Come to the Supper of the Lamb. Bring Christ to a world hungry for his truth given in love.
Welcome to St. Patrick Church
Come to the Supper of the Lamb. Bring Christ to a world hungry for his truth given in love.
St. Patrick Church live-streams Mass each day. See schedule below. You can find the player under Live-Streamed Events.
Monday through Saturday: 7 AM Monday through Friday: 11:45 AM Saturday: 5:00 PM Vigil Sunday: 7, 9, 10:30 AM, and 12 Noon. Holy Days, Holidays: All Masses. See Bulletin for Schedule.
Flocknote - Keeping you informed about Parish Life at your own speed
FLOCKNOTE is a communication tool that has become popular in churches across the country because it helps people stay connected in the ways they prefer with the parish groups they're interested in. While it enables the friars, staff, and group leaders of the parish to communicate more effectively with you, it will also enable you to control whether and how you receive communication (by email, text, or not at all) on a group-specific basis. You will only get announcements from groups you join, and getting off a group list is as easy as clicking "unsubscribe." Best of all, you don’t even need to create a password (unless you want to).
We ask all who are involved at St. Patrick's in any way, including non-parishioners and Mass-goers, to sign up for this free service.
You can repeat the text-to-join process as many times as you want, e.g., to sign up for additional parish groups.
Your information (email and/or cell number) will be completely safe and secure. It will be visible only to administrative staff of St. Patrick's and to leaders of groups you choose to join, and it will not be shared with any other organization.
In addition to getting updates from groups you choose to join, you will occasionally receive updates that go out to the entire parish. These will be strictly limited to information about parish-wide special events and liturgies. You will not be spammed with announcements from "special interest" groups. And you can always unsubscribe.
Please sign up with both an email address and a cell number. If necessary, you can sign up with only one or the other.
In general, we encourage each person to sign up for his/her own Flocknote account. Two accounts cannot share the same email or cell number. It's helpful for us to know who exactly we are contacting.
Youth are welcome to sign up, especially if they are involved in a parish group. Flocknote is designed to be wholly compatible with safe environment and child-protection policies.
Feel free to share the text-to-join keyword by email, text, or word of mouth, but please don't post it anywhere online, such as your Facebook page, Twitter account, website, etc.
If your group leader enables comments on a particular note (for group discussion), keep in mind that "private comments" are visible not only to your group admin(s) but also to the staff and friars of St. Patrick’s. "Public comments" are visible to all members of your particular group.
When you join a closed group (marked with a padlock symbol), you’ll be added to the group after the admin approves your request to join.
You do not need to wait until September (or any other time of year) to begin your journey.
"Do you understand what you are reading?" "How can I unless someone guides me?" Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this scripture he told him the good news of Jesus (Acts 8:30–31).
The Catholic Church is missionary by her very nature and continues to respond to the Lord's command to his disciples: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Mt 28:19). We, the priests and parishioners of St. Patrick's, seek to share and spread the Catholic faith as an essential part of living it out.
RCIA ("Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults") is a catch-all term for the process of preparation that those who are interested in becoming Catholic undergo. Participants in RCIA include inquirers who are simply learning more about the faith; catechumens and candidates who have expressed their desire to become Catholic; and those adults who are already baptized as Catholics but who require instruction to prepare for one or more of the sacraments.
Five ways to start your journey with the right attitude.
Many people are interested in becoming Catholic, but once they start inquiring, they can get easily overwhelmed with anxious concerns: Am I really ready for such a big commitment? What will my family think if I become Catholic? Will I lose friends over this? What if my spouse is opposed?
1. Surrender Fear.
In the face of these worrisome questions, take consolation from the Lord’s words to the apostles: "Do not be afraid." Why does Jesus say, "Do not be afraid"? Because he is with us in the midst of the storm. "It is I."
2. Respond to God's inspirations.
God always takes the initiative in drawing souls to himself! If you find yourself looking into RCIA, do not see it as just some passing interest. Rather, recognize God is at work! He is knocking at the door of your heart. It is important to answer promptly.
Perhaps you already sense that God has been speaking to you in a profound way—even just to lead you to look up information on the Catholic Church. This is how he works. He moves the heart with invisible invitations and then gives you the strength to say yes to them. Maybe you've been asking yourself questions like these: "If I keep learning, will I discover that the Catholic faith is true?" "If I do discover it's true, will it make me a happier person?" "Will I actually come to know and love God—or come to know and love him more deeply—through the sacraments and his Church?"
3. Don't try to make up your mind right away.
Some people mistakenly think they must decide everything in advance. "I can't do RCIA until I know I'm going to become Catholic." Or, "I already know I'm going to become Catholic, so let’s just get this RCIA thing out of the way." Everyone needs time to receive the truths of the faith. No one can absorb it all at once. Give yourself time.
Have you ever had someone tell you "no" before you even got a chance to finish asking your question? Deciding against the Catholic faith before you begin RCIA is like saying "no" before you have given God a chance to finish his question.
4. Don't wait for the "perfect time"
So many people put off becoming Catholic (sometimes for years) because they feel they need to wait for something else to happen first. They think they are too busy or that they need to wait until they can "do it right." Sometimes people feel held back by others and tell themselves, "I can only become Catholic once my family or my spouse is completely comfortable with it." Do not burden yourself with these extra requirements. God does not demand these things of you, so don't demand them of yourself. There will never be a perfectly convenient time to begin. If you wait for the perfect time, it may never come. God has a way of inconveniencing us to bring us something much more important than convenience: Himself.
RCIA is not just one more activity to try to cram into a busy schedule. Though it involves a certain time commitment, many people experience RCIA as something that makes everything else more manageable. It actually brings peace and perspective in the midst of a chaotic schedule. It is an opening up to God’s strength and grace.
5. Pray every morning in silence for at least five minutes.
God can catch us in the morning before we are frazzled with the demands of the day. Give him some time that is just his so he can work in your heart.
To get the ball rolling...
Simply email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.and he will be in touch to setup a meeting with you. Please also fill out this form to help us understand where you are coming from and how best to serve you. It usually takes about 15-minutes to complete.
Hallmarks of the RCIA Program at St. Patrick's
While the essentials of RCIA remain the same throughout the Catholic Church, St. Patrick's RCIA program is blessed to have the following hallmarks:
Emphasis on personal conversion
Instruction by Dominican friars
Ability to begin the process at any time
Emphasis on formation in the Church's tradition of liturgy, prayer, and devotions
Want to invite a friend or loved one to consider becoming Catholic at St. Patrick?
Share this information with them and encourage them to contact Fr. Albert and the RCIA team.
Becoming a Godparent/Sponsor
If you are interested in getting involved as a sponsor, please complete this form. Sponsors provide encouragement and support to RCIA participants. The impact of a sponsor can be deep and lasting. To help candidates feel more at home at St. Patrick's, we generally choose sponsors who are members of the parish. Each sponsor is encouraged to attend the RCIA class sessions with his/her candidate, but this is not required. The most important part of a sponsor's work occurs outside the class sessions, but attending the sessions can be very helpful. Sponsors are required to attend the Rite of Acceptance, the Rite of Election, and the Easter Vigil (or Mass of initiation) with their candidates.
Our St. Patrick Pastoral Council
Representatives on the Pastoral Council advise the pastor on important matters and facilitate communication between the pastor and parishioners. The Pastoral Council also collaborates with the pastor to support the spiritual, social, and service goals of the parish. In this council, which is presided over by the pastor, “the Christian faithful, together with those who share in pastoral care by virtue of their office in the parish, assist in fostering pastoral activity” (Code of Canon Law 536.1). The pastoral council is strictly consultative in nature, and is regulated by the norms laid down by the diocesan bishop (Code of Canon Law 536.2).
The council is comprised of twelve members. Nominations for open seats on the Pastoral Council are accepted beginning in October of each year. Members serve three year terms. The council typically meets on one Tuesday of the month, except August and February.
Council members serve on one of the following committees:
The Communication Committee helps maintain and improve the ways we communicate with parishioners and beyond the parish through our website, bulletin, mailings, Facebook page, and other means of communication.
The Hospitality and Evangelization Committee works on ways to welcome new parishioners and orient them to our parish, and on ways to invite others to discover St. Patrick Parish and our Catholic faith.
The Ministry Connection Committee works on helping existing parishioners find ways to connect with parish ministries and organizations, such as through our website and our First Sunday Socials.
The Administration Committee serves as a liaison to our Parish Finance Council and also our Diocesan Pastoral Council, helps identify potential new candidates for Pastoral Council, and coordinates projects relating to the physical plant and grounds of the parish, such as coordinating our Advent and Lent church cleanings.
Our present Pastoral Council representatives are:
Communication committee
Deb Newman Don Williams (Vice-Chair) Daniel Heitzenrater
Hospitality and Evangelization committee
Jim Haninger Chris Chenault Marian Hyden
Ministry Connection committee
Martiana Klui Kelly Birnbrich Mark McGrath
Administration committee
Beth Atkinson (Council Chair) Joe Testa Mike Melliere, Sr.
Contact the Pastoral Council
To contact the council or request a copy of the minutes, use the form below.
Our parish draws Catholics from 80 ZIP codes in central Ohio, so we are not a neighborhood parish. In fact, probably the only Catholics that come to St. Patrick because it is the closest parish to where they live wear Dominican habits! At the same time, all of us need friends in faith—fellow pilgrims on our way to God—to walk with us on our way, and to help us persevere in the way that leads to eternal life. In our fourth annual Stewardship Renewal, I encourage you to consider how God is nudging you to take part in the life of our unique parish mission, together with your fellow St. Patrick pilgrims:
As St. Dominic brought his friars together to encounter Christ in prayer, study, and community (contemplare) and then to hand on the fruits of this encounter to others through preaching (et contemplata aliis tradere), St. Patrick parish welcomes Catholics from far and near to encounter Christ in the Supper of the Lamb and in the saving truth of our Catholic faith, so that we can hand on what we have received to a world hungry for his truth given in love.
In this year’s Stewardship Renewal survey you will notice some changes:
We are focusing on opportunities to participate that are available now, and service opportunities that are needed now. ***New and/or urgently needed opportunities are denoted by asterisks.
You will be contacted by the ministry leader or parish staff for every opportunity you check.
Since we just had an offertory Commitment Weekend, the section on financial giving is omitted this year.
Thank you in advance for your commitment to making St. Patrick a place of prayer, deepening knowledge of the faith, service, and connection to your fellow pilgrims!
In Christ's peace,
Fr. Stephen Alcott, O.P. Pastor
To make your stewardship commitment for 2023, feel free to complete this online version of our Stewardship Renewal Booklet. Or, if you prefer, you can pick up a paper version of the Stewardship Renewal Booklet in church, complete it, and return it to the parish office.
If you wish, you can contact the parish office at (614) 240-5910 and we can arrange to mail a printed booklet to you with a stamped return envelope for your convenience.
