Bulletin: 3rd Sunday of Lent
Parish Tax Receipts are now available for pick-up in the parish office.
Please join us for a joyous celebration of the 100 year anniversary of our beautiful home.
April 11, 2026
Mass begins at 4:30pm with Archbishop Richard W. Smith
All are Welcome, Mass is free and open for all.
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Catered, formal dinner & celebration to follow in the parish-school gymnasium.
Tickets for dinner and evening celebration $65
Dinner Ticket Sales Close on March 22nd
Invitation to Share your stories
Our parish home is an amazing tapestry woven together of our shared histories.
We invite you to share your pictures, your stories, your history with us (cherished memories with the nuns, with the priests, at the school, funny, tragic, happy, & warming). This is for the archive of the parish; we are also compiling a Parish book, and some of your stories may be featured in that.
Or you can email your story and pictures to our Parish email address: [email protected].
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.
Mass Intentions
Monday, March 9
Elizabeth Kurian (+)
Commemoration of Saint Frances of Rome, Religious
Tuesday, March 10
Dorothea Housworth (+)
Wednesday, March 11
Jonathan Oancia (INT)
Thursday, March 12
Rosebelinda P. & Nicanor O. Sanico (INT)
Friday, March 13
Fr. Matthew To (INT)
Saturday, March 14
Fr. Matthew To (INT)
St. Pat’s Highlights
Ministry Updates & Upcoming Events
This Sunday, following the 9am and the 11:15am Masses, our Knights of Columbus are hosting a delicious, homemade and wholesome Pancake Breakfast. Please join us for a wonderful meal, with good community and conversation.
Pre-ordered Soups from our Catholic Women’s League will be available for pick up during Pancake Breakfast.
What about the wall?
Our team is working hard every day to beautify our church.
We anticipate the Sanctuary Walls will be completed before Holy Week begins.
Dear young ladies of the parish, please join us this coming Friday, March 13th, for our bi-weekly Bibles & Brownies gathering.
Please RSVP so our organizers can prepare enough for everyone:
Please join us this Friday, March 12th
at 7pm for Stations of the Cross.
Reconciliation
Regular weekly confessions are available on Tuesdays at 6pm, Saturdays at 4:15pm, and by appointment.
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
Momentum Single Mothers Weekend Retreat
Looking for spiritual renewal as a single mom? All Catholic single mothers and their children are invited to a two-night retreat at Stillwood Camp and Conference Centre (Lindell Beach) from March 20–22. The weekend includes faith-filled talks and programming for mothers, family time, children’s activities, as well as Mass and Confession. Childcare is provided, so you can fully enter into prayer and fellowship.
Subsidies are available for those in need. Please Register by March 9 at https://secure.rcav.org/2026-momentum-single-mothers-retreat/.
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.
Seasons of Hope Bereavement Group
Grieving is a sacred process, and expressing loss is essential to healing. You are invited to participate in the upcoming Seasons of Hope Bereavement Group at Gardens of Gethsemani. This is a free, 6-week series that runs every Saturday from April 18 to May 30. Come and be comforted by one another by receiving Christ’s love and consolation. Please register by Monday, April 13 at beholdvancouver.org/events.
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.
