Bulletin: The 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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.
Mass Intentions
Monday, August 18
Fr. Matthew To (INT)
Tuesday, August 19
Elia Vendramin (+)
Saint John Eudes, Priest
Wednesday, August 20
Francisco Ignacio (+)
Saint Bernard, Abbot, Doctor
Thursday, August 21
Don Holt Sr. (+)
Saint Pius X, Pope
Friday, August 22
All Holy Souls (+)
Our Lady, Mother and Queen
Saturday, August 23
Annie Schroeder (+)
Saint Rose of Lima, Virgin
or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
St. Pat’s Highlights
Ministry Updates & Upcoming Events
Please let us know if you can join us for our annual Parish Festival!
Saturday, September 6th
6:00pm
Please join us this Sunday, August 17th, following the 9am and 11:15am Masses for a Summer Sunday Social. We hope you will join us for good conversation, good company, and great coffee and treats.
See you there!
Holy Grounds has some of its signature, house-roasted coffee for sale.
Discounted for this special sale from $19/bag down to $15/bag.
Supplies are limited. Please purchase at the parish office.
God is so very Good, and our freezers are already full to bursting with food to share with our community, and we’re not done gathering for this scheduled giveaway.
Please join us at 12:30pm on Sunday, August 17th for a large Food Recovery Program Giveaway. Gates open when the 11:15am Mass concludes.
This Sunday we are expecting donations from: Food Bank on Wheels, Shoppers, Safeway Bakery, Costco in Burnaby, Costco in Port Coquitlam, Save On, and Starbucks.
The B&B team is excited to conclude the summer with a special tea party event celebrating the feast of the Queenship of Mary on Friday, August 22nd at 5:30pm!
Girls grade 8-12 are invited to bring some shareable dinner foods, their bible, pens, and an open heart! Dressing to the tea party theme encouraged. (Floral dresses, hint hint)
If you are unable to bring food or have dietary concerns, please reach out and feel free to come regardless of what you can bring to the table. Your presence is enough!
Please RSVP for this special event so our organizers can plan to provide enough refreshments for everyone. Thank you so much.
Drinking with the Saints is coming soon on Saturday, August 30th at 7pm.
Please RSVP so that our organizers can prepare enough refreshments for everyone.
Dear parish family,
This week we say goodbye to one of our own. Please find a tribute to Mr. Brian McGuckin which has been prepared lovingly by his family to be shared with the parish.
His funeral is this coming Thursday, August 21st at 11:00am and is to be followed by a reception in the gym.
Looking forward to Fall…
Plan ahead for upcoming Parish events
Please join us for this Fall Alpha course.
Registration opening soon. We hope you’ll join us!
September 17th at 6:30pm &
September 18th at 9am
Please save the dates and consider who you might bring for an enjoyable evening or morning of good conversation, good food, good company, and a lot of good thoughts.
The heart of our parish breakfast is rooted in a simple yet powerful conviction: every individual matters—deeply and unconditionally—to our Father in heaven and to the community gathered here on earth. With this in mind, we extend an open invitation to all—whether you are a longtime parishioner, a new face in the pews, or someone we serve through our Food Rescue program. Our goal is to create a welcoming and inclusive environment where every person feels truly seen, valued, and at home.
Plan ahead to join us on Sunday, September 14th following the 9am and 11:15am Masses.
Breakfast is by donation.
Are you looking for close connections or perhaps new relationships with those who are balancing the same things as you?
Small group faith studies are getting started again this Fall! Please contact the Parish Office if you’re interested in joining a small group.
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
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Beginning Catechist Training
Learn hands-on methods and tools that every catechist needs to share the faith with children. Topics include spirituality of the catechist, lesson planning, effective catechetical methodology and activities, creating and leading prayer service for catechesis, basic classroom anagement, learning styles, and children’s stages of development.
Register for either Saturday, August 23 at the John Paul II Pastoral Centre OR Saturday, September 6 at St. Francis de Sales Parish in Burnaby.
Register by August 18 at beholdvancouver.org/events.
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Grand Feast BC: Let There Be Light
Once known as Kerygma Grand Feast, this powerful event has brought together thousands- Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Rooted in the mission of making disciples, the Grand Feast serves as a beacon of faith, through uplifting music, heartfelt testimonies and prayer, and life-giving talks. Keynote speakers are Arun Gogna, Monching Bueno, and Bo Sanchez, and Most Reverend Richard W. Smith will attend.
On Saturday, August 30, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Bell Performing Arts Centre, Surrey. Learn more and get tickets at beholdvancouver.org/events.
