MESSAGE FROM FR. JEFF

Hello everybody!

I hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather!

For those of you who give with our offertory envelopes, I wanted to make you aware of an issue. There was an error in production with our vendor, Our Sunday Visitor, for the current offertory envelopes that are mailed to parishioner homes bi-monthly. The monthly Saint Vincent De Paul (SVDP) envelopes were excluded and a school envelope was erroneously included. For those who give to SVDP, please use the school envelope and mark it SVDP until the next mailing arrives with the correct envelopes. You can also give to SVDP online via Pushpay HERE and choose the SVDP fund. Thanks for your help!

Thank you to all who faithfully give to St. Patrick and those that increased your commitment this year. If you look at the weekly stewardship numbers in the bulletin, you’ll see that we are doing well so far. We will closely monitor that as the fiscal year unfolds, but I appreciate your generosity. I also wanted to share a good milestone. Through the first eight months of the calendar year we have reduced the debt principal to below $5 million.

Debt at 1/1/25	$5,236,359
Principal payments through 8/25/25	($238,934)
Debt at 8/25/25	$4,997,425

We still have a long way to go, but we are making progress. Thank you.

With the many opportunities we have for adult and children’s faith formation and learning together, I wanted to highlight a new offering. We are starting a Book Club that will meet for

three sessions to discuss Why Do Saints and Angels Matter? This may be a good option for you if making a longer commitment to a Bible study is difficult at this time. Please see the information below.

It looks as though Labor Day Weekend is shaping up to be a beautiful one. As a reminder, our mass on Labor Day, September 1, will be at 10:00 a.m. and the parish office will be closed. May God bless all of those who labor and may this holiday be a time of God’s refreshment for you.

Peace,

Fr. Jeff

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Meal Packing - A Fun Service Opportunity

You are invited to pack meals with St. Patrick to support Rise Against Hunger.

Saturday, September 6, Celtic Center
10:00 a.m. - Noon
Bring the whole family and invite your friends
Sign up HERE

Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) and

Confirmation Formation Program (CFP)

The parish is currently enrolling students for its Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) and Confirmation Formation Program (CFP) which provide religious formation classes to students who attend school outside of St. Patrick. Programs begin September 7 and meet weekly on Sundays. For more information and to register visit stpatlou.org/prep or CFP.

Book Club - Why Do Angels and Saints Matter?

Join us for a new book club offered on Monday evening for three sessions:

September 8, September 29, October 27
6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
St. Brigid Room, located off the parish gathering space hallway just past the welcome desk.
Register HERE
Don't forget to order your book on Amazon or at Ave Maria Press
If you have questions, please reach out to Sherri Trinler, sherri.trinler@gmail.com.

PRAYING TOGETHER

Praying Together

Labor Day Mass

Monday, September 1 at 10:00 a.m.

Mass Schedule

Monday 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday 8:00 a.m.

Wednesday 12:00 p.m.

Thursday 8:00 a.m.

Friday 8:00 a.m.

Saturday 5:00 p.m.

Sunday 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. (live-stream), 5:30 p.m. (no music)

Reconciliation - Offered at 3:45 p.m. on Saturdays

Eucharistic Adoration - First Tuesday of every month from 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Listen to the Sunday Homily HERE

LEARNING TOGETHER

Learning Together

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ADULT FORMATION

Click Learn More for additional Adult Formation offerings in the parish.

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CHILDREN'S FORMATION

Open for ALL children in our parish from birth - 5th grade. Details on the Learn More button.

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YOUTH MINISTRY

For all youth grades 6-12. We have awesome events coming up. Click the Learn More button for more information.

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GIVING TOGETHER

Giving Together

Ways to Submit Increased Offertory Commitment:

Submit online at Stewardship menu on home page
Your new offering is effective immediately, unless you specify otherwise on your commitment card
Questions? Contact Lynne Marshall at 244-6083 or lmarshall@stpatlou.org.
Reminder - this will serve as your 2025/26 Annual Stewardship Commitment