Current and Past Parish News

On Thursday, July 21st at 11:00 AM a Senior Citizen Mass will be held at St. Patrick’s. A potluck and guest speaker, Ed Hughes, will follow. Ed Hughes is a St. Patrick’s Parishioner. He is a published author. He will speak on his experiences and work. If you can bring a dish please do, if you are unable, please come anyway!

The term “Senior Citizen” is open to interpretation!

As always everyone is welcome.

During VBS each day the students could make a donation that would go toward an organization that cares for our Earth. We have chosen “Keep Chadron Beautiful” as the recipient of the young people’s gifts. Together they raised $136.28!! Great job kids!

Following the liturgical year, Catholic women will reflect on how the texts relate to all Catholics today with a special emphasis on the lives of women, their apostolic call, and their roles in the Church and the world. Click on the link below to learn more.

https://www.catholicwomenpreach.org

The new ministry schedule for the months of August-October is in the making. If you know that you will be unavailable certain days, please call the office and talk to Athena. You can also email her at [email protected]

Thank you for all that you do!

The prayer service, flowing from the Year of St. Joseph declared by Pope Francis in 2021, and inspired by his apostolic letter Patris Corde, is sponsored by Knights of Columbus to honor St. Joseph, and pray for his intercession in preserving, cultivating, and passing on the Catholic faith to future generations.

Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly chose to entrust his service as Supreme Knight to St. Joseph and through this Pilgrim Icon Program, encourage Knights and their communities to “turn in prayer to St. Joseph, give thanks to God for the gift of fatherly example, and ask St. Joseph to be a father to us” as we seek to “grow in our own imitation of St. Joseph’s quiet strength, integrity and fidelity.”

In the first year of his pontificate, Pope Francis received the Order’s Board of Directors in a private audience, during which the Holy Father said, “I commend all of you in a special way to the intercession of St. Joseph, the protector of the Holy Family of Nazareth, who is an admirable model of those manly virtues of quiet strength, integrity and fidelity which the Knights of Columbus are committed to preserving, cultivating and passing on to future generations of Catholic men.”

The St. Joseph icon is the latest icon to be a part of the Knights of Columbus Pilgrim Icon Program. Every few years, the Knights of Columbus selects an icon of a saint whose patronage is particularly inspiring to Knights and their communities to be featured in the program. The icons travel from council to council and serve as the centerpieces for prayer services in parishes throughout the Order.

Since its inception in 1979, the program has held more than 174,800 local council and parish prayer services with some 22 million participants. Featured images have included Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Our Lady of Czestochowa, Our Lady of Pochaiv, Our Lady of the Rosary, Our Lady of Charity, Our Lady of Persecuted Christians, and the Holy Family.

All members of the community are encouraged to join Knights of Columbus to pray for the intercession of St. Joseph in raising, guarding, and preparing future generations on July 10th at 1:00 PM at St. Patrick’s Church.

The Catholic Daughters and Knights of Columbus are leading the rosary every Friday at 12:00 PM in the Church.

All are invited and are welcome to come pray the rosary!

Come join Fr. Todd for breakfast on Sunday, June 26th after Mass. You can RSVP by calling the Parish Office.

We are still accepting applications for our Pastoral Minister and Director of Religious Education (DRE) position. Help us spread the word! If you, or someone you know might be interested in this position, please stop by or call the Parish Office today!

We are in need of Catechist teachers and helpers for this fall school year. If you would like to teach or help in any way, please call Cindy Kahl. A sign up sheet is also in the gathering area of the Church. Cindy will be here through VBS, so if you are interested in the DRE position or know of anyone that might be, please give the Parish Center a call!

Have you ever thought about becoming a greeter? Currently we are in need of individuals that would like to greet at the 5:30 PM Saturday Mass. Never greeted before? No problem!! We will train anyone that is interested! Call the office today!