St. Patrick's Parish, Sonora, CA

Forty days of our Lenten Journey starts today Ash Wednesday. I am praying for you all.

Good Morning St. Patrick's faith family and friends on this beautiful Ash Wednesday our first day of lent. Please join us for Mass and the Distribution of Ashes. St. Patrick’s at 8:00 am and Noon, then 5:30 pm for the Distribution of Ashes only (No Mass). Our Lady of Mount Carmel at 3:00 pm for Mass and the Distribution of Ashes. Hope to see you all soon. Many Blessings, Father Banka

Please see below the Diocese of Stockton's Week 1 Lenten Reflection in English, hosted by Fr. Banka from St. Patrick's in Sonora and his two assistants Juan Salazar and Lily Coffing of our Parishes First Communion Class.

Happy Valentines and World marriage day. Mass today 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM today at St Patrick’s Sonora.

Good morning, St Patricks Family and Friends. As we prepare for the power outages, I ask you to check on your family, neighbors and friends. I will be praying for you all during this time. You can find the current outage information and locations in Tuolumne County for charging phones and needed services on the PG&E website. Blessings, Father Banka https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/safety/

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Diocese of Stockton‘s photo of the week! Pictured is Cynthia Dragun, the Victim Assistance Coordinator for the Diocese of Stockton with Fr. Banka, Fr. Suresh and Fr. Sleeva at a respite hosted by the At One With the Spirit ministry from St. Patrick's in Sonora. The At One With the Spirit ministry helps parishioners with spiritual development. The respite was held at the convent of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in the city of Carmel. Although it was limited this year due to COVID-19, the respite served as a great platform for clergy and parishioners to share their spiritual journey with others.

Monday morning Blessings from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Mission Church in Big Oak Flat. (Groveland Ca) during this month of the Most Holy Rosary.