Family Promise of Morris County will hold a candlelight Vigil for Homeless right here at St. Pats on Sunday, September 26, 2021 from 6:30 pm until 8:30 pm. Fr. Bob will give a short talk at the beginning of the Vigil and Fr. Artur will give the closing prayer. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets and join us on the front lawn of the parish office building!

Join our parish school as we celebrate 150 years! We will be holding lots of activities and events over the next school year kicking it off with with a special liturgy celebrated by Bishop Kevin Sweeney on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at 11:30 am! Save the date for the 150th Anniversary Gala & Auction at Canoe Brook Country Club on March 18, 2022, purchase the 150th Anniversary Cookbook or some 150th swag when available! It's going to be a big celebration and party and YOU are invited to be a part of it!

Walking with Purpose is a Catholic Women's Bible Study Group that meets on Thursday mornings. This year we will once again offer a beginner's course and an advanced course. Child Care Coordinator is needed for our babysitting program. Please contact the parish office for more details.

Family Promise is an organization dedicated to ending the crisis of homelessness faced by Morris County families. They depend on the generosity of congregations like ours to continue their mission. In a non-pandemic year, we host these families for two weeks each year. Through the end of 2021, these families are being housed in motels; however, you can still help! Our summer ‘host’ week is July 11-17.

The Chathams and Madison invite you to an evening to celebrate our diversity, which will take place on Wednesday, June 30th from 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at Lum Lawn, which is the field next to the Chatham train station south parking lot. All are invited.

Join us in praying the Rosary outdoors on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 10 am on the lawn and driveway of the the parish office building at 41 Oliver Street. Bring your own Rosary beads. All are welcome!

We will no longer livestream our Saturday Vigil Mass at 5 pm. Livestream Masses will be at 10 am Sunday mornings only.

On the weekend of the Feast of Corpus Christi, June 5 & 6, 2021, the dispensation from the Sunday obligation will be lifted. On the Feast of Corpus Christi, we are reminded of the gift that Jesus gives to us of receiving His Body and Blood in Holy Communion and our need for that Spiritual nourishment. We are more fully the "Body of Christ" when we all gather around the table of the Lord.

The Third Night of Worship scheduled for Thursday, May 27, 2021, has been postponed until further notice. Please check the website or future bulletins for news about a new date. Thank you for your understanding.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted those living in poverty the most and Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson's 3 Food Pantries (Father English Center, Paterson; Hope House, Dover; and Partnership for Social Services, Franklin) are giving out more food than ever before. In order to meet these needs, the Annual Corpus Christi Food Collection will be held virtually this year. Please click on the title for more information and details how you can help! Thank you!

Join us on Monday, May 17 outside the Parish Office building as we pray the rosary at 11 am. All are welcome!

Join us for the annual Appalachia Golf Classic Fundraiser on Friday, June 4, 2021 at the Architects Golf Club in Phillipsburg NJ. Play a round of golf, use the practice range, and join us for a delicious lunch with soft drinks, been and wine. Sponsorship opportunities are available.

Saint Patrick Parish will be holding a special Confirmation program for adults 18 and over that have received the Sacraments of Baptism, Reconciliation and Eucharist but were not confirmed. It will begin on April 25 and candidates will be confirmed on June 6, 2021 at the 10 am Mass. Most meetings will be held via Zoom. Should you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Dr. Deb Kuzma at dkuzma@st-pats.org.

Thank you to all who joined us on Sunday, April 18 at 12 noon in the Parish Center gym for our annual St. Patrick Parish Town Hall Meeting! Please click on the title for a brief summary of the meeting!

Thank you to all who donated to our Easter Food Collection! Your generosity will provide delicious Easter dinners for our brothers and sisters in need. Thank you!

The Appalachia Help Weeks outreach program started in 1986 in response to the floods that affected so many in Preston County, West Virginia. They are a part of the Justice & Service component to Youth Ministry. The whole process fosters the faith development of all who participate and provides an opportunity for our community to be the Body of Christ for others. Every summer many of our Youth Ministry teens and some adult parishioners make the journey to Preston County to help our brothers and sisters in need. To learn more about this very special outreach program and to express your interest in participating this summer, please click on the title above. Support is needed both voluntarily and monetarily. Thank you!

At the Sunday 5 pm Mass on January 17, 2021, Moira Horan was presented the 2020 SPYM JTB Foundation Scholarship for her dedication and time and talent shared with St. Patrick Youth Ministry and St. Patrick Parish over her 4 years in High School. Congratulations Moira!

St. Patrick Parish Nurses Ministry consists of a group of dedicated nurses who volunteer their time and talent to answer questions and provide support, guidance, and resources to our parishioners. If you have questions about the COVID vaccine, please feel free to contact our Nurses Ministry at 973-635-0625 extension 163. If you leave a message, a nurse volunteer will call you back. If you have a senior neighbor living alone, please check in on them or refer them to the Parish Nurses if they have any questions.

Our Music Minister, Maggie, is offering 3 new Bell/Chime Choirs for children in grades 4 through High School and adults. For more information, click on the title above.

Our pastor, Fr. Bob, and three pastoral staff members, along with six other Paterson Diocese parishes, attended 'The Parish Project' workshop at St. Paul Inside the Walls. St. Patrick parish staff is committed to support and serve our parish community and beyond, to spread the Good News during these changing and challenging times! To learn more about new approaches to being 'parish', click on the News title above!