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Thank you to everyone that took the time to complete the parish survey in the fall of 2023. These results, joined with your well thought-out comments, input from parish volunteers, the clergy, and the Parish Planning Committee, greatly helped with the development of the parish six-year plan.
The plan is currently under review by the Diocese of Charlotte and in early March, Father Roux and members of the Parish Planning Committee will meet with the Diocesan Curia to discuss the plan. Once the meeting is completed and the Diocese approves the plan, it will be shared with all parishioners.
Below are the ten (10) goals of the parish plan:
● Increase devotion to the Blessed Sacrament
● Ongoing instruction in our beautiful, Catholic faith
● Increase the number of volunteers in all ministries
● Start new ministries & revive ministries lost during COVID
● Find new revenue streams to ensure parish solvency
● Promote & support vocations to the priesthood, deaconate, and religious sisters
● Complete restoration to the 80+ year old rectory
● Renovate Sacristy and vesting areas
● Renovate the bell tower
● Address the deficiencies in the Cathedral sound system
We are a welcoming Catholic community called by God to live out the message of Christ in love and service to all people.
We the members of St. Patrick Cathedral, through the mercy of God the Father, the grace of Jesus Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit, seek to grow continually in knowledge of and love for God. We strive to enable ongoing conversion to Christ of our adults, to inspire faith in our children, and to be witnesses of His love in the greater community.
Saturday Vigil
5:30 pm
Sunday
7:30 am, 9:00 am,
11:00 am, 12:30 pm
Monday-Friday
12:10 pm
Friday (school year)
8:30 am
Saturday morning
8:00 am
Holy Days
7:30 am, 12:10 pm, 7:00 pm
Saturday
7:30 am
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Sunday
10:00 - 11:00 am
Weekdays
11:30 am
Adoration is held in the Cathedral every Wednesday from 8 am to 6 pm, and Sundays from 10 to 11 am.
Mondays-Fridays, 9 to 4 pm
(During the Summer: Mondays-Thursdays, 9 to 4 pm)
The Cathedral of Saint Patrick
1621 Dilworth Road East
Charlotte, NC 28203
Phone: (704) 334-2283
Fax: (704) 377-6403
E-Mail: info@stpatricks.org
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Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore you profoundly and I thank you for the Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Fatima, that revealed to the world the riches of her Immaculate Heart. By the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I implore You, if it should be for your greater glory and the good of our souls, to glorify Sr. Lucy, one of the shepherds of Fatima, by granting us the grace which we implore through her intercession. The complete healing of Brian. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.
The Cathedral of Saint Patrick's Faith Formation for Children program is open to all children from kindergarten through eigth grade. Classes are held Sunday mornings September through May from 10:15 to 11:15 am in the St. Patrick School building.
Families of children preparing to celebrate First Holy Communion must be registered and active members of a Catholic parish, and the child must be baptized in the Catholic Church. Families must be able to present the child's Baptismal certificate prior to the child receiving the Sacrament. It is possible for children who are not parishioners of the Cathedral to receive their First Holy Communion at Saint Patrick's if the parents are able to provide verification that they're registered members of a Catholic parish within the diocese, and if the pastor of that parish provides us with written permission.
Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation is on-going after receiving First Holy Communion. The teens should continue to attend Faith Formation every year. Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation begins in January of eighth grade (Confirmation I) and continues in the fall of ninth grade (Confirmation II). The diocese requires that teens attend two years of formation prior to receiving the Sacrament. Therefore, teens who do not attend a Catholic school or approved homeschool program must enroll in Faith Formation for Children for the first half of their eighth grade year prior to starting Confirmation I in January. The cost for eighth grade formation is $35 because the teens only attend for the first half of the year.
New members are welcomed into the Catholic Church through a process of education, faith sharing, and rituals known as the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). This process includes several stages marked by prayer, study and discussion.
Matthew 28: 18-20 (RSV-CE)