Bulletin: 20th 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 19
Elia Vendramin (+)
Saint John Eudes, Priest
Tuesday, August 20
James Rodrigues (INT)
Saint Bernard, Abbot, Doctor
Wednesday, August 21
Dino & Barbara Baldissera (INT)
Saint Pius X, Pope
Thursday, August 22
Ruby Carcamo & Family (INT)
Our Lady, Mother and Queen
Friday, August 23
Marie Gilmour (+)
Saint Rose of Lima, Virgin
Saturday, August 24
Regina Mattusch (INT)
Saint Bartholomew, Apostle
St. Pat’s Highlights
Ministry Updates & Upcoming Events
Join us (again!) this Sunday after the 9:00am Mass for our bi-weekly food recovery program giveaway day. This weekend we’re expecting to share with you donations from Save On, Safeway, and Starbucks.
Please 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 10:15am.
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
Come enjoy baked treats made by the Arise youth! Our young people who will be attending the Arise youth retreat at the end of August have worked hard to bake sweet treats to fundraise for their camp experience. On August 18th at noon on the patio, come out and pick up baked goods. Please bring cash! $2 per treat or by donation.
Say goodbye to August and usher in September at our Men’s Ministry next Drinking with the Saints night on Saturday, August 31 at 7:00pm.
Please register in advance so our organizers know how many to plan for.
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.
Festival Activities
– BBQ
– Beer Garden
– Portable Rockwall (sorry adults! this one’s only for the kids)
– Photobooth
– Face Painting
– Mom&Tots activity booth
– Scavenger Hunt
– Axe Throwing
– Ice Cream Bar
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
Welcome to Alpha at St. Patrick’s Parish.
This is a beautiful 10-week series where we watch a video and connect with one another as we discuss life’s most meaningful questions.
This fall we are offering 2 sessions –
- a Wednesday Evening experience starting September 18th from 6:00 to 8:00pm, which includes a delicious meal prepared by parishioners;
- or a Thursday morning experience starting September 19th from 9:00am to 11:00am where we enjoy our lovely Holy Grounds custom blended coffee alongside morning sweet and savoury treats.
Those who have attended our Alpha program over the years have met their closest friends, joined small group faith studies, and found a second home here at our parish. We hope you will accept our warm invitation to this free and life-changing series.
Please register so we know how many to expect for dinner and have enough of everything for everyone. Thank you!
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.
Thank you Julia Hanley and your group of young ladies for coming and helping us put Holy Grounds back together again with your unique and artistic touch for the placement of all the decorations, and for repainting ‘Holy Grounds’ on the wall of the newly finished space. We are so grateful to you and your support.
Support your Parish
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:
- E-Nix Structural Engineering Consulting
- Yagi IT Consultations and Support
- Julia Hanley Consulting
- Print It Group
- Children’s Services:
- Chrysta Academy
- 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
- Ban Chok Dee Thai Cuisine
- Bella Nonna’s Bakery & Grocer
- The Blueberry Run
- {NEW} Red Swan Pizza
- Health & Wellness
- Addictions Specialist Dr. Rosanna Lima
- {NEW} Aerospace Medicine Clinic with FRANK ERVIN
- 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
- 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.
Celebration of Christian Initiation
Sunday, August 25 | 2:30 – 5:00 PM
All who serve and pray for the pathway of Christian Initiation (including Baptism preparation teams, sacramental preparation teams, Alpha teams, CCO teams, Proclaim ministry teams, Parish Leadership teams, RCIA teams, godparents and sponsors) and especially those who have journeyed this pathway as adult catechumens and candidates in past years are invited for the Celebration of Christian Initiation.
There will be a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Miller at Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Vancouver at 2:30 PM, followed by a talk and reception at John Paul II Pastoral Centre with Dr. Bill Keimig of the Catechetical Institute.
This event is free, and RSVP in advance is appreciated. Please RSVP here: https://rcav.regfox.com/christian-initiation-celebration-
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.
