Updates
Communion to the Sick & Homebound
Due to COVID-19, our Homebound list has grown substantially and many of our parishioners have been without holy Communion for nearly six months. As we understand a little more about the behavior of the coronavirus and appreciate the usefulness of facial masks, social distancing, and good hygiene, Saint Patrick invites…
Hello again, Ms. Megan!
Are your children missing our weekly Children’s Liturgy of the Word? While we are unable to gather in person, we are posting a short video for our youngest parishioners online every week. Families with children in preschool through grade 2 will find age-appropriate reflections on the Gospel reading, songs, stories,…
Hybrid & Homeschool PSR begin this weekend
Starting this weekend, August 30, St. Malachi and St. Patrick Parishes will be back-to-school as PSR begins, with two options for our families. We are not doing an online learning program for PSR. Instead, Homeschool PSR families will use their Finding God student book and parent guide. This guide walks…
Franciscan custody of the Holy Land
Due to COVID-19, we were unable to host the annual Good Friday Holy Land Collection. Pope Francis has approved this year’s collection to be conducted on the weekend of September 12-13 throughout the world, the closest Sunday to the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The Holy Land…
Introduction to the Season of Creation
In 1989, Ecumenical Patriarch Demitrios I proclaimed September 1 as a day of prayer for creation. The World Council of Churches extended the celebration from September 1 to October 4. Pope Francis welcomed the season officially in 2015. The theme in 2020 is “Jubilee for the Earth” as the first…
5:00pm – 8:30am – 11:30am
Although we intended to review the revised weekend liturgical schedule after a few months, the COVID-19 situation basically remains unchanged since resuming public worship in late May. Therefore, we will continue with the current liturgical schedule. Initially, the intention was to ensure enough time to disinfect between liturgies (including Saturday…
Can you greet? Can you ush?
Dear outgoing person: It’s hard for you, this time of social distancing—right? You’re called to encounter people and to help them to feel welcome. Want to live that calling in a way that fills a real parish need? Can you make it to Mass 20 minutes or so early and…