St. Patrick Parish

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Monday- Friday 8 am

Except First Fridays, No 8 am Mass
Mass is at 12:30 pm every First Friday

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SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday 5 p.m.
Sunday 7:30 am, 10:00 am
 

                   ✞    CONFESSIONS    ✞ 

offered on Saturday afternoons

from 4:00-4:30 pm in the church
or
by Appointment: 973-635-0625 
phone extensions:

152 Fr. Bob                     156 Fr. Artur
fr.bob@st-pats.org        fr.artur@st-pats.org

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     The Saint Patrick Parish Office:
Monday - Thursday, 9 am- 3 pm  
Fridays 9 am - 12 pm or by appointment.

Church: 85 Washington Avenue, Chatham NJ 07928
Saint Patrick School:  45 Chatham Street, Chatham, NJ  07928  (973) 635-4623

Fr. Robert J. Mitchell, Pastor
Fr. Artur Prazak, Parochial Vicar.

Celebrants the weekend of August 6 & 7, 2022

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YOUTH FAITH FORMATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR!

Click here to be directed to our Faith Formation Grades K-8 webpage and registration link.


Click here to be directed to our Youth Ministry webpage and registration link.

Mission Appeal of the Franciscan Capuchin Friars
 
Once a year each parish in the Diocese of Paterson welcomes a missionary representative assigned by the Mission Office to make a missionary appeal. The appeal is known as the Missionary Cooperation Plan. Bishop Kevin Sweeney, Mila V. Burdeos, the Diocesan Mission Director, and all who work at the Mission Office in the Paterson Diocese are grateful to all for the extra effort during the summer when this appeal is made to help those who benefit from the generosity of so many people. Next weekend August 13/14, the parish highlights the mission work of the Franciscan Capuchin Friars with St. Francis of Assisi as their founder as we are honored to have Fr. Mrutyunjaya (Joy) Bira speak to us about the work of the Friars situated in the south of India where Catholics are a minority as most come from tribal areas who are oppressed due to their faith. Many people in this area struggle with poverty, lack of education and proper medication.
 
The Friars who tend to this region seek to improve the livelihoods of these people and serve parishes, missions, schools, and hostels. Currently 97 priests and 3 brothers help these villages, along with laypeople. They are involved in various ministries as per the needs of the region, such as parish ministry, education, evangelization, and solidarity with the poor and neglected. Presently many of the priests work to provide covid relief to those in need which includes food, medicine and clothing, and take in children who have lost parents due to covid. The Friars also care for abandoned seniors in nursing homes since the elderly have been quite neglected as well as education to improve the livelihoods of people, especially those who are denied an education. In their free time priests repair village chapels so that the faithful may gather and freely worship.
 
The constant effort made by the priests have lifted up the communities that are solely in need of support. In this process, they have unfortunately lost 382 priests due to covid and covid-related tragedies. Despite the risks, the Friars continue to work to support those in need. Their strength comes from God so they continue to help the abandoned and helpless people through financial assistance generated by parishes in the United States. This helps to provide education and childrearing to the orphaned children, and the ability to maintain nursing homes, renovate dilapidated chapels, and offer faith formation sessions to all ages. The appeal also adds to the way the Friars uplift people afflicted by covid so that they may live with dignity that yields a humane style of existence.
 
On behalf of Fr. Bira I ask you to support his work and that of the Friars throughout India. Any support through prayers and offerings are focused so that the congregation may continue to offer covid relief to those in need. The Friars ask for your generous financial support to help them bestow services to those who are disproportionately suffering in India. All of your generous donations (big or small) are greatly appreciated as their prayers will be with you in gratitude and appreciation for your support. With your help and participation, you become part of their mission to follow in the footsteps of St. Francis. Please give consideration to this appeal next weekend as we all have the opportunity to include missionary activity in our prayers so that more people share in the blessings of God’s creation.
 
 In Christ's Love,
Fr. Bob