Bulletin: 22nd 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, September 2
Fr. McNutty (+)
Blessed André Grasset, Priest and Martyr
Tuesday, September 3
Rebecca Baltazar (+)
Saint Gregory the Great, Pope, Doctor
Wednesday, September 4
Vanessa Chow (INT)Blessed Dina Bélanger, Virgin
Thursday, September 5
Aurea Palma (+)
Friday, September 6
Aurea Palma (+)
Saturday, September 7
Aurea Palma (+)
Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Please pray for Fr. Michael Shier,
We’ve received news that Fr. Michael Shier has had a couple of terrible falls which have landed him in hospital in serious condition. Please, in your charity, pray for Father and his dear wife Barbara as they face this hardship together.
Father Shier was an Anglican clergyman ordained in 1967 and was ordained a Catholic Priest on 15 March, 2014 after he came into Full Communion with the Church in June 2012. Father was delighted to bring eleven of his former parish with him and they worshipped for several years in Maple Ridge.
Pope Benedict “invited us to make the transition and to bring the best of Anglicanism with us,” Father Shier said when he was interviewed about his ordination. “We sent our prayer books and missals to Rome and received back a liturgy that surpasses all our hopes and dreams.”
Father Shier is a scholarly Priest and a man of deep prayer and love of God. Though a full recovery isn’t likely, we pray that Father’s condition stabilizes and those caring for him can ease his hardship at this time.
Fr. Robert-Charles Bengry, EV, GSmp
Dean, Deanery of Saint John the Baptist
Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter
St. Pat’s Highlights
Ministry Updates & Upcoming Events
We are so grateful to offer recovered and donated items from Costco, Save On, Safeway Bakery, Shoppers, and Starbucks.
This Sunday, August 31st at 12:30pm, following the 11:15am Mass.
In the St. Patrick’s Parish Gymnasium.
Please give our volunteers time to set everything out for you.
Join us for an evening of Eucharistic Adoration with Praise and Worship
Friday, September 6th at 7pm
COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS TO THE ANNUAL PARISH FESTIVAL!
A gentle reminder reminder regarding parking
Parking is ONLY available between the church & the rectory and on the blacktop, the drive through lane will be open but no parking there. All families attending anticipatory Mass, Meet the School Staff and the Parish Festival should plan accordingly.
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.
If you’re interested in helping to setup, take down or to serve throughout the parish festival please contact Emma Steele.
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!
Welcome to Alpha at St. Patrick’s Parish.
This is a beautiful 16-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 a morning savoury breakfast.
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!
Please join us in prayer and congratulations for the baptisms of Lennon Quayle and Ryker Nguyen.
May God bless you both on this day and every day that follows!
Welcome Home to our Arise Youth
2 Timothy 2:2
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.
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.
September 1st, 2024 – Hope and Act with Creation
World Day of Prayer
Making Sense of Anxiety in Children and Youth
The escalating level of anxiety in our children begs for an explanation as well as a solution. Dr. Gordon Neufeld sheds light on this age-old problem, paving the way for natural interventions that can actually get to the root causes as opposed to just managing symptoms. Although the focus is on children, this enlightening material will benefit anyone suffering from anxiety.
Dr. Neufeld’s revolutionary yet science-specific approach turns parenting right-side-up, restoring natural intuition to parenting and putting parents back in the driver’s seat. This video course takes the best that science has to offer and renders it readily accessible to parents of children of all ages.
Every Tuesday, starting September 17 until October 15, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. via Zoom. Cost is $25. Learn more and register at beholdvancouver.org/events.
Save 20% on Sacred Burial Space – Fall Open House
Gardens of Gethsemani Catholic Cemetery is hosting its Fall Open House. Attendees who are parishioners of the Archdiocese can take advantage of a 20% discount on burial space. If you already have burial space, this is an opportunity to plan your services, vault, and memorial with 0% financing for one year.
On Friday, September 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., OR Saturday, September 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Learn more at rccav.org/events.
