Weekend Mass
Saturday 5:00 pm
Sunday 8:00, 10:00 & 11:45 am
Lake Forest, Illinois · Since 1849
There is a place for you here.
Growing in Faith. Praying with Purpose. Serving His People.
One of the oldest parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago, still doing the oldest thing there is: gathering people around the table of the Lord.
This week at St. Patrick
Upcoming events →Daily Mass
Monday – Friday
8:00 am
Confession
Saturday
4:00 – 4:45 pm
Adoration
Wednesday
8:30 am – 6:00 pm
“Come, and you will see.”John 1:39
Start Here
Four ways in.
Whether you have never set foot in a Catholic church or you have been coming for forty years, one of these is your next step.
One
Come to Mass
No registration, no cost, nothing to prepare. Sit in the back if you want to. Arrive a few minutes early and someone will help you find your way.
Mass Times →
Two
Come to an Event
A town hall, a retreat, a brunch, an Installation Mass. Parish life is not only Sunday morning, and none of it requires you to belong first.
What Is Coming Up →
Three
Enroll Your Child
Religious education from first grade through confirmation, and youth ministry through high school. Registration is open now for the coming year.
Religious Education →
Four
Become a Parishioner
Registering is how we know you are here, so we can walk with your family through baptisms, sacraments, and everything after.
Register With Us →
“Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”Matthew 18:20
Upcoming Events
What is coming up.
Everything below is open to everyone, whether you are a parishioner or not.
SatOct 3Details →MonSep 21Reconciliation →ThuOct 1Bible Studies →FriOct 2Men’s Group →Sat–SunOct 3–4Donate Online →SunOct 4Mass Times →ThuOct 8RSVP →Sun–MonOct 11–12Donate Online →SatOct 17Men’s Group →
Funeral Mass for Father Laurence Dunn
11:00 am. Our former pastor lies in state from 9:00, with the funeral Mass at 11:00 and lunch after. Burial at Ascension.
Main Church
Opus Dei Men’s Evening of Reconciliation
7:00 pm. Confession and prayer.
Main Church
Come and See: Thursday Morning Scripture Group Begins
9:30 am. Jesus in the Gospels and in The Chosen. Weekly through December 3 (no meeting Oct 8 or Nov 26). Free; bring a Bible.
O’Gara Parish Activity Center
First Friday Men’s Mass
6:30 am. Mass and fellowship for the men of the parish, on the first Friday of every month.
Main Church & Parish Center
Baby Bottle Fundraiser: Pick Up a Bottle
All weekend. Take an empty bottle home and return it with your gift October 11–12. Supports Aid for Women and the mothers and babies it serves.
St. Patrick Church
First Children’s Mass
10:00 am. From now on, the 10:00 Mass on the first Sunday of each month is a Children’s Mass. Our 7th graders plan and serve at this one.
Main Church
Women’s Group Day at the Art Institute
9:15 am. Coach bus to the Art Institute of Chicago, lunch at Quartino, back by 2:30 pm. $90; space is limited.
Departs the parish parking lot
Baby Bottle Returns
Sunday and Monday. Bring back your filled bottle. Gift cards and monetary gifts are welcome too.
St. Patrick Church
Men’s Spirituality
7:30 am. A morning hour of prayer and fellowship, on the third Saturday of every month.
Community Room
“Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”Matthew 19:14
Religious Education
Faith you can keep learning.
Religious education runs from first grade through confirmation, with youth ministry carrying on through high school. Registration is open now for the coming year.
The Church has spent two thousand years thinking carefully about the hardest questions a person can ask. Your children are allowed to bring theirs. So are you: OCIA, the process by which adults enter the Catholic Church, begins every autumn and asks nothing but curiosity.
“If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet.”John 13:14
Serve
Three good places to start.
Most of what happens at St. Patrick happens because a parishioner decided to show up for it. These three are the easiest doors in.
For Men
Men’s Group
Catholic men who find Christ through three things together: the spiritual, the social, and service to others. Monthly meetings.
Become A Member → For WomenWomen’s Group
Supporting the church, each other and the community as women sharing in faith, friendship and service. Free to join.
Register → For The HomeboundMinisters of Care
Bringing the Eucharist to parishioners who cannot come to Mass, in homes, hospitals and care facilities.
Learn More →
“I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will shepherd you wisely and prudently.”Jeremiah 3:15
Our Parish
A word from our pastor.
I am grateful to be here at Saint Patrick, walking with you, serving with you, and growing with you in faith. Together, may we build a parish where every person feels welcomed, loved, and called to share their gifts.
Fr. Patrick KizzaPastor
Thirty wooded acres on Waukegan Road, a parish founded in 1849, and a church that has been rebuilt more than once. Call the office and a person answers.
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