St Patrick Church

Greetings in the Lord Jesus Christ! When one enters our sacred space, we immediately encounter our baptismal font. The reason is our baptism is the first sacrament of initiation into the Christian Community. In baptism we die to sin and we rise with Christ to a new life, a life that is modeled after Jesus. What Jesus did was to show us a life of service to one another. Our faith is expressed in caring for one another. Our baptismal call then is to share our gifts with the community at…

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Greetings in the Lord Jesus Christ! When one enters our sacred space, we immediately encounter our baptismal font. The reason is our baptism is the first sacrament of initiation into the Christian Community. In baptism we die to sin and we rise with Christ to a new life, a life that is modeled after Jesus. What Jesus did was to show us a life of service to one another. Our faith is expressed in caring for one another. Our baptismal call then is to share our gifts with the community at large.

The Christian understands this is not volunteering if we have extra time or it is done only once in a while. Rather, the Christian understands it is our duty in following our Lord and Savior. I invite you to look carefully at this ministry brochure. Pray to the Holy Spirit to guide you as to what gifts you bring to God's holy people. The word we use is "Stewardship", being good stewards of what God has blessed us with and sharing our gifts with others. It is a way of life for Christians to share our time, talent and treasure. Jesus tells us in the scriptures that if we seek to be great in His kingdom, we must serve one another. Together, we joyfully live our baptismal call.

Peace in Christ,
Fr. Eric Tellez
Pastor
Dear Friend,

As pastor of St. Patrick Catholic Community, I welcome you to our parish website. If you are searching for a spirit-filled community to call home we hope that you will visit our parish.

St. Patrick is located in north Scottsdale, Arizona. We are a Roman Catholic community that challenges itself to be a family of hospitality and life giving worship, and then taking the Gospel of Jesus Christ into the world.

What kind of parish is St. Patrick? Having attended two of the best seminaries in the country (humbly speaking) Immaculate Heart of Mary in SantaFe, New Mexico and Mount Angel, a Benedictine seminary in Oregon, I learned the importance of having a spirit of hospitality, making people feel welcome, giving them dignity and respect. Furthermore I learned to approach life pastorally, taking them where they are while lovingly calling them to new more abundant life in the Lord. I also learned that good liturgy is important to the life of the parish. I hope that parishioners and visitors find these principles alive at St. Patrick.

There are four foundational areas emphasized in all we do at St. Patrick:
+ Good Liturgy Builds Faith – We are dedicated to celebrating the sacraments well. The Vatican II documents on liturgy clearly speak of full, active and conscience participation in the liturgy, not being spectators. Liturgy is the way we bring Christ to one another in our singing, praying and worshipping.
+ Hospitality – We strive to offer an attitude of welcoming to all, taking everyone where they are in life as they build a stronger life centered on Jesus Christ.
+ Stewardship – For Christians, what we have does not belong to us, but to God. God calls us to share what he has given us with others in a commitment of good stewardship of our time, talent and treasure. One day Christians will not need to hear homilies on generosity, but that day isn’t here yet. We continue to work toward that day!
+ Social Justice – Throughout the Bible we are called to biblical justice, God’s desire for the world. Justice aimply means being in “right” relationship with God and one another. With God as the priority in our lives concern for our neighbor’s lack of basic needs is our imperative. Categories:   Christianity

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