Dear Parishioners,

During Lent, the Church often focuses on repentance, resisting temptation, and the Passion of Jesus.

Today’s gospel text reminds us that our capacity to depend and resist temptation comes from our relationship with God and the grace of His deliverance rather than from our own strength and initiative. 

We live in a world of competing stories. In such a world, we must know the Christian story in order to resist the false stories that seek to take us captive. The reading in Luke 4:1-13 is the familiar story of Jesus’ temptation by the devil in the wilderness. The story is so well known that we sometimes mix together the different accounts in Matthew, Mark, and Luke into one story about Jesus’ temptation. But, each account is unique from the others...

We at St. Patricia Parish, invite you to spend some time this week reflecting on the Annual Catholic Appeal materials you have read in the bulletin, E-news, or received in the mail.

The new Annual Catholic Appeal theme, “Making all things new … God’s promise and our responsibility,” is an important theme as we prayerfully consider our support for the Appeal but also important for embracing the life that the Lord wants us to live.

Each pledge makes a difference! All parish communities participate in the campaign and

the gifts of many enable our parishes, schools, and ministries to deliver needed services.

Thank you for your prayerful consideration and generous response.

To make your gift, you can complete the mail-in giving envelope available at church or

make a gift online. Please click the button below for secure online giving.

Our Week 7 drawing was a rollover! Position #5 was chosen revealing the Queen of Diamonds♦️. The 50/50 Jackpot climbs to over $5,520.00! Congratulations K. Ati. for having their ticket pulled and winning a $50 gift certificate to Prime Time as a consolation prize!

There was no drawing on Wednesday, March 2nd due to Ash Wednesday. Our next drawing will be on Wednesday, March 9th at 6:00 pm at Prime Time, all are welcome to join us for 25% off appetizers. Can't make it? Check out the drawing live on our parish Facebook page www.facebook.com/stpatriciaparish or visit our website www.stpatriciaparish.com for updates.

This week we prepared our hearts and minds for the beginning of our Lenten journey. On Shrove Tuesday, the school took part in our Palm Burning prayer service, and on Ash Wednesday we celebrated an All School Mass with Fr. Mike Meany, Fr. Chris, and Deacon Norb Weitendorf. On Friday, March 4th, will start our school Stations of the Cross at 2:15 pm in the Church. All are invited to join us!