Father Pat was born January 11, 1939 in Swinford, County Mayo, the second eldest of 9 children – 5 girls and 4 boys. The family had a small farm and along with cattle and chickens, raised small amounts of barley, wheat, oats, and vegetables.

Father Pat

• Attended local grade and high schools,

• Graduated St. Patrick’s in 1952.

• Joined the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart while attending Sacred Heart College in Cork.

• Completed a four-year Theology program at Sacred Heart College in Galway.

• Was ordained to the priesthood on Dec. 15, 1963.

• Said his first Mass in his home parish.

On finishing his Theology program, he volunteered to work as a missionary in New Guinea. He spent 5 years on the Island of New Britain, ministering to the people of the Island. The people to whom he ministered were scattered over large and great distances. A missionary in New Guinea at that time had to build churches, schools, clinics and provide for all the needs of the people. It was a tremendous challenge, but a rewarding one. Many of the people Father worked with had leprosy or at least were very susceptible to getting it.

Due to the skin problems caused by the tropical climate, Father Pat needed to relocate. He was assigned to Texas in 1970 where he served at St. Anthony’s Church as an assistant pastor, became pastor in 1976 and served as pastor for 6 years.

Following his service in Texas, Father Pat went on active duty with the U.S. Army.

• The 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. 3 ˝ years

• Fort Sam Houston - a course in Clinical Pastoral Education

• Chaplain’s Office Advanced course in Fort Monmouth, NJ

• Catholic chaplain in Nuremberg, Germany.

• NATO - Allied Forces Central Europe - in the Netherlands - providing Mass, counseling, and support for the troops deploying to Saudi Arabia.

• Army Chaplain, Fort Riley, Kansas

• United States Soldiers and Airmen's Home, Washington, DC.

As time went on, Father Pat felt that the time had come to move on. After visiting with Bishop Thompson and Monsignor Carter, and sharing with them the desire to minister in a parish setting, Father Pat was assigned to Precious Blood of Christ Church in Pawleys Island. Father Pat feels truly blessed and at home in this “beautiful place by the sea!”
 

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