Dear Parishioners,

Darkness has a way of scaring us. Little ones need a night light and even many adults keep a hall lamp on through the night. 

Jesus has truly risen. The aim of the post-resurrection appearances of Jesus is to bring peace into an environment of fear and consternation. After the death of Jesus on the cross, the disciples were in spiritual darkness. They are confused, terrified, and filled with doubt. His first words to them are “Peace be with you.”

The Easter mysteries invite us to let go of our fears. Like His words to the disciples, Jesus tells us too, “Peace be with you.” His death and resurrection offers us forgiveness, healing, and hope. Please permit the Lord to walk with you as you journey out of darkness. 

Please let the good people of this Parish help you. Working together, with the grace that comes from God, the peace of Christ will become manifest in your lives. Like the disciples, at first you may not recognize the Lord, but He will not give up on you. He will continually call out to you, “Peace be with you.”

Thank you to all who prayerfully attended the Holy Week and the Easter liturgies. Father Chris Kituli and the whole Parish staff were very pleased with the beautiful and well-attended liturgies. Thank you to all who worked diligently all through the Lenten Season and Holy Week to make everything go smoothly. 

What a blessing for all! Your presence was a gift of love and peace to one another. Who knows how you enabled another person to come to feel the Lord in a special way on Easter. Never underestimate the ministry of presence! If you think about it, where else does such a divergent group of people gather, people from all age groups, all races, all different health concerns and economic realities?

Once again, what did Jesus do? He was present to His disciples on the road and when they were fishing and then in the breaking of the bread. He gathered them together, saints and sinners. His presence gave them hope! You do the very same thing each time you are present at Sunday Mass.

May God bless you and yours during this Easter Season.

Sincerely, 

All are invited to attend our parish May Crowning Prayer Service on Thursday, May 11th at 6:30 pm in the church. Please bring your rosary, the 8th Grade students will be leading us in praying the Holy Rosary during the Service. If you are in need of a rosary, we will have blessed rosaries available. Our First Communicants will be involved in a special procession for the May Crowning, it is sure to be a beautiful prayer service!

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (Eucharistic Ministers) assist the clergy in the distribution of Holy Communion at Mass. If you would like to join this wonderful Ministry at St. Patricia Parish, please contact Missy at mkeegan@stpatriciaparish.com (708) 598-5222. We could especially use assistance during the Saturday 4:00 p.m. Mass and all the Masses. Thank you!

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At the Easter Vigil Mass on April 8th, those who participated in the RCIA Program were welcomed into the Catholic Church and the St. Patricia Community! Nicole J and Atiba C were baptized and received the Sacraments of the Eucharist and Confirmation. Darek B and Anthony J received the Sacraments of the Eucharist and Confirmation, and Rebeka R received the Sacrament of Confirmation. Congratulations to all!

Our SPS Parent's Club has been celebrating our wonderful teachers every day this week! We've had delicious breakfasts, a fiesta party, a pizza party, and more delicious treats on Friday! Thank you to the Budz, Hajnos, Hernandez, Ortega, Pecherz, Szwajnos, and Wagner families for their awesome efforts to make this week extra special!