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.

A Message from Archbishop Miller 

Dear Friends,

Each year, the support you so generously give to Project Advance unites us more deeply as a community of faith, and makes possible the many ministries and programs of our local Church. For this you have my heartfelt thanks.

“Building Our Parish Community” is the theme chosen for this year’s Appeal. Your donation to Project Advance will achieve two closely related aims. First, it will help meet the target set for your parish’s contribution to the Archdiocese’s ministry and outreach initiatives. Second, once your goal is achieved, all the additional funds raised are returned to your parish for its specific projects.

When you give to Project Advance, you are providing both your local parish and our Archdiocese with the resources required to carry out our mission of “making disciples” (Mt 28:19), as Jesus commanded us to do.

Regardless of its size, every gift truly makes a difference. Whether you are a regular contributor to Project Advance or have never participated before, I want to encourage you to prayerfully support Project Advance 2024 to the best of your ability.

Together we are “Building Our Parish Community.” Thank you so much for doing your part to make this a reality through your gift to this year’s Project Advance Appeal.

Invoking the Lord’s blessing on you and your family, I remain

Sincerely yours in Christ,

+ J. Michael Miller, CSB
Archbishop of Vancouver

St. Pat’s Highlights

Ministry Updates & Upcoming Events

The St. Patrick’s Parish Catholic Women’s League is selling Mini-Meatball Soup this Sunday at our Pancake Breakfast. $10 / liter

Join us in congratulations and joyous celebration of the wedding of Marcin Nowyj and Emily Stewart.

We pray for a joy-filled and loving marriage for you both.

Thank you to the CFC Members who helped with our Sunday Social last week.

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.

We have an assortment of recovered foods donated by Sav On, Shoppers, and T&T Supermarket to share with you.  

Food is made available this weekend after the 9am Mass, around 10:30am on Sunday morning.

There are plenty of options available for everyone.  In order for this popular program to continue, we ask that you please be courteous, kind and patient to everyone.  Please do not block access to those who are accessing Pancake Breakfast.

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.

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.

NEW!

Bishop Thomas J. Lobsinger, OMI Memorial Bursary Program

The annual British Columbia and Yukon Bursary program known as the Bishop Thomas J. Lobsinger, OMI Memorial Bursary Program is underway. The 2024 program is now receiving applications. We are privileged to offer fourteen bursaries of $1,000.00 each to Catholic students across the Province of British Columbia. These bursaries are made available on a one-time only basis to young practicing Catholic students who are in post secondary education at a recognized institute of higher learning within the Province of British Columbia. Applications are accepted from January 1, 2024, until June 30, 2024 with the bursaries being awarded in the fall. The Terms of Reference may be found on our web site (kofcbc.org) after Jan 1, 2024.

Requests for application should be addressed to:

Christopher Chen – State Bursary Chairman

Knights of Columbus BC Charity Foundation

#333 – 1231 Pacific Boulevard

Vancouver, B.C. V6Z-0E2

Or email: [email protected]

Deadline for requests for application is June 1, 2024.

Estate and Memorial Planning Webinar

This free online presentation provides general information for preparing or updating your Will, learning about the beauty of the funeral rite, and formulating pre-need arrangements. You’ll be pointed to complementary guides, tools and practical resources. The event is presented by the Gardens of Gethsemani cemetery, a ministry of the Archdiocese of Vancouver. Next session is on Thursday, May 2, at 11:00 a.m. via Zoom. Learn more and register at  rccav.org/events.

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE FOR THE UPCOMING MARCH4LIFE IN VICTORIA, BC ON THURSDAY, MAY 9TH. We are very excited for the upcoming annual March4Life this year. It will be a full day, beginning with Mass at Sacred Heart Parish, Delta (3900 Arthur Drive, Delta) with  Mass at 9:15 – Archbishop Miller presiding.  From there, we will catch the 11:00 am ferry to Victoria, where we will participate in the March and return on the 5:00 pm ferry. We have an exciting lineup of speakers at this years event.

The deadline to register for bus transportation is April 25th.  Click Here for more information.