January 04, 2026

Dear People of St. Patrick Parish,

On this First Sunday of the New Year, as Pastor of St. Patrick Parish, I thank God for His gifts to our Parish and the greatest gift is you, the people of our Parish
community, like the Three Kings, you come to the Church to bring your love of God in the Mass and all the other activities of our Parish. Seeing so many of you coming to adore your God this Advent and Christmas season, it says like the Three Kings, you have accepted Jesus as our King who truly loves us all.

Herod the King of the Jews at the time of the Birth of Jesus was so afraid he might be
replaced, he wants to kill the baby who is spoken of in the Old Testament, he is power
driven, a very cruel person even to members of his own family. God had chosen him to be king, but he thought he was more important than the God who had created him and allowed him to be a temporary king. The desire to be so important and to control others is a big sin and we never want to support such thinking.

When I think of these three very wise men searching for someone that was promised in the old testament and taking a big risk to seek and find Him, I think of us Christians who have said, Yes, I found our newborn King and I will adore Him and follow His instructions. These instructions, the newborn King gave was not just empty words but proven by His love for all people and His death on the cross for all people.

Yes, we bring to the newborn King our monetary gifts as well as using our gifts and talents to let others come to know Him and Adore Him.

To carry on the works of Jesus as we come to adore Jesus at Mass and to show our love for God and others as a Parish, we need to receive $13,200.00 per week in the collection, to support the work of the Church in our community. Please consider raising your weekly offering to the Parish and give it from the heart. All of us together doing our part can make it happen.

God Bless,
Fr. Larry Young
Pastor