In view of the current COVID-19 pandemic, each week Father Jan, Father Krystian and Father Konrad are recording Celebrations of the Eucharist and The Stations Of The Cross. To view the videos, please click HERE.

“This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him.”

I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.

Due to the new Provincial Health order and with the direction of the Diocese of Victoria, All in-church services are cancelled until we are told differently. The church will be open Wednesdays for personal worship. Masks must be worn at all times inside the church. Maximum attendance is 10 souls. Please sign the contact attendance list in the foyer. COVID-19 protocols are to be observed. Updates will be forthcoming as new information is provided by the Provincial Health Authority. Please check the provincial website for more information: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/ emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/covid-19- provincial-support/restrictions
The parish office will remain open. Masks must be worn and one person at a time is recommended.

Mass Schedule - March 1st - March 7th

Monday - No Mass

Tuesday - Mass for +Adolfo & Adven offered by the Netzel Family

Wednesday - Mass for +Deceased members of the Panziera & Baseggio Families offered by Gino & Carla Panziera

Thursday - Mass for Int. Isolde Angele offered by Rose & Bea

Friday - Mass for Int. Therese Cyr and +Helen Littler offered by Maureen Littler

Saturday - Mass for +Cheryl Jenkins offered by Jim & Maureen Linton

Mass for Int. Joan Hearty offered by Sharon Turner- Rondquist

Sunday - Mass for +Bruce Lenz & Int. Lenz Family offered by Yvonne Lenz & Family

Mass for Int. David Borys (birthday) offered by the Borys Family

INVITATION TO PRIVATE PRAYER The Church will be open on Wednesdays for private prayer while maintaining Covid protocols of wearing masks, physical distancing and sanitizing.

Fr. Francis Jordan SDS

Fr. Jordan, as a young German Priest, was an unassuming, gifted man who studied languages in Egypt and Palestine in 1880.

He had a profound religious experience as he passed his eyes over the Holy Land. As he viewed the ever present religious needs, the words of the Saviour came to his mind clearer than ever before: “Eternal life is this: to know You, the only true God, and Him whom You have sent, Jesus Christ.”

THE CORNERSTONE St. Patrick’s Church has received the go ahead from the Diocese Building Commission for our church extension and columbarium. Contracts are in the works. Check the Cornerstone for ongoing information.

Thank you Fr. Jan, Fr. Krystian and Fr. Konrad for all that you do for us during these difficult times: online Masses, Wednesday Adoration, distributing Ashes, Holy Communion, Confessions, Annointings, Blessings, Friday Stations of the Cross with the reflections on the Passion of Christ etc. etc. etc.
- Mike Beston and the Knights

CWL NOTES -

- $30.00 memberships can be left at the church office.
- 1 hour video Vanuatu can be found @ www.wicc.org in celebration of World Day of Prayer.
- Volunteers and donations are requested for Wednesday evening dinners for the homeless. Please contact Edna Lorenzen at 778-418-1918 if you can help.

WEBINAR SERIES

During Lent Development and Peace is hosting a series of webinars for Canadian Catholics. Sign up each week to find out about the work of Development and Peace and how you can support their work.

Share Lent, week 1: Development and Peace's mission and Catholic Social Teaching Date: Saturday, 20 February, 2021
A recording of the session can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLWzUwVzkSk&

Share Lent, week 2: Humanitarian intervention - realities from the field Date: Saturday, 27 February, 2021 Time: 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. PST Place: Click here to register: Zoom (registration link)

Special instructions: Join Rebecca Rathbone, animator for South-West Ontario, Dominique Godbout, international programs officer and Abdullah Fuad, representative of Development and Peace's partner Caritas Bangladesh as they discuss the Rohingya refugee crisis and the way Caritas has been working to alleviate consequences on affected communities, as well as Development and Peace's unique philosophy when it comes to humanitarian responses.

Abdullah Fuad is the head of program for the emergency response for the Rohingya refugees based in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

The webinar will last one hour and will be recorded.

Share Lent, week 3: Changing structures and encouraging community development through partnerships. Tuesday, 2 March, 2021. Click here to register: Zoom (registration link)

Share Lent, week 4: National THINKfast. Thursday, 11 March, 2021. Click here to register: Zoom (registration link)

Share Lent, week 6: Advocacy - For the Love of Creation . Saturday, 27 March, 2021. Click here to register: Zoom (registration link)

Special instructions: Advocacy for global justice is something that the members of Development and Peace see as integral to their faith commitment. As humanity faces an unprecedented ecological crisis in the decade ahead, advocacy that cares for our common home is vital. Join deputy director of public engagement at Development and Peace Luke Stocking and senior policy analyst at Citizens for Public Justice Karri Munn-Venn for a conversation with our movement on the 4 policy pillars of For the Love of Creation. You will leave ready to put your faith in action by urging the federal government to place these 4 pillars at the heart of their own policy decisions in the years ahead.

The session will last one hour and will be recorded.

Stations of The Cross - We are invited to join together at our computers every Friday in Lent at 7:30 pm for the Stations of the Cross. The stations will be led by a different parish group each week. Fr. Krystian will follow the Stations with a Reflection about the Passion of Christ.

2020 Income Tax Receipts - Tax receipts for 2020 will be available for pick-up at the church office as of this Tuesday, 16 Feb. 2021 Gentle reminder that there are many boxes of envelopes awaiting their owners.

Recycle for the Building Fund Thank you to everyone who is contributing to the building fund by dropping off bottles and cans at the back door of the church hall every Saturday 10 am till noon. Your efforts have raised over $14,010 thus far. Just goes to show that every little bit helps!”

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