March 22, 2020
The corornavirus with which we are confronted has obviously disrupted our lifestyles and our faith life. I would like to offer some notes which hopefully will enable you to manage this crisis in a responsible and faith-filled way:
until further notice, all Masses here at St. Patrick's and other liturgical celebrations are suspended
in the effort to limit social contact, office hours will be held from 8:00 - 10:00 a.m., Monday - Friday
please visit the office with matters of only absolute necessity
food pantry is available during parish office hours
Eucharistic adoration will continue to be held on the usual days and at the usual times
Holy Communion to the sick and to the homebound is suspended until further notice
please refer to the directive of our diocesan bishop, Joseph Hanefeldt, as offered on this website (see below) for other ways in which we can pray during this crisis as well as this season of Lent
Rummage House operations are presently suspended
all parish activities and programs are discontinued during this crisis
check this website for my weekly Sunday reflection
in case of emergency or death, please call myself at 308-750-2898 or Pat Mertz at 308-250-3412
I ask you to take this crisis with the utmost seriousness as directed by our civil authorities and our diocesan bishop. In addition, I suggest you limit your exposure to daily news and social media. The saturation we hear and we read only, I believe, intensifies our fear and our anxiety and so inhibits any real possibility for any of us to successfully manage our response both as citizens and as disciples. Finally, recognize the power of prayer and, in fact, pray that God will renew our hearts and our minds as we seek an end to this pandemic.
I will keep you abreast as to other matters of concern as well as changes or modifications to any of the notes above. In the meantime, if you have other questions, please feel free to call me.
Thank you for your attention to these matters. Let us pray for one another.
Fr. Mike McDermott
The corornavirus with which we are confronted has obviously disrupted our lifestyles and our faith life. I would like to offer some notes which hopefully will enable you to manage this crisis in a responsible and faith-filled way:
until further notice, all Masses here at St. Patrick's and other liturgical celebrations are suspended
in the effort to limit social contact, office hours will be held from 8:00 - 10:00 a.m., Monday - Friday
please visit the office with matters of only absolute necessity
food pantry is available during parish office hours
Eucharistic adoration will continue to be held on the usual days and at the usual times
Holy Communion to the sick and to the homebound is suspended until further notice
please refer to the directive of our diocesan bishop, Joseph Hanefeldt, as offered on this website (see below) for other ways in which we can pray during this crisis as well as this season of Lent
Rummage House operations are presently suspended
all parish activities and programs are discontinued during this crisis
check this website for my weekly Sunday reflection
in case of emergency or death, please call myself at 308-750-2898 or Pat Mertz at 308-250-3412
I ask you to take this crisis with the utmost seriousness as directed by our civil authorities and our diocesan bishop. In addition, I suggest you limit your exposure to daily news and social media. The saturation we hear and we read only, I believe, intensifies our fear and our anxiety and so inhibits any real possibility for any of us to successfully manage our response both as citizens and as disciples. Finally, recognize the power of prayer and, in fact, pray that God will renew our hearts and our minds as we seek an end to this pandemic.
I will keep you abreast as to other matters of concern as well as changes or modifications to any of the notes above. In the meantime, if you have other questions, please feel free to call me.
Thank you for your attention to these matters. Let us pray for one another.
Fr. Mike McDermott
