Living Beyond Sunday Blog - St. Patrick Catholic Community

First Down (August 19, 2018)

Aug 19, 2018 | First Down, From the Pastor | 0 Comments

Dear Friends, One of the many blessings of our parish is the Youth/Young Adult Mass on Sundays at 5pm. We have great participation of Youth who minister at that Mass through Proclamation of God’s Word, Hospitality, Music Ministry, Eucharistic Ministers and other ways...

Homily: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 12, 2018) – Fr. Eric Tellez

Aug 12, 2018 | Homily | 0 Comments

What humans call ordinary, God makes sacred by his presence. Seeing God in the ordinary things in our lives.

First Down (August 12, 2018)

Aug 12, 2018 | First Down, From the Pastor | 0 Comments

Dear Friends, Human relationships are complex and can take much time and energy to bring about peace, harmony and growth. We all know relationships are not always easy. At times we can be tempted to take short cuts and bypass relationships in order to accomplish or do...

Homily: 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time (August 5, 2018), Fr. Eric Tellez

Aug 6, 2018 | Homily | 0 Comments

Just like the Israelites in todays reading it is hard to trust God to provide what we need. We remember our past life and we are tempted to return to our old ways. The path to freedom from sin is always difficult but we are encourage by today’s readings...

First Down (August 5, 2018)

Aug 5, 2018 | First Down, From the Pastor | 0 Comments

Dear Friends, I can recall watching news stories about children in third world countries being grateful to be able to attend school. Maybe through social strife or weather damage the school buildings were destroyed, and the report was about the struggle to get the...

The Next Part of the Story (Ministry Blog – For the Love of Kids)

Jul 31, 2018 | For the Love of Kids, Living Beyond Sunday Blog, Ministry Blog | 0 Comments

2 COR 8:7, 9, 13-15 Brothers and sisters: As you excel in every respect, in faith, discourse, knowledge, all earnestness, and in the love we have for you, may you excel in this gracious act also. For you know the gracious act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he...

Homily: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 29, 2018) Fr. Mark Harrington

Jul 30, 2018 | Homily | 0 Comments

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound – when we place our lives in the hands of Jesus Christ, God can do wonders beyond our comprehension. Listen to Fr. Mark’s homily from this...

First Down (July 29, 2018)

Jul 29, 2018 | First Down, From the Pastor | 0 Comments

Dear Friends, The world is filled with many good people. There are many who say they believe in a god, they believe in a higher power, they believe in a golden rule of treating people like we would want to be treated. There are good atheists who believe there is...

Homily: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 22, 2018) Fr. Mark Harrington

Jul 23, 2018 | Homily | 0 Comments

“We need good shepherds… not just people who are putting the time in.” Listen to Fr. Mark’s homily from this weekend and hear 3 simple ways we can be good shepherds in our...

First Down (July 22, 2018)

Jul 22, 2018 | First Down, From the Pastor | 0 Comments

Dear Friends, At a recent dinner with some lifelong friends who lived in Los Angeles for about four years, described to me what it felt like to experience an earthquake. They talked about being in bed and feeling like the bed was lifted up and crashed down to the...