{"id":11,"date":"2016-02-23T06:15:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T06:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stpatrickcatholic.ca\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-05-06T12:37:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T12:37:34","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stpatrickcatholic.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Welcome to our St. Patrick Parish Port Colborne website!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stpatrickcatholic.ca\/?attachment_id=1140\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1140\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1140 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stpatrickcatholic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/St.-Patrick-fixed-new-pip.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stpatrickcatholic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/St.-Patrick-fixed-new-pip-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stpatrickcatholic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/St.-Patrick-fixed-new-pip-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stpatrickcatholic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/St.-Patrick-fixed-new-pip-scaled.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">MASS TIMES:\u00a0 Tuesday &#8211; 6 pm<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Wednesday &#8211; Friday &#8211; 8:30 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Saturday &#8211; 5 pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Sunday &#8211; 9 and 11 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>OFFICE HOURS:\u00a0 Wednesday and Friday &#8211; 8 am to 3 pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">WHATS HAPPENING &#8211; THINGS TO KNOW<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><b>Children&#8217;s Liturgy will be offered every Sunday at the 11 am Sunday Mass, starting May 3, 2026<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><b>Mother&#8217;s Day Flower Sale continues until sold out<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><b>The Sacrament of 1st Holy Communion\u00a0 &#8211; May 24 at 11 am<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ecxMsoNormal\">In this age of cyber connectivity, it\u2019s right and fitting that our parish can be conveniently accessed through the web. In life, what we read, watch, hear and think influence us. It is from such that we are fed, and from our feeding we become. So \u201cwe are transformed by renewing our minds.\u201d Romans 12:2<\/p>\n<p class=\"ecxMsoNormal\">I am excited about what the Good Lord would be using this site and other means in our parish to achieve among his people in the years ahead. Enjoy the site, reach us through it, make recommendations if you delight, we want to work together to build our faith assembly and God\u2019s kingdom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ecxMsoNormal\"><span class=\"s1\">The website also provides an opportunity for parishioners to share stories and memories of their Church life. Whether it\u2019s growing up in the Church, returning to your roots, or recalling those special days when you received a sacrament of salvation, this is your chance to tell your tale! The result: collectively, we will, as a congregation, complete a personal history of our church &#8211; one\u00a0that will be accessed by friends, family and searchers for years to come. Please email your submission to the church for posting and visit the \u201c<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stpatrickcatholic.ca\/?page_id=104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blog<\/a><\/span>\u201d portion of the website often to read posts from fellow parishioners as well as editorials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Church email address is: <a href=\"mailto:parish.stpatrick@gmail.com\"><span class=\"s2\">parish.stpatrick@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Business owners are welcome to support the Church by advertising on the site. Please contact the parish office through the above email address or call 905-834-6426 for pricing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">God bless you,<br \/>\nFather Wieslaw Woloszyn,<br \/>\nPastor.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to our St. Patrick Parish Port Colborne website! 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