Bulletin: 1st Sunday of Lent
Parish Tax Receipts are now available for pick-up in the parish office.
Our parish relies on your generosity. Your donations each year directly impact our ability to minister to those in need, to provide special programs such as Alpha and CGS, to offer small group faith studies, to maintain our buildings, and to grow our parish school.
This Sunday, support our retired priests by giving to the St. Joseph’s Society. Your tax-deductible gift to this second collection helps:
Promote a culture of vocations by supporting senior priests who continue to serve even past their retirement
Provide comfortable living environment, quality medical care and other essential services to our retired priests
Expresses gratitude to our retired priests who have dedicated their entire life to the Church
Mass Intentions
Monday, February 23
Guillermo Testa (+)
Commemoration of Saint Polycarp, Bishop, Martyr
Tuesday, February 24
Gianni Savio (+)
Wednesday, February 25
Gianni Savio (+)
Thursday, February 26
Gianni Savio (+)
Friday, February 27
Fil & Emy Del Mundo (INT)
Commemoration of Saint Gregory of Narek, Abbot and Doctor of the Church
Saturday, February 28
John Ronald Keegan (+)
St. Pat’s Highlights
Ministry Updates & Upcoming Events
Please join us for a Sunday Social following the 9am and the 11:15am Masses.
NOTE: There will be a photographer on sight at this week’s Social to help document our parish’s beautiful gathering space, Holy Grounds.
Calling all high-school aged girls (grades 8-12) for our bi-weekly Bibles & Brownies gathering this Friday, February 27th at 6:30pm.
Please RSVP so our organizers know how much to prepare for the evening.
Dear men of the parish, please join us this coming Saturday, February 28th at 7pm for our monthly gathering.
Please RSVP so our organizers can prepare enough for all.
Thank you so much to our Knights of Columbus for preparing and serving their beautiful pancakes to our parish school children for Shrove Tuesday.
Starting this Friday, February 20th at 7pm – please join us for the Stations of the Cross.
Stations of the Cross will occur this Lent on the following days at 7pm:
Friday, February 20th & 27th;
Wednesday March 4th, and Friday March 13th, 20th, and 27th.
Encounter will occur on Friday, March 6th at 7pm.
Reconciliation
Regular weekly confessions are available on Tuesdays at 6pm, Saturdays at 4:15pm, and by appointment.
LENT PENITENTIAL SERVICE @ ST. PATRICK’S
to be announced
St. Patrick’s Catholic Women’s League will be hosting the World Day of Prayer 2026 at St. Patrick’s Parish in Maple Ridge on Friday, March 6th at 2:30pm.
Refreshments will follow the service at 3:30pm at Holy Grounds.
The World Day of Prayer is an international ecumenical Christian lay women’s initiative and is supported by the Archdiocese of Vancouver. This is an annual event occurring in over 170 nations where Christians come today in spirit and prayer. The motto is informed prayer and prayerful action.
This year’s writing committee is WDP Nigeria, “I will give you rest: come” Matthew 11:28-30.
All parishioners are welcome to attend.
Resources for Reflection
Movies, Online learning, Meditations, Seasonal Resources, and more
Formed is a resource paid for and provided to our community by St. Patrick’s Parish.
To access the resources available, please visit https://formed.org/signup and select St. Patrick’s Maple Ridge from the list of available parishes and complete their registration form.
News and Information
Resources and events from outside of our Parish
Faith and Science Scholarship
The Vancouver Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists is excited to announce the 2026Faith and Science Essay Competition. Awards will be presented to two Catholic students enrolled in a science discipline at a post-secondary institution within the Archdiocese of Vancouver. The competition is open to both undergraduate and graduate students.
The awards are as follows:
- First Place: $1,000
- Second Place: $500
Submissions will be evaluated based on content and quality of the applicant’s essay or video reflection, with GPA not considered in the assessment.
The application deadline is May 15, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
Awardees will be announced by the end of May. Application details are available at catholicscientistsvan.org/scholarship
Chinese New Year Celebration
Join our Chinese New Year celebration with priests, deacons and sisters on Monday, Feb. 23, 6 p.m., at Sun Sui Wah Rstaurant (3888 Main St. Vancouver). Doors open at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome! For information and tickets, please call Susanna Lam at (672) 968-0745. Learn more at beholdvancouver.org/events.
Stay With Me: Ignatian Lenten Retreat for Young Adults
Seeking some time to spend with Jesus this Lenten season? Join us for this young adult Ignatian retreat focusing on our journey with God. We will engage silent time for personal prayer, scripture, music, art, walking in nature, small group sharing, and a sense of community as young adults. The $30 fee includes home-cooked lunch, dinner, snacks, retreat materials and facilitation. Saturday, March 14, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Register by March 12 atbeholdvancouver.org/events.
Presented at The Terry Fox Theatre March 4-7, 2026 @ 7PM.
Tickets are $20 at www.acrss.org
This year Archbishop Carney Theatre is proud to present Frozen: The Broadway Musical. When newly crowned Queen Elsa accidentally sets off an eternal winter in the town of Arendelle, her younger sister Anna, along with her friends Kristoff, Olaf and Sven go off on an adventure to find her sister and save the kingdom. Facing an unsuspected villain and unpredictable ice powers, Anna must fight alongside her friends to bring back summer. Frozen reveals how true love can come in many forms, and that the bond between sisters is something truly special.
The St. Patrick’s Catholic Women’s League (CWL) is awarding a $500.00 Bursary to any St. Patrick’s Parishioner graduating from Grade 12 in 2026, who is attending their first year of a Post Secondary Institution, Seminary or Convent and is a practising Catholic.
Application’s are due March 31, 2026. Please contact the Parish Office or contact Anna Mieszkowska at 604-463-2182 or [email protected] for an application form.
Additionally, the CWL would like to invite you to consider the following, additional opportunities:
Vancouver Diocesan Council Bursary (2 – $1000.00 Bursaries)
Criteria and application available at www.vancouvercwl.ca, due by March 31st
BC & Yukon Provincial Council Molly Boucher Bursary ($2,000.00)
Criteria and application can be downloaded from the BC & Yukon Provincial
website at www.bcyukoncwl.com, applications are due by April 30.
National CWL Bursary
Criteria and applications are available upon request from the national office or can be downloaded from www.cwl.ca. Applications due by May 31st.
Lord our God, in your wisdom and love you surround us with the mysteries of the universe. Send your Spirit upon these students and fill them with your wisdom and blessings. Grant that they may devote themselves to their studies and draw ever closer to you, the source of all knowledge. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
