St. Patrick's Church

St. Patrick's Church has been a vibrant part of the Richmondtown, Oakwood, Heartland Village Community since the Civil War in 1862.  We are a Roman Catholic Community -- but we open our doors to all the people of our area (register here).  We are delighted to welcome you to our parish. Please join us for Mass this weekend and experience the warmth of our community alongside the joy of worship.

Dear Parishioners,
     On Wednesday, March 6^th, at Community Board 3 there was a transportation meeting that talked about the widening of Arthur Kill Road from Richmond Avenue to Clarke Avenue. This widening will take place in eight phases, starting at Richmond Avenue and moving toward Clarke Avenue, in 2021.  But, once that is completed and four lanes stretch from Richmond to Clarke, there will be a “bottleneck” at Clarke and we are afraid that at that point the City will resurrect the LOOP proposal.
     The “Loop” provided for a widening of Clarke Avenue to St. Patrick’s Place and a widening of the street in front of the church with a continuation of St. Patrick’s Place through the woods behind St. Andrews Hall, connecting with Richmond Hill Road.  This would be disastrous for St. Patrick’s because a major street would be going past our church, parking on the street would be eliminated, and the constant traffic would weaken the structure of our landmark church.
     All the traffic coming down the hill from the mall would be backed up at Clarke Ave, on St. Patrick’s Place, and up the hill.  What is supposed to alleviate the traffic problem on Staten Island will only make it worse.  When the traffic is backed up people will use the side streets, Center and West Cedarview, and the overflow will spill into Richmondtown, perhaps as far as Wilder.  This will create another traffic problem that will have to be fixed by another project that will claim to be solving the problem that they themselves created.
     We need as many people as possible to attend a Community Board 2 meeting in the near future. We will let you know when.  Also, we will be printing letters for you to send to various public officials to ensure their support in stopping the Loop.
     City Officials may tell you that the Loop is not in the plan, but the problem is that it is in the NEXT PLAN, THE HIDDEN PLAN which will be activated before we have a chance to react.  So, we must remain vigilant.
     The Loop would mean the end of meaningful access to St. Patrick’s Church for Sunday Mass.  There would be no parking and the traffic in the area would be so horrendous that people would opt to go to another church rather than face the chaos.  We would be forced to have our Sunday Masses in the Worship Center and our beautiful, historic church would sit dormant for much of the time.
     We can’t let that happen.
                                                                                    Sincerely,
                                                                                   (Msgr.) Jeff Conway, Pastor

Currently 205 families have pledged their support to this year’s Archdiocesan Cardinal’s Appeal amounting to $55,105 towards our goal of $108,500. We would like to thank those who have made their pledge and for their continued support of the Parish. There is still time to make a pledge, please go to the website www.cardinalsappeal.org

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