Meet Patrick and Jesse Ebner: Sharing Family Life Rooted in Faith and Stewardship

Jesse Ebner has been part of Immaculate Conception Parish for as long as she can remember. She attended school at Immaculate Conception and grew up attending the parish with her family. Now married to Patrick and raising three children — with one more soon to arrive — she and her family are actively involved in our parish life.

“It really feels like home to me,” Jesse says. “My brothers and I made most of our sacraments here, so I really love seeing my own children receiving theirs in the same building.”

Patrick joined Immaculate Conception after marrying Jesse, because of Jesse’s family history in the parish.

“We were married at Immaculate Conception because it was my wife’s family church,” Patrick says. “When we were first married we lived in University Heights, but when we moved back to Lake County around 2012, we formally joined Immaculate Conception.”

The two met while Patrick was coaching Jesse’s younger brother’s high school basketball team.

“I was in law school, and Jesse was still in college at Villanova,” Patrick says. “Her brother, Sam, actually set us up. We were married in 2010, at Immaculate Conception. We have three kids — Will, Patrick, and Anna. Baby number four is due in September.”

Patrick first got involved in our parish through coaching back in the mid-2000s. He enjoys seeing at Mass the kids he used to coach, some of whom are now already graduated from college. He began his own law firm in downtown Willoughby last year and uses some of his professional expertise to serve the parish.

“I have always volunteered at Oktoberfest, and more recently have had the opportunity to serve on Parish Council and speak to the Senior Ministry group about estate planning,” Patrick says.

The parish community played an important role for him when he “took the plunge” and began the law firm.

“It was a scary decision with three kids and a wife who is a stay-at-home mom, but we placed our trust in God and felt like it was the right time,” Patrick says. “My office is in downtown Willoughby and, so far, it has been going great!”

As for Jesse, she is a volunteer with the PSR program, First Communion catechism class, and Vacation Bible School.

“Having the opportunity to teach and learn with the young children has made me think about my Catholic faith in new, refreshing ways,” Jesse says.

Passing on their traditional Catholic faith to their children is very important to the Ebners. Their kids attend Catholic schools, they attend Mass every week, and they build prayer into their daily lives.

“More than anything, we try to lead by example, and the example that our parents set for us,” Jesse says.

Jesse and Patrick Ebner strive to raise their children in the same faith they were taught as kids, attending Sunday Mass and building prayer into daily family life.

The Ebners feel blessed to share a family life rooted in faith and stewardship.

“More than anything, we try to lead by example, and the example that our parents set for us,” says Jesse Ebner.