Faith Formation Registrations - Classes Begin this Sunday!

Faith Formation for Children [Grades K-8] - All parish children entering grades K-8 who are not enrolled in a diocesan Catholic School or approved home school program should enroll in Faith Formation for Children. Classes are held Sunday mornings from 10:15 to 11:15 am in St. Patrick’s School beginning Sunday, September 17th. See note below about RCIC for unbaptized or un-catechized children. CLICK HERE to register.

RCIC—Children in grades K-8 who are either a) unbaptized or b) who need to receive First Holy Communion and have little to no formation background should enroll in RCIC. RCIC follows the same basic format of our adult RCIA program but adapts it for children so they can learn the basics of the Catholic Faith and prepare for the sacraments. Please contact us for more information and to determine whether your child should enroll in RCIC or our regular Faith Formation programs.

First Penance and First Holy Communion Preparation [2nd Grade] - All parish children entering the second grade should enroll in this program, regardless of whether they attend Faith Formation, a Catholic School or an approved home school program. Please be aware that the diocese requires two years of Faith Formation prior to receiving these Sacraments, with one of those two years being the second grade. The program begins January 7th, 2024 and will include two workshops and two parent meetings prior to the reception of First Penance and First Holy Communion in the spring. CLICK HERE to register.

Confirmation Preparation [8th-9th Grades] - All parish teens entering the eighth grade should enroll in this program, regardless of whether one attends Faith Formation, a Catholic School or an approved home school program. Our Confirmation program spans one and a half years beginning in January of the eighth grade and runs through the end of ninth grade. Confirmation I for eighth grade teens begins January 7th, 2024. Confirmation II for ninth grade teens begins September 17th, 2023. Classes for Confirmation I and II are held every other week from 10:15 to 11:30 am in the Youth Room. Note: If your teen was enrolled in Confirmation I last year then you do not need to re-register or pay a second fee. Only those beginning our Confirmation program for the first time need to register and pay the fee. CLICK HERE to register.

HVAC Replacement Campaign

Hello Saint Patrick’s family.  As you know, the project of repairing and renovating the cathedral continues.  Part of the project is to correct drainage issues to lessen the damage caused by water, and requires the pouring of new cement pads under the Air Handling units on the north side of the church.  To accomplish this, the current units would have to be lifted away then put back into place, a very expensive proposition for very old units.  A future project was to replace these units, but to keep costs as low as possible it is necessary to move ahead now with this replacement.  This cost falls on the parish as it is regular maintenance.  These units are well over 25 years old and highly inefficient.  The cost for to replace them will exceed $50K.  We have a couple generous parishioners who have made donations to help reduce the burden on already tight funds.  If there is any way you could assist, it will be greatly appreciated.

Update on scaffolding:  the scaffolding in place as part of the FFHL project we have been working on.  At this point, we are reaching the end of these funds and are having to balance immediate needs vs future needs.  I wish I could tell you exactly when the scaffolding will come down, but this will not occur until we are sure there will be no need for it.  Thank you for your patience during this project.

May God bless you all,
Fr Christopher Roux

CLICK HERE to donate to our HVAC replacement campaign

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Prayer for beatification of Sister Lucia of Fatima - Intercession for Brian Blatchford

Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore you profoundly and I thank you for the Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Fatima, that revealed to the world the riches of her Immaculate Heart. By the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I implore You, if it should be for your greater glory and the good of our souls, to glorify Sr. Lucy, one of the shepherds of Fatima, by granting us the grace which we implore through her intercession. The complete healing of Brian. Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.

CLICK HERE to join in praying the annual 54-day novena for our nation

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Register now for our 2023-24 Faith Formation programs:

• Faith Formation K-8
• First Communion Program
• Confirmation Program
• RCIA for adults

CLICK HERE to make a donation to the Cathedral. We greatly appreciate your generosity during these challenging times.