Together, the Bishops of Ohio have decided that the general obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation (including the Saturday/Vigil Mass) is to be reinstated (CIC, can. 1247). This will take effect in each of the Dioceses of Ohio the weekend of June 5-6, 2021.

“Help Wanted!” The other day I met a friend for dinner and as we walked into the restaurant, there was a table with a basket of applications. Next to the basket was a sign that bore the message, “Apply today, start tomorrow.” That restaurant is not alone in their search for workers, as these days there are a number of businesses looking for help. So many places are searching for people who are looking for work.

This weekend, allow me to wish all of our mothers and grandmothers a Happy & Blessed Mother’s Day! There are not enough words to describe all that a mother does and no amount of pay would be enough for what she truly deserves. This weekend we offer special prayers for all of our mother’s living and deceased.

As we enter into the month of May, I wanted to share with you & draw your attention to 2 important & exciting events that will be taking place over the course of the month.

Each year, the Gospel that we hear proclaimed on the 4th Sunday of Easter is always taken from the same chapter of the Gospel of John, Chapter 10. This chapter contains what is known as the “Good Shepherd Discourse,” in which Jesus proclaims, “I am the Good Shepherd,” & so this Sunday has come to be known as Good Shepherd Sunday. Good Shepherd Sunday is an opportunity for us to reflect upon how Jesus is the shepherd of our lives & also to pray & reflect upon the call to priesthood in the life of the Church.

I enjoy watching sports. Though I never was one to play basketball, or baseball, or football on a competitive basis, there are times when I enjoy catching a game on TV or even in person. Every sports team has one goal in mind, to win the championship. Some teams have a better chance than others, but every team starts out the season with that goal in mind of being the last one standing, of being able to engage in that familiar championship tradition of jumping up & down, high
fiving, hugging, pouring champagne over each other’s heads, & hoisting the trophy into the air. We experienced it once here in Cleveland over the past few years & I hope that we’re able to experience it again soon.

First off, let me start by saying that you might not see me this weekend. I am not on vacation, but this Saturday, April 10th, I’m getting the second round of my COVID vaccine & so Fr. Clyde & Fr. Klein are planning on covering all the Masses just in case I happen to have any side effects. If I am able to, I will celebrate a Mass this weekend but at the very least I look forward to celebrating with you once any side effects have passed.

As we approach the most sacred time in the life of the Church and prepare to celebrate another Easter Season together, I want to acknowledge the challenges, difficulties and blessings we have experienced during the past year of the pandemic. One year ago, who would have guessed all that we would have experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Holy Week schedule for 2021 is now available for viewing, downloading, and printing. We hope you can join us for any of the liturgies this coming Holy Week, the week that truly changed the world!

Our parish, along with all other parishes in the Diocese of Cleveland is participating in an initiative of the Catholic Leadership Institute, called "Called for More." The purpose of this initiative is to help us, both as a Diocese & as an individual parish to continue to enhance the pastoral ministry that we are providing to & for you.

Fr. Hagedorn passed away on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. He served as an associate from June 1976 to June 1981 & Pastor from January 1988 until May 2010. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. Arrangements are as follows...

The Catholic Charities 2021 Annual Appeal kicks off next weekend, February 13-14, 2021, during all Masses. This year's theme is all about Loving Your Neighbor. Click the title for a special video regarding this year's appeal from Bishop Malesic.

Dear Parish Family, attached to this letter is our annual budget report. This report is meant to help you to see where we have been in the past year, as well as providing you with we hope and forecast ourselves to be in the year ahead. Click the title above to view the letter and report.

Hello everyone!  If you haven’t already heard, next Saturday, January 23rd, will be my final live-stream of the Holy Mass here at St. Patrick Parish. My schedule has become so full that it did not include time for myself. Working a full-time job, maintaining 5 websites (I’ve been a freelance website developer since 2000), and my jobs at SVdP has not allowed me to have what I’ve been looking for...

I want to extend to each of you an invitation. I would like to invite you to take the time to consider an invitation to join our Parish Pastoral Council. The Parish Pastoral Council is a group of parishioners who assist me in the tasks of discerning the vision & goals for our parish, helping to continue to move our parish forward. These parishioners are not meant to be the people who do everything, but are rather meant to serve as a representative voice of our larger parish family, working with me & helping me as I seek to do my best in leading 2 parish families.

Good day everyone! I am proud to announce that there will be a live-stream of the Sunday Mass this weekend on Saturday, January 9th at 4:30 PM. As in the past, the stream will begin roughly 5 minutes before Mass begins. I thank you for your patience and understanding. Take care and may God bless you and your loved ones!

Due to technical difficulties, and some broken cables, there will be no live-stream of the Vigil Mass on Saturday, January 2, 2021. We are hopeful to return the livestream on Saturday, January 9th. We apologize for any inconvenience.

It is hard to believe that, in roughly 2 weeks, we will begin the Joyous Christmas Season, when we celebrate the Word becoming Flesh.  Below is the live-stream schedule for this great season

This year our Giving Tree donations will be going to the men at the Jack Mulhall Center for Sober Living, who give so very much for our parish. YOU can help bring the Light of Our Savior this Blessed Christmas Season to the men in residence, here at St. Pat’s. This year because of health safety (COVID-19), we need to do our Giving Tree a little bit differently: There will be no ornaments to take from the tree as in previous years, but a liturgically decorated Giving Tree to place your gift/donation under by Sunday, December 13, 2020. For complete info, please click here.

Around this time of year, and maybe even earlier, we start to hear & see countdowns of how many days remain until the holidays.  There are “x” number of days left until Thanksgiving or there are “x” number of days left until Christmas.  In “normal” years, there are many preparations that go into getting ready for the holidays & this year is no different, though we know & we’ve heard that this year’s holiday celebrations will take on a different look with the continuing pandemic that we are in.