St. Patrick Church

Lifting of the Dispensation from the Obligation of Mass, Effective June 11, 2021 - Click here to read the memo.

Effective June 12, the dispensation – the permission to not attend Sunday Mass – is being lifted by Bishop Doherty.  This means that starting that weekend, once again, Catholics are expected to attend Mass in person (not via TV or livestream).  We are so excited to have people back together to receive the Eucharist and pray together. As has always been the case, those who are ill or vulnerable to illness, those caring for those who are ill or vulnerable, and others who cannot make it to Mass due to no fault of their own are not obliged.  God doesn’t expect you to do what you can’t; for those who cannot make it to Mass, we fully intend to continue to livestream and provide that connection to our parishioners.  

***The Saturday evening Mass remains reserved for the “vulnerable” and masks are required.

May we joyfully take these steps back toward normal life.

God bless,
Fr. Shocklee

John Floyd and the high school servers will be preparing the meal, which includes fresh scrambled eggs, bacon, biscuits & sausage gravy, hash browns, mixed fruit, donuts, orange juice, milk, and coffee. Free-will offering will go to support the Guardians’ ministry.

Our next Summer Family Faith Camp is Friday, June 25 beginning at 6:00 pm at St. Joan of Arc near the firepit on the west side. The fun includes roasting hot dogs, making s’mores, playing yard games and live music! The Boy Scouts have graciously offered to set up GA GA for added fun! To register please visit https://www.saintjoan.org/family-faith-camp. 

Please join in the fun this summer with Family Faith Camp! We have 4 summer fun activities planned:

Saturday, June 12 at 2:00 pm at St. Patrick (school gym) – Canvas, Cookies & Kool-Aid

Friday, June 25 at 6:00 pm at St. Joan of Arc (Firepit – west side) – Campfire, Hot Dogs & S’mores

Sunday, July 18 at 2:00 pm at St. Joan of Arc (lawn) – Water Fun & Ice Cream

Wednesday, July 21 at 7:00 pm at St. Patrick (school gym) – Movie Night & Popcorn

These activities are planned for families of all ages to participate and are FREE! Invite your friends and grandparents to come too! For those who bring a “guest” your name will be put in for a drawing for a CONE PALACE gift card! A winner will be chosen for each event!

Registration is not required but encouraged so we have enough supplies and food! Please register by visiting saintjoan.org/family-faith-camp – it’s easy! 
We will need people to assist for each event. Please call or text Tami Maurer (765-480-0185) or Jan Marrah (765-513-1861) to help or for questions.

Employment opportunities at both the Pastorate and Sts. Joan of Arc & Patrick School

The Kokomo Pastorate which includes the parishes of St. Patrick and St. Joan of Arc have 2 job openings - Director of Operations and Accounting Specialist. For more information click here.

There are also several openings for K-5 and Middle School teachers. It is preferred that applicants be practicing Catholics. Interested applicants should send a letter of interest and email to:

Sts. Joan of Arc & Patrick School
Attention: Nick Kanable
3155 S 200 W
Kokomo, IN 46902

and/or email to: nkanable@stsjp.org

If you are interested and have questions please call 765-865-9960 and ask for Principal Nick Kanable.

An all-day pilgrimage to the Maria Stein Relic Shrine (in Maria Stein, OH) and the Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation (in Carey, OH) is being planned for Friday, September 17.  The price looks to be between $50 and $75 based on the number interested.  Please contact Chad Grube by June 28th if you think you might want to attend.  The price will be set at that point. Contact Chad at cgrube@parish.dol-in.org for more information. Here are links to the two sites we will be visiting - https://mariasteinshrine.org/ & https://www.olcshrine.com/
 

July 1 through September 28  

In just 90 days you’ll… 

• Get rid of bad habits that enslave you. 
• Find true freedom in Christ. 
• Strengthen your spiritual life and relationships. 

PRAYER.  ASCETICISM.  FRATERNITY.
 

Contact Chad Grube at 626-7005 or cgrube@parish.dol-in.org for more information. 

Introductory meeting will be in mid-June for all men who are interested.