Bulletin: First 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.
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
Our 2024 Parish Goal is $48,400
We have raised $41,000 to date
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.
This month’s Second Collections is to support Archdiocesan youth programs. 50% of the donations are returned to the parishes for their youth programs.
Mass Intentions
Monday, December 2
Mayo Hanson (+)
Tuesday, December 3
Ethan Schwan (+)
Saint Francis Xavier, Priest
Wednesday, December 4
Tim & Adeline Schaab (INT)
Saint John Damascene, Priest, Doctor
Thursday, December 5
Bugash Family (INT)
Friday, December 6
Faustina & Lydia Rodriguez (INT)
Saint Nicholas, Bishop
Saturday, December 7
Dino Testa (+)
Saint Ambrose, Bishop, Doctor
St. Pat’s Highlights
Ministry Updates & Upcoming Even
Join us in congratulations and celebration of the Baptism of Teah Stevenson.
May God’s grace guide you, protect you, and shower you with endless blessings.
Our annual ‘Giving Tree’ initiative helps those in need in our community. We are accepting only gift cards this year from now until December 8th.
Click Here to read Lynn’s testimony
A suggestion for gift cards:
Superstore
Walmart
No Frills
Shoppers
Save On etc…
Please refrain from gift cards that require a membership or restaurant gift cards with high food costs.
Please bring donated gift cards to the Parish Office on or before December 8th during regular office hours.
Thank you all for your generous hearts. St. Ignatius of Loyola said, “Love is shown more in deeds than in words”. We are so grateful for the kindness of our community.
$2 each or $15 for a pack of 10.
An open invitation to the High School women, grades 8 to 12, for our second Bibles & Brownies event.
Please RSVP to let our organizers know to expect you.
Plan ahead for a deliciously full tummy and wonderful conversations over pancakes and all the trimmings. Join us on Sunday, December 8th after the 9am and 11:15am Masses for a Pancake Breakfast hosted by our Knights of Columbus.
The CWL will be collecting gloves, socks and scarves (men and women) for the Caring Place.
Donations can be dropped off at the Pancake Breakfast on December 8th following the 9am and 11:15am Masses.
No blankets please.
Please join us for a candlelit mass on Monday, December 23rd at 7am.
After, come take a seat in Holy Grounds where we will have breakfast for you, served by the Alpha morning team.
It is a day off for the school, so please invite all your friends and family in the school!
We ask that you please rsvp for this event to assist us in preparing our breakfast for the morning.
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, 2025.
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.
Thank you to Lorraine, Anna and Sunghee for once again bringing the world famous apple cider to our Advent wreath night.
Thank you to Emma, Margaret, Delia, Andrea, Denyse, Kristina, Lisa and the rest of our CGS team for helping organize the Advent wreath night.
Thank you to Marko & the altar boys for providing the delicious hot chocolate bar.
Thank you to all our families who came to join us and make the Advent wreaths. It was a beautiful event of family love and artistic expression!
Thank you to Julia & Veronika for helping with our Sunday social last Sunday.
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.
NEW!
Check out our revamped Small Community Business Listings page. Please consider supporting parish-run small businesses. We have a little of everything here, from personal services to home renovation to real estate to custom fabrication to restaurants and eateries and so much more.
Here at St. Patrick’s everyone is family, and we help each other when in need.
If you or someone you know is in need of prayers or support, please reach out.
RCAV Annual Report 2023-2024
The Archdiocese of Vancouver is pleased to share its annual report for 2023/2024 available online at rcav.org/annual-report-23-24.
Archdiocesan Events:
Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations Retreat
This year’s retreat theme is Journeying Together as Pilgrims of Hope. We will come together to hear members of the Sikh, Muslim, and inter-faith communities dialogue together, and then hear a presentation by Catholic Dr. Nicholas Olkovich on ecumenism and the synodal way of life. Saturday, November 30, 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at St. John Paul II Pastoral Centre. Learn more and register by November 27 at beholdvancouver.org/events.
Date Night
Join us for our 6th annual Date Night. This is open to all married couples and is also a great opportunity for mentor and mentee couples to join us for a joy-filled dinner of celebration and encouragement. Thursday, December 5, 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at St Clare of Assisi Parish in Coquitlam. Learn more and register at beholdvancouver.org/events.
Ember of Hope: An Advent Retreat for the Divorced and Separated
Join us as we explore Christ’s love during the season of Advent, the season of anticipation and hope. Adoration and the sacrament of Reconciliation will be available. Saturday, December 14, 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the St. John Paul II Pastoral Centre in Vancouver. Learn more and register by December 9 at beholdvancouver.org/events.
