St. Patrick‘s Catholic Church, Whitianga

11/09/2026

⛪️Confirmation Mass⛪️

8-30am ,Sunday 27th September

Our confirmation and First Holy Communion with Bishop Paul Donoghue is on Sunday 27th September [only two weeks away] please keep our young candidates in your prayers.
God bless them and their families

04/09/2026

🎁Operation Christmas Child🎁
Samaritan’s purse is the Christian charity that takes Christmas boxes throughout the world to a huge number of children, who due to third world poverty and remote locations would otherwise receive no Christmas presents.

Last year the Coromandel alone did over 330 boxes.

Empty Boxes are at the Church entry awaiting to be filled, all the info is inside, including what to put in boxes, what not to put in boxes, and cash donation info to cover shipping costs.

Last drop off date is 24th October at Saint Andrews op shop.

18/08/2026

⛪️Sacrament of Reconciliation ⛪️
From Saturday 5th September 2026, the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be held in Saint Patrick’s church at 4:45-5:15pm every First Saturday of the month.

17/07/2026

Caring Sunday is a special day in the Catholic Church dedicated to raising funds and awareness for charities, social justice, and community support.

26/06/2026

First Sacraments Lesson 2:
2:00 PM ,Saturday 27th June

Parents will meet in the meeting room. Please bring your child’s Reconciliation Family/Whānau book, as we will use it during the first half of the session, and the children will need it for the second part of the lesson.

Have a wonderful session tomorrow!

31/05/2026

This weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.

This weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.
Full Mass readings for this Sunday are available here:
https://universalis.com/nz/20260531/mass.htm
For those physically unable to go to Mass, you can watch Sunday Mass at Home on Shine at 2.00pm.
(Freeview 25, SKY 201 or https://www.shinetv.co.nz/)

23/05/2026

Read the reflection at https://tumanako.pndiocese.org.nz/2026/05/pentecost-sunday-we-are-tools-of-gods-holy-spirit/

In this reflection on Pentecost Sunday, Sue Seconi writes about how we are called to express and experience God’s Holy Spirit, and to be unapologetic witnesses in our everyday lives.

23/05/2026

⛪️ Combined Church service⛪️

Combined Church service at Saint Patricks next Sunday 31st May starting at 5:30 pm with a light supper. Theme for the evening is Trinity Sunday and a collection will be taken up for “Monday meals”
Please let Tony Courtenay know or email us
([email protected]) if you can help in the kitchen or supply light finger food, soup, or sweet treats to go with tea and coffee.
Thank you!

10/05/2026

The Celebration of Confirmation and First Communion will be held in Whitianga on the weekend of 26th–27th September 2026.

Please send us the candidates’ names, ages, birth dates, and copies of their Baptism certificates.

[email protected]

10/05/2026

Please update your contact details. Kindly send your current contact information to us via our church email. Thank you.

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