Join us in providing Thanksgiving Meals! Once again we will collect and distribute turkeys and Thanksgiving non-perishable food items for families both locally and in Paterson. Please help us supply 250 turkeys to our brothers and sisters in need. In addition to FROZEN turkeys, we will be collecting frozen turkey breasts and chicken. In lieu of turkeys, monetary donations are welcome. Thank you for your generosity in remembering those in need this Thanksgiving!

Sign up this weekend, November 2 & 3, after all masses to sponsor a family, child, senior or veteran in Paterson or right here in Chatham. You will receive all the information you need to fulfill your family or individual’s ‘wish list’ as well as an instruction sheet. Then return the box on December 8 for distribution. The most important thing that goes into each Christmas in a Box cannot be seen - the spirit of Christmas. When the boxes are filled with beautiful gifts intended for complete strangers, they are also being filled with powerful messages of love, care and hope. Visit https://st-pats.org/christmas-in-a-box for more information.

Children in grades 1-3 are invited to participate in a very special annual event: The Living Nativity. Weekly rehearsals begin Wednesday, October 30. The performance which includes singing, acting and costumes, will be held on Monday, December 16.

Join us for a delicious, all-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, October 20, 2019 from 8 am until 11 am in the Fr. Ed Center gym. Cost is $6/adult, $4/child ages 4-12 maximum cost per family is $30. Hosted by the Knights of Columbus.

Please join Saint Patrick Parish in remembering our deceased loved ones who have passed in the last year. 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 family member that you would like remembered in this special way, please contact the parish office. A small reception in the South Room will follow.

Join us on Sunday, October 13 after the 11 am mass in the Parish Center as we celebrate Deacon Joe's 27 years of service and dedication to St. Patrick Parish. All are invited!

Our contemporary ensemble God Unplugged will be playing Praise Hits from the top Christian hits charts at the Sunday 5 pm mass this year. If you love this type of music and Christian radio, we hope you'll join us at mass.

Meet up with friends and fellow parishioners for some Friday night fun! Food Truck Night is Friday, September 27 from 7-10 pm in the St. Patrick Parish parking lot. Cover charge $10 with food A-La-Carte. Adults 21 years and older only.

Take the morning off and let the Knights do the cooking! Join us on Sunday, September 22, 2019 for the first Pancake Breakfast of the 2019-2020 year! Pancakes, eggs, sausage and more! Starts at 8 am and ends at 11 am in the Fr. Ed Center gym. Cost is $6/adult, $4/child ages 4-12 and children 3 and under eat for free! Maximum cost per family is $30! Let the Knights prepare your pancakes just how you like them...with blueberries, chocolate chips or plain! No advance reservation needed...stop by and join us!

Help us to fill the Fr. English Food Pantry by donating to our Virtual Food Drive! It's as easy as Click, Share, Give! Click on the link, Share what you can with those in need and Give food items right from your computer that will be shipped directly to the Father English Food Pantry! Food drive ends September 20.

All are invited to the annual St. Patrick Parish Outdoor Mass and Picnic on Sunday, September 8, 2019. Join us for mass at 11:30 am on the Washington Avenue School field. BBQ immediately follows mass. Games, activities, obstacle course, bouncy house and live entertainment provided by the band Rosewood! The event is free; however, we will be accepting non-perishable donations for the food pantry. Please bring a side dish if you last names begins with the letters A-O or a dessert or fruit if your last name begins with the letters P-Z Let's kick-off the fall season together!

The Christmas in a Box team is in the beginning stages of planning for Christmas 2019! If you would like to be part of the important Ministry that serves those in need, bringing love, hope, and care, please click on the title to be brought to the Christmas in a Box webpage. Currently we are looking for team members. Sign-ups for Christmas in a box donations will begin early November.

Our Annual Parish Picnic is Sunday, September 8, 2019 at the Washington Avenue School Field. We begin with our outdoor mass at 11:30 am followed by a BBQ and festivities! The event is free! Simply bring along a salad or side dish to serve 8 if your last name begins with the letters A-O or a dessert or fresh fruit if you last name begins with the letters P-Z. NEW THIS YEAR - an obstacle course, chocolate chip cookie contest and LIVE music with the band Rosewood! Join us for an afternoon of food, fun, and friends! Want to be a part of it all?!? Sign up for a volunteer shift!

Fr. Artur will be joining the staff of Saint Patrick Parish on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Fr. Artur was born in 1991 in Hrubieszow, Poland to Bozena and Piotr. He completed studies at the Major Seminary of the Diocese of Zamosc-Lubaczow in Poland and earned a master's degree in theology from John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin in Poland (2017). Welcome to Saint Patrick Parish Fr. Artur!

On Saturday, June 15, 2019 we will hold a Wine and Cheese celebration after the 5 pm mass in the East/West Room to celebrate with Peggy her retirement. Peggy has been a member of our Pastoral Staff for over 15 years coordinating our Outreach and Social Justice programs including Christmas in a Box, Family Promise, Our Lady of Victories Parish Partnership, food collections, and chili for Eva's Kitchen. She also coordinates other parish programs including welcome and hospitality, Walking with Purpose, Parish Nurses, EMs to the Sick, Shawl Ministry and the Rosary Group. Please join us and thank her for her many years of service to our parish!

Andrew Dutko, our seminarian for six years, was ordained a priest on Saturday, May 11, 2019. He has been assigned to DePaul High School. Congratulations and good luck Fr. Andrew in your new assignment!

All are invited to our 2nd annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta hosted by our St. Patrick's Youth Ministry. $15 per person, kids 8 and under are $10 and children under 3 are free. Attendees will be treated to an all you can eat taco bar, burrito bowls, tortilla chips, salsa, drinks and desserts. Games, crafts, limbo, music and even piñatas will add to the festivities! Join us!

The Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation were conferred on David Ragins at the Easter Vigil on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Leon Sample was brought into Full Communion with the Church through Eucharist and Confirmation! Congratulations!

Once again, members from our St. Patrick's Youth Ministry (SPYM) led Stations of the Cross on Good Friday. Our teens practiced for weeks so that the experience would be spiritually moving and powerful. Several teens gave reflections opening their hearts and passion for those in attendance to experience.

Our Parish Mission will be led by Fr. Bob Reiser and begins this Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 7 pm in the Church. Fr. Reiser was a weekend assistant at St. Patrick Parish before accepting the position of President of McQuaid Jesuit High School. He will speak at all weekend masses on April 6 & 7 and will be available to meet privately for reconciliation or discussion during his time at St. Pat's which concludes on Tuesday evening after night 3 of the Mission. Please contact the office for details. Join us for one, two, or all three nights of the Mission and be renewed this Lenten Season!