Saint Patrick's 

Our St. Patrick’s Festival will be held on April 6 and 7, 2019.  We will have a Craft Table as well as their White Elephant Table.  Please consider making items such as: dried flower arrangements/wreaths, crocheted towels, knitted items, handmade jewelry, scarves, ornaments, etc. as well as new and used items in good condition and jewelry.  We will also have the Bake Sale/Fudge Table.  Our Turkey Dinner will be on Sunday, 11:30AM to 2:30PM!  Any other donations as well as monetary donations to help defray the cost of expenses would be greatly appreciated.

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE BEFORE AND AFTER MASSES AND AT THE RECTORY FOR:

Main Raffle with $5500 worth of prizes - $2 each or 3 for $5
Rosary Altar Raffle - 1st Prize - Handmade Twin/Full Quilt, 2nd Prize - Handmade Throw Quilt, 3rd Prize - Easter Basket - Tickets $1 each
NY Lottery Scratch Ticket Raffle - $100 worth of Scratch Tickets - $2 each, 3 for $5, 7 for $15 or 10 for $20.
20-Week Club  - $20 each for drawings beginning on May 6.

THERE ARE CHRISTIAN FORMATION CLASSES THIS SUNDAY, March 24 FOR GRADES 1 TO 8 and Confirmation.  If you have any questions, please call the Rectory at 518-297-7361. 

SIGN-UP SHEETS ... Reminder that there are sign-up sheets for Mass attendance in the upstairs church lobby for 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 8th Grade and Confirmation Students.  If you do not attend Mass here at St. Patrick’s, please have the pastor at the church you attend sign a bulletin from that church and bring it to your class.

UPCOMING DATES TO NOTE

CONFIRMATION ... Saturday, May 4, 2019, 4:00PM at St. Mary’s Church, Champlain. 

FIRST COMMUNION ... Sunday, June 9, 2019, 10:00AM, St. Patrick’s Church.

As you all know, change is not something that we all like, but it is inevitable.  With the Diocesan Plan to join St. Patrick’s (Rouses Point), St. Mary’s (Champlain) and Sacred Heart (Chazy) with one priest in the not so distant future, we are beginning preparations for these changes. Therefore, starting on the weekend of April 28 (Divine Mercy Sunday), the Mass schedule will be as follows: St. Mary’s will have an (Anticipated) 4:00PM Mass on Saturdays.  There will not be a 4:00PM Mass at St. Patrick’s or a 5:30PM Mass at St. Mary’s.  On Sundays, St. Patrick’s will have two Masses, one at 8:00AM and the other at 10:00AM.  There will not be an 8:00AM Mass at St. Mary’s.  While we know this may not be a popular decision for all parishioners, it is one that needs to be made.  In the interim, before the consolidation of our three parishes, it will make it easier for visiting priests to help on the weekends as well as for the travel back and forth to the two parishes.  In addition to this, our organist, Buffy Little, has taken over the music ministry at both parishes.  We hope that our parishioners will be understanding of these changes and remain supportive to our parishes.  We will continue to ensure that envelopes for each parish are returned each week for inclusion in our weekly collections.  If you do not already have envelopes, please contact either Rectory to request them so that your donations are directed to your parish.

Our Lenten Program has begun and will continue until April 11, from 6:30 to 8:00PM in the St. Patrick’s Parish Center.  The program is a video series that examines the sacraments of the Catholic Faith.  Exploring their meaning and origin, The Bible and the Sacraments investigates the deeper mysteries they contain as illuminated by Sacred Scripture.  St. Patrick’s and St. Mary’s parishioners are welcome to attend.  Please call St. Patrick’s Rectory at 518-297-7361 so that we will have enough materials available.

There is still time to turn in your pledge or one-time gift if you have not already done so.  Envelopes can be found in the pews or at the church entrances.  As of March 15, St. Patrick’s has raised $125,308 from 85 donors. 

As a reminder, the Development Office sends out pledge reminder statements with return envelopes and processes recurring credit card pledge payments on the 15th of each month or the next business day if necessary.

The St. Patrick's Food Shelf will be open the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month and the 4th Saturdays of the month.  For the month of March, it will be open Saturday, March 23.  For the month of April, it will be open Wednesday, April 3 and 17 and Saturday, April 27.  Contact Eleanor Reynolds at 518-298-3111 for further assistance.

If you are travelling and looking to attend Mass wherever you are, go to https://masstimes.org or click on this link to find Masses in that area.