Thank you to all who signed up to sponsor a family or individual as part of our Christmas in a Box program. Gift drop off is THIS Sunday, December 3 from 8 am until 11 am in the Parish Center. Thank you for your participation and bringing joy and cheer this Christmas!

Come join with Chatham friends and neighbors across all faiths and traditions in celebration of the many blessings we share on Tuesday, November 21 from 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm at St. Patrick Church. Sponsored by the Interfaith Clergy Council of the Chathams and Green Village, there will be a lite fellowship reception following the service. Please bring a non-perishable food item for donation to the Chatham Food Pantry at Chatham UMC. A free-will offering will be donated to the Chatham Emergency Squad serving both the Borough and Township.

We will be collecting small, frozen turkeys, turkey breast, and chickens this weekend as well as non-perishable holiday foods such as gravy, canned yams and potatoes, canned vegetables, stuffing, rice, evaporated milk and more for our friends at the Father English Center. The collection is THIS weekend, November 18 & 19. Please drop off donations in the priests' garage located behind the Parish Center on Oliver Street. Contact the Parish Office with any questions. Thank you for your generosity!

Thank you to the many parishioners that have already signed up to help make this Christmas special for someone in need! We still have families, children, senior citizens and veterans that need sponsors! Please prayerfully consider how you could help our friends and neighbors both locally here in Chatham and in the Paterson Diocese. Let's shine Christ's Light brightly this Christmas season by providing gifts and food to our brothers and sisters in need!

Please join Saint Patrick Parish in remembering your deceased loved ones and all of our faithfully departed who have passed in the last year at the Mass of Remembrance on Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 7:00 pm in the Church. At the Mass of Remembrance, we will remember by name and light a candle for all those who have died in the last year. If you have a friend or loved one that has passed this year and you would like them remembered in this special way, please complete the form by clicking on the title of this article (Mass of Remembrance) or contact the parish office at 973-635-0625 to add their name to our list.

All are invited to our first annual Parish Fall Festival on Sunday, October 15 immediately following the 11:30 am Mass in the Church! This free event promises to be an enjoyable time for all, from our very youngest parishioners to our more senior parishioners. There will be plenty of food, activities, crafts, and FUN! Our Youth Ministry will teach and lead all ages who are interested in line dancing, as well as a photo "booth", games, contests, and crafts All are invited to our first annual Parish Fall Festival on Sunday, October 15 immediately following the 11:30 am Mass in the Church! This free event promises to be an enjoyable time for all, from our very youngest parishioners to our more senior parishioners. There will be plenty of food, activities, crafts, and FUN! Our Youth Ministry will teach and lead all ages in line dancing! We will also have a photo "booth", games, contests, and crafts for our younger parishioners (and yes, there will be a special contest for different age groups including adults that will prove to be fun for all! You'll need to come to the festival to enjoy this "special" event!). Bring your appetite and sample many of our chili entries for the Chili Contest served with corn bread as well as hamburgers, hotdogs and all the fixings! New to St. Pat's? Look for members of our staff who will be wearing name tags. We are looking forward to meeting you in person and introducing you to fellow parishioners! Join us for an afternoon of fun!

This weekend, September 16 & 17, 2023, St. Patrick Parish returns to our regular Mass schedule. We will no longer offer the 10 am Sunday morning Mass. Masses will be offered at 5 pm on Saturdays and 7:30 am, 9:30 am, 11:30 am and 5 pm on Sundays. THE 11:30 AM MASS WILL BE LIVESTREAMED EACH WEEKEND. Daily Masses will continue Monday through Friday at 8 am in the church.

Join us THIS Sunday, September 17 from 8 am - 11 am in the Fr. Ed Parish Center for a Pancake Breakfast hosted by the Knights of Columbus! Adults are $7, children ages 4-12 are $5 and children under 3 are free. $30 maximum per family.

Please join us in welcoming our new Parochial Vicar, Fr. Chris Han! Born in Seoul, South Korea, Rev. Mr. Han is the son of the late Francis Han and Veronica Jung of Las Vegas. His home parish was Assumption in Morristown. He attended elementary and middle schools in South Korea (1991–99) and was graduated from Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas (2004). He served in the U.S. Marine Corps (2004 –10) and was deployed to Iraq in 2007 for the Operation of Iraqi Freedom. He was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant. He then attended the University of Las Vegas, where he earned a biology degree in 2013. He completed his priestly studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he was ordained to the transitional diaconate. Fr. Chris was ordained a priest on August 1, 2020 by Bishop Kevin Sweeney in the Diocese of Paterson. He was assigned to DePaul High School prior to his assignment to St. Patrick Parish the end of June 2023. Please join us in welcoming Fr. Chris to St. Pats!

Our Summer Mass Schedule will begin the weekend of June 24 and 25. Daily Masses will still be held at 8 am Monday through Friday. Beginning June 24, Saturday Masses will be held at 5 pm. Sunday Masses will be offered at 7:30 am and 10:00 am. There will be NO Sunday 5 pm Mass beginning June 25.

This weekend is our monthly food collection for the Father English Center in Paterson.