Hello Everyone! The schedule of events for Thursday, Friday and Saturday are listed on this front page if you just continue to scroll down. Confessions are being heard after daily Mass, so, tomorrow, Wednesday, will be the last day for this opportunity. There is NO morning Mass on Thursday OR Friday. On Saturday there will not be Confessions nor 4:00PM Mass. The Mass on Holy Saturday begins at 8:30PM. The office is open on Thursday and closed on Friday. Please call if you have further questions! Happy Easter to all!
The Bishop encourages the faithful to attend the Stations of the Cross each Friday. At St. Patrick, this will take place at 6:00pm in the church. To comply with the restrictions which remain in place, parishioners would enter the church and pick a spot to sit/kneel for the duration of the service. Please click the title to download a copy of the Station of the Cross to recite at home or to bring with you on Fridays.
With the COVID restrictions and precautions keeping many people indoors, you are invited to join other parishioners as they pray. The Rosary is recited by many in the comfort of their home at 8:00 am each morning then the Divine Mercy Chaplet is recited by many at 3:00 pm. Join in communion with fellow parishioners during this difficult time in offering praise and glory to our Lord through prayer.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Experience: We’ll come to you! A virtual Marriage Encounter March 13-14, 2021 Get more information and Register online @ www.sacramentowwme.org or call: Terry & Janet Doane 916-489-3464 Virtual weekend experiences follow the same schedule as a two day weekend experience but are attended from home, using video conference software. Participants receive materials by regular mail and are offered a training session to familiarize themselves with the software. When was the last time you did something special together? Most couples are busy with work and family. It seems that every moment of the day is planned and there’s never enough time to get everything done. Consider planning an experience for just the two of you, to renew your marriage relationship. A Worldwide Marriage Encounter experience is a positive, renewing experience for couples who have a good marriage, and want to make it even better! Who is it for? Any married couple who desires a richer, fuller life together. A marriage can never be too good. Worldwide Marriage Encounter is designed to deepen and enrich the joys a couple share together, whether they have been married only a short time or many years. Note: One of the presenting couples on this March 13-14 experience will be Don & Jeannette Boltz of the St. Patrick Parish community. For more info or help with registration contact them at 530-647-9749
The St. Patrick Ladies' Society is now accepting applications from graduating high school seniors in the parish ( St. Patrick and St. James churches) for six, $1500.00 scholarships. Applicants must have been active members of the parish for one year and have maintained a “B” average or better. They need to have shown an interest in church, school, and community affairs. Scholarships may be used for expenses in a community or a 4 year college or a vocational training program. Applications are available in the parish office, at the parish web site, from school guidance offices, and at the County Office of Education web site. The completed applications are due in the parish office by March 15, 2021.
Please note that beginning today, January 2, 2021, the time for distribution on Saturdays have been adjusted from 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm to the conclusion time of 5:15 pm. All the distribution times on Sunday remain the same. A friendly reminder is that you can watch Mass on Saturday and receive on Sunday should this prove to be more prudent for you. Feel free to contact the office with any questions. Happy New Year and may God bless you all!
It is with regret that the Clothes Closet will be closed until January 4, at least. The recent increase in restrictions have made it necessary to close. Please monitor the website for updates. During the closure, collections will be suspended. Please contact the office with questions at 530.622.0373.
For now, the Church remains closed for prayer. With the Health Department's institution of this restriction, we, at St. Patrick, will NOT be able to open the church for prayer as originally published at the institution of the purple tier. Stay tuned for upcoming changes!
This week we were fortunate to have Brian Smith, our Deacon in training, give us a reflection titled How may God move and work in our lives during Advent? Click the title for the words to contemplate.
If anyone is interested in being a godparent or sponsor for our RCIA members, please contact Brian Smith at bsmith@stpatpv.org or (530)306-5701 Thanks!