Baptisms Baptisms are performed on the 2nd and 4th Sundays each Month, or by Pastorial appointment. Canon Law and archdiocesan policy requires that parents attend a catechetical program on infant baptism. If you're currently expecting, we encourage you to attend prior to the birth of your child. St. Patrick offers a baptism class every other month, year round. Call the parish office at 266-3523 to register for the next available class. The class begins at 6:30 pm, and is held in the Deery Library

R.C.I.A. - Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
If you're interested in knowing more about the Cathloic Church, in joining the Church, or, if you need information about completing the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation), please contact the parish office at 266-3523 to register.
R.C.I.A. is now offered year round, so you may start the process whenever you're ready.

Confirmation

The sacrament of confirmation is offered to young adults at Saint Patrick Parish who are in their junior year of high school. Please contact the Parish Youth Ministry Office at 277-3036 for details regarding the preparation process.

Mass Schedule

St. Patrick
• Saturday 5:00 pm
• Sunday 7:30 am, 9:30 am, 11:30 am
• See the current Sunday Bulletin for Weekday Mass schedule
• Holy Days - See the current Sunday Bulletin for details

St. Stephen The Witness Catholic Student Center
1019 W 23 Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa   (266-9863)

• Summer Schedule - Sunday 10:30 am
• School year Schedule (beginning August 22, 2004)
  • Sunday - 10:30 am and 9:00 pm
  • Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday - 4:30 pm
  • Wednesday - 9:00 pm

Communion for the Homebound

The parish offers homebound members the opportunity for the weekly reception of Holy Communion. Along with this ministry, the parish also offers the service of a homebound visitor. Please contact the Parish Office at 266-3523 for details.

Reconciliation

Saturday 3:45 - 4:30 pm, Or anytime by appointment
• During the Seasons of Advent and Lent the times are 3:15 - 4:30 p.m.
• Communal celebrations are also scheduled during the Seasons of Advent and Lent. Please check the Sunday Bulletin for details.

Anointing of the Sick

All persons who are experiencing a serious illness, facing major surgery, a worsening of an already existing health condition, or a noticeable decline in health due to age should consider themselves a candidate for this sacrament.

Please contact the Parish Office at 266-3523 to arrange for a pastoral visit from the pastor and the celebration of this sacrament.

Annually the Sunday closest to February 11th, which is the church's observance of "World Day of Prayer for the Sick", the sacrament of anointing is celebrated at all weekend masses.

Check the Sunday Bulletin for details or call the Parish Office at 266-3523.

Hospital Visits

Please notify the Parish Office at 266-3523 if you or a family member is hospitalized so that the pastor may visit you.
• Government regulations enacted in 2003, forbid the hospital from informing the parish, so you or a family member must notify us.

If meals are needed for yourself or family while you are in the hospital, or after you get home for a period of time, the parish can arrange them.

Weddings

Arrangments must be made one year in advance. Call the Pastor at 266-3523 for an appointment.

Religious Life, Holy Orders, Lay Ministry

Individuals who are discerning the possibility of a vocational call to religious life, the permanent diaconate, or the Lay Ministry Formation Process of the Archdiocese, are invited to contact the pastor at 266-3523. Father is willing to visit with them and direct them to the appropriate archdiocesan offices.