Celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation while waiting for the coming of Jesus Christ! During the liturgical season of Advent, Saint Patrick Parish will offer private reconciliation on Monday evenings from 6:30 pm - 7 pm in addition to the Saturday afternoons from 4 pm - 4:30 pm in the church. Please note that Monday, December 4, reconciliation in the church will be 6 pm - 6:30 pm. The Sacrament of Reconciliation frees us from our sins and challenges us to have the same kind of compassion and forgiveness towards others that God, our Father, shows us.
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!
Thank you to all who have selected a gift tag from our Giving Tree benefitting individuals supported by Family Promise, a non-profit organization working hard to provide shelter to those who are homeless in Morris County. Please return unwrapped gifts and gift cards under the tree in the Church narthex with the tag taped to the gift by Thursday, December 7. Thank you for your generosity and helping those in need!
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!
The Pastoral Council needs your input! We are working on updating our 5-Year Strategic Plan and need input from our parishioners! Please take the short survey which will be instrumental in determining the direction of the Parish in the next 5 years! Click on the title of this NEWS article to be directed to the QR code and link to our survey. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Parish Office at 973-635-0625. Thank you for your input and participating!
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!
The theme of this year's Diocesan Ministries Appeal is "I Have Called You by Name." It highlights the importance and value of every person in our neighborhood, county and Diocese. God calls each of us by name, and our faith assures us that we do not walk this path alone. Thank you to all who contributed to last year's Appeal, serving those in need in Morris, Passaic and Sussex counties. Your gifts have a significant impact on so many lives. Each year, the Diocesan Ministries Appeal supports over 70 Catholic Charities' programs, Catholic urban education, Nazareth Village and retired priests' needs and seminarian formation. Please consider making a donation to the 2023 Diocesan Ministries Appeal, helping our brothers and sisters in need.
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.
St. Patrick Church supports Family Promise by hosting families from the Shelter Program twice a year. Our host week begins September 10 and while we no longer house families in the Parish Center, we do "host" them by providing food, gift cards and certain necessities. Currently there are 2 families in shelter. Family Promise encompasses the areas of shelter housing and outreach to best support both families and individuals in Morris County to assist those facing homelessness. If you would like to help, please sign up to donate gifts cards or food needed on our sign-up form by clicking on the title of this article which will direct you to the electronic sign-up form. Thank you for your generosity and helping our brothers and sisters in need.
Registration for all of our Music Ministry Choirs is now open! There is a choir for everyone! Our youngest choir is the Living Nativity Choir for children in grades Kindergarten through 3rd grade. The Boys and Girls Choir welcomes children in grades 4-8. This choir even has an opportunity to sing in NYC at the Pueri Cantores festival! Guppies in grades 7-12 are invited to participate in our God UnPlugged Choir. High School instrumentalists are also encouraged to join this choir! Our St. Patrick Choir features adults. This choir also performs at the annual Christmas Concert to the enjoyment of many! Whether a seasoned musician or singer or you are just willing to learn and participate, please join us! Contact Maggie Hanson with any questions!
Registration for St. Patrick Youth Ministry (SPYM) is open! Please register Freshmen for both Youth Ministry AND an Action Retreat. Sophomores should register for Youth Ministry AND an Antioch Retreat. Retreat dates are filling up fast! Once a retreat date reaches capacity, it will be closed and students will need to select the other option. Confirmed Juniors and Seniors that would like to be retreat leaders and remain active in our Youth Ministry program need only to register for Youth Ministry. Please contact our Youth Minister, Maggie Grady at [email protected] or 973-635-0625 ext. 158 with any questions or concerns.
Registration for 2023-2024 Faith Formation School Year is OPEN! Please register for child(ren) in grades 1-8. Kindergarten will be offered if we have a catechist to teach the class. Children preparing to receive the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist begin preparation for celebrating the sacraments in Grade 1 and must be registered for Grade 1 Faith Formation classes in order to move up to Grade 2, when they will register for Grade 2 classes and the Sacramental Program.
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!
Register your teen now for St. Patrick Youth Ministry (SPYM). 9th & 10th grade students will need to register for Youth Ministry and either an Action Retreat for Freshmen or an Antioch Retreat for Sophomores. Contact Maggie Grady, out Youth Minister, with any questions.
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.