open the Gospel together.

Join us on Sunday, March 16, 2025 for our annual St. Patrick's Day Sunday Social and Irish Soda Bread contest. Coffee, treats, and temporary tatoos and activities for our young leprechauns. No RSVP necessary. Stop in at 10:30am as we celebrate the feast of our patron saint, Patrick!

St. Pat's Youth Ministry will be holding a Bingo fundraiser on Friday, February 21, 2025 from 7:30pm-9:30pm in the Fr. Ed Parish Center. Admission is $20 and Bingo Cards are free of charge. Refreshments will be sold. Lots of great prizes including throw blankets, household items, games and other various items. Come have fun while supporting Youth Ministry's outreach projects! Register on our website or contact our youth minister at the Parish Office.

Join us for First Friday Mass and Adoration THIS FRIDAY, February 7 in the Church for Mass at 12:30pm followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 2pm. (Please note 8am Mass is not offered on First Fridays.) All are invited to stop in and spend some private time in prayer with the Lord.

We will be collecting food for the One Bag a Month program to help local families dealing with food insecurity. Please drop off any non-perishable food items in the priests' garage through Monday, February 10. Members of the Food Pantry committee will bag the donations and bring them to the local Interfaith food Pantry located at the United Methodist Church on Main Street where local families in need will be given food. Thank you for your donations and helping our local families in need.