St. Patrick's Catholic Parish

ALTHOUGH THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CONTINUES, PUBLIC MASSES RESUMED BEGINNING JUNE 7 PER ST. PATRICK'S REGULAR SCHEDULE BUT WITH CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS. SEE BISHOP CALVO'S MAY 27TH NOTICE AND FATHER TONY'S MAY 22ND LETTER (AS WELL AS OTHER IMPORTANT MESSAGES FROM THE BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF RENO AND ST. PATRICK'S PASTOR) UNDER "NEWS AND EVENTS" ON THIS WEBSITE.

Masses are on Saturday, 5 p.m., and on Sunday, 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., with a Spanish Mass at 12:30 p.m. Masses during the week are Wednesday, 9 a.m., and Friday, 9 a.m. Only 50 individuals at one time will be allowed into the church. Face masks must be worn, temperatures will be taken, and social distancing must be observed. 

The parish office remains closed and most ministries are suspended until further notice. Joanie's Food Pantry on Fridays from 10-11 a.m. is once again closed and will remain closed until restrictions due to the coronavirus are lifted.

Volunteers to assist with meeting diocesan requirements concerning Masses and during the pandemic are needed. Please call the parish office if you can help. Go through the parish office to schedule a date and Mass time in order to avoid confusion. 

Check this website for further updates as they occur. 

New policy: Come to church feeling well. Sign in on the attendance (contact tracing) sheet, utilize the hand sanitizer if needed, and be masked.
 

RCIA registration and start date have been delayed pending a fuller opening of the church. 
 

We offer our condolences to the Hanifan family on the death of Maurice's sister, Jean Selmi, who passed away July 29th at the age of 88. Due to the pandemic family only will celebrate her life at a private Mass on August 14th at St. Patrick's. Please respect the need for limited occupancy in the church.
 

We are combining the regular collection and 2nd collection into one collection. Please place all envelopes into the one collection at any specific Mass. This weekend's "second" collection is Black and Indian Missions. Place the Black and Indian Missions envelopes in the same basket for the regular offerings.

Online giving is available to our parishioners through the Diocese of Reno website. On its home page it is listed as “Virtual Parish Offering Plate.”  Access the Diocese of Reno Website at renodiocese.org and follow the directions.  The money donated in this manner will be sent by the Diocese of Reno directly to our parish.
 

A portion of Bishop Calvo's May 27th Notice:
 
What We Ask You to Do When You Come

       1. If you are feeling sick, have a fever, are coughing or We are combining the regular collection and second collection into one collection. Please place all envelopes into the one collection at any specific Mass. However, online giving is available to our parishioners through the Diocese of Reno website. On its home page it is listed as “Virtual Parish Offering Plate.”  Access the Diocese of Reno Website at renodiocese.org and follow the directions.  The money donated in this manner will be sent by the Diocese of Reno directly to our parish.
, please stay at home.
       2. Please exercise personal hygiene and use the available hand sanitizer.
       3. Please, please wear a facial mask.  Do it for your neighbor.  Wear a mask out of respect for the sanctity of each other’s God-given life.  Let it be your offering as you partake of the fruits of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross.  Justice done for one’s neighbor is a pleasing offering to God as the prophets proclaimed.  Children two years and younger should not wear a mask.
       4. Please leave your name and contact information.  Some parishes will ask you to call or email your church your intention to attend a certain Mass or you can bring in this information and drop it in a box or other receptacle at the church’s entrance.  Contact tracing is a vital part of containing the spread of Covid 19.  Churches that have this information make it readily available for health authorities to do the necessary contact tracing.  In churches that do not have this information, news media will have to inform the public and parishes will need to figure out who attended a Mass where there has been exposure to the Coronavirus.
       5. Observe social distancing.  Seating in the church will be marked for this purpose.  Families and couples can sit together but others apart.
       6. There will be no handshakes, holding hands, hugs or other forms of physical contact unless people are members of the same household.  For the kiss of peace, please greet each other in an appropriate non-contact way.
       7. For communion, please follow directions for social distancing.  To safeguard against any potential transmission of the virus, communion will only be given in the hand.  Communion will not be administered on the tongue because of the health risk involved.  One may claim a right to receive communion on the tongue, but this is not an absolute right; the right to life supersedes it.  The right to life is a natural right; the right to receive on the tongue is a right given by the church.  An essential disposition for reception of communion is reverence and the practice of communion in the hand extends back to the earliest days of the Church and understood as no less reverent.  The disposition of one’s mind and heart determines reverence in reception.

A portion of Father Tony's May 22nd Letter:
 
Here are the changes we will need to adopt and follow based upon the guidelines from our bishop:
 
1. Masses will now be celebrated in the church.
2. At the entrance to the hall, someone will check your temperature.
3. You will need to wear your mask inside the hall. It does not need to be an N95 mask.
4. To allow for contact tracing if necessary, you will need to write your name, phone number, and email address on a small piece of paper and drop it into a designated box on each occasion that you attend Mass.
5. You must practice social distancing, that is, keeping a minimum of six (6) feet away from another person at all times. Chairs inside the hall will be arranged according to the specification.
6. There will no longer be collection baskets. Instead, please drop your donations/envelopes in a designated box (separate from the one for contact tracing) inside the hall.
7. Church choirs for now are not recommended but one Cantor is enough.
8. Coffee and/or “after Mass” treats will no longer be available for now.
10. Please do not come to Mass if you are sick. Consult with your physicians – especially in the case of those who may have health issues to make sure that it is OK for you to attend Mass.

ST. PATRICK'S MISSION STATEMENT
We, the Catholic Community of St. Patrick's, are a pioneer people centered in God. Honoring diversity, we are committed to strengthening our personal and communal relationship with Jesus Christ through Scripture, the Eucharist, prayer and fellowship. Guided by the Holy Spirit, we seek to recognize and share our gifts of time, talent and resources. Empowered by the Father's love,  we reach out to all people within and beyond St. Patrick's community.