Our Mission: Know, Love, Serve
Welcome to Saint Patrick Catholic Community! We are glad you are here. Our mission is to be a welcoming Catholic community with the Holy Eucharist at its center. We are an active and thriving parish in Lake Highlands Dallas, 2,000 families strong. Our parochial school has over 400 students currently enrolled. We have a place for you in our parish family. Come grow with us in faith. Join with us in prayer.
Rooted in the love of the Eucharist, Adoration, Prayer, and Study, we are a diverse and welcoming Roman Catholic community seeking to know, love, and serve God and our neighbor.
✝ Rooted in the love of the Eucharist
The Catechism of the Catholic Church 1324 says that the Eucharist is the “source and summit” of our Christian life. Our Parish Community is rooted in the love of Jesus, specifically Jesus present in the Eucharist. We have multiple daily Masses as well as opportunities to have your loved ones remembered during Mass through our Mass Intentions.
✝ Adoration
Adoration “exalts the greatness of the Lord who made us and the almighty power of the Savior who sets us free from evil” (CCC 2628). Through daily Adoration, our Parish pays a loving act of homage to God.
✝ Prayer
As St. Therese of Lisieux put it, prayer is “an aspiration of the heart, it is a simple glance directed towards heaven, it is a cry of gratitude and love in the midst of trial as well as joy”. At St. Patrick we have an active prayer chain that is eagerly awaiting any prayer intentions you might have. We also have many prayer opportunities such as Rosaries, Evening Prayer, and Holy Hour.
✝ Study
Study is an important part of our Parish as we continue to grow in knowledge and love of Jesus. We have wonderful Faith Formation programs for all ages. We also hold ACTS retreats and many Bible study groups.
✝ Diverse and welcoming Roman Catholic Community
Our Parish is richly multi-cultural and welcomes parishioners from over a dozen countries around the world.
✝ Seek to know, love, and serve God and our neighbor
Mother Theresa once said that we are to be “the living expression of God’s kindness”. At St. Patrick we strive to live out the two Greatest Commandments: love God and love our neighbor. We have multiple outreach opportunities as well as a healing ministry, Liturgical ministry, youth ministry, fellowship and Faith Formation. Through these ministries, we hope to develop a deeper love of God through knowledge of Him and service to our neighbor.
Our History
On March 17, 1963, Bishop Thomas K. Gorman established St. Patrick Parish in Lake Highlands, with Monsignor Fred J. Mosman as the first pastor. An all-purpose building with classrooms and an auditorium, which served as the church, was completed in 1964. The first Mass was offered in the permanent church on June 11, 1981. A gymnasium, an addition to the school, a parish office building, and a rectory were completed in November 1987. The church worship space was renovated in 2011. St. Patrick Church was blessed to celebrate its 60th Anniversary in 2023!
Bronze-Bas-Relief
The sacred art image of St. Patrick, done in the style of a bronze bas-relief, or raised image sculpture, was designed to convey the story of the life and ministry of St. Patrick the missionary, as well as St. Patrick the parish community.
The sculpture is the work of David and Lyle Novinski of Novinski Studios, Irving, Texas. This sculpture is located on the northeast wall of the School entrance. Stop by and see how the legacy of St. Patrick is alive in Lake Highlands!
Shrines
The Statues which make up the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Mary, the Madonna with Child, St. Joseph and St. Anthony of Padua are hand carved by the master craftsmen of the Moroder International Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, along with the hand carved Stations of the Cross, were designed and executed in Germany.
Stained Glass
All of the stained glass in the Church and Reconciliation rooms are the work of the Artist of the White Associated craftsmen of Canton, Ohio and Sarasota, Florida.
The large stained faceted glass window in the Daily Chapel depicts St. Patrick, Patron of Ireland, holding the Cross of Christianity and the Shamrock which he used to explain the One God with Three Persons.
The three other stained faceted glass windows in the Chapel depict the three Canonized Saints who labored for Christ in the United States. They were all citizens of the country in which they lived and grew in sanctity. St. Francis Cabrini is symbolized as an educator with the book and quill. St. John Neuman is shown in his priestly robes, giving his blessing as a Bishop of Philadelphia. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is shown also as an educator, holding a book.
“Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me”
– Saint Patrick