St. Patrick Church

Today, the church celebrates its birthday -- Pentecost -- the sending forth of the Holy Spirit to enliven and embolden the disciples.  This same Holy Spirit resides in each one of us and we depend on His ever presence, especially as we navigate these unique times. 
 
As I mentioned in my homily last Sunday, plans are being made for the reopening of our church for public Masses.  It certainly will not be the same as before.  There are many precautions we are being asked to take prior to reopening and there will be certain protocols in place for those attending Mass in the church. As we reopen for public Masses here at Saint Patrick, we must necessarily begin by allowing only a number of attendees at each Mass in order to ensure compliance with social distancing guidelines and other safety protocols. This will require patience as many of you who normally attend I know are eager to return. 
 
I also want to thank each of you in advance for your patience and understanding knowing that you may not be able to attend the Mass of your choice. The logistics of how, when and where this will take place are still being discussed. Knowing that if we all continue to do our part in this effort, we will be able to take further steps, gradually, toward returning to ordinary parish life.  
 
As time moves on I will be communicating with you via our bulletin and Flocknote plans and protocols which will need to be adhered to prior to reopening.  
 
We know that our supreme call and duty is to worship God in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.  For nearly three months now that has been tested.  Your continued faith and participation in the Masses online have demonstrated your abiding love of God and hopefully you have felt His love for you in return.
 
May God continue to bless and protect us all.  
 
I look forward to seeing each one of you in the near future.  Until then, stay positive, safe, healthy and happy.
 
Monsignor Michael Padazinski 

Laudato Si Week May 16-24:
Caring For Our Common Home

Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience. (217)
 
Please join us as Catholics worldwide celebrate the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si.

Here is the link to the Vatican website where you can download and read Laudato Si: Vatican.va

Here are some helpful overviews of Laudato Si:
Laudato Si Week

Here is the link to the Archdiocese of San Francisco Laudato Si webpage: https://sfarchdiocese.org/laudato-si
 
Laudato Si Weekly Parish Discussion Group: Wednesdays 7 PM, May 20- June 24 via Zoom. Please email Lisa Gramlich at l_gramlich@stpatricksmarin.org if you would like to participate, and you will receive the Zoom link and password.

SATURDAY:        4:15 PM to 4:45 PM  or by appointment

“Use whatever gift you have received to serve others,
as faithful stewards of God’s grace.” 
1 Peter 4:10
 
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As of March 17, local governments in the Bay Area have issued new public-health orders, effective through May 3: Residents are to shelter-in-place at home, and only institutions and activities defined as "essential" may operate or take place.

In response, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone has issued two important new messages to the people of the Archdiocese.

Click here for a PDF file of A Message to the People of God about the Coronavirus Epidemic.

Click here for a PDF file of Keeping the Lord's Day Holy at Home: Advice from Archbishop Cordileone.

"You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor."
- Catechism of the Catholic Church

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