August 07, 2022
Dear People of St. Patrick Parish,
Psalm 33 today, “Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.”
Yes, we are the people created by God, blessed by God, accepted into the family of God by our Baptism.
We need faith to help us cope with difficult times in our lives. The reading about Abraham today shows how God rewarded his Faith in God.
Jesus, in the Gospel today, tells us to always be prepared to face God because we do not know the hour when we will die.
As Catholics, we have the Sacrament of Reconciliation to take away our sins, we have the ability to make a perfect Act of Contrition and be saved.
Sometimes we think we will live forever and so we keep sinning and at the last moment say, I am sorry and go right to heaven. That is a very high risk that we should not take.
I want to thank all of you for your patience with the difficult announcement I had to make last weekend. I thank you also for your prayers for the Parish. As I write this letter on Monday, August 1st, I have no new news to share with you. The Diocese of Oakland has shared the information with the Contra Costa Sheriff’s office. Please note, the Catholic Church does not try to hide difficult situations like this. Lord be with our Parish at this time.
God Bless,
Fr. Larry Young
Pastor
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2022-2023 Religious Education Program
July 29, 2022
Dear St. Patrick Religious Education Parents and Students,
I am writing to you to begin the process of providing for your family to register and prepare to continue to educate and to be educated in the Catholic faith.
Classes for St. Patrick Faith Formation, Edge Middle School Ministry along with Youth Ministry and the preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation is now open for enrollment for the 2022 – 2023 school year.
Please complete the registration form to enroll your children and to continue the promises made on the day of their Baptism.
To register, simply click on the link below:
Student Registration Form (stpatrickrodeo.org)
or use the QR code below.
St. Patrick Parish was established as a Parish on July 23, 1923, one hundred years ago. This year we are so proud to continue the work of educating our children in our Catholic faith and we want you to join us.
God Bless,
Fr. Larry Young
Pastor
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Mass Intentions 2023
The 2023 Mass Intention Book is now open
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Mask Mandate
FROM THE DIOCESE OF OAKLAND: In compliance with the revised Mask Mandate, the mask requirement for Contra Costa County has been lifted. If you are vaccinated, you are not required to wear mask. If you are not vaccinated you must wear a mask. For more information, go to the Contra Costa County Health. https://www.coronavirus.cchealth.org/
Week-At-A-Glance
Saturday, August 06
Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
First Saturday
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Legion of Mary Rosary, 8:00am
Confessions, 3:30-4:30pm
Saturday Vigil Mass, 5:00pm
Second Collection, Regular Parish Maintenance
Sunday, August 07
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Masses – in the Church, 7:30am, 9:30am , 11:30am
2 Collection – Second Collection, Regular Parish
Maintenance
Walk-up Distribution of Holy Communion, 12:30 – 1:00pm
Monday, August 08
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
No Bible Class next class August 22
St. Patrick Catholic School Faculty Prep week
Tuesday, August 09
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
YLI Meeting, 6:00pm
No Bible Class next class August 23
Wednesday, August 10
Feast of St. Laurence, Deacon and Martyr
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena, 8:00am
St. Vincent de Paul Meeting, 10:30am-12:00pm
Stewardship Meeting, 7:00pm
Thursday, August 11
Feast of St. Clare, Virgin
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Friday, August 12
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Santo Niño Novena, 8:00am
Saturday, August 13
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Legion of Mary Rosary, 8:00am
St. Patrick Parent-Student Meeting
Pre-School, in the Hall, 10:00am
Kindergarten, in Classroom, 9:30 – 11:00am
Confessions, 3:30-4:30pm
Saturday Vigil Mass, 5:00pm
Sunday, August 14
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Masses – in the Church, 7:30am, 9:30am , 11:30am
One Collection
Gift Shop Open
Walk-up Distribution of Holy Communion, 12:30 – 1:00pm
Monday, August 15
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Masses – in the Church, 7:30am, 9:00am, 7:30pm
Not a Holy Day of Obligation this year because it falls on a Monday. Would be great to have us attend Mass anyway.
Collection for the Feast of the Assumption