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.

This weekend’s second collection supports Share Lent 2025, a campaign that helps communities around the world break free from poverty and injustice. Your tax-deductible gift supports grassroots projects in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East; defends vulnerable communities and their natural resources; challenges unjust structures that rob people of their dignity; and promotes global solidarity rooted in Catholic Social Teaching.

Mass Intentions

Monday, April 7

Oscar D’sonza (+)

Commemoration of Saint John Baptist de la Salle, Priest

Tuesday, April 8

Federica Damiani (+)

Wednesday, April 9

Denis & Jennifer Boyer (INT)

Thursday, April 10

Wayne Brandson (+)

Friday, April 11

Michel Kern (+)

Commemoration of Saint Stanislaus, Bishop, Martyr

Saturday, April 12

Marcelo Florentino (+)

St. Pat’s Highlights

Ministry Updates & Upcoming Events

Please join us for a delicious and fullsome Pancake Breakfast provided by our Knights of Columbus following our 9am and 11:15am Masses on Sunday, April 6th.

Breakfast is by Donation

This coming Friday on April 11th from 7 to 9pm.

Please RSVP so our organizers can plan ahead.

Reflection

With alms giving, the heart of healing and restoring communion with each is the forgiveness of one another. Of all the things Jesus could beseech us to pray for and about, He insists upon forgiveness. Unforgiveness stands in the way of much of our healing and restoration, freedom, and wholeness. Whatever our personal experience with forgiveness or the lack thereof, Jesus wants to meet us in this very place, and bring our hearts to freedom. He goes before us here. Will you follow Him in whatever He wants to reveal to your heart?

-Restore; Sr. Miriam James

Please take my hand as I go with you into this area of my heart and life, where I need to be forgiven, and where I need to forgive others who have hurt me. 

Give me the courage, strength and safety to welcome your healing power into my heart, and allow me to transform my life.

Amen

Please join us following Stations of the Cross on Good Friday for a light repast of Bread and Soup.  Soup will be served between 1pm and 2pm.  We ask that you please RSVP for Bread & Soup so we prepare enough for everyone.

Holy Grounds will be closed by 2:15pm for the Good Friday Service.

Fridays of Lent

April 11th

7:00pm – Parish Penitential Service

April 18th 

12:00pm– Good Friday Stations of the Cross

1:00pm to 2:00pm – Bread & Soup – please register

3:00pm – Celebration of our Lord’s Passion

Reconciliation

Regular weekly confessions are available on Tuesdays at 6pm, Saturdays at 4:15pm, and by appointment.

Lent Penitential Services

Father Matthew is offering the following blocks for confessions leading up to Easter:

Thursday – April 17th – 9:00am to 11:00am

Friday – April 18th – 9:00am to 11:00am

Saturday – April 19th – 9:00am to 11:00am

Thank you to Veronika and Julia Zochowski for sharing your artistic gifts and providing a lovely mural for Our Lady in the Grotto. ♥♥♥

Thank you to the Food Recovery Team for your hard work this past weekend and throughout Spring Break picking up donations, organizing, setting up, welcoming families and friends with warm and loving hearts, and then breaking everything down again in time for school.  

Volunteer at our 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.

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.

Farewell Events for Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB 

Join us in celebrating Archbishop Miller’s 50th Anniversary of Priestly Ordination and his 16+ years of service to the Archdiocese of Vancouver.

Due to limited capacity, we ask that you register for only one of the two events, allowing as many people as possible the opportunity to attend:

• Option 1: Farewell Dinner
  Tuesday, April 29, 6:30 p.m. (Door opens at 5:30 p.m.)
  Italian Cultural Centre, Vancouver
  $100 / ticket
                                                                                 
• Option 2: Farewell Mass
  Tuesday, May 13, 7:00 p.m.
  Holy Rosary Cathedral, Vancouver
  Free (Advance registration required online)

Registration opens Tuesday, April 1, 8:00 a.m. at rcav.org.

Anchored in Hope Lent Retreat

This Lent provides us with an opportunity to dive even deeper into the themes of the Jubilee Year of Hope. We often are tempted to seek our security in things such as comforts, relationships, and attachments rather than finding it in Christ. Fr. Davide Lanzani will lead retreatants to make hope the anchor of their souls. At St. Jude Parish on Saturday April 5 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, lunch included. Register by April 1  at beholdvancouver.org/events.

Installation Mass of Archbishop Richard W. Smith

With gratitude to God, the Archdiocese of Vancouver joyfully welcomes The Most Reverend Richard W. Smith as the Archbishop of Vancouver. His Installation Mass will be a moment of great significance as he formally takes up his ministry among us. Due to limited space, the Mass will be by invitation only. Everyone is invited to watch the live stream at  rcav.org and join us in prayer on Friday, May 23 at 7:00 p.m.

Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat

“If someone has entered into your life and made a mess of your life or maybe you did it yourself… things you have done where you need to forgive yourself; you have broken stained glass windows in your life. Those pieces need to be given to God, and allow Him to pick up those pieces, put them together and He can make something even more beautiful.” Fr. Geraci 

Are you ready to hand everything over to God? To let Him rebuild what is broken inside and allow Him to help you feel alive again? Join us on a Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat™ for healing after abortion. Next retreat is May 23-25, 2025. For confidential information call 604.525.0999 or email: [email protected]. Learn more about Rachel’s Vineyard at beholdvancouver.org/services.

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