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Adoration
Join the community of St. Patrick for an hour of Exposition, Adoration, and Benediction every first and third Wednesday of the month starting September 16, 2020 (Next Wednesday). This Holy Hour of Eucharistic devotion will be held from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the church (while we have confessions). Don’t miss this special and beautiful opportunity to pray with your Community.
We are very excited and blessed to announce we will have Adoration in the Church. We must follow all rules and regulations the same as we do during mass hours. Everyone must wear a mask and seat six feet apart unless you live in the same household. We will also need 4-6 volunteers to stay after adoration to sanitize the church pews.
Wednesday, September 16, will be in English and the First Wednesday of the month will be in Spanish.
“Let Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament speak to your hearts. It is He who is the true answer of life that you seek.” - Pope St. John Paul II
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New Office Hours - Effective August 01, 2020
We would like to inform our community that due to the circumstances of the pandemic, St. Patrick Church has been impacted greatly and currently faces financial restraints. In an effort to lessen expenses, adjustments have been made to our regular office hours.
Beginning August 1, 2020, St. Patrick Church will close their offices on Fridays at 1:00 p.m. The parish office will continue to be open normal hours Monday – Thursday and Saturday to serve our community. We thank you for your continued support. -
Confessions
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays at 7:30 pm (Church)
Saturdays at 2 pm (Church)
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Statement from Pastor Anthony MendozaMasses Open to the Public Again!
We are very happy to be able to re-open our parish doors to our community. We look forward in seeing you for weekend Masses and Masses during the week. We have taken some extra measures to ensure the health and wellbeing of all our parishioners, volunteers, staff, and clergy. Please review the following changes and guidelines before attending Mass, to ensure the safety of everyone.
1. Admission into the Church will be on a first come - first serve basis. When the Church is filled, we will send people to the parish hall, where the Mass will be live-streamed, and ministers will go there to distribute Holy Communion.
2. Before exiting your vehicle, everyone over the age of 2 must be wearing a mask. This mask should be worn at all times during the Mass, except for the brief moment when you will be receiving Holy Communion.
3. As you enter the church, please use hand sanitizer for yourself and each member of your family. Please consider bringing your own sanitizer, if possible.
4. An usher will escort you (and your family) to a designated pew; because of the guidelines given to us, you may not choose your own pew. If the church has reached its maximum capacity, you will be redirected to the parish hall.
5. All persons must be seated 6 feet away from others on the pew, except a household (those who live in the same house) may sit together without needing to be separated.
6. Communion will be given at the end of each Mass. A volunteer will direct the people in each pew when to go up for Holy Communion, or to leave the Church. After receiving Holy Communion, please immediately consume the Eucharist in the Church and then leave the Church and return to your car. Please take all belongings with you as you will not be permitted to go back to your pew.
7. Please do not congregate in the Church, the hall, or in our parking lots after Mass, for the health and safety of all concerned. Volunteers will stay after every Mass to disinfect the Church.
Remember that all persons in the Diocese of Laredo are still dispensed from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass. Those who are sick, those who are more vulnerable to the Coronavirus, and those who live with the more vulnerable, should NOT attend Mass at this time. We will continue to live-stream all our masses through Facebook and YouTube. We thank you in advance for your cooperation and your prayers!
Fr. Anthony Mendoza
St. Patrick Church
¡Las Misas Estan Abiertos al Público Otra Vez!
Estamos muy contentos de poder volver a abrir las puertas de nuestra parroquia a nuestra comunidad. Esperamos verlos para las Misas del fin de semana y las Misas durante la semana. Hemos tomado algunas medidas adicionales para garantizar la salud y el bienestar de todos nuestros feligreses, voluntarios, personal y clero. Revise los siguientes cambios y pautas antes de asistir a misa, para garantizar la seguridad de todos.
- La admisión a la Iglesia se hará por orden de llegada. Cuando la Iglesia esté llena, enviaremos personas al salón parroquial, donde se transmitirá la Misa en vivo, y los ministros irán allí para distribuir la Sagrada Comunión.
- Antes de salir de su vehículo, todas las personas mayores de 2 años deben usar una máscara. Esta máscara debe usarse en todo momento durante la Misa, excepto en el breve momento en que recibirá la Sagrada Comunión.
- Al entrar a la iglesia, debe usar desinfectante para manos para usted y para cada miembro de su familia. Considere traer su propio desinfectante, si es posible.
- Un ujier lo acompañará (y a su familia) a un banco designado; debido a las pautas que nos han dado, no puede elegir su propio banco. Si la iglesia ha alcanzado su capacidad máxima, será redirigido a la sala parroquial.
- Todas las personas deben estar sentadas a 6 pies de distancia de otras en la banca, excepto un hogar (aquellos que viven en la misma casa) pueden sentarse juntos sin necesidad de separarse.
- La Sagrada Comunión se dará al final de cada misa. Un voluntario dirigirá a las personas en cada banca cuando pueden ir a la Sagrada Comunión y para salir de la Iglesia. Después de recibir la Sagrada Comunión, consuma inmediatamente la Eucaristía en la Iglesia y luego abandone la Iglesia y regrese a su automóvil. Lleve todas sus pertenencias ya que no se le permitirá volver a su banco.
- Por favor, no se congregue en la Iglesia, el salón o en nuestros estacionamientos después de la Misa, por la salud y seguridad de todos los interesados. Los voluntarios se quedarán después de cada Misa para desinfectar la Iglesia.
El P. Anthony Mendoza
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Parishioner Envelopes
Parishioners you can drop off your weekly envelopes at the office front door. Once you're there look for a letter slot, to safely drop your envelopes. Can't leave your home? Don't worry, consider giving your donation through our safe and secure, online giving. Please click on the following link for more details.
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Masses/ Misas
All masses will be live-streamed on Facebook and very soon on YouTube.
Todas las misas seran tramsmitidas en vivo por Facebook y muy pronto por YouTube.