March15, 2026
Dear People of St. Patrick Parish,
In the year 1923 the Parish of St. Patrick was founded and given the name of St. Patrick Parish with Saint Patrick as our Patron Saint, to pray for us and to help us be a Catholic Parish.
This Tuesday, March 17, we celebrate Saint Patrick, the Irish Saint and thank him for always being there for us and we continue to pray to him for so many needs as the Catholic Parish following our leader Jesus Christ the Son of God.
We also begin our 2026 Bishop’s Ministry Appeal and especially pray to St. Patrick to help our parish reach its goal of $42,400.00, to help our Diocese of Oakland to reach the total goal of $3 million. Each one of us must do our part as the family of God as one Faith, Family and Mission, to carry on the work of Jesus in our lives today.
The Gospel of John today has Jesus cure the man born blind. Jesus takes time to heal him and give him sight for the first time.
Just think of this man now, able to see light and nature and other people he never saw before.
When Jesus asks him, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” The blind man, “Who is he sir, that I may believe in him?” Jesus said to him, “ You have seen him, and the one speaking with you is he.” The man answers, “I do believe, Lord.” and he worshiped him.
The water of our Baptism united us to Jesus, but we must come to know Jesus, love Jesus, worship Jesus and trust in His love and mercy for us as we sin.
Chris is our Light, let his light lead us to love God and one day be with him in heaven.
If we can do this then we can come to understand the wonderful Irish song, “When Irish eyes are smiling.”
Oh! God love you all,
Fr. Larry Young
the Irish Pastor
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A Message from Our Pastor
March15, 2026
Dear People of St. Patrick Parish,
In the year 1923 the Parish of St. Patrick was founded and given the name of St. Patrick Parish with Saint Patrick as our Patron Saint, to pray for us and to help us be a Catholic Parish.
This Tuesday, March 17, we celebrate Saint Patrick, the Irish Saint and thank him for always being there for us and we continue to pray to him for so many needs as the Catholic Parish following our leader Jesus Christ the Son of God.
We also begin our 2026 Bishop’s Ministry Appeal and especially pray to St. Patrick to help our parish reach its goal of $42,400.00, to help our Diocese of Oakland to reach the total goal of $3 million. Each one of us must do our part as the family of God as one Faith, Family and Mission, to carry on the work of Jesus in our lives today.
The Gospel of John today has Jesus cure the man born blind. Jesus takes time to heal him and give him sight for the first time.
Just think of this man now, able to see light and nature and other people he never saw before.
When Jesus asks him, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” The blind man, “Who is he sir, that I may believe in him?” Jesus said to him, “ You have seen him, and the one speaking with you is he.” The man answers, “I do believe, Lord.” and he worshiped him.
The water of our Baptism united us to Jesus, but we must come to know Jesus, love Jesus, worship Jesus and trust in His love and mercy for us as we sin.
Chris is our Light, let his light lead us to love God and one day be with him in heaven.
If we can do this then we can come to understand the wonderful Irish song, “When Irish eyes are smiling.”
Oh! God love you all,
Fr. Larry Young
the Irish Pastor
Category: Pastoral Message
Week At A Glance
Friday, March 13
Abstinence, No Meat
Daily Mass: 7:30am
Santo Niño Novena, 8:00
Stations of the Cross, 7:30pm
Saturday, March 14
Daily Mass: 7:30am
Legion of Mary Rosary, 8:00am
Altar Society and Environment Meeting, 8:15am
Confession, 3:30 - 4:30pm
Vigil Mass, 5:00pm
Two Collections - Catholic Relief Services
22nd Annual St. Patrick Dinner Dance, 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Sunday, March 15
Fourth Sunday of Lent - LAETARE Sunday
Masses: 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am
Two Collections - Catholic Relief Services
Children’s Liturgy of the Word, 9:30, 11:30am
YLI Bunco at D’s
Confirmation classes, 1:30 - 2:30pm
Youth Ministry classes, 3:00 - 4:00pm
Start of the 2026 Bishop’s Ministries Appeal Ministries of Hope
Monday, March 16
Daily Mass: 7:30am
Fr. Larry’s Bible Class, 8:15-9:15am
Mass Readings for the Fifth Sunday of Lent
No St. Patrick School - Holiday for Feast of
St. Patrick
Tuesday, March 17
Feast of St. Patrick -
Patron Saint of the Parish
Daily Mass: 7:30am
School Mass, 9:00am all are welcome
Fr. Larry’s Bible Class, 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday, March 18
Daily Mass: 7:30am
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena, 8:00am
Thursday, March 19
Feast of St. Joseph, Spouse of
The Blessed Virgin Mary
Daily Mass: 7:30am
Faith Formation & Edge classes, 5:45 - 7:00pm
Friday, March 20
Abstinence, No Meat
Daily Mass: 7:30am
Santo Niño Novena, 8:00
Stations of the Cross, 7:30pm
Saturday, March 21
Daily Mass: 7:30am
Legion of Mary Rosary, 8:00am
Confession, 3:30 - 4:30pm
Vigil Mass, 5:00pm
One Collection
Sunday, March 22
Fifth Sunday of Lent - LAETARE Sunday
Masses: 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am
One Collection
Gift Shop Open Today
School Mass (Tk-2), 9:30am
Children’s Liturgy of the Word, 9:30, 11:30am
No Confirmation and Youth Ministry classes