During this time of COVID-19, people and communities like ours are trying to courageously practice physical distancing for the common good. And at the same time, we are called to fight the effects of anxiety and isolation that increase when so much of our experience and understanding is being turned upside down.
Perhaps during this extraordinary moment, we might commit ourselves to finding creative ways to make holy communion a verb. Let us strive to do communion with our neighbors through phone calls, video-chats, letter-writing, social media messages ... the things that will remind others that they - and we - are not alone. True kinship is revealed in moments like these, when instead of closing in on ourselves, we strive to carry these burdens alongside our neighbors in solidarity and hope. Below are some opportunities for online faith sharing and ways to stay engaged and connected with our community.
Perhaps during this extraordinary moment, we might commit ourselves to finding creative ways to make holy communion a verb. Let us strive to do communion with our neighbors through phone calls, video-chats, letter-writing, social media messages ... the things that will remind others that they - and we - are not alone. True kinship is revealed in moments like these, when instead of closing in on ourselves, we strive to carry these burdens alongside our neighbors in solidarity and hope. Below are some opportunities for online faith sharing and ways to stay engaged and connected with our community.
Virtual Music Collaborations |
Bring Me To Light |
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Faced with uncertainty and separation, Nick Cosgrove and Mark Scozzafave teamed up virtually to offer a musical gift to the Old St. Pat's Community. From the lyrics, "a voice keeps saying this is where I'm meant to be...I'll be right where I belong...I will search the world...face its harms...till I find welcome waiting in your arms".
Listen to "Go the Distance" on YouTube In the absence of our schola group leading 8 pm mass, Mark is also excited to share this arrangement and virtual collaborative effort to record Be Still. Despite being asked to stay home, the days still bring a frenetic pace of conference calls, just-in-time planning for projects, meals, liturgies, etc., and ever-changing expectations from colleagues. We can also ask ourselves to Be Still, and know... Listen to "Be Still" on YouTube Please also visit our Sunday Music - Now Playing page for more from the OSP Music Ministry. |
A virtual choir performance from Old St. Patrick's Church
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Beloved Virtual Circles
Please visit www.BelovedRetreat.org for information on virtual prayer
circles happening within the Beloved Retreat Community
Please visit www.BelovedRetreat.org for information on virtual prayer
circles happening within the Beloved Retreat Community
Pray Online
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Getting Started in Zoom |
During this time of social distancing, participating in a small faith community online is a helpful resource to stay connected and enhance your prayer life. You can learn all about it at contemplativecommunity.org.
Chapels are hosted by trained leaders Monday – Saturday of each week. There is no fee and you can participate when you are able. We connect together in our online chapel through the video conferencing platform, Zoom. In order to participate in any of the online chapels, you will need to register by going to contemplativecommunity.org and completing a simple registration form. Once you have registered, an email will be sent to you with the URL and all the info you will need for participating in any of the chapels throughout the week. The chapel experience is less than one hour long and takes place in two parts. The first half of our time is spent together in silent prayer/meditation. To see, hear and join with others throughout our community can be a profoundly connecting, expansive and intimate experience. The second half of the chapel time is reserved for reflecting on a short reading and then some simple faith sharing. If you have questions, please contact Al Gustafson at alg@oldstpats.org Chapel Schedule: Mondays at 7 am Host: John Blumberg & Julia Pryce Tuesdays at 7 am Host: Ed Shurna & Ellen Wiggins Wednesdays at Noon Host: Al Gustafson Wednesdays at 8 pm Host: Marci Madaly & Ed Siderewicz Thursdays 8 am Host: Marybeth Coleman & Eileen O’Shea Fridays 10 am Host: Al Gustafson Saturdays 7 am Host: Kate DeVries & Ellen Wiggins |
In the coming weeks, we are hoping to utilize online communications tools, like Zoom, to stay connected with our community. We encourage you to use this resource to check in with friends and loved ones. Zoom is a great, free tool, to video and audio conference with others. See below for information on how to set up Zoom.
1. Download Zoom on your device. For Phone
Troubleshooting Zoom
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Contemplative Community YouTube Channel
Click here to subscribe to a new YouTube channel where all the past and future enrichment, as well as special prayer experiences hosted through the Contemplative Community online chapel can be accessed. Subscribing to the channel will offer easy access to past recordings and will alert you when future recordings have been added.
The following past experiences can now be revisited through the Contemplative Community channel:
* The Paschal Mystery in the Time of COVID-19
* Transition and Grief in the Time Of COVID-19
* The Stations of the Cross According to Mary
* Enriching Our Centering Prayer Practice
* Loving Kindness Meditation: A Guided Experience
Click here to subscribe to a new YouTube channel where all the past and future enrichment, as well as special prayer experiences hosted through the Contemplative Community online chapel can be accessed. Subscribing to the channel will offer easy access to past recordings and will alert you when future recordings have been added.
The following past experiences can now be revisited through the Contemplative Community channel:
* The Paschal Mystery in the Time of COVID-19
* Transition and Grief in the Time Of COVID-19
* The Stations of the Cross According to Mary
* Enriching Our Centering Prayer Practice
* Loving Kindness Meditation: A Guided Experience
Loving Kindness Meditation | Mondays at 7:30 pm
Join us in the OSP online chapel on Monday evenings for a guided Loving Kindness meditation practice beginning every Monday at 7:30 pm. This meditation has its roots in the Buddhist tradition and is a practice for cultivating Christ like compassion for ourselves, those in our life and our sisters and brothers throughout the world. It can serve very practically as a necessary and skillful antidote to the negative states of mind that it is nearly impossible to guard against during these days of the pandemic.
This will also be an opportunity to join our hearts as one, sharing our prayer of care and becoming a collective channel of Light to a world that can use a little more love.
To sign up and receive a Zoom link to access the chapels, visit bit.ly/contemplativecommunity
Join us in the OSP online chapel on Monday evenings for a guided Loving Kindness meditation practice beginning every Monday at 7:30 pm. This meditation has its roots in the Buddhist tradition and is a practice for cultivating Christ like compassion for ourselves, those in our life and our sisters and brothers throughout the world. It can serve very practically as a necessary and skillful antidote to the negative states of mind that it is nearly impossible to guard against during these days of the pandemic.
This will also be an opportunity to join our hearts as one, sharing our prayer of care and becoming a collective channel of Light to a world that can use a little more love.
To sign up and receive a Zoom link to access the chapels, visit bit.ly/contemplativecommunity
Crossroads Bulletin |
Loyola Academy Daily Mass Livestream | 8 am |
While we may not be able to offer printed copies of the Crossroads bulletin during this time, the bulletin is available digitally for reading and sharing! Our format is slightly different, but inside you'll find updates, online resources, and other new content.
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Loyola Academy is livestreaming daily Mass with Fr. Pat McGrath at 8:00 am, please click here to watch.
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Old St. Pat's Podcast |
Currents: A New OSP Podcast Series |
The Old St. Pat's Podcasts posts Sunday homilies every Tuesday as well as special series like our Advent 180 and Lent 180 reflections. We are also in the process of starting a new short reflection series with Episodes on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Find us on Google Podcasts or Spotify |
Join us for Currents, our new weekly Old St. Pat’s podcast series, as we explore the deeper movements of Spirit in our lives.
Each episode features members and friends of the Old St. Pat’s community giving voice to their lived experience of faith and spirituality. Whether sharing an insight, pondering a question, or offering a prayerful reflection, Currents speaks to our Spirit-led search for meaning and purpose. |
Hallow
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Daily Faith Sharing with James Martin |
Hallow is Catholic meditation app to help you find peace and grow in your spiritual journey. The app is available in both the App Store for iOS and the Google Play store for Android.
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Rev. James Martin, S.J., Jesuit priest, author and editor at large at America, the national Catholic magazine is doing daily faith sharing on Facebook at 2 pm Central Time daily.
Find his page here. |