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.
ThuNov 19Women’s Group →FriDec 18Women’s Group →SatFeb 6Women’s Group →WedApr 14Women’s Group →ThuMay 13Women’s Group →SatOct 3Details →MonSep 21Reconciliation →ThuOct 1Bible Studies →SunOct 4Mass Times →ThuOct 8RSVP →
Women’s Group Holiday Tablescapes
7:00 pm. A demonstration of six different tablescapes for the holidays.
At St. Patrick
Musical Holiday Bazaar Christmas Luncheon
10:00 am. The Women’s Group Christmas luncheon, with music and the holiday bazaar.
At St. Patrick
Women’s Group Trivia Night
6:00 pm. The tenth annual trivia night.
O’Gara Center
Bunco For Babies
7:00 pm. An evening of Bunco in support of mothers and babies.
At St. Patrick
Women’s Group Spring Luncheon
Time to be announced. The year closes with the spring luncheon.
At St. Patrick
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 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
“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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