I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.

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Get involved at St. Patrick!

The parish continues to grow and there are many opportunities for everyone to get involved. Many hands make light work. Please consider attending or supporting any of the activities below or contact the parish office to volunteer for something else!

Left-Over Turkey

Only a few left: get yourself 5lbs of smoked turkey vacuum sealed and then frozen left-over from our Knights Turkey Dinner.

WINTER GEAR DRIVE

From now until November 23, we will be collecting new or gently used winter gear of all sizes – coats, hats, gloves, socks, blankets, etc.

NEW PARISH DIRECTORIES

Pick up your copy in the Parish Office during regular business hours (Monday – Friday from 8 AM to 4:30 PM). We do have additional copies available for purchase of $25. These will only be given to registered parishioners and only one per household will be given out.

JOIN THE MUSIC MINISTRY

There are many opportunities to help support our parish with your musical talents! Find the right fit for you!

JOIN A WOMEN’S SMALL GROUP

Ladies from our parish meet weekly to study Scripture and spend time in fellowship. If you want to join, click the button below!

FATHER SSONKO MISSIONARY FUND

Fr. Baxter first met Fr. Ssonko in 2008. Learn how we can support the school and students in Busaabala, Uganda!

OTHER WAYS TO GET INVOLVED

There are many ways that you can get involved. Find all of the ways your family can share your talent, time, and treasure here.

The community of St Patrick is one of faith and commitment to the Lord.

We, the faithful community of St. Patrick, are using our collective gifts to serve the Lord and one another. Through worship, faith, formation, education, and outreach we strive to be a sign of Christ’s presence in our community and the world.

Interested in becoming Catholic?

Register for OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation for Adults).

Mass Times

WEEKEND MASS TIMES

Saturday Vigil – 5 PM
Sunday – 8 AM, 10 AM, Noon
Rosary 30 minutes before Mass

DAILY MASS TIMES

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday – 7:30 AM
Tuesday – 6 PM

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HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION

Morning Mass – 7:30 AM
Evening Mass – 6 PM
Holidays on Weekdays – 9 AM

RECONCILIATION

Saturday – 4-4:40 PM
Or by appointment

Traveling and don’t want to miss Mass? Find Mass times by clicking below!

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Ascension's Bible in a Year Family Edition is coming this January! Now an easier way to share the faith with your little ones.🎉 Big news! "The Bible in a Year: Family Edition (with Fr. Josh Johnson)" launches January 1, 2027! 📖

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Have you ever taken faith for granted? Faith, like many other things in our world, requires constant care. Either it grows or it dies. If we feed faith with prayer and service to others, it will grow. If we exercise faith only at certain times, in certain places, and under certain circumstances, we will struggle to hold onto a relationship with God. Because faith is trust in a God that lives within us, it moves and breathes and grows as we live.

In the parable of the Ten Virgins, Jesus equates feeding faith with being alert, waiting for the coming of the Christ. We have no choice but to wait for the Lord. But we have options to stay prepared. We can feed our faith through prayer and study. We can feed others through our heartfelt works of charity and example. Or we can put our faith on the shelf and just wait for the right day to dust it off. If we choose the latter, however, beware! We may find there is no faith left.

How has your growth in faith involved struggle with distraction, lack of time, and evil itself? How do you think God sees your struggles? Take one of your personal struggles and pray about it every day this week. At the end of the week, reflect on how God got involved in the struggle, and where He is leading you.
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We remember and honor our beloved faithful departed in the month of November. We honor with great respect the memory of those names already in our book of the deceased in front of the ambo. Please feel free to add any new loved ones you wish to remember by signing their name on the sheets in the narthex. If you have added their name to the book in previous years, it need not be added again.

May perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and all the souls of the faithfully
departed rest in peace. Amen.
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Are you discerning your Vocation? Awesome! You are not alone in your journey. Patience in the waiting can be difficult, but I promise the Lord has not forgotten you in your waiting.

Are you already living in your Vocation? Great! Pray for those who are still discerning that the Lord makes the path clear for them.
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Prayer of St. Gertrude the Great for the Holy Souls in Purgatory:

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal Church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.
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