Hi, my name is Andy Geerling. I grew up in an active Catholic family in the northwest valley, near Sun City and Peoria. I was homeschooled from kindergarten all the way through highschool. I loved helping out at the parish but had never thought about the priesthood until my junior year of highschool, when my pastor invited me to make time for a holy hour every week to pray about what to do with my life. 

I loved helping out at the parish but had never thought about the priesthood until my junior year of highschool, when my pastor invited me to make time for a holy hour every week to pray about what to do with my life. As I prayed in these hours before Our Lord, the idea of a priestly vocation kept coming back. Eventually, I asked my pastor to tell me about what a day as a priest looks like and he did better than tell me, he showed me. His day was packed with serving the community and teaching people about God's grace working in their lives. This example of a servant’s heart left a profound impact on me. I wanted to imitate that life of joyful service and I decided to apply for the Diocese of Phoenix. I was accepted into seminary right after finishing highschool in 2016 and in the following years the Lord has continued to call me and prepare me for ministry. I am studying at St. John Vianney Seminary in Denver, Colorado, where I am in my 2nd year of theology.

We then sell them, regardless of their condition to a wholesaler, with proceeds going to “those in need.”  There is a large jar (see pic) outside the Parish Hall entrance for donations. Whatever you can supply will not be wasted!!

We pick up your contributions each week after Sunday Mass.