Saints James & Patrick Parish

Public Mass is being offered but the dispensation is still in effect if you don't feel safe attending. You no longer need to sign up to attend Mass, but our standard safety precautions still apply at each church.

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Advent by Candlelight will be a prayerful evening in St. Patrick Church on Tuesday, December 1st at 6:30pm. In a darkened church environment, there will be Scripture, haunting Advent solos, reflections, and prayer responses. To ensure social distancing. participants will follow seating requirements and precautions used for Mass. All adults are invited, and each person is asked to bring a battery candle to light during the event.

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Protecting God's Children training can now be completed online. Here are the instructions:

1. Visit https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/index.cfm?

2. Click on “First-Time Registrant” and follow the account registration process.

3. Do not select a live session to register for...just select “Continue” at the bottom of the page. You will then be directed to another page. Again, do not register for a live training...click “no.”

4. Once you have submitted your account registration for approval, email the Diocesan Director of Office for Safe Environment at [email protected] to inform her that you need access to the online training module. Once you have been assigned the module, you will receive an email

5. To access the online training, log in to your VIRTUS account. At the top of the page,
click on the “Training” tab. On this page you should see the “Protecting God’s Children
Online Awareness Session.” Click the title of the training to begin. NOTE: from that date
the training was assigned, you will have 30 days to complete this session.

6. Once you have completed this training, you will always have access to your certificate of completion on your VIRTUS account. The Office for Safe Environment will record your training completion in the diocesan database.

At Saints James and Patrick Parish, we enter into relationship with God through the sacraments, prayer, and stewardship. We invite you to Join Our Parish community so you can experience God's eternal love.