Bulletin: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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.
Your Project Advance tax-deductible donation will fund important works such as:
- Youth and young adults ministry in our parishes
- The construction of new Catholic schools
- Programs that support healthy families
- Feeding the homeless and vulnerable in the Downtown Eastside
- Pastoral ministry and support for the hospitalized
Once St. Patrick’s parish goal is met, all additional funds raised will be directed back to parish projects identified by your Pastor and parish team. Thank you so much for your generosity.
Mass Intentions
Monday, August 12
Albrecht Family (INT)
Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious
Tuesday, August 13
Jesus Visara (+)
Saints Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs
Wednesday, August 14
Kim Aleong (+)
Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest, Martyr
Thursday, August 15
Ruth Cagara (INT)
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Friday, August 16
Mary D’Mello (+)
Saint Stephen of Hungary
Saturday, August 17
Fr. Matthew To (INT)
Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
St. Pat’s Highlights
Ministry Updates & Upcoming Events
Join us (again!) this Sunday after the 11:15am Mass for our bi-weekly food recovery program giveaway day. This weekend we’re expecting to share with you donations from Save On, Shoppers Drug Mart, Safeway, and Starbucks.
Please plan to give the organizers a few minutes following Mass to set the food out for everyone before opening the gates.
We anticipate gates being open by 12:30pm.
Mark your calendars! It’s almost time for our annual Parish Festival! We are SO excited about this year’s event and activities and we hope you can make it.
We are asking everyone to please RSVP through the online ordering process. You will receive a QR Code by email for your food for each individual you register.
We want to have enough food and refreshments on hand for all.
As you know, we’ve been working hard to expand Holy Grounds, and look forward to unveiling the newly improved and expanded space at the Festival. These improvements to our community celebration and to our shared work and communal spaces do cost the parish funds; please consider a small donation to help us offset the overall costs of bringing you this annual celebration and improving our parish coffee house. Thank you for your consideration!
Sponsor our Youth for the Arise Youth Retreat
St. Patrick’s is sending a team of 8 young people to the Arise Youth Retreat. Individuals who have attended in years past return to their home parish with a renewed sense of community, purpose, and passion for God, evident in their practice of Faith and contribution to Community and Home Life.
It costs $500 per young person to attend; it is our goal to make attendance as low barrier as possible and to include youth from a range of economic and cultural backgrounds. We invite you to get to know the 2024 youth and consider investing in our community’s future. Hannah will be doing a feature on the youths on our Instagram account, which you can subscribe to here: https://www.instagram.com/stpatsmapleridge/
Thank you in advance for your contribution and generous hearts!
Please contact Hannah Powell if you are interested in sponsoring a youth
Use Return-it Express Drop-off to support our St. Patrick’s Parish Youth!
How it works:
1. Put your containers in clear plastic bags, no sorting needed! (no garbage in the bag please, just returnables)
2. Go to a Return it Express depot (Haney, Maple Ridge Bottle Depot, Pitt Meadows, Mission) at the kiosk use the parish phone number (604-463-7148) and print your labels, one per bag. Or if using ‘Express & Go’ stations use our PIN: 637148
3. Place a label on each of your bags and leave them in the bag drop area.
4. They sort your containers and credit us the funds.
Thank you to those who have already contributed; so far we have received over $1,400.
Congratulations to Magnus Elvidge on your baptism.
Wishing you and your family a blessed and joyous day and a lifetime spent rejoicing in God’s love.
Thank you to Tong Le for finishing up the rectory roof.
Thank you to all of those who came and helped us build the new furniture for Holy Grounds. Karolina & Julia, Marko, Michael, Kurt, Randy, Sarah, Ben, Clare, Eli, Monica, Francis, Gerard, Vince, Allan, Bruce, Stefan, Elijah, Joe, Joanne, Felicity, Alex, Saeed, Ryan, Arad, Stephen, Dindo, Matthew, Brendan, Rexon and Nancy. We are so grateful to you!
Special Shout Out to Piusmon Thomas from Red Swan Pizza – he provided all of the pizzas and pop free of charge and kept the team of volunteers going. Thank you so much for your incredible generosity.
Looking for a weekend pizza night? We encourage you to check out Red Swan.
Every act of help and support keeps our parish running and is an integral part of achieving our parish mission. We are so very grateful to all.
If you would like to serve the parish by donating your time or skills, please let us know.
You were called by God for a purpose, and were given gifts and charisms by the Holy Spirit at the time of your Baptism and Confirmation. Discover your special gift through the Called & Gifted program now being offered through St. Patrick’s
During Lent we are called to Fast, Pray and Give Alms; many in our community need help. At St. Patrick’s we strive to support our community both in spirit and in body.
If you or someone you know is in need of prayers or support, please reach out.
In Recognition of our Small Business Owners
We are so happy to provide a free resource of small businesses owned and managed by fellow parishioners. By supporting one another, we grow and strengthen our community, and through that support we grow and strengthen our faith.
Our business listings
- Business Services:
- {NEW} E-Nix Structural Engineering Consulting
- Yagi IT Consultations and Support
- Julia Hanley Consulting
- Print It Group
- Children’s Services:
- Chrysta Academy
- {NEW} Maple Corner Daycare
- Fabrication Services:
- Dion Custom Metal Services
- Doodle Design Craft
- S&T Wood Designs custom furnishings
- Tie a Bow custom creations
- Eateries & Food
- Alina Cafe & Bakery
- {NEW} Ban Chok Dee Thai Cuisine
- Bella Nonna’s Bakery & Grocer
- The Blueberry Run
- {NEW} Red Swan Pizza
- Health & Wellness
- Addictions Specialist Dr. Rosanna Lima
- Chiropractor Dr. Nancy Giacometti
- End of Life Doula, Valerie Spurrell
- Professional Nursing Foot Care – Micha
- Plexus Gut Health
- Trauma Therapist – Lorna Demedeiros
- Home Furnishings and Decor
- Bliss on a Budget – Wholesale Mattress
- Weatherly Interiors
- Home Renovation, Construction and more
- Carlson Electric
- Flooring Contractor – Don Fafard
- HVAC Contractor – Sanjay Kumar Reddy
- Norum Construction & Reno
- Junk Removal & Moving – Simon Chan
- People Services
- Personal Care Services
- {NEW} April Richardson – Makeup Artist & Airbrush Tanning
- Grace Dignified Women’s Clothing
- Mary Kay Cosmetics S. Richardson
- May Hair Design
- Nail Tips
- Photography Services
- Anita Alberto Photography
- Jozef Povazan Photography
- {Updated Info} Marta Marta Photography
- Real Estate & Financial Services
- Blue Pearl Mortgage Services
- Origin Mortgage Services
- Realtor – Sarah Eales Tuck
Own or manage a business that isn’t listed yet?
Please click below to submit your business details.
St. Patrick’s has a thriving Altar Boys Ministry, led by Marko Jakus. We would like to invite any boys who are Grade 5 and up and who feel called to serve the parish in this very special way, to complete the sign up form on our website.
We will begin holding training sessions for both new and experienced Altar Servers in the next month.
You must be signed up in order to receive the details regarding upcoming trainings.
Rekindle the romance, remind yourselves why you fell in love and learn how to make a good marriage even better!
WWME is offering a weekend marriage retreat this fall. Oct. 25-27, 2024.For more info and to register visit: https://beholdvancouver.org/events/couple-retreat-by-worldwide-marriage-encounter
Early bird special before Sept. 9.
Registration closes Oct. 14, 2024
You both deserve it!
The RCAV Gap Year Bursary is for Catholic young adults entering a Catholic gap year program. $500 bursaries are available to qualifying applicants through September 30. If you want to learn more about what a Catholic Gap Year is and how to apply, please come to our info sessions on August 12 and August 15.
