"The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone."

- Matthew 21:42ab

Dear Parishioners,

The goals that I have had since my appointment as your pastor two years ago have been threefold.

1. To become acquainted with the parish history and its parishioners.
2. To gather parish leadership and as a result form several task forces to begin to understand the overall goals of Renew My Church and the stepping stones necessary to Build the New Reality. I did not want to wait for an official start.
3. To repair, refresh and remodel the buildings, especially the School Lunch Room and Kitchen and Gym Kitchen. I recognized, along with the parish leadership, that in order to advance the mission of bringing people to Christ, we need clean, safe and welcoming buildings, grounds and adult gathering spaces.

Now that we are near completing these goals, I am shifting more intentionally in preparing myself to provide leadership to achieve the goal of building up parish life. To that end, I with take part in the fall seminars of Evangelization Foundations.

Renew My Church - Building the New Reality

EVANGELIZATION FOUNDATIONS, THE NEXT STEPS IN THE JOURNEY.

What & When: Evangelization Foundations is designed to help the pastor to focus a bit of his time each week on evangelization and put in place key building blocks to ensure a fruitful evangelization process in your community. The pastor will join three to seven other priests in a cohort, which will begin in early October and run through late November or early December depending on start dates (see attached below for details). We have developed a hybrid model, which includes three in-person and three online sessions, as well as some in-parish gatherings. The online sessions will be conducted at the Cardinal Meyer Center, 3525 S. Lake Park Ave, Chicago.

Who: Foundations is for the pastor. Through experience, archdiocesan leadership has learned that pastors are critical to the success and fruitful- ness of renewal efforts in our communities. And while the pastor will rely on lay leaders to advance much of the work, they will be depending on the pastor to provide the vision of renewal and to show them the path forward. Foundations is designed for priests only.

Please review the schedule below: 

ABOUT EVANGELIZATION FOUNDATIONS:

Evangelization Foundations is for pastors and priests and is delivered in a hybrid format. There are three in-person sessions – the first, the middle and the last – and three online sessions. On the off weeks, an Evangelization Coordinator from the Office for Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship will meet with you and key leaders in your parish community to listen and to help put in place the groundwork for a fruitful evangelization process in your community.

The purpose of Foundations is for you to set aside some time to focus just on evangelization. We will pray together. We will review and discuss the basics of evangelization and the vision for renewal. We will focus on the adult faith journey and how to identify and invite disciples and missionary disciples to advance the mission. And along the way, we will help you put in place the first building blocks needed to create a firm foundation for evangelization efforts.



THANK YOU.

On behalf of the entire Parish Staff and Leadership, thank you! Thank you for all you do for our parish and for the people of God. We quite literally cannot advance Jesus’s command to “go make disciples” without you and those good people of our parish who take on leadership here.

Peace, Fr. Mike Meany 

St. Patricia is hosting its Trivia Night once again! Tickets include game play and dinner, consisting of pizza, salad, pop, water, coffee, and dessert. This is a BYOB event - beer and wine only, please! Teams are also encouraged to bring their own appetizers and snacks. Pretzels, popcorn, chips & dip... any game night food that your team craves!

Reserve a table for your team or purchase individual tickets. Teams can reserve a table for up to a maximum of 6 players.

No worries if you are coming solo or as a couple – we will help you join a table. You can choose to play separately, even if seated together, or help boost your chances by joining forces! 

Fill out the form linked below or visit our give central to purchase your tickets today!

Please contact Missy Keegan for any questions.

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Next Drawing:

Wednesday, 10/11/23 at 6:00 pm at Prime Time Restaurant & Bar

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We had a great turnout at our pet blessing this past Wednesday!

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Save the date! The SPS Parents Club is hosting an evening of spooky fun on Saturday, October 28th.

Trunk or Treat will be taking place from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm and Haunted Hallway will take place from 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm.

What is Trunk or Treat? A FREE "trick or treating" experience for kids and a treat giving opportunity for families in a safe and secure Halloween environment. What do we need? Kids of all ages, in costume ready to "trunk or treat", Adults to bring their vehicles and pass out candy that will be provided, Families to choose a theme and decorate their cars, trunks, and selves to match!