Bulletin: The 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Mass Intentions
Monday, July 7
Crystal (+)
Tuesday, July 8
Donnie Schaunte (+)
Wednesday, July 9
Bill Grant (+)
Saint Augustine Zhao Rong and his Companions, Martyrs
Thursday, July 10
Margaret Fernandes (+)
Friday, July 11
Emily (+)
Saint Benedict, Abbot
Saturday, July 12
Isabel Chow (INT)
Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
St. Pat’s Highlights
Ministry Updates & Upcoming Events
Help Wanted
The Celtics Club is looking for a reliable and responsible individual to join our after-school team! Duties include supervising students, leading fun and engaging projects, and overseeing outdoor play.
Hours: 3:00–5:30 PM, Monday to Friday
Experience working with children is an asset.
If you’re energetic, dependable, and enjoy working with kids, we’d love to hear from you! Please email Mrs. Fonseca at [email protected].
Please join us this Sunday, July 6th at 1pm for a Food Recovery Program Giveaway.
This week we have donations from: Food Bank on Wheels, Save On, Safeway Bakery, Shoppers, the Burnaby and the Port Coquitlam Costco.
Please join us in our joyous celebration and pray for the baptism of Miro-John Jakus.
May God bless you on this day and every day that follows!
Please join us in heartfelt congratulations for the marriage of Calle and Alex Ristea. We wish you a lifetime of love and happiness!
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
Faith on Fire Weekend
Just a two-hour drive from Vancouver, this weekend event in Anacortes, Washington, include multiple Masses, a Eucharistic procession, and a healing service, all offered in English and Spanish.
On Saturday, adults and families can attend four different talks under an outdoor tent, with praise and worship music throughout the day. Featured speakers include Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers and Father Dwight Lewis. Youth programs will run simultaneously, divided into three age groups. The day concludes with a Q&A panel featuring priests, brothers, and missionaries.
Camping is available on-site, with access to a shower trailer. Meals can be purchased, and volunteer opportunities are open for those who wish to help.
Learn more and register at beholdvancouver.org/events.
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Monthly Movie Screenings at Canadian Martyrs Parish
Join us for monthly movie screenings, each preceded by a short presentation offering historical and theological context, followed by an optional group discussion. The films are carefully curated, with particular emphasis on artistic merit and their communication of truth, goodness, and beauty. The next screening is Life is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni on Sunday, September 7 at 1:30 p.m. at Canadian Martyrs Parish in Richmond. Snacks will be served during the event.
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Grief to Grace Retreat
Experience healing at Grief to Grace, a five-day overnight retreat designed to help those who have endured neglect, as well as physical, emotional, sexual, and/or spiritual abuse within their family of origin, community, or from spouses/partners, coworkers, or supervisors. Facilitated by mental health professionals, the program combines the latest psychological tools for trauma treatment with a Catholic Christian perspective on the human person. Engage and care for your body, mind, and spirit in a holistic approach to healing.
The next retreat will be in late October 2025 in Kelowna. For more information, please email [email protected] or make a confidential call to (250) 808-6403.
Marian Pilgrimage on the Jubilee Year
Father Rey Usman, Pastor of Precious Blood Parish in Surrey, invites you to this once in a lifetime Marian pilgrimage in this Year of the Jubilee, starting in Rome, Italy visiting the major basilicas and going through the Holy Doors. Other places to be visited are the churches in Assisi and Padua, Venice, and Turin, We visit also the Shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat, Sagrada Familia, Our Lady of the Pilar in Barcelona and Zaragoza, Spain. Spend two nights at the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France, and continue to Salamanca and to Portugal, arriving in Fatima on the eve of the feast of Our Lady of Fatima. This pilgrimage concludes with a one-day guided sightseeing tour of Lisbon before heading back to Vancouver.
Date: September 29 to October 15, 2025 (15 days)
Destinations in Italy, France, Spain and Portugal.
Contact: Royale Orchid Tours email: [email protected] OR Brian Andrade – 778 669 6999
