Saint Patrick

Louisville
Established 1988
Registrations: 1740

Address

Saint Patrick Church
1000 N. Beckley Station Rd.
Louisville, KY 40245-4550

Parish Information

Phone: (502) 244-6083
Fax: (502) 719-0359
Email: ourparish@stpatlou.org
Website: https://stpatlou.org
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St. Patrick Parish

Clergy

Pastor: Very Rev. Jeffrey P. Shooner, V.G.
Senior Associate: Rev. Robert E. Osborne
Associate: Rev. M. Quan Nguyen
In Residence: Rev. T. Anthony Smith
Permanent Deacons: Gregory M. Gitschier, Scott R. Haner, and Mark J. Rougeux, D.Min.

Pastoral Staff

Pastoral Associate: Carrie Williamson
Director of Adult Formation and Initiation: Tammy Kessler
Director of Children’s Formation: Joanie Hendricks
School Principal: Dr. Nathan Sturtzel
Director of Youth Ministry: Jonna O’Bryan
Director of Worship & Music: Julie Roth
Director of Engagement: Lynne Marshall
Coordinator of Hospitality & Communication: Madison Whitehouse Monnin
Business Manager: David Naber
Bookkeeper: Gale Gowen
Assistant Bookkeeper: Tony Schurfranz, Lisa Zirnheld
Assistant to the Pastor/Communications Specialist: Jeanette Rowland
Director of IT: Cathy Giangarra
Pastoral Ministry Team Associate: Birgit Zepf
Parish Administrative Assistant: Lori Mehlbauer

Mass Schedule

Sundays — Sat evening: 5 p.m.; Sun: 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 5:30 p.m.
Holy Days — See bulletin
Daily — Mon: 5 p.m.; Tue, Thu, Fri: 8 a.m.; Wed: Noon

Reconciliation

Saturdays — 4–4:30 p.m.

Eucharistic Adoration

First Tuesdays — 3–7 p.m.

History

The Catholic Community of St. Patrick was established in June 1988 by Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly O.P. The first Mass was celebrated on June 22 at the Eastwood Community Center. For the first two years, Mass continued to be celebrated there. In 1990, the parish leased a building in the Middletown Industrial Center, affectionately called “the warehouse.” As the parish continued to grow, parishioners formed a long-range planning committee to search for a permanent site. Father John L. Schindler was the founding pastor.

In August 1993, the parish moved to its present site at 1000 North Beckley Station Road. This move facilitated the establishment of St. Patrick School. A single building accommodated the church, parish school, and related offices. In August 1997, a new Miles Hall, named after two founding members of the community, provided space for seventeen classrooms for lifelong formation.

The final building phase, completed in 2001, included a 1,200-seat worship space, twelve additional classrooms in the Mary Beth Bowling Educational Center for the Arts and Sciences and Middle School, and the Celtic Center, a multi-purpose gymnasium. The new church was dedicated on October 14, 2001. In 2018, we launched our Beacon of Hope Capital Campaign to address our needs for projected staggering growth over the next decade. The campaign included three phases made up of the following projects:

Phase 1- Paving of parking lot, new playground, renovated parish offices & meeting rooms, new kitchen addition to our largest meeting room in Schindler Hall, updated exterior signage and landscape
Phase 1.5 – Worship space improvements: expanded altar platform, moving of tabernacle from chapel to church altar with and a mosaic, wood paneling & accent paint behind altar, retractable video screens, and rear stained glass window
Phase 2 – HVAC replacement, New Preschool building, Learning Commons & Maker Space, renovation of John Paul II Youth Room and Celtic Center gym lobby enhancements

St. Patrick has been a Beacon of Hope in eastern Jefferson County and for the world, over three decades, to those seeking God, community, service and faith.

Today, St. Patrick has over 5,000 parishioners and is committed to our mission statement:

“We are the welcoming Catholic Community of St. Patrick, a beacon of Christ’s love, where all ages support each other as we journey to a more intimate relationship with God. We grow in Christ by praising the Lord joyfully in our Eucharistic celebrations, embracing lifelong education and spiritual growth, building a vibrant and caring parish family, and reaching out generously to those in need. We are committed to stewardship as a way of life, gratefully giving our first fruits of time, talent, and treasure to serve the Lord.”

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