Bulletin: 3rd Sunday of Advent
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.
Empowering our Parish Vision
Your Project Advance tax-deductible donation funds works such as Youth and young adults ministry, new Catholic schools, programs supporting families, feeding homeless and vulnerable, pastoral ministry and support for the hospitalized.
Once the parish goal is met, all additional funds are directed back to parish projects identified by our Pastor and Parish Leadership Team. Thank you so much for your generosity.
We are SO close – every year the Archdiocese assigns our parish a fundraising target for Project Advance, which we are required to fulfill either through direct donations or taking out of our parish general fund; every penny above comes directly back to the parish to support our community here.
Our target for 2025 is $49,100. We have currently raised to date $42,636.
Please help us support our community and raise the remaining funds for this calendar year.
Pre-labelled Parish donation envelopes are available for pick up for those who prefer to donate with cash or cheque. Please use these envelopes starting Jan 1, 2026.
There is a limited number of physical envelopes available and they are pre-labelled based on parishioner preference.
For parishioners who donate electronically, there is no need to pick up a physical envelope for donations – your donations are recorded electronically and your envelope # does not change in the new year.
Envelopes for Second Collections are additionally available at the office for your use.
Please contact the parish office if you require paper envelopes and one is not already available for you.
Mass Intentions
The Catholic Church dedicates the entire month of November to the Holy Souls in Purgatory. During this month we pray for the souls of the faithful departed, especially those whom we have known and loved. The season of Holy Souls reveals our reflection of our own mortality, celebrating and mourning those who have gone before us, and gently gathering the past into Godโs loving embrace.ย
Monday, December 15
Ethan Schwan (+)
Tuesday, December 16
Marzelo Luz Bano (+)
Wednesday, December 17
Hans Ignatius (+)
Thursday, December 18
Jose Robles (+)
Friday, December 19
Elia Vendramin (+)
Saturday, December 20
Evelyn & Yui Shun Chow (INT)
St. Pat’s Highlights
Ministry Updates & Upcoming Events
Join us this Sunday following the 9am and 11:15am Masses for Pancake Breakfast, hosted by our Knights of Columbus. Enjoy their delicious homemade pancakes and all the sides with a warming cup of coffee or tea.
Take the time to walk over to the garage sale, which is in the room adjacent to Holy Grounds, and walk away with a few Christmas gifts for your loved ones.
See you there!
Thank you so much to Randy Tabada, Bruce & Brendan Hay, Hajjie Gramonte, Kyle Chatt, Martin Ferraris, Matthew Louie, Jose Guevarra and Don Holt for your tremendous work harvesting, transporting and setting up the trees for this Christmas and the manger and Cathy Albrecht for providing refreshments.
Thank you to Francis, Eva, Isabel, Ann, Sarah, Clara, Annie, Hannah, and Marko who oversaw last weekend’s first garage sale!
Thank you to Linda Shelley Jodi Monica Mary Karla for preparing our Rorate Mass breakfast this past week and supporting our parish with your many gifts.
The third week of Advent : Light the first and second purple candles and the rose candle
Lighting the Advent wreath isnโt just a time-honoured tradition, itโs also an amazing opportunity to create meaningful connections and discussions with your loved ones! Deepen your experience with these beautiful Advent wreath prayers that will help you reflect on the season in a profound way.
Bless your Advent Wreath:
Dear Jesus, as we light the candle(s) on this Advent wreath, may the light of your presence bring joy to our hearts. Bless our family and our friends, and be with all those who are in need this holiday season. Amen.
Read from Scripture: “And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.” (Luke 2:20)
Pray the Advent Wreath Prayer for Week 3: Dear Jesus, help us focus on you during this busy season. May we stay aware of the joy you bring into our lives. We want to find you in the everyday moments and come with hearts of gratitude to your manger on Christmas. Amen.โ
Reflect: On a scale from 1-10, how would you rate your joy and hope this Advent? How might God be inviting you to open yourself up to the joy of the season and hope in our Lord and Saviour?
Mark your calendars for our upcoming Candlelight Masses and Breakfast, offered this Advent season on Monday, Dec 22 at 7am. ย
These special events are quiet, beautiful, reflective Masses that help us focus our intentions and fill our hearts with the warmth that comes with the wondrous knowing our Lord is near and He knows each of us by name.
Please. Join us.
Please also RSVP so our organizers can prepare for a lovely breakfast for all who come.
Our annual ‘Giving Tree’ initiative helps those in need in our community. We invite parishioners to donate gift cards (groceries, general retailers) that will be distributed before Christmas.
Please bring donated gift cards to the Parish Office on or before December 14th during regular office hours.
2026 Sunday Missals are available for purchase in the Parish Office. $5.00 each.
100th Anniversary Fundraiser
Beautiful hand crafted Christmas ornaments are for sale $5 each. Available in the parish office bookstore.
Please stop by our parish office during open hours to purchase Christmas Cards to share with your loved ones in preparation for the coming of our Lord.
The parish office is full of items that have been left behind after Mass and in Holy Grounds. Items include: jackets, sunglasses, jewellery, hats and other accessories. Please visit the office to collect items you have accidentally left behind.
Items not collected by Christmas will be donated.
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
Simbang Gabi Commissioning Mass and Novena of Masses
Simbang Gabi is a devotional Filipino tradition that involves a nine-day series of novena Masses in anticipation of Christmas and in honour of Mother Mary.
- Christmas Novena December 15-24. All are invited to Simbang Gabi daily at participating parishes. For Simbang Gabi Mass Times, please check the respective parishโs website.
Learn more and find participating parishes at beholdvancouver.org/events.
Christmas Outreach to the Homeless 2025
We love meeting new people, making new friends, sharing our love for God, praying for His presence and guidance, and going out bringing His hope and love to the homeless, the addicted, and the prostituted. Spend Christmas day with Catholic Street Missionaries (CSM) and reach out to our less privileged brothers and sisters on the streets of Vancouver. All young adults aged 19-39 are welcome! Thursday, December 25, from 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm at Holy Rosary Cathedral. Learn more and register at beholdvancouver.org/events.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Mass
Join us for a special Mass in honour of the little ones we have lost and for all their loved ones who have been affected. The Mass will be followed by a reception and a short introduction by Donna Crombie from Elizabeth Ministry. At Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Port Coquitlam on Saturday, December 27 at 9:00 a.m. Learn more at beholdvancouver.org/events.
Milestone Marriage Anniversary Mass
At every stage of their married life, couples form each other by guiding their husband or wife to a deeper and more intimate friendship with their partner and Lord. Come and celebrate your anniversary with other couples in the Archdiocese of Vancouver. On Sunday, February 8, 1:15 pm at St. Patrick’s Parish. Learn more and register at family.rcav.org/mam.
